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S.o16 IA III Snnrena coart of the United states,
Nd q - ~ Chiof Juliice John Rutledge.
So Anf - Il f1giber enacted. That Cor The
ksrthy appropFiaied. eight hundred dollars. to be
pad oui q any money in .hs tEeasay Not otherwise
1IPEoSsd. January Al, 1851.
An ACT making rsapprOPriaton from the sarPlus
Fund for TIE relief Of LicutenAni John Guest Unit
Cd States Navy, and Other.
Be Il enacted b. the Senate and House q Rspresen
tatiVes q the United staies Of America IN CongTos
aElembled, That the sun q one Thousand hun
drpd and sixty dollAu and ioTtyninc cents. beng The
balance remaining of the appropriations made by
cOagres In the yearl eighteen hundred aud forty,
and eighteen hundred and faryone ur the survey OF
The coast fOm Apalachicola bay to the mouth Of the
Mississippi river, for the asceriainment q the pfac-
tcability q establishing navy yard and naval ia
ton which should bed sube tEc prots toa Of to
commerce of the guh OF Mexico. which laiance ha.
been oared 10 The credit of the surns iund' he and
The aAme Is horsby reapproPraied, for the payment
Of ths eum doe Lieutenant John Guest United state
Navy (sx hundred and seventeen dollars) for serli
Cos rendered 10 such survey, and foe other lawful
claims Of officers who were employed in that survey.
Approved, Jan. 20, 1851.
AN ACT authorizing The estAbIlshidg Of a navy dc.
pot on Blythe Island At Brunswick, on the coast or
Georgia, and for other purposes.
De u enacted by he Senate aqd House Of Represen-
taives q he Ualted States of America 10 Congress
assemhled, Thai the President Of the United States
be and be b hereby authoTlzed 10 purchase se for
. navy depot Blythe Island, the coast Of Geor-
GA. and . erect such buidinPs and make sueh i'm.
United states vessels of war and aaord refuge there
for and that ihe uum Of two han1Ied thousand dol
lArs be appropriated for eaecting that OBJECT out Of
any moneys in The treasury not otherwise aPProPra
Approved. Jan. Is, Iss7.
AN ACT 20 authorize tbe President Of The United
States 10 cause 10 be procured, purchase or 9TH
eruire. suitable steamer a. a reysnue cutter.
Be Il enacted BY The Senate and House Of Represen.
tatvos u tha United States of America In Congress
assembled That The President Of The United States
b and = hereby authorized 10 canse % be procured
b purchase Or Otherwise. suitable steamer q rev.
enue cutter; md that the Of hundred and hf
y thousand dollars Be and s hereby Appropriated for
te.i p9pose oqi Of any moneys now In the treasury
Of Ne United States and not otherwiso appropriated
Approved, Feb. s, 1857.
AN ACT supplementary TO an act 10 organize an In
niiIfiou for the insane of the army and navy, and
q IL District Of Columbia In the aid District, ap
proved March third, eighteen hundred and hftydve.
n Il enacted by the senate and House Of Repre-
ueniallpol q The United States Of America In Con-
g.t.9 aAlcmbled, That no inaane penon not charged
coulnsd n Tie United states JAIL or in the United
States poniieutiary, IN this district
Sec. And Be- Il further enacted, That the Secre-
tay q hs Interior shall have power to giant his or
der lor The admisslOn into the government hospital
fe the insane any insane person unable TO support
himself herself and family, (or himself, or herelf
= q he have % fanlyl under he visitation Of
ll1uly, who resided 10 the District Al the time he or
BE became inaane and who Is not charged with any
brolch q Tie peace upon the cerhcate Of any Judge
Of he clrcali o. criminal court or any justice Of the
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tiled under oaih and under their hand that they
mes ne party alleged % Be insane, and that they
bscsed bin o. hor y be q subject for treatment u
.nch hotalj also stating that two respectable house
halleu residents of The District appeared before hin
and certified under OATH and under their hands that
~ knew s party aleged % be insane and indgent,
t1ai be o. she Was resident Of the District at the
tine b g .hs vas selzed with the mental disorder
under which he she then laboFe and that be OF she
s unable 70 pay hs OF her board and other expenses
therein; and ne oeIihoate Of such Physieians, and
tl certllcaie u snch householders shaf accompany
the oeItllcale Of anch udge or Justice The applea
ton % lnl The Secretary % the Interior for bis order
ior y. admission Of said INDECENT insane person into
The aid hospital musi be made within i've days after
the examination Of tho witnesses before ie ala judge
o. justice q he peace, before such proceedlngs shall
Be bod bciore such indge OF justice
Sc = And 1c . further enacted. That the order Of
ihe 6eertay Of the Interior. granted under the
hqy of he second section Of this act shall author
il1 a1y police occr constable 10 assist In carrying
nlch ndlcnt insane person 10 the hosptal whenever
aoch aalance 3 represented TO be necessary by the
peon h1ling the order; but all the expenses OF wit
noa1l hcoro aad Judge or justice Of the peace, and
q carrying such patient 10 the hospital shall be borne
b hs Or her snds, or By the local Of the
Sec. 4 And be Il further enacted, That any indi
gent inHlne person who did not reside in the Dtct
q me time be or she became Insane, may 10 like man
nr e provaed In The second section OF this act, be
admitted into the said hospital upon the application
q he corporate authores Of the city Of Washington
or q Geoetown, and al the expense Of either Of the
80 cue during me continuance OF said insene per
soa therein. being hereby designed 70 give the su-
pernendcnt thereof authority 10 take charge Of such
Insane persoa until The aufhortes Aforesaid can dis
cover Who hs or her fonds are, whence he or she
came VIA atcW y the refun Of such person TO such
enls, OF % the place Of his or her residence, and
thus relieve aid corporate authorities Of the expense
and charge q ~ INDECENT insane nonresident.
Sec s. And be i further enacted, That II any per
charged with CRIME be found IN the court before
which be o. she Is charged to be an insane person.
such eourf shall certify the to the Secretary Of
ed in said hospital and IL he or she le not ndigent
he o. she and his her estate shall be charged with
expenses Of his or Der support In said hospital.
Sec. 8. And be 4 further enacted, That any per.
son becoming insane during the continuance Of his
her sentence IN the United States peniieutsry shall
have the same privilege Of treatment In the hospital
during tie continuance Of bis or her mental disorder
as Is granted In section Eve to persons who escape
~, unless Be the opinion, both Of the physician to
The PenitentAy and the superintendent Of the hOsli
A. tnnt s1ch Insane convict is 10 depayed and furious
IN his o. her character to render his or her custody
cions
Sec. Z. And be il further enacted, That when any
person confined IN said hospital charged with crime
and subject p be tried therefor or convicted Of crimel
and undergoing sentence therefor shall be restored 10
sanity the superintendent Of the hospital shall give
notice thereof 70 The judge Of the criminal court and
deliver him or her 10 said court in obedience to the
proper preoept.
Sec. 8. And be Il further enacted. That the inde-
pendent or pay patients may be received into the hos
ptal On the certificate Of two respectable IiSans
Of the District, stating that they have peheSks ex
amined the patieat and believe him or her lei tfin-
sane at the time Of giving the certificate ais&A III
suect for treatment in the institution accompanied
BY written request for the admission from the near
est relatives legal guardian friend Of the patient
Ehere be or she may remain until restored to reason
Provided, The friends Of the patient comply with the
regulations Of the hospital in respect TO the payment
o. board, aQ1 n {eher respects. The request for
admission e'hade within five days Of the date
of the eertifcaiq Of insanity.
bee:a And be il further enacted, That il any per
son Wil gye bond. with suficent Security 10 be ap-
proved ~ Ne criminal court or circuit court any
!eaoee thereoI m vacation, payable to the United
ntates WIN conditions TO restrain and take care Of
asI independent or INDECENT insane person MT charg
e Hth breach q the peace. whether in tie hospital
q n anni the insane person is restored b sanity