The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-10
BY AUTHORITY.

BY AUTHORITY.
United passed the second ses.o"
= OF the Twenty-iinth Congress.
[PunLc-No. $751;
AN ACT for the reduc OF and expenses OF pro
ceedings in Admiralty against shi ps ana Vessels
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Representative
Of the Unii States Of 4a ~ CSs' 1 %snSsa ina
ercisng Jurisdiction in admiralty where warrant OF ar
other in REM ha be sssa sh ne M
discharge the property arrested II The same has beer
levied receiving FROM the claimant 81 ns y ISed
liant sufficient surety to be approved by the Judge
Conditioned to abide the decree Of the court
such and such bond stipulation SHAH be returned 10
the said court and judgment the both tn,
derng the decree in The original cause ror'dd, That the
cred by the ibeant shall exceed hundred dollars.
shall not be than fifty per cent OF the amount recover
payment of the fees for Witnesses and the commits.
sioncr where shall net on the case and
marshal under the direction the Judge the
may be tried. Prorided further That attorney,
or proctors fees shah be allowed paid Of the said
costs. 'ans
JOHN w. DAVIS
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS,
Vice President Of the United States and
APPROVED March 8, 1917.
]. X POLK.
[PUmLc--No. 36l
AN ACT give the of Congress the sale of
s s ns sn asd h5s granted to the States
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives. Of
the gaitrd States Of diea Congress assembled Tha,
and empowered % SELL in such manner The egsatars
said State shall by law Direct the salt spring lands grant
ed said State for its by act entitled San act sup
Elementary the entitled act to establish the north
sn boundary line Of the STATE Of Ohio and to provide o
certain conditions approved June tweny-'rd, eighteen
SEC q And be it further enacted That the State of I'LL
nois shall be- and hereby is, authorized and empowered to
SELL in such manner as the the OF said State shall
by law Direct the whole part OF the saline lands ~
ing in Jackson county in said State which were granted to
the sa Fl nn o q form aa, 70 n e
government and for the admission of such State into the
proved April eghteenh eighteen HUNDRED and eighteen
SEc dnd be further enacted, That the State of Ar
the legislature Of said State shall by law direct
the whole any part OF the saline lands granted said
IAN act for the admission Of the State Of Arkansas into the
Union and provide for the due execution of the laws
the United States within the same and for other purposes
approved June twentyhird eighteen hundred and thirty
APPROVED March s. lsi7
a IPuBLIc-No 81 aH 20 q
AN ACT establish port Of entry Salia in the State
= of Texas and for other purposes
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the United States Of Aneica in Congress assembled That all
ties 81 Matugorda and Wharton and including said con-
ties shall be detached from the district of Texas, and shall
eastey part Of the island Maagorda shall be the port OF
entry for said district and that Matagorda Arkansas Copa
no, and Corpus Christi, ports of delivery only.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That collector
for the distrO. Of sauria Aforesaid shall be appointed by
of the United States who shall hold his office for the
and for the time prescribed by law for the like office in
other districts The said collector shall reside Saa
aforesaid and he shall be entitled to salary exceeding
twelve hundred and fifty dollars per annun,, including
that the fees allowed by law and the he shall
collect any year for ees exceeding the said
twelve hundred and fifty dollars shall be accounted for and
I.,s~, 4 tl,a Init Gt.tA
SEC g. hid be Il further eaaeied, That surveyors
for the aforesaid ports OF delivery, wit, Maagorda La
baca Corpus Christi and Copano, shall be appointed BY
the President with the advice and of the Senate
such officers and that the salaries of said surveyors
Matagorda and Labaca shall be the of six hundred
dollars per and of those Copano and Corpus
Christi shall be at the rate Of five hundred dollars
according law reside Arkansas, and exercise such
powers under the laws the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe the compensation of said deputy
collector shall be the legal fees the business he may
transact and and that the surveyor for the port
Cavalo shall be discontinued. fir .J
SEC. And be 1t further enacted That the surveyor for
the port of Sabine shall be discontinued and deputy col
shall be appointed for said port Of Sabine with the
Tor in third section of this act salary shall be at the
of one thousand dollars per annuln.
SEC g. ABd be further enacted That the salary of the
collector for the district of Texas residing Galveston
exceeding hundred and fifty dollars including in
that the fees allowed by law and that the he
shall collect in any year for fees exceeding the said
of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, shall be accounted
for and paid into the treasury of the United States.
APPROVED March 8, 1917 VA
saigj tPUBLlo-No. 3Sl s
AN ACT renqushng to the city of Madison in the State