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# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 123

Chap. CXXIII.—An Act confirming grants to lands in the Mississippi territory derived from the British government of West Florida, not subsequently re-granted by the government of Spain or of the United States.
Certain claims to land in Mississippi territory confirmed which have been derived from the British government.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the citizens of the United States, claiming lands in the Mississippi territory, by virtue of grants legally and fully executed, derived from the British government of West Florida, whose lands have not been subsequently regranted by the Spanish government or claimed in right of donation or pre-emption certificates granted by the boards of commissioners east and west of Pearl river, and whose claims have been regularly filed according to law, with the proper register of the land-office in the said territory, and are embraced in the report of the commissioners laid before Congress, according to law, be and they are hereby confirmed in their respective claims, according to the said grants:Proviso. Provided, that nothing in any law of the United States shall be construed to prevent a judicial decision of controversies under the respective claims aforesaid.
Approved, July 5, 1812.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 126

Chap. CXXVI.—An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend the payment of certain bills drawn by John Armstrong, late minister of the United States at the Court of France, upon the Treasury of the United States.
Secretary of the Treasury may suspend the payment of certain bills under Louisiana convention drawn by John Armstrong.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 and required to cause to be suspended the payment at the treasury of the United States, of certain bills drawn by John Armstrong, late minister of the United States at the court of France, in favour of the cashier of the French treasury, amounting to one hundred and fifteen thousand five hundred and thirty-four francs and forty-one hundredths of a franc, for certain claims arising under the Louisiana convention in favour of citizens of the United States, which the French government, by virtue of an agreement entered into with said minister, had assumed to pay, until satisfactory proof shall have been exhibited to the accounting officers of the treasury, that the said bills or a sum equal thereto, have been applied for the purpose of discharging the claims of citizens of the United States against the government of France, which have been liquidated and awarded to them under the provisions of the convention of the thirtieth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three, between the United States and the French republic.
Approved, July 6, 1812.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 118

Chap. CXVIII.—An Act giving validity to the sale of certain tracts of Public Lands sold in the western District of the territory of Orleans, now state of Louisiana.
Sales of lands in the month of January, 1812, made valid. Purchasers on complying with the terms of sale to have patents.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sale of the several tracts of public lands sold in the month of January, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, at the public sales held under the superintendence of the register of the land-office, and the principal deputy surveyor of the western district of the territory of Orleans (now state of Louisiana,) be, and the same is hereby made good and valid, to all intents and purposes, any law to the contrary notwithstanding: and the purchasers of the said tracts shall severally, on completing the payment of the purchase money, according to law, be entitled to receive a patent or patents for the lands so purchased and paid for, as in case of other lands sold by the United States; the first instalment of the purchase money shall be considered as due and payable at ten days after the receiver of public monies, for the district within which the lands lie, shall have entered on the discharge of the duties of his office.
Approved, July 1, 1812.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 119

Chap. CXIX.—An Act supplementary to “An Act authorizing the President of the United States to raise certain companies of Rangers for the protection of the frontier of the United States.”
Act of Jan. 2, 1812, ch. 11. President authorized to raise an additional company of rangers.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized to raise one additional company of rangers, when he may deem it necessary for the public service under the same provisions, conditions and restrictions of the act to which this is a supplement.
Appropriation.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That for defraying the expenses ​thereof, the sum of eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, July 1, 1812.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 12

Chap. XII.—An Act to authorize the laying out and opening a public road from the line established by the treaty of Greenville, to the North Bend in the state of Ohio.
Road to be opened.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized to cause to be opened, a road from the point where the United States’ road from Vincennes, to the former Indian boundary line, established by the treaty of Greenville, strikes the said line, to the North Bend in the state of Ohio.
​Appropriation.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of defraying the expenses of opening the said road, there is hereby appropriated a sum of money not exceeding eight hundred dollars, payable out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, January 8, 1812.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 124

Chap. CXXIV.—An Act to admit the entry of vessels of the United States on certain conditions.
Vessels from India in certain cases to be admitted to entry. Proviso.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be lawful to admit to entry any vessel or vessels of the United States which may have been laden in any of the ports of India, and whose master, supercargo or owner may have been compelled to give bond under penalty, that their respective cargoes shall be landed in some port of the United States: Provided, that the duties on such cargoes be secured or paid agreeably to law, and their cargoes be deposited in public stores under the care of the collector of the port where such vessel or vessels may arrive, there to remainSee act of April 14, 1814, ch. 56. at the risk and charge of the owner or owners thereof, subject to the future disposition of government in relation to the said vessels and cargoes.
Approved, July 5, 1812.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 120

Chap. CXX.—An Act authorizing the President of the United States to lease, for a term of years, any part of the reservations of public ground in the City of Washington.
President to take possession of the public grounds and lease the same.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized to take possession of the whole of the reservations of public grounds in the city of Washington, and lease them out for a term not exceeding ten years, on such terms and conditions as in his judgment may best effect the improvement of the said grounds, for public walks, botanic gardens, or other public purposes.
Approved, July 5, 1812.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 125

Chap. CXXV.—An Act making a further appropriation for the defence of the Maritime frontier and for the support of the Navy of the United States.
Specific appropriations. [Obsolete.]Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of five hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, in addition to the sums already appropriated, for the purposes of fortifying and defending the ports, harbors and maritime frontier of the United States.
Navy.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That for the support of the navy of the United States, that the following sums, in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for that object, be, and the same is hereby appropriated, that is to say:
Frigates.For the purpose of putting and keeping in service, when repaired, the frigates Constellation, Chesapeake and Adams, seventy-one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
Vessels damages in action.For the repairs of vessels which may be damaged in action with the enemy, or by the other operations of war, four hundred thousand dollars.
Purchasing and equipping vessels captured. Specific appropriations.For the purpose of purchasing, equipping and putting into service and keeping and employing therein, such vessels of war, as may be captured from the enemy by the vessels of war of the United States, as in the opinion of the President of the United States shall be calculated for the ​public service, four hundred and twenty-eight thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That no part of the several sums hereby appropriated shall be applied to any other purpose than those above specified, any thing contained in any act of Congress to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the several sums hereby appropriated shall be paid out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, July 5, 1812.
# United Nations Security Council Resolution 1799

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Adopted by the Security Council at its 5836th meeting, on 15 February 2008
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions 1771 (2007) and 1794 (2007), and the statements by its President concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Condemning the continuing illicit flow of weapons within and into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, declaring its determination to continue to monitor closely the implementation of the arms embargo and other measures set out by its resolutions,
Reiterating its serious concern regarding the presence of armed groups and militias in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly in the provinces of North and South Kivu and the Ituri district, which perpetuate a climate of insecurity in the whole region,
Recalling its intention to review the measures set forth in resolution 1771, with a view to adjusting them, as appropriate, in the light of consolidation of the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular progress in security sector reform including the integration of the armed forces and the reform of the national police, and in disarming, demobilizing, repatriating, resettling and reintegrating, as appropriate, Congolese and foreign armed groups,
Determining that the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security in the region,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Decides to extend until 31 March 2008 the measures on arms imposed by paragraph 20 of resolution 1493 (2003) as amended and expanded by paragraph 1 of resolution 1596 (2005);
2. Decides to extend, for the period specified in paragraph 1 above, the measures on transport imposed by paragraphs 6, 7 and 10 of resolution 1596;
3. Decides to extend, for the period specified in paragraph 1 above, the financial and travel measures imposed by paragraphs 13 and 15 of resolution 1596, paragraph 2 of resolution 1649 (2005), and paragraph 13 of resolution 1698 (2006);
4. Decides to extend, for the period specified in paragraph 1 above, the mandate of the Group of Experts referred to in paragraph 9 of resolution 1771;
5. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 26

Chap. XXVI.—An Act making appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for defraying the expenses of the navy for the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, the following sums including the sum of one million dollars already appropriated by the act, entitledAct of Jan. 11, 1814, ch. 2. “An act making certain partial appropriations for the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen,” be, and the same hereby are respectively appropriated, that is to say:
Specific appropriations.For pay and subsistence of the officers, and pay of the seamen, two million five hundred and seventy-nine thousand three hundred and forty-one dollars.
For provisions, one million four hundred and thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and two dollars and fifty-two cents.
For medicines, hospital stores, and all expenses on account of the sick, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
For repairs of vessels, one million five hundred thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses, including freight, transportation, and recruiting expenses, five hundred thousand dollars.
For ordnance, ammunition, and military stores, three hundred thousand dollars.
For navy yards, docks and wharves, one hundred thousand dollars.
For pay and subsistence of the marine corps, two hundred and eighteen thousand two hundred and seventy-nine dollars and fifty cents.
For clothing for the same, seventy-one thousand seven hundred eighty-eight dollars and ten cents.
For military stores for the same, twenty-seven thousand six hundred and eight dollars and seventy-five cents.
For contingent expenses for the same, forty-six thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations herein before made shall be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 19, 1814.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 31

Chap. XXXI.—An Act to alter the time for holding the District Courts of the United States for the Virginia district.
Act of March 23, 1804, ch. 31. Time of the sessions of the court altered in the Virginia district.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That instead of the time heretofore prescribed by law for the sessions of the District Court of the United States for the Virginia district, the said court shall hereafter commence its sessions on the following days in each year, that is to say; on the twelfth day of April, and on the fifteenth day of October, in the city of Richmond, and on the first day of May, and on the first day of November, in the borough of Norfolk.
This change not to affect the pleadings.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said court, at its sessions to be commenced by virtue of this act, on the twelfth day of April next, in the city of Richmond, and on the first day of May next, in Norfolk, shall have the same right, power, and jurisdiction over all actions, suits, process, notices, pleadings and recognisances, and of all other proceedings of what nature or kind soever, civil or criminal, as the said court might or could possess and lawfully exercise, if the sessions of the said court, instead of being commenced on the said twelfth day of April next, and the said first day of May next, should have been commenced on the days heretofore prescribed.
Process returnable according to the change.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing this act, all actions, suit, process, notices, pleadings and recognisances, and all other proceedings of what nature or kind soever, civil or ​criminal, returnable to or having day in the said court during the session thereof, shall be returnable to and have day in the sessions of the said court as prescribed by this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That if at any time the day prescribed by this act for commencing a session of the said court shall be a Sunday, the said court shall commence and hold its sessions on the following day.
Approved, March 24, 1814.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 27

Chap. XXVII.—An Act in addition to an act, entitled “An Act allowing a bounty to the owners, officers and crews of the private armed vessels of the United States.”
Aug. 2, 1813, ch. 55. The sum of 100 dollars to be paid out of the treasury to privateers-men for each prisoner taken by them.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in lieu of the bounty now allowed by law, the sum of one hundred dollars be paid to the owners, officers and crews of the private armed vessels of the United States, ​commissioned as letters of marque, for each and every prisoner by them captured and delivered to an agent authorized to receive him in any port of the United States, or of a power at war with Great Britain, or delivered at any station within the dominions of the king of Great Britain established for the exchange of prisoners of war, whereby such prisoner shall be actually placed and allowed by the government of the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the account of prisoners to the credit of the United States.Bounty to be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and required to pay, or cause to be paid, to such owners, officers and crews of private armed vessels commissioned as aforesaid, or their agents, the aforesaid sum for each prisoner captured and delivered as aforesaid.
Specific appropriation of $200,000.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, for the purposes aforesaid, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, be, and the same is hereby appropriated.
Approved, March 19, 1814.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 32

Chap. XXXII.—An Act to amend the act, entitled “An act laying duties on sales at auction of merchandise and of ships and vessels.”
Act of July 24, 1813, ch. 26. Condition of bonds given by auctioneers.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the condition of the bond required to be given by every auctioneer by the third section of the act, entitled “An act laying duties on sales at auction of merchandise and of ships and vessels,” passed the twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, shall be, that the said auctioneer shall render the quarterly account, in writing, required of him by the said act, within twenty days after the first day of April, July, October and January, in each year, and that in the said quarterly return shall be stated the aggregate amount of goods, wares, merchandise and effects, liable to duty, sold by him on each day during the quarter, with the date of each sale, any thing in the said act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved, March 24, 1814.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 36

Chap. XXXVI.—An Act concerning Shawneetown.
A town to be laid off. Act of April 30, 1810, ch. 35.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a tract of land not exceeding two sections, in the Illinois territory, adjoining Shawneetown, shall, under the directions of the Surveyor General, be laid off into town lots, streets, and avenues, and out-lots, in the same manner, under the same restrictions as are prescribed by the sixth section of the act, entitled “An act providing for the sale of certain lands in the Indiana territory, and for other purposes,” approved the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ten. And it shall be the duty of the Surveyor General, or the person by him authorized to carry this act into effect, to select the two sections so as to extend the said town to the high lands in the rear of the town as it is now laid out.
Lots to be offered for sale.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the lots in said town shall be offered for sale at the same time, and on the same terms and conditions as are approved by the sixth section of the before recited act.
Approved, March 28, 1814.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 38

Chap. XXXVIII.—An Act authorizing the President of the United States to exchange a certain parcel of land in the city of New York, for other lands in the same city or its vicinity.
Release of the title of the United States to a certain lot of ground in favour of the corporation of the city of New York authorized.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and hereby is authorized, in case the same can, in his opinion, be done without disadvantage to the United States, to grant and release to the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York, and their successors forever, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a certain lot or parcel of land lying in the said city of New York, and being that parcel of land first described in a deed bearing date the sixth day of may, one thousand eight hundred and eight, signed by Daniel D. Tompkins, John Broome, John Lansing, James Kent, and Dewitt Clinton, acting as commissioners under the authority of the state of New York, for the purpose of granting to the United States the use and jurisdiction of three several parcels of land therein described: Provided,Proviso. That there be conveyed in fee simple to the United States, in exchange for the same, other land necessary or proper to be occupied for the safety and defence of the city of New York, and which may be equally advantageous to the United States; and in case the lands to be conveyed in exchange to the United States shall be of less value than the land, with its improvements, hereby authorized to be conveyed to the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty, the difference in value may be paid to the United States in money; the respective valuation to be ascertained in such manner and form as the President of the United States may direct.
Approved, March 30, 1814.