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# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/17th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 41

Chap. XLI.—An Act altering the time of holding the circuit court in the district of Maine and New Hampshire.
Days of holding the terms of the circuit court of Maine and New Hampshire changed.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the terms of the circuit court, which are now directed by law to be holden annually in the district of Maine, at Portland, on the eighth day of May; and at Wiscasset, on the eighth day of October: and in the district of New Hampshire, at ​mouth, on the first day of May; and at Exeter, on the first day of October, shall hereafter be holden at Portland, on the first day of May; at Wicasset, on the first day of October; at Portsmouth, on the eighth day of May; and at Exeter, on the eighth day of October, in said districts, in each year; and when either of said days shall be Sunday, the session of said court shall commence on the day next following: and all causes, suits, actions, process, pleadings, and proceedings, of every description, existing or depending in the circuit court, in the districts aforesaid, shall be returnable to, and proceeded with, in due form of law, at the times conformable to the alterations herein provided for.
Approved, March 3, 1823.
* ↑ Circuit courts in Maine: An act for altering the times and places of holding the circuit courts therein mentioned, and for other purposes, Act of March 3, 1801, ch. 32, sec. 1. An act to repeal certain acts respecting the organization of the courts of the United States, and for other purposes, March 8, 1802, ch. 8. An act establishing a circuit court within and for the district of Maine, March 30, 1820, ch. 25
* ↑ Circuit courts in New Hampshire: An act providing compensation for the officers of the judicial courts of the United States, and for jurors and witnesses, and for other purposes, March 3, 1791, ch. 22, sec. 2. An act altering the time of holding the circuit courts in certain districts of the United States, and for other purposes, April 3, 1792, ch. 21, sec. 2. An act to alter the times and places of holding the circuit courts in the eastern district and in North Carolina, and for other purposes, March 2, 1793, ch. 23. An act concerning the circuit courts of the United States, March 3, 1797, ch. 27. An act for altering the times and places of holding the circuit courts therein mentioned, and for other purposes, March 3, 1801, ch. 32, sec. 1. An act to repeal certain acts respecting the organization of the courts of the United States, and for other purposes, March 8, 1802, ch. 8. An act to alter the times of holding the circuit court in the first district, March 26, 1812, ch. 45.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/17th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 43

Chap. XLIII.—An Act further to prolong the continuance of the mint at Philadelphia.
Act of March 3, 1801, ch. 21, concerning the mint, revived for five years.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act, entitled “An act concerning the mint,” approved March the third, one thousand eight hundred and one, is hereby revived and continued in force and operation for the further term of five years, from the fourth day of March next.
Duty of commissioner of loans to be performed by the collector of Philadelphia.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, during the continuance of the mint at the city of Philadelphia, the duties which were enjoined on the commissioner of loans for the state of Pennsylvania, by the second section of the act, entitled “An act concerning the mint,” passed on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and one, shall be performed by the collector of the port of Philadelphia for the time being.
Expense of materials used in refining, and other deductions, to be made from the deposit, and accounted for to treasury of the United States.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That when any silver, brought to the mint for coinage, shall require refining, the expense of the materials used in the process shall be deducted from the amount of the deposit; and that, when silver so deposited, shall be of a quality superior to that of the legal standard of the silver coins of the United States, a deduction shall be made from the amount, equal to the expense of the copper necessary to reduce it to the said standard; and that all such deductions be regularly accounted for, by the treasurer of the mint, to the treasury of the United States.
Approved, March 3, 1823.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/17th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 39

Chap. XXXIX.—An Act extending the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the general land office.
Act of April 11, 1818, ch. 47. Two years allowed to officers and soldiers of the Virginia line for obtaining warrants.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line, on the continental establishment, their heirs or assigns, entitled to bounty lands within the country reserved by the state of Virginia, between the little Miami and Scioto rivers, shall be allowed a further time of two years, from the fourth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, to obtain warrants, and to complete their locations; and the further time of four years, from the fourth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, to return their surveys and warrants, or certified copies of warrants, to the general land office, to obtain patents.
Provisions of the act of March 3, 1807, ch. 31, revived.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the act, entitled “An act authorizing patents to issue for lands located and surveyed by virtue of certain Virginia resolution-warrants,” passed the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seven, shall be revived, and in force, with all its restrictions, except that the respective times allowed for making locations, and returning surveys thereon, shall be limited to the terms prescribed by the first section of this act, for the location and ​return of surveys on other warrants; and that the surveys shall be returned to the general land office: Provided,Proviso. That no locations, as aforesaid, in virtue of this or the preceding section of this act, shall be made on tracts of land for which patents had previously been issued, or which had been previously surveyed; and any patent, which may nevertheless be obtained for land located contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be considered null and void.
Holders of warrants not permitted to remove location.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That no holder of any warrant which has been, or may be, located, shall be permitted to withdraw or remove the same, and locate it on any other land, except in cases of eviction, in consequence of legal judgment first obtained, or unless it be found to interfere with a prior location and survey; nor shall any lands heretofore sold by the United States, within the boundaries of said reservation, be subject to location by the holder of any such unlocated warrant.
Approved, March 1, 1823.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/17th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 45

Chap. XLV.—An Act to alter the times of holding the district court of the United States for the district of Vermont.
Time of holding the district court of Vermont altered. Proviso.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 for the district of Vermont, shall be hereafter holden on the sixth day of October, and on the twenty-fourth day of May, in each year, instead of the tenth day of October, and the twenty-seventh day of May, as is now required by law: Provided, That if either of the days prescribed by this act for holding said court, shall be a Sunday, then the said court shall commence and be holden on the following day.
Causes to be proceeded in as if no alteration had been made.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all proceedings of a civil or criminal nature, now pending in, or returnable to, said court, shall be proceeded in by the said court, in the same manner as if no alteration of the time for holding said court had taken place.
Approved, March 3, 1823.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/17th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 46

Chap. XLVI.—An Act extending the time for issuing and locating military land warrants to officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army.
Time of issuing and locating military land warrants to revolutionary officers and soldiers extended. 1819, ch. 41.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time limited by the second section of the act, approved on the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, for issuing military land warrants to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army, shall be extended to the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five; and the time for locating the unlocated warrants shall be extended to the first day of October thereafter.
Approved, March 3, 1823.
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Chap. XXXVIII.—An Act for the punishment of frauds committed on the government of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, if any person or ​Persons guilty of certain frauds on the government of the United States to be considered guilty of felony.persons shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit; or cause or procure to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited; or willingly aid or assist in the false making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, any deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, or other writing, for the purpose of obtaining or receiving, or of enabling any other person or persons, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or receive, from the United States, or any of their officers of agents, any sum or sums of money; or shall utter, or publish as true, or cause to be uttered or published as true, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, or other writing, as aforesaid, with intent to defraud the United States, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeited; or shall transmit to, or present at, or cause or procure to be transmitted to, or presented at, any office or officer of the government of the United States, any deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, or other writing, in support of, or in relation to, any account or claim, with intent to defraud the United States, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeited, every such person shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony;To be punished by imprisonment. and being thereof duly convicted, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned, and kept at hard labour, for a period not less than one year, nor more than ten years; or shall be imprisoned, not exceeding five years, and fined not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Persons knowingly having fraudulent papers, &c. to be fined and imprisoned.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall knowingly have in his, her, or their, possession, any false, altered, forged, or counterfeited deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, or other writing, for the purpose of enabling any person or persons, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or receive from the United States, or any of its officers or agents, any sum or sums of money, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or counterfeited, as aforesaid, with intent to defraud the United States, every such person,The courts of the several states not to be deprived of jurisdiction over the offences punishable by this law. upon being thereof duly convicted, shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court, according to the nature and aggravation of the offence: Provided, nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive the courts of the several states of jurisdiction, under the laws thereof, over offences declared punishable by this law.
Approved, March 3, 1823.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/17th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 42

Chap. XLII.—An Act supplementary to “An act for the better organization of the courts of the United States within the state of New York.”
Act of April 3, 1818, ch. 32. An appeal to be from the northern district court of New York, to the circuit court in the southern district.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from final decrees or judgments, in the district court of the northern district of the state of New York, there shall be an appeal to the circuit court in the southern district of said state, in the same manner, and upon the same terms, as from other district courts to their respective circuit courts.
Approved, March 3, 1823.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/17th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 47

Chap. XLVII.—An Act to extend the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct tax in certain cases.
Time for redemption of lands sold for direct tax revived and extended for two years.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time allowed for the redemption of lands, which have been, or may be, sold for the non-payment of taxes, under the several acts, passed the second day of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, the ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and the fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, for laying and collecting a direct tax, within the United States, so far as the same have been purchased for, or on behalf of, the United States, be revived and extended for the further term of two years, from and after the expiration of the present session of Congress:Proviso. Provided, That on such redemption, interest shall be paid, at the rate of twenty per centum per annum on the taxes aforesaid, and on the additions of twenty per centum chargeable thereon; and the right of redemption shall enure, as well to the heirs and assignees of the lands so purchased on behalf of the United States as to the original owners thereof.
Approved, March 3, 1823.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 15

Chap. XV.—An Act to alter the time of holding the spring term of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the first day of March next,Term to be held on the 1st Monday of April. 1839, ch. 81. a term of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, shall commence and be held at the place fixed by law for holding said Court, on the first Monday of April in each and every year; and that, from and after said first day of March, the term of said Court, now required by law to be held on the last Monday in May in each year, shall be abolished.
Approved, February 10, 1832.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 150

Chap. CL.—An Act to increase the number of surgeons and assistant surgeons in the army of the United States.
Four surgeons and ten surgeon’s mates.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint four additional surgeons and ten additional surgeon’s mates, in the army of the United States.
Approved, June 28, 1832.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 151

Chap. CLI.—An Act further to extend the pension heretofore granted to the widows of persons killed or who died in the naval service.
Pensions heretofore granted to be continued to the widows of certain persons for an additional term of five years.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where provision has been made by law, for the five years’ half-pay to widows and children of officers, seamen, and marines, who were killed in battle, or who died in the naval service of the United States; and, also, in all cases where provision has been made for extending the term for five years, in addition to any term of five years, the said provision shall be, and is hereby, further extended for an additional term of five years, so far as respects widows only, to commence at the end of the current or last expired term of five years in each case, respectively;To commence, &c. which pension shall be paid out of the fund heretofore provided by law. And the pension herein continued shall cease for the causes mentioned in the laws granting the same, respectively.Shall cease for the causes, &c.
Provisions of this act to be extended to, &c.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall be extended to the widows of all those who may have died by reason of wounds received during the war.
Approved, June 28, 1832.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 155

Chap. CLV.—An Act to authorize the legislature of the state of Indiana to sell and convey certain lands granted to said state for the use of the people thereof.
Legislature authorized to sell and convey 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 Indiana be, and is hereby, authorized to sell and convey, in such manner, and on such conditions, as said legislature shall by law direct, the following described tracts of land heretofore granted and set apart for the use of said state, namely: sections numbered thirteen progressively to thirty-six, inclusive; section sixteen excepted, in township numbered two, north of range two, west; and sections numbered one to twelve progressively and inclusive, in township one, north of range two, west; and the north-east quarter of section numbered fourteen, in township seven, north of range two, west; and the north-west quarter of section numbered twenty-six, in township one, north of range five, west, in the Vincennes district; likewise, section fifteen, in township two, north; section twenty-eight, in township three, north of range four, east; and fractional section, numbered thirty-one, in township nine, north of range two, east, of the Jeffersonville district;Proceeds applied to education. and to apply the proceeds of said sale to the purposes of education: Provided, That the legislature shall not authorize a sale of the said land at a less price than that at which the public lands are sold at private entry.
Approved, July 3, 1832.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 161

Chap. CLXI.—An Act to provide for carrying into effect the treaty of limits between the United States of America and the United Mexican States.
Commissioner, surveyor, and clerk to be appointed.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner and surveyor to be appointed on the part of the United States, according to the third article of the treaty of limits between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, of January twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, and April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, be severally appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the consent of the Senate; together with a clerk to the said commissioner to be appointed in the same manner; and that for the purpose of carrying into effect the second and third articles of the treaty aforesaid, there be appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums:
Salaries.For the salary of the commissioner two thousand five hundred dollars. ​For the salary of the surveyor, two thousand dollars.
Proviso.For the salary of the clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars: Provided, That the salary of the said officers shall not commence until they shall be ordered into service.
Contingencies.For other expenses of the survey of boundary required by the said treaty, including the purchase of instruments, wages to persons employed, and other contingencies, ten thousand dollars.
Approved, July 3, 1832.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 154

Chap. CLIV.—An Act to authorize the President of the United States to direct transfers of appropriations in the naval service, under certain circumstances.
Transfers of appropriations in the naval service authorized.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon the application of the Secretary of the Navy, the President of the United States shall have authority, whenever in his opinion the unforeseen contingencies of the public service may require it, to direct that a part of the money appropriated for a particular branch of the naval service be applied to another branch of the said service;Special accounts of the moneys transferred, and of their application, to be laid before Congress. in which case, a special account of the moneys thus transferred, and of their application, shall be laid before Congress before its adjournment, if then in session, and during the first week of the next ensuing session, if such transfer be made in the recess of Congress.
This act shall continue in force until the close of the next session of Congress and no longer.
Approved, July 3, 1832.