Sub-Officers. penitentiary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and said warden shall appoint, and may remove, at his pleasure, all its subordinate officers, excepting the clerk, who shall be appointed and removed by the inspectors, or a majority of them. Inspectors. Salary of Warden. Act of 1830, c. 48, ante, p. 2187. Certain purchasers entitled, in cer tain cases to patents. In other cases to pre-emption. 4. And be it further enacted, That the number of inspectors shall hereafter be reduced to three, a majority of whom shall constitute a board for the transaction of business, and shall receive an annual salary, payable quarter-yearly, of two hundred and fifty dollars each. § 5. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this act, the salary of the warden of the said penitentiary shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum. [Approved, February 25, 1831.] CHAP. 268. An act to authorise the appointment of a sub-agent to the Winnebago Indians, on Rock river. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That an additional sub-agent be allowed to the Winnebago tribe of Indians, to reside on the waters of Rock river; and that the said agent shall be appointed as like officers are appointed, and receive the same amount of compensation. [Approved, February 25, 1831,] CHAP. 270. An act supplemental to an act, passed on the thirty-first March one thousand eight hundred and thirty, entitled "An act for the relief of the purchasers of public lands, and for the suppression of fraudulent practices at the public sales of lands of the United States." Be it enacted, &c. That all purchasers, their heirs or assignees of such of the public lands as were sold on a credit for a less price than fourteen dollars per acre, and on which a further credit has been taken under any of the laws passed for the relief of purchasers of public lands, and which lands have reverted to the United States on account of the balance due thereon not having been paid or discharged, agreeably to the said relief laws, shall be entitled to patents, without further payment, in all instances where one dollar and twenty-five cents, or a greater sum, per acre, shall have been paid; or where payment to that amount shall not have been heretofore made, such purchasers, their heirs or assignees shall have the right of pre-emption until the fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyone, by paying into the proper land office such sum in addition to the amount heretofore paid, as will, together, amount to the minimum price of the lands of the United States at the time of such payment. Certain occu- § 2. And be it further enacted, That all such occupants of pants to have relinquished land as are contemplated and described in the second pre-emption section of the above recited act, to which this is a supplement, as are in possession of land which was sold on credit for a less sum than fourteen dollars per acre, shall have the right of preemption of the same lands, according to the legal subdivisions of sections, not exceeding the quantity of two quarter sections, in contiguous tracts or contiguous to other lands held by such Prices. 'occupants respectively, until the fourth day of July, one thousand until July 4, eight hundred and thirty-one, upon their paying into a proper 1831. office for all land originally sold for a price not exceeding five dollars per acre, one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre; and for all lands which originally sold for more than five dollars, and not exceeding fourteen dollars per acre, the amount of the first instalment heretofore paid; such occupants first proving their possession, respectively in conformity to the provisions of the said Proof of pos act, to which this is a supplement, in the manner which has been prescribed by the commissioner of the general land office, pursuant to the provisions thereof: Provided, however, That in all cases Proviso: where proof of possession has been already made under said recited act, proof shall not again be required, unless the applicant choose to take other land than that to which such proof applies. session. 3. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act Town proshall extend to all town property of which the government has perty. been proprietors, and not subsequently sold, when full payment has not been made; Provided, The original purchasers, or their assignees, pay into the proper land office, on or before the fourth of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, one half of the original purchase money without interest. [Approved, February 25, 1831.] CHAP. 272. An act to provide for the adjustment of claims of persons entitled to indemnification under the convention between the United States and His Majesty the King of Denmark, of the twenty-eighth March, eighteen hundred and thirty, and for the distribution among such claimants of the sums to be paid by the Danish Government to that of the United States according to the stipulation of the said convention. § 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the commissioners who are or Comm'rs to may be appointed by the President of the United States, by and meet, &c. with the advice and consent of the Senate, in pursuance of the third article of the convention between the United States of America and his Majesty the King of Denmark, signed at Copenhagen the twenty-eighth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, shall meet at Washington City, in the District of Columbia, and, within the space of two years from the Claims to be time of their first meeting, shall receive, examine, and decide decided on upon the amount and validity of all such claims as may be presented to them, and are provided for by the convention referred to, according to the merits of the several cases, and to justice, equity, and the law of nations, and according to the provisions of said convention. within two years. § 2. And be it further enacted, That all records, documents, or Documents. other papers, which now are in, or hereafter, during the continuance of this commission, may come into the possession of the department of state, in relation to such claims, shall be delivered to the commission aforesaid. §3. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, or Day of 1st a majority of them, with their secretary, whose appointment is meeting. hereinafter provided for, shall convene in this city on the first of. Notice there Claims to be Time for producing evi. dence. Powers to make rules. Secretary. Oath. Compensation. 1 Contingent expenses. Money received from Monday of April next, and shall proceed to execute the duties of their commission; and the secretary of state shall be, and he is hereby, authorised and required forthwith after the passing of this act, to give notice of the said intended meeting, to be published in one or more public gazettes in the city of Washington, and in such other public papers, published elsewhere in the United States, as he may designate. § 4. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners shall proceed immediately after their meeting in the city of Washington, with all convenient despatch, to arrange and docket the several claims, and to consider the evidence which shall have been, or which may be offered by the respective claimants, allowing such further time for the production of such further evidence as may be required, and as they shall think reasonable and just; and they shall thereupon proceed to determine the said claims, and to award distribution of the sums to be received by the United States from the King of Denmark under the stipulations of the convention aforesaid, among the several claimants, according to their respective rights. § 5. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners shall be, and they are hereby, authorised and empowered to make all needful rules and regulations, not contravening the laws of the land, the provisions of this act, or the provisions of the said convention, for carrying their said commission into full and complete effect. § 6. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorised, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a secretary to the said commission. § 7. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners and secretary shall severally take an oath for the faithful performance of the duties of their respective offices. § 8. And be it further enacted, That the compensation of the respective officers for whose appointment provision is made by this act, shall not exceed the following sums: to each of the said commissioners at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum, and to the secretary of the board at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum; and the President of the United States shall be, and he is hereby, authorised to make such provision for the contingent expenses of the said commission as shall appear to him reasonable and proper; and the said salaries and expenses shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. 9. And be it further enacted, That all moneys to be received from the Danish government under the convention aforesaid, Danish Govt. shall be paid into the treasury of the United States, and shall constitute a fund for satisfying the awards of the commission provided for by this act. Postage. § 10. And be it further enacted, That all communications to or from the secretary of the board of commissioners on the business of the commission, shall pass by mail free of postage. § 11. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the said commission shall be executed and completed, the records, docu ments, and all other papers in the possession of the commission or its officers shall be deposited in the office of the secretary of state. [Approved February 25, 1831.] CHAP. 273. An act for the punishment of crimes in the District of Columbia. § 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, every person who shall be convicted, in any court in the District of Columbia, of any of the following offences, to wit: Offences. manslaughter, assault and battery with intent to kill, arson, rape, assault and battery with intent to commit a rape, burglary, robbery, horse stealing, mayhem, bigamy, perjury, or subornation of perjury, larceny, if the property stolen is of the value of five dollars or upwards, forgery. obtaining by false pretences any goods or chattels, money, bank note, promissory note, or any other instrument in writing for the payment or delivery of money or other valuable thing, or of keeping a faro bank or other common gaming table, petty larceny upon a second conviction, committed after the passage of this act, shall be sentenced to Punishment. suffer punishment by imprisonment and labour, for the time and times hereinafter prescribed, in the penitentiary, for the District of Columbia. § 2. And be it further enacted, That every person duly con- Manslaugh victed of manslaughter, or of any assault and battery with ter, &c. intent to kill, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offence for a period not less than two nor more than eight years, for the second offence for a period not less than six nor more than fifteen years. § 3. And be it further enacted, That every person duly con- Arson. victed of the crime of maliciously, wilfully, or fraudulently burning any dwelling-house, or any other house, barn, or stable, adjoining thereto, or any store, barn, or out-house, having goods, tobacco, hay or grain therein, although the same shall not be adjoining to any dwelling-house; or of maliciously and wilfully burning any of the public buildings in the cities, towns, or counties, of the District of Columbia, belonging to the United States, or the said cities, towns or counties; or any church, meetinghouse or other building for public worship, belonging to any voluntary society, or body corporate; or any college, academy, school-house, or library; or any ship or vessel, afloat or building; or as being accessary thereto; shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for a period of not less than one, nor more than ten years for the first offence, and not less than five nor more than twenty years for the second offence. §4. And be it further enacted, That every free person, duly Rape. convicted of rape, or as being accessary thereto before the fact, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offence for a period not less than ten nor more than thirty years, and for the second offence for and during the period of his natural life. a battery to commit rape. § 5. And be it further enacted, That every free person duly Assault and convicted of an assault and battery with intent to commit rape, shall be punished for the first offence by undergoing con Burglary. Horse theft, mayhem, bigamy. Perjury, subornation of perjury. Theft. Receiving stolen goods. Forgery. finement in the penitentiary for a period not less than one nor more than five years, and for the second for a period not less than five nor more than fifteen years. § 6. And be it further enacted, That every person duly convicted of burglary, or as accessary thereto before the fact, or of robbery, or as accessary thereto before the fact, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offence for a period not less than three nor more than seven years, and for the second offence for a period not less than five, nor more than fifteen years. §7. And be it further enacted, That every person convicted of horse stealing, mayhem, bigamy, or as being accessary to any of said crimes before the fact, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offence for a period not less than two nor more than seven years, and for the second offence for a period not less than five nor more than twelve years. § 8. And be it further enacted, That every person, convicted of perjury or subornation of perjury, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offence for a period not less than two nor more than ten years, and for the second offence for a period not less than five nor more than fifteen years. § 9. And be it further enacted, That every person convicted of feloniously stealing, taking, and carrying away, any goods or chattels, or other personal property, of the value of five dollars or upwards, or any bank note, promissory note, or any other instrument of writing, for the payment or delivery of money, or other valuable thing, to the amount of five dollars or upwards, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offence for a period not less then one nor more than three years; and for the second offence for a period not less than three nor more than ten years. § 10. And be it further enacted, That every person convicted of receiving stolen goods, or any article, the stealing of which is made punishable by this act, to the value of five dollars or upwards, knowing them to have been stolen, or of being an accessary after the fact in any felony, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offence for a period not less than one nor more than five years, and for the second offence for a period not less than two nor more than ten years. § 11. And be it further enacted, That every person duly convicted of having falsely forged and counterfeited any gold or silver coin, which now is, or shall hereafter be, passing or in circulation, within the District of Columbia; or of having falsely uttered, paid, or tendered in payment, any such counterfeit or forged coin, knowing the same to be forged and counterfeit; or of having aided, abetted, or commanded the perpetration of either of the said offences; or of having falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or caused or procured to be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or having willingly aided or assisted in falsely making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, any paper, writing, or printed paper, to the prejudice of the right of any other person, body politic, or corporate, or voluntary association, with intent to defraud such person, body politic or |