RESOLUTIONS. Page No. 1. Walls of the late Post-Office to be removed. Joint resolution authorizing the Commis. sioner of the Public Buildings to cause the removal of the walls of the late Post-Office Building. March 19, 1838. ..... No. 2. A Fort near the Western Boundary of Arkansas. A resolution to authorize the Secretary of War to purchase a site for a fort at or near the western boundary of Arkansas. April 4, 1838..... No. 4. Public Revenue. A resolution relating to the public revenue and dues to the Government. May 31, 1838.. No. 5. An act of the Legislature of Wisconsin chartering a Bank disapproved. Resolution to disapprove and disaffirm an act of the Legislative Council of the Wisconsin Territory chartering a bank. June 12, 1838. 310 310 310 310 ... 311 No. 6. Authorities of Savannah to re-open certain Streets. Joint resolution in favour of the authorities of the City of Savannah, in the State of Georgia. June 18, 1838.. No. 7. Pensions. A resolution for the benefit of the widows of certain revolutionary officers and soldiers. July 7, 1838... STATUTE III.-1838, 1839. Appropriations for the support of Government. An act making appropriations, in part, for the support of Government for the years eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.) Dec. 22, 1838..... Appropriation to carry into effect the Treaty with Texas, &c. An act to provide for carrying into effect the convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Texas for marking the boundary between them. Jan. 11, 1839. District Courts in Tennessee. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to require the Judge of East and West Tennessee to hold a Court at Jackson in said State," approved June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. Jan. 18, 1839..... Transportation of the Mail on Railroads. An act further to regulate the transportation of the mail upon railroads. Jan. 25, 1839. 311 312 312 313 314 .... 315 District Courts in Alabama. An act to re-organize the District Courts of the United States in Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.) Feb. 13, 1839. Compromises with certain Banks. An act to repeal the proviso to the second section of an act approved the third of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, which authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to compromise the claims of the United States against certain Banks. Feb. 16, 1839. 316 316 317 District Courts in Mississippi. An act to amend “An act to re-organize the District Courts of the United States in the State of Mississippi," approved June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. Feb. 16, 1839. 317 Penitentiary in the District of Columbia. An act making an appropriation for the support of the Penitentiary in the District of Columbia. (Obsolete.) Feb. 16, 1839..... 318 Prohibition of Challenges in the District of Columbia. An act to prohibit the giving or accepting, within the District of Columbia, of a challenge to fight a duel, and for the punishment thereof. Feb. 20, 1839. 318 A Criminal Court in the District of Columbia established. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish a Criminal Court in the District of Columbia." Feb. 20, 1839........... 319 Suits by the Bank of Columbia, in Georgetown, not to abate. An act to prevent the abatement of suits and actions now pending, in which the Bank of Columbia, in Georgetown, may be a party. Feb. 28, 1839. Imprisonment for Debt. An act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases. 1839. Treasury Notes. An act to revise and extend "An act to authorize the issuing of Treasury Notes to meet the current expenses of Government," approved the twenty-first of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-cight. March 2, 1839..... Public Buildings in Florida. An act to provide for the erection of public buildings in the Territory of Florida. March 3, 1839... Appropriations for the Indian Department. 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 year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839... Page 323 323 323 Improvements in Wisconsin. An act to authorize the construction of certain improvements in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other purposes. March 3, 1839..... 328 Virginia Military Land Warrants. An act to repeal the second section of "An act to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants and returning surveys thereon to the General Land Office," approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. March 3, 1839..... 329 Relief of Umbrella Makers. An act for the relief of umbrella makers. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839... 329 Purchase of Land for the Navy-Yard at Charlestown, Massachusetts. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to purchase a tract of land belonging to the heirs of John Harris, deceased, being within the limits of the navy-yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839. A Pier at the Extremity of Winnebago Lake. An act making appropriations for building a pier at the northern extremity of Winnebago lake, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839. 329 330 Lands for Public Buildings in Iowa. An act making a donation of land to the Territory of Iowa for the purpose of erecting public buildings thereon. March 3, 1839... 330 Improvement of Rivers and Repair of Roads in Florida. An act for the improvement and survey of certain rivers, and the repair of certain roads in Florida. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839. 331 Compensation of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Iowa. An act granting to the Judges of the Supreme Court of Iowa the same compensation as by law is given to the Judges of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. March 3, 1839..... Census. An act to provide for taking the sixth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States. March 3, 1839. ... ..... Courts in Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arkansas and New York. An act to amend the act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, entitled "An act supplementary to the act entitled 'An act to amend the judicial system of the United States,' and for other purposes." March 3, 1839...... Appropriations for the support of Government. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839. ...... ..... Relief of the Brotherton Indians. An act for the relief of the Brotherton Indians, in the Territory of Wisconsin. March 3, 1839. Protection of the Northern and North-Western Frontier. An act making an appropriation for the protection of the northern and north-western frontier of the United States. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839..... 331 331 337 339 349 351 Adjutant General included in the Act regulating Brevet Pay, &c. "An act regulating the pay and emoluments of brevet March 3, 1839. Road in Iowa. An act to authorize the construction of a road from Dubuque, in the Territory of Iowa, to the northern boundary of the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. March 3, 1839. .......... Fire-proof Building in the General Post-Office. An act providing for the erection of a fire-proof building for the use of the General Post-Office Department. March 3, 1839. .... Patents for useful Inventions. An act in addition to "An act to promote the progress of the useful arts." March 3, 1839.... 352 353 353 Defence of the United States in case of Invasion. An act giving to the President of the United States additional powers for the defence of the United States, in certain cases, against invasion, and for other purposes. (Expired.) March 3, 1839.. 355 Wisconsin and Iowa Territories. An act to alter and amend the organic law of the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa. March 3, 1839. 356 Page Boundary of Iowa. An act to define and establish the eastern boundary line of the Territory of Iowa. March 3, 1839.... 357 Iowa. An act to authorize the election or appointment of certain officers in the Territory of Iowa, and for other purposes. March 3, 1839. . Hostilities with the Seminole Indians. An act making appropriations for preventing and suppressing Indian hostilities, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839.... ..... Appropriations for the support of the Army. An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839.. 357 357 359 Appropriations for the support of the Navy. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1839... 362 Jail in the City of Washington. An act to provide for the erection of a new jail in the City of Washington, District of Columbia. March 3, 1839.... 364 Potomac Bridge. An act to extend the jurisdiction of the corporation of the City of Washington over the Potomac bridge. March 3, 1839. RESOLUTIONS. No. 1. Claims of the Workmen upon the Public Buildings. Resolution authorizing an examination and payment of the claims of the workmen upon the public buildings. Jan. 18, 1839.. No. 2. Purchase of an Island at the Confluence of the St. Peters and Mississippi Rivers. A resolution for the purchase of the island at the confluence of the St. Peters and Mississippi rivers. Feb. 13, 1839.. No. 3. Land Titles in the District of Columbia. A resolution directing the manner in which certain laws of the District of Columbia shall be executed. Feb. 16, 1839. No. 4. Certificates of Deposite. A resolution authorizing certain certificates of deposite to be cancelled and re-issued. Feb. 28, 1839. .... ..... 364 365 365 365 366 No. 5. Purchase of the Pea-Patch, in the Delaware. A resolution to authorize the purchase of an island in the river Delaware, called the Pea-Patch, and for other purposes. March 3, 1839.. 366 Acts of the Twenty-Sixth Congress of the United States. STATUTE I.-1840. Appropriations for the support of Government. An act making appropriations, in part, for the support of Government for the year eighteen hundred and forty. (Obsoletc.) Jan. 8, 1840.... 367 ... Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year eighteen hundred and forty. Feb. 22, 1840.... 367 Census. An act to amend the act "to provide for taking the sixth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," approved March third, eighteen hundred and thirtynine. Feb. 26, 1840. ..... 368 Commissioner of Pensions. An act to continue the office of Commissioner of Pensions, and to transfer the pension business heretofore transacted in the Navy Department, to that office. March 4, 1840.. Treasury Notes. An act additional to the act on the subject of Treasury Notes. March 31, 1840. 370 Vessels employed in the Whale Fishery. An act to cancel the bonds given to secure duties upon vessels and their cargoes employed in the whale fishery, and to make registers lawful papers for such vessels. April 4, 1840...... 370 Appropriations for Civil and Diplomatic Expenses. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year eighteen hundred and forty. May 8, 1840.... 371 District Court of the United States in the Western District of Pennsylvania. An act for altering the time for holding the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Williamsport. May 8, 1840. ....... Page 380 ...... 380 Soldiers in the late War authorized to surrender Bounty Lands. An act to revive an act authorizing soldiers in the late war to surrender the bounty lands drawn by them, and to locate others in lieu thereof, and for other purposes. May 27, 1840...... Insolvent Debtors of the United States. An act to extend for a longer period the several acts now in force for the relief of insolvent debtors of the United States. (Expired.) May 27, 1840. ... Sippican and Mattapoisett Districts. An act authorizing Sippican and Mattapoisett, within the township of Rochester, in the State of Massachusetts, to be known hereafter as ports under those names. May 27, 1840...... 381 381 382 Pre-emption Rights to Settlers on the Public Lands. An act supplemental to the act entitled "An act to grant pre-emption rights to the settlers on the public lands," approved June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. June 1, 1840.... Convention between the United States and Mexico. An act to carry into effect a Convention between the United States and the Mexican Republic. (Obsolete.) June 12, 1840........ 383 Registers and Receivers of Public Lands to administer Oaths. An act to authorize registers and receivers to administer oaths required to be taken by purchasers of public land. June 12, 1840.... Discontinuance of the Office of Surveyor General in certain Districts. An act for the discontinuance of the office of Surveyor General in the several districts, so soon as the surveys therein can be completed, for abolishing land offices under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. June 12, 1840.. Prisoners of the United States in Rhode Island. An act concerning prisoners of the United States committed to the gaol in the County of Providence, and State of Rhode Island. June 12, 1840... Pensions. An act making provision for the payment of pensions to the executors or administrators of deceased pensioners in certain cases. June 19, 1840...,... Collection and safe-keeping of the Revenue. An act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer and disbursement of the public revenue. July 4, 1840..... District Court of Tennessee. An act to amend an act approved the eighteenth of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to require the Judge of the District of East and West Tennessee to hold a Court at Jackson in the said State,' approved June the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight," and for other purposes. July 4, 1840..... 384 384 385 385 385 392 ...... Adjournment of the Circuit Courts, &c. An act in addition to the acts respecting the judicial system of the United States. July 4, 1840...... 392 Land Office at Grenada. An act to remove the land office from Chocchuma to Grenada, in the State of Mississippi. July 4, 1840. . 393 ..... 394 394 397 Jurors in the Courts of the United States. An act to amend the act, approved May thirteenth, eighteen hundred, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States.'" July 20, 1840. .... Seamen of the Merchant Service, &c. An act in addition to the several acts regulating the shipment and discharge of scamen, and the duties of Consuls. July 20, 1840.... Coosa Land District. An act to annex a certain tract of land to the Coosa Land District, and for other purposes. July 20, 1840. Appropriation for the Military Academy at West Point. An act to provide for the support of the Military Academy for the year eighteen hundred and forty. (Obsolete.) July 20, 1840. 397 Appropriations for the Navy. An act making appropriations for the naval service, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty. (Obsolete.) July 20, 1840..... Exploration and Survey of the North-Eastern Boundary. An act to provide for the expenses of making an exploration and survey of that part of the north-eastern boundary line of the United States which separates the States of Maine and New Hampshire from the British Provinces. (Obsolete.) July 20, 1840. ... Appropriations for the Indian Department. 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 year one thousand eight hundred and forty. July 20, 1840.. VOL V.-(3) Page Appropriations for the Support of the Army. An act making appropriations for the support of the army, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty. (Obsolete.) July 20, 1840... 404 Appropriations for Fortifications. An act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty. July 21, 1840......... 407 RESOLUTIONS. No. 1. Clerks in the Office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to continue certain clerks employed in the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. May 2, 1840..... No. 3. Statue of Washington. A resolution concerning the Statue of Washington by Greenough. May 27, 1840. 409 409 ...... No. 4. Presents from the Imaum of Muscat. A resolution to authorize the President to dispose of certain presents from the Imaum of Muscat and the Emperor of Morocco. July 20, 1840. No. 5. Exchange of Books, &c. Joint resolution for the exchange of books and public documents for foreign publications. July 20, 1840............ STATUTE II.-1840, 1841. Appropriations for the support of Government. An act making appropriations, in part, for the support of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. (Obsolete.) Dec. 18, 1840. 409 409 410 Imprisonment for Debt abolished in certain Cases. An act supplementary to an act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases. Jan. 14, 1841..... 410 Sixth Census. An act further to amend the act entitled "An act to provide for taking the sixth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," approved March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. Jan. 14, 1841.............. 411 Treasury Notes. An act to authorize the issuing of Treasury Notes. (Obsolete.) Feb. 15, 1841.. Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year eighteen hundred and forty-one, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) Feb. 18, 1841... Public Lands in Tennessee. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the State of Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles to certain lands therein described, and to settle the claims to the vacant and unappropriated lands within the same," passed the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and six. Feb. 18, 1841. Survey of the North-Eastern Boundary. An act to make further provision for the expenses of an exploration and survey of that part of the north-eastern boundary line of the United States which separates the States of Maine and New Hampshire from the British Provinces. Feb. 27, 1841..... Wabash and Erie Canal. An act to confirm to the State of Indiana the land selected by her for that portion of the Wabash and Erie Canal which lies between the mouth of the Tippecanoe river and Terre Haute, and for other purposes. Feb. 27, 1841....... Payment for Horses, &c., lost in the Military Service. An act further to continue in force the act for the payment of horses and other property lost in the military service of the United States. (Expired.) Feb. 27, 1841.. Appropriation for a Delegation of the Seminole Indians, &c. An act making an appropriation to defray the expenses of a delegation of the Seminole Indians west of the Mississippi to Florida, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) March 2, 1841. Appropriations for Fortifications. An act making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. (Obsoletc.) March 3, 1841... ..... 411 412 412 413 414 414 414 415 Military Academy at West Point. An act to provide for the support of the Military Academy for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1841.... 415 Patents for Lands. An act to confirm land patents. March 3, 1841. .... 416 Appropriations for the Indian Department. 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 year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1841. 417 |