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FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 80, 82, 83. 1890. 55 CHAP. 80.-An act for the relief of soldiers and sailors who enlisted or served Avi'!} 14.1890- under assumed names, while minors or otherwise, in the Army or Navy, during the ""1'_'""" war of the rebellion. Be it enacted by the Senate and House no; Replqesentatives of the United States of America in Congress asse led, at the Secretary ud N", of War and the Secretary of the Navy be, and they are hereby, au- ggm _¤s¤·£m. thorized and required to issue certificates of dischar e or orders of °°°" "‘ "`“° acceptance of resignation, upon application and proc? of identity, in m,,,,w,,_,,,,,_ the true name of such persons as enlisted or served under assumed names, while minors or otherwise, in the Army and Navy during the war of the rebellion, and were honorabl discharged therefrom. Ap- xppuestms. plications for said certificates of discharge or amended orders of resignation may be made by or on behalf o persons entitled to them; but no such certificate or order shall be issued where a name was E,,,,¤,,,_ assumed to cover a crime or to avoid its consequence. Approved, April 14, 1890. CHAP. §2.—A.u act to admit free of duty articles intended for the Saint Louis Apu I5_ lm Exposition in eighteen hundred and ninety which may be imported from the Re- -—-—--—... public of Mexico and other American Republics and the Dominion of Canada. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all articles m which shall be imported from the Republic of Mexico, and other iéggg ‘ American Republics and the Dominion of Canada, being the growth ctduty,etc:' or product thereof, for the sole purpose of exhibition at the Saint Louis Exposition, to be held in the city of Saint Louis during Sep; tember and October in the year eighteen hundred and ninety, shall admitted without the paylment of duty or customs fees or charges, under such regilations as the Secretary of the Treasury shallxprescribez Provided, at all such articles as shall be sold in the Unit States or Aww. withdrawn for consumption therein at any time after such importa- ressm sswauamwn, . tion shall be subject to the duties, if any imposed on the like articles °“=··¤¤‘>i°°* ¤¤ duvby the revenue laws in force at the date of the importation: And provided further, That in case any articles imported under the provisions of this act shall be withdrawn for consumption or shall be sold without payment of duty as required by law, all the penalties prescribed g.;.,,-,,,,,,,,,, ,,; by the revenue laws shall be applied and enforced against such articles 1********* axad against the persons who may be guilty of such withdrawal for sa e. Approved, April 15, 1890. GHAP. 83.-An act to establish two additional land districts in the State of Ap:-n1t,1sm. Nebraska. *—···*······ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all that por- Public mas. tion of the State of Nebraska bounded and described as follows; A,ff_g*;g¤L:B¤,w e¤d Oommencing at a point where the fifth guide meridian west of the Neum¤,e¤.sus¤,¤1. sixth principal meridian intersects the line between townships twenty- mm “°""‘”*"“*· six and twenty-seven north; thence east along said line to the north- mmm-iss. east corner of township twenty-six north, of rangle twenty-one west; thence south to the fifth standard parallel nort ; thence east along said standard parallel to the second guide meridian west; thence south to the fourth standard parallel north; thence west to the southwest corner of township seventeen north, of range twenty- seven west; thence north to the northeast corner of township eighteen north, of range twenty-eight west; thence west to the tif guide meridian west; and thence_ north alongl said `1'ifth guide meridian west to the place of begmmng, be, and the same is hereby constituted a new land district, to be called the Broken Bow land