Kansas weekly herald., 1855-07-21
RY AUTHORITITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
CHAP. CXLVIL-.An .Act for the relief Of Par-
chasers and Iocators of SUaniP and Ousrtlotced
lands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rssentatives Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States cause patents to be issued, as soon
as practicable, to the purchaser or purchasers,
locator or locators, who have made entries OF
the public lands, claimed as swamp lands, either
with cash, OF land warrants, or scrip, prior to
the issue of patents to the State or States, as
provided for BY the second section Of the act ap-
proved September twenty-eight, eighteen hum
dred and fifty, entitled San act to enable the
State Of Arkansas and other States to reclaim
the swamp lands within their limits,' any deci-
sion Of the Secretary Of the Interior, or other
officer OF the government OF the United States,
to the contrary notwithstanding: ProUided, That
in all cases where any State, through its con-
stituted authorities, may have sold or disposed
Of any tract or tracts of said land to any indi-
vidual individuals prior to the entry, sale, or
location of the same, under the presumption or
other laws of the United States, NO patent shall
be issued by the President for suc tract tracts
of land, until such State, through its constituted
authorities, shall release its claim thereto, in
such form as shall be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Interior: find prorided further, That if
such State shall not, within ninety days from the
Passage of this act, through its constituted au-
thorities, return to the General Land-O Office of
the United States, list of all the lands sold as
aforesaid, together with the dates Of such sale,
and the names of the purchasers, the patents
shall be issued Immediately thereafter, as di-
rected in the foregoing section.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That upon
due proof, by the authorized agent of the State
or States, before the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, that any of the lands purchas
ed were swamp lands, within the true intent and
meaning of the act aforesaid, the purchase e-mor
ey shall be paid over to the said State States;
and where the lands have been located by warrant
or scrip, the said State States shall be au-
thorized to locate quantity of like amount, up
on any Of the public lands subject to entry, at
one dollar and quarter per acre, or less, and
patents shall issue therefor, upon the terms and
conditions enumerated in the act aforesaid:
Provided, however, That the said decisions Of
the Commissioner of the General Land Office
shall be approved by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior.
Approved march 2, 1855.
CHAP. CLXIX.-.Hr .4ct making Appropriations
for the Support of the Army, for the gear ending
the thirtieth Of June, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-sir, and for other Purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF America
in Congress assembled, That the following sums
be, and the same are hereby appropriated, out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for the support of the army, for the
year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-six -
For pay of the army, two million six hundred
thousand eight hundred and six dollars.
For pay, supplies, and travelling expenses of
six companies of Texas volunteers, called into
service by the Governor of Texas, and mustered
into the service of the United States, one hun
dred and thiIty-seven thousand seven hundred
and fifty-fve dollars and thirty-eight cents.
For Communication of officers subsistence, six
hundred and twenty-eight thousand one hum
dred and sixty-eight dollars.
For commutation of forage for officers horses
one hundred and four thousand eight hunared and
thirty-two dollars.
For payments in lieu of clothing for officers
servants, thirty-six thousand three hundred and
fifty dollars.
For expenses of recruiting. transportation of
recruits; three months extra pay to non-com-
missioned officers, musicians, and privares, on
re-enlisrment, one hundred thousand dollars.
For subsistence in kind, one million three
hundred and eighty-one thousand and sixty
eight dollars and sevehty-hve cents.
For clothing for the army, camp and garrison
equipage, five hundred and seventy-four thous-
and eight hundred and seventy-six dollars and
ffty-nine cents.
For the regular supplies of the quarter-mas-
ter's department, consisting of fuel, forage in
kind for the horses, mules, and oxen of the
quarter-master's department, at the several mil
itary posts and stations, and with the armies of
the field for the horses of the first and second
artillery, the regiment of mounted rifemen, and
such companies Of infantry may be mounted,
and, also, for the authorized number of officers
horses when serving in the field and at the out
posts of straw for soldiers bedding, and of
stationery, including company and other blank
books for the army, certificates for discharged
soldiers, blank forms, for the pay, and quarter
masters departments, and for the printing of
divisions, and department orders, army regula-
tions, and reports, eight hundred and ninety
thousand dollars.
For the incidental expenses Of the quarter
masters department, consisting of postage oD
letters and packets received and sent by officers
Of the army on public service; expenses of
courts-martial and courts of inquiry, including
the additional compensation to judge advocates
recorders, members, and witnesses, while or
that service, under the act of March sixteenth
eighteen hundred and two extra pay to soldiers
employed, under the direction of the quarter
masters department, in the erection of barracks
quarters, store-houses and hospitals (; the con-
structioD Of roads, and other constant labor, fol
periods of not less than ten days, under the acts
of march second, eighteen hundred and nineteen
and August fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty
four, including those employed as clerks at dl-
vision, and department headquarters expenses
Of expresses 10 and from the frontier posts and
armies in the field; OF escorts to pay-masters,
other disbnrsing officers. and trains, when mil
itary escorts cannot be furnished; expenses of
the intermsnt Of non-commissioned officers and
soldiers; authorized Office furniture hire of
laborers In the quarter-mastsr's department, in
cluding hire OF interpreters, spies, and guides,
for the army; compensation Of clerk to officers
OF the qnarter-master's department; compensa-
tgR Of forage and wagon-masters, authorized