Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-03-24
BY AUTHORITY.
Acts and Resolutions passed at The First
Session of the ThiFtieth Congress.

Session of the Thirieth Congress.
PUBL1c-No. 11.-An Act supplementary tc
the act entitled "An act TO regulate the ex.
ercise of the appellate jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court in certain cases and for 9th.
er purposes"
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. Of the United States of america
an Congress assembled, That all and singular
the provisions of the act entitled "An act to
regulate the exercise of appellate jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court in certain cases, and for
other purposes" approved February twenty
second, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, to
which this is supplement SO far as may be.
| shall be and they hereby are made applicable
to all cases which were pending in the Su-
pTeme Court or other Superior Court of and for
the late Territory of Iowa at the time said Ter
ritory was admitted into the Union as State,
and to all cases in which judgments or DEGREES
have been rendered in said Supreme or Supe-
| rior Court of the said late Territory of Iowa,
and not hitherto removed as aforesaid by writ
of error or appeal.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all
and singular the provisions of the said act to
which this is supplement, SO far as may be,
shall be and they hereby are made applicable
to all cases which may be pending in the Su-
preme or other Superior Court of and for any
territory of the United States which may here
after be admitted as a State into the Union al
the time of its admission, and TO all cases in
which judgments OF DEGREES shall have been
| rendered in such supreme or superior court al
the time of such admission, and not previous
| ly removed by writ of error or appeal.
SEC. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That all
cases, together with all process, records, or
ders, judgments, DEGREES, and proceedings OF
federal character or jurisdiction, and not legal
ly transferred to the State courts of the State
of Iowa, pending prior TO and at the time OF
the admission of the said Stale of Iowa into
| the Union, in the district or supreme courts OF
the said Territory of Iowa, are hereby trans
ferred to the district court of the United States
| for the district of Iowa: and it shall be the
duty of the respective clerks of the said courts
of the said Territory of Iowa, or their success
sors in office, with whom the records and pro-
ceedings of said cases may be found, upon ap-
pication by any person or persons interested
therein, to make and certify full and com.
pete copy of the records thereof, and transmit
the same, together with all the original pro-
cess, pleadings, and other papers filed in such
case or cases, and which may be removed
without mutilating the records of said courts
to the clerk of the said district court Of the
United States and when the said records, pa
pers, and proceedings shall be thus certified tc
the said last mentioned court, its jurisdiction
shall be deemed as full and complete as thai
of the court in which the said case originated
had been prior to the said admission of the
State of Iowa, or as if the said case had beer
originally instituted in said district court OF TIT
United States.
ROB'T C. WINTHROP,
/ Speaker of the House of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS,
Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved February p, 1913:
JAMES K. POLK.
No. 12.-An Act to provide additional quar-
tiers near to New Orleans, for United State;
soldiers and volunteers, returned from o.
going to the seat of war in Mexico.
Be it ena cted by the Senate and House Of Re
preSentatires of the United States Of america
an Congress assembled, That, from the appro
priation of five hundred thousand dollars fol
providing for the comfort of discharged SOL
diers who may be landed at New Orleans, OF
other places within the United States, so disa'
bled by disease, or by wounds received in the
service, as to be unable to proceed to theil
homes, and for forwarding destitute soldiers
to their homes" contained in an act making
appropriations for the support of the army
and OF volunteers for the year ending thirtett
June, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, anC
for other purposes, approved second March
eighteen hundred and forty seven; the Secre
tary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized
to apply sum, not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars, to the erection, at or nea
the United States barracks, below New Or
leans, of wooden hospital, commensurate
with the probable wants of the service, alst
of temporary quarters for the accommodation
of United States troops and volunteers during
their proper detention at that post, when go
ing to or returning from Mexico; and for thu
purchase of additional ground, if any shall b
necessary, to execute advontageously the OBJ
iects herein specified.
Approved February p, 1913.
No. 13.-An Act 10 authorize the issuing o
a register or enrolment to the schooner Ro
bert Henry.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Re
presentatives Of the United States Of Americ
an Congress assembled, That there be issued
Treasury, a register or enrolment for the schr
Robert Henry, formerly British vessel, Blu
now owned by John P Baldwin, citizen o
the State of Florida and which said vessel
having been wrecked on the Florida reef, an
condemned and sold, was purchased by him
and which he has caused to be repaired an
reftted for sea again Prorided, 1t shall b
proved to the satisfaction Of the Secretary O
tbo Troacury that the cost of rpO3irinp and re
fitting said schooner in the United States, al
f ter her purchase by the present owner, ex
ceeds three -fourths of the original cost c
building a vessel of the same tonnage IN tn
United States
!, Approved February %, 1913.
No. 14.-An Act authorizing persons, TO whor
reservations of land have been made unde
certain Indian treaties, TO ALLEVIATE the sam
in fee.
Be it enacted bytLe Senate and House of RI
personalities of the United States Of Americ
IN Congress assembled, That all the reserve
tons to or for any person or persons name
in the treaty of the twentieth day of Octobe
Ieighteen hundr: and thirty-two, made ;
Camp Tippecanoe, in the State Of Indiana, bt
tween the United States by their commission
; ers, Jennings, Davis, and Crume, and ii
chiefs and headmen of the Pottawatomie trit
of Indians of the Prairie and Kankakee, sha
be so construed and held 10 convey TO al
vest in said reserves, their heirs and assign
forever. an estate in fee simple in and to II
reservations so made, by said treaty, TO or fl
said reserves respectively.
Section 2. And be 1t further enacted, Th
said reserves, or theiI heirs, may sell and CO