The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-03-13
Ry1AuJTHORITY.
LAWS OF TIL UNITED STATES fAssID NJ
THE PIRsT SESSION or TnE TWENTY

spring term sH the Circuit Court OF inc
United States for the Southern District OF
New York.
Ret enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. OF The United States of inner.
zen IN Congress assembled, That from and al
ter the first day of March next, term OF the
G,cuit court OF the Uuited States Tor the
si,etn district of New York. shall com
- s.and be held at the place liked by law
1876 ding said court, on the hrst MONDAY Of
Aprilsin each and every year and that, from
said cont now required by law TO be held on
the last Monday IN Moy in each year, shall
be abolished.
Approved, February 10, 1882.
PUBLIC No. S.
AN ACT to authorize the Secretary OF the
Treasury Z compromise the claim OF the
United States on the Commercial Bank OF
Lake Erie.
BE IL enacted by The Senate and House o)
Representatives ofthe United States ot liner
lea in Congress assembled, That the Secretary
of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, author
lied TO compromise and finally settle the claim
of the United States on the Commercial Bank
of Lake Erie. on such terms as he may deem
most conducive to the best interests oil the
United States.
Approved, February 10, 1882.
TREsoLuTIoN No.
RESOLUTION empowering the Secretary
of the Navy 10 settle certain contracts, and
to relinquish certain forfeitures.
Pesoiped bu The Senale and House ofRepre.
sentatiues of the Uniied States Of .4merica IN
Coneress assembled, That The Secretary Of
the Navy be empowered to relinquish and
nav ali iorfei,ures on contracts made by the
Board of Navy Commissioners, when said
forfeitures have arisen by the extension oil
contracts. or where the contracts have been
completed by the appreciation OF the Board
of NAVY Commissioners, without any injury
40 the public service; and the Secretary of
the Navy is empowered TO fulfil all out stand
inn contracts where the time for their per-
formance has been extended, or where the
completion OF said contracts has been pre-
vented by unavoidable accident, and the pub
lie service has sustained no injury.
Approved, February 10, 1882.
Bp the President eChe Uniied States.
a PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty Of commerce and navi'
u7V.CH DyIwCTH T';Dr'' 'r'7rt-sssrtss nt-NincFc3
and the Ottoman Porte was concluded and
signed at Cobstantinople by the respective
Plenipoleniiuries Of the two powers, on the
seventh cay OI pdNs wv ySe' W w. ~~S'
one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and
the said treaty was duly ratified, by the Presi'
dent. on the part of the said U. States, on the
second day of February, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
one. in pursuance Of the advice, and consent
OF The Senate as signhed by their resolution
of the first day ofthat month and whereas the
ratification by the President, OF the said trea-
~ in the Turkish language, and IN transla'
ton thereof into the English, annexed there
to, was exchanged at Constaniinope. on the
fifth day of October, 1881, by David Porter,
the Charge d'hffaires of the United States
near the Sublime Porte, and Nedjib Efendi,
Refs Efendi. Of the Porte for the ratification
of the Sultan: which convention, as ratified
by the President, in the English version, is,
word for word, as follows:
The object of this firm instrument, and the
motive of this writing well drawn up, is that
No treaty or diplomatic and official conven-
ton, having, heretofore, existed, between the
Sublime Porte oe perpetual duration, and the
United States Of America; at this time, IN
consideration ofthe desire formerly expressed
ard of repeated propositions which have late.
ly been renewed by that power, and in con-
sequence of the wish entertained by the Sub
lime Porte, to testify to the U. States Of A.
merica. its sentiments of friendship, we, the
undersigned Commissioner invested with the
high Office of Chief Of the Chancery Of state
of the Sublime Porte, existing forever, having
been permitted by his very Noble Imperial
Majesty to negotiate and conclude treaty,
and having thereupon conferred with our
friend the honorable Charles Rhnd, who has
come to this Imperial Residence furnished
with full powers to negotiate, settle and con.
clude, the articles Of a treaty, separately and
Jointly with the other two Commissioners,
Commodore Bddle and David Ofiey, now at
SMYRNA, have arranged, agreed upon and
concluded. the following articles:
Article I.-Mcrchants ofthe sublime Porte,
whether Mussumans, or Rayahs, going and
coming, in tho countries, provinces, and ports,
of the United States of America, or proceed
ing from one port to another, or from the
ports of the United States to those OF other
countries, shall pay the same duties and other
imposts that are paid by the most favored na-
tions and they shall not be vexcd by the ex'
action of higher duties and in travelling by
sea and by land, all the privileges and dis
tinctions observed towards the subjects of
other Powers, shall serve as a rule, and shall
be observed towards the merchants and sub.
iects Of the Sublime Porte. In like manner,
American merchants who shall come TO the
well defended countries and ports of tho Sub.
lime Porte, shall pay the same duties and
other impos;s, that arc paid by merchants Of
the most favored friendly Powers, and they
shall not, in any way be vexed or molcsted.
On both sides, travelling passports shall be
granted. ,,
tablish Shshbenders Consult in the United
c.. r. A.or;c,. and the United States