Western Sun, Volume 8, Number 27, Vincennes, Knox County, 7 June 1817 — Page 1
Vol. 8.
ll?? f EUHU ST0U'r, Publisher of the Laws of the l&uted States.
VINCEXNES, (Ind ) SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1817. r r ... .
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BY AUTHORITY. Laws of the Union. Uh Cbngn vs 2nd Session. AN ACT To provide for fui 1 -: in ; the house of the President of the United States. BE7 7 1 ri bu the St nati undhoUst of Represen ativt 1 . f t .. ( n tied S 3 f . 8 of America in Congf m ttssi . hied, That after the 3d day of March 18 17, the I'refeident of the U. States be, S. he is hcreby authorised and em po we re d i cause to be sold, such articles furnished by the U. tatcs for the Pi 1 1 nt's h tiseho.d, as may be decayed our of repair, r unfit for use ; and thai t: e proceeds of sales and so much of ak sum not exceeding ftoXK) do'! trs, in a . lition thereto out of ary money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated a the President of the U. States may judge necessi r ,be and here by are appropi tut- d f if the accommoda tion of the hot! eho.i of the Presidi r.t.to be laid out and expend r such arti
cles ot lurniturc as he snail direct. March 3, It' 17 ipproveO JAMES MAD SON. March 3, 1817 u'rno v f JAMKS MADISON. AN CT For the relief of Pt ter Rindall. BE U nmctt ! A . the s nate n I haute of Repre tenia i of the Unit ! V. of America in Cangr ' i hat the proper accounting officer oi'the War Department be, a:vl he i hen by ami I -ised and directed to audit and settle the ciaim of Peter Kindall, on account of Merchandise captured by the Hriti h forces in the late war, in const u ni e of
avintr his waecron and team imnresse I
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into tnc pun.ic service oy own i Mai. Gen. lacob Brown and that he alio him In the settlement thereof, the value of the said merchandise. Sec 2. And be it further enacted That
the amount tnereot, when so ascertained shall he paid to the sii.i t r Kindalb out of any moiify i:i tl.e ln.a..ury not otherwise appropriate 1 II. CLAY, Speaker f :h; H u H rttlfivrAt JOHN (i VILL R D, President bf the $enute firt tetnioft. March lb 1 7 ri'iioKD, J VMES MADISON.
A ACT For the relief of Joseph I G reeit BE if enacted by the S note and houtc of Nrfireff-ntarh g f the United Stat, ? cf .imcnea in Vongti asactn Th it the proper accounting officers of the De partment of War be and they are hereby authorised to adjust and settle the claim oi oseph li Green, for the damage done to his house in Plattsburgh in the s ate Of N York- under the orders of Cien ral 1 omb, in the month of September 1814. Sec 3 And he it further enacted That the amount thereof, when ascertained, shall be paid to the said Joseph I Ureen out of any money in the treasury not othem ie appropriated H. CI AY. Sfii cker of the H utt of Refire&entmtHnot JO IN (. MLLRl), Pfetddi ni if th'- Benmte firo ttmfiore. Mareb Jd, 1 8 If, irpROYas, JAMES MADloON.
AN ACT Authorising the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the state of Georgia fifteen pet cent upon the quota of Direct l ax, for the year 1816, assumed and paid by the state. BE it enacted by the Senmte and hciie if Representative of the United X'a'cs of America in Ccr tfress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall be authorised to pay to the order of the Gov emof of Georgia, for the use of that state, the sum of 14 000,180 dollars and 47 cents, being an abatement of fifteen per cent, on the quota of direct tax, payable by that state for the year 1316 which quoa was paid but notice of an uitenton to assume it not given, in time to entitle the said state to the deduction of 15 per cent. Under the act of January, 1815 laying a direct tax upon the I nited States. S. C. 2. And be ft further enacted, That t1 e above sum of U 000,180 dollars and 47 cents, shali be paid out of any mon? y in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. II. CLAY, Sfieaker nf the ff ue cf R 'ftrenentativeo JOHN GAILLARD, President of he Senate pro tempore. March 3d, 1S!7. apppovft. JAMES MADISON. AN ACT Making further provision for repairing the public buildings, aiul improving the public squ ire BEir enacted by th" Senate and hcuse of Refifeeentattvei of the United States
oj America, i.i C m for the DUi oose oi
i
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buiidiii rs a
iring u
: hat public
doil irs i-t propi i ite in;sjf(e'r
iing 100,00
and to urn
s-ouc
T 1 e I
President of t
' ec 2 Ar.d he i for the DUrnose of
is hereby aD-
ppiied by the Bomhe direction of the
uted Slates
furth r - a-'td That
completine the en-
cio uic and improvement of the public Bouare, near t.e Capitol, a sum not ex38,000 658 dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be applied under the same direction as aforesaid. fp. ' ec And b" it fur her '-.Ft'hJ the monies so appropriated shall be paid out of any moneys in the treasury, not Otherwise appropriated. Sec. 4 And be it fhrther enacted That the Commissioner of the pulvic buildings be authorised to extend the enclosure round the semi-circular area west of the Capitol. H. CLAY, o. aker of the House uf ft t preventatives JOHN OA LLARD, r resident of the Senate prs tempore. March 3 1817 .ppRovFn, JAMES MADISON.
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out of any money in the treasury not o-
uierwise appropriated. H. v. LAY, Speaker of the Hmse of Rt firesentativea JOHN GAILLAHD, Presiden' of the Senate, pro tempore March 3, 1817 approved, JAMES AiAivISON. AN ACT For the relief of Peter Caslard. RE it enacted by the Senatt and hoUHt rif Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, I hat the a lditionai accountant of the war department be, and he is hereby authorised and directed to audit and settle the claim of ter C aslard on account of the desti uction of his saw mill and ot ier propem by order cf Cien. David B. organ, and that he allow him in the settlement thereof, the value of such injury as he may satisfactorily shew he has sustained in consequence of such destruction. Sec 3 2. And be it further enacted, That the amount thereof, when ascertained as aforesaid, shall be oaid to the
! said Caslard, or his representatives, out
oi tny mone) in the Treasury not otherwise aporopriated. March 3, 1817. atproved, JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT For the relief of James Villere. BE it enacted by the Sena :e and house of Representatives of the. United State of Am Tica in Congress assembled That the additional accountant of the War department be, and he is hereby authorised a d directed to addit and settie the claim f James Villere, on account of tuei used by the American troops slim that he diow him in the settlement thereof, the v due of tne s.imp
Sec 2. And ' it furtht r enacted. ThaT
No. 2.
the said accou
nt be, and he liebv
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ACT
Err the relief of Charles Williams. ft E tl enacted by the Senmte and Ihuse 'f Representatives of the United States of America in Congress, assembled I hat
the proper accounting officer of the War Department be, and lie is hereby authorized and directed to audit anil settle the claim of Charles Wl liams, on account oi Z horses received into the service of theU States, and that he allow him in the settlement thereof, the value of the said horses Sec 3 And be it further enacted, That the amount thereof when escertained as aforesaid be paid t the said Charles Williams out of any money in the trea
son not otherwise appropriated. II CLAY Speaker of the Hou ef Representatives JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate, pro tempore. March 3, 1817 approved JAMES MADISON.
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autnorised and irected to auiit and set tie the ciaim of the said James Viiicre, on account of damages sust hied by fi ling up a ra:iai running thro' his plantation by order of Qen Jackson and that he allow him in the settlement thereof a reasonable compensation for opening the Said canal, and I year's rent for such part of his plantation as was planted with smear cane, and overflowed and destroyed m consequence of Blling of the said canal. Sec 2. 3. And be it further erne ted, I hat the amount thereof, when ascertained as aforesaid, shall be paid to the
Bttlu Jmt-s mere, out nt any money in
mc: treasury not otherwise appropr
lvia.CIl J, 1517. APPROVED,
JAMES MADI
money in 'oprjfted.
AN ACT For the relief of William Chism. BE it enacted by the Senate and house tf Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That
the additional accountant of the arde-
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AN ACT AllcVmn, f other time fr enterincr dona-
tion riguta toiands in the D;stiic t of ctroit HE it enacted by the Senate and j?tr cf ; r .x . f th I rn i itMxhjs of Am rice, in Congress assembtecFnKx the claimants to certain donation rights to land in the District of Detroit, granted by the second section of an act entitled 14 An act to authorize the granting of patents for land, according to the surveys that have been made, and to grant ' onation Rights to certain claimants nfT.nnH
in the District of Detroit, and for other
purposes pa-sc 1 t e 23 of Anril ir
be and they are herein allowed until rh
first day Of December, 18 1 8 to file their
claims with the Register of the Land
umce, tor the District aforesaid. March 3, 1817 approvkd, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT
For the relief of the widow and children
of Abraham Owen.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
c f A nresentativet of the United States
oj America, in Congress assembled. That
the widow and children ot Abraham ()w
en, lae a volunteer aid de camp of Gen.
f r s ' v ,
been regularly assigned to the said A- ' braham Owen. bee 2 And be it further enacted Tl at the said allowance be paid to the said widow and chiicien, Acordin to the provisions of the said It out of any money m the treasury, ncflR.igryise appropriated. m m March 3, 1817 approved, JAMES MADISON AJY ACT For the relief of Alexander Holmes and Benjamin Hough. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives oj the United Statea of America in Congress assembt d, That the pi opcr accounting officers ( fthe treasuiy department he and they are hereby authorized and directed to audit and settle the clam of Alexander Holmes and Benjamin Hough, for expenses inclin ed in endeavoring to survey military bounty lands m the Michigan territory, and to survey into section;, the land on each side of the road, laid out from the foot of the Rapids of tne iami of tiie lake to the western boundary line of the Connect ut Western Reserve, and from which survey they were prevented bv Indian hostility , and that they allow them, in the settlement of the same, a reasonable compensation for such ixpencesas were necessary incurred See 2 And be it further enacted That i he amount thereof, when so ascertained, shall he paid to the said Alexander Holmes and Benjamin Hough respectively, out of any moncv in the treasury, not otherwise approp iated. March 3, 18 17 -avprovfd. JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT Further to rgulate the territories of the United t: tes and their electing Dc-ie-gates to Congress. BE it enacted by the Senate and Ho use of Representatives of the Unit d States of America in Congress assembled, i,at in e very territory of the United States, in which a temporary government has been, or hereafter shall be established, and which by virtue of the ordinance of Congress of the 13th of July 1787, or of any subsequent act of Congress, passed or to be passed now hath or herafter shall have the right ro send in Delegate to Congress, such Delegate shall be elected every 2d year for the same term of 2 years, for which members of the House of Representatives of the U States are elected ; and in that House eac' of the said delegates shall have a sea: vith a right of debating but not of voting Sec 2 And be it further enact' d That on the 1st Monday of August next, the citizens of tt.e territory of Mi; souri, qualified according to the act, ei titled "An act providing for the government of t he Territory of Missouri," w all elect a delegate to Congress : And ir shall he the duty of the General assembly of the said territory to make provision by law for the arnica! or bienal meeti- gsof the s ud general assembly, as the interests of the said territory may in their opinion require ; and such annual or bienal meeting shall be on the 1st Monday of ' ecember, unless they shah by law appoint a different day. And so much of any law or laws as are inconsistent with thfl provisions of tins act, shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
-..v ' en, laic a volunteer aiu eie camp oi een. partment be and he is hereby authorised William IE Harrison, shall be entitled ail(i d) l(rtol , 1 . , ! I ....
HAVING been signally restored from a paralitic affection of fi
side of the body, and a vioient dif
of the brain take this methnrl m m.
mend Dr. EMERSON to my friends and the people, as a testimony- of mv m.
titude for his services and the arrnm
of his Medical knowledge and investigations therefore conceive it mv (hi-
ty, although averse to his inc i f
t .us to solicit for him, the nuhlir rnnfi.
dence and favor.
FRANCOIS LASSEEEE.
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and directed to audit and settle the claim
01 lliiam Chism, on account of money advanced fjr shoeing horses belonging to the company which he commanded, in the month of February, 18 15. Sec. 2 And be it fuTtht r enacted That the amount thereof, when so ascertained shall he paid to uc id William Lbn-m
to all the benefits of the 2d section of an
art of Congress, approved the loth day
oi April, 18 12 n ltled. " An act tor the relief of the officers and soldiers who
served in the late campaign on the Wa
bash ; aid that they be allowed the same
sum ot money to which thev would have
been cuutkd, ha J the ruiik el Major
CALL.
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and the ad jar, nt counties he re
sides at the u Vincvnnes Ilotti:
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