Appropriations for the Penitentiary, the Capitol, &c., in Washington. An act making appropriation for the public buildings, and for other purposes. March 2, 1833..... Road from the Mississippi River to the Territory of Arkansas. An act for the construction of a road from the Mississippi river to William Strong's, on the St. Francis river, in the territory of Arkansas. March 2, 1833..... Page 649 ... 650 Legislative Council of Michigan. An act prolonging the second session of the fifth legislative council of the territory of Michigan. (Obsolete.) March 2, 1833........... Washington Canal. An act in addition to and in alteration of an act, entitled "An act vesting in the corporation of the city of Washington all the rights of the Washington Canal Company," and for other purposes. March 2, 1833.... Port of Entry at Fall River-Post-office at Dighton. An act establishing a port of entry and delivery at the village of Fall River, in Massachusetts, and discontinuing the office at Dighton. March 2, 1833..... 650 651 ..... 651 Navy Yard at Brooklyn. An act to authorize the President of the United States to exchange certain lands belonging to the navy yard at Brooklyn for other lands contiguous thereto. March 2, 1833... Regiment of Dragoons to be raised. An act for the more perfect defence of the frontiers. March 2, 1833...... 652 ..... 652 .... 653 Land Offices. An act to create sundry new land offices, and to alter the boundaries of other land offices of the United States. March 2, 1833.... Publication of the Documentary History of the United States. An act making provision for the publication of the documentary history of the American revolution. March 2, 1833. 654 Assent of Congress to an Act of the Legislature of the State of Virginia relative to the Cumberland Road. An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the general assembly of the state of Virginia, hereinafter recited. March 2, 1833.... ..... Liens of Mechanics and Others on Buildings in the District of Columbia. An act to secure to mechanics and others payment for labour done and materials furnished in the erection of buildings in the District of Columbia. March 2, 1833....... Election Districts in the Territory of Michigan. An act authorizing an alteration in the election districts for members of the legislative council of the territory of Michigan. (Obsolete.) March 2, 1833..... 655 659 660' Sale of Lands granted for Public Buildings in Arkansas. An act supplementary to an act, entitled "An act concerning a seminary of learning in the territory of Arkansas," approved the second of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven. March 2, 1833. 661 Land Claims in Missouri. An act supplemental to the act, entitled "An act for the final adjustment of land claims in Missouri." March 2, 1833.... Removal of the Office of the Surveyor-General of Public Lands South of Tennessee. An act authorizing the removal of the office of surveyor-general of public lands south of Tennessee. March 2, 1833....... Canals in Illinois and Ohio. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to grant a quantity of land to the state of Illinois for the purpose of aiding in opening a canal to connect the waters of Illinois river with those of Lake Michigan," and to allow further time to the state of Ohio for commencing the Miami Canal from Dayton to Lake Erie. March 2, 1833..... The Public Surveys of Lands to be connected with the Line between Illinois and Indiana. An act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the public surveys to be connected with the line of demarcation between the states of Indiana and Illinois. March 2, 1833.... Improvement of the Tennessee River in Alabama. An act further to extend the powers of the board of canal commissioners for the improvement of the Tennessee river, in the state of Alabama. March 2, 1833........... 661 662 662 663 663 Appointment of a Secretary to sign Patents for Public Lands. An act prescribing the mode by which patents for public lands shall be signed and executed. March 2, 1833...... 663 Pre-emption of Public Lands. An act to revive the act, entitled "An act supplementary to the several laws for the sale of the public lands." March 2, 1833.. 663 St. Marks, Florida. An act to establish a town at St. Marks, in Florida. March 2, 1833... 664 Revolutionary Bounty Land Warrants. An act granting an additional quantity of land for the location of revolutionary bounty land warrants. Prevention of Settlements on the Public Lands. An act to extend the provisions of the act of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and seven, entitled "An act to prevent settlements being made on lands ceded to the United States, until authorized by law." March 2, 1833.... Convention between the United States and Naples. An act to carry into effect the convention between the United States and his majesty the King of the Two Sicilies, concluded at Naples, on the fourteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo. (Obsolete.) March 2, 1833...... Lands in Arkansas granted for a Courthouse. An act to authorize the governor of the territory of Arkansas to sell the land granted to said territory, by an act of Congress, approved the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and for other purposes. March 2, 1833.. Page 665 666 667 RESOLUTIONS. 1. A resolution authorizing the delivery of certain papers in the Department of State to the commissioners for settling claims under the treaty with France, of the second of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. Feb. 19, 1833............. ... 668 2. A resolution in relation to the execution of the act supplementary to the "Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution." March 2, 1833.. 668 4. A resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to correct certain mistakes. March 2, 1833...... ......... 5. A resolution providing for the continuation of Gales and Seaton's compilation of State Papers. March 2, 1833....... 6. A resolution to place thirty copies of the Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution at the disposition of the Secretary of State. March 2, 1833..... 669 669 ..... 669 Acts of the Twenty-Third Congress of the United States. STATUTE I.-1834. Appropriations for the Naval Service. An act making appropriations for the naval service, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) Jan. 24, 1834.... ..... Appropriations in part for the Support of Government. An act making appropriations in part for the support of government, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirtyfour. (Obsolete.) Feb. 11, 1834...... Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. An act further to continue in force "An act to authorize the extension, construction, and use of a lateral branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad into and within the District of Columbia." Feb. 26, 1834....... Pensions. An act making appropriations for the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) Feb. 27, 1834.... 670 672 672 672 Courts of the United States in Delaware. An act to change the times for commencing the sessions of the courts of the United States in the district of Delaware. March 24, 1834. 673 Appropriations for the Army. An act making appropriations for the support of the army, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) May 14, 1834.. 673 Insolvent Debtors of the United States. An act to revive and amend "An act for the relief of certain insolvent debtors of the United States," passed on the second day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, and an act in addition thereto, passed on the fourteenth of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two. (Expired.) June 7, 1834......... 676 Election of Representatives in certain Counties in Florida, &c. An act to equalize representation in the territory of Florida, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) June 18, 1834..... 677 .... Appropriations for the Indian Department. An act making appropriations for the Indian department, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) June 18, 1834... Pre-emptions to Settlers on the Public Lands. An act to revive the act, entitled "An act to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the public lands," approved May twenty-nine, one thousand eight hundred and thirty. June 19, 1834.... ...... .... Pago 677 678 679 Pensions. An act further to extend the term of certain pensions chargeable on the privateer pension fund. (Expired.) June 19, 1834.... Lands granted for Schools in Ohio. An act to grant to the state of Ohio certain lands for the support of schools in the Connecticut Western Reserve. June 19, 1834...... ... 679 Commission for carrying into Effect the Convention with France. An act to extend the time allowed for the discharge of the duties of the commission for carrying into effect the convention with France. (Expired.) June 19, 1834................ ... 679 Convention between the United States and Naples. An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act to carry into effect the convention between the United States and his majesty the King of the Two Sicilies, concluded at Naples, on the fourteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two." (Obsolete.) June 19, 1834. 680 Appropriations for the Payment of the Georgia Militia. An act for the re-appropriation of an unexpended balance of a former appropriation for the payment of the Georgia militia claims, for the years one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, and one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four. (Obsolete.) June 19, 1834..... Armory at Harper's Ferry. An act making additional appropriations for the armory at Harper's Ferry, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) June 19, 1834.... Cumberland Road. An act for the continuation and repair of the Cumberland road. June 24, 1834....... Value of Foreign Silver Coins in the United States. An act regulating the value of certain foreign silver coins within the United States. June 25, 1834...... Land Districts in Michigan. An act to change the boundary between the south-eastern and western land district in the territory of Michigan, and for other purposes. June 25, 1834...... Appropriations for Indian Annuities. An act making appropriations for Indian annuities and other similar objects, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) June 26, 1834.... School Lands and Land for a Courthouse in Fayetteville. An act for the relief of the town of Fayetteville, in the territory of Arkansas. June 26, 1834...... 680 680 680 681 682 682 .... 685 Land Districts in Illinois, Missouri, &c. An act to create additional land districts in the states of Illinois and Missouri, and in the territory north of the state of Illinois. June 26, 1834........ Land Office in Arkansas. An act to establish an additional land office in Arkansas. June 26, 1834... 686 .... 687 Land Claims in Alabama. An act confirming certain land claims in the district of St. 688 Pension Agency and Payment of Pensioners in Alabama. An act authorizing the Secretary of War to establish a pension agency in the town of Decatur, in the state of Alabama, and to provide for the paying of certain pensioners in said town of Decatur. June 27, 1834.. Appropriations for the Support of Government. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) June 27, 1834..... 688 689 Standard Weight of the Gold Coins of the United States, &c. An act concerning the gold coins 699 700 Removal of the Custom-house from Magnolia to St. Mark's, Florida. An act to authorize the removal of the custom-house from Magnolia to St. Mark's, in Florida. June 28, 1834... 701 Fage .... 701 ...... 701 Territory West of the Mississippi River and North of Missouri attached to Michigan. An act to attach the territory of the United States west of the Mississippi river and north of the state of Missouri to the territory of Michigan. June 28, 1834..... Payment of Interest on Part of the Public Debt of the City of Washington. An act for the benefit of the city of Washington. (Obsolete.) June 28, 1834................ French Seamen killed at Toulon. An act to enable the President to make an arrangement with the government of France in relation to certain French seamen killed or wounded at Toulon, and their families. June 28, 1834................... Correction of Erroneous Selections of Land in Indiana. An act to authorize the correction of erroneous selections of land granted to the state of Indiana for the purpose of constructing the Michigan road. June 28, 1834.... ...... 701 ... 702 702 Advertisement of Sales of Public Lands. An act limiting the times of advertising the sales of the public lands. June 28, 1834........ Improvement of Harbours and Rivers. An act making additional appropriations for certain harbours and removing obstructions in the mouths of certain rivers, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) June 28, 1834.......... 702 Military Academy. An act making appropriations for the military academy, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. (Obsolete.) June 28, 1834.......................... 704 Indian Treaties, &c. An act making appropriations to carry into effect certain Indian treaties, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) June 28, 1834....... Repeal of the Proviso in the Act to extend the Time for Locating certain Donation Lands in Arkansas. An act further to provide for the location of certain land in the territory of Arkansas. June 28, 1834.. Pre-emption Rights in Louisiana. An act in reference to pre-emption rights in the southeastern district of Louisiana. June 28, 1834..... Consent of Congress to a Compact of Boundary between New York and New Jersey. An act giving the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact entered into between the state of New York and the state of New Jersey respecting the territorial limits and jurisdiction of said states. June 28, 1834... Collection Districts. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to annex a part of the state of New Jersey to the collection district of New York; to remove the office of collector of Niagara to Lewistown; to make Cape St. Vincent, in the district of Sackett's Harbour, a port of delivery; and out of the districts of Miami and Mississippi, to make two new districts, to be called the districts of Sandusky and Teche, and for other purposes." June 30, 1834...... 705 707 708 708 711 712 Purchase of the Books and Papers of General Washington. An act to enable the Secretary of State to purchase the papers and books of General Washington. June 30, 1834.... 712 Roads in Arkansas. An act authorizing the President of the United States to cause certain roads to be opened in Arkansas. June 30, 1834..... Duties on Imports. An act to suspend the operations of certain provisoes of "An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports," approved the fourteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two. (Obsolete.) June 30, 1834.......... 712 Marine Corps. An act for the better organization of the United States "Marine Corps." June 30, 1834...... Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons in the Army. An act to increase and regulate the pay of the surgeons and assistant surgeons of the army. June 30, 1834.... ..... Naval Pensions. An act concerning naval pensions and the navy pension fund. June 30, 1834.... 712 714 714 Ports of Entry and Delivery.. An act to establish a port of entry at Natchez, in Mississippi, and creating certain ports of delivery, and for other purposes. June 30, 1834...... 715 Repair of the Mars Hill Military Road. An act for the repair of the Mars Hill military road, in the state of Maine. June 30, 1834...... Wabash and Erie Canal Lands. An act authorizing the selection of certain Wabash and Erie canal lands, in the state of Ohio. June 30, 1834...... Bust of Chief Justice Ellsworth. An act to procure a bust in marble of the late Chief Justice Ellsworth. June 30, 1834...... Duty on Lead. An act concerning duty on lead. (Obsolete.) June 30, 1834.. d2 VOL. IV.-(6) 716 716 ... 717 717 Roads in Michigan. An act to aid in the construction of certain roads in the territory of Michigan. June 30, 1834....... Page ...... 718 Road from opposite Memphis to Little Rock. An act for the completion of the road from a point opposite to Memphis, in the state of Tennessee, to Little Rock, in the territory of Arkansas. June 30, 1834...... .... 718 Arrearages to the Officers of the Marine Corps. An act making certain allowances and granting certain arrearages to the captains and subalterns of the United States corps of marines. June 30, 1834...... ..... 718 719 Appropriations for Fortifications. An act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. June 30, 1834..... Lighthouses, &c. An act making appropriations for building lighthouses, lightboats, beacons, and monuments, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. June 30, 1834........ .... 719 Claims of Citizens of Georgia on the Creek Indians. An act to carry into full effect the fourth article of the treaty of the eighth of January, eighteen hundred and twenty-one, with the Creek nation of Indians, so far as relates to the claims of citizens of Georgia against said Indians, prior to eighteen hundred and two. June 30, 1834........ Appropriations for the Public Buildings and Grounds in Washington. An act making appropriations for the public buildings and grounds, and for other purposes. June 30, 1834. 722 Improvements on Pennsylvania Avenue. An act to complete the improvements on Pennsylvania Avenue. June 30, 1834..... ..... 721 723 Road in Florida. An act authorizing a road to be cut out from the northern boundary of the territory of Florida, by Marianna, to the town of Appalachicola, within the said territory. June 30, 1834... Road from Columbia to Little Rock, Arkansas. An act to mark and open a road from Columbia to Little Rock, in the territory of Arkansas. June 30, 1834...... Improvement of the Navigation of the Hudson River. An act making an appropriation for the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river, in the state of New York. June 30, 1834.... 723 724 724 724 An Extra Session of the Legislative Council of Michigan authorized. An act to authorize an extra session of the legislative council of the territory of Michigan. June 30, 1834. 724 Purchase of Live Oak for the Navy. An act authorizing the purchase of live oak frames for a frigate and sloop of war, and for other naval purposes. June 30, 1834...... Claims for Property lost or destroyed in the Service of the United States in the Indian War in Illinois and Michigan. An act to provide for the claims for property lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy, while in the military service of the United States during the late war with the Indians on the frontiers of Illinois and Michigan territory. June 30, 1834...... .... 726 Bridge across the Potomac. An act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Poto- .... 727 Copyrights. An act supplementary to the act to amend the several acts respecting copyrights. June 30, 1834..... Rebuilding of the Frigate Congress. An act to provide for rebuilding the frigate Congress. June 30, 1834.. 728 728 Experiments for the Safety of the Steam Engine. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to make experiments for the safety of the steam engine. June 30, 1834............ 728 Regulation of Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes. An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers. June 30, 1834... Organization of a Department of Indian Affairs. An act to provide for the organization of the department of Indian affairs. June 30, 1834... 729 735 Treatment of Persons convicted of Criminal Offences against the United States. An act in addition to the "Act more effectually to provide for the punishment of certain criminals against the United States, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and twenty-five. June 30, 1834...... 739 |