Chap. XCV.—An Act granting a donation of land to the itate of Illinois, for the seat of government of said stale' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there shall be granted to the state of Illinois four sections of land, or contiguous quarter sections and fractions, not exceeding the quantity contained in four entire sections, for the purpose of fixing thereon the seat of government for the said state; which lands shall be selected in the manner provided by the thirtietli section of the schedule to the constitution of the said state: Provided, That such selection shall be made before the public sale of the adjoining public lands shall have taken place. Approved, March 3, 1819. Statute II. March 3, 1819. Act of March 2, 1821, cb. 17. Four sections granted to Illinois for a seat of government. To be selected as provided, &c. Proviso. Statute II. Chap. XCVI.—Jin Act authorizing the purchase of fire engines and for building March 3,1819. houses for the safe keeping of the same. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested to cause to be purchased two fire engines, of the first class, with proper copper suction pipes, and six hundred feet of rivet leathern hose, for the purpose of protecting the public and other buildings in the city of Washington from fire. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States cause to be built two good and sufficient houses, for the safe keeping of the said engines; one to be located on the Capitol hill near the Capitol, and one near the President's house and public offices. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for defraying the expenses of the same, the sum of four thousand five hundred dollars be, and is hereby, appropriated, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury. Approved, March 3, 1819. _^_^_ Statute II. The President to cause two fire engines to be purchased, with suction pipes and hose, &c, for protecting buildings in Washington. Engine houses to be built, &c. 4500 dollars appropriated. Act of March 3, 1821, ch. 53. Gold coins of Great Britain and Portugal. Chap. XCVII—An Act to continue in force an act regulating the currency, March 3, 1819. within the United States, of the gold coins of Great Britain, Prance, Portugal, and Spait^ and the crowns if France, and five franc pieces. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the gold coins of Great Britain and Portugal, of their present standard, shall be a legal tender in the payment of all debts, at the rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-sevengrains, or eighty-eight cents and eight-ninths per pennyweight. The gold coins of France, of their present standard, at the rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-seven and a half grains, or eighty-seven and a quarter cents per pennyweight: The gold coins of Spain at the rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-eight and a half grains, or eighty-four cents per pennyweight: until the first day of November next: And that, from and alter that day, foreign gold coins shall cease to be a tender within the United States, for the payment of debts or demands. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act, entitled "An act regulating the currency, within the United States, of the gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain," passed on the twenty-ninth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixteen, as relates to foreign silver coins, shall be, and the same is hereby, continued in force two years from and after the twenty-ninth day of April next, and no longer. Approved, March 3, 1819. Of France. Current until first Nov.,1819; then to cease. So much of the act of 29th April, 1816, as relates to foreign silver coins, in force until 29th April, 1821^ AcWf April 29, 1816, «ch. 139. Statute II. March 3, 1819. 1828, ch. 96. Act of May 24, 1824, ch. 138. Purchasers making entries different from what they intended, may make application to the register of the land office. The Secretary of the Treasury may allow the entries to be withdrawn, and the moneys paid to be applied to other purchases of land. Statute II. March 3, 1819. The Secretary of War to place the persons named, on the pension list, &c. Chap. XCVIII.—An Act providing for the correction of errors in making entries of land at the land offices. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That in every case of a purchaser of public lands, at private sale, having entered, at the land office, a tract different from that he intended to purchase, and being desirous of having the error in his entry corrected, he shall make his application, for that purpose, to the register of the land office; and if it shall appear, from testimony satisfactory to the register and receiver of public moneys, that an error in the entry has been made, and that the same was occasioned by original incorrect marks made by the surveyor, or by the obliteration, or change, of the original marks and numbers at corners of the tract of land; or that it has, in any otherwise, arisen from mistake or error of the surveyor, or officers of the land office; the said register and receiver of public moneys, shall report the case, with the testimony, and their opinion thereon, to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall have power to direct, if in his opinion it shall be proper, that the purchaser shall be at liberty to withdraw the entry so erroneously made, and that the moneys which have been paid, shall be applied in the purchase of other lands in the same district, or credited in the payment for other lands which shall have been purchased at the same office. Approved, March 3, 1819. Chap. XCIX,—An Act concerning invalid pensions, (a) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ofAmerica,in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place the following named persons on the pension list of invalid pensioners of the United States, who shall be entitled to, and receive, pensions, according to the rates, and commencing at the times, hereinafter mentioned; that is to say: Benijah Abro, at the rate of four dollars per month, to commence on the eleventh of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. Robert Craighead, at the rate of four dollars per month, to commence on the thirty-first of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Solomon Van Ranssallaer, at the rate of thirty dollars pe%month, to commence on the thirteenth day of October, in eighteen hundred and twelve, and the sum of two thousand five hundred and eighty dollars, the amount of pension to him at the rate of twenty dollars per month, commencing on the thirtieth of January, one thousand eight hundred and two, and ending on the thirteenth of October, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, in consequence, of wounds received while serving as a captain of dragoons under General Wayne, in a battle with the Indians, on the twentieth of August, one thousand seven hundred and ninetyfour. Thomas Bailey, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the ninth December, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. Benjamin Pincin, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the seventeenth of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Caleb J. Whaley, at the rate of six dollars and fifty cents per month, to commence on the thirtieth of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. William Earnest, whose father died of wounds received in battle during the late war, to be applied, under the direction of the Secretary for (a) This act is inserted, assec. 2 and 3 are of a public character. the Department of War, in the education of the said William, at the Connecticut asylum for the education and instruction of deaf and dumb persons, for a period not exceeding five years, at the rate of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum. John Low, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the twentieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. Jeremiah Burnham, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the twentieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. John Sargent, of Vermont, at the rate of four dollars per month, to commence on the sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Peter Francisco, of Virginia, at the rate of eight dollars a month, to commence on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the pensions of the following named persons, already placed on the pension list of the United States, be increased to the sums herein respectively annexed to their names; the said increase to commence at the time hereinafter mentioned, and be in lieu of pensions they at present receive; that is to say: Benjamin Merrill, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the twenty-eighth of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.' Timothy Mix, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the eighteenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. William Lackin, at the rate of six dollars per month, to commence on the eighteenth of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. John Wright, at the rate of six dollars per month, to commence on the fourth of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Samuel Key Kendall, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence on the tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. James Campbell, at the rate of six dollars per month, to commence on the thirtieth of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. Philip Krugh, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the fifth of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. George Pierson, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the tenth of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. John Long, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence o^ the twenty-eighth of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. Thomas M'Barney, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the twelfth of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. William Simpson, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the fifth of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. James C. Wingard, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the thirtieth of November, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. William Arnold, at the rate of seven dollars and fifty cents per month, to commence on the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Joseph S. Van Driesen, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to conrjnence on the tenth of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. John Tilton, at the rate of thirteen dollars per month, to commence on the thirteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Joseph Westcott, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence on the twentieth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. Pensions increased to the persons named. Aaron Stafford, at the rate of ten dollars per month, to commence on the twentieth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, soldf T & ^EC- **' '^n^ *e l< /"r^<T enacted, That any pension granted by this who'servetf'in act, or any oluer act hereafter to be passed, to any officer, soldier, or mathe revolution- rine, who served in the revolutionary war, shall cease and be discontinued, ry war, on in case the individual to whom the same may be granted, hath availed •el"eTM of'thTM" himself,or snal l hereafter avail himself of the provisions of an act, passed act of 1818, the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, ch. 19. not entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and s£nsunde°rth£ naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war." or other future Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all persons entitled to pensions, acts- in conformity with the provision of the act, entitled "An act to provide titfl" may be" *or Persons disabled by known wounds during the revolutionary war," placed on the passed April the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and six, and also' the pension list fourth section of an act, entitled "An act concerning invalid pensioners," "'{ijoTc'hTsS.' Passed ihe twenty-fifth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eight, isos) ch! 59. may he placed on the pension list by the Secretary of War, without reporting the same to Congress. Approved, March 3, 1819. Statute II. March 3, 1819. Chap. C. — An Act for adjusting the claims to land, and establishing land offices, . in the districts cast of the island of New Orleans, (a) Act of May Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 11,1820, ch. 87. States of America, in Congress assembled, That all the claims to land, founded on complete grants from the Spanish government, reported to (a) Acts relating to the adjustment of land claims in Louisiana: An act erecting Louisiana into two territories, and providing for the temporary government thereof, March 26, 1804, ch. 38, sec. 14. An act for ascertaining and adjusting the titles and claims to land within the territory of Orleans, and the district of Louisiana, March 2, 1805, ch. 26. An act supplementary to an act, entitled " An act for ascertaining and adjusting titles and claims to lands within the territory of Orleans, and the district of Louisiana," April 21, 1806, ch. 39. An act respecting claims to lands, in the territories of Orleans and Louisiana, March 3, 1807, ch. 36. An act for the final adjustment of claims to lands, and for the sale of the public lands in the territories of Orleans and Louisiana, [repealed,] February 15, 1811, ch. 14. An act providing for the final adjustment of claims to lands, and for the sale of the public lands in the territories of Orleans and Louisiana, and to repeal the act passed for the same purposes, approved Feb. 16, [15] 1811, March 3, 1811, ch. 46. An act giving further time for registering claims to lands in the western district of the territory of Orleans, March 10, 1812, ch. 38. An act for ascertaining the titles and claims to lands In that part of Louisiana which lies east of the river Mississippi, and the ialand of New Orleans, April 25, 1812, ch. 67. An act giving validity to the sale of certain tracts of public land, sold in the western district of the territory of Orleans, now state of Louisiana, July 1, 1812, ch. 118. An act giving further time for registering claims to lands in the eastern and western districts of the territory of Orleans, now state of Louisiana, Feb. 27, 1813, ch. 38. An act for the final adjustment of land titles, in the state of Louisiana, and territory of Missouri, April 12, 1814, ch. 52. An act supplemental to an act, entitled "An act for ascertaining the titles and claims to lands in that part of Louisiana, which lies east of the Mississippi and island of New Orleans, April 18, 1814, ch. 85. An act concerning certificates of confirmation of claims to lands in the state of Louisiana, April IS, 1814, ch. 93. An act to provide for the appointment of a surveyor of the public lands, in the territories of Illinois and Missouri, April 29, 1816, ch. 151, sec. 3. 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, April 29, 1816, ch. 159. An act explanatory of the act, entitled "An act for the final adjustment of land titles, in the state of Louisiana, and territory of Missouri," act of March 3, 1819, ch. 8G. . An act for the adjusting the claims to land, and establishing land offices in the district east of the island of New Orleans, March 3, 1819, ch. 100. An act confirming claims to lots in the town of Mobile, and to land in the former province of west Florida, which claims have been reported favourably on by the commissioners appointed by the United States, May 8, 1822, ch. 122. An act supplementary, to the several acts for adjusting claims to land, and establishing land offices in the district east of the island of New Orleans, May 8, 1822, ch. 128. the Secretary of the Treasury, by the commissioners from the districts Claims foundeast and west of Pearl river, appointed under the authority of an act, ' n°" favouraentitled " An act for ascertaining the titles and claims to lands in that part biy reported to of Louisiana which lies east of the river Mississippi and island of New the Secretary Orleans," which are contained in the several reports of-the com mis- hl^t^TMTM;7 ', . . « . * . . ,• i Dytne commissioners, and which are, in the opmion ot the commissioners, valid, sioners from the agreeably to the laws, usages, and customs, of the said government, be, districts east and the same are hereby, recognised as valid and complete titles pnjr7ersiver" against any claim on the part of the United States, or right derived from confirmed, &c. theUnited States: And that all claimsjbunded on British grants,contained Act of April in the said reports, which have been sold and conveyed, according to the ^a1?1^ «'G7° provisions of the treaty of peace, between Great Britain and Spain, of the s, 1822, ch. third of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, by 122. which that part of Louisiana, lying east of the island of Orleans, was . Andon Bnceded to Spain, under the denomination of West Florida, orwhich were settled and cultivated by the person having the legal title therein, at the date of said treaty, are recognised as valid and complete titles, against any claim on the part of the United States, or right derived from the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all claims reported as afore- Claims under said, and contained in the several reports of the said commissioners, Qfj°rveyTe"' founded on any order of survey, re<]uette, permission to settle, or any queue, &c. written evidence of claim, derived from the Spanish authorities, which P"or t°^th. ought, in the opinion of the commissioners, to be confirmed, and which reepc0'rtc(j &_ c° by the said reports appear to be derived from the Spanish government, An act supplementary to the several acts for the adjustment of land claims in the state of Louisiana, Feb. 28, 1823, ch. 15. An act to revive and. continue in force the seventh section of an act, entitled "An act supplementary to the several acts for the adjustment of land claims in the state of Louisiana," approved the 11th May, 1820, and for other purposes, Feb. 28, 1823, ch. 18. An act to provide for the examination of titles to land in that part of the state of Louisiana, situate between the river Hondo and the Sabine river, March 3, 1823, en. 30. An act supplementary to the several acts providing for ascertaining and adjusting the titles and claims to land in the St. Helena, and Jackson Courthouse districts, May 26, 1824, ch. 175. An act supplementary to an act providing for the examination of titles to land in that part of the state of Louisiana, situated between the Rio Hondo and the Sabine rivers, May 26, 1824, ch. 182. An act confirming certain claims to lands in the western district of Louisiana, Feb. 5, 1825, ch. 7. An act to confirm the supplementary report of the commissioners of the western district of Louisiana, March 31,' 1826, ch. 18. An act to confirm certain claims to lands in the district of Opelousas in Louisiana, Mav 16, 1826, ch. 62. An act granting the right of preference in the purchase of certain lands to certain settlers, in St. Helena land district, in the state of Louisiana, March 19, 1828, ch. 19. An act to confirm claims to lands in the district between Rio Hondo and Sabine rivers, founded on habitation and cultivation, May 24, 1828, ch. 92. An act to authorize the registers of the several land offices in Louisiana to receive entries of land in certain cases, and give to the purchasers thereof, certificates for the same, May 5, 1830, ch. 86. An act for the final adjustment of claims to lands in the south-eastern land district, of the state of Louisiana, July 4, 1832, ch. 166. An act in reference to pre-emption rights in the south-eastern district of Louisiana, June 28, 1834, ch. 125. An act for the final adjustment of claims to land in the state of Louisiana, February 6, 1835, ch. 17. An act supplementary to the act of the fourth of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, entitled " An act for the final adjustment to claims of lands in the south-eastern district of Louisiana," March 3, 1835, ch. 48. An act confirming claims to lands in the state of Louisiana, July 4, 1836, ch. 358. An act to authorize the inhabitants of the state of Louisiana to enter the back lands, June 15, 1832, ch. 140. An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act to authorize the inhabitants of the state of Louisiana to enter the back lands," Feb. 24, 1835, ch. 24. An act for the relief of the inhabitants of Terre aux Bceufs, June 25, 1832, ch. 149. An act to confirm certain entries of lands, in the state of Louisiana, and to authorize the issuing of patents for the same, April 14, 1842, ch. 21. An act confirming certain land claims in Louisiana, July 6, 1842, ch. 50. An act relating to lands sold in the Greensburgh, late St. Helena land district, in the state of Louisiana, and authorizing the resurvey of certain lands in that district, August 29, 1842, ch. 258. An act to provide for the adjustment of land claims within the states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and in those parts of the states of Mississippi and Alabama south of the thirty-first degree of north latitude, and between the Mississippi and the Pcrdido rivers, June 17, 1844, ch. 95. Vol. III.—67 2 Y |