(R.S. Sec. 4813; May 4, 1898, ch. 234, 30 Stat. 377; Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 421, 30 Stat. 1027; June 30, 1914, ch. 130, 38 Stat. 398.) CODIFICATION R.S. Sec. 4813 derived from act Feb. 26, 1811, ch. 26, Sec. 5, 2 Stat. 650.