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VOL. 22V. VHTOEffiTOTSD, (la.) DTUHDZIY, AUGUST 22? 1833. BY ELIHU STOUT.-Main Street Price TWO DOLLARS per year, payable in advance; TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS if not paid until the expiration of the year.
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BY AUTHORITY.
I.VWS Of THE UNITED STATES r A 93 ED AT
tiik rinsr sr.s3iof of tui: twestv THIRTJ C'J0 RES:.
Public No. CI. AN ACT to carry into full eif.ctthc fourth article of the treaty cf the eighth of January, eighteen hundred End twenty-one, with the Creek nation of Indians, so far as relates to the claims of citizens of Georgia against said Indians, prior to eighteen hundred and two. BE it enacted by the Senate and House cf Representatives of the United States cf America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be adjusted and paid to full indemnity, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, all claims cf citizens cf the State of Georgia, under the fourth article of the treaty of the eighth of January, eighteen hundred and twenty-one, between the United States and the Creek nation of Indians, which have not been heretofore, adjusted and paid, on the following principles: all claims which have not been heretofore adjusted and paid, founded upon the capture and detention, or destruction of property by said Indians, prior to the passage of the act regulating intercourse with Indian tribes, if satisfactorily established, shall be allowed and paid. Sf.c. 2. And be it further enacted. That there shall be an interest of six per cent, per annum allowed and paid on the amount of all claims which have been or may be adjusted and established under the provisions of the aforesaid treaty, to be calculated from the date of the origin of the claims, respectively, up to the date cf the adjustment and establishment of said claims respectively: Frovidc(t hwevcr. That the amount which may be allowed under the provisions of this act, as interest shall be
calculated on the amount of the value of! the property so taken or destroyed; the a-j mount of the principal cf each claim to be:
determined by the value ot the property for which it was and is made, at the time said property was so taken or destroyed: And provided, also. That the aggregate ainount of the claims which have been, and hereafter may be, paid, shall not exceed the sum cf two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Sr.c. . And be it further enacted. That if, on the adjustment of the aforesaid claims, the amount which may found due, and the amount already paid, with the interest to be calculated as aforesaid, shall exceed the nun of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause a fair and equitable distribution of the unexpended balance f the said two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
to be made among the claimants, m proper- j tion to the amount which may have been, or j shall be, found due to them respectively:; Provided, That the principal cf the respec- j
tive claims shall be first paid. JNO. RF.LL, Quaker of the If .use of Representatives M. VAN BUR EN. y ice President r,J t'if Unitd Suites and President f the Senate. ArruovEP, June oOth, 1831. ANDREW JACKSON.
appropriations made by the late Commissioner of the .Public Buildings during the last year, twenty-two thousand nine hund ed and thirteen dollars and eighty-four cents. For erecting a monument over the remains of the late Major General Jacob lirewn, one thousand dollars; the work to
be done under the direction of the Secretary of War.
For the construction of an ornamental hy
drant, ot marble of the west fountain, in front of the Capitol, one thousand and twenty-two dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That the regulations of the City of Washington for the preservation of the public peace and order be extended to all the public buildings, and public grounds, belonging to the United States within the City of ,Vashingran, whenever the application of the same sk&ll be requested by the Commissioner of the Public Buildings. Approvkd, June 30th, 1S34.
7CZ l03t; and lhcrcr and rcirer of the Tallahassee land lirireseniaui cs or me united States c name of the
America m Congress as sembled 'That the j Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That j one-fourth of the lots in the town of St. Secretary of theNavy be. and m hereby, ! any person who. in the Indian wars afore- Marks, in the Tcrrirnrv rf Flrua ormr.
said, has acted in the military service of the j ding to the plan of the Sutvey or General of United States as a volunteer or draughted : said Territory, as soon as practicable after militiaman, and who has furnished himself j the passage of this act, upon giving two
wun armsanu military accoutrements, ana months" public notice cf the said sale.
ed. That the 1 mos hereby, cuftment, in framQfor a
Public. No. 63. AN ACT to complete the improvements on Pennsylvania Avenue.
1 L it enacted by the Senate and House of
JLp Kcpresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out -of any money
j in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
tor the following purposes: To pay outstanding claims for work done on Pennsylvania Avenue, three thousand seven hundred and twenty-dollars. To finish foot pavements, entrances of tunnels or sewers, and side drains, three thousand seven hundred and seventy dollars. To repair the north end of Tiber bridge, by casting a stone -arch over the broken part, and protecting it by a stone walkone thousand two hundred dollars. For expenses already incurred in removing the dust and mud from the surface of Pennsylvania Avenue, one hundred and forty three dollars, and seventy cents. To keep Pennsylvania Avenue in repair, four hundred dollars. Atproved, 30th June, 1S34. Public. No. 64. AN ACT authorizing a road to be cut out from the northern boundary of the Territory of Florida, by Marianna. to the town of Appalachicola, within the said Territory.
E it enactea by tfie Senate and House of
Refiresentatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, fjDat the President of the United States be.uld he is hereby, authorized to cause to be stfr veyed, marked, and located, a route for a road from the line which divides the State of Alabama from the Tenitoryof Florida,
by Marianna. in the county of Jackson, to
the town of Appalachicola, on the bay of
Appalachicola, in said Territory, and when said survey, and the final location of the said road, shall be made, if he approve the
same, he is hereby authorized to cause it to
be cut out; and for that purpose the sum of twelve thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of anv money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriately
Provided, That the said road shall be c
out bv contract, and that no money shall be"
paid at anv time on account thereof, but on
the certificate of an engineer of the army
of the United States that the said road has been faithfully constructed according to the
terms of such contract.
For the survey of a road from Tallahas sec to Cape Florida, five hundred dollars. For a survey of the East pass into Appa
lachicola bay and river, to ascertain the
practicability and cost of removing obstruc lions and improving the harbor, five hun dred dollars. Afprovkp, 30th June, 1834.
1
hat are anv
Public. No. 62 AN ACT making appropriations for the public buildings and grounds, and for ether purposes. "I E it enacted bv the Senate and House cj 3 B Hfhrrxrr.taiivc cf the United Suites
rf .4r:irii-,i in Cuntrrcss assemble
the following sums be, ar.d the same ted. to be paid out of
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the following purposes, that is to say: For alterations and repairs cf the Capitrl, including the repairs rf the rocf, six thousand two hundred a:id r.'roety-twy dollars. Tor laving pipes for the purpose cf draining the east and west rescrvuas, two thound six; hundred and thirtv-tht ee dollars.
For salary of the gardener employed in Mipci intending the Capit 1 square, and other public grounds, cue thousand eh liars. For lighting lamps, keeping the ground and walks in order, and planting in the Cipitol ? pare, and adjacent public grounds, four thousan.1 tight hundred and twenty-six dollars. For alterations and rep all s cf the President's house, flooring the terraces, and e-
Lit-5 six u.vjs.uki s:x nur.uitu
auinonzea to direct tne procu
the usual mode, of a live oak fra
nigiic iu uc wncu mc raui jones, ana a live oak frame for a sloop of war to be called the Levant; and the sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for that purpose. Sxc. 2. And be it further enacted -That
the district attorney of Massachusetts, and the Solicitor of the Treasury of the United
States, be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to defend the suit, instituted by the heirs of John Harris, for land connected with the navv vard at Ch;irlpstnwn
Massachusetts, in the courts of that district.
and, with the aid of the Attorney General of the United States, to defend the same in
Approved, 50:h June, 1334.
has sustained damage by the capture or de
struction of the same, without any fault or negligence on his part, or who has lost the same by reason of his being wounded in the service shall be allowed and paid the value thereof. -x.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, Tkat lie it encctcd by the Senile and House in all instances where any minor has &3n J af Representatives of the United States engaged in the military serviceas aforesaid, of Amcrica in Cantres nssmhltd. That
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Public No. 73. AN ACT supplementary to the act to amend the several act respecting ccpy
ngnts.
ern-
during the Jnelian wars aforesaid, ana was provided with a horse, or equipments, or with military accoutrements by his parent
or guardian, and has since deceased, with-
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1 1' i l rmvinv inr sain nrnnpnv. anci 1 1 1 1- san e i . . - . . .
the Supreme Court at Washington, if ,oi,c, t :a .'''a " " .rea.D7 law lo be proved or acknowieflgeu
m w i m j tisatft wa.iui wu wwatiwkwui Jl auaiiuvu" , u. c: t u i .
n i w
all deeds or instruments in writing for the
transfer or assignment of copy-rights, being proved or acknowledged in such manner as
ceeus lor the conveyance of land are requi
brought up by appeal or writ of error.
-Skc. 3. And be it further enacted. That, for completing and furnishing the hospitals at the severai naval stations, the sum of sixty-four thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy,
Sf.c 4. And be it further enacted. 1 hat
the sum of twenty-four thousand dollars be.
and the same is hereby appropriated, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
uppiupnaieu, ior ouiiuing two new naval magazines at the navy yards Charlestown, Massachusetts, and Brooklyn, New York. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the sum of forty thousand dollars be, and
the same is hereby, annronriated. out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the building of a naval store ship.
Sec 6. And be it further enacted. That
the sum of seventy thousand dollars be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the building of two small
vessels ot war, to be rigged as brigs or schooners, at the discretion of the Navy
Department.
Sec 7. And be it further enacted. That
cd, in the manner before mentioned, said pa
rent or guardian shall be allowed payerefor, on making satisfactory proof as Mother cases, and the further proof, that he is entitled thereto by having furnished the same. Sec. 4. And be it further encted, That the Third Auditor of the Treasury adjudicate and decide such claims as may be presented against the United States, under the provisions of this act: Provided, that every claim which exceeds the sum of two hundred dollars, instead cf deciding the same, the said third Auditor shall report the whole of the proof to Congress at its next session, after taking and closing such proofs and he shall have nower bv constituting a ctomOii-
sion or otherwise to take testimony FkSny j case where he shall think the intcrciitifX
tne united states require xurther testmfony to be taken. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted.
in the same State or district, shall and may
be recorded in the office where the original copyright is deposited and recorded; and every such deed or instrument that shall at any time hereaftcr.be made and executed, and which shall not be proved or acknowledged and recorded as aforesaid, within sixty days after its execution, shall be judged fraudulent and void against any subsequent purchaser or mortage for valuable consideration without notice. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the clerk of the District court shall be entitled to such fees for performing the services herein authorized and required, as he is entitled to for performing like services under existing laws of the United States.
Apphoveo, 30th June, 1834.
AN
Public. No. 74. ACT to provide for rebuilding the fri
gate Congress.
irtirj T'C?'iany amou,ntn0J r Representatives of the United States exccedintr two hundred dollar so aliowrri J . . .
exceeding two hundred dollars so allowed by said Third Auditor shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated ArPROVED, 30th June, 1834.
Public. No. 70
the sum of four thousand five hundred $pbJ AN ACT granting pensions to certain per-
Public. No. 65.
AN ACT to mark and open a road from
Columbia to Little Kock, in the Territory
ot Arkansas.
TE it enacted bv the Senate and House of ntk... . -r . At
.ft if Je:7rsentatives or tne Urntea?aHcs cf America in Congress asscmblcd,yul the sum ot" ten thousanel dollars be, nnuNre same hereby is. appropaiated, cut of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro m rated, for the purpose of marking and cutting out a road from Columbia, in Chicot county, to Little Rock, in the Territory of Aikansas, to be expended under the direction of the President of the United States. Ari'itcvFP, June 30th, 1S34.
lars be, and the same is hereby, approprfei
ted, out of any money in the Treasury irot otherwise appropriated, for thAj-epair of the damage occasioned by the latd gale at
the navy yard Brooklyn, New York.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, Tshat
the sum of eight thousand dollars be Mil
the same is hereby appropriated out of anv
money in the I reasury not otherwise appropriated for the repairs of the marine barracks, at the different stations, and for erecting an hospital at head quarters.
Sec 9. And be it further enacted. That
no part of the balance of the appropriation heretofore made to rebuild the frigate Macedonia and not yet expended shall be carried to the sut plus until one year after said
frigate shall be launched.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted. That
the sum of two thousand seven hundredtand
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ten nouars anu seventy-nve cents, oeapn l.
viiv oamv i ne i e. j Idlll. UUI ) 1 tXtj money in the Treasury not otherwise appro
"priated towards building a wharf at Pensa-
cola. Sec 11. And be it further enacted. That a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to purchase a site near the navy yard at Brooklyn New York on which to erect marine barracks and officers quarters, Provided, That the present site or one on the hospital grounds should not be found so convenient and useful for that purpose. Sec 12. And be it further enacted. That the sum of one hundred anel twenty-nine dollars be appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for compensation to Lieut Thomas Dcr-
nin for extra services in surveying the coast
in eighteen hundred and twenty-seven the said sum having been carried tc he surplus fund from a former appropriation.
Approved, 30th June, 1834.
sons therein named.
He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That the ;
of Amcrieain Congress assembled, That the sum of one hundred and eighty-one thousand dollars be. and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to rebuild the frigate Congress; and no part of said sum shall be carried to the surplus fund, notwithstanding any general provision in a-
! ny other act to the contrary.
Aiteovep, SOlli June, 1S34.
under the laws of the said Sinto or T
tory. Aitbovep, June V9, I S3 1. Public. So. 60. AN ACT increasing the -alaries of th judges of the United States for the Territories of Michigan, Arkan.a, and Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and JToute of Representatives cf the United States of Amcrica in Congrtss assembled, That there shall Lc allowed and paiJ, annually, to each of the j-idges of the Uuiled S:a:c for the Territories cf Michigan, Arkansas, and Florida, the sum cf three hur.irei dollars, iu addition to tho salaries now allowed by law tei the said jxiges, respectively. Sec. 2. Ar.d be it frlhc: enacted, Tuzi this act shall take elfect from the first dav of January, eighteen hundred and thirtylour, and that the several sums authorize to he "paid, shall Le paid out of any tnunsy in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Snc. 3. And be it further enacted, Tint the increased salary allowed ly thia art shall only Le paid to such judges ia thj Territories cf Florida and Aikansas at are not now allowed ihc extra compensation under the act of .Miy lS'S providing for the adjudication of land claims, nzi s-hall take effect as la the remainder whea the extra pay aforcsaiJ shall no longer La paid. ArTEQVEP, June 30. 1S31. IVnur. No. bl.J AX ACT making compensation for certain diplomatic service?, and fjr other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Jfoie of Represcntatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be allowed and paid to W. H. I). C. Wright, to supply the deficiency of a farmer appropriation in payment of the Lalance found due to him in the adjustment of his accounts, and fir his diplomatic services at the Court of IJrr.zil, after the death of Mr. Tudor, and lcf rc the arrival of Mr. Brown, the sum cf live thousaaJ
PfBLIC. ISo. 75.1
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, au- j AN ACT cranting pensions to several per- i an thirty-seven dollar.
thorizeel and directed to pay to the several j sons therein named. Also, to the State of Maine, to reimburse persons herein named, a pension at the rate. jfr (t cnacted by the Senqleand House the expense of supporting certain Amcri-
cach i z - e .1. i' -.-.J v.ii. ' r ...
and commencing at the time, set to
person's name, respectively, and to continue
during his natural life; to
o America in congress asscrnoica, inai..cw iirunswicK, tcren
seventv-livc dollars.
in
Francis Jacobs, at the rate of eight ol- l?e Secretary of War be, and he is hereby.
l,.-mrt..l rmmpnrinir nn tl.P r.f'v ! oircciea io pay. oiu oi any money in me
hundred ar.i
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
the several persons hereinafter named, the amount of pension to each one respectively set, commencing at the times severally named, and to continue each one during his natural life, to-wit: Manuel Cresy, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the first of
! January, eighteen hundred and thirty-one.
Joseph I rimoie, at tne rate oi cigiit uoi
of January, eighteen hundred and tfyjy-
two. Bazlee Porter, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-three. William Hunt, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the first day of January, eighthen hundred and thirty-two,
Alfred Baldwin, at the rate of eight riol-
i na rwrnn f r r m f T p 1 1 cp rT Trio tircT
tXl 3 WVI lliwiuii viiiiiiviiviu wii a j. - . . f r
day of January, eighteen hundred ar.d thir- c........c..,K y vuc ' ' January, cicrhteen hundred and thirtv-two.
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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That
the name of Hugh Lusk. be placed on the
Levi Brown, at the rate of eight dollars
and sixty-six cents per month, commencing
on the first cf January, eighteen hundred
invalid pension roll, at the rate of six dollars Rml th. ORe
per monui. 10 commence on uie ni uaj , parkc at t1iC ratc r,f c5 ,lt flol
Didi til, t ignite ii iiuiiviicu rtiiu i tv vii -1 jiii Approvkd. 30th June, 1834.
William Collins, at the rate of eight dol-
AN
Public
At I author
No. 71.
! lars per month, commencing January first.
j eighteen hundred and thirty
i
a bridsre across
ing all acts
thereto.
orizing the construction of lars Per month, commencing January first. 1 ,ar ' is the Potomac, and repeal- j eighteen hundred and thirty-three. j Arrnoirp, J already passed in relation Joseph Chamberlain, at the rate of seven-( i fppn itd'larc nf r mrtntti rnmmpnripi r.n tti . t
Also, to John Adams Smith, Nathaniel Nile?,and J. C. Pickett, acretarics of Legation, a compensation f r their scrvico as Charges d'AtFuirc?, at the rate of four thousand fire hundred dollars per annum, during the time that they were actually left in chargo of the affairs of the Legations to which they were attached, deducting therefrom the amount already paid to them as Secretaries of legation; tho aforesaid sums to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. To Jamos C. Pickett, Secrciarv cf Legation, left in charge of tho affairs cf tiic United States at Bogota on the termination of the mission cf Mr. Moore, or.o quarter salary for the expense of his return to the United State-, five hundred Jul-
iar.
one HO.
fnr Tr v v i
teen dollars per month, commencing cn the i . , e., 1 ,. " " ' ."""J . r,-e a,. rt t,.,, a .i A.N AC1 repealing certain acts of lh
Turritorv cf
Be it cnacu,l ly ,U Scna,c ai nuary. t,a hund j 'il " of Rqvcscntathcs of the United State, Fr'lnei )axiBgt b. t,,c nle of e-iS.hl Florid,. of Amcrica in Congress assembled, Ihatji.-. tY,rr,ti, rr nnr;,. firt i ;t .-nnrir.l ;, tl.n v. . .-.
Public No. 69.
AN ACT to provide for the payment of
claims, tor property lost, captured, or de
stroyed by the enemy, while in the milita
ry service of the United States, during the
late war with the Indians on the frontiers
of Illinois and Michigan Territory. r- L.. .f - r tt r I
ii enacicu oy ine oenaie anu tiousc oT
Refiresentatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, I hat any
officer, field or staff, volunteer, ranger, cav
alry or other persons, engaged in the service
of the United btatesin the late campaigns
against the Indians on the frontiers of llli
nois, and Michigan territory, who nave sus
tained damage without anv fault or negli-
the same is hereby. appropriatedtovards gence on their part, respectively, by the loss
the improvement of the navigation. cl the
oj America in congress asscmuica, inailar s ncr m0nth. commencing m the first
the act entitled "An act providing for the . dav cf januarv, eighteen hundred and thir purchase by the United States of the rights 1 tv of the Washington Bridge Company in the 'A,,rK0V1;p, June 30lh, 1S3I. District of Columbia and for the erection i of a public bridge on the site thereof.".1 fPrnLlc. No. 7G.1
Willi i i I j.i3i 1 1 v 1 1 v. it;u i ik v K in uti. jiii, . . , ...
... ' , .i .i- AL1 authorizing the Secretary of the ' . J . 1 -t;w. to
cignieen nuneireu anu imuy-iwo, anei uic , javy lo make e "imcnts for ,,' safetv er tax on the slaves or other property act entitled "An act in relation to the Poto- j AYe stem engine j of non-resident citizens than is imposed
mac onage, wir.cn passe i rue seconu uaj , , K.,. rr,.... Jnn thfi slavor r,thPr nron-rtv- t'rna;.l.,,
arch eighteen hundred and thirty- w.u.., ilu i . . . ....JV .. be and the same are hereby repealed. Rcprescnta'.itcscf the Lmtrd States j citizens of said Territory, bo, and us t so much of the former as authorized of America in Conrrcss Assembled. That i same are hereby, repealed, and declared
Be it enacted by the Senalr and House
of Represcntatires of the United States
! of America in Congress assembled, That jail such acts or parts of acts passed bv the legislative Council of the Territory of I Florida, as mav imnn-ie a hlf l or r.r rrr-
j j i- - V. .WMh.
ertax on the slaves or other
of March
three,
pyrPnt
the purchase of the ri&hts of the Washing- the Secretary of the navy be and he is here-: null and void.
ton Bridge Company. r by authorized and empowered to examine,1 tec. . And Ve it further enacted. Timt
Public No. 66.
! AN ACT making an appropriation for the
improvement ot the navigation of the
Hudson river, in the State ot jew ork.
V, it enacted bu the Senate and House o
Ref:rcsen'atives rf the United States
cf .Imerica i't Congress assembled, That the sutn ot seventy thousanel elollars be, and
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Company. i by authorized and empowered to examine,1 fcec. And be it further enacted, Timt And be it further cnaccof'That j and test the steam engine devised by Berja- j if any person shall attempt to enforce anv iry of the Treasury be, amPfie is I min Phillips, of Philadelphia, and to said Qf tne act3 cr part3 cf j.cts passt.j by ,
rcctmg st;
itv di
iint! se e i
Tor the garder.ct's salary, and fr laborers c;nple ed upon the grounds and walk ; at the PrcVulent's house, and fjr planting. ; two thousand eight huti-lred and fifty dol- ( lars. i Tor paring foot ways at the north front: rf the President's house, ar.d making a gr.el carriigc way, thirteen thousand seven bundled an 1 forty-four dollars. Tor planting trees and rep in ing the fence in Lafayette s uaic, north cf the President's ho'c. one thousand dollars.
I'or p-irchaing and planting trees
IV I t lf C i: IP till
tne piu.ic greu
and
Pennsv lvar.ia Avenue, and .ds. three thousand dollars.
For keeping i;i repair the public lire ea-
vinrs, two hundred t;.dar. I t r rebuilding the wall and constructing ac.ilveitanddrain .it the burying ground, tine thousand nine hundred and sixty-six d .ll.u s.
l'er the actual c-hcicnrv in the appropri
Hudson river, anel the removal of ohtriictior.s therein, according to the plan submit
ted to the House rf Representatives by the
Department rf War, under date of March thirtv. eighteen hundred and thirty -two;
which sum shall be paid cut of anv money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and shall be expended under the direction
of the President of the United States. ArrnovKD, June 3Cth, 1834. fPuBLtc. No. 67 1
X ('.T to authorize an extra session of
! thp T.rrUlative Council of the Territory
of Michigan.
V. it enacted by the Senate ana ttouse of
lr t:resen!atives of the United States
i
all- n made daring tb.c last year for the enlosarc r f the public ra-dt and the improvement ef the puhlicbuvyiug ground. :ne hundred and nincty-thrcc dollars and cightycents. Ff r complttii'g tlie water works at the Frtsident's hause. t'.i-- Lxccutive Buildings, the Cap'ttol, en- thuuand and fifty -two 11 rs. For ?TT!ple'.i"g tin: furniture of the Picsi Irv.t's ho'ise, iiK th usand dollars.
2C t
i!ip I .privative Council of the Territory of
Michigan be, and hereby is authorized to h; Id an extra session, to commence at such
time il aring the present year, as the Gov
ernor ot said 1 erntory may think proper
cf which time it shall be his duty to give
: the members rf said council elue notice
! Sfc, 2. And be it rurther enacted. That ! for the purpose cf defraying the incidental
j expenses, and for paying the members cfthe i I f tMsiitive Council for travel and for addi-
i tioiial time employed as aforesaid, the sum
i of three thousand dollars be, ana is Hereby
nriated.out of any money in tne irea
. nnnrnnriitPl!.
surv, not ouiti i3- "im" AprnovF.D, June 30ih, 1334.
apiro;
I . r ex:
xpenJiturcs be;-end the
Public No. 68 "J AN A CP authorizing the purchase of live oak frames for a frigate and sloop of war, and for other paval purposes.
of a horse, or necessary equipage in battle, or
bv the loss of a horse that was wounded in
battle, and afterwards died of said wound
while in the service, or who has sustained da
mage by the reason of the loss of anyJTbrse
which, in consequence of the United Starts failing to supply sufficient forage, while enVi
gcel in said service, tiieu, or was unavoidably abandoned and lost, or who has sustained da
mage by reason of the loss of any horse, because the rider was dismounted and separa
ted from his horse, and ordered to do milita
ry duty on foot at a station detached from his horse, or for the loss of necessary equip
age, in consequence of the loss of his horse
as atoresaid, shall be allowcel and paid the
value thereof: Provided, That if any payment shall have been made to any officer, soldier or other person as aforesaid, for the use and risk, or for forage after the death or abandonment of said horse, said amount
shall be deducted from the value thereof, unless said officer or soldier or other person shall have satisfied the paymaster at the time he made the payment, or shall hereafter shew by proof, that he was remounted, in which case the deduction shall only extend to the time such officer, soldier, or other person, served on foot. And provided also. That if any payment shall have been made, to anv officer or soldier on account
of clothing, such payment shall be deducted from the value of his horse and accou
trements. And provided Jurther, That no claim shall be allowed under the provisions of this section until the best evidence which the nature ot the case will admit of, shall be produced before the accounting officer ihewing the number cf hsrics lest, iumaa-
Skc.
., i- . r r- If l)Ki rn. lKi!-l r-.K nri tn air1..t .
lue ecreiary oi mc i reasury ue, aim tic is mm im"i Mu.uv.jnna, ;ui me acta or parts oi acts pa .. . . . . . DLtll- 1 .1. ..1 I 1 .1
hereoy auinonzea ana required, to contract j rniiups.anu uui i mcr jjcisuna c maj- ierri5iative Council of the Tcritorv of for the reconstruction on the site of the pre- j deem proper to make the experiment nf y bv dcmannw Jr .
Krinth .dnn r,f .hot nnllJ rnn. , .WrMir.nnrv nnwrr he vtf.l in the Sec- c';'nS an tax, imposition, or assessment
structed there by the Washington IJridge j retary of the Navy to examine and test C.omnsnv: nrovi'ded that the draw at the I such other improvements in the same line.
southern channel of the river be not ltf i as may hereafter be presented, and for that ; punished by fine not exceeding two hun-
than sixty-six feet, and at the northern purpose to employ such person or persons . Ured dollars, or by imprisonment not ex-
channel than thirty-live teet; that
or spaces not exceeding in all, one
Six nunurcu anu siAiy icct ui uic snuai ur any cxi)cnmciv uuuc n jiuiuu 2W. l jw i - : ft,-f
. m I ' W " authorized or prescribed thereby, such person shall, on conviciion thereof, Ikj
nortnerff j purpose to employ sucn person or persons . urea dollars, or by imprisonment not ea space! as he may deem proper; and that he report cecding six month, or cither or Loth of thousand to Congress as soon as may be, the result cf J 5aj(j pUniirr cna shoal or, any experiment made in pursuance of this 3 'And' he u furtJiCr
shoals, over which the present bridge pass- act.
es, may be filled up by a solid embankment; i Snc
in part, if convenient of earth obtained bv . for the purpose of carrying this act into ex
dredging the river channel; And provided, j ecution, the sum cf five thousand dollars, also. That the entire cost of the said em-! out of any money in the Treasury, not othbankment, and such reconstruction shall jerwise appropriated, be, and is hereby, apnot on the whole exceed one hundred and propriatcd, and placed at the disposal of thirty thousand dollars which sum is here- the Secretary of the Navy.
by appropriated thereto, out of any money ArrEOvcn, 30th June, 1S31.
in the 1 reasury not nitnerto appropnmea
3. And be it further enacted, That, lh.c. ,f Uoi n Territory
Sec. 3. And be it further cnacted, That
the claims of Orange IL Dibble for labor, materials, or any other expenses upon the said bridge be ascertained by the Secretary of the Treasury as nearly as the same can be done, and be laid before Congress at its next session for its examination. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to pay him in the mean time such som as
will reimburse to him the actual loss ini
rrd bv him. in making preparation for
PiLnic. No. 79.
; AX ACT in addition to tho "act more ef
fectually to provide for the punishmen of certain crimes sgainst the United States, and for other purpose,(t,, approved March third, eighteen hundred and twenty-five.
Be it enaetedby the Senate and House
I of Honda shall he authorized to elect
two additional members to the Legislative Council on the first Monday in September next, and it shall be lawful for the Lrgilative Council to designate Lv law the c-
! lection districts in such manner as to en
sure an equality of representation to each. Approved, 30th June, 1S31.
of Representatives of the United Slates o" tower of the Cathedral thrown
Amrrlm in Cnnnrr assembled. That ISinc tenths of the inhabitants h
The Boston Transcript says : We have before us a letter from Santa Martha, South America, dated June l.bth. One third cf
! the houses had been thrown down bv th?
late earthquake, and of the ret a halt were rendered uninhabitable. The church of San Domingo w as demolished, and th
down.
ad left the
construction oi inc iu uu..6r. iuiiucu.kiiv - - . , , . . . . the amount paid shall not exceed twenty whenever any criminal convicted of any city the desolation ef its appearan-. thousand dollars, and said payment to be ! offence acainst the United States, shall be ! was extreme. The shocks still continued
made out of any money in the Treasury not ' imnrisoned in pursuance of such corrvic- up to the 25th. There had been cvcc?y
otherwise appropriated. ion anj 0flne sentence thereupon, in the or eighty during a perietd of twenty t
Approved, own June. . prn:tentiarv of anv State or days.
Public No. 72. j Territory, such erminal shall in all reaAN ACT to authorize the sale ef lets ini peels, Le subject to the same discipline the town of St. Marks, in Florida. and treatment, as convicts sentenced by h.. f vM.. -i ir.. the Courts of the State or Territory, in
The New York Enquirer sars: uIt is supposed by many, that there is a negotiation pending between the U. S. ard Mex-
ico. fur the purchase ot Texas. loot.
nnmn rtr nenitentiarv i aitua-
of Kepretentaure. of the UnUei . State, c0atA ,hil( ,haU S. import fr-m .he M.xk.n RMie .1of Amcriea in Congee,, atiembted, Tba c.,,,5;veK. i iho control ef ready amount we !XX,nnO, atrl thci.
he b b"Sh"i ScSST ' cflic, binS ch.rS. of .he n, ' Pu o $-VK