Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-03

CHAR. LXIX-An Act to Reimburse TO the |
Common Council of New York City, Expen- |
ditures made for the First Regiment Of New
York Volunteers. ~
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives ofthe United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War, in the. settlement and
adjustment (under the act of Congress of
June second, eighteen hundred and forty
eight, of the claims of the common council
of New York, for expenditures made in
| organizing, Transporting, clothing, AMI SUBJ
sisting the first regiment of Newk
Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Ward
B. Burnett, prior to the mastering of said
Eregiment into the service of the United
States, shall be authorized and required to
iallow such of those claims as may be- sup
ported by satisfactory vouchers, showing
that such expenditure, had been fairly made
and sEas necessary and proper for the ser
vice, Notwithstanding that such vouchers
may be informal and defective for want. of
particularly: Provided, That the amount
allowed shall not exceed three thousand
SIX hundred and seyenty-two dollars and
ninety cents. si,s9
APPRovED, June %, 1854
CHAP. LXX.-AnA Act to authorize the Issue OF
| Registers to Vessels owned by the Accessory
Transit Company"
Be it enacted. by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby authorized to cause registers to be
issued in the name of the President OF the
Accessory Transit Company" lncorpof-
rated under q charter from the State OF
Nicaragua, for the steamboats, or vessels
owned by said company, and employed IN
the transportation Of merchandise and pas
sengers between the Atlantic and Pacific
ports of the United Statess through or over
the territory of the State aforesaid: Provid-
ed, That before the granting, of register
for any steamboat or vessel owned by said
company, to be employed as aforesaid, the
President of said company shall swear or
affirm that the said steamboat on vessel IS
owned by said company; that all the officers,
and at least two-thirds of the crew, are
citizens of the United States, or persons
not the subjects of any foreign prince OF
State; that all the officers, and directors OF
said company are citizens Of the United
States and that two thirds of the stock OF
said company is owned by citizens OF the
United States; which oath or affirmation
shall be deemed sufficient, without requr-
ing the oath or affirmation of any ether
person interested or concerned IN SAID
steamboat OF vessel: find provided further,
That register issued under this act shall
continue in force one year and no longer,
unless the president of the company afore-
said shall, within one year from the date
of the register, make anew oath or aftlr-
nation aforesaid, and the collector of the
customs shall certify the date ofsaid renew
ed oath or affirmation on the back of said
register, which shall continue in force for
one wear from said date, and the oath OF
affirmation may be so renewed and the in
dorsement so made once in each and every
year thereafter, and the register shall con-
tinue IN force accordingly.
SEC 9 And be it further enacted That
before granting register to any steamboat
or vessel, owned by the company aforesaid,
the president thereof shall, together with
one or more sureties, to the satisfaction OF
the collector of the customs, by whom, un-
der the direction of he Secretary OF the
Treasury, the register may be issued, be-
come bound to the United States In the
sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, with
condition that the steamboat or vessel shall
be solely employed in the transportation of
merchandise and passengers between the
Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United
States as aforesaid; that the register shall
be solely used for said steamboat or vessel;
that it shall not be. sold, lent, or otherwise
disposed of to any other company, person,
or persons; and that in case such steam
boat or vessel shall be sold, lost, or other
wise prevented from returning to the Uni
ted States, the said register shall, within
six months thereafter, if preserved, be re-
turned 10 the collector of the customs who
issued it or to the register OF the treasury
for cancellation; and on failure to comply
with any of the conditions aforesaid, for
feiture shall accrue to the United States OF
the entire penal sum named in said bond,
to be enforced in any court OF competent
jurisdiction, and the outstanding register
Shall be null and void.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
whenever the officer to whom said register
had been issued shall cease to be the pres1-
dent of said company, any register Whlch il H
NAV have been issued in his name shau De
void, and new register must be issued, IN
with the provisions OF this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That ;
before issuing any register as aforesaid, 1t
shall be proved to the satisfaction of the !
Secretary of the Treasury that the steam |.
boat or vessel for which the register is to
issue shall have been built and equipped
wholly in the United States: and said
steamboats, and vessels shall, in all re- I
spects be subject to the laws of the United
States in the same manner as vessels built
wholly and registered by American citizens.
APPRovED, June %, 1854.