Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-06-08

III the state OF Alabama.
Washington, April, % 1922.
Approved: JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT making appropriations for the Pub
lie buildings. -
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives ofthe United States
Of .fmerica in Congress assembled, That
tor continuing the work on the Centre
Building Of the Capitol, and other i'm
| provements on the Presidents House, the
following sums Of money be, and here
by are appropriated
For continuing the work on the Centre
| Building, the sum of one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars.
! For constructing culvert to the Pre-
sident's House, painting, and necessary
repairs OF the same, the sum OF three
| thousand three hundred dollars.
For improving the grounds around
the Capitol, twelve hundred and fifty
dollars.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
the said several sums Of money be paid
| out of any moneys in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated: Preuided ho7o-
ever, That no money appropriated by
this act shall be paid to any person for
his compensation or perquisltcs, who is
in arrears to the United States, until
such person shall have accounted for,
and paid into the Treasury, all sums for
which be may be liable.
Washington, May l, 1892.
Approved: JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to provide for paving to the state of
Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama, three per
cent. of the nett proceeds arising from the
sale of the Public Lands within the same.
BE il enacted by The Senate and House
Of Representatives ofthe United States
Of Imerica in Congress assembled. That
the Secretary of The Treasury shall, from
time to time, and whenever the quarter
~ accounts OF public moneys of the seve-
raj Land Offices in the said state of Mis-
souri, shall be settled, pay three per cent.
of the nett proceeds of The sales of the
lands of the United States, laying within
the state OF Missouri, which, since the
first day OF January, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-one, have been, or
hereafter may be, sold by the United
States, after deductng all expenses in
| Cldental to the same, to such person, or
persons, as may or shall be authoriz ed
by the Legislature of the said state Of
Missouri to receive the same; which
sum or sums, thus paid, shall be applied
to the making OF public roads and canals
within the said of Missouri, under the d.
rectiono OF the Legislature thereof, accord
iDs to the provisions on this subject con-
laned in the act of Congress of the sixth
OF March, one thousand eight hundred
and twenty, entitled An actto authorize
the people of the Missouri TERRITORY, to
form constitution and state govern
,nent. and for the admission of such state
into the Union on an equal footing with
the original states, and to prohibit slave
ry in certain territories" and to no other
purpose. And an annual account OF the
same shall be transmitted to the Secreta-
ry OF the Treasury, by such officer Or
person, OF the state, as the legislature
thereof shall direct, and of its application,
ii any be made; and, in default of such
return being made, the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby required to withhold
the payment of any sum or sums, that
may then be due, or which thereafter
may become due, until a return shall be
made, as herein required.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the Secretary of the Treasury shall,
from time to time, and whenever the
quarterly accounts of public moneys OF
the several land offices in the stale of
Mississippi, shall be settled, pay three
per cent. 9th nett proceeds ofthe sales
of the lands of the United States lying
within the state Of Mississippi, which,
since the first day OF December, one
thousand eight hundred and seventeen,
have been, or hereafter may be, sold by
the United States, after deducting all ex-
penses incident to the same, to such per-
son or persons as may or shall be au.
thorized by the legislature of the said
state of Mississippi, to receive the same; ;
which sum or sums thus paid, shall be
applied to making public roads and ca
nails within the said state, according to
the provisions on this subject contained
in the act, entitled 6 An act to enable
the people Of the western part of the
Mississippi Territory to form constitu-
lion and state government, and for the ad-
mission of such state into the Union on
an equal footing with the original states"
and to no other purpose; and an annual
account OF the same shall be transmitted
To The Secretarv of tho Treasurv hv Such