Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-18


 ae e,chue cu1er and that the sum of Sl 5O 900 be ana IS helehy appropriated for that purpose out of any moneys nowin the treasury of the United States, and not otherwise appropriated.
 APPROVED, February 5, 1857. AN ACT supplementary to an Act to organize ar institution for the Insane of the Army and Navy.
 and of the District of Columbia in the said Dst1it approved March Sd, 1855. be IL enacted. etc., That insane person not charged with any breach of the peace sha ever here IlIer De confined in the United States jail or in the olted States penitenary in this District. 2 hat the Secretary of the Interior shall have power 70 grant his order for the admission into the government hospital for the insane any insane per son uhioie to support himself or herself and family loi hilseli, or herself if he she have no family u%!ueI % the visitation of insanity who resided in the DlsiIet ae the tune he or she became insane and who IS IS not charged with any breach of the peace upon .e eerucae oi any Judge of the circuit or criminal court, or any justice of the peace of the District statlng that two respectable physicians apneared be- fore sand judge justice and certified under and uhaer ther hands, that they knew the party alleged to De Insane and that they believed him or her to be ht shRject for treameat ill such hospita also stating that two respectable househoders residents of the District, appeared before him and certified under oth ana under their hands, they knew the party alleged to be insane and ndigen that he or she was resident ot the District at the time he or she was seHcu with the mental disorder under which he or 'iic Ilieu l'poied and that he or she unable to
 pay ns or her board and other expenses tberein and | J ol such householders shall accompany the certificate oi such Judge or Justife. The application of to the secretary of the Interior for his order for the udis son ot said indigent insane person into he said hos pltal must be made within i've days after the exan nation ot the witnesses before the said judge or jus
 cc of the peace, before such proceedings be had before such judge justice.
 s Q. nat the order of the Secretary of the nte- ror granted under the authority of the second sec tlon of this act, shall authorize any police officer or constable 10 assist ill carrying such indgent insane person to the nospita whenever such assistance is represented to be necessary by the person holding the order; but all the expenses of witnesses before said Judge or justice of the peace, and of carrying such patient to the hospital shall be borne by his or her iIehlS or oy the local authorities of the District. 4. nat any lndlgcnt insane person who did not reside Ill the District at the time he or she became n- saiic may Ill like manner provided in the second secon "1 ths act, be admitted into the said hospital upon the application of the corporate authorities of the elty of ashngton, or of Georgetown, and at the eAcine o either of the said cities during the con tllllce oi Sald Insane person. therein it being here D! designed to give the superintendent thereof au- toily to take charge of such insane person until the authorities aforesaid can discover who his or her flehds ale, or whence he she came. with view to Vc return of such person to such friends, or to the place ol ils or her residence, and thus relieve said corporate authorities of the expense and charge of sad lndlgent insane nonresident. ,. hat II any person. charged with crime, be iouhd Ill the court before which he she Is charg od to bc an insane person. such court shall certify the | such person to De confined in said husp d. and ii lie o sc De noJ lndgtnt, ht or she and lis her shall be chi ged with expenses of his or ner support III said hospital
 6 That any person becoming insane during the coancc 1f his or her sentence m the Uutei States pcntentialy, shall have tle same privilege of treat
 icht Ill tllc hospital duIlng the continuance of his or her mental disorder k granted ill five to per soils Who escape the consequences of criminal aCls by reason o lnsanlty. unless IL bo the opinion both ot the physician t9 the Ieniteniay and the superin- thdeht oI tle hospital, that such insane convict dcpraNed anu ulou> III his pr her character der Itis or Ter custody u the hospital insecure and | lis or her example pcrnicious. $ l. hat when any person confined in said hos
 lJl, charged with crime and subject be tried theIe- lol or co4NiCttd Of crlmt and undergoing sentence
 heicOr, shall be restored to sanity the superindent of the hospital shall give notice thereof to the judge of the criminal court, and deliver him or her to said court Tn obedience to the proper procept | $ S That the independent or pay patients may be received into the hospital the certificate of two re- spectacle physicians of the District stating that they have personally examined the patient and believe
 ln or her to be insane at the time of giving the cer
 hcaie, and it subject for treatment iu the instu- toh, accompanied by written request for the ldms- son from the nearest relatives legal guardian or friend ot the patient. where he or she may remain uhtl restored to reason: Pr0rded The friends of the patient comply with the regulations of the hospital Ill respect to payment of bOard and ill all other re- spects. The request for admission must be made within live days of the date of the certificate of ins an>ty.
 g. That if any person will give bond, with suf- hcent security, to be approved by the criminal court or circuit court, any ud ge thereof in vacation pay aoIe to the United stacS with condition to restrain ant take care of any independent or ndigent insane
 person not charged with breach of the rcace whether m the hospital or not, until the insane person is rc stored to sanity such court judge thereof may in lS astIenol delver such insane person to the party giving such bond.
 APPROVED February T. 1857. AN ACT for regulating the Terms of the Circuit
 Court of the District of Columbia and for other
 Be it enacted. etc., That the circuit court of the Distinct ot Columbia shall have power by rule of e"ur to regulate the periods of holding the terms of said court and 10 fix the number of such rruis and tIe s;nne. from time time to alter as public conve- Hlence may requre Prorjied That at least three terms shall be held annually. And all suits or ac- uous at 'aw shall stand for judgment trial at the term 'ncAtaftor that to hi(h roccss shall be retuln ed executed nn!ess good further continuance De shown
 APPROVED, February 7 1857. AN ACT making Appropriations for the Consular and Diplomatic Expenses of the Government for
 the year ending the thrtieth of une, eighteen hun drcd and fifty eight.
 Be it enacted, etc. That the following sums be and The same are hereby appropriated out of any money Ill the treasury not otherwise appropied for the .b ectS hereafter expressed for the fiscal year ending thlreth of Juno eighteen hundred and fifty eight namely: !, For salaries of envoys extraordinary ministers and commissioners of the United States at Great Britain France Russi, Spain, Austria Prussia Brazil Mex ico, Switzerland, Rome. Naples, Sardinia, Belgium Chih, Bucnos Ayers Ne SGrcnad., Bolivar. Eeua- dor, Nenezula, Guatemala, Nicaragua, China. and | Sandwich Islands, two hundred and seventy one thousand dollars.
 For salaries ofthe secretaries of legation of the Uni ted States at Great Britain France Russia Spain Aus tra Prussia, Brizil, Mexico, Peru Chi and Buenos Ayres, $20,550.
 For salaries of assistant secretaries of location at London and Paris 5000.
 For salary of the secretary of legation to China acting as interpreter, 500
 For salary of the secretary of legation to Turkey | acting as dragom.n, 5000.
 For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad $750U0.
 For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, $6o 900.
 For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary pow CTS $6,0Oo.
 For eNpensenses of the consulates in the Turkish dominlonS, viz: interpreters, guards and other ex- penses of the consulatcs at Constannople, smyrna, Callda. Alexandria, and Beyrout, S2, 2,50U
 For the relief and protection of American seamen in tore gn countries, $l25 OOO.
 For expenses which may be incurred in acknow ledging the services of the masters and crews of for e@n vessels i'll rcscing citizens and vessels of the United States from shpwrcck. S3oU0, to be expend ed under the direction of the President of the United states
 r"r tne nulcn;lSc ol Dlank books stationary, arms ot the United States, seals, presses and flags and for the payment of postages for the consus of the United States $5n,0 ,00o
 For compensation of the commissioner provided in
 hc hrs artlcIe of the reciprocity treaty with Great Britain, $2 900.
 For per diem of commissioner and compensation of surveyor $492o
 For payment of all expenses attending the employ ment f steainer or saiing Vessel; and for surveys and unpirage $l5750.
 For uaVeiiinS expenses, transportation, repairs of instruments and aIl other expenses S7op For compensation of the commissioner secretary chief astronomer and surveyor assistant astronomer and surveyor, clerk and for provisions. transporta ton and contingencies of the commission to run and mark the boundary line between the United States and the British possessions bounding on Washington Territory, S7l o0U. Irocded That the annual com pensati n ot said officers shall not exceed the rates provided in the third section of the act of llth Au- gust lS56, entitled An act to provide for carrying into effect the lst article of the treaty between the United States and her Majesty the Queen of the