FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 122, 132, 133. 1889. (559 CHAP. 122.—An act to enlarge the powers and duties of the Department of Ag- F€‘b¥'¤¤¤’5’ 9· l*`9°· riculture and to create an Executive Department to be known as the Department UU; of Agriculture. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re resentatives of the United States of Aznerica in Congress assembled? That the Depart- J1>¤1»¤¤·¤¤¤¤¢<>fAeriment of Agriculture, shall be an Executive Department, under the C ·pt"iYg an Executive " supervision and control of a Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be D°¥’“'*“‘°°°· appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of t e Senate; and section one hundred and fifty-eight of the Revised a R- iiiés 158- l>· 2°» Statutes is hereby amended to include such Department, and the mm ‘ _ provisions of title four of the Revised Statutes, including all amend- caI§i§··““° “'·°”*" ments thereto, are hereby made applicable to said Department. Sec. That there shall be in said Department an Assistant Sec- A¤¤*¤*¤¤¤SM<·>¢¤¤W- retary of Agriculture, to be appointed by the President, by and with ` the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall perform such duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the becretary. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall receive the same sums. salary as is paid to the Secretary of each of the Executive Departments, and the salary of the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture shall pgthe same asvé tlilat pow paid to the First Assistant Secretary of the rtment o the nterior. ' Sgt. 4. That all laws and parts of laws relating to the Department E*“*°*¤8 hwg- 0f Agriculture now in existence, as far as the same are applicable and not in conflict with this act, and only so far, are continued in full force and effect. Approved, February 9, 1889. ` CHAP. 132.-An not to iucrmse pensions in certain cases. F¤b¤'¤¤»¤‘Y !2» 1899 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re{n·esentati·ves of the United States of A mertica in Congress assembled, That from and after 11j¤¤Si<>¤S; . . . . or loss of both the passage of this act all persons who, in the military or naval serv- muasimmssea. ice ofrthe United States and in the line of duty, have lost both 9,§·a§;;m§‘fjd *“°8· P· hands; shall be entitled to a pension of one hundred dollars per \‘<>1.¤0.p.174. mont . Approved, February 12, 1889. GBA?. 133.-An act for thereliefof certain property in the District of Columbia. February 12, 1990. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re Jresentatives o the United States of America in Cortgress assembied, That the providions Dismcqorooliininig. of section one of the act of the ate legislative assembly of the Dis- ,sI`§°5°;,$.2§{‘s°fo$,“‘${ trict of Columbia, entitled "An act regulating assessments for im- °¤°¤°·=— provements/’ ap iroved December nineteenth. eighteen hundred and seventy-one, shall be construed to apply to all cases where the work was done after February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy- one, and that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are herleby directed to make the necessary reductions in assessment for suc wor c. Sec. 2. That drawback certificates for the amount of such reduc- _ Dmwbacks to be tions, with interest thereon to the date of the passage of this act, ‘““°°‘ shall be issued to the holders of the liens, the securitv for which is reduced by the o eration of this act, and to such other persons as may be found to have paid in excess of one-third of the cost of such work drawback certificates shall be issued for the amount of such excessive payment. All such drawback certificates shall be receiv— Receivsbierormxes. able for arrears of general taxes due the District of Columbia and unpaid June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. Approved, February I2, 1889.
