The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-07

Mexicr-Her cost Of asuslss Der character. and records her history: serf. crushed and writing in the taiOns of an eagle.
 BY AUTORHTF. Ats aad Rsssluiisns ped ai the First sessloa
 sf the fhirta Congress.
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 AN ACT exeSnp'tnR yes employed by The me- rixan CoIenixafioa Soy, iB transport ting colcr- ed smigrsnts fem iheuitsd States te inc coast of Aiiiea, from the pasions cf the acts of the 22d February and zd dareh, eighteen hundred and lorty-seyen. regdng ths carriage Of pas- sengers Is merchant sei7.
 Be is eaacfrd bs fAs sts ard Hsusp ef Rfprs- isatEsrsv ., tAs CnitSd $rs q fmrics ia Congress assembtsd, That from aafteY fhs passage of this act, all aad every vess0d vessels uhch shail or may be employed by American CoiOaizsfian Society. OE by the MsFyd State Colonization Sc eiety, to transport. and ieh shall actually trans port. from ssy poTi or E in the Usitsd States 10 any co oay or colonies the west coast of Africa. colofed eIn granis b fe 'here. shall be, and ihe same are hereby, exeepout of and exempted from the operation oi the aetiiled "An aei to regulate the.eanisge.of pas-en -e merchant vessels. pas cd twenty -second Febry, eighteen hundred aud forty -seveB; and of t.lct eBi ted 'sAn set is sEnend an act entitled . set 10 regulate the car Tiage of passengers Ia naBf esseis and to deter mine the tune W hen tsid act shall take ef3ecf," :" passrd second idArch. h;sen hundred and forty- seven. RG. C. WINTHROP.
 Speaker of ih,cuse .of Representatives.
 c. DALLAS.
 Presieent of the Senate AFFRcvLp Jan. 3i, b
 JAMES K. POLK.
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 AN ACT making iErt presiions for sur wing
 wtiows oi the soks ot tie revolBtioa.
 Be # snacted ty tke sts sna Hosss q Rsprs- ssnta'ires of the Cntd les q .gAsrica tn CoRgysss assem6Grd, That fl sne-soa who served in ihe wal of the revolution ise p,anner specified in the act passed the sssenihf of Jane, eighteen hun d-ed and thlty-iwo, efed An act supplementa- " to he set fof the re.of eer:sin surviving ofE- eers and soldiers of thsvolu isa" h5ved died, or shall heresfler di- ie ~ . widow, Whess mar riAge toek place before etsst day oI January, one thns4and seven hWndre d ninety four, euch wi- dow st ali be eniiiIed to sive for asd during her natural ilfe. from and sff he fourth day of March. eighteen kundEed and fE eight. the annuity or r.nsion which tsist: hasetn sllcwed 10 her hus- tand, in vir'nre Of sait If living st the time f was passed, undsr tlre salru'es. regulators, ard restrictions, as aTe piesesA ia the act approved July ssveufh. eiyhieen Adrsd and tainy eight. entitled -sAn act grahtintAf-pay and pensions 10 certain widoxs:' Pnoef, That ia the event of the marriage of such wids sasd annaiiy or Pension shall be discontinued
 SEe- :. And bs # fer spacisd. Tha, such widows ss have been sit'ed by special acts Of Congress to inc benefit he pension act, spprov ed the seventh day of yupne thousand fight hun- dred ard thirty eight othe b~nefit Of the sct ap- proved the seventeenth June. one thousand eight hr nArsd and fortytr, shali 5. entitled. and shall be admitted To h-Aet of this act: subject, however, 10 the ruies. lsancns, snd -sstric ions in and by said acts pressed Approved February 3sts.
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 AN ACT 10 authorize sssue of s register to tbe
 barcue ilhamei.
 Be If e7acted tg the SAr and Hosss eF RSpresen- tatires ef fhs Uaifed Staof siae-7ea ta Csrgvea assemhlsd. That there beaed. snder the dir. ct'on ef the Secretary of thesasury. register for tbe bsrene Wilham-s fer.ns British vessel. but nov owned by A. c. Bensoad John Benson. citizens of ihe State of New Yo said vessel having been wrecked and ceadennes Rockswsy beach, Loag Island. was parc hased the aforesaid citizens cf the United States sad tbeen rs paired and r~hsted for sea; PYsvaatd It shAe proved 10 ihe ssiisfse- tion of ihe Secretary oe Treasury that the cost of the rsrairs made in tGnised SiAtes, alsrr the
  exceeds three -fourths ok original cost oi building vessel of the same ioaf in the Cai'ed States. APPROVED February isss.
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 AN ACTto eenkrm helndAry ane between Mis- sonri aEFkansas.
 Be f saacseS by tke Se snd Hssss ef RsBTssrs- tatipss e( tkr Cnitsd Stspf -Am7iea ia Coasress ssssnbisd, That the disik line es,wesn the States of Missouri and Arksnsss srveyrd by eonmissien- ers appointed under azdiy of laws enacted by ihose States, and rstikeda common bcundsiy by the set Of the legislafuef ArkAnsas. approved twesty third Deeember. bieea handred and ferry. six. ssd of the iesisls,Fof Mss@ouri. approved February sixteenth. etees hnndred and forty. seven. shati be, and tisnme is hereby, approved sud eonErned e the hdayy between those States, and heswess the survex and land disiIien hosdeg- ing thereon; and the Ssiary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to h the surveys ot ths public lands Of the United Ssi closed nn the hne % suT- veyed as above mentai: Prsrs&sd, the expsnse therefor shall nce ere six dollars DIT niie. tor every miis snd rsrt ojniis actually ssryeye6, a< necessarily v -sarveyS closing thess sarysys. AyrAsvsD Fesrasrh ie4s.
 IRRscaETmPusGfc No f. 4 RESOLUTION ssriziag the sr.ciion. on ths poblic Rrcands ia city of Washington, of a inenumess 10 Cesl " ashingson. Rssoirea by tAs SS sad HS~Gs of Reprsssnss- fires ar fAs Bkssst Sfspf Ansrcu VI Go~sress ss- ssnbssk T..ai the Wksstsa National Moessnesi Soci~iy he, and F isSby. sashsr,z~d to essei the ] pssy esrd naaumeush she memory ef George wssh- iaetea, nss s,A<rwifceeied- ,s shaIi s~ seises~d ! by the President ef UHisea States saa the board of aasag~rs ef s4srissy. ss . ssfssele ssfe on which tn eseef the Daaam<nt, aAd fsr tse ne- e>sssry pen,e~',ea ef
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