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NJLWBERN, N. C. SAf URDAY, -JUNE 1, 1822,
V0LU3IE
NUMBER 219.
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rilNrE3 AND POBLMHBD WBEKL BT
FA5TEUR $ WATSON,
A: $3 per aunum half if, ad ranee.
(BV AUTHORITY.)
CT to provide far paying to the
Writes of Missouri, Mississippi and
A I iliainlt
three per ;cent. ol the
nwt oroceeds arising from th
from th sale
the rablic Lands wuma
. . - .
the
O
ie it enacted by the Senate and
'Jlnse of Representatives of the Uni
te states of America in Congress as-
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run') en
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That tne secretary 01 me
TfMVjrv 'ha,l from ,,me to l,nie
3ni whenever tne quarier.y accuums
oi" public men-ys of the several Land
O.fices in ihe said state of Missouri
, ,il be settled, pay three per- cent.
cfiheit?tt proceeds Of the sales of
the lands of the United States, laying
within the st .te of Missoari, which,
since the first day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty
o;ir, have been, or hereafter may be,
?.M bv the United. States, after de
ducting all expenses incidental to the
S4iul. to such p.eison, orj persons, as
iuv or shall be authorized by the Le
gislature of the said state of Missouri
to receive the same ; which sum or
irvns, tht paid, shall be applied to
t':le nnkio? of public roads and canals
v ithin the said state of Missouri, un
der the direction of the Legislature
thereof, according to the provisions
cn this Mibject contained 'the act of
Conrress of the sixth of March, one
t!i usaud eteht hundred and twenty,
entitled "An act "to authorize the
people of the Missouri Territory, to
.i .
ws! a constitution and state govern
ment, and lor thadinission; of such a
state into the Union oh an equal foot
in.; with the original states, and to
prohibit slavery in -certain territories,"
2nd to no 'ther purpose And an
ennu.il account of the same shall be
triasinilte.l to the Secretary of the
Trenury, by such olficer or person,
of t!ie state, r.s the legislature tiiereot
$'ia!l rlirect, and of. its application,
ii'.iuv be made; and in default of
rucii rrJnrn being made, the Secretary
c! the Trcsury is hereby required to
withhold the iaynient of any sum or
sums, lir.it may then be due, or which
thereafter may become due, until a
Mum shall be made, as hereby re
quired. bee. '2. And be it farther enacted,
Th it the Secretary of the i reasury
si.a',1, from time to time, and when
ever t'.e quarterly accounts of public
rn Jtuys ot the several land ofnees in
t':c st.ite of Mi3sissi;pi, shall be set-t-J,
Dav three oer cent, of the nett
p:oceeds of the sales of the lands. of
t"f I nited States lying within the
state of Mississippi, which since tiie
c:t d v of December, one thousand
f:vl i:u".iired and seventeen, have
brn. or hereafter niav tnlit Iiv llp
liiitt(l
,- .. - j
win J, unci UCUlll.llil:: Oil
prises mciuent to tne same, to sucn
per(n or persons as may or shall be
authorized by th legislature of the
ii: i sf..ie o Aiiasjsvnpi, to leceive tiie
which sum or sums thus naid. I
'vl be applied to making public j
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I'll? 3n ! raff l: n-itUm it, -1 -'.. ' ..
f' Conimg to the provisions on . tbii j the 2d Tuesdays of March and S"p-J'-tyct
coatciined in the act, er.tilled) j teniber, and at Burlington on the third
An act to enable the people of the ' Tuesdays of Mavand November, in
- "iiiiiu me aaiu aifc,
n-rn p irt ot the ivlississippi tern
" i it :;n a constitution and
state
f 'rr.in. ii!, and fur
the admission of 1
t cf itatt into the Union on an equal l
!wins;th the original states' and!
' no ether purpose ; and an i annual '
."'i 01 ;ne same snail betians
' r'''"i t. the Secretary of the Treasu
liy surh officer or person of the
re' a the legislature thereof shall
'"rr-t. :mH iti 51 III lIlV! tint! If Or-...
.i ,u ir i.i iv.iii.'ii. ally
and, "in default of such re-
pin-made, the Secretary of the i
:;&'ir is henbv reouired to with-1
I payment of aovsum or sums
,uy tnen be due, or woich there
'"j J5 btcme due, until a return
' made n li
T,"':3, & itfurtner enacted,
i ; t;1e 7relar.v of the Treasury
lime to time, and whenev
accounts of public mo
si cl the several land offices in
the state of Alabama shail be settled,
pay three per cent, of the nett pro-
ceeas oi ine saies 01 me lanus oi uie
United I States lying with,,, the .slate
oi Aiapamd, uuur .Uc u-jr
of September," in the year one thou-
sand e'fht hnnered and nineteen, have
been, or hereafter may be, sold by
the United States, after deducting all
expenses incident to the same, to such
person or persons as may or shall be
atljorized by 'the Legislature of the
Mid State of Alabama to receive the
same, which sum or sums, thus paid,
shall be applied to smaki..g public
roads and canals, and improving the
navigation of rivers, within, the sasd
Stale of Alabama, under the direction
of the Legislature thereof, ai-cordiiig
to the nrovisions;on this subject con
tained hi the act, entitled " An Act
to enable the people of th Alabama
Territory .to form a constitution and
state government, and for the admis
sion of such state; into the Union on
an equal footing . witfo the original
States," and to no other purpose, and
an annual account of the same shall
be transmitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury, by such ofiicer or person of
tha St.ites thei legislature thereof
shall direct, and of its application,
atiy be made; and in default of such
return being made, the Secretary of
the Treasury is hereby required to
withhold the payment of any sum or
sums that may then be due, or wnicn
therefore inav become due, until a
return shall be made, as herein requir
ed: Provided, That the Secretary
of the Treasury shall not allow to ei
ther of the said States of Mississippi and
Alabama three per cent, on the nett
proceeds of the sales of public lands
within the limits of the late Mississip
pi Territory, after deducting inciden
tal expenses, until the sum of one
million two hundred and liity thou
sand dollars stipulated to be paid by
the United States "to. the State of Geor
gia, for the, cession of the Mississippi
and Alabama, shall have been first
deducted : nor until the stock' created
under the provisions of the act of Con-1
cres3 of the thirty-first of March,, one
thousand eight hundred awl fourteen J
entitled " An Act providing for the ;
indemnification of certain claimants
of public lands in the Mississippi Ter
ritory," and tire act supplementary
thereto, shall have been redeemed, or
if not entirely redeemed, the residue
to be deducted from the nett proceeds.
rillLIP P. BARBOUR,
Speaker of the House -of Representa
tives. JOHN GAILLARD,
President of the Sen ile, oro t rno re.
Muv 3 Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT 'to Tepeal, the act, entitled
tk An Act to encourage Vaccina
tion." .
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of- Representatives of the Uni
ted States of Auiei ica, in Congress
assembled, .That the act passed the
twenty-seventh d iv of February, one
thousand eight hundred ajid thirteen,
entitled 44 An Act to encourage vac
cination," be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
Approved !!ay 4, 1S22.
AN ACT to alter the times of holding
the District Court- in tiie District
of New-Jersey.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted Static of America in Congress as -
sunbled Th;:t the District Court for
the district of New-J
isey sr.all he re
Brunswick on
r:.. u., U,.! ...
aim tt: nniu at ic-v
tvery year ; any thing in any act
heretofore passed to thecontraiy not
withstanding. '
Approved May 4, ,1322.
N ACT making an appropriation
to defray the expenses of missions
to the independent nations on the
American Continent.
7e it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives ofjhe. Uni-
icd f America, in Congress
asbled, That, for such missions to
he independent nations
on the Amer
ican continent, as the f resident of the
United States may deem proper, there
be, and hereby-' is appropriated, a
sum not exceeding one hundred thou
sand dollars, to be paid out of any
mony in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated. , ...
App&oved May 4,; 1322.
A A j AO 1 relating to i reasurv Notes,
Be it enacted by the '.Senate and
r r o-',: rr..:
eJ 0flmCflS.
teiWeif, That, from art after the
Dassjn 'of thU nofTreasurv, Note
shailj be received in payment in ac
count of the United States,,or paid, or
fundj?d, except at the Treasury of the
United States.
Approved MAr 3, 1322. -
3 7 :
AN ACT vesting in the State ofPcnn
sylvania the riiht ,of rhe United
.States to all tines assessed for the
non-performance ; militia - iluty
during the Ute war 5rk Gieat Brit
ain. . " :
Zej it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled, That all right wfiich the U
nited jStales have to the fines assessed
upon jtlie citizens of the state of Penn
sylvania, rbr the non performance! of
militia duty during the late war with
Greatj Britain, shall be, and the same
hereby is, vested in the said slate!
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That all moneys in the hands of those
who now are, or heretofore have been,
marshal or deputy -marshals, which
may have been collected from the
fines aforesaid, after deducting the
expense of assessing and collecting,
snail ue paiu oy ineui respecuveiy 10
.the tre
asurer oif.the said state.
Sec.
3. And be it further enacted,
le said fines shall be recovered
That t
by thej state under such tegulations,
provisions, and restrictions, as shall be
prescribed by the legislature thereof.
Sec j4. And be it further enacted,
That'tne said state, provided it shall
accept of the provisiotrs of this act,
shall account to the United States for
'the sum of three thousand two hun
dred and thirty -eight dollars and for-tv-six
cents, if that amount of the said
tines shall be collected, it being the
expenses of:three courts martial, held
in the said state, for th trial of the
said delinquents, of which Colonel
Thomas C.: MiUeCojo;eJ James
Wood, "anf1t;ietriiom is Moore
were respectively presidents. V
Appa.o vififlT MAY"4j'-1 S2r.' - V
ANvCT for.tlie reVief of the. offi
cers, 'volunteers aid other persons
enageu in ine late carwpaign a
gainst the Seminole Indians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
Housexof Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled That any officer, volunteers,
ranger, cavalry, or other persons en-
uao-ed in the campaign of one ithou-
sand
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eight hundred and eighteen, a-
gainst tiie
sustained damage
by reason of the
loss of aitv horse or horses, which, in
consequence of the governmeni of the
United States failing to supply suffi
cient forage, while engaged in sard
service, died, or were unavoidably a
bandoned and lost, shall be allowed
and paid! tiie value thereof.
Sec. 21 And be it further enacted,
That said officers, volunfeeis, and
rangers, -cavalry, or other persons, for
.it.- -'
tne loss oi any necessary equippage
of said horse or :', horses, or for .any
guns lost in said service, or which
were left in possession of the United
States, or1 of any oGicer thereof, shall
be-aliowed and paid the value thereof;
said claims to be paid out ot any mo
neys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated: Provided, That, if
any payment s
inall have been made
to'any ofocer cr soldier aforesaid, for
the use and risk, afier the death or
abaiidonnjent' of his horse, such ia
niount shall be deducted from the val
ue thereof1, unless said officer or. sol
dier shall shew that he was remoun
ted, in which case the deduction shall
only' e.r.enjd to the time such officer
or soldier perved on foot : And, pro
vided, also, That if any payment shall
been made to any officer or .soldier,
.on accoun of clothing, such payment.
shaU.be deducted from the value of
his rforse dr accoutrements : And pro
vided furtner, That no claim shall be
allowed under the provisions of this
act, until proper evidence shII have
been received by the; accounting offi
cers from the company to which the
claimants shall have belonged, shew
ing, the number of horses IQst i" said
company in manner aforesaid, the
time when tost, and the name pf the
owner. -! ;
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That the accounting officer of . the
i in
Treasury D
epartment shall audit and
Idahus under isuch rules
tettle ihosn
i a od regulations its the President
uc vjiuieu prates may prescript
Approved 'May 4, 1S22.
AN ACT making appropriations Ar
the support of the navy of the XJi
nited States or tiie year one thoj -sand
eight hundred and twehty-two
and for other purposed.
Be it enacted by - the ' Senate .'arifl
House of Representatives of tiie Uni.
' lt 'l States of America in Congress cs-
sf.mblvd, That, for defraying the ex
penses of; the navy for the year ore
thousand eight hundred and twentj
two, the following sums be, and thl?
sam e ja re hereby , respect i v ely apprcj
priated : - r . ' 1
for the pay andsnbs;stence of the
officers, and pay of the seamen, in
anion to fhesoin of one hundred thou
sand all Wdy appropriated, tiie sum of
eight hundred and sixty-one thousandi
four hundred and sixty-six dollars.
For provisions, in addition , to th
sum of -twenty-thousand
i propriated, and to an unexpendecj
. " "T
balance ot thrty thousand dollars
the sum of two hundred and sixtyi
seven thousand two hundred and bltyi
eighi dollars. I
For medicines, 'hospital stores, and!;
all expenses on. account of the sick j
thirty-two thousand dollars. J
For the repairs! of vessels, in addi
tion to the sum' Of twenty thousand!
dollars already appropriated, the sum!
of three hundred and eighty-eight?
thousand dollars. j
For improvemeBt of navy yards,)
docks, and wharves, fourteen thou-!..
sand four hundred and fitly dollars, j
For pay of superintendents, . naval
constructors, storekeepers, inspectors
of limber, clerks of the yards, and ar-i
tificers, thirty-six thousand lour hun-i
dred and fifty dollars. j
For laborers and teams employed;
in loading and unloading vessels, pir
ling, uockiMg, and removing timber,
stores, 'flic, arid tuel tor
tue engine,
t w en fy t ho usa n d dollars
Jbor ordnance and ordnance stores,
twenty-live thousand dollars;.
r or jcontmgent expenses, in addition
to the sum of twenty thousand dllars
already appropriated, two hundred
and ten -thousand dollar.
ror the pay and subsfstence.of the
marine corps, in addition, to ah unex-
pended balance of twenty-two tkou-,
sand dollars, one hundred and fortyT
seven, thousand three hundred and
ninety-three dollars.
For clothing the same, in addition
to an unexpended balance of si k thou
sand nine hundred and thirty-four
cents, the sum of twenty-two thousand
seven hundred and thirty-six dollars.
For fuel for nine hundred and thirty-eight
non-commissioned officers,
niusicians, and privates, .'six thousand
eight hundrod and fifty dollars.
Fori military stores for. t he same,
the tinexpended balance of the year
one thousand eight and twenty-one,
being eleven thousand '.one hundred,
and eighty dollars and fifteen clnts.
For contingent expenses ' for the.
same ;! that is tosay fuel . for commis-I
sionfed officers, bed sacks, repairing
barracks, transportation, a'nd travel
ling expenses to officer, postage of
Je ters, armoieis, and anorers, tools,
and stationary, iviti extra rations to
officers! commanding posts, fourteen
thousand dollars.
To make sood' a. deficit in the con
tingent
which
expenses oi trie manqe corps,
accrued prior to - the O'ear
eighteen hunured. and twenty-one,
the sum of nine thousand one hun
dred and nine dollars and twenty-two
cents. - . . . . ' . -'I
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the several. appropriations here
inhe fore made, shall be paid ou: of
money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropilated : Provided,, lioiveref,
'I hat no money appropriated by this
act shall be paid to any person for his
compensation or perquisites, who is
in arrears to the United States, until
such person shall have accounted for
and paid into the Treasury jail sums
for which he may be liable; '; Provi
ded, furtheri . That nolhincin this
section contained shall extend to haU
ances arising solely from deprccia
depreciation of Treasury Notes re
ceived by such person to be expended
the public service. Cut in all ca
ses where toe pay ror isalaiy of any
person is witthheld iir pursuance of
this act, it shall be the doty of the ac.
counting officer, if demanded by the ,
party, bis agent, or attorney, to 'report j
forthwith to the agent of. the Treasury
Department the balance due: and if
shall be tiie duty of the,1 said vagent,
of within sixtv days thereafter, to order
suit to Ire commeuced against ' such
defaulter,
Approved M ay 4, 1822. V
AN ACT further to amend the setc- )
ral acts relative to the Treasury, .
War, and Navy Departments.
Be it enacted by the Senate ani j
House of Representatives nf the Unr- -ted
States of America in Congress
assembled, That the second Section j
of the act, entitled "An act making
alterations in the Treasury and War
Departments," passed the ei jhth day
of May, seventeen hundred und ninety-two
; the second section of the act,
entitled J" An act to alter and amend
the several aots for the establishment
and regulation of the Treasury, Warj
and Nuvy Depnrtmertts" passed the
sixteenth day of July, seventeen hun
dred and ninety-eight ; and the sev-.
enth section of the act, entitled " An
to provide for the prompt settlement
of public accounts," passed5 the third ; '
day of larch, eighteen hujidrtd and
seventeen be, and hereby are, repeal
ed, from and after the thirtieth day of
June, eighteen hundred ind twenty
two. .
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That, on the day and ycar.Jast afore
said, all moneys which may remain
n the hands of the Treasurer of the
United States, as agent of the War
and Navy Departments, shall, under
the direc tion, of the" Secretaries ' of
those Departments, respectively, be
rejaid into the Treasury, and .carried
to the credit of the nroner IWirf.
menf upon the books of the TreasutA'.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted,
That all moneys appropriated for tlxi .
use of the War and Navy Depart
ments, shall, from and after the day
anF year aforesaid, be drsfivn from
the Treasury, by warrants the Sec- , v
rl'tary of the Treasury, upon the re
quisitions of the Secretaries of those
Departments, respectively, counter- :
;inrd bythe Second Comptroller of
the Treasury, and registered by. the
proper Auditor.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
Thai so much of the said act of the
third day of March, eighteen hundred
and sevputeen, as is reugnant to the
foregoing provisions, be, a nd is here
by, repealed, from and after the thir- :
tielh day of June, eighteen hundred
and twenty-one.
AppiioyEo May 7, 1822.
AN ACT explanatory of an act for the
relief of sundry citizens of llfiltlmore..
He it enacted by the Semite and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
semhfed, That the act, entitled An
act for the relief of sundry citizen of
Iiartnnore' shall be so construed as
to refer to a copy of estimates, yerifi-.
ed ut Baltimore bv Thormlike- Chase
and Joiin nvqer, on the twenty-
eighth day of February, orle thousand
eight 'hundred and twenty, instead of
tiie twentieth day of February afore
said.
Approved May 7, 2822. -
AN ACT to perfect certain Iocatioh3
;! and sales of publia Ictids in Mi,
souri. ,
IJe jt enacted by the Senate and
House of Itepresentatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled, That the Ideations hereto
fore made oi' warrants issued uncler
the act of the 15th of February, one
thousand eight hundred and fifteen,
entitled " An act for the relief of the
inhabitants of the late county of New
iVjadrid, in Missouri Territory, who
suffired by earthquakes," if made in
pursuance of the provisions of. that
at, in other respects) shall be pcrfec-
teu into grams, in hke manner as if
tijey had conformed to the se'ctrortal
orj quarter sectional lines of the jfub
!!!; surveys; and the'srdes of fraciiohc
on the public lands heretofore creaiedi
by such lopttions, shall be as valid
and binding on the United States: as
if such fractions had been made by ri
vers, or other natural obstructions.!
Sec. 2. And be it further enarirdJ
inat riereaiter the holders and loca
tors of suth warrants shall be bound
inj locating them, to conform to itic
sectional or quarter sertiohal lines of
tut- puunc surveyors, as nearly as.tue
respective quantities ofxthe warrants
will adiliit :' 'and all such warrants
shall be located within one vear after
tqe passage, of this act, in default
wherC0f the same shall be mill & void.
'Approved Ariu. 26. 1S22.
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