# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/Lists and Tables/16th

Acts of the Sixteenth Congress of the United States.
STATUTE I.-1819, 1820.
| Public Documents. An act authorizing the transmission of certain documents free of postage. (Obsolete.)Dec. 14, 1819. | 539 |
| Partial Appropriations for the Military Service in 1820. An act making a partial appropriation for the military service of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty. (Obsolete.)Jan. 14, 1820. | 539 |
| Additional Appropriations for the Support of the Navy in 1819. An act in addition to the act "Act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. (Obsolete.)Jan. 14, 1820. | 540 |
| Compensation of Clerks. An act supplementary to the act entitled "An act to regulate and fix the compensation of the clerks in the different offices," passed the twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Jan. 14, 1820. | 540 |
| District Court of the western District of Virginia. An act to alter the terms of the court of the western district of Virginia. Feb. 10, 1820. | 540 |
| Appropriations for public Buildings. An act making appropriations to supply the deficiency in the appropriations heretofore made for the completion of the repairs of the north and south wings of the capitol, for finishing the President's house, and the erection of two new executive offices. (Obsolete.)Feb. 10, 1820. | 541 |
| Statements of the foreign Commerce of the United States. An act to provide for obtaining accurate statements of the foreign commerce of the United States. Feb. 10, 1820. | 541 |
| Duties in the Statue of Washington. An act to remit the duties on a statue of George Washington. Feb. 24, 1820. | 543 |
| Charter of the City of Washington. An act to further to extend the charter of the city of Washington. Feb. 28, 1820. | 543 |
| Maine admitted into the Union. An act for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union. March 3, 1820. | 544 |
| Trading Houses with the Indians. An act to continue in force, for a further time, the act entitled "An act for establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes." (Expired.)March 4, 1820. | 544 |
| District Court in Ohio. An act altering the place of holding the Circuit and District Court in the district of Ohio. March 4, 1820. | 544 |
| State of Missouri. An act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories. March 6, 1820. | 545 |
| Post-office. Franking Privilege. An act in addition to an act entitled "An act regulating the post-office establishment." March 13, 1820. | 548 |
| Fourth Census. An act to provide for taking the fourth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, and for other purposes. March 14, 1820. | 548 |
| Appropriations for the Navy for 1820. An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty. (Obsolete.)March 17, 1820. | 553 |
| Public Lands in the Arkansas Territory. An act to authorize the President of the United States to appoint a receiver of the public moneys, and register of the land-office for the district of Lawrence county, in the Arkansas territory. March 17, 1820. | 554 |
| Circuit Court in the District of Maine. An act establishing a Circuit Court within and for the district of Maine. March 30, 1820. | 554 |
| Public Lands. An act further to suspend, for a limited time, the sale of forfeiture of lands for failure in completing the payment thereof. (Expired.)March 30, 1820. | 555 |
| Representatives in Congress from Massachusetts and Maine. An act for appropriating the representatives in the seventeenth Congress, to be elected in the States of Massachusetts and Maine, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.)April 7, 1820. | 555 |
| Appropriations for the Support of Government for 1820. An act making appropriations for the support of government, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty. (Obsolete.)April 11, 1820. | 555 |
| Appropriations for the Capitol. An act making further appropriations for continuing the work upon the centre building of the capitol, and other public buildings. (Obsolete.)April 11, 1820. | 562 |
| Appropriations for the Military Service for 1820. An act making appropriations for the military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty. April 14, 1820. | 562 |
| Duties. An act to continue in force the act passed on the twentieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,' passed the second day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine," and for other purposes. April 18, 1820. | 563 |
| District Court in Alabama. An act to establish a District Court in the State of Alabama. April 21, 1820. | 564 |
| Laws in force in the Arkansas Territory. An act relative to the Arkansas territory. April 21, 1820. | 565 |
| The Laws of Michigan Territory to be printed and distributed. An act to authorize the Secretary of State to cause the laws of the Michigan territory to be printed and distributed, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.)April 24, 1820. | 565 |
| Public Lands. An act making further provision for the sale of the public lands. April 24, 1820. | 566 |
| Treasury, War, and Navy Departments. An act in addition to the several acts for the establishment and regulation of the Treasury, War, and Navy Departments. May 1, 1820. | 567 |
| Pensions. An act in addition to an act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. (Obsolete.)May 1, 1820. | 569 |
| Judges of the Orphans' Court of the District of Columbia. An act to increase the allowances of the judges of the Orphans' Court in the counties of Washington and Alexandria. May 1, 1820. | 570 |
| Banks in the District of Columbia. An act concerning the banks of the District of Columbia. (Obsolete.)May 4, 1820. | 570 |
| Medical Department of the Army. An act further to regulate the medical department of the army. May 8, 1820. | 570 |
| Public Lands. An act to establish additional land-offices in the States of Alabama and Illinois. May 11, 1820. | 571 |
| Public Lands in the Territory of Michigan. An act to revive the powers of the commissioners for ascertaining and deciding on claims to land in the district of Detroit, and for settling the claims to land at Green Bay and Prairie des Chiens, in the territory of Michigan. May 11, 1820. | 572 |
| Settlers on Lands in the District of Vincennes. An act for the relief of certain settlers in the State of Illiniois who reside within the Vincennes land district. (Obsolete.)May 11, 1820. | 573 |
| Land Claims in the State of Louisiana. An act supplementary to the several acts for the adjustment of land claims in the State of Louisiana. May 11, 1820. | 573 |
| Direct Taxes. An act extending the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes in certain cases. (Expired.)May 11, 1820. | 575 |
| Public Land in Ohio. An act authorizing the sale of thirteen sections of land lying within the land district of Canton, in the State of Ohio. | 575 |
| Laws of the United States. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to provide for the publication of the laws of the United States, and for other purposes." (Obsolete.)May 11, 1820. | 576 |
| Courts of the District of Columbia. An act to alter the times of session of the Circuit and District Courts in the District of Columbia. May 11, 1820. | 576 |
| Public Lands in the Territory of Michigan. An act to annex certain lands within the territory of Michigan to the district of Detroit. May 11, 1820. | 577 |
| Discipline of the Militia. An act to establish a uniform mode of discipline and field exercise for the militia of the United States. May 12, 1820. | 577 |
| Post-roads. An act to alter and establish certain post-roads. May 13, 1820. | 577 |
| Meeting of Congress. An act fixing the time for the next meeting of Congress. (Obsolete.)May 15, 1820. | 581 |
| Limitation of the Term of Office of certain Officers. An act to limit the term of office of certain officers therein named, and for other purposes. May 15, 1820. | 582 |
| Loan of Three Million Dollars. An act to authorize the President of the United States to borrow a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars. (Obsolete.)May 15, 1820. | 582 |
| Incorporation of the City of Washington. An act to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of Washington, and to repeal all acts heretofore passed for that purpose. May 15, 1820. | 583 |
| Better Organization of the Treasury Department. An act providing for the better organization of the Treasury Department. May 15, 1820. | 592 |
| Five Vessels of War to be built. An act authorizing the building of a certain number of small vessels of war. (Obsolete.)May 15, 1820. | 596 |
| Pensions. An act to revive and continue in force an act entitled "An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war," and for other purposes. (Expired.)May 15, 1820. | 596 |
| Ports within which foreign armed Vessels may enter. An act designating the ports within which, only, foreign armed vessels shall be permitted to enter. (Expired.)May 15, 1820. | 597 |
| District Court in the western District of Pennsylvania, &c.. An act for altering the times for holding the court of the United States for the western district of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. May 15, 1820. | 598 |
| Light-houses. An act to authorize the erection of a light-house on one of the Isles of Shoals, near Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, and for other purposes. May 15, 1820. | 598 |
| Piracy. An act to continue in force "An act to protect the commerce of the United States, and punish the crime of piracy," and also to make further provision for punishing the crime of piracy. May 15, 1820. | 600 |
| Public Lands. An act for the relief of persons holding confirmed unlocated claims for lands in the State of Illinois. May 15, 1820. | 601 |
| Appropriation for the Support of Government. An act in addition to the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty," and for other purposes. (Obsolete.)May 15, 1820. | 601 |
| Custom-house at New Orleans. An act to provide for building an addition to the custom-house now erecting in the city of New Orleans, for the use of the District Court of the United States for the State of Louisiana. May 15, 1820. | 602 |
| The Governor of Illinois to obtain Abstracts from the Land-office. An act to authorize the Governor of Illinois to obtain certain abstracts of lands from certain public offices. May 15, 1820. | 602 |
| British Vessels from the British Provinces and Islands prohibited Entry. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act concerning navigation." May 15, 1820. | 602 |
| Roads in Ohio and Indiana. An act to authorize the appointment of commissioners to lay out the road therein mentioned. May 15, 1820. | 604 |
| Relief in the Inhabitants of Peoria. An act for the relief of the inhabitants of the village of Peoria, in the State of Illinois. May 15, 1820. | 605 |
| A new Tonnage Duty on French Vessels. An act to impose new tonnage duty on French ships and vessels. (Repealed.)May 15, 1820. | 605 |
| Survey of the Coast of North Carolina. An act to provide for the expense of surveying certain parts of the coast of North Carolina, and for other purposes. May 15, 1820. | 606 |
| Reports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. An act to continue in force the act entitled "An act to provide for the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court," approved the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. May 15, 1820. | 606 |
| Additional Naval Force to be employed. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to amend the act authorizing the employment of an additional naval force." May 15, 1820. | 606 |
| Appropriation for Repeairs of the Post-office, &c.. An act to provide for repairing the roof of the general post-office, and to procure an engine for the protection of said building. May 15, 1820. | 606 |
| Clerks in the Department of War. An act to increase the number of clerks in the Department of War. May 15, 1820. | 607 |
| Pre-emption of certain Lands granted to the State of Ohio. An act granting to the State of Ohio the right of pre-emption to certain quarter sections of land. May 15, 1820. | 607 |
| Lands reserved for Naval Purposes. An act to amend "An act making reservation of certain public lands for naval purposes," passed first March, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. May 15, 1820. | 607 |
| Appropriation for carrying into Effect certain Indian Treaties. An act making appropriations for carrying into effect the treaties concluded with the Chippewa and Kickapoo nations of Indians. May 15, 1820. | 608 |
RESOLUTIONS.
| 1. Declaring the admission of the State of Alabama into the Union. Dec. 14, 1819. | 608 |
| 2. For the further distribution of the journal of the convention which formed the Constitution of the United States. Jan. 19, 1820. | 609 |
| 3. To authorize the publication of the secret journal of Congress under the articles of confederation. April 20, 1820. | 609 |
| 4. For the distribution of certain copies of the journal of the convention which formed the Constitution. May 5, 1820. | 609 |
| 5. Giving the consent of Congress to a compact concluded between the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for the settlement of their boundary line. May 12, 1820. | 609 |
STATUTE II.-1820, 1821.
| District Court of Alabama. An act to alter the terms of the District Court in Alabama. Nov. 27, 1820. | 610 |
| Three per cent. of the Proceeds of Public Lands in Illinois to be paid to the State. An act to provide for paying to the State of Illinois three per cent. of the net proceeds arising from the sale of the public lands within the same. Dec. 12, 1820. | 610 |
| Courts in the District of Columbia. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to alter the times of sessions of the Circuit and District Courts in the District of Columbia." Dec. 29, 1820. | 611 |
| District Court in the District of Mississippi. An act to alter the time of holding the District Court in the district of Mississippi. Jan. 11, 1821. | 611 |
| Partial Appropriations for the Military Service in 1821.. An act making a partial appropriation for the military service of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one. (Obsolete.)Jan. 17, 1821. | 612 |
| Virginia Military Land Warrants. An act to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the general land-office. Feb. 9, 1821. | 612 |
| Relief of Purchasers of Public Lands. An act for the relief of the purchasers of public lands prior to the first day of July, eighteen hundred and twenty. March 2, 1821. | 612 |
| Military Peace Establishment. An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the United States. March 2, 1821. | 615 |
| Regulation of the Entry of Merchandise from adjacent Territories. An act further to regulate the entry of merchandise imported into the United States from any adjacent territory. March 2, 1821. | 616 |
| Military Land Warrants. An act extending the time for issuing and locating military land warrants to officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army. (Expired.) | 617 |
| District of Pearl River. An act to establish the district of Pearl River. March 2, 1821. | 617 |
| Seat of the Government of Illinois. An act confirming the location of the seat of government of the State of Illinois. March 2, 1821. | 618 |
| Banks in the District of Columbia. An act to extend the charters of certain banks in the District of Columbia. (Obsolete.)March 2, 1821. | 618 |
| Removal of a Land-office in Arkansas. An act authorizing the President of the United States to remove the land-office in the district of Lawrence county, in the territory of Arkansas. March 2, 1821. | 622 |
| Relief of the Family of Oliver H. Perry. An act for relief of the family of the late Oliver Hazard Perry, Esquire. March 2, 1821. | 622 |
| District Court in the northern District of New York. An act to alter the time of holding the District Court in the northern District of New York. March 2, 1821. | 623 |
| Post-roads. An act to alter and establish certain post-roads. March 3, 1821. | 623 |
| Appropriations for the Support of Government in 2821. An act making appropriations for the military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one. (Obsolete.)March 3, 1821. | 628 |
| Appropriations for the Military Service in 1821. An act making appropriations for the military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one. (Obsolete.)March 3, 1821. | 633 |
| Appropriations for the Support of the Navy in 1821. An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one. (Obsolete.)March 3, 1821. | 634 |
| Appropriations for the public Buildings. An act making appropriations for the public buildings. March 3, 1821. | 635 |
| Loan to the United States. An act to authorize the President of the United States to borrow a sum not exceeding five millions of dollars. March 3, 1821. | 635 |
| Establishment of a Government in Florida. An act for carrying into execution the treaty between the United States and Spain, concluded at Washington, on the twenty-second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. March 3, 1821. | 637 |
| Salaries of the Commissioners and Agents under the Treaty of Ghent. An act establishing the salaries of the commissioners and agents appointed under the treaty of Ghent. (Obsolete.)March 3, 1821. | 640 |
| Debentures on the Exportation of Loaf Sugar and distilled Spirits. An act to authorize the collectors of customs to pay debentures issued on the exportation of loaf sugar and spirits distilled from molasses. (Obsolete.)March 3, 1821. | 640 |
| Time for unlading Vessels of 600 Tons and upwards extended. An act to extend the time for unlading vessels arriving from foreign ports, in certain cases. March 3, 1821. | 640 |
| Sale of Land in Northumberland County, Virginia. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to sell and convey a certain tract of land in Northumberland county, in the State of Virginia. (Obsolete.)March 3, 1821. | 641 |
| Land Warrants to the Canadian Volunteers. An act to regulate the location of land warrants, and the issuing of patents, in certain cases. (Repealed.)March 3, 1821. | 641 |
| Trading Houses with the Indians. An act to continue in force, for a further time, the act entitled "An act for establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes." (Repealed.)March 3, 1821. | 641 |
| French Ships. An act to release French ships and vessels entering the ports of the United States prior to the thirtieth of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, from the operation of the act entitled "An act to impose a new tonnage duty on French ships and vessels," and for other purposes. (Obsolete.)March 3, 1821. | 641 |
| Navy of the United States. An act to amend the act entitled "An act for the gradual increase of the navy of the United States." March 3, 1821. | 642 |
| Port of Entry at the Town of Portland, Ohio. An act to establish a port of entry in the district of Sandusky, in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes. March 3, 1821. | 642 |
| Census of the Inhabitants of the United States. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to provide for taking the fourth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," and for other purposes. March 3, 1821. | 643 |
| District Court of Louisiana. An act to authorize the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the district of Louisiana, to appoint a deputy to aid him in the discharge of the duties of his office. March 3, 1821. | 643 |
| Proceedings in Cases in which the District Judge is interested in a Cause depending in the Court in which he is a Judge. An act to amend an act entitled "An act for regulating process in the courts of the United States." March 3, 1821. | 643 |
| Light-houses. An act to authorize the building of light-houses therein mentioned, and for other purposes. March 3, 1821. | 643 |
| Foreign Coins and Currency of the United States. An act to continue in force an act entitled "An act regulating the currency within the United States, of the gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain," passed on the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, so far as the same relates to the crowns and five franc pieces of France. March 3, 1821. | 645 |
| Compensation of Officers of Congress. An act to revive and continue in force "An act fixing the compensation fo the secretary of the Senate, and the clerk of the House of Representatives, of the clerks employed in their offices, and of the librarian," approved the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. (Obsolete.)March 3, 1821. | 645 |
RESOLUTIONS.
| 1. Providing for the admission of Missouri into the Union, on certain conditions. March 2, 1821. | 645 |
| 2. Providing for jails in certain cases, for the safe custody of persons committed under the authority of the United States. March 3, 1821. | 646 |
| 3. Authorizing the President of the United States to cause astronomical observations to be made to ascertain the longitude of the capitol in the city of Washington, from the known meridian in Europe. March 3, 1821. | 646 |