Statute I. Feb. 4,1822.

Act of April 10,1806,ch.25.

Act of April 25,1812, ch. 69.

Act of May 15, 1820, ch. 109, revived and continued until Feb. 4, 1828, &c.

Proviso.

Act of May 15, 1820, ch. 109.

Proviso.

Act of March 8, 1819, ch. 99.

Pensions to commence at the time of completing testimony.

Pension agents to "give bonds with two or more sureties. &c.

Chap. VI.—An .Icl to reiive and continue in force an aet, entitled "An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the act, entitled "An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war," passed on the tenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, and limited, as in said act declared, to the term of six years, and afterwards revived and continued in force, for and during the term of six years, by an act, entitled "An act, to revive and continue in force 'An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war,' and for other purposes," passed on the twenty-fifth day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and afterwards revived and continued in force for the term of one year, by an act, entitled "An act to revive and continue in force an act, entitled 'An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war,'" passed on the fifteenth day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty, shall be, and the said act is hereby, revived and continued in full force and effect, for and during the term of six years from and after the passing of this act, and from thence unto the end of the next session of Congress: Provided, That any evidence which has been taken to support any claim of any person disabled in the revolutionary war, under the authority of the act of the fifteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, reviving and continuing in force, for one year, "An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known woun'ds received in the revolutionary war," shall be received and acted upon by the Secretary of War, in the same manner as if said act was still in force and had not expired: And provided also, That this act, and any thing contained in the act hereby revived and continued in force, shall not be construed to repeal or make void the fourth section of an act, entitled " An act concerning invalid pensions," passed the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen; and the said fourth section of the said last-mentioned act shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, and to continue to be, in full force and effect; any thing in the said act hereby revived and continued in force to the contrary notwithstanding.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the right any person now has, or hereafter may acquire, to receive a pension in virtue of any law of the United States, shall be construed to commence at the time of completing his testimony pursuant to the-act hereby revived and continued in force.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the agents for the payment of pensions to invalid pensioners of the United States, shall, in future, be required to give bonds, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Department of War, in such penalty as he shall direct, for the faithful discharge of the duties confided to them respectively.

Approved, February 4, 1822.

Statute I. Feb. 19, 1822.

[Obsolete.] Sums appropriated for pay, subsistence, provisions, repairs and contingent expenses.

Chap. VII.—An Ae t making partial appropriations for the support of the navy uf the United Slates during the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated to the objects herein specified, to wit: for the pay and subsistence of the officers and pay of the seamen, one hundred thousand dollars; for provisions, twenty thousand dollars; for repairs, twenty thousand dollars; for contingent expenses, twenty thousand dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations k ^"eiueSur'y?' hereinbefore made, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. •

Approved, February 19, 1822.

Chap. VIII.—Jin Act authorizing the transfer of certain certificates of the funded debt of the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the certificates of the funded debt of the United States, which, upon the assumption of the debts of the several creditor states, were issued in their favour, respectively, be, and hereby are, made transferable, according to the rules and forms instituted for the purpose of transfers of the public debt.

Approved, February 19, 1822.

Statute I. Feb. 19, 1823.

[Obsolete] Certificates of the funded debt, issued to creditor states upon the assumption of their dehts, made transferable.

Chap. IX.—An Act for the preservation of the timber of the United States in

Florida.

lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and hereby is, authorized to employ so much of the land and naval forces of the United States as may be necessary effectually to prevent the felling, cutting down, or other destruction of the timber of the United States in Florida; and also to prevent the transportation or carrying away any such timber as may be already felled or cut down; and to take such other and further measures as may be deemed advisable for the preservation of the timber of the United States in Florida.

Approved, February 23, 1822.

Statute I. Feb. 23,1822.

Act of March 1, 1817,ch.22. The President may employ the land and naval forces to prevent the destruction of, or carrying away, public timber, Be.

Chap.

Statute I.

X.—An Act for the apportionment of representatives among the several March 7, 1822; states, according to the fourth census, (a)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after tHe third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, the House of Representatives shall be composed of members elected agreeably to a ratio of one representative for every forty thousand persons in each state, computed according to the rule prescribed by the constitution of the United States; that is to say: within the state of Maine, seven; within the state of New Hampshire, six; within the state of Massachusetts, thirteen ; within the state of Rhode Island, two; within the state of Connecticut, six; within the state of Vermont, five; within the state of New York, thirty-four; within the state of New Jersey, six; within the state of Pennsylvania, twenty-six; within the state of Delaware, one; within the state of Maryland, nine; within the state of Virginia, twenty-two; within the state of North Carolina, thirteen; within the state of South Carolina, nine; within the state of Georgia, seven; within the state of Alabama, two ; within the state of Mississippi, one; within the state of Louisiana, three; within the state of Tennessee, nine; within the state of Kentucky, twelve ; within the state of Ohio, fourteen; within the state of Indiana, three; within the state of Illinois, one; and within the state of Missouri, one.

(a) See the acts relating to the apportionment of representatives among the several states, according to the census of the United States, vol. ii. 128.

After the 3d of March, 1823, the House of Representatives to be composed of members elected agreeably to a ratio of one for every 40,000 persons, &c.

Number of members to which each state is entitled.

Alabama to havo three members, if it is made to appear, &c.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, as the returns of the marshal of the state of Alabama are not complete, in consequence of the death of the former rftarshal, who commenced the enumeration in said state, nothing in this act contained shall be construed to prevent the state of Alabama from having three representatives, if it shall be made to appear to Congress, at the next session, that the said state, at the time of passing this act, would have been entitled to that number, according to its population and the ratio hereby established, if the said returns had been complete.

Approved, March 7, 1822.

Statute I.

March 15,1822.

[Obsolete.]

Sums appropriated for the military service of the United States of the year 1822.

Pay and subsistence of officers.

Subsistence in addition to an nnexpended balance.

Forage.

Medical and hospital department.

Purchasing department.

Quartermaster general's department.

Contingencies.

Quartet master's supplies, &c.

Pensions to invalids and others.

Revolutionary pensioners.

Chap. XI.—An Act making appropriations for the military service of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, and towards the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three.

He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respectively appropriated for the military service of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, to wit:

For the pay of the army and subsistence of the officers, nine hundred and eighty-two thousand nine hundred and seventeen dollars, including the sum of eighty-six thousand nine hundred dollars for the pay and subsistence of the officers and cadets belonging to the military academy at« West Point.

For subsistence, in addition to an unexpended balance of one hundred and twenty thousand eight hundred and sixty-three dollars and thirtyseven cents, the sum of one hundred and seventy-four thousand seven hundred and ninety-three dollars and sixty-three cents.

For forage for officers, in addition to an unexpended balance of eleven thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine dollars, the sum of five thousand six hundred and seventy-five dollars.

For the medical and hospital department, in addition to an unexpended balance of twelve thousand one hundred and thirty-three dollars and forty-four cents, the sum of twenty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-four dollars and fifty-six cents.

For«the purchasing department, in addition to an unexpended balance of fifty-five thousand and eighty-nine dollars and forty cents, the sum of seventy-three thousand four hundred and thirty-three dollars ; and for the purchase of woollens for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars.

For the quartermaster general's department, for regular supplies, transportation, rent, and repairs, postage, courts martial, fuel, and contingencies, and for extra pay to soldiers employed in the erection and repairs of barracks and other labour, three hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and seventeen dollars.

For the contingencies of the army, twenty thousand dollars.

For quartermaster's supplies, transportation, mathematical instruments, books, and stationery, for the military academy, thirteen thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine dollars.

For the pensions to the invalids, to the commutation pensioners, and to the widows and orphans, in addition to an unexpended balance of twentyseven thousand eight hundred and ninety-one dollars and five cents, the sum of three hundred and seventeen thousand one hundred and eight dollars.

For pensions to the revolutionary pensioners of the United States, including a deficiency in the appropriation of last year of four hundred and fifty-one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six dollars and fifty-seven cents, and in addition to an unexpended balance of one hundred and ninety-one thousand three hundred and forty-five dollars and thirty-six cents, of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty, the sum of one million six hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred and ninetyone dollars.

For the payment of a balance due the state of Maryland, of moneys paid by that state to the United States, as the purchase money of public arms which have not been fully supplied, the sum of five hundred and twenty-seven dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations hereinbefore made, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, March 15, 1822.

Balance duo the state of Maryland.

Out of any money in the treasury.

Laws not locally inapplicable are of force and effect in Missouri.

The state of Missouri a judicial district.

Statute I.

Chap. XII.—Jin Act to provide for the due execution of ite laws of the United March 16,1822. States within the state of Missouri, and for the establishment of a district court therein.^a)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembUd,Tli&t all the laws of the United States, which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said state of Missouri as elsewhere within the United States.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said state of Missouri shall be one district, and be called the Missouri district; and a district court shall be held therein, to consist of one judge, who shall reside in the said district, and be called a district judge; he shall hold at the seat of government of the said state, three sessions annually,, the first to commence on the first Monday in June next, and the other two sessions progressively, on the like Monday in every fourth calendar month afterwards; and he shall, in all things, have and exercise the same jurisdiction and powers which were by law given to the judge of the Kentucky district, under an act, entitled "An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States," and an act, entitled "An act in addition to the act, entitled 'An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States,' " approved the second day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, and the acts supplementary thereto. The said judge shall appoint a clerk for the said district,who shall reside and keep the records of the court, at the place of holding the same, and shall receive, for the services performed by him, the same fees to which the clerk of the Kentucky district is entitled for similar services: Provided, That until the government shall be removed to the permanent seat fixed, or to be fixed, by the said state, the said court shall be held at the town of St. Louis.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed and paid to the said judge of the said district court, the annual compensation of twelve hundred dollars, to commence from the date of his appointment; to be paid, quarter yearly, at the treasury of the United States. .

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed, in the said district, a person learned in the law, to act as attorney for the United States, who shall, in addition to his stated fees, be paid by the United States two hundred dollars annually, as a full compensation for all extra services.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That a marshal shall be appointed for the said district, who shall perform the same duties, be subject to

Act of Sep. 24,1789,ch.20. vol. i. 79.

Act of March 2, 1793, ch. 22.

The judge to appoint a clerk.

Clerk's fees.
Proviso.

Salary of the judge.

District attorney to receive 200 dollars annually besides fees.

A marshal for the district to

(a) See notes to act of March 6, 1820, ch. 22, for a reference to the acts passed relative to the territory of Missouri, and state of Missouri.

"cej»e 200 dol- tne game regulations and penalties, and be entitled to the same fees, as fees_ are provided for,and prescribed to, marshals in other districts; and shall,

moreover, be entitled to the sum of two hundred dollars annually, as a compensation for all extra services. Causes pend- Sec. 6. And be it furtlur enacted, That all causes pending in the courts itransfer! state courts at the passage of this act, which, by law, were transferable able, &c, may to the United States courts, may be so removed, under the rules governbe removed. ing such removals, as soon after the passage of this act as may be reasonably practicable.

Approved, March 16, 1822.

Statute I.

March 30,1822. Chap- XIII.—An Act for the establishment of a territorial government in

Florida, (a)

FloridtaanadsWeSt Be il enacted hy the Senate <»"* Hmist of Representatives of the United 'States of •America, in Congress assembled, That all that territory ceded

(fl) The acts relating to the territory of Florida are:

An act to authorize the President of the United States to take possession of East and West Florida, and establish a temporary government therein, March 3, 1819, ch. 93.

An act for carrying into execution the treaty between the United States and Spain, concluded at Washington, on the twenty-second day of February, 1818, March 3, 1821, ch. 39.

An act for establishing a territorial government in Florida, March 30, 1822, ch. 13.

An act to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage in Florida, and for other purposes, May 7, 1822, ch. 62.

An act concerning the commerce and navigation of Florida, March 30, 1822, ch. 15.

An act to amend " An act for establishing a territorial government in Florida," and for other purposes, March 3, 1823, ch. 28.

An act to carry into effect the ninth article of the treaty concluded between the United States and Spain, on the 22d day of February 1819, March 3, 1823, ch. 35.

An act to amend an act, entitled "Act to amend an act for the establishment of a territorial government in Florida, and for other purposes," May 26,1824, ch. 163.

An act to amend the several acts for the establishment of a territorial government in Florida, May IS, 1826, ch. 46.

An act to authorize the governor and legislative council of Florida to provide for holding additional terms of the superior courts therein, March 3, 1827, ch. 91.

An act authorizing the legislative council of Florida to meet in October instead of December, and repealing the proviso in the sixth section of the act entitled "An act to amend an act for the establishment of a territorial government in Florida, and for other purposes," approved March the third, one thousand eight hundred and three, April 28, 1828, ch. 42.

An act to authorize the citizens of the territories of Arkansas and Florida to elect their officers, and for other purposes, Jan. 21, 1829, ch. 13.

An act to amend the several acts establishing a territorial government in Florida, March 22, 1832, ch. 52. Act of May 14, 1830, ch. 96.

An act to ascertain and mark the line between the state of Alabama, and the territory of Florida, and the northern boundary of Illinois, and for other purposes, March 2, 1831, ch. 86.

An act to authorize the territory of Florida to open a canal through the public lands between Chipola river and Saint Andrew's bay,in West Florida, March 2, 1831, ch. 73.

An act making provision for the sale and disposition of the public grounds in the cities of St. Augustine and Pensacola, and to reserve certain lots and buildings for public purposes, and to provide for their repair and preservation, June 28, 1832, ch. 152.

An act to authorize the surveying and laying out a road from Detroit to the mouth of Grand river, in late Michigan territory, and for the survey of canal routes in the territory of Florida, July 4, 1832, ch. 164.

An act to amend the several acts for the establishment of a territorial government in Florida, July 14, 1832, ch. 239.

An act to establish a court at St. Mark's, in Florida, March 2, 1833, ch. 93.

An act to equalize representation in the territory of Florida, and for other purposes, June 18, 1834, ch. 46.

An act repealing certain acts of the legislative council of the territory of Florida, June 30, 1834, ch. 166.

An act for the relief of the inhabitants of East Florida, June 26, 1834, 'ch. 87.

An act to disapprove and annul certain acts, of the territorial legislature of Florida, and for other purposes, July 1, 1836, ch. 231.

An act regulating the terms of the Superior Court of the district of Florida, and for other purposes, July 2, 1836, ch. 261.

An act authorizing a special term of the court of appeals for the territory of Florida, and for other purposes, Feb. 25, 1836, ch. 41.

Resolution authorizing the President to furnish rations to certain inhabitants of Florida, February 1, 1836.

An act to re-organize the legislative council of Florida, and for other purposes, July 7, 1838, ch. 168.

An act to establish a new judicial district in the territory of Florida, July 7, 1838, ch. 181.