CHAP. VIII.—An Act for altering the times for holding the sessions of the circuit court of the United States for the district of Georgia, at the places provided by law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the sixth circuit court of the United States for the district of Georgia, which is by law appointed to be holden on the fourth Monday in November, annually, at Savannah, in the said state, shall hereafter be holden on the Thursday after the first Monday in November, annually, at Milledgeville, in the said state; and that the session of the said court, which is now required by law to be holden on the sixth day of May annually, at Milledgeville, in the said state, shall hereafter be holden on the Thursday after the first Monday in May annually, at Savannah, in the said state; and that all process, which shall have been issued, and all recognisances returnable, and all suits and other proceedings, which have been continued to the said courts respectively, on the days, and at the places heretofore provided by law for their meeting, shall be returned, and held to be continued to the said courts, at the times and places herein provided for the meeting of the said courts respectively. APPROVED, January 21, 1829. STATUTE II. Jan. 21, 1829. Circuit court of the United States, for STATUTE II. CHAP. IX.-An Act to allow a salary to the marshal of the eastern district of Jan. 21, 1829. Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of two hundred dollars be, and the same hereby is, allowed, annually, as a salary to the marshal of the eastern district of Virginia. APPROVED, January 21, 1829. Salary of 200 dollars al lowed to marshal of eastern district of Virginia. STATUTE II. Jan. 21, 1829. Collection district established in Florida, by name of St. Mark's, &c. CHAP. X.-An Act to establish a port of entry at Magnolia, in Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That all the ports, harbours, shores, and waters, of the main land of Florida, and of the islands opposite and nearest thereto, extending from Ocklockney bay to Charlotte harbour, be, and they are hereby, established a collection district, by the name of the St. Mark's district; and a port of entry shall be established at Magnolia for said district, and a collector shall be appointed, collector. who shall give the same bond, perform the same duties, and be entitled to the same compensation and fees as the collectors of the other districts in Florida. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all that part of Florida, between the St. Mary's and St. John's river, shall be annexed to, and made a part of, the collection district of St. Augustine. APPROVED, January 21, 1829. Provision for Certain por tion of Florida annexed to St. Augustine district. CHAP. XI.-An Act allowing an additional drawback on sugar refined in the United Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the passage of this act, there shall be allowed a drawback on sugar refined in the STATUTE II. Jan. 21, 1829. [Obsolete.] A drawback on sugar re fined in United States, and ex to five cents. Proviso. ported, changed United States, and exported therefrom, of five cents per pound, in lieu of the drawback at present allowed by law on sugar so refined and exported: Provided, That this act shall not alter or repeal any law now in force regulating the exportation of sugar refined in the United States, except to change the rate of drawback when so exported: And provided, That this act shall cease to be in force so soon as the exports of sugar shall be equal to the imports of the same article. APPROVED, January 21, 1829. Proviso. STATUTE II. Jan. 21, 1829. Act of April 29, 1802, ch. 31. Authority to adjourn the Supreme Court from day to day, in case of nonattendance of quorum, extended. Court not to be adjourned, &c. After quo rum once of, quorum, au- CHAP. XII.-An Act in addition to the act, entitled "An act to amend the judicial system of the United States." (a) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That if, at any session of the Supreme Court, four justices thereof shall not attend on the day appointed for holding said session, such justice or justices as may attend shall have authority to adjourn said court from day to day, for twenty days after the time appointed for the commencement of said session, unless four justices shall sooner attend; and the business of said court shall not, in such case, be continued over to the next stated session thereof, until the expiration of said twenty days, instead of the ten days now limited by law. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if it shall so happen, during any term of the said Supreme Court, after four of the judges shall have assembled, that, on any day, less than the number of four shall assemble, the judge or judges so assembling shall have authority to adjourn said court from day to day until a quorum shall attend, and, when expedient and proper, may adjourn the same without day. APPROVED, January 21, 1829. STATUTE II. Jan. 21, 1829. [Obsolete.] Qualified voters in Arkansas, to elect their officers, except those appointed by President of United States, and certain others. Term of service, duties, powers, fees, &c. To take effect Dec. 1, 1829. Bills to be CHAP. XIII.-An Act to authorize the citizens of the territories of Arkansas and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the citizens of the territory of Arkansas, qualified to vote, shall and may, at such time and place, and under such rules and regulations as the legislature of said territory may prescribe, elect their officers, civil and military, except such as, by the laws of Congress now in force, are to be appointed by the President of the United States; and except, also, justices of the peace, auditor and treasurer for said territory, who shall be chosen by joint vote of both houses of the legislature, at such time, and for such term of service, as the said legislature shall prescribe. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the term of service, and the duties and powers, fees, and emoluments, of the officers, civil and military, so chosen by the citizens, shall be prescribed by the legislature, and they shall be commissioned by the governor of the territory, and subject to be removed from office in such mode and for such cause as the legislature shall declare by law. All laws now in force, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. This act shall take effect from and after the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That every bill that shall have passed presented to the the House of Representatives and the legislative council of the legisla (a) See notes to act of March 3, 1837, ch. 34. ture of the territory, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the governor of said territory: if he approve, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it: If, after such reconsideration, two thirds of that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent with the objections to the other house, by which it shall likewise be re-considered, and, if approved by two thirds of that house, it shall become a law. But in all such cases, the votes of both houses of the legislature shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each house respectively: And if any bill shall not be returned by the governor within three days (Sunday excepted) after it shall have been presented, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the legislature, by their adjournment, prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law. governor for approval. Proceedings in case of nonapproval. Provisions SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the qualified voters of the territory of Florida to elect their officers, civil and contained in military, in such manner, and under such rules, regulations, restrictions, and conditions, as are prescribed in the foregoing provisions in the two to voters of first sections of this act. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the members of the legislative council, in the territory of Florida, shall be elected by the qualified voters in the respective counties hereinafter designated, at the time provided by law, in the following manner, to wit: From the county of Escambia, two members: from the counties of Walton and Washington, one member; from the county of Jackson, two members; from the county of Gadsden, two members; from the county of Leon, two members; from the counties of Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton, one member; from the county of Alachua, one member; from the county of Duval, one; from the county of Nassau, one; from the counties of Saint Johns and Musqueto, two; and from the county of Monroe, one member. And any act of Congress, or of the legislative council of said territory, defining the limits of election districts in the same, inconsistent with the foregoing provision, be, and they are hereby, repealed. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the governor and legislative council, at any time hereafter, to alter or arrange the districts in such manner as to secure, as near as may be, an equality of representation in each district. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the act of the governor and legislative council of the territory of Florida, fixing the seat of justice of Jackson county, in said territory, be, and the same is hereby, annulled; and the people and local authorities of said county shall have the privilege of selecting their county seat, in such manner as other counties have been authorized to do, under the laws of said territory. APPROVED, January 21, 1829. two first sections, extended Florida. Apportionment of representation in the legislative council of Flo rida. Governor and ment. annulled. &c. CHAP. XIV.-An Act to allow further time to complete the issuing and locating of military land warrants. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An act to allow further time to complete the issuing and locating of military land warrants," approved the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, and, also, the operations of the act, approved the twenty-fourth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, which by the said act of one thousand eight hundred and STATUTE II. Feb. 5, 1829. [Obsolete.] Acts extend ing time for cating land warissuing and lorants, contin ued. 1824, ch. 177. 1819, ch. 41. twenty-four is revived, be, and the said acts are hereby, extended and continued in force for the term of five years from and after the twenty-sixth day of May next. APPROVED, February 5, 1829. STATUTE II. Feb. 5, 1829. Town to be laid off at Galena, in Illinois. Size of town and of lots. CHAP. XV.-An Act authorizing the laying off a town on Bean river, in the state of Illinois, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That a tract of land in the state of Illinois, at and including "Galena," on Bean river, shall, under the direction of the surveyor of the public lands for the states of Illinois and Missouri, and the territory of Arkansas, be laid off into town lots, streets, and avenues, and into out-lots, having regard to the lots and streets already surveyed, in such manner, and of such dimensions, as he may think proper: Provided, The tract so to be laid off shall not exceed the quantity contained in one entire section, nor the town lots one quarter of an acre each, nor shall the out-lots exceed the quantity of two acres each. When the survey of the lots shall be completed, a plat thereof offered to high- shall be returned to the Secretary of the Treasury, and within twelve months thereafter the lots shall be offered to the highest bidder at public sale, under the direction of the President of the United States, and at such other times as he shall think proper: Provided, That no town lot shall be sold for a sum less than five dollars; and provided further, That a quantity of ground of proper width on the said river, and along margin of running therewith the whole length of the said town, shall be reserved from sale for public use, and remain forever a common highway. Lots to be est bidder. Minimum price. Reservation river. Lots to be classed. emption. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said surveyor to class the lots already surveyed, in the said town of Galena, into three classes, according to the relative value thereof, on account of situation and eligibility for business, without regard, however, to the Right of pre- improvements made thereon; and previous to the sale of the said lots as aforesaid, each and every person, or his, her, or their legal representative or representatives, who shall heretofore have obtained from the agent of the United States a permit to occupy any lot or lots in the said town of Galena, or who shall have actually occupied and improved any lot or lots in the said town, or within the tract of land hereby authorized to be laid off into lots, shall be permitted to purchase such lot or lots, by paying therefor, in cash, if the same fall within the first class, as aforesaid, at the rate of twenty-five dollars per acre; if within the second class, at the rate of fifteen dollars per acre; and if within the third class, at the rate of ten dollars per acre: Provided, That no one of the persons aforesaid shall be permitted to purchase by authority of this section more than one half acre of ground; unless a larger quantity shall be necessary to embrace permanent improvements already made. APPROVED, February 5, 1829. STATUTE II. Feb. 24, 1829. [Obsolete.] 500 copies to be purchased. Price. CHAP. XVIII.-An Act to provide for the purchase and distribution of certain lars per copy, bound in calf-skin; and cause the same to be distributed as follows: one copy thereof to the President of the United States, one copy to the Vice President of the United States, one copy to each of the heads of departments, to the attorney general of the United States, to each of the senators and representatives, and to each delegate of territories of the twentieth Congress; fifteen copies to the secretary of the Senate, for the use of the Senate; thirty copies to the clerk of the House of Representatives, for the use of that house; one copy to each branch of the legislature of each state and territory and one copy to each of the executives of the several states and territories; and one copy to each incorporated college in the United States; and one copy to each justice of the Supreme Court; one copy to each district judge, and one copy to each judge of the courts of the territories of the United States, and of the District of Columbia; and cause the residue to be deposited in the library of Congress. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appropriated, and paid out of any moneys in the treasury unappropriated, the sum of three thousand dollars, for the completion of the said purchase. APPROVED, February 24, 1829. Distribution. Depository for residue. Appropriation of 3000 dollars. CHAP. XIX.-An Act to alter the time for holding the sixth circuit court of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United STATUTE II. Feb. 24, 1829. Hereafter to be holden 4th Monday in November. STATUTE II. CHAP. XX.-An Act to authorize the appointment of a surveyor for the Virginia Feb. 24, 1829. military district, within the state of Ohio. (a) Surveyor to Office at Chilicothe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there shall be appointed be appointed. by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a surveyor for the Virginia military district within the state of Ohio, who shall keep his office at Chilicothe, in the said district, within the state of Ohio, until otherwise directed by law. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor appointed by virtue of this act shall possess the same powers and authority, perform the same duties, receive the same emoluments, and, in all respects, be subject to, and regulated by, the same laws, rules, and regulations, which were received, exercised, and performed by, and governed the late surveyor of said district, so far as the Virginia military district in the state of Ohio is concerned. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the surveyor to be appointed under the authority of this act to receive from the personal representatives of Colonel Richard C. Anderson, deceased, Powers, au thority, duties, emoluments, &c. To receive all books, relating to lands cords, &c. re (a) For notes of acts which have been passed relating to the Virginia military land district, Ohio, see vol. ii. 274. |