urder authority of aury, or of the Department of War, or of the Navy, except 1820. ander a law authorizing the same, or under an appropriation partments ecept adequate to its fulfilment; and excepting also, contracts for a law, or an adethe subsistence and clothing of the army or navy, and con-quate appropria tion; and except tracts by the Quartermaster's Department, which may be contracts for sub made by the Secretaries of those Departments. a SECT. 7. And be it further enacted, That no land shall be purchased on account of the United States, except under Jaw authorizing such purchase. sistence, clothing, and quartermas ter's department No land to be chased for the U. 8 except under authority of law. pur Secretary of the Treasury to npek mates, a state vice of the year Treasury, & SECT. 8. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to annex to the annual es- to annual estitimates of the appropriations required for the public service, ment of appropraa statement of the appropriations for the service of the year ations for the serwhich may have been made by former acts; and, also, a state- by former wets. ment of the sums remaining in the Treasury, or in the hands and of sums in the of the Treasurer, as agent of the War and Navy Departments, from the appropriations of former years, estimating the amount of those sums which will not be required. to defray expenses incurred in a previous year, and showing the whole amount which will be subject to the disposition of the executive government in the year to which the estimates apply. act for military 16th Feb. 1818. SECT. 9. And be it further enacted, That the second section The 3 section of of the act, entitled "An act making appropriations for the the approprintin payment of the arrearages which have been incurred for the arrearages, of the support of the Military Establishment previous to the first repealed. day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen,"* passed on the sixteenth day of February, one thousand eight [ Page 10, Acts hundred and eighteen, be, and is hereby, repealed. [Approved, May 1, 1820. 1st session 13th Congress. CHAP. 51. An act in addition to an Act, entitled "An act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war,"t passed the eighteenth day of March, one thousand [† Orig. act, para eight hundred and eighteen. 17, Acts of 1st session 15th Com gresa 1 ceive a pension. March, 1820, wo schedule of his [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no person who now is, or hereafter may be, placed on No person to rethe pension list of the United States, by virtue of the act, en-after payment & titled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the that due on ka land and naval service of the United States in the revolution- less be exhibits a ary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thou- whole estate and sand eight hundred and eighteen, shall, after the payment of a page 17, Acte that part of the pension which became due on the fourth day ssion. 1514 of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, continue to receive the pension granted by the said act, until he shall have exhibited to some court of record, in the county, city, or borough, in which he' resides, a schedule, subscribed by him, containing his whole estate and income, (his necessary Clothing and but ding excepted. [ tion to be taken 1820: clothing and bedding excepted,) and shall have (before, the Oath or a said court, or some one of the judges thereof,) taken and suband subscribed. scribed, and produced to the said court, the following oath For of the oath, of affirmation, to wit: I, A. B. do solemnly swear or affirm, (as the case may be) that I was a resident citizen of the Unit ed States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my pro perty, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed A certified copy and by me subscribed: Nor until such person shall have deof schedule and livered, or caused to be delivered, to the Secretary of War, a of the court, to be copy of the aforesaid schedule and oath or aflirmation, certified Secretary of War. by the clerk of the court to which the said schedule was delivered, together with the opinion of the said court, also certified by their clerk, of the value of the property contained in Proviso in case the said schedule: Provided, That, in every case in which of insanity or incapacity, the the pensioner may be insane, or incapable of taking an oath, be may the court may receive the said schedule, without the aforesaid oath or affirmation, from the committee, or other person authorized to take care of such person. bath, and opinion delivered to the schedule received by the court without oath, &c. Original sche Aled in the office SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That the original schedule. dule, &c to be and oath or affirmation shall be filed in the clerk's office, of of the clerk of the the court to which the schedule and oath or affirmation aforePersons swearing said shall be exhibited: And any person who shall swear or fally, to suffer affirm falsely in the premises, and be thereof convicted, shall as for perjury. suffer as for wilful and corrupt perjury. count, &c. persons, who, in not in indigent cir The Secretary of SECT. 3. And be it further enacted, That, on the receipt of War may strike the of the schedule and oath, or affirmation aforesaid, it from the pension copy list the names of shall be the duty of the Secretary of the War Department to his opinion, are cause to be struck from the list of pensioners under the said eumstances, &c. act, the name of such person, in case the said person shall not, in his opinion, be in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his counProviso; persons try: Provided, That every person, who shall have been placed pensions to avail on the pension list in consequence of disability, from known themselves of the wounds received in the revolutionary war, and who shall have 1818, and stricken relinquished such pension in order to avail themselves of the der this action, benefit of the provisions of the act, to which this is an amend to pensious relin ment, who, by virtue of this section, may be stricken from the quished. pension list, shall be forthwith restored to the pension so relinquished. [Approved, May 1, 1820.] who relinquished act of 18th March, from the list un may be restored CHAP. 52. An act to increase the Allowance of the Judges of the Orphans' 1820. the District of ed 6 dolls. for [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, from and after the passing of this act, the Judge of the Each judge of orphans' court, for the county of Washington, in the District of orphans' court in Columbia, and the judge of the orphans' court for the county Columbia, allow of Alexandria, in the same District, shall, each, be entitled to each day be atreceive, in lieu of his present compensation, the sum of six dollars, for every day he shall attend in the execution of his office; to be paid in the same manner as is now by law directed. [Approved, May 1, 1820.] tends, &c. CHAP. 53. An act for the Relief of John Steele.❤ [Private.] discharging a J. Steele, for re [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the discharge of a judgment obtained against John Not exceeding Steele, collector of Philadelphia, on account of his refusal to 300 dollars for grant a clearance for the Spanish brig Los Dos Amigos, in judgment against which refusal the said collector acted under an instruction from fusing clearance the Department of State, a sum, not exceeding three thousand three hundred dollars, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated; to be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. [Approved, May 1, 1820.] the briz Las Das Amigos,&c. CHAP. 54. An act confirming the Proceedings of the Inhabitants of the Village of Cahokia, in the State of Illinois, in laying out a Town on the Commons of said Village.t Priva inhabitants of Ca out invis city lots, confirmed. [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proceedings of the inhabitants of the village of Ca- Proceedings of hokia, in the State of Illinois, by their agents, Jesse B. Thomas, hukia, in laying John Hay, John Hays, Nicholas Jarrot, and Francis Turcotte, distributing, in laying out a town called Illinois city, on one of the tracts of land confirmed to them as a common, by an act of Congress, passed on the twentieth February, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and the distribution made by the said agents, of the lots amongst the inhabitants of said village of Cahokia, be, and the same are hereby, confirmed. and others, an vey the lots dis SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Jesse B. Jesse B Thomas. Thomas, John Hay, John Hays, Nicholas Jarrot, and Francis thorized to conTurcotte, or any three of them, be, and they are hereby, au-ibuted, by deed. thorized to convey, by deed, in fee simple, the lots that have in fee simge heretofore been distributed as aforesaid, to those persons, or their legal representatives, to whom distribution as aforesaid was made. [Approved, May 1, 1820.] 1820. borized to locate of land in the Ma CHAP. 55. An act for the Relief of John B. Regnier. [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, J.B. Regni: an- That John B. Regnier, of Ohio, be, and he hereby is, auquarter action thorized to locate, in the Marietta district, any unappropriat jistia district. ed quarter section of land which has been offered for sale by the United States; and, whenever the said Regnier shall have The register to entered such quarter section with the register of the land office of the said district, it shall be the duty of the said regis ter to give to him a certificate, describing the quarter section Apaßns to inue. so entered; on the presentation of which to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, a patent shall issue to the said Regnier, for the aforesaid quarter section of land. give him a certiMate. [Approved, May 2, 1820.J CHAP. 56. An act for the Relief of Fielding Jones.† [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 30 dolls to be That there be paid to Fielding Jones, out of any money in the paid to Fielding ques, for a hoise Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, eighty dollars, in full compensation for a horse impressed into the public service in the late war with Great Britain. [Approved, May 2, 1820.) Abipressed. [ Private] ler authorized to CHAP. 57. An act for the Benefit of Christopher Miller. [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Christopher Mil- That Christopher Miller, of Hardin county, and State of Kenenter 610 acres of tucky, be authorized to enter, without payment, at any land land, without office of the United States northwest of the river Ohio, six and ulice north- hundred and forty acres of land, on any lands subject to entry at private sale; and, on return being made to the Commissioner A patent to issue. of the General Land Office, a patent shall issue as in other cases. [Approved, May 2, 1820.] payment, at any west of the river Ohio. {{ Private.] 3. Sholes to be CHAP. 58. An act for the Relief of Captain Stanton Sholes. [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, The account of That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury Depart ettled by the of ment be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to fers ni the Trea- audit and settle, on the principles of equity, the account of of equity. Captain Stanton Sholes, late of the army of the United States, for any moneys disbursed by him whilst in the service of the United States, for public purposes. [Approved, May 2, 1820.] ury on principles CHAP. 59. Au act for the Relief of Joseph M. Skinner, Administrator of George 1820. Private. dolls. for a wag [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury cause to be paid unto Jo-Joseph M. Skin seph M. Skinner, administrator of the estate of George Skin- Der to be paid 75 ner, deceased, the sum of seventy-five dollars, for a wagon on, &c. impressand other property, taken, by impressment, for the use of the the U. S. United States; and that the same be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 4, 1820.】 ed for the use of (1 Private.] trict paying spe as they pay spe 1822. CHAP. 60. An act concerning the Banks of the District of Columbia,† [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the charters of the several incorporated Banks in the charters of the District of Columbia, now paying specie, and during such time Banks in the Dis only as such Banks respectively shall continue to pay specie, cie, and as long be, and the same are hereby, extended to the first day of June, cie, continued one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, any thing in the until June, said charters to the contrary notwithstanding; and the char- charter of Bank ter of the Bank of Columbia be, and the same is hereby de- of Columbia lin clared to be, limited in its duration to the said first day of 1822. June, one thousand eight hundred' and twenty-two: Provided, Proviso; a maje That this act shall be of no force or effect to extend any ckholders to charter aforesaid, till a majority in interest of the stockholders dealarations of acceptance in of the several Banks whose charters may be hereby extended, the Secretary of shall file their declarations, in writing, in the office of the Se-the Treasury's cretary of the Treasury, assenting to, and accepting, the bene fit of this act. [Approved, May 4, 1820.] ited to 1st Jun rity in interest of office. CHAP. 61. An act for the Relief of James Merrill.‡ Prizate be placed on tife [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, author- James Merzül to ized and required to cause to be placed on the list of navy list af navy po pensioners, James Merrill, who, whilst engaged in the dis-inars charge of his duty, as an ordinary seaman, on board the United States' ship Adams, in the month of May, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, was accidentally injured by falling from the gun-deck into the hold of the ship; which injury has disabled him from obtaining a subsistence by his labor. And, Regulations proin placing the said James Merrill on the list of pensioners, the be observe to Secretary of the Navy shall cause to be observed the regula. tions by law provided, in relation to persons authorized to be placed on the list of navy pensioners. vided by law |