General Staff of the Army of the United States. An act for organizing the general staff, and making further provisions for the army of the United States. (Repealed.) April 24, 1816...... ..... Page 297 299 299 Ports of Entry at Middletown and Plymouth. An act concerning the entry of vessels at the ports of Middletown and Plymouth. (Obsolete.) April 24, 1816...... Appropriations for the Support of the Navy for the Year 1816. An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. (Obsolete.) April 24, 1816................ Circuit Courts in South Carolina and Georgia. An act for the more convenient arrangement of the times and places of holding the Circuit Courts of the United States for the districts of South Carolina and Georgia. April 24, 1816........ Relief of Purchasers of Public Lands in the Mississippi Territory. An act for the relief of certain purchasers of public lands in the Mississippi territory. April 24, 1816....... 300 Bounties in Land and Extra Pay to Canadian Volunteers. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act granting bounties in lands and extra pay to certain Canadian volunteers." (Obsolete.) April 26, 1816......................... ... 300 ....... Assent of Congress to an Act of Virginia for improving James River. An act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia. April 26, 1816.... 301 301 Reward of the Officers and Crew of the Constitution for the Capture of the Levant. An act rewarding the officers and crew of the Constitution for the capture of the British sloop of war Levant. April 26, 1816...... A Port of Delivery established at the Town of the Bayou St. John. An act establishing a port of delivery at the town of the Bayou St. John. April 26, 1816.... ...... Direct Taxes. An act supplementary to the act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government and maintaining the public credit, by laying a direct tax upon the United States, and to provide for assessing and collecting the same. (Obsolete.) April 26, 1816.... ...... 301 302 302 306 306 Compensations to Officers of the Customs. An act to increase the compensations now allowed by law to inspectors, measurers, weighers, and gaugers, employed in the collection of the customs. (Obsolete.) April 26, 1816...... Court-house at Hamilton, Ohio. An act authorizing the payment for the court-house of Hamilton, in the State of Ohio. (Obsolete.) April 26, 1816.......... Claims to Land in the Illinois Territory. An act making further provision for settling claims to land in the territory of Illinois. April 27, 1816....... Sale of Land at the Lower Rapids of Sandusky River. An act providing for the sale of the tract of land at the lower rapids of Sandusky river. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816.. 308 Salaries of Certain Officers continued. An act continuing the salaries of certain officers of government. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816..... ...... Payment of certain Militia. An act for the payment of the militia, in the case therein mentioned. April 27, 1816...... ..... Duties on Imports and Tonnage. An act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816....... Compensation of Collectors of Dutics and Internal Taxes, &c. An act to fix the commissions of the collectors of the direct tax and internal duties, and to revive and continue in force "An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage." April 27, 1816....... ..... 307 309 310 310 315 315 Repairing of Roads in Tennessee, &c. An act making appropriations for repairing certain roads therein described. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816... Distribution of Prize Money among the Captors of the Algerine Vessels. An act providing for the distribution of one hundred thousand dollars among the captors of the Algerine vessels captured and restored to the Dey of Algiers. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816.. 315 Light-houses. An act making appropriations for rebuilding light-houses, and for completing the plan of lighting them according to the improvements of Winslow Lewis, for placing beacons and buoys, for preserving Little Gull Island, and for surveying the coast of the United States. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816...... Light-houses. An act to authorize the building of three light-houses, viz., one on Race Point, one on Point Gammon, and one on the Island of Petite Manon, in the State of Massachusetts. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816..... 316 316 Sule of forfeited Lands. An act to authorize the sale of lands forfeited to the United States, in the district of Jeffersonville, at the land-office in the said district. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816.... ...... Lost Military Land Warrants and Discharges for faithful Services. An act providing for cases of lost military land warrants, and discharges for faithful services. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816....... District Judge of the southern District of New York. An act providing an additional compensation to the district judge of the southern district of New York. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816. ..... Page 317 317 318 318 Levy Court of Alexandria to lay a Tax for building a Jail and Court-house. An act to enable the Levy Court of the county of Alexandria to lay a tax for the purpose of defraying the expense of erecting a jail and court-house. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816... 318 A Road to be made in the Illinois Territory. An act to authorize the surveying and making a road in the territory of Illinois. April 27, 1816.......... Sale of Land at the Foot of the Rapids at Miami of the Lakes. An act providing for the sale of the tract of land at the British fort of the Miami of the Lakes, at the foot of the rapids, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) April 27, 1816........ Annual Appropriation for arming, &c., the Militia. An act concerning the annual sum appropriated for arming and equipping the militia. (Obsolete.)~ April 29, 1816..................... 320 Duties on Licenses to Retailers of Wincs, &c., reduced. An act for reducing the duties on licenses to retailers of wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise. (Repealed.) April 29, 1816....... ...... 319 320 Navy of the United States. Provision for building Ships and Vessels of War, &c. An act for the gradual increase of the navy of the United States. (Obsolete.) April 29, 1816... 321 Currency of Foreign Coins regulated. An act regulating the currency within the United States, of the gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain, and the crowns of France and five franc pieces. (Obsolete.) April 29, 1816.... An Accountant of the War Department to be appointed, &c. An act supplementary to an act making alterations in the Treasury and War Departments, passed the eighth day of May, 1792. (Repealed.) April 29, 1816.. ..... 322 322 A Land District north of Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory, established. An act to establish a land district in Illinois territory, north of the district of Kaskaskia. April 29, 1816..... 323 Compensation of the Superintendents of the Manufactory of Arms at Springfield and Harper's Ferry increased. An act to increase the compensation of the superintendents of the manufactories of arms at Springfield and Harper's Ferry. April 29, 1816......... 323 The Judges of the Circuit Court and the Attorney of the District of Columbia authorized to prepare a Code of Jurisprudence. An act authorizing the judges of the Circuit Court and the attorney for the District of Columbia, to prepare a code of jurisprudence for the said district. (Obsolete.) April 29, 1816.. ... 323 Payment authorized for Prisoners captured by private armed Vessels. An act authorizing payment for prisoners captured by private armed vessels. (Obsolete.) April 29, 1816. 323 Compensation of the Commissioners, Clerk, and Translator of the Board for Land Claims in the Territory of Orleans. An act for settling the compensation of the commissioners, clerk, and translator of the board for land claims in the eastern and western districts of the territory of Orleans, now State of Louisiana. (Obsolete.) April 29, 1816.... 324 Appropriations for the Improvement of the public Squares in Washington, and Appointment of a Commissioner of public Buildings. An act making an appropriation for enclosing and improving the public square near the Capitol; and to abolish the office of commissioners of the public buildings, and of superintendent, and for the appointment of one commissioner for the public buildings. April 29, 1816....... Appointment of a Surveyor of Public Lands in the Territories of Illinois and Missouri. An act to provide for the appointment of a surveyor of the public lands in the territories of Illinois and Missouri. April 29, 1816....... Appropriations for carrying into Effect a Treaty with the Cherokee Indians. An act making appropriations for carrying into effect a treaty between the United States and the Cherokee tribe of Indians, concluded at Washington, on the twenty-second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. April 29, 1816.... Sale of the Public Lands in Ohio, formerly set apart for Refugees from Canada and Nova Scotia. An act providing for the sale of certain lands in the State of Ohio, formerly set apart for refugees from Canada and Nova Scotia. April 29, 1816..... ..... 324 325 326 326 Courts in the Illinois Territory. An act supplemental to the act entitled "An act regulating and defining the duties of the judges of the territory of Illinois," and for vesting in the courts of the territory of Indiana a jurisdiction in chancery cases, arising in the said territory. (Obsolete.) April 29, 1816................. Territory of Missouri. An act to alter certain parts of the act providing for the government of the territory of Missouri. (Obsolete.) April 29, 1816...... Land Claims in the State of Louisiana and Territory of Missouri. An act for the confirmation of certain claims to land in the western district of the State of Louisiana, and in the territory of Missouri. (Obsolete.) April 29, 1816.... Appropriations for the Military Establishment. An act making appropriations for the support of the military establishment for the year 1816. April 29, 1816..... Public Lands in Louisiana and Missouri. An act concerning pre-emption rights given in the purchase of lands to certain settlers in the State of Louisiana, and the territory of Missouri and Illinois. April 29, 1816........ Page 327 328 328 ... 330 ... 330 The Consent of Congress given to Acts of South Carolina and Georgia. An act declaring the consent of Congress to acts of the State of South Carolina, authorizing the city council of Charleston to impose and collect a duty on the tonnage of vessels from foreign ports; and to acts of the State of Georgia, authorizing the imposition and collection of a duty on the tonnage of vessels in the port of Savannah and St. Mary's. April 29, 1816..... Survey of Military Bounty Lands. An act to authorize the survey of two millions of acres of the public lands, in lieu of that quantity heretofore authorized to be surveyed, in the territory of Michigan, as military bounty lands. April 29, 1816..... Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes. An act supplementary to the act passed the thirtieth of March, one thousand eight hundred and two, to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers. April 29, 1816........ ...... 331 332 332 Increase of the Salary of the Register of the Treasury. An act to increase the salary of the register of the treasury. April 30, 1816.... 333 Compensation of the Officers of Congress. An act fixing the compensation of the secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives, and making provision for the clerks employed in their offices. (Expired.) April 30, 1816.... Compensation of the Chaplains of Congress. An act fixing the compensation of the chaplains of Congress. April 30, 1816... Post-roads. An act to establish post-roads. April 30, 1816.. ....... Drawback on Spirits distilled within the United States. An act allowing drawback of duties on spirits distilled, and sugars refined within the United States, and for other purposes. April 30, 1816..... Appropriations for the Year 1816. An act making further appropriations for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. (Obsolete.) April 30, 1816.... 334 334 334 338 340 RESOLUTIONS. 1. Directing a copy of the documents, printed by a resolve of Congress, on the 27th of December, 1813, to be transmitted to each of the judges of the Supreme Court. Feb. 6, 1816... 341 3. Requesting the President to present medals to Captain Stewart and the officers of the frigate Constitution. Feb. 22, 1816..... 341 4. Requesting the President to present medals to Captain James Biddle, and the officers of the sloop of war Hornet. Feb. 22, 1816............. 341 5. For printing the laws relative to naturalization. April 16, 1816..... 341 6. Requiring the Secretary of State to compile and print, once in every two years, a register of all officers and agents, civil, military, and naval, in the services of the United States. April 27, 1816... 7. Authorizing the President of the United States to employ a skilful assistant in the corps of engineers. April 29, 1816..... 342 8. Relative to the more effectual collection of the public revenue. April 30, 1816....... 343 STATUTE II.-1817. Page Duties on Imports and Tonnage. An act supplementary to an act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage. Jan. 14, 1817............. Laws relating to the Public Lands. An act to authorize a new edition of the collection of laws respecting the public lands. (Obsolete.) Jan. 20, 1817....... Appropriation for the Army in 1817. An act making a partial appropriation for the subsistence of the army during the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. (Obsolete.) Jan. 22, 1817.... ..... Compensation of the Members of Congress. An act to repeal, after the close of the present session of Congress, the act entitled "An act to change the mode of compensation to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, and the delegates from territories," passed the nineteenth of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. Feb. 6, 1817.... 344 344 345 345 The Chairman of any Standing Committee of Congress authorized to administer Oaths, &c. An act to extend the provisions of the act to authorize certain officers and other persons to administer oaths, approved May third, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight. Feb. 8, 1817.... 345 The Authority given to the President to increase the Pay of Officers, &c., of the Navy, revoked. An act to repeal the second section of an act entitled "An act concerning the pay of officers, seamen, and marines, in the navy of the United States." (Obsolete.) Feb. 22, 1817.... ... The Public Lands, when sold, may be divided into Half Sections and Quarter Sections. An act providing for the division of certain quarter sections, in future sales of the public lands. Feb. 22, 1817....... Parts of the Reservations of the public Grounds may be sold in Lots. An act authorizing the sale of certain grounds belonging to the United States in the City of Washington. (Obsolete.) Feb. 24, 1817.... ... Entry of Vessels at the Port of New Orleans. An act authorizing vessels departing from the town of Bayou St. John and Basin of the Canal de Carondelet for foreign ports, to clear out at the custom-house in the city of New Orleans. (Obsolete.) March 1, 1817...... Reservation of Public Lands for the Supply of Timber for the Navy. An act making reservation 345 346 346 347 of certain public lands to supply timber for naval purposes. March 1, 1817....... 347 The People of the western Part of Mississippi authorized to form a State Government. An act to enable the people of the western part of Mississippi territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States. March 1, 1817................. ... 348 Security to be given by Pursers in the Navy. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act concerning the naval establishment." March 1, 1817..... Franking Privilege given to James Madison. An act freeing from postage all letters and packets to and from James Madison. (Obsolete.) March 1, 1817......................... Ransom of American Captives. An act relating to the ransom of American captives of the late war. (Obsolete.) March 1, 1817. Commissions of Bail. An act in addition to an act entitled "An act for the more convenient taking of affidavits and bail in civil causes, depending in the courts of the United States." March 1, 1817. ..... ...... 350 350 350 350 Regulation of Importations into the United States. An act concerning the navigation of the United States. March 1, 1817...... ... 351 Appropriations for the Support of Government in 1817. An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817...... ... ..... Prisoners of War. Repeal of the Act of 1812. An act repealing the act entitled "An act for the safe keeping and accommodation of prisoners of war," passed July the sixth, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817... Appropriation for the Military Establishment in 1817. An act making provision for the support of the military establishment for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817...... Payment to Georgia equal to the Amount of certain Mississippi Stock. An act authorizing the payment of a sum of money to the State of Georgia, under the articles of agreement and cession between the United States and that State. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817....... VOL. III.-(3) 352 358 359 359 Page A Light-house in Massachusetts. An act for erecting a light-house on the west chop of Holmes's Hole Harbour, in the State of Massachusetts. March 3, 1817........... 360 Duties of Commissioners of Loans transferred to the Bank of the United States. An act transferring the duties of commissioner of loans to the Bank of the United States, and abolishing the office of commissioner of loans. March 3, 1817........ Trade in Plaster of Paris. An act to regulate the trade in plaster of Paris. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817....... ....... The Papers of Foreign Vessels to be deposited with the Consuls of their respective Nations. An act authorizing the deposit of the papers of foreign vessels with the consul of their respective nations. March 3, 1817...... ..... 360 361 362 Furnishing the House of the President of the United States. An act to provide for furnishing the house of the President of the United States. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817...... 362 Regulation of the Election of Delegates from the Territories. An act further to regulate the territories of the United States, and their electing delegates to Congress. March 3, 1817.... ....... ........... .... 363 363 366 368 Trading Houses with the Indians. An act to continue in force an act entitled "An act for establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes." March 3, 1817...... Post-roads. An act to alter and establish certain post-roads. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817. 363 Provisions for the prompt Settlement of public Accounts. An act to provide for the prompt settlement of public accounts. March 3, 1817................... Compensation to certain Collectors of the Customs. An act respecting the compensation of the collectors therein mentioned. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817...... Additional Tonnage Duty on certain Foreign Vessels. An act to continue in force the second section of the act entitled "An act supplementary to an act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage." (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817........ Regulation of the Calculation of ad valorem Duties. An act supplementary to "An act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage." (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817............................ Pensions. An act for the relief of the widows and orphans of the officers, seamen, and marines, who were lost in the United States brig Epervier. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817....... Remission of the Duties on certain Stills. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to remit the duties therein mentioned. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817..... Direct Taxes. Payment to be made to the State of Georgia. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the State of Georgia fifteen per centum upon the quota of direct tax, for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, assumed and paid by that State. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817....... Prohibition of fitting out Vessels to be employed against Nations with whom the United States are friendly. An act more effectually to preserve the neutral relations of the United States. (Repealed.) March 3, 1817... 369 369 369 369 370 370 A Territory established in the eastern Part of Mississippi. An act to establish a separate territorial government for the eastern part of the Mississippi territory. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817..... Pensions. An act to amend and explain an "Act giving pensions to the orphans and widows of persons slain in the public or private armed vessels of the United States." March 3, 1817...... 371 373 Lands set apart for the Cultivation of the Vine and the Olive. An act to set apart and dispose of certain public lands, for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and olive. March 3, 1817..... 374 Public Lands. An act to authorize the appointment of a surveyor for the lands in the northern part of the Mississippi territory, and the sale of certain lands therein described. March 3, 1817..... 375 Reports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court. An act to provide for reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court. March 3, 1817...... 376 Peace Establishment of the Marine Corps. An act to fix the peace establishment of the marine corps. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817......... 376 A Road to be opened from Reynoldsburg to the Chickasaw old Town. An act making an appropriation for opening and cutting out a road therein described. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1817... 377 |