Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-03

A C. Il S
OF THE TWENTY-NINTH
Congress of the u. States.
Passed at the First Session, Which ras dssun and
held al the Citp of Washington, IN The District
of Columbia, on Monday, TIC first dayof
December, one thousand e1ght hun
drcd and forty,fue.
JAMES X. POLK, President.
GEORGE NJ. DALLAS, Vice President.
JOHN W. DAVIS Speaker of the ' CONSERVATIVES
the Surveyors General ofthe public lands of the Uni
ted Statcs and for other purposes.
SEc l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Re
representatives. of the United States of America In Con
sress assembled That from and after the theth day
Of June eighteen hundred and forysx, the surveyor
general Of Wisconsin and Iowa. and the surveyorgene-
raj Of Arkansas, shall each receive The same annual sa
larry as the surveyors general of the pubic lands Of
the United States; and each of said surveyors general
shall be allow ed the amount for clerk hire IN their
respective Offices is now allowed by law for the ONCE
of the survey or general northwest of the Ohio.
Src. .. Aud be further enacted That tho survey
ors general Of the public lands Of the United States IN
addition The oath now authorized by law To be ADM.
nsteed deputies their appointment TO oinoe shall
require each Of their deputies, on the return oil ms ssr
veys, 10 take and subscribe an oath or armaon na'
those surveys have been faithfully and coIrecuv exc
cuted according TO law and the instructions OF Tue sur
veyor genera and, satisfactory evidence being pre-
scented any of competent jursdction mat sncn
surveys any part thereof, had not been mus exc
cuted the deputy making such false oath or affirmation
shall bs deemed guilty Of perjury, and shall sunei an
the pains and penalties attached 10 that Offences ana tue
district attorney fthe United States for the time oung,
in whose district any such false or ifaudu
lent surveys shall have been executed, SHALL upon tue
application of the proper surveyor general, im. We
IL institute suit upon tho bond Of such deputy ana the
institution of such suit shall act rs lien upon any pro
perry owned held by such deputy, or his surees' al
the time such suit was instituted.
Approved, August 8 1876.
CHAP. lO7-An Act making copies Of papers certified
by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk ol tile House
OF Representatives legal evidence.
Src l. Be il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF America III
Congress assembled That extracts rom ts Journals o.
the Senate Of the House of Representatives una Of
the Executive Journal Of Tho Senate, when Tue lhJanc-
lion of secrecy removed duly certified by the Secrela
Nv Of Senate by the Clerk OF the House oi Repre-
sentatyes shall be admitted evidence In the several
courts of the United States aud shall have the SAME
force aud effect the originals thereof would nave
produced in court and proved
Src . And be il further enacted, That for all such
couics certified the Secretary of the Senate
and Clerk of the House Of Representatives. shall be en-
titled 10 the same fees now allowed by law, Tor
| similar services, TO the Secretary OF state
| Approved, August 8, lsi6
CHAP lOs-An Act to carry into effect the convention
between the United States and the Republic OF Peru,
concluded at Lima, the seventeenth day OF March,
eighteen hundred and forty .one.
SEC L. he il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Repres entatives Of the United States Of America III
Congress assembled That the Attorney General o me
United States shall be-, and Is hereby, authorized anu
empowered 10 adjudirate the claims arising under ths
convention concluded between the United States and
tho Republic of Peru, at Lima, the seventeenth March
eighteen hundred and forty.one; and shall within the
space Of twelve months from and after Inc passing OF
this act receive examine, and decide upon the amount
and validity of all snch claims as may be presented to
him. aud as provided for by the said convention, ac-
i has hp
cpes Of Justice equity and the law Of nations, and The
stpulaons of the said convention. And the Attorney
General shall be. and j. hereby, authorized and cnpow
cred to appoint the clerk Of the Attorney Generals Of
nce any other person, act clerk under him III
the performance Of the duties prescribed by this act and
the Attorney General and the said clerk shall before
entering such duties severny take oath for their
| faithful performance.
Srca And be il further enacted, That the Attorney
General shall be, and he Is hereby authorized and
powered 10 make all needful rules and regulations,
the laws of the land the provisions of this
act the provisions Of tina said convention for carry
| ing the said convention aud this act into effect.
SEQ. And be II further enacted, That all records
documents other papers which now are TO- or herea
may lnto the possession Of the Department OF
State in relation The said claims. shall he delivered
TO the Attorney General who shall forthwith, after the
passing Of this ACT proceed 10 execute the duties hereby
confded him. and shall give notice in of
the newspapers published in The city Of Washington,
and In such other newspapers published elsewhere
he may deem necessary Of his appointment 10 adjudi-
cate the said claims, and requiring the claimants 10
Y
proceed with all convenient despatch, TO arrange and
docket the several claims and 10 consider the evidence
which shall have been or may b. offered by the respec
live claimants allowing such further time for the pro
duction Of additional evidence as he shall consider
sonabio and just; aud shall thereafter adjudcae and
determine the said claims ard the raable proper
tions OF the several claimants In the sum. which may
have been received, and which may be hereafter re-
ceved by the United States from the Republic Of Peru
under the stipuations Of tho convention aforesaid.
SEC. l. Aud be il further enacted, That the compen
sa,lcn Of the Attorney General and his clerk for their
the adjudication OF the said claims and
ryns the said convention and this into effect shall
| he Us follows aud no m1re, 10 wit TWO thousand dol
lars for the Attorney General and thousand dollars
his clerk, payable out Of the first funds received
4 der the said convention.
SIC. s. And he II further enacted, That the Attnr-
ney General shall report the Secretary Of State list
Of the several awards made by him, certified copy Of
| which shall be transmitted by the said Secretary Of
State the Secretary Of the Treasury, who SHALL from
time tme they may be received distribute in rata
BILE proportions among the persons IN whose favor the
awards shall have been mats snoh of money or
ay nave been received into The Treasury
in virtue Of the said convention and this according
Ia the proportion which their respective awards shall
bear the whole amount received first deiuctng such
sums Of money may be due TO the United States from
said persons in whose favor said awards shall he made.
And the said Secretary of the Treasury shall
thcates be issued such form as he shall prescribe,
showing the proportion To which each claimant may be
entitled OF the amount to he received; and the pre-
sentatun of the said certificates at the Treasury as the
nett proceeds Of the several instruments may lie
ceved such proportions thereof shall BIO paid to the le
gal holders Of said certificates
Src6 And be it further enacted, That the Secretary
Of the Treasury shall the several instruments,
with the thereon, payable 10 the United states
in virtue of the said con venton the securities there
FOR 10 be received from the Republic Peru, and trans
frred 10 the United States, in such manner rs he may
dsen, heat and the nett proceeds thereof he paid into
the Treasury and the same hereby appropriated 10
\ nav tho awards herein provided for.
Src T. And be il further enacted, That the
duties hereby prescribed completed by the Attorney
General the records documents. and all other papers
relating the said claims in his possession shall be de-
i int Ia pdire nff he SHcP nj State
Approved, August 8, 1896