Every law Congress has passed

4,043 laws of the 58th Congress, 1903–1905

1. An Act To provide for celebrating the birth of the American nation, the first permanent settlement of English-speaking people on the Western Hemisphere, by the holding of an international naval, marine, and military celebration in the vicinity of Jamestown, on the waters of Hampton Roads, in the State of Virginia; to provide for a suitable and permanent commemoration of said event, and to authorize an appropriation in aid thereof, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 1478 · 33 Stat. 1046 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

2. 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 fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 1479 · 33 Stat. 1048 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

3. An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 1480 · 33 Stat. 1082 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

4. An Act Making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 1481 · 33 Stat. 1092 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

5. An Act Making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 1482 · 33 Stat. 1117 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

6. An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 1483 · 33 Stat. 1156 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

7. An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for prior years, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 1484 · 33 Stat. 1214 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

8. An Act To quiet certain land titles in the State of Mississippi.

   Ch. 1485 · 33 Stat. 1258 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

9. An Act Restoring James G. Field, naval surgeon, to the line of promotion.

   Ch. 1486 · 33 Stat. 1259 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

10. An Act To fix the compensation of criers and bailiffs in the United States courts.

    Ch. 1487 · 33 Stat. 1259 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

11. An Act To amend section sixty-six of the Act of June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled “An Act to revise, consolidate, and amend the statutes relating to the Post-Office Department.”

    Ch. 1488 · 33 Stat. 1259 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

12. An Act To authorize the Apalachicola and Northern Railway to construct and maintain a bridge across the Apalachicola River and the East Saint Mary River.

    Ch. 1489 · 33 Stat. 1260 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

13. An Act To authorize the Pensacola, Alabama and Western Railroad Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Florida, to construct a bridge over the Tombigbee River, in the county of Lowndes, in the State of Mississippi, and to construct a bridge over the Alabama River, between the counties of Clarke and Monroe, in the State of Alabama, and to construct a bridge over the Black Warrior River, between the counties of Greene and Marengo, in the State of Alabama.

    Ch. 1490 · 33 Stat. 1261 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

14. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the construction and maintenance of roads, the establishment and maintenance of schools, and the care and support of insane persons in the district of Alaska, and for other purposes.”

    Ch. 1491 · 33 Stat. 1262 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

15. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept the torpedo boats Stringham and Goldsborough.

    Ch. 1492 · 33 Stat. 1263 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

16. An Act To transfer Ensign Creighton Churchill from the retired to the active list of the Navy.

    Ch. 1493 · 33 Stat. 1263 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

17. An Act Authorizing the appointment of certain midshipmen in the United States Navy.

    Ch. 1494 · 33 Stat. 1263 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

18. An Act Prohibiting the selection of timber lands in lieu of lands in forest reserves.

    Ch. 1495 · 33 Stat. 1264 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

19. An Act To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain quarantine districts, to permit and regulate the movement of cattle and other live stock therefrom, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 1496 · 33 Stat. 1264 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

20. An Act To further prescribe the duties of the secretary of the district of Alaska, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 1497 · 33 Stat. 1265 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

21. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the construction of a light-house and fog signal at Diamond Shoal, on the coast of North Carolina, at Cape Hatteras,” approved April twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and four.

    Ch. 1498 · 33 Stat. 1266 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

22. An Act To authorize Gila County, Arizona, to issue forty thousand dollars in bonds to build a court-house, and so forth.

    Ch. 1499 · 33 Stat. 1268 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

23. An Act To amend an Act to prohibit the passage of special or local laws in the Territories, to limit Territorial indebtedness, and to legalize the indebtedness of school district numbered one, in Pawnee County, Oklahoma Territory.

    Ch. 1500 · 33 Stat. 1269 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

24. An Act To prohibit importation or interstate transportation of insect pests, and the use of the United States mails for that purpose.

    Ch. 1501 · 33 Stat. 1269 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

25. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to convey the Kennebee Arsenal property, situated in Augusta, Maine, to the State of Maine for public purposes.

    Ch. 1502 · 33 Stat. 1270 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

26. An Act To authorize the county of Ouachita to construct a bridge across the Ouachita River, Arkansas.

    Ch. 1503 · 33 Stat. 1271 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

27. An Act To authorize the Missouri Central Railroad Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Missouri River, near the city of Saint Charles, in the State of Missouri.

    Ch. 1504 · 33 Stat. 1272 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

28. An Act To authorize the Missouri Central Railroad Company to construct and maintain a bridge across the Missouri River near the city of Glasgow, in the State of Missouri.

    Ch. 1505 · 33 Stat. 1273 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

29. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to extend to the International Prison Congress an invitation to hold the Eighth International Prison Congress in the United States.

    Public Resolution 23 · 33 Stat. 1284 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

30. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to deliver a condemned cannon to the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.

    Public Resolution 24 · 33 Stat. 1284 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

31. Joint Resolution Providing for the publication of three thousand copies of Bulletin Numbered Twenty-seven of the Bureau of Animal Industry, entitled "Information concerning the Angora goat."

    Public Resolution 25 · 33 Stat. 1284 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

32. Joint Resolution To authorize the President of the United States to convey to the foreign governments participating in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition the grateful appreciation of the Government and the people of the United States.

    Public Resolution 26 · 33 Stat. 1285 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

33. Joint Resolution To print a second and revised edition of the Third Annual Report of the United States Reclamation Service.

    Public Resolution 27 · 33 Stat. 1285 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Commission to revise the laws of the United States to incorporate in its final report the criminal and penal laws and the judiciary title heretofore reported by said Commission.

    Public Resolution 28 · 33 Stat. 1285 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

35. Joint Resolution To print the report of the Eighth International Geographic Congress.

    Public Resolution 29 · 33 Stat. 1286 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

36. Joint Resolution Accepting the recession by the State of California of the Yosemite Valley Grant and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove in the Yosemite National Park.

    Public Resolution 30 · 33 Stat. 1286 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

37. Joint Resolution To enable the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay the necessary expenses of the inaugural ceremonies of the President of the United States March fourth, nineteen hundred and five.

    Public Resolution 31 · 33 Stat. 1286 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

38. Joint Resolution Permitting Ying Hsing Wen and Ting Chia Chen, of China, to receive instruction at the Military Academy at West Point.

    Public Resolution 32 · 33 Stat. 1286 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

39. Joint Resolution Providing for the printing annually of the reports of the Bureau of Immigration.

    Public Resolution 33 · 33 Stat. 1287 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

40. Joint Resolution For printing the Report on the Mexican Cotton Boll Weevil.

    Public Resolution 34 · 33 Stat. 1287 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

41. Joint Resolution To authorize the chairman of the excise board of the District of Columbia to issue certain permits.

    Public Resolution 35 · 33 Stat. 1287 · March 3, 1905 · Original text

42. An Act Granting a pension to Harriet E. Penrose.

    Ch. 1506 · 33 Stat. 2004 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of G. G. Martin.

    Ch. 1507 · 33 Stat. 2004 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of the estate of the late John Jacoby.

    Ch. 1508 · 33 Stat. 2004 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act To relinquish and quitclaim to Jacob Lipps, of Pensacola, Florida, his heirs and assigns, and T. E. Welles, of Pensacola, Florida, his heirs and assigns, respectively, all the right, title, interest, and claim of the United States in, to, and on certain properties in the city of Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.

    Ch. 1509 · 33 Stat. 2005 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Benton Cantwell.

    Ch. 1510 · 33 Stat. 2005 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act Granting a pension to Erwin Fancher.

    Ch. 1511 · 33 Stat. 2006 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act To remove the charge of desertion from the military record of Nicholas Swingle.

    Ch. 1512 · 33 Stat. 2006 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of the Mission of Saint James, in the State of Washington.

    Ch. 1513 · 33 Stat. 2006 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William J. Stewart.

    Ch. 1514 · 33 Stat. 2007 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Gibson.

    Ch. 1515 · 33 Stat. 2007 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act For the relief of Captain Ferdinand Hansen.

    Ch. 1516 · 33 Stat. 2007 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James C. Hall.

    Ch. 1517 · 33 Stat. 2008 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act Granting a pension to Louis Melcher.

    Ch. 1518 · 33 Stat. 2008 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of Claude B. Alverson.

    Ch. 1519 · 33 Stat. 2008 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act Granting a pension to James M. Redick.

    Ch. 1520 · 33 Stat. 2008 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Francis W. Seeley.

    Ch. 1521 · 33 Stat. 2009 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to defray the expenses of contestant in the contest entitled "Koonce against Grady."

    Ch. 1522 · 33 Stat. 2009 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act Granting a pension to Jonas Ball.

    Ch. 1523 · 33 Stat. 2009 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act Granting a pension to William A. Russell.

    Ch. 1524 · 33 Stat. 2009 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act Granting an honorable discharge to Eugene H. Ely.

    Ch. 1525 · 33 Stat. 2009 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act Granting a pension to Julia Nolan.

    Ch. 1526 · 33 Stat. 2010 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act Granting a pension to Chester Heiner, alias Justus Hahner.

    Ch. 1527 · 33 Stat. 2010 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act Granting a pension to Malinda McBride.

    Ch. 1528 · 33 Stat. 2010 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act To remove the record of dishonorable discharges from the military records of John Shamburger, Louis Smith, George Heppel, and Henry Metzger.

    Ch. 1529 · 33 Stat. 2010 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act Granting a pension to Sibba Miller.

    Ch. 1530 · 33 Stat. 2010 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of Kate R. Sharretts and Edward A. Sharretts, administrators of George E. W. Sharretts.

    Ch. 1531 · 33 Stat. 2011 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act Granting a pension to Louisa E. Satterfield.

    Ch. 1532 · 33 Stat. 2011 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alfred F. Clarke.

    Ch. 1533 · 33 Stat. 2011 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Thomas D. Fitch.

    Ch. 1534 · 33 Stat. 2011 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Q. Converse.

    Ch. 1535 · 33 Stat. 2012 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William Henry Lewis.

    Ch. 1536 · 33 Stat. 2012 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Eliza Flynn.

    Ch. 1537 · 33 Stat. 2012 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles H. McGee.

    Ch. 1538 · 33 Stat. 2012 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John W. McIntyre.

    Ch. 1539 · 33 Stat. 2012 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act Granting a pension to John J. Macentee.

    Ch. 1540 · 33 Stat. 2013 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Salsbury.

    Ch. 1541 · 33 Stat. 2013 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of John Gretzer, junior.

    Ch. 1542 · 33 Stat. 2013 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Rosa Rossiter.

    Ch. 1543 · 33 Stat. 2013 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act Granting a pension to Mae H. Tyler.

    Ch. 1544 · 33 Stat. 2014 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Benjamin Shaffer.

    Ch. 1545 · 33 Stat. 2014 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Thomas L. Judd.

    Ch. 1546 · 33 Stat. 2014 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act Granting a pension to Cephas W. Parr.

    Ch. 1547 · 33 Stat. 2014 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles Van Wey.

    Ch. 1548 · 33 Stat. 2014 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act Granting a pension to Enoch Voyles.

    Ch. 1549 · 33 Stat. 2015 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act Granting a pension to James T. Collier.

    Ch. 1550 · 33 Stat. 2015 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Stephen Houghtaling.

    Ch. 1551 · 33 Stat. 2015 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Martha A. Harper.

    Ch. 1552 · 33 Stat. 2015 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Austin P. Hemphill.

    Ch. 1553 · 33 Stat. 2016 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph Starr.

    Ch. 1554 · 33 Stat. 2016 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Knight.

    Ch. 1555 · 33 Stat. 2016 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ambrose N. Smith.

    Ch. 1556 · 33 Stat. 2016 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Zachary T. Miller.

    Ch. 1557 · 33 Stat. 2016 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Margaret C. Hecker.

    Ch. 1558 · 33 Stat. 2017 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William A. Russell.

    Ch. 1559 · 33 Stat. 2017 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of R. D. Ashford, of Lockport, Niagara County, New York.

    Ch. 1560 · 33 Stat. 2017 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Chester S. Rockwell.

    Ch. 1561 · 33 Stat. 2017 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act Granting an increase of pension to George W. Nance.

    Ch. 1562 · 33 Stat. 2018 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Almira Carico.

    Ch. 1563 · 33 Stat. 2018 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles H. Gardner.

     Ch. 1564 · 33 Stat. 2018 · March 3, 1905 · Private law · Original text