The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27

which now are ii, or hcreaftcr, during the
 continuance of this commission, may como
 into tho possession of the Department o1
 State, Tn relation To sncl. claims, shall be
 delivered to the commission aforesaid.
 Sec. ,. .and Dc Il further eaaeied, That
 the said commissioners, a majority Of them, witl, their secretary, wiose appoint.
 incnt is hereinafter provided for. shall con venc in this city on the first Monday of
 April next, and shall proceed to execute the duties of their commission; and the | Secretary of State shall be. and he is here l by, authorized and required, forthwitla af-
 ter the passing of this act, to give notice < Of tie said intended meeting to De pub
 lishedsi in pne inore public gazettes III the 1 city of N ashington, and in such other pub- ! lie papers, published elsewhere in the Uni 1 ted States, as he may designate.
 ,! Sec. 4. find De iffurthcr enacted, That the said commissioners shall proceed imne- diately after their meeting in the city oi
 V ashington, with all convenient despatch, ! to arrange and docket the several claims, and to consider the evidence which shall have been. or which may be offered by the
 respective claimants, allowing such further
 time for the production of such further ev- idence as may be required, and as they shall think reasonable and just; and they shall
 tiiereupon proceed 10 determine the said claims, and to award distribution of the sums to be received hy the United States l from the King of Denmark nnd CT the stip- tiations ofthe aforesaid, among the several claimants, according to their respective rights.
 l Sec. :. lind De t .fuagher enacted, That
 the said commissioners shall be. aud they arc hereby, authorized and empowered 10
 make all needfnl rules and regulations, not contravening the laws Of the land, the pro- visions of this act, or the provisions of the said convention. for carrying their said commission into full and complete effect. \
 Sec. 5. .a1td be II further eHncted, That
 the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized. by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to ap- point Secretary to the said eummission.
 Sec. ' .9nd Je it .Jarfher cnacted, That the said commissioned and Secretary shall severally take an oath for the faithful per- form of the duties cf Il |.
 offices.
 Sec. s. .aaa 5c a .ftvfl,er cnncted. That
 Ie compensation of the respective officers
 forw ose appointment provision is made by
 this act shall not exceed the following
 sums: to each ofthc said commissioners at
 the rate of three thetsand dollars per ari-
 mum. and 10 the Secretary If the Board at 1 the rate of two thousand dollars per an- mum and the President Of the United States shall be, and he is hereby, atithor- l lzed to make such provision fnr the canfin- gent expenses of tic said commission as 1 siiaii appear to him reasonable and proper; and the said salaries and expenses shall be IPaid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
 Sec. 2. find bc II tuattoq. enacted, That all moneys To he received from the Danish Government under the convention aforc- l said, shall be paid into the Treasury ofthc United States. and shall constitute a fund
 for satisfying the awards of the commission provided for by this act.
 Sec. 1e. .and be t further e7,acfcd, That l all communications to or from the Secre- 1 tary of the Board of Commissioners. on tho
 business of the commission, shall pass by
 mail free of postage.
 Sec. IT. find de t fu,ihrr enncfed, rhat
 as soon as the sald commission shall be cx- ecsited and completed, tile records, doc,i-' ments, and all other papers in the possess sion of the commission or its officers. shall
 be deposited in the office of the Secretary l of State
 Approved: Feb. q, 1891. 8 An act for the punishment of crimes in the
 District of Columbia.
 Be ft efacted dy fhe Scnatc nnd House of 1 Representatives. of Hre Uaited .siafes qf .fnse-
 1'icd n Congress dssembled, That from and
 after the passage of this act, every person
 who shall be convicted, in any court in the
 District of Columbia, of any of the follow l ing offences. to wit: mansIaugbter, assault
 and battery withintent to kill, arson, rape,
 assault and battery with intent to commit q rape, burglary, robbery, horse stealing, mayhem, bigamy, perjury, or subornation of perjury, larceny, if the property stolen is of the value of five dollars or upwards, forgery, obtaining by false pretences any goods or chattels, money, bank note, prom issory te, or any other instrument in writ ing for the payment or delivery of money or other valuable thing, or of keeping faro ban.s or other common gaming table, petty larceny iii'oT Eesoiid c0nvictioit, i committed after Inc passage 0ftfisact, shall
 be sentenced to suffer punishment by in- prisonment and labor, for the time and times hereinafter prescribed, Tn tlleapeni- tentiary for .he District of Cpiumbia. Sec. ?. And Je at farthey eaucted, That every person duly convicted of mansinugt- ter, or of any assault and battery with in- tent to kill, shall be sentenced to suffer inns prisonment and labor, for the first offence for a peirod not less than two nor more than eight years. for tile second offence for pc- riod not less than six nor more than fifteen years.
 Sec. 2. find be II fartaer euccted. That every person. duty convicted of ti,c crime of ,nal;c:c,ls!y. wi!f..!Iy, or fyaudMlenliy burning any dwelling -house, or any other