The Empire County argus., 1855-03-24

hundred and SIXTEEN and has become liable refund
private corporation the proceeds of said township hereto
fore appropriated to the support of the State University of
lndana-tor remedy thereof:
Be enacted 5g the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of America in Congress assembled
That the governor of the State of Indiana be authorized
select out of lands of the United States within the said
State subject to private entry nineteen thousand and
forty of land in legal subdivisions and shall certify
the same to the Secretary of the Interior who SHALL forth
with on receipt of said certificate issue to the State of
of said lands when sold shall be- and forever remain
fund for the use of the Indiana University
Approved, February %, 1854.
CHAP XII-An Act to extend the limits of the port of
enacted by the "ate Ss@ oe'sans "a Huss Representatives
% the United States e Anerica IN Congress assembled,
That the port Of New Orleans be 50 extended as to EN-
distance up said bank as extends the left bank
Approved, February 23, 1854.
CHAR. XIv-An Act supplemental to Act entitled Gan
Act to ascertain and settle the Private Land Claims in
the State of California; approved March third one thou
sand eight hundred and tifiy-one.
Be eacted5 tile Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United states Of Aerica IN Congress asseanJted
That The following named persons, viz: Henry G. Boggs
Smith and Kristen, George H. Woodman, Berthad and
Lorrin Fisher and Gudfld and William Clarke or eth
months after the passage Of this act present their claims
to the commissioners who appointed under the pro-
visions of the act to which this supplement- and the
said commissioners are hereby empowered to hear and
dispose of the efectually though the said
claims had been presented in due time under the hir-
teenth section OF the aforesaid act.
SEC 2. Ind be 1t further enacted That the persons
named in this act shall be limited and confined in their
claims to purchases made of Don Salvador Valigo, al
Mexican grantee for part of the place known "Entre
NaPa ana situate IN Napa county, state OF California
And the said commissioners shall be satisfied that the said
persons named derived title their respective claims pre-
vous to the third day of March, thousand eight hund
red and ftty-three
SEC. 8. 1nd5eH f@ytAer enacted, That the said per-
named shall be entitled to no privilege conferred
claimants under the original but
OF time in which their claims may be respectively made to
the said commissioners.
Approved, February 49, 1854.
CHAR. XVIIAn Act for the extension of the preemp-
tion privilege in the State of California
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
Of tile United States Of Anerica In C0ngress assembled,
That the provisions of the act of the fourth of September
eighteen hundred and forty-one, granting preempton
rights to settlers the public lands modified and
made applicable to the State of California by the act ohe
further modified by extending the provisions of the third
provso in the sixth section of the aforesaid act of the third
of March, eighteen hundred and fftyhree, to settlements
made prior to and within two years after the passage of
this act.
Approved, March l, 1854.
CHAP. LIv-An act making appropriations for the Sup
port of the Military Academy for the year ending the
thireth of June thousand eight hundred and fifty
five.
Be enacted 5g the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of tile United States Of Anaerica IN Congress dssemb1ed
That the following sums be- and the hereby ap
propriaed of the treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the support of the Military Academy for
the year ending the hireth of June, one thousand eight
hundred and titty-fve:
For pay of officers instructors, cadets, and musicians
eightyeigh thousand two hundred and sixtysix dollars
For communication of subsistence two thousand one hun
dred and ninety dollars;
For forage for officers horses nine hundred and sixty
dollars;
For general repairs and improvements of academic bull
dings barracks rooms, officers quarters, stables,
roads, fences parade and drill grounds miscellaneous and
incidental expenses fuel forage and departments of in
thouSa
ty-ive dollars;
For gradual increase and expense of library thou
sand dollars;
For expenses of the Board of Visitors three thousand
dollars;
For forage for artillery and cavalry horses eight thou
sand six hundred and forty dollars
For replacing dead and out cavalry and artillery
horses, one thousand dollars;
For enlarging and improving hospital OF cadets, SIX
thousand five hundred dollars;
For cavalry exercise hall, twenty thousand dollars;
Sec. and be 1t furer enaced That the compensation
of Master of the Sword be twelve hundred dollars per
annum.
Approved, May 10, 1854.
CHAP CXCV-An act to authorize the State of Illinois to
select the residue of the lands which she is entitled
under the of second of ach eighteen hundred and
twentyseven, granting land to aid that State In opening
canal to connect the waters OF abe Illinois river with
those of Lake Michigan.
Be it enacted By tie Senate and House Of Representatives,
Of the United StateS Of 1nerca IN C0agres dSsenJ1ed
That the Governor of the State of Illinois hereby auor
lied to be selected the balance of the land 10
which state e0tllleu lnuer PROVISIONS Vi
of the second of March, eighteen hundred and twentsev
en- granting land to aid that State in opening canal to
connect the waters of the Illinois river with those OF Lake
Michigan of any of the unsod public land in the State
subject private dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre. and not claimed by preempon the quantity 10
be ascertaned upon the principles which governed the fl
nal adjustment of the grant to the State OF Indiana for the
Wabash and Erie Canal under the provisions of the act of
Congress approved the ninth of May, eighteen hundred
and torty-eight.
Approved, August s, 1854.
CHAR CXCVIAn act to amend the provisions of the ff
ty-sxth section of the entitled "An act to regulate
the collection of duties imports and tonnage, ap-
proved the second day of March, thousand seven
hundred and nlnety-nne
Be it enacoI 6y the Senate and House Of Representatives
of tile United Sate Of An,ericG IN Congress assembled,
That whenever merchandise shall hereafter be imported
into any port of the United States from any foreign
try in vessels propelled in whole in part by steam and
it shall appear by the bills Of adng that the merchandise
so imported be delivered Immediately after the entry
of the vessel shall be lawful for the collector of such
port take possession of such and deposit
the in bonded warehouse, and whenever shall not
appear by the bills of adng that the merchandise import
ed as aforesaid be Immediately delivered 1t shall be
lawful for the collector of the to take possession
of the same and deposit in bonded warehouse at the re-
of the owner master consgnee OF the vessel on
three DAYS notice such collector after the entry OF the
vessel and all and parts of acts inconsistent with the
foregoing provisions are hereby repealed
Approved, August 8, 1854
CHAP. CCIv-An act to rivve the act approved March
third eighteen hundred and twenty three and the act
approved May twentysixh, eighteen hundred and twen
ty-our, supplemental thereto in reference to the Rio
Hondo claims to land in Louisiana.
Be- enacted by the Senate and House OF RreSentdttpe
of the intel States Of Aneric0 IN Congress dssen6te
That the approved March third eighteen hundred and
twenty three entitled An providing for the examna
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