Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-05
From the National Intelligcncer.
ACTS
OF THE SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION

OF THE SIXTEENTH CONGRESS.
| FIRST SESSION.
A List of the Titles of all the Acts,
Resolutions and Treaties, approved and
lratifed at the first session Of the Six
teenth Congress, &c, Continued.
OFFICE, LIMITATION oF THE TERN OF
| I. An act to limit the term of Office
of certain officers therein named. and
for other purposes. [Senate. 18th May,
1890 18th May.
District attorneys, collectors of GUS
toms, naval uficrs, surveyor of Gus
toms, navy agents, receivers of public
moneys for lands, registers Of land of
fees, paymasters, apothecary and as
sistant apothe, aries general, and the
c,mmissary general Of purchases, are
to be appointed for four years, re,nosa-
Bile at pleasure. The commissions Of
officers now in service are to cease as
follows !; ii dated before SOth September
1914. at their dates ensuing s0th Sept.
1920: If after 50th Sept. 1914, and be.
fore lst Oct. 1916, at their dates ensu-
ing sOth Sept. 1891. All others, four
years from their dates. The President
is authorized to regulate and increase
the sums in bonds required from officer,
from time to time, and the commissions
oil officers employed in collecting reve-
nue., are to be made out and recorded
at the Treasury Department.
PENSIONERS.
/. An act in addition to an act, emit.
tied Gan act to provide for certain per-
sons engaged in the land and naval SER
vice of the United States in the revolu
tionary war;" passed the eighteenth
cay of March, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighteen. House. lst May,
1900 Sd May.
No person is to receive pension at.
ter payment of that due on 4th March,
1920, unless he exhibits a schedule Of
his whole estate and income, clothing
and bedding excepted, and takes an.
oath. 4 certified copy of the schedule
and oath, and opinion of the court,
must be delivered to the Secretary Of
War but in case of insanity or inca.
pacity; the schedule may be received
by the court without oath. The origi.
nal schedule must be filed in the office
of the clerk Of the court !; and persons
swearing falsely are to suffer as for
wilfui and corrupt perjury. The Sc
cretary Of War may strike from the
pension list TIE names Of persons who,
in his opinion, are not in INDECENT cir.
cumstances. &c. And persons who re.
linquishcd pc nsions to avail themselves
of the act of 18th March, 1918, and
stricken from the list in virtue of the
third section of this act, are restored to
pensions relinquishcd.
9. An act to revive and continue i'll
force an act, entitled can act to pro-
vide for persons who were disabled by
known wounds received in the Reyolu-
tionary war;" and for other purposes.
House. 18th May, 1901 18th Nay,
1890.
The act of the 10th April, 1906, re-
viyed and continued in force for one
year. Pensions to commence at the
time of completing the testimony of
claims to them. Agents for paying III
valid pensions, to give bonds, &c.
POST OFFICE.
I. An act in addition to an act, en-
titled can act regulating the Post Of
fee Establishment" [Senate. 18th
March, 1901 18th March.
The President OF the Senate pro tenn
pore, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, entitled to frank as
the Vice President Of the United
States.
POST ROADS.
I. An act to alter aud establish Ger.
tain post roads. House. 18th May,
1920. II May.
This is an act, such as is usually pass
ed every scion, discontiuing and esta-
blishing post roads.
PRIVATE ACTS.
/. An act for the relief of the Legal
representative of Phillip Barbour, de.
ceased. House. l4th January, 1920.
18th January.
/ Upon the legal representatives. filing
release, the commissioners Of the &c.
neral Land Office is to issue to him
certificate of the amount of tile yalue:of
I 500 acres of land. ,natented in l7To