The Empire County argus., 1855-03-24

Approved, August g. 1854.
CHAP CCXXVII-An act making appropriations for forti
fcations and other works of Defence and for repairs Of
Of june, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.fye.
BE enacted By the Senate and House Of Representations
& the United States Of Anerica in Congress assembled,
That the following be- and they hereby appro
prated to be paid out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the construction preservation.
and repairs certain fortcaons barracks and quarters
for the year ending the thrteth of June, thousand
eight hundred and ffty-ive:
For Fort Montgomery, at outlet of Lake Champain New
York. fifteen thousand dollars.
For Fort Knox, at Narrows of Penobsco River Maine,
twenty thousand dollars
For Fort Warren, at the Narrows Boston Harbor, Mas.
sachusetts thirty thousand dollars
For Fort Adams and quarters entrance to Narragansett
Roads, Rhode Island, fifteen thousand dollars.
For Fort Schuyler to Long Island Sound New
York fifteen thousand dollars
For Fort Richmond at the Narrows, New ork Hsrbor
sixty thousand dollars.
For Fort Delaware, Delaware River, Delaware, fifty
thousand dollars.
For Fort Carroll Baltimore Harbor Maryland, fifty
thousand dollars.
For Fort Monroe entrance to Hampton Roads, Virginia,
twenty thousand dollars.
For Fort Sumpter Charleston Harbor, South Carolina,
twenty thousand dollars
For Fort Cnch, entrance to Cumberland Sound, TWEEN
ty five thousand dollars
For Fort Barancas and Barracks Pensacola Harbor ten
thousand dollars.
For Fort MRee Pensacola Harbor and preservation of
the site, ten thousand dollars.
For Fort Taylor Key West Florida seventy-five thou
sand dollars.
For Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, Florida, fifty thousand
dollars
For notifications at Alcatras Island San Francisco Bay
California one hundred thousand dollars.
For fortcaons at Fort Point entrance to San Francis
co Bay California, one hundred thousand dollars
For armament of Notifications in the Harbor of San
Francisco California one hundred and thirty thousand
dollars
For forts the western frontiers of Texas hundred
For repair of Fort Niagara New York, three thousand
dollars.
For repair Of Fort Preble Portland Harbor Maine,
thousand dollars
For repair and improvement of Fort Independence, Bos
ton Harbor. Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars
For repair of Fort Columbus and Castle Williams New
York Harbor four thousand five hundred dollars.
For repair of Fort Hamilton and for permanent wharf
thereat New York Harbor, ten thousand dollars.
For repair of Fort Mffln, Delaware River Pennsylva-
mia. one thousand dollars
For repair of wharf at Old Point Comfort, virginia,
seven thousand dollars.
For repair of Fort Macon Beaufort Harbor North Car
oina two thousand do lars
For preservation of the site of Fort Macon Beaufort
Harbor North Carolina, one thousand dollars.
For preservation of the site Of Fort johnson including
a new wharf, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, four
thousand two hundred dollars.
For preservation of Fort Moultre Charleston Harbor.
South Carolina twelve thousand three hundred delars.
For repairs of Fort Jackson, Savannah River Georgia,
For repars of Fort Morgan mouth of Mobile Bay Ala
bama five thousand dollars.
For repairs of Fort Pike Rigolet Pass Louisiana,
thousand dollars
Chief Menteur Pass Louisiana, two thousand dollars.
For repairs of Tower Dupre, Bayou Dupre Louisiana,
For repairs and extension of Fort ST. Philip Missssp-
pi River, Louisiana twenty five thousand dollars.
For barracks and quarters at Fort Hamilton New York.
thousand dollars
For contingent expenses of the Notifications not herein
mentioned the preservation of their Sites the protection
title and repairs of sudden damage to forts twenty
thousand dollars.
Approved, August 8, 1654
of the public lands to actual settlers and cutvatOrs
Be it enacted 5y the Senate and House Of Repreenatioes
of tie United States Of Aerica in Congress assembled,
That all of the public lands of the United States which
shall have been in market for ten years upwards prior
the time of application to enter the same under the pro-
visions of this act, and still remaining unsold, shall be
subject to sale at the price of dollar per and oil
of the lands of the United States that shall have been in
market for fifteen years upwards aforesaid and still
remaining unsold shall be subject to sale at seventyfve
cents per and all of the lands of the United States
that shall have been in market for twenty years up
wards as aforesaid and still remaining unsold shall be
subject sale at fifty cents per acre. and all OF the lands
the United States that shall have been in market for
twenty-five years and upwards aforesaid, and still
manning unsod shall be subject to sale at twenty-five cents
per and all lands of the United States that shall
have been in market for thirty more shall be sub
ect sale at twelveand aha cents per Proridd,
This section shall not be construed as to extend to
lands reserved to the United States in acts granting land
to States for railroad other internal improvements
mineral lands held at dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre.
SEC 2 And be it FURTHER enacted That upon every
ducion in price under the provisions of this act the
pant and settler upon the lands shall have the right of
preemption at such graduated price, upon the
conditions restrictions, and limitations upon which the
public lands of the United States subject to the
right of preempton until within thirty days preceding
the next graduation reduction that shall take place and
if so purchased shall again be to right of pre-.
empiou for eleven months before and from time
to time as reductions take place: Prooided That nothing
in this act shall be construed to interfere with any
right which has may by virtue of act grant.
ing pre-empon actual settlers upon the public lands.
SEC 3. Ind be it further enacted, That any person ap.
plying any of the aforesaid lands Shall be required
to make affidavit before the register receiver OF the
per andoce that he she enters the same for his or
her own USE and for the purpose of actual settlement and
cultivation or for the of adjoining farm planta
with said entry he she has not acquired from the Uni
ted States, under the provisions OF this act more than
three hundred and twenty according to the esab
ished surveys and person persons taking such
oath affidavit shall falsely in the premises, he
she shall be subject all the pains and penalties OF perjury
Approved, August A. 1854
CHAP CCXLV-An act declaring the southern boundary
of New Mexico
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Representations
of the United States Of Aaerca IN Congress assembled,
That until otherwise provided by law the territory
uured under the treaty with Mexico commonly known
as the Gadsden treaty. be- and the is hereby ncor
poraled with the territory of "New Mexico subject all
the laws of said last named territory.
Approved, August A, 1854.
CHAP CCXLVI-An act for the relief of Thomas Bron.
augh and for the repeal of the Act to aid the Territory
of Minnesota in the construction of railroad therein
approved the tweny-nnth june eighteen hundred and
fty-four.
enacted the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of Aneica in Congress assembled
That the Secretary of the Interior hereby directed to in
the pension of Thomas Bronaugh, who is now on
the rolls at four dollars to the rate of eight dollars per