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- TERMS. ; ; THE I PCBLISHED WEEKLY BY A A F I . 1'" 1 : ; - S M - ftfl a"fc a fTM - half payable in advance. No paper will . be disconti nued until all arrearages are paid up, except at the op-; tion of the publishers. Advertisements inserted at 75 cents" per square the first week, and 37 1-2 cents per .square for-each succeeding insertion. (BY AUTHOR ITY.) " " V ' ' m AN ACT to amend the. act, entitled : An act to amend the act authorizing: f the employment of an additional Na "" val force.'' Be it enacted by the Senate and House 'of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the secondsection of the act, enti tled j " Aii act authorizing the em ployment of an additional naval force," j passed on the thirty-first day of January, eighteen hundred and nine.) be, and the: same i hereby, amended, so tar as to authorize the enlistment of able se amen ordinary seamen and bpys,during the continu ance of the service or cruise for which they shall be enlisted ; not however, to exceed the period of three years. Approved, May 15, 1820. AN ACT to provide for repairing the roof of the General Post Office, . and to procure an engine for the pro tection of said building, f . : t Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stat s Of America in congress assemoiea, , mat the Post Master General be, and he hereby is, directed to cause the roof of the General Post Office to be re paired and covered with slate ; and also to procure! and keep; for the protection of said building, an en gine and apparatus, for extinguish- inc: fire, and to cause to be built suitable house for the safe keeping of such engine. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be, there and is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of th moneys arising Jrom the postage of letters and packets, such sum as may be necessary for the purposes afore said, not exceeding six thouand and twenty dollars. Approved, May 15, 1820. AN ACT to increase the number of ' Clerks in the Department of War.. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amefica in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Department of War be, and he is hereby, authoriz ed and empowered to employ six additional clerks in his Department ; and that the sum of six thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, for their compensa tion ; to be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise ap propriated. This, act to contfnue in force for one year, and no;longer. Approved, May 15, 1820. AN ACT authorizing the building of a certain number of small v essels o f war. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the United States of America, in Congress assembled. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to cause to be built and equipped any number of small vessels of war (not exceeding five) which in his; judgment, the public service may? require ; the said vessels to be of aC force . not more than twelve guns each, accor ding to the discretion of the President- And, for carrying this act into effect, the sum of sixty , thou sand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropria ted. -,. - ' ' -Approved May 15, 1820. AN-ACT- to revive and continue in force I an act. eniiuea An art ta tirovme ior i persons who were disabled by known pounds, received in the Revolutionary War," and for other- purposes. , ' Be it enacted by 4he Senate wid House r a - , r. . the act entitled An act to provide i 4 itvi vv wrw vulval bOO UVUWHVIUj &IIU for persons who were disabled bv known wounds received in the Rev olutionary War," passed on the tenth Qof April, one thousand eight hun dred and six ; and limited, as in said act declared, to the term of six years, and afterwards revived and continued in force by an act, enti tled " An act to revive and con tinue in force ' An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Rev olutionary War," and for other pur poses, for and dur ing the term of six years," as in the said act is declar ed, shall be, and the same is hereby revived, and is continued in force for tne year, and no longer, from the passing of this act ; Provided, That this act shall not be construed to repeal or make void the -fourth section of an act, eniitled " An act concerning invalid pensions," passed the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen ; but he said fourth section of the said last mentioned act, shall, be, and hereby is declared to be, in full force and effect ; any thin o: in the said act hereby revived; and m'ade per petual, to the contrary notwithstand ing.: v. , Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That the right anv person now has, or mdy hereafter acquire, to receive a pension in virtue of any law of the United States, be considered to commence at the time of complete ing his testimony, pursiiafit to tlie act hereby revived and continued in force. i Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the agents for the payment of invalid pensioners of the , United States shall in future, t7reuied tcr give bond with two or more sure ties, to be approve by the Secreta ry for the Department of War, in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, for the1 faithful discharge of the duties confided to them, respect ively,, . ( -.. Approved May 15, 1820. : AN ;ACT-designating the' ports within which only foreign armed vessels shall ' be permitted to enter. Be it enacted by the Seriate arid House of Representatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembed, That a'ter the first day of Ju'y, one thou sand eight hundred and twenty, it shall not be lawful for any foreign armed vessels to enter any harbor belonging to the United States, ex cepting only those of Portland, Bos ton, . N e w London, New York; Phil adelphia, Norfolk, Smithville, , in North Carolina, Charleston, and JMobile ;i unlegswhen such' vessels shall be forced in by distress ; by the dangers of the sea, or by being pursued by an enemy, and be una ble to make any of the ports above mentioned ; in which cases, the commanding officer shall immed i ately report his vessel to the collect or of the district, stating the object or causes of his entering such har bor ; shall take such position there in as shall be assigned him by such collector ; and shall conform him self to such regulations as shall be signified to him by such collector un der the authority and directions, of the President of the United States. Sec. 2,; And be it Jurther enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Pres ident of the United Stctes to em ploy such part of the land and naval forces of the United States, or the militia thereof as he may deem ne cessary to enforce the provisions of the first section of this act ; and ;he President srnll also be author ized to employ such forces to pre vent any f oreign armed vessels from entering or remaining within any waters within the jurisdiction of the United States, except such as shall lie in her direct course in entering ircm sea, or leaving, to proceed to sea, eiwier f the harbors above men : t See,! 3. And be it further enacted That t lis act shall continue in force until tl e first day of July, one thou sand ef ght hundred add twenty-two, and no longer.! j i " 4 Approved May 15, 1820. , AN aI;T for altering the times of hol ding ihe Court of the United States for the estern District of Pennsylvania. Be id enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives j of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That wwcu tne terms ui uic uisuiti vuuu iui the western district of Pennsylvania, which are now directed by law to be holder n the first Mondays of the month's of June and December, in each ear. shall hereafter be holden for the rsaid district, on the first Monday in: May and second Mon-; day ir October, in each year. w Sec . 2. And lie it further enacted, That all actions,! suits, process, plea dings ahdotherj proceedings, com menced. or pending in the said Dis trict Court ihall, be as good and va lid to the said firitpVIondav in May, and second) Monday in October, in each year, as if thischange had not been jmacle; any law to, the contrary notwithstanding ' Sec. 3. And be it further euacted, That appeals and" writs of error sh'di ie from decisions in the said District Court for the western dis trict of Pennsylvania, when exer- ising the powers :of a Circuit Courtf to the Supreme Court of the Uni ted States, in the same manner as from Circuit Courts ; and that so mucl , of the fourth section of the act e ititled " An act to divide the state of Pehnsylyania, into two judi cial districts," passed on the twenti- , eth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen,' as provides that writs of error shall lie from de cisions in the said District Court to the Circuit Court in the eastern dis trict of Pennsylvania, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Sec. 4. And byMr-Jwihef'&Mciel That there! shall be allowed to the District Attorpey, and to the Mar shal bf the said western district of Pennsylvania, and the northern dis trict! of New York, the yearly sum of tivo hundred dollars each : to commence from the twentieth day of April, one thousand eight hun dred and nineteen ; to be paid quar terly, at the Treasury of the United States. Approved Itlay 15, 1820. AN ACT providing for the better or Treasury Depart galnzation oi the rainti . : 1 Be it enacted by tlie Senate and House of Representatives of the United States uj sjuitri ilu, in vung revs usserfiuieu, iiiai it shall he the duty of such officer of the fl reasury Department as the President of the United States shall iron time to time, designate for thatj purpose, as the agent of the Treasury, to direct and superintend air orders, suits,' or proceed ings, in law pr equity, forthe recovery xpf money, chattlesv lands, tenements, or hereditaments, in the name, and for "the use of the United States. 5' Sec. 2. "And be it further enacted, Tha from! and j after the thirtieth day at September next, if any col lector of the revenue, receiver of public money, or other officer, who shalj have received the public mo ney before it is paid into the Trea sury of the United States, shall fail to render his1 account, or pay o ver the same in the manner, or with in the time, required by law, it shal. be -tne duty of the First Comptroller of the Treasury 'to cause to be sta ted the account of such collector, re ceiver of public money, or other of ficer!, exhibiting truly the amount dueto the JUnittdStates, and certify theame to the gent pfthe Treasu ry, who is hereby, authorized and r equii ed to issuSawarrant of dis trt sl against such delinquent officer ar.dj his sureties, directed to the marshal of the district io which such delinquent oflicdr ard his surety or sureties snail rcsiuc ,s aiu t uti. snail reside : ana wnerc the said officer and his surety or sU- jeUea shall reside ia different dis- tricts, or where they or either of them, shall reside in a district other than thatrin'which the estate of ei ther may be situate, which may be intended to be taken and sold, then such warrant shall be directed to the marshals of such districts, and f to theit: deputies respectively ; there in specifying the amouft with which such delinquent is chargeable, and the sums, if any, which have been paid. And the marshal authorized to execute such warrant, shall, by himself or by his deputy, proceed to icvy ana couect tne sum remaining due, by distress and sale of the goods and chatties of suh delin qu nt officer ; having given ten days previous noticelof such intended sale, oy amxing an adverusement ot the articles to be sold at two or more public places in the town or. county where the said goods or chatties were taken, pr in the town or county wnere tne ow.ner ot such roods or ' battles may reside : and if the mods jnd chatties be not sufficient to sat isfy the said warrant, the same may be levied tiDon the nerson of such fficer, ivho wav be comrhitted to . . - j .. . prison, there to remain until dischar ged by due course of law; Not withstanding the commitment of such officer, or if he abscond, of if goods and chatties cannot be found sufficient to satisfy said warrant, the marshal or his deputy, may and shall proceed to levy antl collect the sum which remains due by such delin quent tjfficeri by the distress and sale or me gooas ana cnatties ot tne su rety or sureties of such officer ; hav ing given'ten days previous notice of such intended sale, by affixing an advertisement ot the articles to be sold, at two or more public places m the town or county where the said gooqs or cnatues-were taken, or in tne toynqr county where the ow ner of such goods or chatties resides And the amount due by any such officer as aforesaid shall be,. and the same is hereby declared to be, a lieu upon the lands, tenements, and he reditament!;of such officer and his sureties, irom tne aate oi a levy in pursuance Of the warrant of distress issued agaiost him or them, and a record thereof made in the office of the clerk of the district court of the proper district, until the same shall bedischarged according to law. And for want of goods and chatties oi sucn omcer, or his surety or sure ties, sufficient to satisfy any" warrant of distress issued pursuant to the provisions of this act, the lands, ten ements, and hereditaments of such officer, and his surety or sureties, or so much thereof as may be necessary-for that purpose, after being ad vertised for at least three weeks in not less than three public places in the county or district where such re al estate is situate, prior to the time of sale, may and shall be sold by the marshal of such district or his depu ty ; and for all lands, tenements, or hereditaments, sold in pursuance of jthe authority aforesaid, the convey ance of the marshals or their depu ties, executed in due form ot law, shall give a valid title against all per sons claiming under such delinquent officer, or his surety or sureties. And all moneys which 'may- remain of the proceeds of such sales, after satisfying the' said i .warrant of dis f t nr tressed paying the reasonable costs j and charges ot the salt, shall be re turned to such delinquent officer , or surety, as the case may be :! Provi ded, That the summary process herein directed shall not affect any surety cf any officer of the United States, who became bound t the U nited States before the pasing of this act: but each and every such offi cer, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of September next, give new and sufficient sureties for the per formance of the duties required by such officer, - Sec. 3. And be it further enaeted. That, froJi and ater 0e thirtieth do.y of September next, if any o hi rer employed, or who has hereto- frr hren emoloved. in the civil, mil . - itary or naval departments of the onnrrv,;nt.,i vnr th ...ru. - .' Vi. Qc departments, respecuvcly, , shall fail to render his account, or t pay over, in the manner ahd in the j times, required by law, or the regu- : lationsof the - d enartment to which he is accountable, any sum of money remaining in the hands of such offi cer, it shall be the duty . of.f he T First 1 or Second Comptroller of the: Trea- -sury, as the case may be, who sha l be charged with the revision of the accounts of such officer, to cause to be stated, and certify, the account of . -such delinquent officer to the , agent pf the Treasun, who is hereby , au- ' theorized and required immediately to nrnfieed atrainst such delinouent officer, in the manner directed in the y preceeding section, all theV prOv vs ions of which are hereby declared to be applicable to everVvOmcer of ' the government chargedvwith the cTis. bdrsement of the public moneT, and to their sureties, in the same man- - ner, and to the same extent, as it they had been described and enumer ated in the said section: Provided tV" erthtless, That the said agent of the 0 Treasury, with the approbation of the Secretary of the Treasury7, in ca ses arising under this or the pie- ceeding section, may postpone, tor a rp'JcrnaM hmp ihp i-iCMfuri rr rr the proceedings required bv this act, where, in hisopini n, the public .in terest will sustain no injury by such pusiponeiiieui. Sec. 4- And be it further enacted That if any person should consider himself aggrieved by any warrant issued under this act, he may prefer a Dill ot comniaint to any aisinct juoge oi tne unitea oiatcs, cmrg forth therein the nature and extent bf the injury of which he complaii's; and thereupon the judge afdresaid may, if in his opinion the case re quires it, grant an injunction to stay I proceeamgs on sucn vvariam anu -ether, or for so mui h thereota3i the nature of the case requires ; but no iniunction shall issue till the Dfr i j - -. -. - . . . - : f . 1 . . 1. If J: L ty applying tor tne same snan give bond,!ahd sufficient security condi-- U oned for the perforata nee of sin hi judgment as shall be awarded a- ' .u :.. aiuai nit cuiiijiaiiii, in awv i auiuuia - as the judge granting the injunction shall prescribe ; nor shall the isstf-. ing of such injunction in any- man ner impair the lieu prducedj by toe- issuing of such warrant And the same proceedings shall be had pri such injuctton -as in other cas,s, ex-T cept that no answer shall be n tes sary on the part of the United Statcst and if, upon dissolving ihe btunc-f tionl it shall aDnearto the satisfac- 7 it tion of the judge who shall devide? upon the samt, that ihe application for the injunction ww merely for de lay, in addition to ih lawful interest: which shall be assessed on all, sums which may be f und due a-i gainst the complain', the said judge isfhereby authorized to add. such damages as that, with the lawful in-, terest, it shall not exceed the" rate of ten per centum per ahumon the principai.sum. k Sec. 5. And he it further enacted That such injunction may be grah-j ted or dissolved by such judge, ew ther in ov out of court. j Sec. 6 And be it further enacted. That if any person shall consider ViimrlF arrorripvfl hv thf dfrisinn of f 09 : such judge, either in refusing tdis- su the injunction, or, if granted, oa its dissolution, it shall be compe tent for sucli persori to lay a copy of" the proceedings had before the dis trict judge, before a judge of the Supreme Court, to whom; authority is hereby given, either to grant the. , injunction, or permit an: appeal, a the case may be, it, in the opinion of such judge df the Supreme court- the equity of the case requires it ; and thereupon th same proceed ings shall be had apon such injunt tiooVin the Circui t Court, as art pre scribed in the District Court, and subject to the sam e conditions in all respects whatsoever. Sec. 7. And be it jvrther enacted That the attorneys of the United States, for the several judicial dis tricts of the United States, in the I prosecution-of all suits in th name and for the bene the same fit of the . -.. m r , f f I - Irt f rt i In c 1 1 rx i nitcfi states, snau iouwum . . directions and instrucuons, Wuctung
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