by law. And the jurisdiction of all suits or causes, whether at common Jurisdiction oi law, or of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, whether the same hath southern disor hath not been instituted in the district court, for the former district of trict vested in New York, wherein the cause of action shall have arisen, or the seizure {n,etcS°s'5t-ftr shall have been made, within the limits of the southern district of New whether they York, and which have not been proceeded in to final judgment or decree, have or have shall be vested in the district court for the said southern district of New tnted in"the"St'* York, and the said court shall have as full power to hear, try, and de- former district termine the said suits and causes, as the district court for the district courtof New York had by law. . . See. 6. And be it further enacted, That the original jurisdiction of diction of the'" the circuit court of the southern district of New York shall be confined circuit court of to causes arising within the said district, and shall not be construed to ^ct'eonrined'"" extend to causes of action arising within the northern district of New to causes arisYork. '"8 within that Approved, April 3, 1818. Statute I. Chap. XXXIII.—An Act to provide for the erection of a court-house, jail, and public nffices, within the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia. April 3, 1818. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and The levy court may be lawful for the levy court of the county of Alexandria, in the °f Alexandria District of Columbia, to erect, or cause to be erected, a good and suf- for thaf county, ficient jail for said county; and, whenever the levy court of the said county shall transmit to the marshal a certificate, that the jail hereby Tlle marshal to provided for is so far finished as to be ready for the reception of per- wncn celTtinedTTM sons, it shall be the duty of the marshal forthwith to remove to the the jail is in a said jail all prisoners who shall at that time be confined in the present c:TMv<elUth"lnt0 re" jail of the said county. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said levy court may The levy court cause to be erected, if they deem expedient, at the expense of the mav e'ert a county, a good and convenient court-house, and a fire-proof office for fire-proofsomce records, to be built of stone or brick; and that it shall be the duty of for records at the said court to cause the jail before provided for, and the said court- ^e expense of house and office, when erected, to be kept in a good state of repair. And if it should be considered expedient by the said court to erect The levy court the said court-house and office in any other place than the present mar- may purchase a ket square, the said court is hereby authorized and empowered to pur- for'the erection chase, within the limits of the town of Alexandria, a lot of ground, of the buildings, not exceeding two acres, for the erection of the said buildings and of &cthe said jail, and for no other use whatever. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the levy court of the county Thn . , of Alexandria shall, from time to time, as it shall be necessary, levy levy the money on the titheables, and other taxable property, within the said county, necessary, &c. the sums of money which shall be necessary to carry into full effect the tjme. several provisions of this act. Approved, April 3, 1818. Statute I. Chap. XXXIV. — An Act to establish the flag of the United States. April 4, 1818. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the A.fter the 4th United States of America, in Congress assembled, That from and after July, 1818, the the fourth day of July next, the flag of the United States be thirteen *j? ^° ^^ horizontal stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be twenty «tars. stars, white in a blue field. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That on the admission of every A star to be new state into the Union, one star be added to the union of the flag; ^deA r°T eyeTJ and that such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then new state' next succeeding such admission. Approved, April 4, 1818. Statute I. I 101a Chap. XXXV. — An Act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act to authorize April 4. 1313. the state 0j Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles to certain lands therein described, and to settle the claims to the vacant and unappropriated land within the same," passed the eighteenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and six. Act of April Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 18ThTMtatch-of31' United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall be lawful Tennessee may for the state of Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles on all special issue grants, entries and locations of lands in the said state, made pursuant to the tries, &c. madej laws of North Carolina, before the twenty-fifth day of February, in the pursuant to the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety, which were good and valid Ca'rolfrfa^be?11 in law, and recognized by the act of the said state of North Carolina, fore the :i5th commonly called the cession act, passed the day of December, one Feb. 1790, thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, and which lie west and south valid, and lie oftne line described in the act to which this is supplementary; and also west and south to issue grants and perfect titles on all warrants of survey, interfering scrlbeV'&c!10 entries and locations, which might be removed by the cession act of And 'to issue North Carolina aforesaid, and which are good and valid in law, and grants, on war- which have not been actually located or granted, east and north of the &". whichmlgh't aforesaid line; and all interfering grants which are good and valid in be removed by law, or the warrants or certificates legally issued, in consequence of tfie cession act, sucn interference, on land lying south and west of the said line, in the And all inter- manner and under the same or similar rules, regulations, and restricftring g^nts. tions, as are prescribed by the laws now in force in the said state of sameU'rules &c. Tennessee, for issuing grants and perfecting titles on claims of a like nature for lands lying north and east of the said line. • Previous to Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That previous to issuing a grant or issuing a grant, perfecting a title on any of the claims herein before described, the warrant' ^""must rant' or otner legal evidence of such claim, shall be laid before the combe laid before missioner of land claims for West Tennessee, for the time being, the commis- appointed by the authority of the said state, and approved by him as valid claims for West upon sufficient legal evidence being adduced of such validity, according Tennessee, &c. to the rules and regulations prescribed by the laws of the said state now in force, for deciding on warrants and other land claims of the like nature, authorized to be perfected into grants, north and west of the The warrant, aforesaid line; and upon such warrant or other legal evidence, of any of clarcdevafidd6* tne claims aforesaid, being declared valid by said commissioner, it shall the land to'be he lawful for the surveyor of the proper district, or county, to lay off and laid off by the survey the same, in the manner prescribed by the laws of the said state iti surveyor, c. 8imiiar cases, and return such survey to the register of the land office of Grant to be West Tennessee, who shall thereupon be authorized to make out a grant executed by the thereon, to be executed by the governor, and countersigned by the secregovcrnor, &c. tarv 0f the said state, in the manner provided by the laws of the same: Proviso. Provided, That no surveys shall be made, grants issued, or titles perfect ed by virtue of this act, for any land to which the Indian claim has not been previously extinguished. Persons who Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That those persons who have had rV Nortrfc"1■ 8urvevs ma(te, and obtained grants from the state of North Carolina, since ohna since "" tne twenty-third day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand Dec. 23d, 1811, eight hundred and eleven, for lands lying within the state of Tennessee, !pL^TMi.ln„ shall, upon surrendering such grants to the said commissioner of land surrendering claims for West Tennessee, for the time bemg, to be cancelled and vathem to be can- cated, be allowed to produce the entries, warrants, or other evidences uin^gVanta^from of claims, upon which such grants were founded; and if the said claims Tennessee. shall be deemed good and valid by the said commissioner, then it shall be lawful for the state of Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles on CnAP. XXXVI.—An Act declaring the consent of Congress to an act of the state Statute I. of North Carolina fur the relief of sick and disabled American Seamen. April 4, 1818. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the The a«sent of United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the assent of Congress Congress be, and hereby is, granted and declared to an act of the legis- {[""of .North" lature of the State of North Carolina, entitled "An act for the relief Carolina for the of sick and disabled American seamen," and passed on the twenty-third rel!e'.^'lc.k day of December list; and the said act is hereby ratified and confirmed. American seaSac. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force for men-, five years and no longer. foree'ibrlve Approved, April 4, 1818. years. Statute 1. Chap. XXXVII.—An Act concerning the bounty or allotcance to fishing vessels in April i 1818. certain cases. Beit enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresentatives ofthe United m„ vessels, States of America, in Congress assembled, That where any fishing vessel since the 18th of the United States has been, since the eighteenth day of February, in ^ebn' prevented0 the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, prevented, by illegal by illegal capcapture or seizure, under authority, or pretence of authority, from any iure, &c-, rrom foreign government, from fishing at sea, for any part of the term of four f„r 'a^ny^art^r months required by law to be employed by such vessel in fishing, in order the four months to entitle the owner of such vessel to the bounty or allowance prescribed [f lulred, &c-, by law, the time of the unlawful detention of such vessel shall be compu- computed, and ted as a part of the said four months, and such bounty or allowance shall the bounty, &c, be paid accordingly: Provided, That such vessel has, in all other respects, t0 proviso'. the complied with the requisites of the laws now in force. other requisites Approved, April 4, 1818. must have been 'r' complied with. Statute I. Chap. XL. — An Act to regulate the fees of public notaries in the county of Washing- .... ,„.„ ton, in the District of Columbia. "* APrl1 4' 1818 Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresentatives of'the United ~. ... States of America, in Congress assembled, That the public notaries notaries of appointed for, and residing in, the county of Washington, in the District Washington of Columbia, shall be, and they are hereby, severally authorized to demand ceive'the and receive, for any services required of them in that capacity, such fees fees as public as are now allowed to the public notaries of the state of Maryland, by the v?tariies din laws of that state, for similar services. ^ *" Approved, April 4, 1818. r Statute I. April 9, 1818. Chap. XLII. — An Act limitmg the time for claims bemg produced for lands authorized to be granted to the inhabitants of New Madrid. . , rf „ Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 17, 1815, ch. 45! States of America, in Congress assembled, That every person claim- . Pereo"s claiming lands in virtue of the act entitled "An act for the relief of the virtue of'the inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid, in the Missouri territory, act mentioned, who suffered by earthquakes," passed on the seventeenth day of February, ^tion &caPPo'n one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, shall make application therefor, or before the 1st and produce evidence, in support of his claim, to the recorder of land JalL' I819titles for the said territory, on or before the first day of January next: and to issue certirithe said recorder shall not issue a certificate for any claim as aforesaid, cate where the the evidence in support of which shall not have been produced to him notdebccnhaprowithin the time limited as aforesaid. duced within Approved, April 9, 1818. *l" time rrsame Statute 1. Chap. XL11I.— An Act concerning the territory of Alabama. April 9, 1818. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Persons who States of America, in Congress assembled, That any person or persons purchase » Vol. III.—53 . quarter sectlon or more of land Statute I. Sums appropriated for the support of government. Compensation of members of Congress, &c. Contingent expenses of Congress. Library and librarian of Congress. President. Vice President. Rent, &.c, of a house occupied by the President. Secretary of State. Clerks in Department of State. Messenger. Contingent expenses of Department of State. Secretary of the Treasury. Clerks. First comptroller. First comptroller's clerks, and messenger, Second comptroller. Second comptroller's clerks. who have or may hereafter purchase, from the United States, one quarter section or more of land in the Alabama territory, and shall have paid one fourth part thereon, as the law in such cases requires, and shall have obtained a certificate of the proper land office to that effect, shall be competent to hold any office of honour or profit in the said territory, any thing in the ordinance or former laws of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, April 9, 1818. • Chap. XLV.—An Act making appropriation for the supliort of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are rjereby, respectively, appropriated; that is to say: For compensation granted by law to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, their officers and attendants, two hundred thousand dollars. For the expenses of fire wood, stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses, of the two houses of Congress, thirty-seven thousand dollars. .For the expenses of the library of Congress, including the librarian's allowance, for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars. For compensation to the Vice President of the United States, five thousand dollars. For rent and repairs of a house occupied by the President of the United States, eight hundred and ninety dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of State, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the Department of State, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said department, and for the patent office, six hundred {Ad sixty dollars. For the contingent and incidental expenses of the said department, including the expenses of printing and distributing copies of the laws of the first session of the fifteenth Congress, and printing the laws in newspapers, and to provide for a deficiency in the appropriation for the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, nineteen thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars. For compensation to the Secretary of the Treasury, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, ten thousand four hundred and thirty-three dollars. For compensation to the messenger and assistant messenger in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, seven hundred and ten dollars. For compensation to the first comptroller of the treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the office of the first comptroller of the treasury, fifteen thousand five hundred and sixteei. dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, four hundred and ten dollars. For compensation to the second comptroller of the treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the office of the second comptroller of the treasury, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, four hundred and Second ramp. j ,, troller s messen ten dollars. ger For compensation to the first auditor of the treasury, three thousand First anditor, dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the first auditor's amJ hls clcrka _ „. , r . , „ _, r J. , . and messenger. office, fifteen thousand dollars. 1' or compensation to the messenger m said office, four hundred and ten dollars. For compensation to the second auditor of the treasury, three thousand Second audidollars. tor For compensation to the clerks employed in the second auditor's office, Second audisixteen thousand seven hundred and seventy-five dollars. For compen- tor's clerks and sation to the messenger in said office, four hundred and ten dollars. messenger. For compensation to the third auditor of the treasury, three thousand Third auditor, dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the third auditor's office, an|J ,lls clcrks twenty thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, four hundred and ten dollars. For compensation to the fourth auditor of the treasury, three thou- Fourth auditor, sand dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the fourth """j ms clcrks auditor's office, fourteen thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, four hundred and ten dollars. For compensation to the fifth auditor of the treasury, three thousand Fifth auditor, dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the fifth auditor's 8n<| nls clnrk» office, nine thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation an me5scnBc . to the messenger in said office, including a provision for his services in one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, for which no appropriation was made, seven hundred and thirty-three dollars fifty cents. For compensation to the treasurer of the United States, three thousand Treasurer, and dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the treasurer's office, five thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, four hundred and Messenger. ten dollars. For compensation to the commissioner of the general land office, Commissioner three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in °5E^n<arna lhi* the office of said commissioner, eleven thousand nine hundred and fifty clerks', additional dollars. For compensation to additional clerks employed in that office, clerk», and mesduring the last quarter of one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, senSerone thousand dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, four hundred and ten dollars. For compensation to the commissioner of the revenue, three thousand Commissioner dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the office of the and^his'c'icrks'' said commissioner, nine thousand dollars. For compensation to the and messenger. messenger in said office, four hundred and ten dollars. For compensation to the register of the treasury, three thousand Register, his dollars. For compensation to the clerks employed in the office of fe**Tand mes* said,register, seventeen thousand and twenty-eight dollars. For compensation to the messenger in said office, four hundred and ten dollars. For stating and printing the public accounts for the years one thou- For stating sand eight hundred and seventeen, and one thousand eight hundred and printing and eighteen, two thousand four hundred dollars. For the expense of translating foreign languages, allowed to the per- . For translason employed in transmitting passports and sea-letters, for stationery, lij?TMTM^ a"~ printing, fuel, and other contingent expenses in the said department, other contingent and in the several offices therein, thirty-three thousand six hundred expenses, and fifty dollars. For compensation to a superintendent and two watchmen, employed Supermtendent for the security of the treasury buildings, and for repairs of two fire ajJd Ze^*TMTM ^ engines, hose, and fire buckets, one thousand one hundred dollars. |