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242 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 273, 274, 275. 1868. same manner and with the like efect as if such cases had arisen within the district or territory where the proceedings shall. be brought. Remission of Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of fine, penalty, or ggsspoggggglggv forfeiture, mentioned and embraced in the act entitled "‘An act to provide i,,cu,,,,d in for mitigating or rcmitting the forfeitures, penalties, and disabilities scm-u- Alsgku- ing in certain cases therein mentioned," or mentioned in any act in addiv]:éE7i °;‘51O8é_ tion or amendatory of said act, that have occurred or may occur in said ' collection district of Alaska, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, if in his opinion the said fine, penalty, or forfeiture was incurred without wilful negligence or intention of fraud, to ascertain the facts in such manner and under such regulations as he may deem proper without regard to the provisions of the act above referred to, and upon the said facts so to be ascertained as aforesaid he may exercise all the power of remission conferred upon him by said act, as fully as he might have done had said facts been ascertained under and according to the provisions of said act. Sccrwtry of Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treas.

;Qg_ ury may prescribe all needful rules and regulations to carry into effect

lsticiis. _ all parts of this act, except those especially intrusted to the President Appropriation. alone.; and the sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated from any unappropriated money in the treasury to carry this act into effect and meet the expenses of collecting the revenue from customs within the limits of the suid territory. Approved, July 27, 1868. July 27, 1868. CHAP. CGLXXIV. —-An Act authorizing the JlIan1g’21cturers’ National Bank of New York ta change its Locatwn. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Ng*}¤¤fi*%¤¤‘i>*¤’ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Ma.nufacturers’ Naot SI2? Yogi? tional Bank of New York, now located in the city of New York, is hereby may clmngc its authorized to change its location to the city of Brooklyn. Whenever the %’;°é‘;lS;x:° stockholders representing three fourths of the capital of said bank, ata ` meeting culled for that purpose, determine to make such change, the president and cashier shall execute a certificate under the corporate seal of the bank, specifying such detcrminatiornand shall cause the same to be remVgh:r&¤:;¤kz¤ corded in the office of the comptroller of the currency, and thereupon ° ° ‘ such change of location shall be effected, andthe operations of discount and deposit of said bank shall be carried on in the city of Brooklyn. Llnbi1ity,&¤- SEC: 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained yfofxk “°" “f' shall be so construed as in any manner to release the said bank from any liability, or affect any action or proceeding in law in which the said bank Notice of may be a party or interested. And when such change shall have been

 b° determined upon ats aforesaid, notice thereof and of such change shall be

` published in et least two daily newspapers in each of the counties of (lglew York and Kings, in` the State of New York, for not less than ten nys. When not Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shell take effect and

  • °k°¤ °E°°“· be in torce from and after its passage.

APPROVED, July 27, 1868. July 21, me. CHAP. CCLXXV. —An Act relating to the District Ooum of (Rah Territory. dunrsingnpigngs of Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives of the United muah-lm§_i_ States of Ammea on Congress assembled, That the governor of Utah tory. Territorylshiill assign the district judges of said Territory to their repMi:¤:t_¤;1(3ding spective districts, and appoint the time and place of holding court in each comm wm [H6_ of said districts, not exceeding two terms in each district in any one yeartrict. Approved, July 27, 1868.