Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21

proved the lands entered or who entered the for
he benefit of adjoining farm, and who continue to
occupy the same shall be entitled provided the entries
regular in all other respects to receive patents for
he lands SO entered, settled upon, and occupied with
put any additional payment being required of them upon
their making the proof required by the circulars from
the General Land Office dated the twenty-third of Janu
airy and the seventh of April eighteen hundred and fifty
SIX any law to the contrary Notwithstanding ProUided
That no proof shall be required which is not necessary
to carry into effect tie provisions Of this act.
Sec. 3 Ind be further enacted, That the act of May
nineteen, thousand eight hundred and ffty-two,
entitled An act to authorize the Legislature of Misss
spp to sell the lands heretofore appropriated for the
of schools in that State and TO satisfy and approve the
sales already made be construed apply to lands
heretofore reserved for school purposes in the State of
Mississippi. [Approved, March 8, 1857.
TPUBLIc-No. A.
AN ACT making appropriation for the transportation of
the United States mail by steamers and other
wise during the fiscal year ending the thireth of june
eighteen hundred and ffty-eight.
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of America Congress assembled That
the following sums be and the same hereby appro-
priated be paid out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the year ending the thrtieh
of June, eighteen hundred and ffty-eight:
For transportation of the mails from New York to Lii
verpool and back three hundred and forty thousand
five hundred dollars.
For transportation of the mails from New York New
Orleans Charleston, Savannah Havana, and Chagres,
and back two hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the mails from Panama to Cali
fornia and Oregon and back three hundred and twenty
eight thousand three hundred and fifty dollars
Sec. q And be further enacted, That the following
sums be and the same hereby appropriated for the
service of the Post Office Department for the year ending
the thrtieh of june thousand eight hundred and
ty-eght out of any moneys in the Treasury arising
from the revenues of said department. in conformity to
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For transportation of the mails between Charleston
and Havana sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars
For transportation of the mails the Ishmus Of
Panama, one hundred and thrtyfye thousand dollars
Approved, March 8, 1851
TPUBLIC-No. 49,
AN ACT to amend act entitled An act to provide fol
the better organization of the Treasury and for the
collection safe keeping transfer, and disbursement Of
the public revenue"
Be enacted 5y the Senate and House Of Representatives
of the United States of America Congress assembled THAI
the to provide for the better organization of the Trea
sury and for the collection safekeepng transfer and
disbursement of the public revenue, approved August
SIXTH eighteen hundred and fortysix be and the
is hereby so amended that each and every dsbursine
officer agent of the United States, having any money
of the United States entrusted to him for disbursement
shall be and he is hereby required to deposit the same
with the Treasurer of the United States with
of the assistant treasurers public deposares, AMI
draw for the only in favor of the persons to whom
payment is to be made in pursuance of law and nstruc
tions; except when payments are to be made In sum-
under twenty dollars, in which cases such disbursns
agent may check in his name, stating that it is te
pay small claims.
Sec g And be 1t further enacted, That the Treasurer
thenited States assistant reasurers and public deposi
taries shall safely keep all moneys deposited by dis
bursting officer disbursng agent of the United States
as well any moneys deposited by any receiver, col
lector other person which shall be the moneys of
due or owing the United States, and for failnre
do shall be held guilty of the crime of embezzement
said moneys and subject the punishment provided 70
embezzlements in the act to which this is amendment
Sec 8. And be 1t further enacted, That it shall be tn
duty of each and every person who shall have moneys
the United States in his hands possession to pay tn
the Treasurer the assistant treasurer or publ
depository of the United Statas and take his receipt 70
the same in duplicate and forward Of them forth
with to the Secretary of the Treasury and for failur
Ito make such deposit when required by the Secretary
Che Treasury any other Department, the account
officers of the Treasury the peason SO failing sha
oe held guilty of the crime of embezzement and subet
to the punishment for that offence provided in the act
| which this is an amendment.
i Approved, March 8, 1857. -