Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-08
CPUBLIc-No. 49,
AN ACT for the relief of settlers lands reserved for

ACT the relief settlers l8nuS reserved
railroad purposes.
Be IL enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United STATE, Of America in Congress assembled, That
every settler the public lands which have been may
be withdrawn from market in consequence of proposed
railroads and who had settled thereon prior to such with
drawal shall be entitled to presumption at the ordinary
minimum to the lands settled and cultivated by them
6pided They shall prove up their rights according to
such rules and regulations may be prescribed by the
Seoretary Of the Interior and pay for the same before the
day that may be fixed BY the Presidents proclamation
for the restoration of said lands to market
Approved, March q, 1854
TPUBLIc-No 14.1
AN ACT to amend act entitled San net to divide the
State Of Arkansas into two Judicial districts approved
March the third, eighteen hundred and ffty-one
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
ohe United States Of 4merica Congress assembled That,
upon conviction of offenders in the western judicial dis
trict the State of Arkansas for offences to which
ishment by confinement in the penitentary is annexed
it shall be lawful for the court before whom convictions
hare may be had to sentence convcts to undergo i'm
prsonmen the penitentary house of the State situated
In the eastern judicial district in the manner
though the penitentary house situated in the west
ern judicial district of the State of Arkansas and the
counties Of Sewer and Sebastian in the sad State
hereby added to and made part of the western judicial
district .a
Sec O. And 5e further enacted That when any person
shall be in the district court for the western
district of Arkansas of any offence committed after the
passage this act the punishment part Of the punish
lmprlS0nment
the said punishment part of the punishment shall be
confinement and imprisonment with hard labor for the
same length of time and shall be carried into effect
provided III the preceding section.
See. g. And be further enacted, That nothing contain
cd in the section of act entitled An act
regulate intercourse with the Indian tribes and pre-
peace the frontiers approved hrteth of June,
eighteen hundred and hiryour shall be construed to
extend apply to said Indian country any of the laws
enacted for the District Of Columbia and that nothing
contained in the twentieth section of the said act which
provides for the punishment of offences therein specified
shall be construed to extend to any Indian committing
said offences in the Indian country, any Indian
mitting any offence in the Indian country who has been
punished by the local law of the tribe, in any
whese by treaty spuations the exclusive jurisdiction
over such offences may hereafter be secured to
said Indian tribes respectively; and any thing in said
act Inconsistent with this act be and the is hereby
repealed.
who shall hereafter ro asmpt to set FIRE, TO any
house, house, cabin stable, other building, in said
Indian country, to whomsoever belongings and any In
dian who shall set fire to any house clubhouse cabin,
STABLE other building in said Indian country belong
ing in lawful possession Of white person. in whole
or In part and whether the be consumed not shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be punished by
confinement and imprisonment with hard labor, for not
more than twenty nor less than two years
Sec S. And be- further enacted, That any white person
who shall make assault upon Indian other
son, or any Indian who shall make assault upon a
white person, within said Indian country, with gun,
rife, sword pistol knife any other deadly weapon,
with intent to kill main the person assaulted shall
be deemed guilty of felony and SHALL on conviction, be
punished with confinement and imprisonment with hard
labor for more than nor less than year.
Sec. g.. And be further enacted, That in oil criminal
cases. upon Indictment for offences committed in said In
dian country prior to the creation of said western district
" Arkansas pending in the circuit court Of the Uni
ted States for the district of Arkansas for
witnesses residing be found in said western district
may issue the marshal of said eastern district and be
executed by him in any part Of said western districts and
that the tees Of all witnesses summoned shall be paid
by the United States Approved, March 27, 1854.
TPuBLIo-No. 15.1
AN ACT to extend system establishing
private bonded warehouses; and for other purposes.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of America Congress assembled That,
from and after the passage Of this act any goods wares,
or merchandise subject to duty with the exception Of
periahablc articles, also gunpowder re-crackers, and
other explosive substances, which shall have been duly
entered and bonded for warehousng in conformity with
existing laws may be deposited at the option Of the
importer consgnee, agent at his expense and risk
in any public warehouse owned leased by the United
Sates in the private warehouse of the importer the
being used exclusively for the storage Of warehoused
goods Of his importation to his consignment in
private warehouse used by the owner occupant les
general warehouse for the storage of warehoused
goods such place Of storageto be designated the
house entry at the time Of entering such merchandise at
the house: Provided, That such private
house shall be used solely for the purpose Of storing
housed goods and shall have been previously approved
D tue secretary OF the treasury ana nave Deen aceu
In charge Of proper officer Of the customs who together
with the and proprietor Of the warehouse shall
have the joint custody Of all the merchandise stored in
said warehouse and a the labor the goods stored
must be performed by the proprietor Of the
warehouse, under the supervision of the officer of the
custems in charge Of the ut the expense of the
Aforesaid owner proprietor: 4nd propided further That
cellars and vaults Of stores for the storage Of wines and
dsled spirits only and yards for the storage of COAL
mahogany and other woods and lumber may, the dis
erection OF the Secretary Of the Treasury be constituted
Donded warehouses for the storage such articles under
the same regulations and conditions as required in the
storage other merchandise the cellars vaults afore
said shall be exclusively appropriated to the storage of
wines distilled spirits and shall have no opening or
entrance except the from the street. on which sepa
rate and different locks Of the custom and the
proprietor Of the cellars vaults shall be placed
Sec 2. And be further enacted That unclaimed goods
wares merchandise required by existing 10 taken
of by collectors Of the customs NAV be stored
In any public warehouse owned leased by the United
States any private bonded warehouse authorized bv
this act and all charges for storage labor and other ex
penses accruing any such goods wares or mcrchan
objects at the port question: must be paid before deli
very the goods due entry thereof by the claimant or
owner; or if sold unclaimed goods to realize the i'm
port duties the aforesaid charges shall be paid by the
collector out Of the proceeds of the sale thereof before
paying such proceeds into the Treasury required by
existing laws And any collector of the customs is hereby
suhoriIed under such directions and regulations may
be prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury to SELL
upon due notice. at public auction, any unclaimed goods
wares, merchandise deposited In public warehouse
whenever the same may, from depreciation in value,
damage leakage other cause in tho opinion ofsuoh col
lector be likely to prove insufficient sale thereof to
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