The true Democrat., 1855-06-19
BY AUTHORITY. Public Acts of the Thirty-Third Congress Of the IInited States.

BY AUTHORITY.
 Public Acts of the Thirty-Third Congress of the United States.
 Passed at the second session. which begun and held a, .ne Cy ot Washington, in the District of Columbia,
 nonday the 4th day of December le54 and ended ga = turday, the 3d day of March, 1855. FRANKLIN PIERCE, President JESSE D. BRIGHT, Pre-.
 sdent of the Senate, tcmpore LINN BoyD Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
 AN ACT extending, in certain Cases, the Provisions
 ot the act entitled |" an act to extend Pre- -empton
 Rights to certain Lands therein mentioned" ap-
 proved March 3d. 1853.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatlves of the United States of America in Con gress assembled, That the ght of pre-empton grant ed by the act of Sd of March 1855 entitled an act to extend preemption rights to certain lands therein menuoned, shall be, and the same is hereby extend ed so that the settler, or occupant on the Maison Rouge grant and the De Bastrop grant, entitled the benehts of said act, shall be entitled to enter, at the minimum price, every quarter quarter on winch he has made Improvements: Provided, how ever, That where any part of the improvements of two or more settlers or occupantss the quar- Ger quarter secton the shall be entered in their joint names, and their rights shall be proportionatc to the extent and value of thereon
 Approved, March ,, 1855.
 AN ACT to amend the Act approved 26th August,
 1852, entitled |" an act to Reduce and Define the
 Boundaries of the Military Reserve at St. Peters
 River in the Territory of Minnesota, and for other
 Purposes.
 Be it enacted by the.Scnate and House of Repre- sentatVes of the United States of America in Con gross assembled, That the approved 26th August, 1892 " to reduce and define the boundaries of the military reserve at Saint Peters River, ill the Terri tory ot Minnesota shall be- and the same is hereby. amended, so that the lands authorized to be sold at public sale by that act shall be subject the opera hons of the laws regulating the sale and disposition of the public lands: Provided, however, That where any oi said lands are claimed by pre-emption, under settlement and cultivation made prior to the passage of this act, proof and payment shall be made within three months after its passage and where any said lands come within the provisions of the act of 23d May l844 for the relief of the citizens of towns upon the lands of the United States under certain crcun- stances, such proof and payments shall also be made within three months after the passage of this act and m either case, II the entries are not made within that Glne the claim shall be forfeited: Provided further nat where two or more persons settled upon the same legal subdlvision they shall be permitted to enter lIointythe right of each to be in proportion to the extent ot his Improvements.
 $ 7. And be it further enacted That the Reverend E H Eear shall be. and he is hereby authorized 10 enter lots numbers and two and the west half of the northwest quarter of section four, in township twenty eight north ot range twentv-four west of the f"urth principal meridian, in the Minneapolis dis trlct, at $l D per acre.
 Approved, March ?, 1855.
 AN ACT to provide more Efficient Dscinl;nc for
 the Navy.
 Be it cnacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled. That from and atte the pasSape of this act. it shall be the duty of every commanding officer of any of the vessels of the navy on returning from cruise to forward. immediately on his arrival i'll port to the Secretary of the Navy. list of the of such of the who enlisted for three wears as in his opinion, on being discharged cntlcd to all honorable discharge, testimonial Of fdeli y and obedience; and that he shall grant the to such, according to the form to prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.
 $ 9 And be 1t further enacted, That if any sea man. ordinary seaman, landoman, or boy, shall enlist for three years, within three months after his discharge, he shall, presenting his honorable dis charge, accounting in satisfactory manner tor it's loss be entitled to pay during the said three months, equal to that to which he would have been entitled if he had been employed in actual service.
 3 And be it further enacted, That 1t shall be the duty of commanders of any vessel Ill the navy, ill granting temporary leave of absence and liberty on shore, to exercise carefully discrimination in favor of the faithful and obedicnt
 f. And be 1t further enacted, That summary courts martial may be ordered upon petty officers and persons of inferior ratings, by the commander of any vessel Ill thgpavy to which such persons belong, for the trial of Offences which he may deem deserving of greater punishment than the commander of vessel himself is by law authorized to inhict of his au- hory but not sufficient to require trial by general court-martial.
 $ D. And be it further enacted, That summary courts martial shall consist of three officers below the rank of passed nidshipmen, and of some compe- tent person to act recorder. Before proceeding to trial, the members shall take the following oath or affirmation, which the recorder is hereby authorized to administer: {" Ton, A. B., do soemnly swear Tor affirm that you will well and truly try, without pre- judice or partiaty, the depending, accord ing to the evidence which shall be adduced, the laws for the government of the navy and your own science. So help you God"
 After which, the recorder of the court shall take the following oath or affirmation. which the senior member of the court shall administer: " You, A. B., do solemnly swear or affirm that you will keep nd Inf tl,a. ha h. fore this court, and of the proceedings thereof So help you GOd.'
 $ G. And be it further enacted, That the comman- der of ship shall have authority to order any officer under his command to act as the recorder of sum- mary court martial.
 '. And be it further enacted That all testimony given before such court shall be given orally oath affirmation, which the senior member of the court shall administer.
 That summary courts-martial may sentence petty officers and persons of inferior ratings any of the following punishments, viz
 FSfst. Discharge from the service with bad con- duct discharge, but the sentence not to becared into effect in foreign country.
 Aecond. Solitary confinement in irons, single or double, on bread and water diminished rations, provided, no such confinement shall exceed thirty days.
 TAi,d. Solitary confinement ill irons, single or double, not exceeding thirty days.
 Foauth. Solitary confinement not exceeding thirty days.
 Fafth. Confinement not exceeding two months.
 Slcth. Reduction to next inferior rating.
 Segentb. Deprivation of liberty on shore on for cign station.
 E1gltA Extra police duties, and loss of pay, not o exceed three months, may be added to any of the above mentioned punishments.
 $ $. And be it further enacted, That sentence ofa summary court martial shall be carried into effect without the approval of the officer ordering the court who shall have power to remit i'll part or altogether, but not to commute any such sentence. And itshall be the duty of any such commanding officer to remit any part or the whole of any sentence by summary court martial, the execution of which would in the opinion of the surgeon senior medical officer on board given in writing, produce serious injury to the health of the person sentenced or, in case he shall re- fuse to do so it shall be his duty, without delay, to submit the again to the same or to another sum mary court martial, which shall have power, upon the testimony already taken, to remit the former pun ishment, and to assign some other ot the authorized punishmcnts in the place thereof.
 s g. And be it further enacted, That the proceed ings of summary courts martial shall be conducted with as much conciseness and precision as may be consistent with the ends of justice, and under such forms and rules may be prescribed by the Secreta +l,a tl tbo n1 of thn Iont