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# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 2

Chap. II.—An Act for the relief of Mrs. Harrison, widow of the late President of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Appropriation to Mrs. Harrison. That the Secretary of the Treasury pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Harrison, widow of William Henry Harrison, late President of the United States, or, in the event of her death before payment, then to the legal representatives of the said William Henry Harrison, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars:Proviso. Provided always, That any sum of money which shall have been paid to the personal representatives ​of the said William Henry Harrison since his death, on account of his salary as President of the United States, shall be deducted from the said sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
Approved, June 30, 1841.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 20

Chap. XX.—An Act to make appropriations for the Post Office Department.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Appropriation to pay debts, &c. That the sum of four hundred and ninety-seven thousand, six hundred and fifty-seven dollars, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Post Office Department to meet its engagements and pay its debts, and of which sum fifteen thousand dollars are hereby appropriated to enable the Auditor of said Department to purchase account-books for his office, and to bring up arrears of its business:Proviso. 1836, ch. 270. Provided, That in virtue hereon no clerk shall be employed for a longer period than one year; to be accounted for in the manner prescribed in the second section of the “Act to change the organization of the Post Office Department, and to provide more effectually for the settlement of the accounts thereof,” passed July second, eighteen hundred and thirty-six:Proviso. Provided, That the money hereby appropriated shall be accounted for by the Post Office Department hereafter, when the condition of its funds shall permit; to be refunded into the Treasury, or deducted from any sums which the Post Office Department may heretofore have paid into the Treasury.
Approved, September 9, 1841.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 23

Chap. XXIII.—An Act to provide for repairing the Potomac Bridge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Appropriation. That the sum of fifteen thousand eight hundred and six dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated and unexpended, for the repair of the Potomac bridge in the District of Columbia, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
How to be expended.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said sums shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in the following manner, to wit: He shall designate some competent officer of the Engineer corps to draw plans and make specifications of the work to be performed, and estimated of the cost or value thereof, which shall not exceed the sum of forty-five thousand eight hundred and six dollars; the officer thus selected, shall lay his plans, specifications, and estimates before the Secretary of War for his approval, and the said Secretary shall thereupon cause the work to be constructed upon the plan most approved by him, under the immediate superintendence of some competent officer of either Engineer corps, who shall make all necessary contracts for materials and labor, and cause the work to be constructed in the best and most substantial manner within the estimates and according to the plan approved by the Secretary of War, and under the orders and general direction of said Secretary, who will, from time to time, cause such advances of the amounts for this object appropriated as he may deem necessary and proper.
Mineralizing of the timbers authorized. Appropriation therefor.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the timbers, or such of them as the superintending engineer may think fit, shall be mineralized, and a sum not exceeding three and a half cents per cubic foot is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expense and cost thereof, the proper amount to be paid on the requisition of the Secretary of War, founded on the estimate of the superintendent.
Approved, September 11, 1841.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 10

Chap. X.—An Act further to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the General Land Office.
1848, ch. 93. 1st sec. act of 7th July 1838, ch. 166, revived and continued to 1st Jan. 1844.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of the act entitled “An act to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the General Land Office,” approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, as to all warrants issued prior to the tenth day of August, eighteen hundred and forty, and no others, be, and the same is hereby, revived, and to continue in force until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-four.
Approved, August 19, 1841.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 13

Chap. XIII.—An Act making an appropriation for the funeral expenses of William Henry Harrison, deceased, late President of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Accounts to be audited, &c. That the accounts presented by the Marshal of the District of Columbia for expenses incurred by the funeral of the President of the United States, be referred to the proper accounting officer of the Treasury, who is hereby directed ​to audit the same, and allow whatever shall be found justly due thereon.
Sum allowed to be paid.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to the said marshal, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, such sum as the said accounting officer shall allow.
Approved, September 1, 1841.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 1

Chapter I.—An Act making appropriations for the present session of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Appropriations. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, viz:
Senate―pay and mileage.For the pay and mileage of the members of the Senate for the present session, sixty-eight thousand five hundred and forty-one dollars and sixty cents;
Chaplain.For the pay of the Chaplain of the Senate, five hundred dollars;
Contingent expenses.For printing, stationery, and all other contingent expenses of the Senate for the present session, twenty thousand dollars;
House of Representatives―pay and mileage. Chaplain.For the pay and mileage of the members of the House of Representatives, including five hundred dollars to the Chaplain, for the present session of Congress, two hundred and fifty-six thousand six hundred dollars;
Contingent expenses.For the printing, stationery, and all other contingent expenses of the House of Representatives for the present session, thirty thousand eight hundred and thirty-six dollars.
Stationery for 2d session 27th Congress. Contingent expenses of Congress, how to be applied.For the supply of stationery for the House of Representatives for the second session of the twenty-seventh Congress, fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary: Provided, always, That no part of the sums appropriated for the contingent expenses of either House of Congress, shall be applied to any other than the ordinary expenditures for the Senate and House of Representatives, nor as extra allowance to any clerk, messenger, or other attendant of the said two Houses, or either of them.
Approved, June 25, 1841.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 11

Chap. XI.—An Act to authorize the recovery of fines and forfeitures incurred under the charter, laws, and ordinances of Georgetown, before justices of the peace.
1846, ch. 67. Corporation of Georgetown to recover fines, &c. how.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to remove all existing doubts as to the chartered powers of the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Common Council of Georgetown, the said Corporation of Georgetown shall be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to recover all fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred, or that may be incurred, under their charter, and the laws and ordinances passed in pursuance thereof, by warrant before any justice of the peace of the District of Columbia, and execution on his judgment, in like manner, and subject to a like appeal to the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, as in other cases of small debts.
Approved, August 19, 1841.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 14

Chap. XIV.—An Act in addition to an act entitled an act to carry into effect a Convention between the United States and the Mexican Republic.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Sec. Treasury to issue certificates. That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized upon the presentation of certified copies of such awards as have been or shall be made, in pursuance of the Convention with the Republic of Mexico, concluded at Washington, the eleventh of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, in favor of citizens of the United States, to issue certificates to the persons authorized to receive the sums so awarded their legal representatives and assigns in the manner directed by the seventh section of the act of Congress entitled1840, ch. 34. “An act to carry into effect a convention between the United States and the Republic of Mexico,” such certificates to be in such form and for such portions of the sums awarded as may be convenient for the claimants and to be subject to the deductions provided for by the tenth section of said act,Proviso. 1840, ch. 34. Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to give any rights to the claimants that are not conferred by said convention, and the act of June twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and forty; and that the substance of this proviso be inserted in the certificates that may be issued.
Approved, September 1, 1841.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 204

Chap. CCIV.—An Act to provide for publishing an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition, under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes, of the United States Navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Account to be published under the direction of the Joint Library committee. That there shall be published, under the supervision and direction of the Joint committee on the Library, “an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition, under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes of the United States Navy;” which account shall be prepared with illustrations and published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the Government of France.
Proposals to be advertised for.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That when such account shall have been written, and the illustrations for the same shall have been prepared, an advertisement shall be inserted in the papers publishing the laws of the United States, inviting proposals for printing one hundred copies of the same for the United States, to be delivered to the Librarian of Congress in a time, and at a price to be stipulated in such contract;Contract to be given to the lowest bidder, &c. and the contract shall be made with, and given to, the person offering and giving sufficient assurance to perform the work at the lowest price; and on such contract being made, the “account” shall be delivered to such contractor.
Objects of natural history to be deposited in the Patent Office, &c.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That until other provisions made by law for the safe-keeping and arrangement of such objects of natural history as may be in possession of the Government, the same shall be deposited and arranged in the upper room of the Patent Office, under the care of such person as may be appointed by the Joint Committee on the Library.
Approved, August 26, 1842.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 194

Chap. CXCIV.—An Act to authorize the selection of school lands in lieu of those granted to the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox Indians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,County commissioners of Lee county authorized to make the selection. That the county commissioners of the county of Lee, in the Territory of Iowa, be, and they are hereby, authorized to select, of any of the public lands of the United States subject to private entry within the Iowa Territory, one section for each entire township of land in the “half-breed tract,” in said county, and a proportional quantity for each fractional township in said tract, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury; which land when selected, shall be subject to the same rules and regulations, respecting school lands, as the sixteenth sections in all the townships of the public lands are subject.
Approved, August 23, 1842.
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Chap. CCV.—An Act to confirm the sale of public lands in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases when any entry has been made,Patents to be issued for tracts entered under the pre-emption laws, but withheld on account of the quantity exceeding that specified in the law, &c. under the pre-emption laws, of land which was public land, subject to sale at the date of such entry, and when patents for the same have not been issued from the General Land Office, because of the original tract claimed, or the float arising therefrom, exceeding the quantity specified in the law, or when the adjudication has been made by the receiver and the clerk of the register, acting in the stead of the register, or when the proof upon which the claim is founded is not in the form, nor full, as to all the facts required by law, but substantially so, such entries and sales are hereby confirmed, and patents shall be issued thereon, as in other cases:Proviso. Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall be satisfied that such entries have been in other respects fair and regular, and that the evidence sustains the claim; that they are not contested by other persons claiming the same, and that no fraud shall appear in them: And provided, also, That the act of ​Proviso: act 4th Sept. 1841, ch. 16, not to confer a right of pre-emption by reason of settlement on a tract heretofore sold.fourth September, eighteen hundred and forty-one, entitled “An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights,” shall be so construed as not to confer on any one a right of pre-emption by reason of a settlement made on a tract heretofore sold under a prior pre-emption law, or at private entry, when such prior pre-emption or entry has not been confirmed by the General Land Office, on account of any alleged defect therein, and when such tract has passed into the hands of an innocent and bona fide purchaser.
Approved, August 26, 1842.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 2

Chap. II.—An Act to authorize an issue of Treasury notes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,An emission of not exceeding $5,000,000 at any one time outstanding, authorized. To be issued under the provisions of the act of 12th October, 1837, ch. 2. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to cause Treasury notes to be issued for such sum or sums as the exigencies of the Government may require, and in place of such of the same as may be redeemed to cause others to be issued, but not exceeding the sum of five millions of dollars of this emission outstanding at any one time, and to be issued under the limitations and other provisions contained in the act entitled “An act to authorize the issuing of Treasury notes,” approved the twelfth of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, except that the authority hereby given to issue Treasury notes shall expire at the end of one year from the passage of this act.
Approved, January 31, 1842.
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Chap. CCIII.—An Act to establish a district court of the United States in the city of Wheeling, in the State of Virginia.
1843, ch. 3. An annual term to be holden on 25th Aug. Vol. 3, 479.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That one annual term of the district court of the United States for the western district of Virginia, be holden in the city of Wheeling, on the twenty-fifth day of August.
Approved, August 26, 1842.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 192

Chap. CXCII.—An Act for the payment of Florida militia called into service in the years eighteen hundred and thirty-nine and eighteen hundred and forty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Claims of Florida militia, in 1839 and 1840, to be adjusted. That the proper accounting officers of the War Department be, and they are hereby, directed to examine and adjust the claims for pay of Lieutenant Colonel Bailey and staff, Major Bailey and staff, the officers of the quartermaster’s department, and the companies of Captains Grigsby, Hagan, McIvers, Langford, Hall, Burney, and Bailey, all of the Florida militia, called into service in the years eighteen hundred and thirty-nine and eighteen hundred and forty, as if they had been regularly called out and mustered: Provided,Proviso, only such as have been called itno service by the War Dep’t. All other claims growing out of such service to be rejected. That none of the troops herein specified shall be paid but such as the Secretary of War may consider to have been called into service under authority from said Department; and that no payment shall be made to any of the officers but such as were in proper proportion to the number of men in service, according to the existing laws, and for none of the supplies beyond the proportion, or not of the description, authorized by existing laws and regulations; and that the said accounting officers be further directed to settle and adjust all claims growing out of said service in the quartermaster’s department, the subsistence department, for ordnance supplies, and supplies of the medical department and private physicians.
Sec. of War. to direct the payment, provided they do not exceed the sums named.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be authorized to direct the payment of the accounts so settled and adjusted by the said accounting officers, provided the whole amount of pay shall not exceed the sum of seventy thousand six hundred and eighteen dollars and six cents; for the quartermaster’s department, shall not exceed the sum of fifty-six thousand dollars; for subsistence shall not exceed thirty-two thousand nine hundred and twenty-two dollars and ninety-six cents; for ordnance supplies, shall not exceed one thousand seven hundred and one dollars and eighteen cents; and for private physicians and medicine, shall not exceed five thousand dollars;Appropriation. and that, for the payments aforesaid, a sum not exceeding one hundred and sixty-six thousand two hundred and forty-two dollars and twenty cents be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, August 23, 1842.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/27th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 20

Chap. XX.—An Act to amend the several acts establishing a district court of the United States at Jackson, in the District of West Tennessee.
Dist. Court at Jackson attached to the 8th judicial circuit. Its powers and jurisdiction. Associate justice of supreme court for said circuit, to hold fall term.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the district court of the United States at Jackson, in the District of West Tennessee, shall in future be attached to, and form a part of, the eighth judicial circuit of the United States, with all the powers and jurisdiction of the circuit court held at Nashville, in the middle district of Tennessee. And it shall be the duty of the associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States assigned to hold the court for the eighth ​circuit to attend the fall term of said court at Jackson, and hold the same; and when he does so, then he may dispense with his attendance at the fall term of the court at Knoxville, in the district of East Tennessee; or when said judge holds the term at Knoxville, then he may dispense with holding the corresponding fall term at Jackson. And said circuit judge may elect which court he will hold, at discretion, in the exercise of which he shall be governed by the nature and importance of the business:Proviso. Proviso. Provided, Said circuit judge may attend at Knoxville and Jackson at any of their fall terms; And provided also, That in the absence of said circuit judge at any term of either of said courts, the district judge shall hold the same, and may exercise all the powers and jurisdiction conferred on the circuit court when held by the circuit judge.
Appeals to lie from the district to the circuit court.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That appeals shall lie from the district court at Jackson, to the circuit court, in the same manner that they lie from the district court to the circuit court at Nashville.
Times of holding fall terms at Jackson and Knoxville. District and circuit courts of Kentucky. Vol. 3, 742.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the fall terms of the district and circuit courts at Jackson, shall in future be held on the second Monday of October in each year; that the fall terms of the district and circuit courts of Kentucky be in future held on the third Monday of November in each year; and that the fall terms of the circuit and district courts at Knoxville, be held on the first Monday of November, in each year.
Approved, April 14, 1842.
# Franklin Fire Insurance Company v. Vaughan

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92 U.S. 516
Franklin Fire Insurance Company v. Vaughan
ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Mr. U. M. Rose for the plaintiff in error.
Mr. Albert Pike, contra.
MR. JUSTICE HUNT delivered the opinion of the court.

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