The true Democrat., 1857-04-14
LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS. TUESDAY
BY AUTHORITY. Public Acts of the Thirty.FOurth Congress of the United States. First Session.


 Public Acts of the Thirty.FOurth Congress AN ACT relieve the Commissioner of Pensions from the
 Performance of certain clerical Duties.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of of the United States of America assembled That the Commissioner of Pensions hereby auhozed with the approval of the Secretary of the nero to appoint such person from time to time be thought proper to he name of said Commissioner of Pensous to certificates or warrants for bounty and and al such certificates rants signed shall be valid all and purposes as if signed by said commisso
 APPROVED, February 20, 1856.
 AN ACT authorizing the Secretary of Treasury change
 the Names of Vessels in certain Cases.
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of the states of America Congress assembled Tha; the Secretary of the Treasury be- and hereby authorized to permit the owner or owners of vessel to change the of the same when his op,nion there shall be fcent for doing and may establish such rules and regulations as he shall deem proper that purpose
 APPROVED, March 5, 1856.
 AN ACT define the Jurisdiction of the District and Cir
 cu Courts of the United the District of
 Tennessee.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of of the United States of America Congress assembled That the of the district circuit Unit States for the eastern district of Tennessee be and the hereby declared to extend and include the following counties of said Sate to witt Anderson Bledsoe Bount, Bradley, Campbell Carter, Claiborne, Cooke, Granger, Greene, Hawkins, Hamilton Hancock Jeferson Johnson, Knox, McMinn, Meigs, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, sevier Scott, Sullivan Washington Union anu tnmDerand and any new county which hereafter be formed ont of the territory of of shall be included Tn sad jurisdiction.
 APPROVED, March l9 1856.
 AN ACT relating to Punsh shment in the Penitentiary.
 Be enacted by the Senate House Repre- ofthe United States of America in Congress assembled where judicial district has been hereafter be div the circuit and district courts of the United States shall have to sentence convicted of offence ishabe by imprisonment and hard abo the pententiay within the Stae though be out of the judicial district which the conviction is had.
 9 And be it further enacted That the said courts in the northern district of Ohio, and the northern Hi. nos, be authorized transfer the pentenary the re- specve States any prisoner or prisoners who may be confined m la m either district whose offence by law punishable by confinement to hard labor in the
 APPROVED, March 2s, ls56.
 AN ACT to continue temporarily Land Offices at Kaa.
 mazoo in the State of Michigan, and Palmyra, in the
 State of Missouri.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of of the United America in Congress That the office of register and of the Land Office Ka amazoo in the State of Michigan the office self shall be such time a in the opinion of the Presi- de the same can be discontinued without prejudice the public interests And that until that tune, the of Con- gross approved June twelfh eighteen hundred forty shall not apply to the sad office or officers.
 > And be It further enacted, That the compen The said register and receiver shall be allowed them agteea Div 10 law during he time of dscontnuance under tie isting order
 5 be it further enacted That the provisions of sec tons one and two of this hereby made applicable the Land Office at Palmyra the State of Missouri and the register and receiver thereof
 APPROVED, Apnl5, lS56.
 AN ACT to the Cities of Hannibal, Missouri
 and Peoria Illinois, Ports of Delivery.
 Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- or the United States of America in Congress assembled, Ina he cis ol Hannba in the State of Missouri all be and IS hereby port of devey anne ed ro and made part of the collection district of New Orleans, and hall be subject |" the same regulations and Is of delivery in the nied States, and all the privileges and cilities afforded by the o Congress of the 2d March ie3l, entitled An act allowing the duties foreign clandl>e imported into Pittsburgh, N heenJ Cincinnati, Louisville s. Lonis, Nashville and Nachez be secured and paid those places shall be and are hereby extended lo sad port of the customs shall be appointed to reside at said and perform pre law and shall receive full his salary of one thousand dollar per
 : And be 1t further enacted That Peoria the State "' iiiho be and hereby constituted port of delivery within he collection district of New Orleans and there shall be appointed sn eyor ot the customs for such port, who ha he resident therea Said shall perform the ana TeceiNe the salary and em"nmens prescribed by
 me ac' oi ongfes approved on the 2d day of March, le3l entt led An act allowing the duties fore merchande imported into Pittsburgh Wheeling, Cincinnati Louis, Nashville and Natchez, to be secured and paid those places"
 APPROVED April ,, 1856
 AN ACT makiug Appropriation for restoring and maintain
 ing the peaceabe Disposition of the Indian Tribes the
 Pacific, and for ether purposes.
 Be il enacted by the Senate Houe of Represenative of the UniiefSates of America Congress assembled That te oi three hundred thousand dollars be and the hereby appropriated, ont of the hef"Se hopnaed 10 be expended under the dlncilon of the President of the United Staes for restoring and tanning the peaceabe disposition the Indian the PaeiGc.
 ,. And be it further enacted That the sum of one hun dred and twenty thousand dollars be and the appropriated out of any inc otherwise appropriated Tor the puchass of gunpower for the Pacific coast.
 APPROVED, April ,, ls56
 AN ACT making Appropriations for the Payment of invalid
 and other Pensions of the United for the year
 ing the Both of June, l-57.
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- of the United States of America Congress assembled That the following be- and the hereby appropriated ont of treasury not oherwie forthe payment o pensions for the ending the Both of June 1851:
 For aid under various acts five hundred and three thousand three hundred dollars.
 For pensions under of the eighteenth March, one thou' and eight hundred and eighteen, fifteenth May, thouand gh hundred and twenty and seventh June one eight hundred and thytwo, hundred thirteen thousand six hundred dollars.
 Tor pensions to widows of those who served during the revolutionary under the thrd fourth July, thousand eight hundred and thrv-six seventh July, one thousand egh hundred and th eight, third March thousand eight hunded and forty hree seven teenth june thousand eight hundred aud four cond February, housaud eight hundred and gt and second of third February one thousand egh, hunded and fifty three, four hundred and dol lars.
 For pensions widows and orphans under of twenty first Jn!y, thousand eight hundred aud foy-egh ac or thrd February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, two hunded and four ousand dollars.
 For hafpay pensions, payable through the second and third nudtos of the thirty thou forty dollars and sev cents
 For navy invalid pensions thirty thousand dollars.
 For navy pensions widows and orphans, under act o eleventh August thousand gt hundred and one hundred and ten thou sand dollars.
 For paying pensions of nvalids who wounded on board of private armed vessels during the last Britain, addition the unexpended balance of ap propratons for the object thirteen hundred and fifty seven dollars.
 70 And be it further enacted That so much of the first section of the act entitled An for the relief of surviving officers and soldiers of the the RevoIu tion" approved fifteenth May thousand eight hundred he ott he supplementary the act for the relief of uivv ing officers and soldiers of the of the RevoInon a proved seventh June thousand eight hundred thirty tw" and of the first proviso Of the first section of the entitled An act renewing certain naval pensions and ex tending the benefit of existing laws respecting pen on> to engineers hremen, and coal beavers the navy and to ther widows, approved eleventh August thou sand eight hundred and ortyeight provides for pay ment of all pensions under the aforesaid of the treasury not otherwise appropriated be and the hereby repealed from and after the theth of June one thousand eight hundred and fttysix.
 g. And be it further ena,ted That any moneys ammo prated by the of the thyrst May eighteen hundred and vfour supply for the fiscal the rteh of June of thai year. and by second of the act of eighth February eighteen and hfyve making appropriations for the payment of applicable o the of of invads who wounded on board ot private armed vessels dnng with Great Britain required under the provisions thereof may be applied to the purpose 10
 the hirtie of June eighteen hundred fit five it beno he eby that pensions to ad thus wounded paid from moneys in the treasury of the United States the manner appropria made be ade as other pensions for naval or military services
 APPROVED, April 5, 1856.
 AN ACT to change the Times of holding the United States
 Courts in the Southern District of Illinois,
 Be it enacted ny the Senate and House of the United States of America in Congress assembled That instead of the times heretofore fixed law the cir cult and district of the United for the southern District of Illinois, shall hereafter be held as follows
 At Springfield, first Mondays January and first Mon. days in uneand all writs, pcas sut recognizances in. dicments other civil issued menced pending in either Of said courts. shall be be be entered and have day court and he heard and tried according to the times of holding said courts as herein provided.
 Q And be further acted That the clerk of tb. raid district con of the southern district of Illinois is beebv authorized under the direction of the Jndge of said dc, a a from or,l.