The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-16


Tvs enty, aud TIM SIX sccfiops Ut uuapprop =
atad lands can'ra be fund TdpDitling 10
sneh spfi1s, agrefahiy = lie pis.izioa.a IF
sand act. TIE Deficiency shall be suppl
cd by the selection &c oflar seciioas
eqhsalent thereto, snt not fitfli.r dis.
ta1t Uaa 81 nilts Tier. faiu, If tnta,s.
pfopfialtj buds Of lie United Sister -
lliat slate, aud ~ nea,ly adjoining Is snfl
spl'ug IS may BE-, shaiI be subject Ia The
s'l,eliou of tins Leg ssl,inre Di the stale
ior illu usr ihs,,oi aud su,h seeiioos,
@h.u 81 selected aud loeal,d, are here.
BY granted according Ia IL. pro, isi,,,s
of sad atl aud authenticated copies II
the selections iea'Ie BY the Regisf.r AID
Recover, upder The prD,ision Of this act,
shalt be furnished The state, aud leinrns
Transmitted To ilie scef.laIy of lie TIta-
sufy, ut tue sci, cions nov made. aud oil
tloSe Ia be made, Immediately afer suel.
selections shull have been made, either by
the Register aud Receiver, ~ BY The Legis-
lalu,e of The STATE.
Approved Washington, March ., 1879.
900
AN ACT supplementary to " IN act relating
10 the ransom ol Amorican captiyes VI the
late war;
BE Il enacted By The Senate and House NJ
Representatives, u The tai,fd aofes Of Il
merico IN Congress assembled, That tbs
act, entitled" An net rrlaiing To the ran
SOM OF American raptsrs oi The hate war;
passed the FIRST day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, be So con
strued ~ 10 embrace within its provisions
all officers, soldiers, aud persons, attached
10, and followers Of, the army of the UDi-
ted States, who were captured and maids
prisoners by The enemy, and who werc
ransoried during the late war with Great
Britain and that the proper accounting
officer of the War Department be, aud he
Is hereby, authorized and required to adj
just aud settle the accounts Of any ptr-
son, his assigns or his legal representa-, g,
who may have purchased and ransomeh
from captivity any citizen, officer soldier,
or other person Aforesaid, upon equitable
priucipi"s; proaidrd, the evidence prodtl-
eed IN support OF sIoh accounts shall be the
best IN the power of the claimant, and suf
frien 10 satisfy the accounting ulcer, OF ]
the justice OF the claim Procided, dl,o,
That in no ease shall greater sum than
ont hundred aud City dollars be allowed
for tlp slisom Of my one person
See. J. Ind b. Il further eaoeted, That
II shall b. the duty OF such accounting Of
iicer and he Is hereby authorized and re-
CURED, 10 adjust aud seiile the accounts 0f
any person, hia assigns, or his legal repre-.
scnIalnos, Who shall have furnished pre- =
per and necessary articles of clothing g,
and Tor the use OF, any Dillen, officer, sol
der, or other person, purchased and ran
sonied from captivity during the late wnr'
with Great Britain aforesaid prouided,.
II shall be satisfactorily proved, oud msdm
10 appear, 90 sil1i, accounting officer, tina 4
the apparel aud clothing So furnished wefsa
necessary, ut the Time, TO the safety, sup
port, and comfort, Of The person rausom--
ed +; and that the articles charged werts
applied 10 the clothing OF such prisoners
aud 10 no other purpose whatever.
See. .. .1ad be II further enacted, That
all sums Of money ~ BIZ audited and allow
ed under this act, aud the ac, TO which this
Is an amendment, shall be paid out of any
money IN the Treasury, not otherw lse APP
propraied.
Approved Washington, Aturei 3, 1898.
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AN ACTto establish n National Atiuory On the
Western Waters.
Be II enacted by the Stngfe rrd Ueass Of
R,presenfnfqpw Of The United STATES Of n
merien IN CongJvss .4ssembied, That the
President of the United States he, and iic
Is hereby authorized to employ skilfui
engineer or officer OF the Ordinance be
partmeat, with such other person or
persons as he may judge proper, 10
examine the most suitable site for Ma
tIonsl Arnoiy on.iLe Western waters; and
ftat the said Engineer, and such other
person or persons be requested ~ report
the result OF their examinations TO Con-
gres5 at the commencement Of its next
scsson, particularly designating the sites
by them examined, with the comparative
advantages ofeach, aud An estimate show
ing the amount necessary fer purchasing
each, aud erecting all necessary buildings
thereon,
Sec. y. Ind be II further enacted, That
,he sum of Eve Thousand dollars be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated, TO effect
the object Of this act.
Approved Washington, March 3, 1893.
-.sehs-.
AN ACT respecting the punishment OF Piracy.
BE IL enacted BY The Senate and House If
Representatives. ofHe United States Of.
mtriea in Congress assembled, That, from
and after tire passage Vi this act, the Dis
trict Courts Of the United States, in dis
,ricts where no Circuit Courts are holden,
shall have eognizmce Of all cases arising
under an act Of Congress, approved May
fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred aud
twenty, entitled " An act to continue In
force an ACT to protect the commerce of
the United States, and punish thr crime of
piracy aud, also, to make further pro-
vision for Furnishing the crime of pira-
Fey" and shall have the same power and
Jurisdiction therein, MS the Circuit Courts
OF the United States, under the same act.
Approved Washington, Mnrrh 3, 1923