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An act more effectually to provide for the pu
nishment of certain crimes against the United
States, and for other purposes, March 3,
1825,
Decisions of the Supreme Court on the 9th sec-
tion of the act punishing of stealing from a
vessel in distress,
116
Decisions on the 10th section of the act relating|
to forcing on shore any officer or seaman of
a vessel abroad, to leave him in a foreign
port,
- 117
Decisions of the Supreme Court on the 12th sec-
tion of the act punishing extortion, 118
Decisions of the courts of the United States on
the 17th section of the act punishing forging
of treasury notes or other public securities.
119, 120
Decisions on the 22d section of the act punish-
ing persons on the high seas using a danger-
ous weapon with intent to kill, - 115
Persons convicted of a criminal offence against
the United States to be treated as convicts
of the state or territory in which they are
convicted, June 30, 1834, -
- 739
Punishment of revolt and mutiny on board

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775

An act for the punishment of crimes in the
District of Columbia, March 2, 1831, 448
Croghan, George, and the Officers who with him de-
fended Fort Stephenson.

A gold medal to George Croghan, and a sword
to the officers under his command, for their
gallantry and good conduct in the defence
of Fort Stephenson, in 1813, given by Con-
gress, February 13, 1835, -
792

Cultivation of the Vine and Olive.

An act to alter and amend "the act to set apart
and dispose of certain public land, for the
encouragement of the cultivation of the vine
and olive," February 19, 1831,
Occupants of land set apart for the encourage-
ment of the cultivation of the vine and olive

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Cumberland Road.

An act for the preservation of the Cumberland
road, March 2, 1827,
228
Construction of the Cumberland road west-
wardly of Zanesville, March 2, 1829, - 351-
Cumberland road through Indiana to be opened
from Indianapolis to the east and western
boundary of the state, March 2, 1829, 351
The Cumberland road east of Wheeling to be
repaired; appointment and compensation of
superintendent, March 3, 1829, - 364
An act for the continuation of the Cumberland
road in the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illi-
nois, March 3, 1831,-
- 469
Assent of Congress to an act of the legislature
of Ohio for the preservation and repair of the
Cumberland or national road in Ohio, March
2, 1831,
483
Decision of the Supreme Court in the case of
Neil, Moore and Co. v. The State of Ohio,
upon the construction of the act of the le-
gislature of Ohio relating to the Cumber-
land road, as to the toll on the road, - 483
Assent of Congress to an act of the assembly
of Virginia entitled "An act concerning the
Cumberland road," passed February 7, 1832,
March 2, 1832,

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681

- 655
Act of the legislature of Virginia, entitled "An
act concerning the Cumberland road," 655
Appropriations for continuing the Cumber-
land road in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, June
24, 1834,
680
An officer of the engineer corps to superintend
the road in Indiana and Illinois, -
Appropriations to carry into effect the acts of
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, re-
lating to the Cumberland road,
681
The road to be surrendered to the states through
which it passes,
- 681
Appropriations for continuing the Cumberland
road in Ohio, March 3, 1835, - - 772
Appropriations to complete the road cast of the
Ohio, and to carry into effect the acts of
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, 772
The money not to be expended until the states
have accepted the road,
- 772

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The line of the road between Springfield, Ohio,
and Richmond, Indiana, to be re-examined,
772

Custom-houses and Warehouses.

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Appropriations for custom-houses and ware-
houses, May 28, 1820,
297
Debentures.-See Drawbacks.
Declaration of Independence.

Distribution of copies of the Declaration of In-
dependence, May 26, 1824,
- 78

Defence of the Territory of the United States.
An act for the more perfect defence of the ter-
ritories, March 2, 1832
652
A regiment of dragoons to be raised, paid, and
equipped, -

Delaware.

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on certain conditions, May 9, 1828, 269
An act in alteration of the several acts impos-

ing duties on imports, May 19, 1828,- 270
Where no discriminating duties of tonnage and
impost are levied in the ports of Prussia on
vessels of the United States, the foreign du-
ties shall be suspended on vessels of Prussia,
May 24, 1828,-
· 308
Discriminating duties on the vessels and car-
goes of Prussia since April 15, 1826, to be
refunded, -
309
Notes of the acts relating to discriminating
duties,

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309

Duties on wines imported into the United States
altered, May 24, 1828,
309
Drawbacks of duties to be allowed on exporta-
tion of wines,
309
Tonnage duties on American vessels abolished,
May 31, 1830,-
425
Tonnage duties on British vessels, - - 487
Tonnage duties on foreign vessels repealed,
provided the president shall be satisfied that
the discriminating or countervailing duties
of such nations imposed on vessels of the
United States have been abolished, - - 515
Imposition of tonnage duties on Spanish ves-
sels regulated, July 13, 1832,
Tonnage duty on vessels from Cuba and Porto
Rico, June 30, 1834,
- 741

Dismal Swamp Canal.

578

A subscription to the Dismal Swamp canal au-
thorized, May 18, 1836,
169
Subscription to the stock of the Dismal Swamp
canal, March 2, 1829,
- 350

Distillers of Spirits.

The secretary to refund to certain distillers in
the county of Berks, Pennsylvania, duties
paid by them on stills, having Whitmer's
improvement on Anderson's condensing tub,
January 19, 1824, (obsolete,)

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The secretary of the treasury authorized to re-
fund duties paid by distillers who have paid
duties on stills with Whitmer's improve-
ment on Anderson's condensing tub, May 26,
1824,
44

Acts imposing discriminating duties on vessels
from Hamburg and Lubec, Bremen, Nor-
way, Sardinia, and Russia suspended,
The President to issue a proclamation of reci-
procal exemption on evidence that any foreign
nation has abolished such duties on vessels
of the United States,
3
The duties imposed on vessels and merchandise
of Columbia to be the same as those im-

District Attorneys.

Repeal of the act of April 18, 1814, ch. 79,
which lessens their compensation, March 8,
1824,

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District of Columbia.
An act to amend an act entitled "An act for
the establishment of a turnpike company in
the county of Alexandria, in the District of
Columbia," April 9, 1824,-
17
Sessions of the circuit court in the District of
Columbia, May 13, 1824, -
23
An act to confer certain powers on the levy
court of the county of Alexandria, in the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes,
May 26, 1824, -
An act further to regulate the inspection of
flour in the county of Alexandria, May 26,
1824,
44

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|Donation Lands in Arkansas.

Time of entering donation lands in Arkansas
extended, February 20, 1833,
- 619

Drawbacks.

An act altering the time of holding the district
court in the District of Columbia, May 20, Dry
1826,

186
An act to enlarge the powers of the several
corporations in the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes, May 24, 1828, 294
Improvement of Pennsylvania avenue, May
25, 1832,
- 518
Supply of water to the President's house, 518
Power to the corporations of the District of
Columbia to impose and collect certain taxes,
May 25, 1832, -

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The time of holding the courts in the District
of Columbia changed, May 31, 1832, - 525
Contracts for the building of the Potomac bridge
to be advertised for, and an appropriation
made, March 2, 1833,
- 646
An act to secure to mechanics and others pay-
ment for labour done, and materials furnished
in the erection of buildings in the District
of Columbia, March 2, 1833,
659
Notes of a less denomination than ten dollars
not to be issued after March 1, 1839, - 742
Prohibition on neglect of this act,
743
Construction of the lateral branch of the rail-
road within the District of Columbia, March
3, 1835,
757
Decisions of the Supreme Court on the con-
struction of the act of the state of Maryland
directing a subscription to be made by the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, (3 Howard,
334,)

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The Secretary of the Treasury authorized to
direct the completion of entries for draw-
backs after twenty days, March 3, 1825, 95
All merchandise imported entitled to debenture
to be allowed the benefit of drawback with-
out deduction, if exported at any time within
three years from the time of importation,
- 330
January 6, 1829,

The benefit of drawback extended to merchan-
dise which has passed into two other districts
than the districts into which the same was
- 442
imported, February 12, 1831,
Right of debenture to vessels entered at Key
- 576
West, July 13, 1832,

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Surveys and estimates for dry docks, May 22,
1826,
195
Appropriation to construct a dry dock in the
harbour of New York, March 3, 1837, 779
Duties on Imports.

An act to amend the acts imposing duties on
imports, May 22, 1824, (repealed,) 25

Notes of acts imposing duties on imports, 25
Decisions of the courts of the United States on
the provisions of this act,
Specific duties on goods imported,
Drawbacks, -

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The provisions of the act of April 27, 1816,
ch. 107, extended to colleges,
30
Transportation of goods to and from Philadel
phia and Baltimore, May 20, 1826, 188
The duties on certain Greek and Latin books
not to be imposed in certain cases, May 19,
1828,
277
Repeal of the 37th section of the act of March
2, 1799, ch. 22. May 24, 1828, 304
An act to reduce the duties on coffee, tea, and
cocoa, May 20, 1830,
- 403
An act for the more effectual collection of im-
port duties, May 28, 1830,
- 409
Duties on molasses reduced, and a drawback
on spirits distilled from molasses allowed,
419
May 19, 1830, -
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The duty on salt reduced,
The Secretary of the Treasury authorized to re-
fund certain duties on fancy merchandise to
persons who may have been charged under
the provisions of the 3d section of the act
for the more effectual collection of duties on
imports, passed May 28, 1830, ch. 147.
March 2, 1831,
- 451
Duties on foreign merchandise imported into
Pittsburg, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville,
St. Louis, Natchez, and Nashville, to be se-
cured and paid for at those places, March 2,
- 480
1831,
Regulations for their importation, and for se-
curity and payment of the duties, - 480
481
Surveyors to be appointed,

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Duties on Imports.
An act to alter and amend the several acts im-
posing duties on imports, July 14, 1832, 583
Construction of the act of July 14, 1832, 583
Coffee, tea, and cocoa in store December 31,
1830, and the same articles in store on the
31st of December, 1831, put on the same
footing as provided in the act of May 20,
1830, ch. 101, for coffee imported after De-
cember 31, 1831. February 9, 1833 - 611
An act to modify the act of July 14, 1832, and
all other acts imposing duties on imports, 629
All duties exceeding twenty per cent. to be re-
duced by striking off biennially twenty per
cent. of the excess, March 2, 1833, 629
Duty on plains, &c., raised to fifty per cent., 629
Existing laws continued until June 30, 1842,
629

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Evidence under commissions to take testimony,
January 24, 1827,
197
Notes of the decisions of the courts of the
United States upon the law relating to com-
missions to take testimony,
- 197

Executions on Judgments and Decrees.

Where a state has been divided into two judi-
cial districts, writs of execution may be exe-
cuted in any part of such state, May 20,
1826,
184

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Fisheries.

Certain provisions of the act of July 14, 1832,
ch. 227, suspended till June 11, 1834. March
2, 1833,

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Duties on copper repealed,

Duty on sheet and rolled brass,

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Certain provisions on the several acts imposing
duties on imports suspended, June 30, 1834,

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An act for the relief of the Florida Indians,
May 22, 1826,

Florida, Territory of.

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Assent of Congress given to an act of the
legislative council of Florida to provide for
levying a poll-tax, April 22, 1824,
A quarter section of land granted for a seat of
government in Florida, May 24, 1824, 30
Office of surveyor of the district of Pensacola
abolished,

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An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to
amend an act for the establishment of a ter-
ritorial government in Florida, and for other
purposes," May 26, 1824, -
Organization of the courts in Florida, 45
Donations of lands to certain settlers in Flo-
rida,
47
An act passed by the legislative council of
Florida, concerning wreckers and wrecked
property, annulled, February 1, 1826, 138
The line between Florida and Georgia to be
run and marked, May 4, 1826,
157
Location of two townships for a seminary of
learning, and of the grant of land for the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum of Kentucky, Jan-
201
uary 29, 1827,
Additional terms of the superior court to be
held, March 3, 1827,

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An act to authorize the citizens of the territo-
ries of Arkansas and Florida to elect their
officers, and for other purposes, January 21,
1829, (obsolete,)
332
A town to be laid off in Jackson county, Flo-
rida territory,
357
Sessions of the legislature of Florida, May 14,
1830,

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550

- 403
- 403
Additional members of the legislative council
of Florida, March 22, 1832,
500
Provision for the sale and disposition of the
public grounds in St. Augustine and Pensa-
cola and to reserve certain lots for public
purposes, and to provide for their repair and
preservation, June 28, 1832,
Courts of appeals in Florida, July 14,
1832,
600
Writs of error from the highest court of law
and equity in Florida to the Supreme Court
of the United States,
600
Allowed only when the amount in controversy
exceeds two thousand dollars,
- 601
Commissioners of a township of the county of
Jackson authorized to sell certain lands, and
vest the proceeds, to be applied to common
schools, July 14, 1832,

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Florida Land Claims.

evidence the deraignment of title from the
original grantor,

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Who shall be deemed an actual settler on
lands in Florida,
7
Repeal of certain acts,

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An act to extend the time for the settlement
of private land claims in the territory of
Florida, to provide for the preservation of the
public archives in the said territory, and for
the relief of John Johnson, March 3,
1825,
125
Appropriations to satisfy balances due to the
commissioners of land claims in Florida and
their salaries, prior to December 31, 1824.
March 3, 1825,
- 102
The decisions of the commissioners on claims
to lands and lots in West Florida confirmed,
April 22, 1826,
- 156
Location of the claim of Francisco and Fer-
nando Moreno,
- 156
Confirmation of decisions of the commissioners
of private land claims in Florida, February
8, 1827, -
- 202
Provisions relating to the proceedings of the
commissioners and officers,
- 202

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Course to be pursued by claims over three
thousand acres,
- 204
Lands near Tallahassee appropriated for public
buildings,
- 204
An act supplementary to the several acts pro-
viding for the settlement and confirmation
of private land claims in Florida, May 22,
1828,
- 284
An act to provide for the final settlement of
land claims in Florida, May 26, 1830, 405
Patents for confirmed land claims in Florida
may be issued to the present owner, January
23, 1832,
- 496

- 601
An act to equalize the representation in the
territory of Florida, and for other purposes,
June 18, 1834,
677
Certain counties to elect two, and others one
member of the council,
- 677
Printing of the laws of the territory, 677 Florida Treaty.
Twenty-second section of the act of February
15, 1834, in addition to an act regulating
judicial proceedings, annulled,

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677

The custom-house at Magnolia to be removed
to St. Mark's, June 28, 1834,
- 701
Acts of the legislature of Florida laying a
greater tax on slaves or other property of
non-residents annulled, June 30, 1834, 740
The county of Leon to elect two members of
council,
740
Appropriations for internal improvements in
Florida, February 24, 1830,
Clearing Ochlawaha river,

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Road to Webbville,

Navigation of the Chatahoochie,

752
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An act to authorize the creation of a stock to
an amount of five millions of dollars, to
provide for the awards of the commissioners
under the treaty with Spain, of the twenty-
second of February, one thousand eight
hundred and nineteen, May 24, 1824, (ob-
solete,)
33
Notes of the decisions of the Supreme Court
of the United States,
34
Foreign Gold Coins.

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Rates at which foreign gold coins shall be re-
ceivable, after July 31, 1834. June 28,
1834,

Annual assays to be made,

Approval of the act relating to the superior Foreign Silver Coins.

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