Washington telegraph., 1850-12-11
BY AUT THORIT 4.
PUBLIC ACTS.

IUBLlC ACIS.
Passed during the first session of the Thirty .frs
Congress.
AN ACT giving the assent Of Congress to tho
leasing Of portion Of the margin of the Black
Warrior river for the purpose therein men,
toned.
he it enacted bY the Senate and House of Rep
resenfatiues of the Un.fed States of America in
Congress assembled, That the consent of Con.
vress be, and IS hereby given to the corporation
of the city of Tuscaloosa 10 lease to the Tusca-
Ioosa Plank road Company, so much of the mar
yin o. the Black Warrior river at the termination
of said road as may be necessary fer a warehouse
and landing on said river, anything contained ia
.h. act of Congress Of the twenty-sixth OF May.
eighteen hundred aud twenty -four, granting TO
xhe corporation of Tuscaloosa certain lots and
privileges over the reservations and commons in
said town." to the contrary notwithstanding
Approved May %, ioj0.
AN ACT to authorize the appointment Of Indi-
all Agents in California.
Be it enac,.a 6y the Senate and House of
Representatiues of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the Peesident be
authorized to appoint, with the advice aud con-
sent of the Senate, not more than three agents
Tor the Indian tribes, within the State Of CaiiiOr-
ria Such agents shall perform the duties now
ceive AN annual compensation of three thousand
dollars each
Approved September %, 1850.
AN ACT to regulate the terms of the circuit and
district courts of the u :ed States for the dis
trict Of Oho.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives. Of the United Nfdfes o. Amef'ea
in Congress assembled, That there shall be held
at the CITY of Columbus, IN the State OF Oaio,
two regular terms oil the circuit and district Courts
of the United States FOR the district oil ONO, IN
each year. which shall commence respectively on
the third Tuesday ia May and the third Tuesday
in October in each year, and so much OF any law
As requires the terms Of said courts to be held IN
July and November, respectively, is hereby re-
peaIed.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted That all
issues now pending ia either Of said courts shall
be tried at the terms herein provided for, aud no
process issued or proceedings peadiug IA either ol
said courts shall be avoided or impaired by this
Change of the time o. holding the same, but all
process bal; bonds and recOgnizances, returnaoie
al the next term Of either OF said COURTS shall De
returnable and returned to the court next held
uuder this act, ia the same manner as II SO mace
rrturnabie on the face thereof, and shall have full
effect accordingly.
Approved July %. 1850.
AN ACT for the payment Of Company OF In
dian Volunteers
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatires Of the Umted States OF America IN
Congress assembled, That the Secretary OF war
BE-, aud he is hereby, authorized and required u
cause to b. paid to the spy company OF Indian
mounted volunteers tShawnees and Delawares)
called aud mustered into the service OF the Un'-
ted States by Colonel w. 5. Harvey, O"ited
States army, on the first day of June, eighteen
hundred aud forty six, and discharged the thirty
frs, day of August, eighteen hundred and iorty-
six, days pay and allowances Tor every DAY
held in service under said muster, aud the usual
travelling allowances according to rates establish
ed ior volunteers unCer existing laws; aud the
sum of four thousand dollars is hereby appropii-
ated for this object out OF any moneys Ia the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved September 2o, 1851.