The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-03-05
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Public Acts Of the hirty-second Congress
or THE
UNITED STATES.
1851 -52.
l85l-52.
Doha Ana, Dec. II. 1852.

CHAR. LXVII.--An Act to authorise the
Mayor and Common Council of Chi
cago, Illinois, to excayate a portion
ofthe Public Reservation at that place,
with a view to the improvement of the
Navigation Of Chicago River.
Belt eaGctedby the Senate and House
of Representatives, Of The Unned States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the corporate authorities of the city of
Chicago, Illinois, be, and they are here
BY authorised to excavate such portion
of the reservation at Chicago, not ex-
ccediug the limits described in their
memorial Of January five, eighteen hun
dred and ility.lwo, as may be necessary,
according to the plan set forth in said
m"moriaI, for the improvement of the
navigation OF the Chicago River.
Sec. 2, And be 1t further enacted,
That the Secretary of War be, and he
is hereby directed to cause the limits
above desig' ated to be marked ont, and
to make such disposition of the buildings
now standing within said limits as may
be best for the pubHcI interest.
Approved, July Il, 1862. ,,t
CHAR. LXViII,-An Act to authorise
the President of the United States 10
designate the places for the Ports of
Entry and Delivery for the CoIlec.
ton District of Puget's Sound and
Umpqna, in the Territory of Oregon,
and to fix the Compensation of the
Collector at Astoria, in said Terrific
ry.
BE Henqcted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
ofAmeiicain Congress assembled, That
the President of the United States be,
and he is hereby authorised to designate
the places for the ports of entry for the
collection districts of Poget's Sound and
Umpqua, in the Territory of Oregon,
upon receiving satisfactory information
as to the best location for said ports,
instead of the places now established by
law in said districts respectively.
Sec. 2. And be ii ftut6er enacted,
That tbs annual compensation of tho COL
lecor at Astoria, in the collection dis
trict of Oregon, in said Territory, be,
and the same is hereby fixed at the sum
Of three thousand dollars, including the
fees of his office, commencing on the
first day of July, in the year one thous-
and eight hundred and fifty; and in no
event shall he be allowed a greater am
cunt than said sum of three thousand
dollars, so including the present fees Of
his Office as aforesaid.
Approved, July 81, 1862.
Char. LXXIV.- AN Actsupplementary
to "An Act providing for The taking
of the seventh and subsequent Gems
uses of the United States, and to fix
the number of the Members of the
House Of Representatives, and provide
for their future ApportiOnment among
the several States" approved twenty
third May, eighteen hundred and fifty.
Be itenactedby the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary Of the nteriorproceed forth
with to apportion two hundred and thirty
three representatives among the several
States, in accordance with the provisions
contained in the twenty-ffth section ot
the act Of twenty-third May, eigh-
teen hundred and fifty, and according to
the returns Of population which have
been completed and returned to the