Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-04-06
Terms for Advertfsfng,
| the laws Of the United States providing fol-

the laws Of the United States providing fol
the sale of the public lands.
SEC. 3 And be IT fa1tfer enacted, That the
Commissioner of the General Laid Office shall
cause TO be transferred ID the land Office here,
by created, all such books, maps; records, field
notes, and plats, or transcripts thereof, rala:
ting to the surveys and entries of the public.
lands in this district. as HAY be necessary for
the sale of the public lands, III compliance
with the provisions of this act,
Approved February Is. 1s4S.
IPUBLIc-No. LILLIAN Act to provide for
carrying into execution, in part, the twelfth
article of the treaty with Mexico, concluded
at Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States of Aaasr-
Tea TN Congress assembled. That the fol,ow-
ing sums OF money be, and The same are here
by, appropriated out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
purpose OF carrying into execution, in part,
United States and Mexico, made and concll-
ded at Guadalupe Hidalgo on the second day
OF February, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and forty-eight:
For payment of the instalment and interest
thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and forty mine, the sum Of
three million seven hundred and twenty thou.
sand dollars;
For payment of the instalment and interest
which will fall due, under said article, on the
thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and fifty, the sum of three
million five hundred and forty thousand doll
lars.
Approved February 20, 1s4o.
[PUBLIC-No. Is IAN Act TO extend the
the provisions of an act approved the third
of March, eighteen hundred and forty-sev-
en-, Tor carrying into effect the existing COM
pacts with the States of Alabama and Mis-
sippi, with regard 10 the Ave per cent. fund
| school reservations.
! Be at enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Aner-
ica IN Congress assembled, That the proyis-
ions of " An act TO amend an act entitled San
act to carry into effect, in The States of Alaba-
ma and Mississippi. the existing compacts
with those States with regard TO the Ave per
cent. fund and the school reservations,' APP
proved March third. eighteen hundred and
forty.seven,'' be, and the same are hereby ex-
tended, so as to enable the State Of Alabama
TO have three years from the passage Of this
act in which to make the selections Of land
authorized by the preceding acts to which this
is an amendment.
Approved February 26, r849.
| [PUBLIc-No. 16.]-An Act in addition to
the act entitled {" An act to incorporate the
| Washington, Alexandra, and Georgetown
Steam Packet Company"
| BE 1t enacted by the Senate dDd House of
! Representatives Of the United States of Anaer-
ica IN Congress assembled, That the act emit
titled can act to incorporate the Washington,
Alexandria, and Georgetown Steam Packet
Company approved the third March, gh-
teen hundred and twenty nine, be-, and the
same hereby is, extended and continued in
full force and effect for further period of
twenty years, commencing with the first day
of January, eighteen hundred and forty-nine !:
Provided, nevertheless, That Congress may at
any time hereafter modify or repeal the same
Sec. 2 And be 1t further enacted, That no
suit or action depending in any court whatso-
ever, in which the said corporation is plaintiff
or defendant, shall abate or be discontinued
by reason of the expiration Of the original
charter of the said corporation, but the same
shall continue and be prosecuted in all re-
spects as if the said charter had not expired !;
and the president and directors who were in
office at the time it expired, shall continue in
office under and by virtue of this act. unfit
others shall be duly chosen in their places.
Approved February 26, 1849.