Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session Thirty. first Congress.


PuBLrc-No IA.
AN ACT to provide for recording the oonveyances Of vessels
and for other purposes.
BE enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States of .9merica Congress assembled,
That no bill OF sale, mortgage, hypothecaon or
Of any vessel part any vessel of the United States shall
be valid against any person other than the anor or moga-
go his heirs and devsees and persons having actual notice
thereof unless such bill Of sale, mortgage hyPohecaon or
conveyance be recorded in the Office Of the collector OF
toms where such vessel registered enrolled Provided
That the lien by boomry any vessel, created during her
voyage by loan OF money materials necessary 10 repair
or enable such vessel voyage shall not lose It's
priority be in any way affected by the provisions OF this
act.
Sec 2. And be further enacted That the collectors OF
the customs shall record all such bills of sale, mortgages by
pothecaons conveyance and also all certificates for dis
charging and canceng any such conveyances in book or
books be kept for that purpose the order of their
ton noting in said book books and also on the ball Of
sale, mortgage hypothecaton conveyance tho time when
the received, and shall certify the bill OF sale
mortgage hypothecaon conveyance, certificate oil dis
charge cancellation the number of the book and page
where recorded and shall receive for recording such nstu
men Of conveyance or certificate Of discharge fifty cents
Ssc 8. And be It further enGcfed That the collectors OF
the customs shall keep index Of such records inserting
alphabetically the Of the vendor morgago and Of
the vendee mortgage, and shall permit said index and
books Of records be inspected during Office hours under
such reasonable regulations AZ they may establish and shall
the of the Of any vessels registered enrolled
thepars proportions owned by EACH 0 inserted in the
gster enrolmen and also the material facts Of any
isting bill of sale mortgage, hypothecaon other incum
rance upon such vessel recorded since the issuing Of the last
register enrolment viz the date, amount Of such ncu-
brance and from and to whom, IN whose favor made the
collectors shall receive for each such certificate dollar
Sec. A. A1d be further enacted, That the collectors OF
the customs shall furnish certified copies of such records
the receipt Of fifty cents for each bill of SALE mortgage, or
other conveyance.
Sec. s. And be 1t further enacted, That the owner
agent Of the owner Of any vessel Of the United States
plying to collector of the customs for register enroll
men Of vessel SHALL in addition the oath prescribed
by law, forth in the oath oownehP the part or popor-
ton Of such vessel belonging each owner, and the same
shall be inserted in the register enrolment and that all
bills Of sale Of vessels registered enrolled shall forth
the part of the vessel owned by each person selling and the
part conveyed to each person purchasing.
Sec. 6. And be 1t further enacted, That the twelfth
clause or section of the act entitled can in addition to
the regulating the shipment and discharge Of
and the duties of consu approved July twentieth
eighteen hundred and forty, be SO amended that all com
plants in writing, to the consuls commercial agents
therein provided that vessel unseawothy shall be signed
by the rst or the second and third officers and majority
of the crew. before the consul commercial agent shall be
authorized notice such complaint proceed to appoint in
spectors as therein provided.
Sec. z. And be II further enacted That any person not
being owner who SHALL the high seas, wy, with in
tent burn Destroy FIRE any ship other vessel
otherwise attempt the destruction of such ship other
sell being the property Of any citizen or citizens Of the
United States procure the be done, with intent
aforesaid and being thereof lawfully convicted shall suffer
imprisonment hard labor for exceeding
less than three years. according to the aggavaon Of the
offence
sec 8. and be further enacted That this act shall be
force from and after the first day Of October ensuing
Approved, July 20, 1850.
[PUBLIc-No. 1871
AN ACT amend entitled An act for the better
Of
in the State Of Louisiana approved the third Of March,
eighteen hundred and forty nine. @
Benenactedby the Senate and House Representatives Of
the United States Of America in Congress assembled That
the entitled An act for the better organization of the
District Court of the United States within the State Of Lous
ana approved third Of March, eighteen hundred and forty
nine be amended that shall be the duty of the judge of
the district of said State hold of the court
St Josephs in the parish Of Tensas on the first Monday 10
December in each year. for the parishes Of Carroll Madison,
Tensas, and Concorda, and to appoint clerk Of the court
for that place and shall be the duty of the clerk of the dis
tict of the United States Monroe deliver the
clerk at ST. Joseph to his oide the original papers in
all such properly belong to the at that place.
gether with transcript Of the proceedings had thereon and
shall be the duty of the marshal Of said western district to
attend the Of said court at St. Joseph by himself
deputy and TO perform all the duties OF his Office for that
court in the and with the same powers, duties,
and emouments, he required to do for the courts at
other places in the district by the act to which this
amendment.
q. BE Jurtfr endced, nat OF error
peals shall lie decisions Of the district court for the
district Of Louisiana exercising circuit court jurisdiction,
the Supreme Court the United States in the
from circuit court to the Supreme Court and under the
same regulations.
Sec. g. Aad be further enacted, That the parish Of
Benve shall form part Of the western district Of Lous
ana and one the parishes for which is be held
at Shreveport and that the parish of Caldwell shall be
of the parishes for which to be held at Monroe and
that this act shall take effect from and after its passage
Approved, July 49, 1850.
PUBLIc-No. l6.l
AN ACT to amend act entitled An act to regulate the
collection of duties imports and tonnage, approved
March second, seventeen hundred and ninety mine.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
United States Of America in Congress assembled That
much Of the of the Naraganset bay and the Shores
bays harbos creeks and nes the State Of Rhode Island
and Provdence Plantations within the county of Kent
including the port of East Greenwich, and that part of War
wick lying upon Greenwich bay, is hereby taken from the
collection district of Newport in said State and attached
and made part of the collection district Of Providence.
Approved, July 90, 1850.
(PUBLIc-No. g.
JOINT RESOLUTION for restoring the settlement Of the
three months extra pay" claims to the accounting off,
of the treasury.
ResoiUed by the Senate and House Of Representatives. of
the United States of America Congress assembled That
from and after the passage Of this act the unsettled claims Of
the officers, commissioned officers musicians and pri
Yates for three months pay for services in the with
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