Every law Congress has passed

578 laws of the 44th Congress, 1875–1877

1. An Act Granting a pension to Nelson Ainslie.

   Ch. 45 · 19 Stat. 507 · February 1, 1877 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act Granting a pension to George McColly.

   Ch. 46 · 19 Stat. 508 · February 1, 1877 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act Amending the act of July twenty eight, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, entitled “An act for the relief of Kendrick and Avis, Kuner, Zisemanu, and Zott, Kuner and Zott, all of Saint Louis, Missouri, and Nachtrieb and Company, of Galion, Ohio.”

   Ch. 47 · 19 Stat. 508 · February 1, 1877 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Samuel B. Stauber and others.

   Ch. 48 · 19 Stat. 508 · February 1, 1877 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act Granting a pension to Harvey B. Kilborn, private in Company C. Thirtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Militia.

   Ch. 49 · 19 Stat. 509 · February 3, 1877 · Private law · Original text

6. An act For the relief of the destitute poor of the District of Columbia.

   Ch. 50 · 19 Stat. 230 · February 5, 1877 · Original text

7. Joint resolution Authorizing the Public Printer to bind in cloth the stitched copies of the House compilation entitled “Counting the Electoral Vote.”

   Public Resolution 5 · 19 Stat. 409 · February 5, 1877 · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of Robert Erwin.

   Ch. 51 · 19 Stat. 509 · February 5, 1877 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act To remove the political disabilities of Robert Ransom of Virginia.

   Ch. 52 · 19 Stat. 510 · February 5, 1877 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act To remove the political disabilities of N. H. Van Zandt, of Virginia.

    Ch. 53 · 19 Stat. 510 · February 5, 1877 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act Granting a pension to Almon F. Mills, late private Company K. Twenty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteers.

    Ch. 54 · 19 Stat. 510 · February 10, 1877 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act Granting increased pension to Thomas G Kingsley

    Ch. 55 · 19 Stat. 510 · February 10, 1877 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act Granting a pension to Eliza A. Blaze, widow of Abner T. Blaze, late a private in Company C, Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry Volunteers.

    Ch. 56 · 19 Stat. 511 · February 10, 1877 · Private law · Original text

14. An act Authorizing the Commissioners of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company to buy in certain real and other property, and to sell the same at public or private sale, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 57 · 19 Stat. 231 · February 13, 1877 · Original text

15. An act To provide for a deficiency in the appropriation for the public printing and binding for the current fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 58 · 19 Stat. 231 · February 16, 1877 · Original text

16. An act Authorizing the survey of certain townships in Michigan, and making an appropriation therefor.

    Ch. 59 · 19 Stat. 231 · February 16, 1877 · Original text

17. An act To change the time of holding the October term of the United States district court for the district of Nebraska.

    Ch. 60 · 19 Stat. 232 · February 17, 1877 · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Hannah L. Lloyd, as executrix, and George W. King, executor, of William Lloyd, deceased.

    Ch. 61 · 19 Stat. 511 · February 17, 1877 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act To remove the political disabilities of Reuben Davis of Mississippi.

    Ch. 62 · 19 Stat. 511 · February 17, 1877 · Private law · Original text

20. An act To encourage and promote telegraphic communication between America and Europe.

    Ch. 63 · 19 Stat. 232 · February 20, 1877 · Original text

21. An Act To remove the political disabilities of Joseph E. Johnston of Virginia.

    Ch. 64 · 19 Stat. 511 · February 23, 1877 · Private law · Original text

22. An act Making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy eight, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 65 · 19 Stat. 233 · February 26, 1877 · Original text

23. An act To provide for the sale or exchange of a certain piece of land in the Wallabout Bay, in the State of New York, to the city of Brooklyn.

    Ch. 66 · 19 Stat. 239 · February 26, 1877 · Original text

24. An act To refund to the mayor and city council of Baltimore certain moneys illegally assessed and collected for internal-revenue tax.

    Ch. 67 · 19 Stat. 239 · February 27, 1877 · Original text

25. An act To provide for changing and fixing the boundaries of certain property ceded to the Government of the United States by the city of Memphis, Tennessee.

    Ch. 68 · 19 Stat. 239 · February 27, 1877 · Original text

26. An act To perfect the revision of the statutes of the United States, and of the statutes relating to the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 69 · 19 Stat. 240 · February 27, 1877 · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of the late Admiral Charles Wilkes.

    Ch. 70 · 19 Stat. 512 · February 27, 1877 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of J. E. Robertson and Company, of Indianapolis Indiana.

    Ch. 71 · 19 Stat. 512 · February 27, 1877 · Private law · Original text

29. An act To ratify an agreement with certain bands of the Sioux Nation of Indians and also with the Northern Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians.

    Ch. 72 · 19 Stat. 254 · February 28, 1877 · Original text

30. An act To allow a pension of thirty-six dollars per month to soldiers who have lost both an arm and a leg.

    Ch. 73 · 19 Stat. 264 · February 28, 1877 · Original text

31. An act For the relief of certain claimants under the donation land law of Oregon, approved September twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty.

    Ch. 74 · 19 Stat. 264 · February 28, 1877 · Original text

32. An act To provide for the sale of certain lands in Kansas

    Ch. 75 · 19 Stat. 265 · February 28, 1877 · Original text

33. An act To authorize the Ocean City Bridge Company to maintain and operate a bridge heretofore erected over and across Synepuxent Bay in Worcester County, Maryland.

    Ch. 76 · 19 Stat. 265 · February 28, 1877 · Original text

34. An act To amend an act incorporating the proprietors of Glenwood Cemetery, approved July twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-four.

    Ch. 77 · 19 Stat. 266 · February 28, 1877 · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Henry B. Kelly, of Louisiana, from political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment.

    Ch. 78 · 19 Stat. 512 · February 28, 1877 · Private law · Original text

36. An act To authorize the printing and distribution of the memorial addresses on the life and character of the late Michael C. Kerr, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

    Ch. 79 · 19 Stat. 267 · March 1, 1877 · Original text

37. An act To authorize the printing and distribution of the eulogies delivered in Congress on announcement of the death of the late Allen T. Caperton a Senator from the State of West Virginia.

    Ch. 79 · 19 Stat. 267 · March 1, 1877 · Original text

38. An act Relating to indemnity school selections in the State of California

    Ch. 81 · 19 Stat. 267 · March 1, 1877 · Original text

39. An act To provide for the preparation and publication of a new edition of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

    Ch. 82 · 19 Stat. 268 · March 2, 1877 · Original text

40. An act For the relief of the board of trustees of the Antietam National Cemetery

    Ch. 83 · 19 Stat. 269 · March 2, 1877 · Original text

41. An act To authorize the board of trustees of the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, to enter and purchase for the use of said city certain public lands.

    Ch. 84 · 19 Stat. 269 · March 2, 1877 · Original text

42. An act Granting to the city of Stevens Point, Wisconsin a certain piece of land.

    Ch. 85 · 19 Stat. 270 · March 2, 1877 · Original text

43. An Act To remove the political disabilities of Lloyd J. Beall, of Virginia.

    Ch. 86 · 19 Stat. 512 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the benefit of Andrew Williams of Weakley County, Tennessee.

    Ch. 87 · 19 Stat. 512 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act To remove the political disabilities of W. F. Carrington, of Virginia.

    Ch. 88 · 19 Stat. 513 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act To remove the political disabilities of Catesby ap R Jones of Alabama.

    Ch. 89 · 19 Stat. 513 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act To remove the political disabilities of John S. Marmaduke.

    Ch. 90 · 19 Stat. 513 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act To remove the political disabilities of D. H. Hill, of North Carolina.

    Ch. 91 · 19 Stat. 513 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act To remove the political disabilities of R. C. Gatlin, of Arkansas.

    Ch. 92 · 19 Stat. 513 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act To remove the political disabilities of Wade H. Gibbes, of South Carolina.

    Ch. 93 · 19 Stat. 514 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act To remove the political disabilities of M. L. Bonham, of South Carolina.

    Ch. 94 · 19 Stat. 514 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act To remove the political disabilities of M. L. Bonham, of South Carolina.

    Ch. 94 · 19 Stat. 514 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act To remove the political disabilities of J. L. M. Curry, of Virginia.

    Ch. 95 · 19 Stat. 514 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act To remove the political disabilities of William Butler, of South Carolina.

    Ch. 96 · 19 Stat. 514 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act To remove the political disabilities of William R. Jones, of Texas.

    Ch. 97 · 19 Stat. 514 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act To remove the political disabilities of S. P. Moore, doctor of medicine, a citizen of Virginia.

    Ch. 98 · 19 Stat. 514 · March 2, 1877 · Private law · Original text

57. An act To provide a building for the use of the United States district and circuit courts, the post office, and internal revenue officers at Austin, Texas.

    Ch. 99 · 19 Stat. 270 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

58. An act To repeal the statute forbidding appointments and promotions in the staff of the Army.

    Ch. 100 · 19 Stat. 270 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

59. An act Making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty-stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 101 · 19 Stat. 271 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

60. An act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and seventy eight and for other purposes.

    Ch. 102 · 19 Stat. 294 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

61. An act Establishing post-roads and for other purposes.

    Ch. 103 · 19 Stat. 319 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

62. An act To provide for compensation to the owners of certain lands ceded by the United States to Great Britain in and by the treaty of Washington of July 9, 1842

    Ch. 104 · 19 Stat. 343 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

63. An act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy eight, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 105 · 19 Stat. 344 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

64. An act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and prior years, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 106 · 19 Stat. 363 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

65. An act To provide for the sale of desert lands in certain States and Territories

    Ch. 107 · 19 Stat. 377 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

66. An act In relation to the Hot Springs reservation in the State of Arkansas.

    Ch. 108 · 19 Stat. 377 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

67. An act Making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 109 · 19 Stat. 380 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

68. An act Making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 110 · 19 Stat. 383 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

69. An act Making appropriations for the naval service for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 111 · 19 Stat. 385 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

70. An act Making appropriations for fortifications and for other works of defense, and for the armament thereof, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 112 · 19 Stat. 391 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

71. An act Respecting the limits of reservations for town-sites upon the public domain

    Ch. 113 · 19 Stat. 392 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

72. An act Relating to the production of fruit-brandy, and to punish frauds connected with the same.

    Ch. 114 · 19 Stat. 393 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

73. An act To authorize the appointment of a sergeant in the Signal Corps as a second lieutenant in the Army

    Ch. 115 · 19 Stat. 395 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

74. An act Granting to the State of Missouri all lands therein selected as swamp and overflowed lands.

    Ch. 116 · 19 Stat. 395 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

75. An act For the support of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 117 · 19 Stat. 396 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

76. An act Making an appropriation for the expenses of the Electoral Commission.

    Ch. 118 · 19 Stat. 402 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

77. An act To authorize the Secretary of War to open and re-adjust the settlement made by the United States Government with the Western and Atlantic Railroad of Georgia.

    Ch. 119 · 19 Stat. 402 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

78. An act Amending the pension-law so as to remove the disability of those who, having participated in the rebellion, have, since its termination, enlisted in the Army of the United States, and become disabled.

    Ch. 120 · 19 Stat. 403 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

79. An act Equalizing pensions of certain officers in the Navy

    Ch. 121 · 19 Stat. 403 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

80. An act To amend section twenty-two hundred and ninety-one of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in relation to proof required in homestead entries.

    Ch. 122 · 19 Stat. 403 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

81. An act For the relief of settlers on the public lands under the pre-emption laws.

    Ch. 123 · 19 Stat. 404 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

82. An act To extend for two years the act establishing the Board of Commissioners of Claims and the acts relating thereto.

    Ch. 124 · 19 Stat. 404 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

83. An act To secure the rights of settlers upon certain railroad-lands, and to repeal the first five sections of an act entitled “An act granting lands to the State of Kansas to aid in the construction of the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad and its extension to Red River,” approved July twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.

    Ch. 125 · 19 Stat. 404 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

84. An act To amend an act entitled “An act granting the right of way through the public lands to the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company,” approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two.

    Ch. 126 · 19 Stat. 405 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

85. An act For the relief of certain settlers on the public lands.

    Ch. 127 · 19 Stat. 405 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

86. An act To provide for a reprint of the resolves, ordinances, and acts passed by the Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation.

    Ch. 128 · 19 Stat. 406 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

87. An act To provide for the disposition of Fort Dalles military reservation.

    Ch. 129 · 19 Stat. 406 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

88. An act To authorize the President to restore Thomas J. Spencer to his former rank in the Army.

    Ch. 130 · 19 Stat. 407 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

89. An act Authorizing the changing of the name of the sloop Addie Parker of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

    Ch. 131 · 19 Stat. 407 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

90. An act To change the name of the pleasure yacht Hiram B. to Iola.

    Ch. 132 · 19 Stat. 408 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

91. An act Placing the name of C. G. Freudenberg upon the retired list of the United States Army.

    Ch. 133 · 19 Stat. 408 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

92. An act For the relief of Thomas E. Maley.

    Ch. 134 · 19 Stat. 408 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

93. Joint resolution Authorizing the President to designate and set apart a site for the colossal statue of “Liberty enlightening the world” and to provide for the permanent maintenance and preservation thereof.

    Public Resolution 6 · 19 Stat. 410 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

94. Joint resolution To amend the joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to issue arms, approved July third, eighteen hundred and seventy-six.

    Public Resolution 7 · 19 Stat. 410 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

95. Joint resolution To appoint a commission to examine into the matter of contracts made by and between the United States and the Moline Water Power Company as to the water power at Moline, Illinois, and to report to Congress as to same.

    Public Resolution 8 · 19 Stat. 410 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

96. Joint resolution Providing for the renunciation of the naturalization of Frederick Hinkel.

    Public Resolution 9 · 19 Stat. 410 · March 3, 1877 · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of the legal representatives of Zachariah B. Washburn deceased.

    Ch. 135 · 19 Stat. 515 · March 3, 1877 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of A. W. Plymale, of West Virginia.

    Ch. 136 · 19 Stat. 515 · March 3, 1877 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of W. S. McComb, of the State of Georgia.

    Ch. 137 · 19 Stat. 515 · March 3, 1877 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of John J. Anderson,surviving copartner of the firm of Anderson and White.

     Ch. 138 · 19 Stat. 515 · March 3, 1877 · Private law · Original text