The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-11

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AN ACT to organize an institution for the insane Of ,ae army
and navy and Of the District of Coumbia, in the said Dis
trict.
BE enacted Jy the Senate and House of o
ths Ta;ted e 81 Iaeya IL Congress assemsed That the
title Of The institution shall be the Governpent Hospital for
the Insane and is objects shall be the most humane care and
navy OF the United states the District Of Columbia
$50 Aad Dc drtAer enacted That nine citizens q the
United states shall constitute Board Visitors o The said
hospital The o. Office Of three Of the visitors shall
seven and bennay thereafter on Che same ay Of the year
when they shall be eappoined three other citizens APP
p the first nine appointses shall expire shall be determined
by lot and should any vacancy occur BY death resignation
II b term Of sncb visitor The Hoapa f Yo
subject to the q the Secretary Of the Interior may
make any Resaiu 10, .ne o.
selves and OF the supenenaent ana ms employees ana OF
the patients not inconsistent WITH ,hs ao nor WIN he
ass e s n
vision over ITS expenditures ana general hat ne
rectness they shall make annually the
Secretary Of the Interior for the year end
ing June tnnue'm set,ins ,"rn ., NY u"n s I ~ h ~
tne ilst'.uuon ny as Dal :. ~ az; @ .; ny - s @ - aar
or TILL successor s sesssd nhe o'e Of visitor shan Dc
nun, G ' :, $500. p"n.sJ T,., ,ha ch;.f .xecutya
cer of tha institution shal be Ia be an.
nnnad Inv the Secretary of the Interior and 10 receive
airy thousand five hundred dollars per The
competent experience in the care OF the in
sane he shall reside the and devote his whole
approval Of the visitors engage and discharge and
usual employees the insane and all abOrers
The RESPONSIBLE disburng agent Of the shall
be oeo secretary q the Board Of Visitors and he shall
with such securities as mny be required by the See
rsta,v a,, @ nf he Interor "'5-
Secrearv ~ ~ = ssnd h. i, y srn s
shall authorize the .uperntendent "a rscsivas ,asy
belonging to the army and respectively and kaep
thortv which ordered their reccnt;or :! $50 ~ %
sane persons residing n the District of Co"mh ~ IN &
they became insane shall be entitled to the Of the in
re.ary o The insr;n hi ~ "a .ns aa.nory o sne Sec
cess Of showing rs-aan To ~ nssns ara nsh ~
support himself Cor herse) dSs s,;i. Iar .ha o ~ :,
ther have no famy) under the themselves
SEC. 6. And be It further enactsa, Inat wnenoveHt
vaeaner7, rass r"sans ron i' ~ ~ ~ ~ racsiVca
at rate OF ooaro 70 " ~ L. ~. oue 70 DC
in no case less than the actual ces Of their support
SEc Z. And be further enacted, fha all prorrations
by Congress for the support OF the nstnuo shall
be drawn the the requisition ot e Scre
ary Interior and shall be dsoursed and aeeonned
for in all respects according to the laws regulating ordhy
disbursements Of public money. ,.,,..
SEC And be further enacted That TINS act sha take
effect and after the first day OF july one thoua eg
hundred and ffty-hve
Approved March 3, 1855.
Public 1871
AN ACT far the relief Of and locatos of swamp
and overfowed lands
a. sJ c,t ~ Aueca IL Con gress assesb,ea. That the
President United States patents 70 be issued as
oon as praccabe To the purchaser or purchasers locator
or locatos who have made entries OF the public lands,
claimed swamp lands either with cash with land war