Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-05-30

For building a courthouse and post-ofice at Raleigh
For building courthouse and post-oice at Columbia
South Carolina fifty thousand dc. lars.
For building court house at Madison, Wisconsin, fifty
thousand dollars.
For courthouse and postofce at Memphis in the State
of Tennessee, fifty thousand dollars.
For building at Tallahassee Florida to accommodate
the United States courts and posofc fifty thousand
res Of the judges of the circuit and orphans court of the
District of Columbia for the year ending June thrteth
eighteen hundred and ftyegh four thousand and fifty
For the completion of United States court and
postofce at Key West Florida, thirty thousand dollars
with ten per cent for contingencies and much as may
be necessary for the purpose Of suitable site for the
same
Sec q And be it further enacted, That the President OF
the United States be, and he is hereby authorized W P
point or employ, in his official household the v Of
fcers, to wit private SECRETARY at an annual m M
two thousand five hundred dollars one steward az a a.
nual salary Of twelve hundred dollars who shall .ne
direction of the President have charge OF ana oe
and shall such other duties the President may
assign him; and messenger at an annual saary u @
~ into the provisions of this section to the thrtieth
Of june eighteen hundred and hty.egn., Is ne1eoH
pae out of amy @ Contingent Of the
ecutive office, including stationery toeeio 70 oe @
under the direction of the President from the date OF TINS
the thrteth June eighteen hundred ana nyeish
seven hundred and fifty dollars
Sec And be further enacted, That the Secretary of
the be- and he hereby authorized to increase the
length of the building for the customhouse pOstoce and
courtrooms at Galveston Texas many feet the ap-
Sec And be it further enacted That the sum of ten
thousand dollars be- and the same hereby IS appropriated
of money in the treasury not otherwise apprpat
shpwreck as heretofore established by life boats other
means the of Massachusetts, the said sum to be
expended by the Boston Humane Society," under the dlrec
ton and control of the Secretary of the Treasury
Sec. And be it further enacted That the PRESIDENT OF
the United States be and he is hereby To con-
sruct the steam cutter provided for by the ACT OF
Congress- approved February SIXTH hundred ana
fyseven entitled "An act TO authorize the President o.
the United States TO be procured by OF
otherwise suitable steamer revenue cutter by con-
tract otherwise manner which IN his Judgment
Sec g. And bo it further enacted That shall not be
lawful for the Secretary of the Interior in executing the
Improvements around the Capitol ordered in tins or i'll any
in the capitol grounds but SHALL when they are
superseded much thereof as may be necessary IN
enclosing Judiciary Square, and the remainder shall be us
ed in enclosing such public grounds the President may
direct
Sec T. And be it further enacted That the provisions of
the act of March third eighteen hundred and three
fixing the salary of the collector of the port of Chicago H.
inois, at twelve hundred and fifty dollars annum shall
not be construed deprive the said collector of the
per allowed by the sixth section of the approx
ed March third eighteen hundred and fory-nine to such
officers as may have been designated as under
the act Of August sixth, eighteen hundred and
and the benefits OF said sixth section are hereby extended
to said collector.
the fifth section of the act entitled An act making apro-
prations for the civil and diplomatic of the gov
proved the third day Of March, eighteen hundred aud for
tyone which established and limited the compensation of
collectors of CUSTOMS shall be construed to apply to sur
veyOrs pertaining having performed the duties OF co
lecors OF the customs who shall be entitled To the same
compensation is allowed TO collectors for like services IN
the settlement of their accounts
Sec g. And be it further enacted That the President of
the United States enlarge the of the reservation
Mendocino by extending boundary ornward along the
coast of the Pacific Ocean to the vicinity of Cape Mendoc
ino embracing sufficient territory for the colonization OF
the Indians in the coast range of mountains north OF the
Raw nf San md tho nf tho
Sacramento River but such extension shall not interfere
with the presumption claims of settlers.
Sec To- And be it further enacted, That the Secretary Of
the Treasury be and he is hereby authorized and directed
to to be constructed at the city of Boston, the
State of Massachusetts, suitable freproof building for
the accommodation OF the circuit and district court of the
United States and for this purpose the of hundred
thousand dollars be and the hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appo-
priated.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted That the Secretary of
the Interior be authorized to employ in the office of Indian
Affairs five temporary clerks duriI the fiscal year and
for their compensation the sum of thousand dollars
hereby appropriated out Of money in the treasury
five temporary clerks heretofore authorized to be employed
in said office.
Sec II. And be it further enacted That the proper
counting officers of the be- and they hereby
authorized and directed the between
the United States and the State of Maryland, the
was from time to time, usted under the act passed
the thirteenth May thousand eight hundred and twen
tysx entitled IAN authorizing the payment of inter-
due the State of Maryland and such reexamin
alton the expended by the State Mary
land for the and benefit of the United States and the
sums refunded and repaid by the United States to the said
State and the times of such payments being correctly
stated in the account the has heretofore been
ed at the Treasury Department. but in the calculation of
interests due under the aforesaid the following rules
shall be observed to wit Interest shall be calculated
the time of any payment made To TIL. interest the
the balance shall be applied to diminish the prncpa if
the payment fall short Of the interest the balance Of inter-
est shall not be added to the principal produce ill.,
terest Second interest shall be allowed the State of Ma
ryland such only which the said State either
paid interest lost interest by the transfer of interest
bearing fund
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted That if upon such
of the account and application of the above
rules any money shall be found to be due to the State Of
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 8, 1857.
Chap CIX-An Act to establish certain PosRoads in the
United States and the Territories thereof
Of the United States of America in Congress assembled
That the following roads be and the hereby de-
eared poast-roads to wit I,,xr
From Patten, Penobscot county, via Island Falls, to
Smyrna in Aroostook county.
From Rockland via Rockville West Camden, South
Hope, Union McLain's Mills, North Appleton Searsmon
South Montville Liberty Montvile South Freedom West
Freedom Centre Albion Albion East Benton and Benton
From North Castne, via West Brookve, South Brook.
vile, and Brookville, to Sedgwick.
From Skowhegan to North Arson.
From Weston, via Bancroft, Barker Tract, and Reed
Plantation, to the holu9 MSs Post %HG Office.
VERMONT.
From North Sheldon via West Berkshire to Berkshire,
in Franklin county.
From Yergennes, via West Addison and Chimney Point,
to Port King in the State of New York.
From Bradford, via East COrinth Waits River, East Or
ange Washington q. and Barre to Montpelier.
ford, and Waterford, to Littleton. New Hampshire
MASSACHUSETTS.
From South Westport, via Westport Point to Adams
vile, Rhode Island
CONNECTICUT.
From Waterbury, via Mddlebury, to Woodbury..
From Wocottville, via Torrington to Goshen.
NEW YORK.
From Havana in Schuyler county, via Odessa, Mecken
burg, and Perry City, to Johannesburg, in Tompkns
county.
From Owego via South Owego, to Warren Centre, IN
Bradford county, Pennsylvania.
PENNSYLVANIA.