lands heretofore sold by the United States, within the boundaries of said reservation, be subject to location by the holder of any such unlocated warrant. [Approved, March 1, 1823.]

CHAP. 168. An act granting to the state of Alabama the right of pre-emption to certain quarter sections of land

lowed the right

Proviso.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That there be granted to the state of Alabama alAlabama, at the minimum price for which public lands of the of pre-empUnited States are sold, the right of pre-emption to one quarter tion. section of land, in, or near, the centre of each of the counties of Marengo, Perry, and Decatur, of the state aforesaid, in trust for said counties, respectively, for the establishment of seats of justice therein: Provided, That the proceeds of the sale of each of said quarter sections shall be appropriated for the purpose of erecting public buildings in the county for which it is located, after deducting therefrom the amount originally paid for the same: And provided further, That the seat of justice for said Proviso. counties, respectively, shall be fixed and continued on the lands so located and selected. [Approved, March 3, 1823.]

CHAP. 169. An act altering the time of holding the circuit court in the districts of Maine and

New Hampshire.

of the circuit

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the terms of the circuit court, Days of holdwhich are now directed by law to be holden annually in the dis- ing the terms trict of Maine, at Portland, on the eighth day of May; and at court of Maine shire changed. Wiscasset, on the eighth day of October: and in the district of and N. Hamp New Hampshire, at Portsmouth, on the first day of May; and at Exeter, on the first day of October, shall hereafter be holden at Portland, on the first day of May; at Wiscasset, on the first day of October; at Portsmouth, on the eighth day of May; and at Exeter, on the eighth day of October; in said districts, in each year; and when either of said days shall be Sunday, the session of said court shall commence on the day next following: and all causes, suits, actions, process, pleadings, and proceedings, of every description, existing or depending in the circuit court, in the districts aforesaid, shall be returnable to, and proceeded with, in due form of law, at the times conformable to the alterations herein provided for. [Approved, March 3, 1823.]

CHAP. 170. An act supplementary to "An act for the better organization of the courts of the

United States within the state of New York."

northern disNew York to

1. Be it enacted, &c. That from final decrees or judgments, An appeal to in the district court of the northern district of the state of New be from the York, there shall be an appeal to the circuit court in the south-trict court of and upon the same the circuit ern district of said state, in the same manner, terms, as from other district courts to their respective circuit court in the courts. [Approved, March 3, 1823.]

CHAP. 171. An act further to prolong the continuance of the mint at Philadelphia.

southern district.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the act, entitled "An act con- vol. i. p. 816. cerning the mint," approved March the third, one thousand eight Act of 3d hundred and one, is hereby revived and continued in force and March, 1801,

concerning the operation for the further term of five years, from the fourth day of March next.

mint, revived

for 5 years. Duty of com

loans to be

§ 2. That, during the continuance of the mint at the city of missioner of Philadelphia, the duties which were enjoined on the commisperformed by sioner of loans for the state of Pennsylvania, by the second secthe collector of tion of the act, entitled "An act concerning the mint," passed Philadelphia. on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and one, shall be performed by the collector of the port of Philadelphia for the time being.

Expense of materials used

other deduc

tions to be

3. That when any silver, brought to the mint for coinage, in refining, and shall require refining, the expense of the materials used in the process shall be deducted from the amount of the deposite; and made from the that, when silver so deposited, shall be of a quality superior to deposite and that of the legal standard of the silver coins of the United States, to the treasury a deduction shall be made from the amount, equal to the ex

accounted for

of the United States,

State of Louisiana divided

tern and east

ern,

Three stated

sessions to be

district at

pense of the copper necessary to reduce it to the said standard; and that all such deductions be regularly accounted for, by the treasurer of the mint, to the treasury of the United States. [Approved, March 3, 1823.]

CHAP. 172. An act for the better organization of the district court of the United States within the state of Louisiana.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That, for the more convenient transacinto two dis- tion of business in the courts of the United States within the tricts, the wes- state of Louisiana, the said state shall be, and the same is hereby, divided into two districts, in manner following, to wit: The counties of Attakapas, Opelousas, Rapide, Natchitoches, and Ouachita, shall compose one district, to be called the Western District of Louisiana; and all the remaining part of the said state shall compose another district, to be called the eastern district of Louisiana; and all criminal actions, or civil suits, which have arisen in the western district, together with all process, writs, recognizances, and records, belonging thereto, shall be transferred to the western district; and there shall be, annually, only three stated sessions of the district court for the eastern disheld annually for the eastern trict, to be held at New Orleans, on the third Mondays of NovNew Orleans, ember, February, and May; and there shall be, annually, one and one for stated session of the said court in the western district of the at Opelousas state, to be held at Opelousas court house, to commence on the court house. third Monday of August; and the district judge of the United States, for the state of Louisiana, is hereby authorized and required to hold special sessions of the said court, in the said western district, for the trial of criminal or civil causes, whenever he may deem it expedient: That all process, writs, and recognizances, of every kind, whether respecting juries, witnesses, bail, or otherwise, which relate to the cases to be tried at the said special sessions, shall be considered as belonging to such sessions, in the same manner as if they had been issued or taken in reference thereto : That any special session may be adjourned to any time, or times, previous to the next stated meeting of the district court: That all business depending for trial at any special court shall, at the close thereof, be considered as of course removed to the next stated term of the district court:

the western

for the west

ern district

The said judge shall appoint a clerk of the said court in the Judge to apwestern district, who shall reside, and keep the records of the point a clerk court, at the place where the sessions of the court are held, and shall receive for the services performed by him, the same fees and compensation that are allowed to the clerk of the said court of the eastern district of the state, and shall be subject, in every respect, to the same responsibilities.

court.

the President to and marshal and one district attor

appoint a

ney for the

western dis

§ 2. That the president of the United States, by and with advice and consent of the senate of the United States, be, hereby is, authorized to appoint one person as marshal, and as district attorney, for the said western judicial district of the United States within the state of Louisiana, created by this act, trict. and that the terms of appointment and service, together with the duties and responsibilities of the said marshal and district attorney, respectively, for the district aforesaid, be, in all respects, the same within their said district as the terms of appointment and services, the duties and responsibilities, of the marshal and district attorney, respectively, of the eastern district of the state of Louisiana; and said marshal shall receive such fees and emoluments as are received by the marshal of the United States for the state of Louisiana, and said attorney an annual compensation of two hundred dollars, and the same fees and emoluments as are allowed to the attorney of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. [Approved, March 3, 1823.]

CHAP. 173. An act to alter the times of holding the district court of the United States for the district of Verment.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the district court of the United Time of holding the district States for the district of Vermont, shall be hereafter holden on court of Verthe sixth day of October and on the twenty-fourth day of May, mont altered. in each year, instead of the tenth day of October and twentyseventh day of May, as is now required by law: Provided, That Proviso. if either of the days prescribed by this act for holding said court, shall be a Sunday, then the said court shall commence and be holden on the following day.

proceeded in

2. That all proceedings of a civil or criminal nature, now Causes to be pending in, or returnable to, said court, shall be proceeded in as if no alteraby the said court, in the same manner as if no alteration of the tion had been time for holding said court had taken place. [Approved, March 3, 1823.1

made.

CHAP. 174. An act extending the time for issuing and locating military land warrants to Vol. iii. p. officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army.

1812.

ting military

to revolution

1. Be it enacted, &c. That the time limited by the second Time of issusection of the act, approved on the twenty-fourth day of Febru- ing and loca ary, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, for issuing mili- land warrants tary land warrants to the officers and soldiers of the revolution-ary officers ary army, shall be extended to the fourth day of March, one and soldiers thousand eight hundred and twenty-five; and the time for locating the unlocated warrants shall be extended to the first day of October thereafter. [Approved, March 3, 1823.]

extended.

vived and ex

years.

Vol. ii. p. 1354. 1451. Vol. iii. p. 1536.

CHAP. 175. An act to extend the time allowed for the redemption of lands sold for direct tax in certain cases,

Time for re§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the time allowed for the redempdemption of land sold for tion of lands, which have been, or may be, sold for the non-paydirect tax re- ment of taxes, under the several acts, passed the second day of tended for two August, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, the ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and the fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, for laying and collecting a direct tax, within the United States, so far as the same have been purchased for, or on behalf of, the United States, be revived and extended for the further term of two years, from and after the expiration of the present session of congress: Provided, That on such redemption, interest shall be paid, at the rate of twenty per centum per annum on the taxes aforesaid, and on the additions of twenty per centum chargeable thereon; and the right of redemption shall enure, as well to the heirs and assignees of the lands so purchased on behalf of the United States as to the original owners thereof. [Approved, March, 3, 1823.]

Proviso.

Right of the

U. S. to militia fines in

ed in that

CHAP. 176. An act vesting in the state of Virginia the right of the United States to all fines assessed for non-performance of militia duty, during the late war with Great Britain, within said state.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That all right which the United States have to the fines assessed upon the citizens of the state of Vir

Virginia vest- ginia, for the non-performance of militia duty during the late war with Great Britain, shall be, and the same is hereby, vested in the said state.

state.

Moneys that are or have

to the treasur

2. That all moneys in the hands of those who now are, or been collect- heretofore have been, marshals, or deputy marshals, which may ed, to be paid have been collected from the fines aforesaid, after deducting the er of the state, expense of collecting the same, and the cost of any suit or suits which may have been brought against said marshals or deputy marshals, in consequence of the collection of said fines, shall be paid by them, respectively, to the treasurer of said state.

Fines to be recovered by the state. Proviso.

Vol. iii. p. 1599. 1923.

Act of 29th April, 1816, regulating currency, to be in force

four years,

3. That the said fines shall be recovered, by the said state, under such regulations, provisions, and restrictions, as shall be prescribed by the legislature thereof: Provided, That if the provisions of this act are accepted by the state of Virginia, that state shall indemnify the United States against any charge or charges which has already accrued, or which may hereafter be made, in consequence of the assessment and collection of said fines. Approved, March 3, 1823.]

CHAP. 178. An act to continue in force an act, entitled "An act regulating the currency within the United States of the gold coins of Great Britain, 'France, Portugal, and Spain, and the crowns of France and five franc pieces," passed on the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, so far as the same relates to the crowns of France and five franc pieces.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That so much of the act, entitled "An act regulating the currency within the United States of the gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain, and the crowns of France and five franc pieces," passed on the twenty

French

ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, as as regards relates to the crowns of France and five franc pieces, shall be, crowns and and the same hereby is, continued in force, for the further term five franc of four years, from and after the fourth day of March next. [Approved, March 3, 1823.]

CHAP. 180. An act to establish an additional land office in the territory of Michigan.

pieces. Vol. iii. p. 1823.

Vol. iii. p. 2027.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That all the public lands in the district The president of Detroit, lying south of the boundary line between the third to designate a place for an and fourth townships, south of the base line, except so much additional land thereof as lies north of the river Huron, of Lake Erie, and all the office in the territory of public lands in the territory of Michigan, to which the Indian Michigan. title was extinguished by the treaty of Chicago, shall be formed into a new land district; and, for the sale of the public lands within the district hereby constituted, there shall be a land office established, at such place within the district as the president of the United States may designate.

appoint a re

2. That there shall be a register of the land office, and a President to receiver of public moneys, appointed by the president of the gister and reUnited States, for the land office hereby created, to superintend ceiver. the sales of public lands within said district, who shall give security in the same manner, in the same sums, and whose compensations, emoluments, and duties, and authority, shall, in every respect, be the same, in relation to the lands which shall be disposed of at their office, as are, or may be, by law provided in relation to the registers and receivers of public moneys in the several offices established for the sale of public lands.

the act of 3d

3. That the provisions of the third and fifth sections of the Provisions of act, entitled "An act to designate the boundaries of districts, March, 1919, and establish land offices, for the disposal of the public lands, made applica not heretofore offered for sale, in the states of Ohio and Indiana," fice. approved March the third, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, be, and the same are hereby, made applicable to the district and office hereby created, so far as they are not changed by subsequent laws of the United States: Provided, That all Proviso, such public lands, embraced within the district created by this act, which shall have been offered for sale to the highest bidder, at Detroit, pursuant to any proclamation of the president of the United States, and which lands remain unsold at the taking effect of this act, shall be subject to be entered and sold at private sale by the register of the land office hereby created, in the same manner, and subject to the same terms, and upon like conditions, as the sales of said lands would have been subjected to in the land office at Detroit had they remained attached to that office.

4. That this act shall take effect, and be in force, from and after the first day of May next ensuing the passage thereof. [Approved, March 3, 1823.]

Act to take ef fect 1st May next.

CHAP. 181. An act making the gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain, Vol. ii. p. 1006. receivable in payments on account of public lands. -Vol. iii. p. 1922.

Great Britain,

1. Be it enacted, &c. That, from and after the passage of Gold coins of this act, the following gold coins shall be received in all pay- Portugal,