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District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and Circuit Court of Alabama. An act to change the time of holding the spring term of the District Court of the United States for the eastern district of Virginia, and of the Circuit Court of Alabama. April 12, 1844... 655 Appropriations for the Military Academy. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-five. (Obsolete.) April 12, 1844. Appropriations for the increase of the Navy. in the Treasury for the naval service. Appropriations for the Payment of Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. (Obsolete.) April 30, 1844.....

An act making an appropriation of certain moneys (Obsolete.) April 22, 1844..........

Assent to the holding of an Extra Session of the Legislature of Iowa. An act giving the assent of Congress to the holding of an extra session of the Legislative Assembly of the territory of Iowa. (Obsolete.) April 30, 1844.....

Occupation of the Public Lands as a Town Site. Disposition of the Lands. An act for the relief of the citizens of towns upon the lands of the United States, under certain circumstances. May 23, 1844.

Transfer of Names of Pensioners in Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio. An act to authorize the transfer of the names of pensioners from the agencies in the State of Kentucky to the agency in Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio. May 23, 1844. Passamaquoddy to be a Port of Entry for Cargoes of Vessels from the Cape of Good Hope and beyond. An act relating to the port of entry in the district of Passamaquoddy, in the State of Maine. May 31, 1844...

Appeal from the Circuit Court to the Supreme Court in any Case arising under the Revenue Laws. An act to amend the judiciary act passed the twenty-fourth of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. May 31, 1844. . Appropriations for Fortifications. An act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States, for the fiscal year beginning on the first day of July, eighteen hundred and forty-four, and ending on the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-five. May 31, 1844...

Disposition of the Maps and Charts of the Survey of the Coast. An act directing a disposition

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of the maps and charts of the survey of the coast. June 3, 1844...... District Court of New Jersey. An act to alter the places of holding the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. June 4, 1844.... 660 Custom House Officers to give the requisite Bond before they enter on the Duties of Office. An act relating to bonds to be given by custom house officers. June 4, 1844. Appropriations for the Improvement of Harbors and Rivers. An act making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers. June 11, 1844..... Office of Solicitor of the General Land Office abolished. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to re-organize the General Land Office." June 12, 1844.

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La Fayette, in Louisiana, made a Port of Entry. An act to establish a port of delivery at the city of La Fayette in the State of Louisiana. June 12, 1844. Unlading Foreign Merchandise on the Right Bank of the Mississippi, opposite New Orleans. An act relating to the unlading of foreign merchandise on the right bank of the river Mississippi, opposite New Orleans. June 12, 1844. ...

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Repairing the Roof of the Court-House in Alexandria. An act for repairing the roof of the Court-House in Alexandria. June 15, 1844. 663

Improvement of Grant River, in Wisconsin. An act granting a section of land for the improvement of Grant River, at the town of Potosi, in Wisconsin Territory. June 15, 1844.... 663 Collection Districts abolished. Shieldsborough and Pearlington Districts established. District of New Orleans. An act relating to certain collection districts, and for other purposes. June 15, 1844......

Establishment of a Navy. Yard and Depôt at Memphis, Tennessee. An act to establish a navyyard and depôt at or adjacent to the city of Memphis, on the Mississippi river, in the State of Tennessee. June 15, 1844.

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Relief of the Officers, Seamen, &c., of the Grampus. An act for the relief of the widows and orphans of the officers, seamen and marines of the United States' schooner Grampus, and for other purposes. June 15, 1844.

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Repeal of the Act directing the Survey of the Northern Line of the Reservation for the Half-breeds of the Sac and Fox Tribes of Indians. An act to repeal an act entitled "An act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians, by the treaty of August, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four," approved March third, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three. June 15, 1844..... 666 School Lands in Florida, Iowa and Wisconsin. An act to authorize the selection of certain

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school lands in the territories of Florida, Iowa and Wisconsin. June 15, 1844......... 666 Grant to the County of Dubuque of Lots in the Town of Dubuque. An act granting to the county of Dubuque certain lots of ground in the town of Dubuque. June 15, 1844. ... Title to Lots confirmed to the City of Fernandina. An act to confirm to the city of Fernandina, in Florida, certain lots reserved for public use by the Spanish Government. June 15, 1844....

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Appropriations for Navy Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of navy pensions for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-five. June 15,

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Submarine Telescope. An act to test the utility of the submarine telescope. June 15, 1844.... 667 Harbor of Southport, Wisconsin. An act making appropriations for certain improvements on the western shore of Lake Michigan. June 15, 1844. .

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Harbor of Racine on the Western Shore of Lake Michigan. An act making appropriations to aid in completing the harbor at Racine, on the western shore of Lake Michigan. June 15, 1844....

668 Appropriations for the Post-Office Department. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department, for the fiscal year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-five. (Obsolete.) June 15, 1844..

The Act to transfer the Names of Pensioners in Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio, to be executed by the Secretary of War. An act transferring the execution of a certain act from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of War. June 15, 1844. Appropriations for Deficiencies arising from Expenses improperly incurred beyond Amounts appropriated for the Year ending June 30, 1844. An act making appropriations for certain objects of expenditure therein named in the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and forty-four. June 15, 1844....

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Post-Roads in Florida. An act to establish certain post-roads in the territory of Florida. June 15, 1844.

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Appropriation for Improvements in Iowa. An act making appropriation for certain improvements in the territory of Iowa. June 15, 1844. ... Appropriations for Improvements in Florida. An act making appropriations for certain improvements in the territory of Florida. June 15, 1844.... Marine Hospital at Key West, Florida. An act to provide for the erection of a marine hospital at Key West, in the territory of Florida. June 15, 1844...... The Legislatures of the Territories authorized to regulate the Apportionment of Representation. An act to authorize the Legislatures of the several territories to regulate the apportionment of representation, and for other purposes. June 15, 1844....... Patents for Lands in the St. Augustine Land District, Florida. An act to authorize the issuing of patents for certain lands in the St. Augustine land district, in Florida, the sales of which were not regularly reported. June 15, 1844. ... 671 Amendment to the Act for the Armed Occupation of Florida. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part of the peninsula of Florida." June 15, 1844..... ... 671

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Appropriation for the Support of Insane Persons in the District of Columbia, &c. An act making appropriation for the support of insane persons in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. June 15, 1844.

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Appropriation for Payment for Horses lost by the Missouri Volunteers in the Florida War. An act making an appropriation for the payment of horses lost by the Missouri volunteers in the Florida war. June 15, 1844...

Confirmation of certain Entries in the St. Augustine Land District. An act to confirm certain entries of land in the St. Augustine land district, in the territory of Florida, made under the pre-emption law of June 22d, 1838. June 15, 1844....

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Persons formerly in the United States and now in Texas permitted to remove within the United States. An act for the relief of persons residing within the reported limits of the States of Arkansas or Louisiana, and beyond the boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Texas, as established by the commissioners appointed to ascertain the same. June 15, 1844. ... 674

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Alexandria Canal. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Alexandria Canal Company," approved on the twenty-sixth day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty. June 17, 1844..

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Land Claims in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. An act to provide for
the adjustment of land claims within the States of Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana,
and in those parts of the States of Mississippi and Alabama south of the thirty-first
degree of north latitude, and between the Mississippi and Perdido rivers. June 17, 1844. 676
Supreme and Circuit Courts of the United States. An act concerning the Supreme Court of the
United States. June 17, 1844.
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Northern Boundary of the State of Missouri. An act respecting the northern boundary of the
State of Missouri. June 17, 1844..
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Charters of the Banks in the District of Columbia. An act to extend the charters of the District
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Balances of Appropriation for the Suppression of Indian Hostilities. An act to enable the War Department to supply certain balances of appropriation, and for other purposes. June 17, 1844.

Arrests on mesne Process in the District of Coulmbia. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to regulate arrests on mesne process in the District of Columbia," approved August first, eighteen hundred and forty-two. June 17, 1844....... Conveyances of Places of Worship in the District of Columbia. An act concerning conveyances or devises of places of worship in the District of Columbia. June 17, 1844..... Pensions to certain Widows cxtended. An act to continue the pensions of certain widows. June 17, 1844....... Jurisdiction of the Courts of Arkansas over the Indian Country. An act supplementary to the act entitled "An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers," passed thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. June 17, 1844. . . .

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Explanation of the Treaty with the Chippewa Indians. An act explanatory of the treaty made with the Chippewa Indians at Saganaw, the twenty-third of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. June 17, 1844. ....... ... 680

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Appropriations for the Expenses of Government. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-five, and for other purposes. June 17, 1844. Appropriations for the Support of the Army. An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-five. June 17, 1844..... 696

Appropriations for the Naval Service. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-five. June 17, 1844... Appropriations for the Expenses of the Indian Department and Indian Treaties. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of July, eighteen hundred and forty-four, and ending on the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-five. June 17, 1844..... Entry of Lands occupied by Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans. An act to authorize the entry of certain lands, occupied by the branch pilots of the port of New Orleans, and others, in the State of Louisiana. June 17, 1844....

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No. 1. Acceptation of the Sword of Washington and the Staff of Franklin. A joint resolution accepting the sword of Washington and staff of Franklin. March 4, 1844....

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No. 2. Respect for the Memory of the Donor of the Camp Chest of General Washington. Joint resolution of respect for the memory of the donor of the camp chest of General Wash. ington. April 30, 1844.

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No. 3. Acceptation of the Camp Chest of General Washington. Joint resolution accepting the camp chest of General Washington. April 30, 1844.......

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No. 4. Settlement for Supplies furnished the Militia in the Service of the United States. Joint resolution respecting the application of certain appropriations heretofore made. April 30, 1844. 716 No. 5. Printing and Distribution of Copies of the Journals and Public Documents. Joint resolution providing for the printing of additional copies of the journals and public documents. April 30, 1844....

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The Secretary of the Treasury to have charge of the Property of the United States at Bath, in Maine. Joint resolution in relation to certain property purchased for the use of the United States, at the port of Bath, in the State of Maine. May 23, 1844........... 717 No. 9. The Corporation of Baltimore authorized to use a certain Building. Resolution authorizing the corporation of Baltimore to use a building of the United States at Lazaretto Point. June 3, 1844........

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No. 10. Receipts issued by the Treasurer to be received in Payment for Public Land. A resolution respecting receipts issued by the Treasurer of the United States, in payment for public land. June 12, 1844.......

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The Joint Resolution for Printing additional Copies of the Journals and Public Documents suspended. A resolution suspending the joint resolution providing for the printing of additional copies of the journals and public documents. June 12, 1844. No. 12. Clerks in the Business of Reservations and Grants under Indian Treaties continued. A resolution to continue two clerks in the business of reservations and grants under Indian treaties. June 12, 1844.

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Transmission of the British Mail between Boston and Canada. A joint resolution in relation to the transmission of the British mail between Boston and Cañada, and for other purposes. June 15, 1844. ...

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No. 15. Claims under the Cherokee Treaty. A resolution for the relief of certain claimants
under the Cherokee treaty of one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six. June 15, 1844. 719
No. 16. Clerks in the Treasury Department. A joint resolution authorizing the transfer of cer-
tain clerks in the Treasury Department. June 15, 1844.....

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No. 17. Public Lands at Springfield and Harper's Ferry. A resolution relating to the public lands appertaining to the armories of Springfield and Harper's Ferry. June 17, 1844... 719 No. 18. Thanks of Congress tendered to the British Authorities at Gibraltar, and others. Joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to the British authorities at Gibraltar, and the commander, officers and crew of her Britannic Majesty's ship Malabar. June 17, 1844. 720

STATUTE II.-1845.

Electors of President and Vice President of the United States. An act to establish a uniform
time for holding elections for electors of President and Vice President in all the States of
the Union. Jan. 23, 1845..
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Correction of a clerical Error in the Act to regulate Arrests on Mesne Process in the District of
Columbia. An act to correct a clerical error in the act supplementary to an act to regu-
late arrests on mesne process in the District of Columbia, and to amend the title thereof.
Feb. 4, 1845.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. An act confirming and assenting to an act of the Legislature of
Virginia, entitled "An act further to amend the act incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company." Feb. 7, 1845.

District Court in Louisiana. An act to repeal "An act for the better organization of the District
Court of the United States within the State of Louisiana," and for other purposes. Feb.
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History of Oregon, California, &. An act for the purchase of certain copies of the History of
Oregon, California, and the other Territories on the north-west coast of America. Feb.
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Pensions. An act restricting the grant of pensions in certain cases. Feb. 20, 1845.......... 724
Lands at Perrysburg and Croghansville, Ohio. An act to quict the title to certain lots of land
in the towns of Perrysburg and Croghansville, in the State of Ohio. Feb. 20, 1845. .... 724
Detention of Seamen until Arrival in the United States, &c. An act to amend the act entitled
"An act to provide for the enlistment of boys for the naval service, and to extend the term
of enlistment of seamen." Feb. 20, 1845.

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Land District in Arkansas. An act to organize a new land district in the southern part of the State of Arkansas. Feb. 20, 1845. ...

District Court in Louisiana. An act supplementary to "An act to repeal an act for the better organization of the District Court of the United States within the State of Louisiana," and for other purposes, approved February thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. Feb. 26, 1845.....

Admiralty jurisdiction vested in the District Courts in certain Cases on the Lakes, &c. An act extending the jurisdiction of the District Courts to certain cases, upon the lakes and navi. gable waters connecting the same. Feb. 26, 1845...... Appropriations for the support of Government. An act explanatory of an act entitled "An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. Feb. 26, 1845. Importation of certain Iron Pipes and Machinery free of Duty. An act to authorize the South Carolina Railroad Company to import certain pipes and machinery free of duty. Feb. 26, 1845....

Compacts of Alabama and Mississippi relative to the Five Per Cent. Fund, &c. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to carry into effect, in the States of Alabama and Mississippi, the existing compacts with those States with regard to the five per cent. fund and the school reservations. Feb. 26, 1845....

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Appropriations for the Naval Service for the Year 1845. An act to amend the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five." Feb. 26, 1845. . Lands granted to General La Fayette. An act to authorize a re-location of land-warrants number three, four, and five, granted by Congress to General La Fayette. Feb. 26, 1845.... 729 Circuit and Criminal Courts in the County of Washington. An act to change the time for holding the Circuit and Criminal Courts in the county of Washington. March 1, 1845. .... 729 Port of Delivery at the City of La Fayette. An act in alteration of an act entitled "An act to establish a port of delivery at the city of La Fayette, in the State of Louisiana." March 1, 1845...

Navy Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of navy pensions for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six. March 1, 1845. . . .

Sale of Arabian Horses presented by the Imaum of Muscat. An act to authorize the sale of two Arabian horses, received as a present by the Consul of the United States at Zanzibar, from the Imaum of Muscat. March 1, 1845......

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Courts in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana. An act to change the time of holding the Federal Courts in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana. March 1, 1845...

Naval Pensions. An act renewing certain naval pensions for the term of five years. March 3, 1845....

Wabash and Erie Canal. An act to grant certain lands to the State of Indiana, the better to enable the said State to extend and complete the Wabash and Erie Canal from Terre Haute to the Ohio River. March 3, 1845.

Reduction of Postage, &c. An act to reduce the rates of postage, to limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds on the revenues of the Post-Office Department. March 3, 1845..... Appropriations for the Post-Office Department for 1846. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department, for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six. March 3, 1845.... Value of the Florin of Austria at the Custom-Houses. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to fix the value of certain foreign moneys of account in computations at the custom-houses." March 3, 1845....

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Land Claims in the State of Mississippi. An act to confirm the survey and location of claims for lands in the State of Mississippi, east of the Pearl river, and south of thirty-first degree of north latitude. March 3, 1845...

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Appropriations for the Military Academy. An act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-six. March 3, 1845...

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Admission of Iowa and Florida into the Union. An act for the admission of the States of Iowa and Florida into the Union. March 3, 1845.....

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