Indiana Palladium, Volume 8, Number 34, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 8 September 1832 — Page 1

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6 United & Laws,

(DY AUTIIOIXITY.) laws of the united states passed at the first session of the twentf secoxd congress. Public No. 103. AN ACT to provide for the extinguishment of the Indian title to lands lying in the State of Missouri and Illinois, and for other purposs3. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sura of forty-six thousand dollars be, and ihe same is hereby, appropriated, to be applied, under the direction of the President, to the extinguishment of the title of the Kickapoos, Shawnees, and Delawares, of Cape Girardeau, to lands lying in the State lof Missouri; and of the Piankashaws, Weas, -as, and Kaskaskias, to lands lying in tteStkte oui an.d for,the PurPs J defrarinix all the expeDses Of 4u3 With, removing, and subsisting said Indians for one ' year; for an additional compensation to the Shawnee Indians for their reservation at the Wapauchkonitta in Ohio, an annuity of two thousand dollars per annum, for fifteen years; and also, the sum of three thousand dollars to defray the expenses of procuring the assent of the Menominee Indians to the treaty between them and the United States, which was provisionally ratified during the present session of Congress. - Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby directed, to pay to the legal representatives of John Pettigru and James Pottigru, the sum of nine thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars with interest, at the rate of six per centum, from the month of June, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-four, until the time of payment. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to the legatees of Alexander McKnight the sum of two thousand one hundred and twenty dollars, with interest, at the rate of six per centum, from the month of June, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-four, until the time of payment. Sec 4. And be it further enacted) That Blid sums be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. A. STEVENSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. LITT'N. VY TAZEWEL.L, President of the Senate, pro tempore Approved July, 14, 1832 ANDREW JACKSON. Public No. 104J AN ACT for the erection of barracks, quarters, and Storehouses, and the purchase of a site, in the vicinity of New Orleans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America m Congress assembled, 1 hat the urn of one hundred and twelve thousand dollars be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the erection of barracks, quarters, and storehouses, and the purchase of a site, in the vicini ty of New Orleans, for a garrison of four companies of the United States' troops. Approved, July 14, 1832. Public No. 105.1 AN- ACT in addition to an act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain insolvent debtors of the United States." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all ond each of the provisions of the act to which this is an addition, shall he extended to eve- ... "i 1 jIl. nuA States on the first day of January, one thouJ eand eight hundred and thirty-one, in any sum of money which he is unable to pay, unless such person be indebted as the principal in an official bond, or for public money received by him, and not paid over or ac counted for according to law; or for any fine f-wfeiti,. on.? ;nnrrlA fi,o inu. Wortfitntna Sec.2. And be it further enacted, That, fn all f a cn,!i.0j in the fourth section of the act to which this is an addition, the Secretary of the Treasury may according to his discretion, execute to the debtor of the United States a release, as mentioned therein, without any payment by said debtor if the Secretary of the Trea sury is satisfied that said debtor is unable to pay any part of said debt. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That i . i . i . . noumig coniamea in this act or in the act of which this is an amendment, shall be con strued to entide any Government debtor to be discharged, until it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, that the sureties of such debtor are una ble to pay the said debt, and that they are entitled to the pro-isions of this act, in like manner as the said principal debtor shall be entitled to the same, or, unless said sureties jjhall bio their consent, in writing, with the oecTeiarjrot me i reasury, mat the pnvileges of this act, and the act to which this is aa amendment, may be extended to their principil without any prejudice to their lia

bility, or unless such discharge can and shall be given in such manner as not to effect the legal liability of such sureties. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, there be, and hereby is, appropriated the

sum ot live thousand dollars, out of any unappropriated moneys in the Treasury, to carry into effect this act, and that of which it is an amendment. ArrBovED, July 14, 1832. Public No. 106.1 AN ACT to provide for the appointment of three Commissioners to treat with the In dians, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three commissioners, who shall visit and examine the country set apart for the emigrating Indians, west of the Mississippi river; and shall, when it is necessary, enter into negotiations with them for the ad justment of any difficulties which may ex ist in the location of the lands of the emiM,:ii T,Ins in the hnundaries thereof. Such commissioners shall t ascertain and report the proper places of location for sucu of the tribes and portions of tribes, as mayyet wish to remove to that country, and shall transmit to the War Department all the information they can procure respecting its climate, soil, and capacity to support the number of Indians who will probably remove to, and reside in it. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners shall be authorized to convene together such of the tribes as may be in a state of hostility, or as may be apparently disposed to commit, or may have committed, depredations or aggressions against others, and to endeavor to arrange the difficulties between them, so that the protection promised to the emigrating Indians by the sixth section of the act of May twenty-eight, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, may be secured to them. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners shall also report to the War Department a plan for the improvement, government, and security of the Indians. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the said commissioners shall inquire into the mode in which the business of emigration has been conducted, and report any changes which would render the same more econom ical, or better adapted to the comfort and condition of the Indians. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That in the discharge of their duties, the said commissioners shall be regulated by such instructions as they may receive from the War Department. Sec 6. And be it further enacted. That twenty thousand dollars, for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into eftect, be, and the same is appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the 1 reasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force for the term of two years, and no longer; ArPBOvED, July 14, 1832. Public No. 107. AN ACT to provide for the taking of certain observations preparatory to the ad justment of the northern boundary line of the State ot Ulno. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America m congress assembled, That the President of the United States cause to be ascertained, by accurate observation, the latitude and longitude of the southerly ex tremc of Lake Michigan; and that he cause to be ascertained by like observation, the point on the Miami of the Lake which is due east therefrom, and also, the latitude and longitude of the most northerly cape of the Miami bay; also, that he cause to be as I certained, with all practicable accuracy, the I l.i.tiiHa anrt mnmlllns fi (ha mrat Dmitkavlit - "T point in the northern boundary line of the United States in LiaKe Erie; and also, the points at which a direct line drawn from the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan, to the most soumeny poini in said northern boundary ne f Unit,eJ States m 1 interstct the Miami river and bay; and also, that he cause to be ascertained by like observation, the point in the Mississippi which is due west from the southerly extreme of Lake Michiff"1 and tha ih said observations be made, and the result th!r,e.of warned, to the proper department within the current year. Approved, July 14, 1832. Public No. 108. AN ACT to amend the act entitled "An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the lorleitures, penalties, and disabilities accruing in certain cases therein men tioned." Be it enacted by the Senate and House oi Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in - all cases of fine, penalty, or forfeiture, mentioned and embraced in the act entitled "An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties, and disabilities, accming in certain cases therein mentioned," or in any act in addition to, or amendatory of saia act, and not exceeding htty dollars in amount or value, the Secretary of theTreasury be. and he hereby is, authorized, if in - l his opinion the said fine, penalty, or forfoit-

ure was incurred without wilful negligence

or intention of fraud,' to prescribe such rules and mode of proceeding1, to ascertain the facts, as in his opinion may be convenient , ., . . . . ana proper, witnout regard to the provisions oi the act above referred to: and upon the said facts,' so to be ascertained as aforesaid, the said Secretary may exercise all the pow er conterred upon him in and by said act, as fully as he might have done had said facts been ascertained under and according to the provisions of said act. Approved, July 14, 1832. PUBLIC No. 109.1 AN ACT further to provide for the relief of uiiviyddUU .l.llll JWUll OSaUKU 114 lUICJgtl countries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America m congress assemoiea, i nat the sum of three thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the fund for the relief of distressed American seamen; and that the said amount be distributed among the owners, officers, and crew of the Spanish brig Leon. in sucn proportion as snail do airectco by Jhe President of the United States, for ser vices rendered and losses incurred in saving and transporting to the island of Cuba the officers and crew of the American ship Minerva, wrecked and burnt on the Bahama bank. Appboved, July 14, 1832. PuBLicNo.110. AN ACT to remit a part of the duties on a cargo imported in the brig Liberator. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to remit the excess of duties paid upon certain foreign produce imported into the United States in the brig Liberator, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, over the amount of duties which would have been paid on the same if imported in an American vessel, or to refund such excess, if actually paid, to the person or persons who have paid such excess, and to pay such amount out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, July 14, 1832. Pup.lic No. 111. AN ACT for the relief of the Invalid Pen sioners of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an act, entitled "An act regulating the pay ments to invalid pensioners," approved the hird day of March, one thousand eight hun dred and nineteen, be, and the same is here by, repealed. Approved, July 14, 18J2. Public No. 112. AN ACT to amend the act. entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the hird section of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution," ap proved the fifteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, shall i . i ! i not be construed to embrace mvaua pensioners; and that the pension of invalid soldiers shall not be deducted from the amount receivable by them under the said act. Approved, July 14, ld2. Public No. 113. AN ACT repealing a part of the fifth sec tion of an act, entitled "An act to establish porta of delivery at Port Pontchartrain and Delaware city, and for other purposes." Be it enacted by me senate ana House ot Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the fifth section of an act, entitled "An act to establish ports of delivery at Port Ponchartrain and Delaware city, and for other purpose," approved March second, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, as provides for the appointment of a surveyor to reside at rrospect in tne district ot Belfast, in the State of Maine, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Approved, July 14, 1832. Public No, 114. AN ACT to amend the several acts for the establishment of a Territorial Government in Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Lmted States of America in Congress assembled, That the court of appeals in the Territory of Florida, established in virtue of the fourth section of the act of the twenty-sixth of May, one thou sand eight hundred and twenty-four, to which this act is an amendment, shall be composed of the judges of the superior courts in said Territory respectively, a majority of whom shall be necessary to be present to constitute a quorum to hear and decide causes; but any two of the said judges shall be suffi cient to make any interlocutory order, or to grant any writ authorized by any of the acts to which this is an amendment. S&c. $. And be it furtbofczsaeii Tha

the provisions and regulations contained in the twenty-fifth section of the act of the twenty-fourth of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, entitled "An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States," in regard to writs of error and appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States, from a final judgment or decree in any suit in the highest court of law or equity of a State, shall be applicable to writs of error and appeals to the Supremo Court of the United States from the highest court of law or equity in said Territory, having jurisdiction of tho subject matter, in the

same manner, as writs of error and appeals are authorized now to be taken and prose cuted under the aforesad twenty-fifth sec- . m . a . i tion ot the act oi the twenty-fourth of September, one tliousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, from any court in any State; and writs of error and appeals, in virtue of the said twenty-fifth section, are hereby authorized to be taken and prosecuted, from the highest court of law or equity havinc jurisuicuuu ut nit; suujtxi iijaucr in me said : j: r .u I. . . i Territory. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the regulations prescribed by tho second section of the act entitled "An act to amend the judicial system of the United States," approved uie uura oi Aiarcii, one thousand eight hundred and three, as far as said regulations shall be practicable, shall be observed in respect to all writs of error and appeals from the said court of appeals in the said Territory to the Supremo Court of the United State. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That appeals and writs of error may bo taken and prosecuted, in all cases from the decisions and judgments of the highest court of said Territory to the Supreme Court of the United States,, where the amount in controversy exceeds one thousand dollars. Approved, July 14, 1832. Public No. 115.1 ACT to authorize the sue of cortain AN public lands in the State of Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives oj the United states of America in Congress assembled. 1 hat the lands heretofore reserved for certain Indian tribes in the State of Ohio, and which were ceded to the United States by treaties ratified on the twenty-fourth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, and the sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, be, and the same are hereby attached to, and made to form part of, the land districts in which they are respectively situate, and liable to be sold as other public lands in the State of Ohio. Approved, July 14, 1832. Public No. 116. AN ACT to authorize the disposition of the fund arising from the sale of a quarter section of Und, reserved for the use of schools, in Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tho Commissioners elected by the qualified voters in township five; range eleven, north and west, in the county ot Jackson, in tho Territory of Florida,- in obedience to an act of Congress, entitled "An act to authorize the establishment of a town on land reserved for the use of schools, &c," approved the second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, be, and they are hereby, authorized to vest the money arising from the sale in said act authorized, in some productive fund under the authority of the Governor and Legislative Council of the Territory, the proceeds of which shall for ever be applied to common schools in said township. Sec.2. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners be, and they ure hereby, authorized to make sale of the remainder of said lots to be applied to tho ob jects aforesaid ; and all provisions of the act aforesaid, inconsistent with this act, be, and he same are hereby repealed: Provided, That the Governor ond Legislative Council of said Territory authorize such sale, with the assent of tho majority ot the inhabitants of said township. Approved, July 14, 18J2. Public No. 117. AN ACT giving the assent of the United States to an act ot the Ueneral Assembly of Maryland, passed at tlieir December session, in one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, entitled "An act further to amend the act incorporating the Chesapeake and Oliio Canal Company." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America tn Congress assembled, 1 hat the assent of the United States be, and the same is hereby, given to an act of tho General Assembly of Maryland, entitled "An act further to amend the act incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, which passed the General Assembly of Ma ryland at December session, 9110 thousand eight hundred and thirty-one: Provided, That nothing therein contained shall be construed to impair any right possessed by the said company anterior to the passage of said act, nor to authorize any individual to ob struct the free access of all persons to the said canal aloug tho berm bank, or oilier lands condemned tor the construction and us? thereof, iot to provost the, engineon

superintendents; or officers of the said company, from passing up and down tho said canal without obstruction along the groundi condemned therefor, in order to inspect tho condition of the said canal; or to make at any time, suitable repairs thereof. ' Approved, hity 11, 1832. Public No. 118. AN ACT making an appropriation tmvirds the expense of laying out and opening a military road, from fort Howard, at Gf'eert

Bay, to fort Crawford, on the Mississippi, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tho sum of five thousand dollars ho. urnl ihn same is hereby appropriated, out of any 'mo ney m tne j reasury not otherwise appropriated, towards the" expense of lavinr out and opening a military road from fort Floward, at Green Hay, in the territory of Michi gan, to fort Crawford; on tho Mississippi, by tin wir P f V. t " ' ' lll nnj U( lull II llUltUdll. Approved, July 1 1, 1832. Public No 110. AN ACT for tho relief of the officers and soldier of Fort Delaware. Beit enacted, by (he Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tho Second Auditor of the Treasury be, and ho hereby is, authorized and required to ascertain tho amount of property lost by each officer and soldier in the conflagration which, occurred at fort Delaware, on tho night of the eighth of February, one tliousand eight hundred and thirty-one; and the amount so ascertained, shall be paid out of any monet in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, July 11, 1S32: Public No. 120. AN ACT to revive and continue in force; "An act authorizing the payment of certain certificates," approved seventh May, one thousand eight hundred and twentytwo. Be it erected by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tha "Act authorizing the payment of certain certificates," approved on the seventh Mnyj one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, be; and tho same is hereby, revived and con tinued in force for the term of four year from and after tho passing of this act; and from thence to the end of tho next session of Congress thcreaflerj a notification of which revival and continuance shall be published by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the information of the holders of the certifi cates, the payment of which is authorized by said act, in one or more of the public p.v! pers printed in each of tho United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, for carrying this act into effect; the sum of forty thousand dollars be, and hereby gt appropriated, out of any money in tho Treasury of the United Statts not otherwise ap propriated. Appnovrn, July 11, 1S32. Public No. 121. AN ACT supplementary to tho act "grant' ing the right of pre-crnption to te (tiers on the public lands," approved the 29th of May eighteen hundred and thirty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the occupants and settlers upon the public lands of tho United States, who are cntitlod to a pre-emption according to the provisiont of the act of CongreBS, approved tho twenty-ninth day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty, and who have not been, or shall not be, enabled to make proof and enter tho same within the time limited in said act, in consequence of the public surveys not having been made ar.d relumed, where the land was not attached to any land district, or where the same has been reserved from sale on account of a disputed boun dary between any State and Territory, tho said occupants shall be permitted to enter the said lands on the same conditions, in every respect, as are prescribed in said act within one year after the surveys are made, or the land attached to a land district, or tho boundary lino established; and, if tho said lands shall he proclaimed for sale before ihd' expiration of one year as aforceaid, then they shall be entered before tha sale thereof . Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the occupants upon fractions shall be por mitted, in like manner, to enter the same, so as not to exceed in quantity one quartor section; and if the fractions exceed a quar ter section, the occupant shall he permitted to enter ono hundred and sixty acres, to iiw chide his or their improvement, at tho prica aforesaid. Approved, July 11,1 $32 .

The manner in which the U. S. Rank ex-" tends its benefits to all, may be learned firm the fact, ascertained by the committee appointed by Congress to investigate its affairs that twenty persona belonging to Philadcl phia, have obtained loans of Six Millions of Dollars, better than one sixth of its wholo capital U-and that tco at a time when thef paper of some of the wealthiest merchants in that city was refused. But the Baiik doubtless knows its own interest, and thought il impertinrnton the pit of iha ccn.mitieo t&r be meddling with their private aiFair&. AIVmwu (K J ) 7 few