1820. PROCLAMATION. 4.] several acts im 30 far as respects BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by an act of the Congress of the United States, of Page 824, vol. the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen,* sø So much of the much of the several acts imposing duties on the ships and vesposing a discrimi sels, and on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into the nating duty re- United States, as imposed a discriminating duty of tonnage be pealed by act of March 3d, 1815, tween foreign vessels and vessels of the United States, and be nations abolishing tween goods imported into the United States in foreign vessels and discriminating vessels of the United States, were repealed, so far as the same respected the produce or manufacture of the nation to which such foreign ship or vessel might belong, such repeal to take effect in favor of any foreign nation, whenever the President of the United States should be satisfied that the discriminating or countervailing duties of such foreign nation, so far as they operate to the disadvantage of the United States, have been abolished: duties against the U.S. The President satisfied that Lu ed such duties. And whereas satisfactory proof has been received by me beck has abolish from the Burgomasters and Senate of the free and Hanseatic city of Lubeck, that from and after the thirtieth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, all discriminating or countervailing duties of the said city, so far as they operated to the disadvantage of the United States, have been and are abolished: Declares the dis criminating duty. ed. Now, therefore, I, James Monroe, President of the United with respect to States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim, that so Lubeck, repealmuch of the several acts imposing duties on the tonnage of ships and vessels, and on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into the United States, as imposed a discriminating duty of tonnage between vessels of the free and Hanseatic city of Lubeck and vessels of the United States, and between goods imported into the United States in vessels of Lubeck and vessels of the United States, are repealed, so far as the same respect the produce or manufacture of the said free Hanseatic city of Lubeck. Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand [L. s.] eight hundred and twenty, and forty-fourth year the Independence of the United States. By the President. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, JAMES MONROE. of Secretary of State. INDEX. The words House and Senate, inserted at the end of each title, signify A.. Alabama, Resolution declaring the admission of the state of Alabama into the Alabama admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States. An act allowing Sarah Allen the bounty land and pay which would - Warrant for bounty land, and money, due to Samuel Drew, a soldier, to be issued and Appropriations. 1. An act making a partial appropriation for the military service of For subsistence, armories, and arrearages. 2. An act in addition to the "Act making appropriations for the - For pay and subsistence of officers and pay of seamen, provisions, medicines, hos- - 15,000 dollars for north and south wings; 13,174 dollars 66 cents for President's Au act' making appropriations for the support of the navy of the Page 117 3 4 23 Appropriations-Continued. For pay and subsistence of officers, and pay of seamen; provisions, medicines, repairs of vessels, store rent, freight, enlistment of seamen, improvement of navy yards, docks, &c. for shell and shot, pay and subsistence of marine corps, &c. and for military stores. 5. An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty. [House. 11th April, 1820.] This is the usual act for the support of the Civil List. See below, 11. 6. An act making further appropriations for continuing the work upon the centre building of the Capitol, and other public buildings. [House. 11th April, 1820.] For the centre building 111,769 dollars; for painting inside the north and south wings, and alterations, 2,867 dollars; for graduating ground round the Capitol, &c. 5,591 dollars; repairs, &c. in the President's house, 1,100 dollars; alterations and improvements in the Senate Chamber; 2,400 dollars. 7. An act making appropriations for the military service of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty. [House. 14th April, 1820.] For pay of the army, subsistence, bounties and premiums, for recruits, &c. clothing, the medical and hospital department, quartermaster's department, contingencies of the army, forage for officers, fortifications, military academy at West Point, arrearages, cannon and shot, national armories, ordnance department, completion of arsenals, balances due certain states, invalid and revolutionary pensioners, widows and orphans, Indian department, Indian boundary lines, survey of water courses, survey, maps, and charts, of the Ohio and Mississippi, and for the public road through the Creek nation. 8. An act to provide for the expense of surveying certain parts of the coast of North Carolina, and for other purposes. [Senate. 15th May, 1820.] 3 This act appropriates 5,000 dollars to defray the expenses of survey; and also appropriates the sums necessary under the act for the relief of persons who paid duties on goods imported into Castine, and an act for the relief of Walter Channing. 9. An act making apropriations for carrying into effect the treaties concluded with the Chippewa and Kickapoo nations of Indians. [House. 15th May, 1820.] 1000 dollars in silver, annually, forever, to the Chippewas; 2,000 dollars for other stipulations; 2,000 dollars annually, for ten years, to carry into effect the treaty with the Kickapoos. 10. An act to provide for repairing the roof of the General Post Office, and to procure an engine for the protection of said building. [House. 15th May, 1820.] The roof to be repaired and slated, and a fire engine to be procured and kept. Not exceeding 6,020 dollars, appropriated out of the postage money. 11. An act in addition to the act, entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty," and for other purposes. [House. 15th May, 1820.] For additional compensation to members of Congress; rebuilding wharf and repairing Warehouses on Staten Island; and for graduating Capitol Square and planting trees, See Lighthouses. Nary, 1, Roads. 1 Arkansas. Page An act relative to the Arkansas Territory. [Senate. 21st April, 1820.] 44 The act of the 4th of June, 1812, providing for the government of Missouri, as modified by the act of 29th April, 1816, in force in the territory of Arkansas, &c. Army. An act further to regulate the Medical Department of the Army. [Senate. 8th May, 1820.] The Apothecary and Assistant Apothecaries, General, to give bonds with security. B. 58 Barbour, Philip. An act for the relief of the legal representative of Philip Barbour, Upon the legal representative's filing a release, the Commissioner of the General Land Barrow, Matthew. An act for the relief of Matthew Barrow. [Senate. 28th January, 1820.] 309 dollars 19 cents to be paid to him; expended in defending a prosecution for property impressed by him. Bazler, Stephen. An act for the relief of Stephen Baxter, late paymaster of the third regiment of New-York volunteers. [House. 8th May, 1820.] 59 His accounts to be settled on principles of justice and equity; but the allowance not to exceed the amount advanced by government. Beall, Samuel B. An act for the relief of Samuel B. Beall. [House. 11th May, 1820.] The amount of two final settlement certificates, which were lost, to be paid to him, with interest, be giving bond. Beck and Harvey. An act for the relief of Beck and Harvey. [House, 8th May, 1820.] 3,376 dollars 9 cents to be refunded to them; paid on the importation of articles nos liable to duties. Bickley, Daniel. 71 59 An act for the relief of Daniel Bickley and Catharine Clark, adıninistratrix of John Clark, deceased. [House. 8th May, 1820.] 60 2,250 dollars to be paid to them, being the amount of a bill of exchange drawn by the Minister of the United States in France, in favor of Bickley and Clark. Boundaries. Resolution, giving the consent of Congress to a compact concluded Boundaries-Continued. between the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, for the settlement of their boundary line. [House. 12th May, 1820.] Consent of Congress given to the compact made at Frankfort on the 2d Feb. 1820. Braden, Elizabeth. Page. 118 An act for the relief of Elizabeth Braden. [House. 24th April, 1820.] 44 A warrant for bounty land due to George Braden, to be issued in the name of Elizabeth Braden.. Bruce, Joseph. An act for the relief of Joseph Bruce. [House. 8th May, 1820.] 56 Sixty-five dollars to be paid to him for a horse lost in the public service. Buckner, Richard, An act for his relief. GO Burdin, Henry. An act to authorize the Secretary of State to issue letters patent to 103 Letters patent to be issued to him for his improvement in the construction of a plough, as if he had resided two years in the United States. Burk, Anthony. An act for the relief of the heirs of Anthony Burk. [House. 18th 55 They are authorized to enter, within twelve months, in the land district of Chillicothe, two quarter sectious, without payment. Carter, John D. C. An act for the relief of John D. Carter. [House, 8th May, 1820.] Five thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven collars and ninety cents to be paid to him, being the amount of the United States' portion of prize goods captured in the Mandarin, &c. Cassin, Mary. An act for the relief of Mary Cassin, widow and administratrix of Her claim to be settled, for moneys advanced by her husband to soldiers in the army: she to give a bond of indemnity to the Comptroller of the Treasury. Cathcart, James Leander. An act for the relief of James Leander Cathcart. [Senate. 15th His account to be settled, and various allowances to be made to him for public sexvices, in relation to the regency of Algiers. Cavalier, Anthony. An act confirming Anthony Cavalier and Peter Petit in their claim to a tract of laud. [House. 28th February, 1820.]' 10 Their claim to Apple Island, in the Mississippi river, confirmed; but the claims of others are not to be affected. |