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and for not more than 22 feet therefrom, and also in connecting the rudder-yoke or tiller with the iron rods or chains used for working the rudder; provided, that no more rope be used than is sufficient to reach from the rudder-yoke to the nearest blocks on rollers, and chains shall be connected with these ropes so as to take effect if the ropes should be burnt off. Boats navigating the lakes, propelled by sails and Ericson's propeller, and used exclusively for freight, shall not be obliged to carry a fire-engine, or more than one long-boat. Suits now pending against boats for using rudder-ropes instead of chains may be dismissed, if it be shown that chains were not used from a well grounded fear that they could not be used with safety. Three examiners are to be appointed to make experimental trials of inventions for preventing the explosion of steam boilers, to ascertain the relative strength of copper and iron boilers, and what amount to the square inch can be worked with safety, what is the best plan for testing the strength of boilers, and what limitation as to the pressure of steam ought to be established by law, and to report to the next Congress. March 3, 1843.

No. 44. An Act in relation to the exemplification of the records of Land Patents, and other evidences of title, and amendatory of the act entitled “ An act to reorganize the General Land-Office. Literal exemplifications of records shall be held good in all law proceedings, as if the names of the officers signing and countersigning the same had been inserted. Exemplifications of warrants, surveys, and other evidences, shall be held as of equal validity with the original papers on file in the office. March 3, 1843.

No. 45. An Act providing for the settlement of claims for supplies furnished the Florida Militia. The claims are to be settled upon principles of equity and justice, under direction of the Secretary of War. March 3, 1813.

No. 46. An Act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half breeds of the Sacs and Fox tribes of Indians by the treaty of August, 1824. The chief engineer is to draw the line from the point known, at the date of the treaty, as the northwest corner of the state of Missouri, thence due east to the river Mississippi, the section of this line lying between that stream and the river Des Moines being the northern boundary of the reservation. March 3, 1843.

No. 47. An Act to repeal an act entitled “An act to extend the collection district of Wiscasset. The act of August 31, 1842, is repealed.

No. 48. An Act to authorize the election or appointment of officers in the Territory of Wisconsin. The legislative assembly may provide by law for the election or appointment of sheriffs, judges of probate, justices of the peace, and county surveyors, as they may see fit. The members of said legislative assembly shall be hereafter elected for the same terms of service, as those for which the members of the legislative assembly of Iowa are now elected. March 3, 1843.

No. 49. Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill. March 3, 1843. See abstract on page 177.

No. 50. An Act for the relief of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians, in the Territory of Wisconsin. The township of land on the east side of the Winnebago Lake, reserved for the use of the Stockbridge Indians, may be divided among the individuals of the tribe, and be held by them in fee simple. A board of commissioners, consisting of five of the head men of said tribe, shall make the division. The male members of the tribe, over twenty-one years, shall elect, by a majority of votes, these commissioners, at a meeting on the first Monday in April, 1843, the judge of the district presiding at the meeting and furnishing a certificate of the proceedings. In making the division, the improvements and farms, as far as possible, shall be allotted to the present occupants. The commissioners shall make a full report and map of the division, and lodge it with the town clerk of the tribe before July 1st, 1843. Individuals deeming themselves aggrieved may give notice to the commissioners, who, after giving a hearing, and examining evidence, may modify the partition, if they see fit. Three copies of the report and map are to be made, one to be transmitted to the President of the United States, who shall cause patents to be issued to the persons named in the report. After these proceedings, these Stockbridge Indians shall be deemed citizens of the United States, to all intents and purposes, and shall be subject to the laws of the United States, and of the Territory of Wisconsin, like the other citizens of that territory. But they shall not be deprived by this act of any annuity due them from the State of New York or the United States. March 3, 1843. No. 51. An Act granting a pension to certain revolutionary soldiers. The widow of any revolutionary soldier, who, under former acts, received or is entitled to a pension for five years from March 4, 1836, shall receive the same pension for a further term of one year from March 4, 1843. $380,000 are appropriated for this purpose. March 3, 1843.

No. 52. An Act further to continue in force the act for the payment of horses and other property lost in the military service of the United States. The act of January 18, 1837, is continued in force for two years from the end of the present session of Congress, after which time all claims shall be barred and irrecoverable. In making proof of the loss of a horse from want of forage, additional proof of hard service connected therewith shall not invalidate the proof of loss by failure of forage, the proof of want of forage being satisfactory. March 3, 1843.

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1790. 1800. 1810. 1820. 1830. 1840. 33,131 60,489 96,373 123,700 203,007 312,710 42,520 70,287 96,664 108,116 167,118 258,037 13,503 26,614 46,555 62,738 80,625134,379 17,242 27,176 46,310 102,193 18,038 24,927, 32,250 43,298 61,392 93,383 750 2,540 9,644 24,831 46,338 3,298 4,402 7,175 12,042 36,233 3.498 5,349 9,356 12,630 24,238 33,721 16,359 18,712 24,711 24,480 30,289 29,261 3,218,208 13,247 18,827 23,364 7,614 10,071 11,767 16,832 23,171 1,357 4,012 10,352, 21,210

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4,598 5,852 16,469

3,677 7,1 9 8,581, 12,601 15,218

7.921 9,457 12.613 12,731 13,886 15,082 *Including the County.

Table exhibiting the Seats of Government, the Times of Holding the Election of State Officers, and the Times of the Meeting of the Legislatures of the several States.

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Times of Holding
Elections.

2d Monday in Sept.
24 Tuesday in March,
1st Tuesday in Sept.
2d Monday in Nov.
1st Wed. in April,
1st Monday in April,
1st Monday in Nov.
2d Tuesday in Oct.
2d Tuesday in Oct.
24 Tuesday in Nov.
1st Wednesday in Oct.
4th Thursday in April,
Commonly in August,
24 Monday in Oct.
1st Monday in Oct.
1st Monday in Aug.
1st Mon. & Tues. Nov.
1st Monday in July,
1st Monday in Oct.
1st Thursday in Aug.
1st Monday in Aug.
24 Tuesday in Oct.
1st Monday in Aug.
1st Monday in Aug.
1st Monday in Aug.
1st Monday in Nov.

Times of the Meeting of the
Legislatures.

1st Wednesday in January. 1st Wednesday in June. 2d Thursday in October. 1st Wednesday in January. 1st Tuesday in May. last Monday in October. 1st Wednesday in May. 1st Tuesday in January. 4th Tuesday in October. 1st Tuesday in January. 1st Tuesday in Jan. biennially. last Monday in December. 1st Monday in December. 2d Monday in Nov. bienn. 4th Monday in November. 1st Monday in Nov. biennially.. 1st Monday in December. 1st Monday in Jan. bienn. 1st Monday in January. Ist Monday in Nov. benn. 1st Monday in Oct. bienn. 1st Monday in December. 1st Monday in December. 1st Monday in December. 1st Monday in Dec. bienn. 1st Monday in Nov. bienn. 1st Monday in January.

XVIL GOVERNORS OF THE SEVERAL STATES AND

TERRITORIES,

With their Salaries, Terms of Office, and Expiration of their respective Terms; the Number of Senators and Representatives in the State Legislatures, with their respective Terms.

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In all the States except New Jersey, Virginia, and South Carolina, the Governor is voted for by the people; and if no one has a majority of all the votes, in the States in which such a majority is required, the Legislature elects to the office of Governor, one of the candidates voted for by the people.

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