The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-07-08
'f8--Approved,
JAMES MONROE.


JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT directing the manner of appoint
10Y Iodian agents and conliDainglhe "act {
ior establishing trading housesswish the
Indian tribes"
BE IL enocfedby me Senate end House Of
Rchresenaipes ne Umfed s.afes Of ,.4a,e-
rrca, an cVngress assembled, Tha,, The super
intendah. Of mdias trade, inc agents sno as.
sistant agents OF Indian tsading houses, and
,hc several agents OF Indian aifairs, sba.! be
nominated by the p esident of The Cn,led
States, and appointed by sod wiki ihe acyiee
aad consenr OF the Senate.
Sec. 2. .fad be IL /ur,hsr sucrfed, That,
fgom anu after The igh,een,h h iosthh., no per-
son snail act in eitber of tbe chsrac,ers atofe-
SAID. who shall not have been thus first nom
mated aud appointed. And eve,y asen, as
Aforesaid, before he shall enter upon Tue du-
ties OF his office, shall give bond 10 the Unit
ed States, with two or more Sufficient Scout
Ties, ~ the penal sum ot ten ,housand dollsss,
conditioned iaibfoily TO pe,fprm all the du
,ies which are or may be enjpincd on ihon,,
as sgents as aforesaid.
Sec. 5 find be 10 further enacted, Thatthe
act, cn,itied " An ecttof estehishing ,rseling
houses with the Indian iribes," passed OH the
second day Of March, ono thousand eigh,
hundred and eleven, an,h which was continued
IN force Tor limited ume, by an act passed
third day OF Mach, one ihousan.. egbI hun
deed andtse vcnteen, snail be, aue be same is
hereby further Continued in force unui Ito
h'si day Il March, one thousand eight hon.
dred and OiDeiecn, and no luUgot.
Aprii l6, ,l8lS-Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
RESOLUTION diieclog the completion OF
The su vey Of the waters OF the Chesa-
pcake Bay, aod for Other purposes.
Resoived, by the SeRefc mad House Of Rch
rcsensafiues Of ne Uailed s.st,s 81 gne,zea
"a Congress assembled, Instihe Ptesiden, oi
the Gared Ssa,es be, and hr hereby Is, re-
ques,ed TO cause TO 10 be resumed aid cvn
msnced, p eparato,y 10 the esisbiisb n.Dt Of
wo naval arscnais and ihsi,,o The naval If,
ficers employed IN The service, officers oil the
cope oi engineers be joined, with inclrnc-
ions TO prepaee p!ane II the fol,jfcations
necessary to be erected for The deieoce a
sucn atsensls, with an estimate cf the ex.
pense u erecting tho same. 'And that the
President be uuher requested TO cause sucn
a survey OF The Chesapeake By to be made,
as may be requisite 10 ascertain what points
a,c necessary 10 be ied Tor lbe pro,ec,
,ion oi TIE Commerce oi sid Bay |; and re-
port OF the same, with a plan Ok the works
decessary 10 be, erected, WIN on estimate OF
thc expence of The same, 10 be made TO Con-
gress IN the Il 81 week OF their next session.
April 90, iSls--Approsed,
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT for transferring the claims in the
Office Of the Commissioners 10 tnc Third
Auditor OF the Treasury Department.
BIZ n enacted by ihe Senate and House of
ReisreSenfanves Of me United States IT line
rica, iD Congress assembled, That all claims
under the act, cntiilcd, " an act to authorize
me payment Of property lost, captured, OF.
destroyed, by the enemy. while in The militia
y service oi the United States, and for 9th.
er purposes, passed the ninth of April, one.
thousand eight huudred and six,een, and the
act IN amendment thereof PISSED the third of
March, one thousand eight hundred aud sey.
.sa'eeD, now remaining in the Office OF The
commissioner OF claims, and no, actct. on
hoaliy by said commissioners before the
ninth oil April, one thousand eigh, hundred
and eighteen, be, and he same are hereby
lransfsrred 10 the Office of he Third Audi
tor of the Treasury Department; and he
aid rhrd AudIIor, io all adJuJicsiions upon .
he claims aforesaid, shall be governed, ~ all
respects, by the same rules, regulations and
restrciIons as have heretofore been prcscrib-
cd tothe com missioner OF cIaims 1nder the
,b9ye recited ae,.
Sec. 2 ind be K further enacted, Tha,
&c Third Auditor aforesaid, for performing
she duties hereby required of h,m, shall be
sllowed and paid the sum Of FIVE hundred
dollars, ouf Of auy money in the treasury not
wise appropriated
April 90, lsIs-Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
IN ACT for the relief Of the widow and
children Of Jacob Gfaefr. dcceased.