The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-15
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Several errors having been committed in transcrib-
ing the following law from the original copy we re-.
publish IL, by request, as corrected, viz
AN ACT supplemental TO the act for the admission
Of the States Of Florida and Iowa into the Union,
and for other purposes.
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representative
Of the United States sf -1nsyea ia Congress assembled
That IN consideration Of the concessions made by the
State of Florida Ia respect TO the public lands there
be granted the said State eight entire sections oil
land for the purpose Of fixing their seat Of govern.
ment also, section number sixteen IN every town
ship other lands equivalent thereto for The OF
the inhabitants Of such township, for the support Vi
public schools also, two entire townships Of land
10 addition TO the townships already reserved for
the use of two semnaries Of learnng-one 10 be To-
Gated east and the other west OF the Suwannee river
Also five per cenum Of the net proceeds Of the sale
Of lands within said State, which shall be hereafter
sold by Congress, after deductng all expenses incl
dent to the same and which said net proceeds shall
be applied by said State for the purposes of edgcs-
ton
Sec 2. find be further enacted That all the laws
Of the United States, which net lo"ally inappca
BILE, shall have the force and effect within the
said State OF Flosida, as elsewhere within the United
States.
See. 3. find be Il further enacted, That the SAID
State shall compose district to be called the dis
trct Of Florida And district court shall be
held in said district TO consist OF Judge,
who shall reside within the district to which he is
appointed, and be called district Judge and shall
in all things have and exercise the jurisdiction
and powers which were by law given 10 the Judge OF
the Kentucky district under an act entitled an act 10
establish the Judicial courts Of the United States
The said Judge shall appoint clerk at the place at
which court is holden within the district, who
shall reside and keep the records Of the court
at the place of holding the same and shall receive,
for the services he may perform, the fees to
which the clerk Of the Kentucky district entitled
for similar services.
Sec 4. find be IL further enae led, That the Judge Of
the district Of Florida shall hold extra sessions al any
time when the public interest may, in his opinion, re-
qure the same.
Sec. 5, find be IL further enacted, That the judge
Of the district Of Florida shall hold one sssion
annually at the following places, to wit at Tslis-
hassee, on the first Monday Of January at ST. Au-
pu.tine, on the first Monday of April and at Key
West, on the first Monday in August
Sec 6. .7ndbe II further enacted That there shall be
allowed to the judge aforesaid annual penssou
OF two thousand dollars, to commence from the date
OF his appointment, 10 be paid quarter yearly at tho
treasury Of the United States.
Sec T. find be IL further enacted, That there shall
be appointed N said district person learned IN the
law to act as attorney for the United States who
SHALL in addition to his stated fees be paid by the
United States two hundred dollars as full compen-
sation for all extra services.
Sec. =. find be IL further enacted That marshal
shal De appointed IN SAID district, who shall perform
the same duties, be subject to the regulations
and penalties and be entitled to the same fees az
prescribed to marsbas in other Districts and SHALL
moreover, be entitled to the Of two hundred dol
lars annually, compensation for all extra sarvi-
cess and that the salary Of the district judges of the
district courts OF the districts of Ohio Indiana Hi
nos and Missouri, shall hereafter be one thousand
five hundred dollars per annum.
JOHN w. JONES
Speaker othe House Of Representatives.
WILLIE p. MANGUM
President Of the Senate pro ieuporr.
Approved, March ), ls45.
...... JOHN TYLER