The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-12-02


Sec. g. md be i. further enacted That il shall be
lawful for the President of the United States to ap
portion and distribute annually sum not exceeding
IL the whole twenty five thousand dollars among such
collectors for the execution Of the public service
IL shall appear to him ssary TO compensate IN
addition TO the other emolumens to which they are
entitled Preliaed, That such allowance or dis
trbution shall exceed two hundred and fifty dollars
TO any one collector, nor shall be made to any COL
lector whose gross cInouments other than tins al
lowance shall amount thousand dollars year;
and shall when added to the other gross eroumcnis
OF such collector, exceed one thousand dollars year.
Sec 9. .iid be further enGcted That there shaii
be allowed 10 eac collector tor measuring according
TO law, each still boiler employed for the purpose
OF dstilation, being andcr the capacity of one hun
dred gans sixty cents and tor each still or boiler
aforesaid of the capacity of one hundred gallons
or more, seventy live cents And the necessary ex-
pcnses of procuring books, stationary, printed forms,
certificates, and other documents necessary for the
collection of the internal revenues and direct tax,
snail and may be allowed to the collectors in the set
tltment of their accounts
Sec To- .3nd be az further e0acfed, That each col
lector shall be Authorized to appoint, by an nsru-
ment or instruments under his hand, many de-
p uiies within his collection district, to be by him
paid aud compensated for their services, as he may
deem proper, whose acts officially and legally per-
formed shall be as valid and available in every re-
spect as if performed by the collector himself.
Sec III. Ind be IL further enacted, That il shall be
tho duty of the collectors to keep accurate accounts
0f their official cmOlumentH. anu expenditures, aho
the same, after Being verified oath or affirmation,
20 transmit annually on the last Gay OF December, or
within forty days thereafter under penalty OF one
hundred dollars, TO the commissioners Of the revenue;
and abstracts Of the shall be annually laid be-
fore Congress by the Secretary OF the Treasury
Sec. IL. Ind be IL further enacted That it the APP
pointment Of the principal assessors authorized by
the act entitled 4" An act for the assessment and
collection Of direct and internal duties, or OF
any of them, shall not be made during the present
sfE he of
States shall oc, and he is hereby empowered to make
such appointment during the OF the Senate, by
granting com missions Which shall expire at the end
Of their next session.
dent of the United States shall be, and he is hereby
authorized to augment, in cases where he may hnd
Unnecessary the compensations fixed by the act atore-
said for the principal and assistant assessors, so,
however, that no principal assessor shall IN any
such cesc receive than three hundred dollars,
and no assistant assessor more than one hundred
and fifty dollars. Ii. CLAY,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives..
IT, GERRY,
Tice. .Prcsidem Of the United States, and
President Of the Senate.
August 2, 18i2.-.abprorcd, JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT
Giving further time for registering claims TO lands
in tue late district of hrkansaw, in the territory
OF Missouri and for other purposes.
I,N
sapes efMe United States Of .america, an Congress
assembled. That every person or persons claiming
lands in the late district of Arkansaw, in the terri
tory OF Missouri who actual settlers on the land
which they claim, and whose claims have not been
heretofore filed with the recorder of land titles tor
the territory Of Missouri shall be allowed until the
first day Of January next, to deliver notices in writ
ins and the written evidence of their claims to the
recorder Of land titles in the territory aforesaid and
the notices aud evidences so delivered within the
IN m ted by ct
same manncr and on payment OF the same fees, as
ii the same had been delivered before the first day
ot July, one thousand eight hundred and eight but
the right OF such persons as shall neglect so dong,
within the time limited by this act, shall, SO tar as
they are derived from or founded any act OF Con-
grcss. after be barred and become void. and
the evidences of their claims never after admitted as
evidence in any claim of the United States, against
any grant derived from the United States.
Sec. g. mi Be 10 further enacted, That the recor-
der OF land titles for the territory Of Missouri, shall
have the same powers and perform the same duties
in every respect in relation the claims that may be
flied according to the proceeding section, as the
board of commissioners for asccrtaining and adults
ting claims to lands in the district OF Louisiana
would have had or should have performed, il such
notice had been filed and such evidence deliver. l.
before the first day of July, thousand eight hum
dred ,nd eight, except that his decisions shall be
subject to the revision Of Congress
See. g. .3nd be I further enacted That il shall be
the duty OF the Said corder OF land titles, to make
10 the commisoner OF the general land office re-
port Of all claims fled with said recorder, with the
substance of the evidence in support thereof and
also his opinion, AMI such remarks respecting the
claims as he may think proper to make; which
port, together with list of the claims which in the
opinion OF the said recorder ought to be confirmed,
shall be laid by the commissioner OF the general land
Office before Congress for their determination.
Sec a. Ind BE- H ti,rther enacted, That the said re-
corder shall be allowed fifty cents for each claims on
which decision shall be made, whether such decis-
ion shall be in favor against the claims, which
allowance shall be in full for his services under
this act.
Sec. S. .ind Be- 10 further cpacsei That in every
case where notice of the claim shall have been filed
under former laws and in which testimony shall
have been produced, the claimants shall be allowed
until the first day OF July, one thousand eight hmm.