Washington telegraph., 1851-01-22
sY ANrnoRIrY.
hH PUBLIC ACTS. (
casssd during sAe fra sessien Of the TArty.jfr.
Con0rese

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Posed dxring sAs fra sessien Of the 7Airty.jfr.
Congress.
AN ACT making appropriations for tho nav.
service for the year ending tho thiftieth of Jun
one thousand eight hundred and fifty -one.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Re,
,.sentatires of the Unsfed States Of EAneyica
Congress asse,nbtrd. That the following sums 3
and they are hereby, appropriated to be paid Q
ofauy money in the Treasury not otherwise a.
propriated, for the year ending the thirtieth
june, one thousand eight hundred and ffty-One.
For pay Of commission, warrant, aud petty OF
GERS. aud seamen, including the engineer corps Z
IN. navy, two million seven hundred and fft
.igbt thousand two hundred and sxty-two doiia
and that there be paid by the proper accounti
officer. to William J. McApne aud W william
S. Sanger, the same salary that was paid to the
predecessors as engineers in chief, during the tD
thew seversly performed such service ut the ma.
ward, Brooklyn, New York, and that the san.
amount of salary as is provided for the said Villa
]. McAIpine and William P. S. Sanger be paid
James Heron the Engineer-in-C Chief at the Las
ward at Pensacola, during the time he has bee
t""'1i,ss Assembly bi!1'iSt 81 sIhe State Of Arkansas.
AN ACT to amend AN act entitled an act to
distribute the proceeds Of The 500,OOO acres OF
land donated To the State of Arkansas for Inter
nal improvement -
Re- /, euaeted bv the General Assembly OF the
.Stotr of Arkansas, That, Oh the first Monday Of
February, A. ID. 1851, and every two years there
alter the qualified voters ot each county ." this
State si,al; eject one commissioner, who shall be
q, vI.d Internal Improvement commissioner al mis-
couuty and hold his office for two years, and unti
his successor is elected and qualified; said election
shall be held at the place, ~ The manner, and on
the notice now prescribed by law for general cleo
SEC 9. Be it further enacted, That, should
any county fail hold their elections, as provided
in the preceding section, il shall be The duty Of the
presiding Judge of the county court 10 order an
election as soon thereafter practicable, the shrr-
if of said county giving at least twenty days notice
of the time and place Of holding the same, by
out,ipg up at least one advertisement ip each
township.
SEC ). Be it further enacted, That when any
vacancy shall occur the office Of commissioner
by de ath resignation, others ise It shall be he
out, of the presiding judge of the county court to
order an election 10 fill Said vacancy, the sheriff Of
said county giving notice as IN case oi special cleo
lions as is provided la section Two oi this act.
SEC. T. Be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the commissioner within ten days after
his election, 10 euler INTO bond to the State OF Ar
Kansas for the use Of the proper county, with two
or more good and sufficient securities, to be APP
proved by the county court ~ double the aniount
which may probably come to his hands as com-
missioner, conditioned that he will faithfully, and
to the best oi his ability discharge the duties OF
said office according 10 law, aud account Tor all
moneys, property, credits and ELECTS which may
come INTO hts hands, which bO.,d shall be filed in
the office OF the clerk Of The county court, and
copy uf the same shall bn filed with The Secretary
of Stare, aud certified copy Of the original, or Of
the copy flied with the Secretary Ut State, shall
he evidence in all the courts in ilIs State. Said
commissioner, before entering upon the discharge
or mis- duties shall take oath faithfully to de-
mean hnse IN Oifice. .Fn
SEC. 5. BE it further enacted, That when said
commissioner shall have entered into bond, and
taken the oath required in The preceding section, 1t
shall be the duty Of the clerk Of the county court
to make out and give TO hIin certiti:at- OF his
election under The seal Of office, which certificate
shall be sufficient evidences IL authorize said COM
mlssiou-r 10 demand and receive all monrys,
credits aud effects tO which his county may be en-
titled for the PURPOSE of internal improvement.
SEC. &. Be it further enacted, That it s.,alI be
the duty of the commissioner, as soon as may be
after receiving certificate Of his election, 10 ask
for demand, and receive, all such sum or sums o
money, property, crrdIis or effects, as his county
may be entitled 10 for the purpose oi internal inn
prov,n-nt and ,ake all necessary s-eps, by suit
or otherwise, for the collection OF the same.
SEC. :. BE it further enucted, That it shall be
the duty Of the county commissioner. before let
ting out any cOutract as hereinafter provided Tor,
to designate and make out schedule or plan OF
the improvement he proposes TO accomplish, CIV
ing an accurate and full detail Oi the same, the
manli-r in which il is to be done, aud The probable
cost thereof whc!, schedule or plan shall be sub
m,t,ed by him TO the county court, 10 be by SAID
court approved, with such alterations aud amend
menis thereto as 10 SAID court shall seem just and
proper. ...
SEC 8. Be it furth.r enacted, Tha. all con-
tracts shall be let out the curt house door by
SAID commissioner, or he s',ail give twenty days
notice thereof in writing, to be put up IN at least
one public place ia each tOwiisnp, specifying Itie
kind vi work 10 be done, the nlanuer la wncn II Is
10 be done, where to be done, aud wiieI 10 be
Completed, with suci, other information as will
give general description oi the work 10 be let out
The person persons taking sucn contract, shall
enter into boun to the State Of Arkansas, with
good and sufficient security, To b. approved by SAID
commissioner in a suir double the amount Tor
which SAID Contract bad OFT; the person enle,-
ing into said bond shall bind themselves IL coin-
pIele the work Contracted tu oe done, IN The man
nrr and by lie time specified IN such notice, WHICH
contract shall be Iully sci forth IN saId loud.
SEC 3. Be it further endcted, That sdId con-
tract shall be lei to Tie lowest bidder, the
commissioner reServng tile right " rrJect all Oids
II deemed by INN too i,gi. st.tf..rrI.
SEC IL BE it further eaacted, That il shall
be duty oi The commissioner, upOa the cOn-
prlIou OF any improvement, 50 let o.t, as aiore-
Said 10 strictly view The ano II he snail hhd
that said Improvement has Oeen completed accord
Ing 10 the terms The cOutrdct lie shall pay to
the contractor the amount stipulated, and lake
duplicate receipts tor The Same.
SEC. IL. BE it further enacted, That said in
ternai mprov. ment iund shall not br applied TO
any mere neighbOriood improvement but only to
such objects are contemplated by The act Of
Congress donating SAID 5JU,OO acres OF land.
SEC. IL. BE it further endcted, Tnat the COM
mssioners Of any number of counti-s. with the
consent OF the county court OF each county respec
lively, may form their counlies into an iutrrnal
improvement district. and unite their several funds,
or any part thereo hereby authorized to bs rx-