The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-07-29
! l6, l8l8--Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT for the relief of Major Isoriag Aus.
tin and George Il. Wells. 49,

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AN ACT for the relief of Msior I.oriag Aus.
! I'm and George r. Wells.
| BE E eaacsed, by me Sencfe ond House Of
| hfhresenfasves Of me Uaned States ef .anse-
rea, az Congress assembled, 1Thxi. The Secrc-
| satyof War be, and he j. hsteby, aa,ho ,ised
| and empowered to conpronise anc settle,
| upon such terms as Is n his discretion shall
| appear Just and reasonable, the claim against
Lorins Aostio, major by brcvet, in the army
q the United States, for SIX thousund six
hundred'nnd seseo,y.ibrec. doliars and nioe,y
cents, on account of nine Judgements ob,sioed
against the sald major Austin ~ the Suprc me
Court of the state Of New-Yo for The sr
| resi- detesitjon, and con6ncsrcnt, of nine per.
sons, 20 wit /: Elisha DenDison, Asa Day,
George q. Conaot, Tbomas S,edman, David
Co!fcea, John Philips, Willard Sea,on, James
Goddard, and Ufish III Oryis, in obcdiencc
toan order Of The ,weny,6hh of May, one
Thousand eight hundred and thir,cen, issued
to,she said Loysog Auslin, by the lslc bfiga-
dier general Zrbnton Pike, commanding at
thai time the lorcrs Of tho Uniled States in
andiasound Sackcu's Hasbor.
Sec,2 .4aa be if further ENACTED. That
The Secretary Of WA be also authosized and
empowered, 10 compromise snd ssitge, 6pon
such terms as in his discretion shaIi appear
Just and reasonable, the claim OF the Said M
Tor Aussin tor SIX hundred and seveu dctlsrs
apdtysnty esnss; tho 50 s,,ss Is
ssisssis ps''iaS, psaRs ,siorsssid
Sec. 8. .dsd 6s IN JaSsher enacted, That
the Sccreiasy OF War be also au,h"jzed and
cp powered 10 se,ue, upon the terms afose-
| said, the claim or George X Wells, Of New
! York. for five thcusand seven bundled and
sixteen dollars and eigh,y.h,ec cents. tbe
amount>of damages obtained against him by
the nine persons sfos csnid I: And also, tIe
claim of six hundtcd and eighty seven dol
lars and -four cents, the nee cssa costs incur
red 10 defending The nine sNits aforsssid..
Sec. q. md be il /urther enacted, That
the amount of2thc claims aforesaid, when so
ssccrta,Dcsi, as aforesaid, shall be paid out of
any money in the Treasury not oiheswiss ap-
| propria,ed.
April 20. isis-Approyed,
y ~ JAMES MONROE.
1 AN ACT for the relief Of Samuel i. Hooker,
BE IL Enacted BY The Seuafe and House Of
Rehresemanpcs Of she United States Of .fne-
RIGA, a Congress assembled, That the proper
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nent be, and they are hereby, authorised and
direc,edto se,iio the claim sf samuel r.
Hooker, Of Sackc,,'s H.-tor, in the state oi
New-York, for properly taken and oecepicd
Tor public use, at Sscksu's Harbor afocessid,
and tor house and barn des,foyed by the
enemy, during the late war, a. Cape 81. VIM
cent, or u aveIly Pcio,, vi hich had been rcni-
cd by authority Of ibe Uojred States fog BAR
racks end the SUN which shall be found due,
shall be paid 20 the said Samuel f. Hooker,
out Of any moneys in the Tsessu'y moi other
wise appropriated: Provi6 That the sugu
so to be allowed and paid, sba.l not exceed
in the whole, three thousand eight bundled
sra sixty seven dollars aod six'y six cents.
! Aprn 20, lsH-Acpro,ed,
4 JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to repesl part Of the ect, cpiitled
| "An act to p provide for surveying the coast.
Of the United States" n ls..,
| BEn enacted BY fhe Senate and House o
Rehreserfssives Of fhe United Sfntes Of .doae
rica, ~ Cosgress assembled, Thai 90 mach o
the third section Of the act passed the teatf
day Of February, one ihousand eight bupdfet
and seven, entitled /" An act to provide to
Y Surveying the coasts Of the Uni,ed Siaics,
as su,horises the employment OF other per
sons in the cxecutiop Of said sct, than th'
persons belonging TO the army I'D navy, be
and the same is hereby repealed.
i Ssc 2 .1nd be h JsrfLer enacted, Tha
an Ifinsrumeu,s sna properly Of the Uniss
States, end sit surveys drsfls, notes, charts
maps snd documents, IN sny wise bcIcngin.
TO the survey Of sbe coasts, be Deposited II
such place IS the Prssidess Of the. Uoir'
Ststcs shall direct.
April -, Isle-Appfeved.
}, JAMES MONROE.