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# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 57

Chap. LVII.—An Act explanatory of the act entitled “An act for the relief of officers and soldiers of the Virginia line and navy, and of the continental army, during the revolutionary war,” approved thirtieth of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
Act of May 30, ch. 1830, 215. The provisions of the act limited.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the act, entitled “An act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Virginia line and navy, and of the continental army, during the revolutionary war,” approved thirtieth of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, shall not be construed to extend to any land warrants heretofore issued, which have been located, surveyed, or patented on the lands reserved and set apart for the satisfaction of the military bounty lands due to the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line upon continental establishment, or for the satisfaction of the officers and soldiers of the continental army.
The act of May 20, 1826, ch. 138, continued in force to June 1, 1832.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the third section of the act, entitled “An act to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the land office,” approved twentieth May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, be, and the same is hereby, continued in force for seven years, from ​and after the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two; and the proprietors of any location, survey, or patent, contemplated by the aforesaid section, may avail themselves of the provisions of the said section, in the cases therein enumerated.
Approved, March 31, 1832.
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Chap. LVIII.—An Act to add a part of the southern to the northern district of Alabama.
The country in the limits of Alabama occupied by the Cherokees and Chicasaws, a part of the northern judicial district.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all that part of the country lying within the limits of Alabama, and now in the occupancy of the Cherokee and Chicasaw tribes of Indians, shall be added to, and constitute a part of, the northern judicial district of Alabama, instead of the southern district of said state as now arranged.
Approved, March 31, 1832.
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Chap. CCCI.—An Act supplemental to the act “granting certain relinquished and unappropriated lands to the state of Alabama, for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Tennessee, Coosa, Cahaba, and Black Warrior rivers,” approved the twenty-third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful ​Act of May 23, 1828, ch. 75. Plan for improvement of Tennessee river authorized to be altered. Proviso.for the state of Alabama to alter the plan for the improvement on the Tennessee river below Florence, by canalling instead of sluicing, so as to accomplish the object which Congress had in view in making the appropriation: Provided, That not more than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, including the sum already expended on that part of the river, shall be expended below the said town of Florence.
Approved, July 16, 1832.
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Chap. LI.—An Act for the adjustment and settlement of the claims of the state of South Carolina against the United States.
Claim for interest to be settled.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to liquidate and settle the claim of the state of South Carolina against the United States for interest upon money actually expended by her for military stores for the use and benefit of the United States, and on account of her militia, whilst in the service of the United States, during the late war with Great Britain; the money so expended having been drawn by the state from a fund upon which she was then receiving interest.
Upon what sums.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, in ascertaining the amount of interest to be paid, as aforesaid, to the state of South Carolina, interest shall be computed upon sums expended by the state for the use and benefit of the United States, as aforesaid, and which have been, or shall be, repaid to South Carolina by the United States.
Other claims to be allowed.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the following claims of the state of South Carolina against the United States, which have been heretofore disallowed, in consequence of their not coming within the regulations of the government, shall be adjusted and settled, that is to say:
Transportation.Second. The amount paid by the state of South Carolina for the transportation of military stores, and of her troops, in the service of the United States, as aforesaid; or recognised by them as having been called out for that purpose, over and above the number of wagons allowed to each regiment in the army of the United States.
Pay to certain staff officers.Third. The pay or compensation allowed by the said state to the paymaster and commissary general, and other staff officers, whilst they were, respectively, employed in making or superintending disbursements for the militia in the service of the United States as aforesaid.
Blankets.Fourth. The sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars, for blankets purchased by the state for the use of a portion of her militia whilst in the service of the United States.
Muskets.Fifth. The value of the present contract price of the muskets purchased, or procured, by the state of South Carolina, for her militia, during the late war, when in the service of the United States: Provided, That the said muskets shall become the property of the United States; And provided, also, That any part of the said amount may be received in arms at the present contract price.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the several items hereby allowed, and the amount of interest, as aforesaid, shall, when ascertained, be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 22, 1832.
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Chap. CCL.—An Act to release from duty iron prepared for, and actually laid on, railways or inclined planes.
Secretary of the Treasury to allow drawback on rail iron, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when it shall be satisfactorily proved to the Secretary of the Treasury, that any rail iron imported for the purpose of being applied in the construction of any railroad or inclined plane by any state or incorporated company has been actually and permanently laid on any such railroad or inclined plane, that then, and in that case, he may allow a drawback of the duty on such rail iron so laid, or if the duty shall have been actually paid, he may refund the same; any thing in any act to the contrary notwithstanding:Proviso. Provided, That no iron shall be considered as railroad iron but such as is prepared to be laid upon railroads, or inclined planes, without further manufacture.
Time for payments of bonds extended in certain cases.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever any railroad iron may have been, or shall hereafter be imported by any state or incorporated company for the purpose of being laid down on any railroad, and the bonds given for the duties on the same, shall become due before the said iron can be so laid down, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized to extend the time for the payment of so much of said bonds as shall be equal to the amount of the drawback to which said state or company may be entitled:Proviso. Provided, The time shall not be extended beyond three years from the date of the importation: and where any such state or company may have already paid the whole amount of any such bond, the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to cause the amount of the drawback on the same to be refunded, on taking bond with sufficient sureties that the same shall be repaid, should the iron for which said bond may be given, not be actually laid down within three years from the time of importation.
Approved, July 14, 1832.
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Chap. XXVI.—An Act making appropriations for the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be appropriated for the pensioners of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two:
Revolutionary pensioners.For the revolutionary pensioners, nine hundred and eighty-seven thousand, five hundred and four dollars.
Invalid pensioners.For the invalid pensioners, in addition to the sum of one hundred and forty thousand five hundred and thirty-two dollars in the treasury, one hundred and sixty-five thousand and thirty-nine dollars.
Widows and orphans.For pensions to widows and orphans, three thousand dollars.
Approved, February 24, 1832.
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Chap. LII.—An Act to amend the several acts establishing a territorial government in Florida.
Additional members of the legislative council. Act of March 30, 1822, ch. 13.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be elected one member of the legislative council in the territory of Florida, from the counties of Madison and Hamilton, and one from the county of Walton, in said territory.
Approved, March 22, 1832.
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Chap. XIV.—An Act making an appropriation for the purchase of books and furniture for the use of the library of Congress.
5000 dollars appropriated to purchase books for the library of Congress.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, for the purchase of books, under the direction of the joint library committee, for the use of the library of Congress.
339 dollars for furniture for the new library.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three hundred and thirty-nine dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, for the purchase of furniture for the new library.
Approved, February 25, 1825.
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Chap. XXV.—An Act respecting the adjournment of the circuit court for the District of Columbia.
Adjournment of the circuit court, for the District of Columbia, by one judge, valid.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all adjournments of the circuit court of the United States, for the District of Columbia, heretofore made, or which may hereafter be made, by any one judge of the said court, in court sitting, and in the absence of the other judges, shall be as valid as if made by all the judges of the said court.
Approved, March 3, 1825. ​
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Chap. III.—An Act to authorize the Legislature of the State of Ohio to sell and convey certain tracts of land granted to said State for the use of the people thereof.
Legislature of Ohio authorized to sell certain tracts of land.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Legislature of the State of Ohio shall be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to cause to be sold and conveyed in such manner, and on such terms and conditions, as said Legislature shall, by law, direct, the following tracts of land heretofore granted to said State, for the use of the people thereof, to wit:1802, ch. 40, §7. so much of the six mile reservation, including the salt springs, commonly called the Sciota Salt Springs, as remains unsold; the salt springs near the Muskingum River, and in the Military Tract, with the sections of land which include the same; the proceeds thereof to be applied to such literary purposes as said Legislature may hereafter direct; and to no other use, intent, or purpose, whatsoever.
Approved, December 28, 1824.
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Chap. XLV.—An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the completion of entries for the benefit of drawback after the period of twenty days.
Course to be pursued by the Secretary of the Treasury where the exporter or exporters entering any goods, &c. for the benefit of drawback, shall not have completed such entry within the period prescribed by law.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, whenever the exporter or exporters, entering any goods, wares, or merchandise, for the benefit of drawback, shall not have completed such entry, by taking the oath or giving the bond, required by the existing laws of the United States within the period prescribed by law, but shall offer to complete the said entry after the expiration of the said period, it shall and may be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury, upon application to him made, by the said exporter or exporters, setting forth the cause of his or their omission, under oath, and accompanied by a statement of the collector of all the circumstances attending the transaction within the knowledge of such collector, if he shall be satisfied that the failure to complete the said entry was accidental, or without any intention to evade the law or defraud the revenue, to direct the said entry to be completed, and the certificates or debentures, as the case may be, to issue, in the same manner, as if such entry had been completed, within the period prescribed by the existing laws of the United States.
Approved, March 3, 1825.
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Chap. XV.—An Act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.
Specific appropriations for certain fortifications.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to wit: For fortifications, to each specifically, as follows:
Brenton’s point.For Brenton’s Point, sixty thousand dollars.
Utrecht point.For New Utrecht Point, forty thousand dollars.
Fort Delaware.For fort Delaware, seventy-one thousand six hundred and seventy-nine dollars and fifty cents.
Fort Monroe.For fort Monroe, one hundred thousand dollars.
Fort Calhoun.For fort Calhoun, seventy thousand dollars.
Mobile Point.For the fort at Mobile Point, one hundred thousand dollars.
At Chef Menteur.For the fort at Chef Monteur, [Menteur] one hundred thousand dollars.
At Beaufort.For a fort at Beaufort, in North Carolina, thirty thousand dollars.
Cape Fear.For forts at Cape Fear, fifty thousand dollars.
Repairs and contingencies.For repairs and contingencies, eight thousand three hundred and twenty dollars and fifty cents.
For the preservation of the islands in Boston harbour.For the preservation of the islands in Boston harbour, necessary to the security of that place, fifty-two thousand nine hundred and seventy-two dollars and fifty-six cents, Provided, however, That the right of soil of said islands shall be first vested in the United States.
Armament of new fortifications.For the armament of new fortifications, one hundred thousand dollars.
Approved, March 2, 1825.
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Chap. XVIII.—An Act for arming the militia of the District of Columbia.
Act of April 23, 1808, ch. 55, making provision for arming the militia, extended to the District of Columbia.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act of the twenty-third of April, one thousand eight hundred and eight, entitled “An act making provision for arming and equipping the whole body of the militia of the United States,” be, and the same is hereby, declared to extend to the District of Columbia; and the President of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to issue arms and military equipments to the militia of said District, under such regulations for the return thereof as he may deem it proper to prescribe.
Approved, March 3, 1825.
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Chap. XX.—An Act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the general assembly of Virginia, therein mentioned.
Assent of Congress given to the act of Dec. 8, 1824. Navigation of the Appomatox.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the assent of Congress is hereby given and declared to an act of the general assembly of Virginia, entitled “An act incorporating a company for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Appomattox river, from the Pocahontas bridge to Broadway,” passed on the eighth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four.
Approved, March 3, 1825.
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Chap. XXXV.—An Act to provide an additional appropriation to complete the public road from Pensacola to St. Augustine, in the territory of Florida.
8000 dollars appropriated for the completion of the public road to be opened from Pensacola to St. Augustine.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the completion ​of the public road, directed to be opened from Pensacola to St. Augustine, in the territory of Florida, the sum of eight thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 3, 1825.
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Chap. IV.—An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to adopt a new hydrometer for ascertaining the proof of liquors.
The Secretary of the Treasury authorized to adopt an hydrometer for ascertaining the proof of liquors.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, under the direction of the ​President of the United States, to adopt and substitute such hydrometer as he may deem best calculated to promote the public interest, in lieu of that now prescribed by law, for the purpose of ascertaining the proof of liquors; and that, after such adoption and substitution, the duties imposed by law upon distilled spirits shall be levied, collected, and paid, according to the proof ascertained by any hydrometer so substituted and adopted.
Approved, January 12, 1824.
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Chap. CXI.—An Act in relation to the penitentiary for the District of Columbia.
Appropriations for penitentiary.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of completing the penitentiary and buildings connected with it, for the erection of railing on the exterior walls, and for the support of the convicts, and pay of the officers for the present year, to be expended under the superintendence and direction of the inspectors of the penitentiary.
Approved, May 31, 1832.
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Chap. CVI.—An Act for improving Pennsylvania Avenue, supplying the public buildings with water, and for paving the walk from the western gate to the Capitol with flagging.
Contract to be made.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner of the public buildings be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to contract, after giving due notice by public advertisement, for improving the avenue, in the city of Washington, leading from the Capitol to the executive offices, by paving the centre way thereof forty-five feet in width, with cobble or pebble stones, or with pounded stone upon the McAdam plan, or in any other permanent manner,President to determine mode of improvement. as the President of the United States may direct; and also, for the graduation, and covering with the best gravel to be obtained, the sideways of said avenue, and for proper gutters and drains to carry off the water, for which purpose, the sum of sixty-two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Appropriations.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, under the same direction as prescribed in the first section, the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respectively, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the following purposes, that is to say.
For supply of water.For conducting water in pipes from the fountain, on square number two hundred and forty-nine, to the President’s house and public offices, and the construction of reservoirs and hydrants, five thousand seven hundred dollars.
For bringing water in pipes to the Capitol, and the construction of reservoirs and hydrants, and the purchase of the rights of individuals to the water, forty thousand dollars.
Flagging.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the commissioner of the public buildings is hereby authorized and directed to contract for the purchase, delivery, and laying of Seneca flagging on the walk from the western gate to the Capitol; and for this purpose, the sum of seven thousand one hundred and two dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, May 25, 1832.