Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-08

[PupLIe-No. 27.1
AN ACT confirming certain land claims in Louisiana in
the Bastrop grant
Be enacted Jy the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of The United States Of 4nericd Congress assembled That
such Of the claims entered in the report dated thrtieth
of july eighteen hundred and fftytwo of the register
and receiver ut Monroe Lousiana in their opinion
ought to be confirmed according to the principles recog
missed in the act of Congress Of the third March, eighteen
hundred and pursuant towhch thesaid report
was made be and the same hereby confirmed for the
extent and under the limitations referred to in the opn-
ions of the said officers.
Sec. Q. And be it further enacted That the confrma-
ton by this act shall only operate REIMBURSEMENT
the part of the United States and shall not affect the
right Of adverse claimants to the same lands prevent
judicial decision in regard to the same and upon the
rendition to the General Land Office of proper plat Of
survey duly approved by the surveyor general for any
confirmation by this act, the Commissioner shall
patent be issued if satisfied that the is confirm
ed and surveyed according the true intent Of this act
Provided That if in any claim confirmed by this
not actually located prior to the third of March,
eighteen hundred and y-one, location of the same
shall be made to the prejudice Of any actual settler but
such floating claim may bc iocnted any public lands
in the Ouacha district to which there may exist
ing presumption other valid Claim under such regula
tons may be prescribed by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office Approved, June 80, 1854.
TPuBLIc-No. %.
AN ACT to reimburse to the Common Council of New
York city expenditures made for the first regiment of
New York volunteers.
Be a. enacted Jge Senate and House Of Representatives.
othe United States of America Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of War; in the settlement and adjustment
under the of Congress of June second eighteen hun
red and oryeght) of the claims Of the Common Coun
Gil of New York for expenditures made in organizing
transporting, clothing and subsistng the first regiment
Of New York volunteers, commanded by Colonel Ward b.
Burnett prior to the mastering of Gd regiment into the
Of the United States, shall be authorized and
CURED to allow such Of those claims may he supported
by satisfactory vouchers showing that such expenditure
had been fairly made and necessary and proper for
the service Notwithstanding that such vouchers may be
informal and defective for want of particularly Pro
vided That the amount allowed shall exceed three
thousand six hundred and sevenytwo dollars and ninety
cents, Approved June 20, 1854.
TPUBLIc-No. 90
AN ACT to authorize the issue of registers to vessels
owned by the accessory Transit Company"
Be enacted By Tic Senate and House of Representatives
othe United States Of 4nerca IN Congress assembled, That
the Secretary Of the Treasury and he is hereby autho
rized registers to be issued in the of the
President Of the Accessory Transit Company" incor-
porated under charter from the State Of Nicaragua for
the steamboats, vessels owned by said company, and
employed in the transportation of merchandise and pas
sengers between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the
United States through the territory of the State
aforesaid Procds That before the granting os regis
any steamboat vessel owned by said company
be employed aforesaid the President Of said
pany shall affirm that the said steamboat or
vessel is owned by said company; that all the officers
and at least twothrds of the citizens Of the
United States persons the subjects of any foreign
Prince States that all the officers and directors of said
company citizens of the United States and that
thirds Of the stock of said company is owned by citizens
of the United States which oath affirmation shall be
deemed sufficient, without requiring the oath afirma
ton of any other person interested concerned in said
steamboat vessel and p,opccd further, That regis
ter issued under this shall continue in force year
and longer unless the President Of the company aore
said shall within year from the date of the register
make the oath affirmation aforesaid, and the
collector of the customs shall certify the date Of said
newed oath affirmation on the buck of said register
which shah continue in force for year from said date
and the oath affirmation may be renewed and the
endorsement made in each and every year there
after and the register shall continue in force accordingly
Sec g. Andbea further enacted, That before granting
register to any steamboa vessel owned by the
pany aforesaid the President thereof SHALL together with
one or sureties to the satisfaction of the collector
of the customs by whom under the direction of the Sc
cretary Of the Treasury the register may be issacd
come bound to the United States in the Of twenty
Ave thousand dollars, with condition that the steamboat
or vessel shall be solely employed in the transportation
merchandise and passengers between the Atlantic aud
Pacific ports Of the United States aforesaid that the
register shall e solely used for said steamboat or vessel
that shall not be sod lent otherwise disposed of
any other company person, persons and that in chse
such steamboat vessel shall be Sold lost otherwise
prevented from returning TO the United States, the said
register shall within six months thereafter II preserved
be returned to the collector Of the customs who issued il
TO the Register of the Treasury for canceation aud
on failure comply with any the conditions aforesaid
forfeiture shall to the United States OF the entire
penal named in said bond be enforced in court
of competent jurisdiction aud the outstanding register
hall be null and void.
Sec 3. Ind be further enacted, That whenever the
officer to whom sad register had been issued shall cease
to De the President Of said company any register which