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assembled, That, from and after the passing of this act,
no advance of public money shall be made in any case
whatever; but in all cases of contracts for the per-
formance of any service, or the delivery of articles of
any description, for the use of the United States, pay-
ment shall not exceed the value of the service ren-
dered, or of the articles delivered previously to such
payment: Provided, That it shall be lawful, under the Proviso.
special direction of the president of the United States,
to make such advances to the disbursing officers of the
government, as may be necessary to the faithful and
prompt discharge of their respective duties, and to the
fulfilment of the public engagements: And provided, also, Provisp,
That the president of the United States may direct such
advances, as he may deem necessary and proper, to such
persons in the military and naval service as may be
employed on distant stations, where the discharge of
the pay and emoluments to which they may be entitled,
cannot be regularly effected.

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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That every officer officers or agents or agent of the United States, who shall receive public of the U. States, money which he is not authorized to retain, as salary, ter-yearly. pay, or emolument, shall render his accounts quarteryearly to the proper accounting officers of the treasury, with the vouchers necessary to the correct and prompt settlement thereof, within three months, at least, after the expiration of each successive quarter, if resident within the United States; and within six months if resident in a foreign country: Provided, That nothing Proviso. herein contained shall be construed to restrain the secretaries of any of the departments from requiring such returns from any officer or agent, subject to the control of such secretaries, as the public interest may require.

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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That every officer Officers or agents or agent of the United States, who shall offend against the preceding the provisions of the preceding sections, shall, by the promptly re officer charged with the direction of the department to ported to the which such offending officer is responsible, be promptly dismissed from reported to the president of the United States, and dis- vice. missed from the public service: Provided, That in all Provise. cases, where any officer, in default as aforesaid, shall account to the satisfaction of the president for such default, he may be continued in office, any thing in the foregoing provision to the contrary notwithstanding.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That no security No security given to, or obligation entered into with, the govern- given to, or obli

gation entered

vernment, to he

into with, the go- ment, shall be in any wise impaired, by the dismissing impaired by dis- any officer, or from failure of the president to dismiss missal or non-dis any officer coming under the provisions of this act. [Approved, January 31, 1823.]

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CHAPTER CXXVI.

An act to establish a national armory on the western waters.

SEC. 1. Be 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 armory on the he is hereby, authorized to employ a skilful engineer or officer of the ordnance department, with such other per son or persons as he may judge proper, to examine the most suitable site for a national armory on the western waters; and that the said engineer, and such other person or persons be requested to report the result of their examinations to congress at the commencement of its next session, particularly designating the sites by them examined, with the comparative advantages of each, and an estimate showing the amount necessary for purchasing each, and erecting all necessary buildings thereon.

Appropriation.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to effect the object of this act.

[Approved, March 3, 1823.]

The issuing of land warrants

for five years.

CHAPTER CXXVII,

An act to allow further time to complete the issuing and locating of mili tary land warrants.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rerevived and con presentatives of the United States of America in Congress tinued in force assembled, That the authority granted to the secretary of the department of war, by an act, approved the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, to issue warrants for the military land bounties, to persons entitled thereto, shall be revived and continued in force for the term of five years.

[Approved, May 26, 1824.]

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CHAPTER CXXVIII.*

Resolutions, expressive of the sense of congress of the gallantry and good conduct with which the reputation of the arms of the United States has been sustained by major-general Brown, major-general Scott, major general Porter, maj r-general Gaines, major general Macomb, and brigadiers Ripley and Miller.

Brown, his officers and men, for

wa, Niagara, and

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of The thanks of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Bro Gen. the thanks of congress be, and they are hereby, pre- their gallantry, sented to major-general Brown, and, through him, to &c. at Chippe the officers and men, of the regular army, and of the mi- Erie, &c. litia, under his command, for their gallantry and good conduct in the successive battles of Chippewa, Niagara, and Erie, in Upper Canada, in which British veteran troops were beaten and repulsed by equal or inferior number; and that the president of the United States be requested to cause a gold medal to be struck, emblema- A gold medal to tical of these triumphs, and presented to major-general Gen. Brown. Brown.

&c

Resolved, That the president of the United States be a gold medal to requested to cause a gold medal to be struck, with suit- to Gen. Scott, able emblems and devices, and presented to major-general Scott, in testimony of the high sense entertained by congress of his distinguished services in the successive conflicts of Chippewa, and Niagara, and of his uniform gallantry and good conduct in sustaining the reputation of the arms of the United States.

Miller, and Por

Resolved, That the president of the United States be Gold medals to requested to cause gold medals to be struck, with suita- Gen. Ripley, ble emblems and devices, and presented to brigadier- ter, &c. general Ripley, brigadier-general Miller, and majorgeneral Porter, in testimony of the high sense entertained by congress of their gallantry and good conduct in the several conflicts of Chippewa, Niagara, and Erie. Resolved, That the thanks of congress be, and they The thanks of are hereby, presented to major-general Gaines, and, congress to Gea. through him, to the officers and men under his command, and men, &c. for their gallantry and good conduct, in defeating the enemy at Erie on the fifteenth of August; repelling, with great slaughter, the attack of a British veteran army, superior in number; and that the president of the

Gaines, officers,

United States be requested to cause a gold medal to be a gold medal to struck, emblematical of this triumph, and presented to Gen. Gaines. major-general Gaines.

*The resolutions which constitute this and the two succeeding chapters, though they do not come within the original design of the work, are nevertheless deemed highly worthy of a place in conclusion, and are, therefore, inserted here.

The thanks of

Macomb, officers,

Resolved, That the thanks of congress be, and they congress to Gen. are hereby, presented to major-general Macomb, and, and men, and to through him, to the officers and men of the regular the militia, &c. army under his command, and to the militia and volunteers of New York and Vermont, for their gallantry and good conduct in defeating the enemy at Plattsburg, on the eleventh of September; repelling, with one thousand five hundred men, aided by a body of militia and volunteers from New York and Vermont, a British veteran army, greatly superior in number; and that the president of the United States be requested to cause a A gold medal to gold medal to be struck, emblematical of this triumph, Gen. Macomb, and presented to major-general Macomb.

[Approved, November 3, 1814.]

The thanks of

CHAPTER CXXIX.

Resolutions expressive of the thanks of congress to major general Jackson, and the troops under his command, for their gallantry and good conduct in the defence of New Orleans.

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of congress to Gen. the United States of America in Congress assembled, soldiers, militia, That the thanks of congress be, and they are hereby, and volunteers, given to major-general Jackson, and, through him, to

Jackson, officers,

A gold medal to

the officers and soldiers of the regular army, of the mi litia, and of the volunteers, under his command, the greater proportion of which troops consisted of militia and volunteers, suddenly collected together, for their uniform gallantry and good conduct, conspicuously displayed against the enemy, from the time of his landing before New Orleans, until his final expulsion therefrom; and particularly for their valor, skill, and good conduct, on the eighth of January last, in repulsing, with great slaughter, a numerous British army, of chosen veteran troops, when attempting, by a bold and daring attack, to carry by storm the works hastily, thrown up for the protection of New Orleans; and thereby obtaining a most signal victory over the enemy, with a disparity of loss, on his part, unexampled in military annals.

Resolved, That the president of the United States be Gen. Jackson, requested to cause to be struck, a gold medal, with devices emblematical of this splendid achievement, and presented to major-general Jackson, as a testimony of the high sense entertained by congress of his judicious and distinguished conduct on that memorable occasion.

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Resolved, That the president of the United States be The president requested to cause the foregoing resolutions to be com- requested to municated to major-general Jackson, in such terms as ceding resoluhe may deem best calculated to give effect to the objects municated to thereof. [Approved, February 27, 1815.] gen. Jackson,

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CHAPTER CXXX.

Resolution directing medals to be struck, and, together with the thanks of congress, presented to major general Harrison and governor Shelby, and for other purposes.

gress to general

&c. for gallantry

in defeating the

dians on the

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Thanks of conof the United States of America in Congress assembled. Harrison and go That the thanks of congress be, and they are hereby, vernor Shelby, presented to major-general William Henry Harrison, and good conduct and Isaac Shelby, late governor of Kentucky, and. British and In through them, to the officers and men under their com- Thames, &c. mand, for their gallantry and good conduct in defeating the combined British and Indian forces under major-general Proctor, on the Thames, in Upper Canada, on the fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, capturing the British army, with their baggage, camp equipage, and artillery; and that the president of the United States be requested to cause two gold medals to be struck, emblematical of this triumph, Gold medals to and presented to general Harrison, and Isaac Shelby, late governor of Kentucky.

[Approved, April 4, 1818.]

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