The republic., 1851-02-17
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Puhlfc Acts

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Public Acts
Passed during The second ssssion sf the 7nity.fra
Cougrsss
TPuauc-No. 81
AN ACT TO authorize the exchange OF lot on the
military site Of Fort Hamilton, for an equal guam
tity of ground adjoining said site. sl. ~
Beitenaetsd by the Senate and House y nspres<nla-
fipes of The United States Of Aseriea IN OOmsrsss a.:
sembled, That the Secretary OF ~! De, ano nc -
hereby authorized under the direction OF tho Pres
ident Of the United Statcs to cause 70 oe
a lot of ground being part of the site OF Fort Ham,
ilton, New York, for an equal quantity OF ground
lying nearer to said fort. and being more valuable
for military ls;ryyIS1 purposes HOWELL COBB,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) WILLIAM X. KING,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved. February 4; ISL; snn vr,mopr
IPuBIc-No. Al
AN ACT TO settle and adjust the expenses of the
people of Oregon in defending themselves from
the attacks and hostinties Of Cayuse Indians in
the years eighteen hundred and forty -seven and
eighteen hundred and forty y-eight.
BE it enacted by The Senate snd House ef Rspresen-
satires Of the United States Of America IN Congress
assembled, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be,
and he is hereby. authorized and directed 70 settle
the ectual and necessary expenses incurred by the
provisional government Of Oregon in defending
the people Of said Territory from the attacks and
hostites of the Cayuse Indians in the years eigh-
teen hundred and forty and eighteen hundred
and forty eight, upon the presentation by the Gov
ernor Of ead Territory the said Secretary of the
Treasury Of full, accurate, and detailed state.
defence a an and hostiiitiss; accompanied BY proper
vouchers and satisfactory proof OF the correctness
thereof, authenticated In conformity with tho
usages Of the Department.; and the sum OF one
Hundred thousand dollars be, and 10 hereby, appro
priated out Of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to carry the provisions OF
this act into effect.
Approved, February IA, 1851.
TPuBLIc-No. S.
AN ACT to create additional collection districts in
the Territory Of Oregon, and for other purposes
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiues Of The United Siatss Of Aaeriea in Con-
gysss assembled That in the Territory Of Oregon
there shall be three collection districts with port
of entry to each district, to wit: Umpgua, Oregon,
and Puects Sound. The district Of Umpqua shall
include all the land, bays, harbors, rivers, and
shores embraced in that portion OF the Territory
aforesaid lying between the forty second and forty
fourth degrees Of north latitude. and collector
shall be appointed in pursuance OF existing laws for
said district and Scottsvic shall be, and is hereby,
made port of entry and delivery for said district,
at which the collector shall reside. The district OF
bors, and shores embraced within that portion Of
the Territory of Oregon lying bstween the forty
fourth and forty sixth and half degrees Of north
latitude, embracing the coast Oh inc WcsI Ok
the coast range Of mountains, up to the forty eighth
degree of north latitude, and Astoria shall bc the
port of entry for the district at which the collector
shall reside. The district of Pugers Sound shall
include all the land, bays, harbors, rivers, and
shores in the Territory not embraced in either OF
the before mentioned districts, to witt All that por-
ton OF the coast lying between the fortyeghth de-
gree Of north latitude and the northern boundary
Of said Territory, and embracing all the land and
waters lying north of the forty sixth and half de-
gree of latitude, and east Of the coast range OF
mountains and q collector shnll be appointed In
pursuance of existing lava for said district, and
Olympia shall be the port of entry and delivery for
said district which place the collector shall
side. Nasqually and Portland constituted ports OF
ance Of the act of Congress, approved fourteenth
August, eighteen hundred and forty eight, shall
be continued ports of delivery for such districts
created by this act within the limits of which they
may respectively be situated.
SEC. 2. And be Il further enacted, That the col
lecors of the districts of Umpqua Oregon, and Pu-
gets Sound, shall be allowed one thousand dollars
pensafion Of two thousand dollars each per annum,
should their respective official emoluments and
fees provided by existing laws amount to that sum,
and the surveyors Mt Nasqually and Portland shall
beallowed in addition to the fees authorized by exist
ing laws, compensation Of one thousand dollars
each per annum.
SEC 8. lind be II further enacted, That Pacific
City, on Bakers bay, and Milwaukee, on the Will
lamettc river, in the collection district Of Oregon
established by this act, are hereby constituted ports
of delivery, and surveyors Of the customs shai be
appointed, in conformity to law. to reside therent,
whose compensatons in addition to the fees author
lied by existing laws, shall not exceed one thou
sand dollars each per annum.
Approved, February IA, 1851