Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-12-19
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Posed during the first session Of the Thirty5frsi
Congress.

Passed during the first session Of The Tairy,f first
Congress.
No. IA Resolution for binding the public
documents.
Resolved by The Senate and House Of Reprssen
taiires Of the United STATES OF .7merica, in Con-
gress Assembled, That all executive documents,
the printing of additional copies of which have
been, during the present session, or may during
either session, of the present Congress, be order
ed by either House of Congress, and the size of
which shall not be less than three hundred prlnl-
ed pages, such additional copies shall be bound,
under the direction of the joint Committee ON
Printing: Prorided, The cost of binding shall
not exceed the sum of twelve and half cents
volume, for the whole number ordered.
Approved Feb. IL, 1850.
No. 2. A Resolution authorizing the purchase
of the Manuscript Farewell Address of George
Washington.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Represen-
totiues Of the Uniied States Of .an,erica IN Con
gress assembled, That the joint Committee on
the Library be authorized TO purchase The man
uscript of the Farewell Address to the people of
the United States, of George Washing on, if the
purchase of it can be effected ON fair and just
terms, in the opinion of The committee.
Approved Feb. IL 1850.
No. A Resolution limiting the expense Of
collecting the revenue from customs for the
present fiscal year.
Resolved By the Senate and House of Reprcsen-
tdiires of The United STATES Of .4merica in Con-
gress assembled, That instead of the SUN appro-
priated for the expenses IF collecting the reven-
ue in the act of March third, one thousand eight
hundred and foriy-nine, the sum of one million
pf A.,ll
fifty Thousand dollars tor warehouses; twenty
five thousand dollars for Texas and Oregon; one
hundred thousand dollars for California; fifty
thousand dollars for new business and new dis
tricts be appropriated for the expenses Of collec
ting the revenue, for the half OF the present fis
cal year ending ihirtieh June, eighteen hundred
and fifty, together with such SUMS in addition as
may be received from storage, carriage, drayage
and labor, for SAID half year, and in that propOr-
ton for any shorter Or longer time, until Con-
gress shall act upon the subject, aud that mean
while the restriction by law, upon the amount Of
salaries IN California and Oregon, shall be srs-
pended: Provided, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall be authorized to dispose of the
bonded ware houses now leased by Government
or before the first of January next on The best
practicable terms for the Government. But he
may retain such paris Of SAID houses or lease
such other houses at his discretion as may be
necessary for the storage of Unclaimed goods, or
goods " hich Tor any other reason are required
by law TO be stored by the Government.
SEC. 2. lind be 1t further resolved, That no.
thing in the uct aforesaid shall be construed
as TO deprive the importer of the privilege OF The
transportation of merchandise under bond from
one district 10 another, and of rewarehousng
the same according to the provisions OF The Sec
ord section OF the act OF sixth August, one thou
sand eight hundred and foriy-six, to establish
wsrehousing system, and to amend an act EMU
tied - An act to provide revenue from Imports,
and 10 change anu modify existing laws Imposing
duties on Imports and for other purposes"
Approved Feb. Ia, 1850.