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# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/21st Congress/1st Session/Chapter 78

Chap. LXXVIII.—An Act to authorize the commissioners of the sinking fund to redeem the public debt of the United States.
Secretary of Treasury authorized, under certain circumstances, to appropriate more than $10,000,000, annually, to the sinking fund.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, the state of the treasury will admit of the application of a greater sum than ten millions of dollars in any one year, to the payment of interest and charges, and to the reimbursement or purchase of the principal of the public debt, it shall be lawful for him, with the approbation of the President of the United States, to cause such surplus to be placed at the disposal of the commissioners of the sinking fund, and the same shall be applied by them to the reimbursement or purchase of the principal of the public debt, at such times as the state of the treasury will best admit.
Comm’rs sinking fund authorized to apply any surplus of that fund to the extinguishment of the public debt.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, whenever, in any year, there shall be a surplus in the sinking fund beyond the amount of interest and principal of the debt which may be actually due and payable by the United States in such year, in conformity with their engagements, it shall be lawful for the commissioners of the sinking fund to apply such surplus to the purchase of any portion of the public debt, at such rates as, in ​their opinion, may be advantageous to the United States; any thing in any act of Congress to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 4 & 5, of act of March 3, 1817, ch. 87, repealed.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the fourth and fifth sections of the act, entitled “An act to provide for the redemption of the public debt,” approved on the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, are hereby repealed.
$200,000 of sums appropriated for taking census, to be passed to surplus fund.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, being the balance of the sums heretofore appropriated for the expenses of taking the next census, and which will not be required for that purpose, be, and the same is hereby, directed to be passed to the surplus fund upon the last day of the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved, April 24, 1830.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/21st Congress/1st Session/Chapter 86

Chap. LXXXVI.—An Act to authorize the registers of the several land offices in Louisiana, to receive entries in certain cases, and to give to the purchasers thereof certificates for the same.
Certain purchasers of land in Louisiana authorized to enter them.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where persons have purchased lands of the United States within the state of Louisiana, and have paid in full therefor, and who have failed or omitted to enter the same, the register of the land office of the district in which the land was purchased shall, on presentation of the original receipt of the receiver of said district by the original purchaser or purchasers of the land, his, her, or their heirs, cause an entry thereof to be made, and give to him, her, or them a certificate for the same, specifying the time when the land was purchased, upon which a patent shall be issued as in other cases:Proviso: This privilege restricted to lands which have not been paid for and entered by any other persons, &c. Provided, however, That if, in the intermediate time between the purchase and presentation of the said receipt, any of the said lands shall have been paid for and entered by any other person or persons, ignorant of the former purchase, the said register shall not enter the same lands, but may permit the party to enter other lands in lieu thereof, of equal quantity, within the same district, which may be subject to entry, and shall give him, her, or them a certificate therefor, upon which a patent shall issue as in other cases.
Approved, May 5, 1830.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/21st Congress/1st Session/Chapter 87

Chap. LXXXVII.—An Act to authorize the appointment of a marshal for the northern district of the state of Alabama.
Marshal created for North Alabama.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a marshal shall be appointed for the northern district of the state of Alabama, whose duties shall be the same, in every respect, within said district, as those required by law to be performed by the present marshal.
Salary, fees.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That when a marshal shall be appointed for said northern district, he shall be entitled to a salary of two hundred dollars per annum, besides the fees of office fixed by law. And the salary of the present marshal be two hundred dollars per annum, instead of the sum heretofore allowed. The sum allowed, by law, to the marshal of Alabama, for taking the fifth census, shall be divided between the marshals of south and north Alabama, according to the number of souls enumerated in each district; and so soon as the marshal for the northern district shall be appointed under this act, the duties of the present marshal shall cease and determine in said district.
Approved, May 5, 1830.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/21st Congress/1st Session/Chapter 89

Chap. LXXXIX.—An Act to change the time of holding the court of the United States for the district of Mississippi, and the circuit court of the United States in the district of Ohio.
Sessions of district court to begin 4th Monday in Jan. and 4th Monday in June. Vol. iii. 611.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That instead of the times now prescribed by law for holding the court of the United States for the district of Mississippi, the said court shall commence its sessions on the fourth Monday in January, and the fourth Monday in June, in each and every year.
Process returnable, &c. Causes continued, &c.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all process which may have issued from said court, at the passage of this act, and which may issue previous to the fourth Monday of June next, shall, by virtue of this act, be returnable before the said court on that day; and all causes pending in the said court, and which may have been continued by order thereof, to the term heretofore directed to be held on the first Monday in October next, shall, by virtue of this act, stand continued to and be triable at the term hereby directed to be held on the fourth Monday in June next.
Circuit court in Ohio to be held 2d Monday in July and 3d Monday in Dec. District court to be held, &c. Vol. ii. 568. Process, &c.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the circuit court of the United States, within and for the district of Ohio, instead of the time now fixed by law, shall hereafter be held on the second Monday of July, and the third Monday of December, in each year; and the district court of the United States, in and for said district, shall hereafter be held on the Mondays next succeeding the times herein fixed for holding the circuit court. And the circuit court for the district of west Tennessee, shall hereafter be held on the first Monday in September in each year, instead of the time now fixed by law. And all suits and matters of every kind returnable to, or pending in, either of said courts, shall be held to be returnable, and continued, to the terms of said courts herein provided for.
Approved, May 5, 1830.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/21st Congress/1st Session/Chapter 91

Chap. XCI.—An Act supplementary to the act, entitled “An act to authorize the citizens of the territories of Arkansas and Florida to elect their officers, and for other purposes.”
Certain vacancies to be filled by governor till next general election. Act of Jan. 21, 1829, ch. 13. Others till meeting of legislature.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in case any vacancy has occurred, or shall occur in any office to which any person has been, or shall be elected by the citizens of Arkansas, under the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, either by a refusal to accept the same, or by death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor of the said territory is hereby authorized and required to supply such vacancy, until the next general election; and in case any vacancy shall occur, in the offices of justice of the peace, auditor, or treasurer for the said territory, either by a refusal to accept the same, or by death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor thereof is hereby authorized and required to supply such vacancy until the next meeting of the legislature.
Approved, May 8, 1830.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/21st Congress/1st Session/Chapter 79

Chap. LXXIX.—An Act to extend the time for commencing the improvement of the navigation of the Tennessee river.
Time for commencing, &c. extended to 1st Dec. 1830.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time for commencing the improvement of the navigation of the Tennessee river, under an act of Congress “to grant certain reliquished and unappropriated lands to the state of Alabama, for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Tennessee, Cahawba, and Black Warrior rivers,”Act of May 23, 1828, ch. 75. approved the twenty-third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, be, and the same is hereby, extended to the first day of December next.
Approved, April 24, 1830.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/21st Congress/1st Session/Chapter 92

Chap. XCII.—An Act to authorize the re-conveyance of a lot of land to the mayor and corporation of the city of New York.
Whereas the mayor and corporation of the city of New York, on the sixth May, one thousand eight hundred and eight, did convey to the United States, a lot of land at the foot of Hubert-street, in the city of New York, called the North Battery, “so long as the same should be used and applied to the defence and safety of the port of New York, and no longer:”
President of United States authorized to re-convey North Battery to the city of New York, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, whenever the President of the United States shall determine that the said lot is no longer useful for the same purposes aforesaid, he be, and he hereby is, authorized to cause the same to be re-conveyed to the mayor and corporation of New York, the works thereon to be dismantled, and the materials thereof to be disposed of, in such manner as, in his judgment, the public interest may require.
Approved, May 10, 1830.
# United States v. Halleck

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United States Supreme Court
68 U.S. 439
United States v. Halleck
Messrs. Justice CLIFFORD, MILLER, and SWAYNE, dissented in this case.

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# United States v. Hallock

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United States Supreme Court
154 U.S. 537
United States v. Hallock
Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

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# United States v. Halper/Concurrence Kennedy

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* Concurring Opinion Kennedy
Justice KENNEDY, concurring.
I join the opinion of the Court and write only to discuss the limits of today's holding. As the Court points out, our holding will not undermine the Government's efforts to enforce the laws effectively, since appropriate alternatives remain to ensure the Government's ability to make full use of the sanctions authorized by statute. Ante, at 450-451. Our rule permits the imposition in the ordinary case of at least a fixed penalty roughly proportionate to the damage caused or a reasonably liquidated amount, plus double damages. Ante, at 449.
Today's holding, I would stress, constitutes an objective rule that is grounded in the nature of the sanction and the facts of the particular case. It does not authorize courts to undertake a broad inquiry into the subjective purposes that may be thought to lie behind a given judicial proceeding. Cf. Hicks v. Feiock, 485 U.S. 624, 635, 108 S.Ct. 1423, 1431, 99 L.Ed.2d 721 (1988); Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez, 372 U.S. 144, 168-169, 83 S.Ct. 554, 567-568, 9 L.Ed.2d 644 (1963). Such an inquiry would be amorphous and speculative, and would mire the courts in the quagmire of differentiating among the multiple purposes that underlie every proceeding, whether it be civil or criminal in name. It also would breed confusion among legislators who seek to structure the mechanisms of proper law enforcement within constitutional commands. In approaching the sometimes difficult question whether an enactment constitutes what must be deemed a punishment, we have recognized that a number of objective factors bear on the in uiry. Ibid. In the case before us, I agree with the Court that the controlling circumstance is whether the civil penalty imposed in the second proceeding bears any rational relation to the damages suffered by the Government. Here it does not, so it must be considered punishment for purposes of the Double Jeopardy Clause.

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# United States v. Halseth

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United States Supreme Court
342 U.S. 277
United States v. Halseth
Argued: Nov. 28, 1951. --- Decided: Jan 7, 1952
Mr. John R. Benney, Washington, D.C., for the United States.
Mr. Horace J. Donnelly, Jr., Washington, D.C., for appellee.
Mr. Justice MINTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# United States v. Halsey Stuart & Company

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United States Supreme Court
296 U.S. 451
United States v. Halsey Stuart & Company
Argued: Dec. 11, 1935. --- Decided: Dec 23, 1935
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; Ferdinand A. Geiger, Judge.
Messrs. Homer S.C.ummings, Atty. Gen., and Walter Brower, of Washington, D.C., for the United States.
Mr. John W. Davis, of New York City, for appellees.
PER CURIAM.

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# United States v. Hallock/Opinion of the Court

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United States Supreme Court
154 U.S. 537
United States v. Hallock
The questions which affect the decision of this case have all been before this court in the 'Prize Cases,' decided at last term, and reported in 2 Black, 665.
On the 7th of July, 1861, the bark Pilgrim was attempting to enter the port of New Orleans, but ran aground in the night near Passe a l'Outre and was captured by the blockading vessels of the United States.
She had left Bordeaux, in France, about the 8th of May, after the news of the blockade of the southern ports had reached that place, and the American consul would give no more papers to vessels bound for southern ports. In passing the Bahamas she had full information of the blockade. The master persisted, however, to continue his voyage and attempt to enter the port of New Orleans, till arrested by the blockading ships.
The cargo was consigned to owners in New Orleans. Twothirds of the vessel belonged to citizens of New Orleans; the other third to the master and another, citizens of New York and Connecticut. The cargo and two-thirds of the vessel were liable to confiscation as 'enemy's property,' and the remainder for illicit trading with the enemy.
The decree of the court below is therefore reversed, and record remitted with directions to enter a decree in conformity to this opinion.
The Attorney General and Charles Eames, for appellant.

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# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/8th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 26

Chap. XXVI.—An Act granting further time for locating military land warrants, and for other purposes.
Former act revived and continued in force till the first April, one thousand eight hundred and five. Act of March 1800. Act of March 23, 1804, ch. 33. Limitation as to the location of warrants. 1802, ch. 30. June 1, 1796, ch. 46. Proviso. The Secretary of War to endorse the warrant or certificate that no warrant has been issued for the same in virtue of the act of March 3, 1803, ch. 33. Act of March 1, 1800.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act intituled “An act in addition to an act, intituled An act in addition to an act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services, and for the society of the United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the heathen,” approved the twenty-sixth day of April, eighteen hundred and two, be, and the same is hereby revived and continued in force, until the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and five: Provided, however, that the holders or proprietors of warrants or registered certificates, shall and may locate the same, only on any unlocated parts of the fifty quarter townships, and the fractional quarter townships, which had been reserved for original holders, by virtue of the fifth section of an act, intituled “An act in addition to an act, intituled An act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services, and for the society of the United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the heathen:” And provided also, that no holder or proprietor of warrants or registered certificates, shall be permitted to locate the same by virtue of this act, unless the Secretary of War shall have made an endorsement on such warrant or registered certificate, certifying that no ​warrant has been issued for the same claim to military bounty land, and by virtue of the second section of the act, intituled “An act to revive and continue in force an act in addition to an act intituled An act in addition to an act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services, and for the society of the United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the heathen, and for other purposes,” approved the third day of March, eighteen hundred and three.
Approved, March 19, 1804.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/8th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 23

Chap. XXIII.—An Act to revive and continue in force, an act intituled “An act for the relief of the refigees from the British Provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia.”
Act of April 7, 1798, ch. 26. Act of Feb. 18, 1801, ch. 5. Act of March 3, 1803, ch. 35. Act of Feb. 24, 1810, ch. 12. Act of April 23, 1812, ch. 63. Former act revived and continued in force.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act, intituled “An act for the relief of the refugees from the British provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia,” approved on the seventh of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, shall be, and the same is hereby revived and continued in force for the term of two years from the passage of this act, and no longer.
Approved, March 16, 1804.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/8th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 28

Chap. XXVIII.—An Act for the relief of the sufferers by fire, in the town of Norfolk.
Bonds given for duties, where the obligors have sustained losses by the fire, to be cancelled, and new ones with further indulgence to the debtors, to be taken by the collector.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all persons who, being indebted to the United States for duties on merchandise, have given bond therefor with one or more sureties, payable to the collector for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and who have suffered a loss of property by the late conflagration at the town of Norfolk, shall be, and they hereby are allowed to take up, or have cancelled, all bonds heretofore given for duties as aforesaid, upon giving to the collector new bonds, with one or more sureties to the satisfaction of the said collector, for the sums of their former bonds respectively, payable in twelve months from and after the day of payment specified in the bonds to be taken up or cancelled, as aforesaid; and the said collector is hereby authorized and directed to give up or cancel all such bonds, upon the receipt of others, as described in this act; which last-mentioned bonds shall be proceeded with in all respects, like other bonds which are taken by collectors for duties due to the United States: Provided, however, that nothing in this act contained shall extend to bonds which had fallen due before the nineteenth day of February last.
Approved, March 19, 1804.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/8th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 29

Chap. XXIX.—An Act making an appropriation for defraying the expenses inquiring into the official conduct of Samuel Chase, and Richard Peters, and in conducting impeachment against John Pickering.
Appropriations for carrying on the impeachments against Samuel Chase and John Pickering.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of two thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of such expenses as may have been or hereafter may be incurred in prosecuting the inquiry into the official conduct of Samuel Chase, and Richard Peters, and in conducting the impeachment against John Pickering.
Fees to the witnesses.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That to every witness summoned to attend the Senate in support of the said impeachment, there shall be allowed for every day’s attendance, the sum of three dollars, and at the rate of twelve and a half cents per mile, in coming from and returning to his place of abode, for travelling expenses.
Any other expense authorized by the chairman of the committee to be allowed and paid.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That any other expense certified by the chairman of any committee appointed to conduct the said inquiry or impeachment, to have been authorized by him, shall also be allowed and paid.
Approved, March 19, 1804.