be annexed to, and made a part of, the collection district on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after of St. Augustine.

Approved: 21st January, 1829.

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, AN ACT allowing an additional drawback on sugar refin- and, if approved by two-thirds of that House, it shall beed in the United States, and exported therefrom. come a law. But in all such cases, the votes of both Houses Be it enacted, &c. That, from and after the passage of of the Legislature shall be determined by yeas and nays, this act, there shall be allowed a drawback on sugar refin- and the names of the persons voting for and against the ed in the United States, and exported therefrom, of five bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respeccents per pound, in lieu of the drawback at present allow- tively: And if any bill shall not be returned by the Govered by law on sugar so refined and exported: Provided, nor within three days (Sunday excepted) after it shall have That this act shall not alter or repeal any law now in force been presented, the same shall be a law, in like manner as regulating the exportation of sugar refined in the United if he had signed it, unless the Legislature, by their adStates, except to change the rate of drawback when so ex-journment, prevent its return, in which case it shall not be ported: And provided, That this act shall cease to be in a law. force so soon as the exports of sugar shall be equal to the imports of the same article.

Approved: 21st January, 1829.

AN ACT in addition to the act, entitled "An act to amend the judicial system of the United States."

SECT. 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 military, in such manner, and under such rules, regulations, restrictions, and conditions, as are prescribed in the foregoing provisions in the two first sections of this act. Be it enacted, &c. That if, at any session of the supreme SECT. 5. And be it further enacted, That the members court, four justices thereof shall not attend on the day ap- of the Legislative Council, in the territory of Florida, shall pointed for holding said session, such justice or justices be elected by the qualified voters in the respective counas may attend shall have authority to adjourn said court ties hereinafter designated, at the time provided by law, from day to day, for twenty days after the time appointed in the following manner, to wit: From the county of Esfor the commencement of said session, unless four justices cambia, two members; from the counties of Walton and shall sooner attend; and the business of said court shall not, Washington, one member; from the county of Jackson, in such case, be continued over to the next stated session two members; from the county of Gadsden, two members; thereof, until the expiration of said twenty days, instead of from the county of Leon, two members; from the counties the ten days now limited by law. 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 John's 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.

SECT. 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: 21st January, 1829.

SECT. 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.

AN ACT to authorize the citizens of the Territories of Arkansas and Florida, to elect their officers, and for other purposes. SECT. 7. And be it further enacted, That the act of the Be it enacted, &c. That the citizens of the Territory of Governor and Legislative Council of the territory of FloriArkansas, qualified to vote, shall and may, at such time da, fixing the seat of justice of Jackson county, in said terand place, and under such rules and regulations, as the ritory, be, and the same is hereby, annulled; and the peoLegislature of said Territory may prescribe, elect their ple and local authorities of said county shall have the priofficers, civil and military, except such as, by the laws of vilege of selecting their county seat, in such manner as Congress now in force, are to be appointed by the Presi- other counties have been authorized to do, 'under the laws dent of the United States; and except, also, justices of the of said territory. 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.

SECT. 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.

Approved: 21st January, 1829.

AN ACT to allow further time to complete the issuing and locating of Military Land Warrants.

Be it enacted, &c. 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 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: 5th February, 1829.

SECT. 3. And be it further enacted, That every bill that shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Le- AN ACT authorizing the laying off a town on Bean river, gislative Council of the Legislature of the territory, shall, in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. before it become a law, be presented to the Governor of Be it enacted, &c. That a tract of land in the State of Ilsaid territory: if he approve, he shall sign it, but if not, he linois, at and including "Galena," on Bean river, shall, unshall return it, with his objections, to that House in which itler the direction of the surveyor of the public lands for shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large the States of Illinois and Missouri, and the territory of Ar

certain copies of the Digest of the Laws of the United States, by Thomas F. Gordon.

kansas, be laid off into town lots, streets, and avenues, and AN ACT to provide for the purchase and distribution of 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 Be it enacted, &c. That the Secretary of the Departshall not exceed the quantity contained in one entire sec- ment of State be, and he is hereby, authorized to purtion, nor the town lots one quarter of an acre each, nor chase for the United States, five hundred copies of the shall the out-lots exceed the quantity of two acres each. Digest of the Laws of the United States, compiled by When the survey of the lots shall be completed, a plat Thomas F. Gordon, at the price of six dollars per copy, thereof shall be returned to the Secretary of the Treasury, bound in calf-skin; and cause the same to be distributed and within twelve months thereafter the lots shall be offer-as follows: one copy thereof to the President of the Unied to the highest bidder at public sale, under the direction ted States, one copy to the Vice President of the United of the President of the United States, and at such other States, one copy to each of the Heads of Departments, to times as he shall think proper: Provided, That no town the Attorney General of the United States, to each of the lot shall be sold for a sum less than five dollars; and provid- Senators and Representatives, and to each Delegate of ed further, That a quantity of ground of proper width on Territories of the Twentieth Congress; fifteen copies to the said river, and running therewith the whole length of the Secretary of the Senate, for the use of the Senate; the said town, shall be reserved from sale for public use, thirty copies to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and remain forever a common highway. for the use of that House; one copy to each branch of the SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the du- Legislature of each State and Territory; and one copy to ty of the said surveyor to class the lots already surveyed, each of the Executives of the several States and Territoin the said town of Galena, into three classes, according ries; and one copy to each incorporated college in the to the relative value thereof, on account of situation and United States; and one copy to each Justice of the Sueligibility for business, without regard, however, to the preme Court; one copy to each District Judge, and one improvements made thereon; and previous to the sale of copy to each Judge of the Courts of the Territories of the said lots as aforesaid, each and every person, or his, the United States, and of the District of Columbia; and her, or their legal representative or representatives, who cause the residue to be deposited in the Library of Congress. shall heretofore have obtained from the agent of the Unit- SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That there shall be ed States a permit to occupy any lot or lots in the said town appropriated and paid, out of any money in the treasury of Galena, or who shall have actually occupied and im- unappropriated, the sum of three thousand dollars, for proved any lot or lots in the said town, or within the tract the completion of the said purchase. 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: 5th February, 1829.

AN ACT releasing the lien of the United States upon a part of the land of Benjamin Owens, in Anne Arundel county, State of Maryland, to the Trustees of Mount Zion meeting-house, in said county and State.

Approved: 24th February, 1829.

AN ACT for altering the time of holding the Sixth Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina.

Be it enacted, &c. That the Sixth Circuit Court of the United States, for the District of South Carolina, which is required by law to be holden on the second Monday in December, annually, shall hereafter be holden on the fourth Monday in Novemher, annually, and that all process which shall have been issued, and all recognizances returnable, and all suits and other proceedings, which have been continued to the said Court, on the day heretofore provided by law for the meeting of the same, shall be returned and held continued to the said Court, at the time herein provided for the meeting thereof.

Approved: 24th February, 1829.

Be it enacted, &c. That any lien which the United States may have upon so much of a tract of land, owned by Benjamin Owens, of Anne Arundel county, in the State of Maryland, as is contained in a deed of conveyance from said Owens to the Trustees of Mount Zion meeting house, in the said county and State, shall be, and the same hereby is, released to the said trustees, and their successors in office, in perpetuity, for the benefit of the religious society own-State of Ohio, until otherwise directed by law. ing said meeting house.

AN ACT to authorize the appointment of a Surveyor for the Virginia Military District within the State of Ohio. Be it enacted, &c. That there shall be appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice Military District within the State of Ohio, who shall keep and consent of the Senate, a Surveyor for the Virginia his office at Chilicothe, in the said District, within the

Approved: 5th February, 1829.

AN ACT for the relief of Daniel Goodwin, Executor of
Benjamin Goodwin, deceased.

SECT. 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 Be it enacted, &c. That the Secretary of the Treasury were received, exercised, and performed by, and governbe, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to ed the late Surveyor of said District, so far as the Virginia Daniel Goodwin, executor of Benjamin Goodwin, deceas-military District in the State of Ohio is concerned. ed, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise ap- SECT. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the propriated, the sum of two hundred and thirty-seven pounds duty of the Surveyor to be appointed under the authority and ten shillings, equal to seven hundred and ninety-one of this act to receive from the personal representatives of dollars and sixty-six cents, being the amount of the award Col. Richard C. Anderson, deceased, late Surveyor of rendered in favor of the said Benjamin Goodwin, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-one, for the use and occupation of his wharf for the building of a seventy-four gun ship.

Approved: 5th February, 1829.

said District, all the original books, records, warrants, plats, and certificates of surveys, assignments, and other papers, relating exclusively to lands already entered, surveyed, or patented: or to be surveyed, entered, and patented, within the Virginia Military District, in the State

of Ohio; and he shall also make, or cause to be made, so far Boston, on board the brig Cherub, bound for Gibraltaras relates to claims to land in said Virginia military district which boxes of sugar had been entered by Augustus Asin the State of Ohio, fair copies of such original books, re- pinwall, at the Custom House in Boston, for debenture, on cords, warrants, plats, and certificates of surveys, assign- the nineteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred ments, and other papers, from such original books, records, and twenty-eight. and papers, in said office, [which contain entries, certifiApproved: 24th February, 1829. cates, surveys, plats, assignments or other papers or evidences of title, in which is also included entries, certificates, surveys, plats, assignments, or other evidences of title, pertaining to lands lying within the Virginia military district, in the State of Kentucky,] which transcripts and copies he shall carefully preserve, as a part of the records of his office, and from which he may give copies, as from the originals, to be used in all cases of controversies in the Courts of the United States, about lands in the said district in the State of Ohio.

AN ACT for the relief Robert L. Kennon. Be it enacted, &c. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to refund to Robert L. Kennon, the amount of money he has overpaid at the Land Office at Tuscaloosa, for a fractional section north of section eighteen, township twenty, range five, in the Tuscaloosa land district, in Alabama, it being the difference between one hundred and forty-six acres, and seventy-five acres, and eighty-eight hundredths, at the rate of five dollars and five cents per acre.

Approved: 24th February, 1829.

AN ACT making additional appropriations for the support of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the personal representatives of the said Richard C. Anderson, before the delivery of the books records, papers, and copies, herein specified, to require of the Surveyor appointed under the provisions of this act, bond, with good and sufficient security, to be approved of by the County Court of the county of Jefferson, in the Be it enacted, &c. That the following sums be, and the State of Kentucky, if not approved of by the personal same are hereby, respectively appropriated for the service representatives of said Richard C. Anderson, in the penal of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned that the said Sur-in addition to the several sums appropriated for the first veyor shall pay over to the said Anderson's personal re-quarter of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenpresentatives all such sums of money due, or to become ty-nine, by the act of the 7th January, one thousand eight due, to said Anderson, or his representatives, for fees due, hundred and twenty-nine, that is to say: services performed, or business done, by said Anderson, as For the expenses of the Library of Congress, including late Surveyor in said office, and which may be received by the salaries of the Librarian and the Assiatant Librarian, the said Surveyor appointed under this act; and condi- two thousand two hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty tioned, also, that he will not surrender to any person or cents. persons originals or copies of any of the records, books, warrants, plats, and certificates of survey, assignments, or other papers, by him received of the personal representatives of said Richard C. Anderson, upon which fees are due to the person or persons claiming interest in the same, or any other person whatever, until the fees due, or to become due, to said Anderson, or his legal representatives,| shall have been first paid to said Surveyor; and, upon the execution of said bond, the personal representatives of For compensation to the clerks in the Department of said Anderson are authorized and required to deliver the State, per act of twentieth April, one thousand eight hunrecords, books, copies, and papers, herein above speci-dred and eighteen, eleven thousand nine hundred and fied, as is provided by this act. twenty-five dollars.

For the purchase of books and maps, for the Library of Congress, five thousand dollars.

For compensation to the President of the United States, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Vice President of the United States, three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of State, four thou sand five hundred dollars.

For compensation to the clerks in said Department, per act of second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, three thousand three hundred dollars.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Surveyor for said Virginia military district, before he shall receive any location or entry of military warrants to be surveyed, to give at least sixty days' notice, For compensation to the Machinist in the Patent Office, in those newspapers in which the laws of the United States per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hunare published in Ohio, of the day on which he will begin dred and twenty-four, five hundred and twenty-five dollars, to receive such locations or entries, the expenses of which and for one clerk, one thousand dollars. notice shall be audited and paid by the Treasury Department of the United States.

Approved: 24th February, 1829.

AN ACT for the relief of Jacob Rentleman. Be it enacted, &c. That Jacob Rentleman, of the State of Illinois, who entered, by mistake, in the office of the Register of the Land Office for the district of Kaskaskia, the east half of section thirty-five, in township twelve, south of range three, west, and who obtained a patent therefor, be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter with the said Register any other half section of land, within the said district, which is subject to private sale, upon his relinquishing to the United States the half section described as aforesaid.

Approved: 24th February, 1829.

AN ACT for the relief of Augustus Aspinwall. Be it enacted, &c. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to allow the drawback on forty-one boxes of white sugar, laden at VOL. V.-H.

For procuring cases and fixtures, &c. for the models in the Patent Office, three thousand dollars.

For compensation to the messengers in the Department of State, including the messenger in the Patent Office, in full of all allowances, one thousand and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

For expenses of procuring statements of fines and forfeittures, under a resolution of thirteenth of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, seven thousand dollars.

For the incidental and contingent expenses of the Department of State, including the expenses of printing and distributing the laws, for extra copying of papers, sixteen thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars.

For compensation to the Secretary of the Treasury, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, seven thousand eight hundred dollars.

For compensation to one clerk in said office, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and

twenty-four, and also for one clerk, per act of second of
March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven,
nineteen hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents.
For compensation to the messengers in said office, in
full of all allowances, seven hundred and eighty-seven
dollars and fifty cents.

For compensation to one additional clerk on Revolutionary claims, employed in said office, from the seventeenth of May to the thirty-first of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, and for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, at the rate of fourteen hundred dollars per annum, and also for other clerical services in relation to the said claim, three thousand two hundred and seventy-three dollars.

For compensation to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, two thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the First Comptroller, per act of the twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, thirteen thousand three hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents; and, also, for additional salary of one clerk, per act of second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, one hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to the messengers in said office, in full of all allowances, seven hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

For compensation to the Second Comptroller of the Treasury, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Second Comptroller, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, seven thousand three hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents.

For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, five hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

hundred and eighteen, seven thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars.

For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, two thousand seven hundred and seventy-five dollars; and also for additional salary of one clerk, per act of second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, one hundred and fifty-dollars.

For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, five hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Treasurer of the United States, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, three thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

For compensation to the clerk in said office, per act of twenty-sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, five hundred dollars.

For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, five hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to clerks in the office of the Register of the Treasury, per act of twentieth of April, eighteen hundred and eighteen, sixteen thousand seven hundred and sixy-two dollars and fifty cents; and also for additional salary of four clerks, per act of second of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, six hundred dollars. For compensation to the messengers in said office, including the allowance of stamping ships' registers, in full of all allowances, eight hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents.

For compensation to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the General Land Of fice, per act of second of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, fourteen thousand five hundred and eightyseven dollars and fifty cents.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the First Auditor, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, nine thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, five hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation to the messengers in said office, in For compensation to the Second Auditor of the Treasu-full of allowances, seven hundred and eighty-seven dollars ry, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. and fifty cents.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Second Auditor, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, twelve thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, five hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation to the Third Auditor of the Treasury, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to the secretary of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, one hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

For allowance to the person employed in transmitting passports and sea letters; for expenses of translating foreign languages in the office of the Sectreary of the Treasury; for stationary, fuel, printing, books, and all other incidental and contingent expenses in the Treasury DeFor compensation to the clerks in the office of the partment, and the several offices therein, including the Third Auditor, per act of twentieth of April, one thou-expenses of stating and printing the public accounts for sand eight hundred and eighteen, fifteen thousand six hun- the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, and dred and seventy-five dollars. for advertising treasury notices in relation to the reimFor compensation to the messengers in said office, in bursement of certain portions of the public debt, and in full of all allowances, seven hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

For compensation to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Fourth Auditor, per act of the twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, eleven thousand two hundred and ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents.

For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For compensation to the messenger in said office, in full of all allowances, five hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation to the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Fifth Auditor, per act of twentieth of April, one thousand eight

relation to revolutionary claims under the act of the fifteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twentyeight, thirty-one thousand two hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents.

For allowance to the superintendent and four watchmen employed for the security of the State and Treasury buildings, and for the repair of engines and buckets, one thousend four hundred and twenty-five dollars.

For compensation to the Secretary of War, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Secretary of War, per act of the twentieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, thirteen thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.

For one clerk in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, per act of second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Laws of the United States.

For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Adjutant General, per act of the twentieth of April, one thou-full of all allowances, five hundred and twenty-five dollars. sand eight hundred and eighteen, one thousand six hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents; and one clerk per act of second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, six hundred dollars.

For allowance to the superintendent and four watchmen employed for the security of the War and Navy buildings, and for incidental and contingent expenses, including oil, fuel, candles, labor, repairing pumps and windows For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Com-in passages, whitewashing halls and passages, for exmissary General of Subsistence, per act of twenty-sixth pense of lamps, and extra to watchmen for Sabbath day, of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two dollars and one thousand six hundred and twelve dollars and fifty fifty cents. cents; and one clerk, per act of second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, six hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.