Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-03
A1tua Of tie U, States.
Acts and RcsOIut ions passed at the First Ses
sion ofthe Thirtielh Congress.
[PuBLIC-No. SO. I

AN ACT to provide for the purchase of the man
uscript papers of the late James Madison, for
mer President of tho United States.
BE ii enacted by The Senate and House Of Rep
reSentatiUes of The United States of AmeIiCa in
Congress assembled, That the sum of twenty
FIVE thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated out of any money in the treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, to purchase of Mrs
ID. P. Madison, widow Of the late James Madison,
formerly President Of the United States, all the
unpublished manuscript papers of The said James
Madison now belonging TO and in her possession,
and upon delivery thereof 10 the Secretary of
State, with proper conveyance OF title 10 the
United States, the said sum of money, upon the
certificate of the Secretary Of State Of the delivery
and conveyance of said papers, shall be paid at
the treasury, agreeably to the wishes Of the said
Mrs Madison and in the manner following, name
": five thousand dollars of said sum of tweniy-
five thousand dollars, to be paid TO her; and the
residue Of twenty thousand to James Buchanan,
now Secretary of State, John Y. Mason, Secretary
OF the Navy, and Richard Smith, esq, Of Wash
lngton city, TO he held put out 10 interest, vested
in stocks, or otherwise managed and disposed of
by them, or the survivor or survivors of them as
trustees for the said Mrs Madison according to
their best discretion and hel best advanlage-.the
interest or profit arising from the said principal
sum 10 be paid over 10 her as the same accIues-
the said principal sum 10 be and remain lnaiena-
BILE during her life time, as permanent fund for
her maintenance, but subject TO be disposed of as
she may please by her last will and testament.
ROBr. c. WINTHROP,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
G. NJ. DALLAS,
Vice President of the United States, and
President Of the Senate
APPROVED May q, ls4s.
JAMES X. POLK.
APPROVED May 81, 1913.
TPuBLIC-No. 80
AN ACT making appropriations for The support of
the Military Academy for the year ending the
thirtlelh of June, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-nine.
RcSOired By the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiues of the United States of america in
Congress assembled, That the following sums be,
and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the support of the Military Academy for the
year ending the thirlielh of June, one thousand
eight hundred and forty nine:
For pay of officers, instructors, cadets, and
musicians, seventy nine thousand seven hundred
and sixty-four dollars.
For commulaton of subsistence five thousand
six hundred and twenty lone collars.
For clothing for officers servants, four hundred
and twenty dollars.
For repairs and Improvements; fuel and appara-
tus, forage for public horses and oxen; stationery,
printing and other incidental and contingent ex-
penses thirty thousand one hundred and 6liy-fve
dollars
For the increase and expenses of the library,
one thousand five hundred dollars.
Iv' ""r~..S~- -S.'.- L~~'d % 'ia''"'", 49, .L""
sand dollars.
For barracks for cadets, seventeen thousand
five hundred dollars,
For expenses of the board of visitors, for the
year ending the ,hirtieth of June, one thousand
eight hundred and lorty-eighl, two thousand dol
lars.
APPROVED, May 81, l64s