Act of Feb. 18, 1875 (Corrections to the Revised Statutes)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of correcting errors and supplying omissions in the act entitled “An act to revise and consolidate the statutes of the United States in force on the first day of December, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three,” so as to make the same truly express such laws, the following amendments are hereby made therein:

Section sixty-five is amended by striking out the whole section and inserting the following: “The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives shall annually advertise, once a week for at least four weeks, in one or more of the principal papers published in the District of Columbia, for sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, during the next session of Congress with the necessary stationery.”

Section sixty-seven is amended by striking out the whole section and inserting the following: “All such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day specified in such advertisement for opening the same, when the same shall be opened in the presence of at least two persons, and the contract shall be given to the lowest bidder, provided he shall give satisfactory security to perform the same, under a forfeiture not exceeding double the contract price in case of failure; and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such contract and give such security, within a time to be fixed in such advertisement, then the contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder, who shall enter into such contract,

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Section four thousand and thirty-seven is amended by inserting, in the second line, before the word “paid”, the word “be”.

Section four thousand two hundred and fifty is amended by striking out, in line seven, “nineteenth”, and inserting “ninth”.

Section four thousand two hundred and eighty-nine is amended by striking out, in the first line, the words “this title”, and inserting the words “the seven preceding sections”.

Section four thousand three hundred and forty-seven is amended by striking out, at the end of the thirty-third line, the word “no”, and inserting the word “on”.

Section four thousand three hundred and sixty is amended by inserting, in the third line, after the word “manifest”, the word “and”.

Section four thousand six hundred and one is amended by striking out, in the fifth line, the word “persecuting,” and inserting the word “prosecuting”.

Section five thousand and twenty-nine is amended by striking out, in the third line, the word “hereinbefore”, and inserting the word “hereinafter”.

Section five thousand and fifty-four is amended by adding the following words: “And the record of such assignment, or a duly-certified copy thereof, shall be evidence thereof in all courts”.

Section five thousand one hundred and twenty-four is amended by striking out, in the second line of the sixth paragraph, the word “act”, and inserting the word “title”.

Section five thousand one hundred and twenty-nine is amended by striking out, in the ninth line, the word “act”, and inserting the word “title”.

Section five thousand one hundred and eighty-three is amended by inserting, after the word “issue”, in the second line, the words “post notes or.”

Section five thousand one hundred and ninety-eight is amended by adding thereto the following: “That suits, actions, and proceedings against any association under this title may be had in any circuit, district, or territorial court of the United States held within the district in which such association may be established, or in any State, county, or municipal court in the county or city in which said association is located having jurisdiction in similar cases”.

Section five thousand two hundred and twenty-four is amended by adding thereto the following: “And if any such bank shall fail to make the deposit and take up its bonds for thirty days after the expiration of the time specified, the Comptroller of the Currency shall have power to sell the bonds pledged for the circulation of said bank, at public auction in New York City, and, after providing for the redemption and cancellation of said circulation and the necessary expenses of the sale, to pay over any balance remaining to the bank or its legal representative”.

Section five thousand two hundred and twenty-eight is amended by striking out, in the third line, the words “of forfeiture of the bonds”, and inserting the word “thereof”.

Section five thousand two hundred and eighty-seven is amended by inserting, as the first sentence thereof, the following words: “The district courts shall take cognizance of all complaints, by whomsoever instituted, in cases of captures made within the waters of the United States, or within a marine league of the coasts or shores thereof.”

Section five thousand four hundred and thirteen is amended by inserting, in the third line, after the word “national”, the word “bank”.

Section five thousand four hundred and fifty-two, after the word “principal”, in the second line, place a comma.

Section five thousand five hundred and four is amended by striking out, in the fourth line, the word “and”, and also, by striking out, in the same line, the word “of”, where it first occurs.

Section five thousand five hundred and fifteen is amended by striking out, in the last line, the word “ten”, and inserting the word “eleven”

Sec. 2. That the Secretary of State is directed, if practicable, to cause this act to be printed and bound in the volume of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

Approved, February 18, 1875.