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TIE SECOND Sr.SSI ijf OF TIIU Tivn-T- Y

l'OURTII CONGRESS.

Kubuc No. 23.

AN ACT supplementary to fjjj act entitled"An in t to amend thejudici.il system ol theUnited States.''Be it enacted by the Senate and 'House of Hep- -

rescnlalivss of the United Slates of Jlmeiica inCongress assnriiled, hat the Supreme Court otthe United .Males shall lu rentier consist ol aduel justice, anil eiht associate luuges, jmyfheol whom shall constitute u quorum ; and,for this purp s, there ball be appointed twoadditional justices of said cbuit, with the likepoweis, and to take tire same oaths, performthe same duties, and be entitled to the samesalaiy, as the other judges. Hereaster, the districts ol Vermont, Connecticut andNew York, shall constitute the second circuit ;

the ul New Jersey, and the eastern andwesteiri districts ol Pcnnsi lvnnia. shall consti- -

tule'tbe third circuit; the district of Marylandand the district ol Delaware thaR constitutethe fojirth circuit; the districts of Virginia andthe district of North Carolina shall constitutethe filth circuit; the districts of South Carolinaand Ge'uiyii shall constitute the sixth circuit;the distiitts of Ohio, Indiuna, Illinois, andMichigan shall, constitute the seventh circuit;and the circuit courts shall be held at Columbue, in the Ohio- - disirici, on the third Mondaysju May and Decsmber; at Detroit, in the Miclngan district, on the lourtli Monday in June;at Indianapolis, in the Indiana distnot, on thefirst Monday in December r at Vajjdalia, in theIllinois district, on the last Monday in JNorein- -

ber. in each vcai : the districts ol Kentucky,cast and west Tennessee, and Missouri, .shallform and be'c.illed the eighth circuit ; and thedistr.cls of Alabama, the eastern district ofLouisiana, the oiitnet ol Mississippi, and thodistrict ot Aikansas, shall form and be calledthe ninth circuit.

Si.c. 2. And be it farther enacted, l'bat thesessions ol said circuit courts shall beheld twicein each year m tue following distncts, to wit:commencing in the eastern uisinci oi L,ouisiami, ut JNew Orleans, on ine itiiru .uoiiuay oiNovember, annually; in the district ol .Missis

sippi, at Jackson, on the first Monday of .Mayand ontne ursi luonuay oi nuycmuer.uiimiaiiy ;

in the southern district of Alabama, at Mobile,on the second Monday of April and the secondMondav of October, annually; in the westerndistrict of Pennsylvania, at Pittsburg, on thethird Mondays ut May and November, annual-ly; in the district of Delaware, at Newcastle,on the Tuesday next following the fourth Mon-

day of May, and at Dover on the Tuesday nextfollowing the third Monday of October, an-

nually; and in tho district of Maryland, atBaltimore, on the first Monday ol April andthe first Monday of October, annually; in thonorthern distnctol New York, at Albany, onthe second Tuesday ol June and the third Tues- -

Inv nl lli.l.ihi r. .uiiiu.illv, and tluie hail behiilden iiierm ol said circuit courts, annually,at I.ewisburg. in the we-tor- of Virnia, commencing on the hrt Monday of Au- -

nt Hunt-wil- in the northern district oMalama, communing on the tir-- t Monday of

June; at St Louis, in llii aiiirut oi

commencing on the first Monday in April; and 'at Litttle Rock, in the district of Arkans i, onthe fourth Monday of March; nr.d thatno pro-cess, recognizance, oi bail bond, returnable tothe next term of ein.er ol said conns, shall benvoi.led or impaired, or affected by this change,

:as to the commencement "of -- aid term; but thatfall process, bail bonds, and recognizances re--itHrnableto tlienext term of eitlierof said courts, ,

,111111 ou reiurnaDie and returned to the courtjnext held, according to this act, in the samemanner as ii so made returnable on the lace

itheieof, and shall have full effect accordingly;and lhat .ill continuances in cither ol saidcom ts shall be from ihe hist term to the couitappointed by this act, and the day herein ap-pointed fojthe como.iMicement of (he nevt sp -

sion thereos: Provided. "I hat nothinir hereinconiamea snaii preent llieju ige ol the not th-em distiiet of Neu Ynik "from holding thecourts at Utica, nor the ju!s.e ol the westerndistrict of Fennsylvanoi Ir'om holding the courtsat Williiimspnrf, at tlu same lime and the5..1.C po.pr and juiisdictiou is heretofoie.

Si:. 3. Jlr,d be it further enacted, That 'o(i.i.cb of .my act or nets of Congress .as vests inHie dittiicl courts of the United States for thedistricts of Indiuna, Illinois, Missouri, Arkan-sas, the errttern 'district of Louisiana, the distnctol Hi - iiurlhem of Newi oris., the western district ol Virginia, and thewestern district of Pennsylvania, and the districts of Alabama, or either of them, the nower'ind jurisdiction of circuit courts, be. .u-- thesame is hereby, repealed; and there shall bero- -

ulter be circuit courts held lor said bythe chief or associate nistices of (he Su.irem'eCourt, assigned or allotted Iodic circuilto whichsuch districts may iepecli sly belong, and theui.iricc juuges oi such severally andrespectively, either (.1 whom shall constitute aquotum, which circu.t cnuits, timl (he jmlge- -

theieg,f,-sha- ll have like poweis uuil exeicse !ifejunsdiction as oihei circuit courts lim tinjudges thereof, and theaid couits, oi.dthe judges tnereol; shall Imvc like poiveir atu1exercise like jurisdiction as the courts,anil the judge3 thereof, in the ptbja: circuits.rrom all judgments a niUlecrs ss, ren. lei ed in thedistrict comts of the United States for the yvestern district of Louisiana, writs of error and

shall lie to the circuit imurt in the oilierd'atnet in i ul State, m the same m tru.ei ,i

Irom deciees and judgeinenls r. ndi red in ibiwhich a e.rcuiteourt i. roud.d

y this act.Si c. 4. Jlnd be it further darted. That ad

iclions, suits, piosccutioiis, cau-cs- , pleas, pio-ces-

and other proceedings, relative to any. au-- ciyil or oriiuinal, (which n ight h ne heir,

rouglit, and could hate been, originally, cog-

nizable in a circuit court,) now penili.ig in, orretumahle to, the several district cmirls of

Illinois, Missouri, i. ikuisis.Michigan, tho eastt rn ol Louisiana, theIsiriits ol Alabama, the noithern ilistiict niVciv Yorkr the western district of l'eiinvlvini.i, and n district of Virginia, aetiiig asofrcuit courts on the fir-- t day of A,pnl next,

h ill tie, and are hereby decl.iied to tie, respecovcly ti.msierred, returnable and coiitinoid In,'he pver.il circuit com ts const i listed by this acit i lie hoklcn yvithin the saidtively ; ajjd shall be beard, trie I, and Jedei-anne-

there'll, in the same manner as il oiigi-lall- y

brought, entered, niospi uled. or had. insuch circuit courts. Arrfl the s,iiciicuitcourtsshall be governed by Hie same :us' and regula-tions-

apply tothe other circuit conr's of theunited states; and the clerk- - ol the sai courts,respect: vt !,, shall perioral the same duties, andball be entitled to receive the same lees and

euiolumints, which me by laiv established lorthe clerks nl the oilier ciicuits courts of theUnited Stats The allotment ol tin ir chieflustice and ihe i. ate of (he saidupreme Court to the scneral circuits shall be

made as heretofore.Sic. o. And be ilfmlher enackd, That all

nets and provisions inconsistent with this act be,and 'tile same are hereby, repealed. - P

JA1IKN Ii. fULK,Spealer of tlie House of Repiesenlativcs .

W. It. KING,President of the Senate , 7ro teinporc,

Ai'PiiovLD, Maii.li 3d , I&.17.A N D IIFAV J A C KSON .

Public No. 2l."A-- ACT to nuthowzc the proper oilieeia of the

Tieiisury Department to credit the accountol the Treasurer of the Unite States withthe amount of unavailable lun.ls standing tcIns debit on the book-o- f the 'Krea-ui- toiransler the amountaof (he debit of banks andindividuals indebted for tire and to au-

thorize (he Seeietary of the Treasury tocompromise and settle' said claims. ,

lie it enacted bpMie Senate and House ofof IheUnited States of America in

Congress assembled, That the proper accountingofficers ol the Treasury tie, and they are herebyauthorized to credit the account ol the Treasurer of the United States, with the amount id theunavailable Innds whether ch'aigid to John

or his pri rlcci ssor-- , and to tran-fe- r

the amount to the debit of the banks and individuals, resptctivelj, that may be indebted forthe same

Sec 2. And be il further enacted, That theSecretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,authorized to compromise and finally settle Iheclaim? of the United Stat js, of the above des- -

scription,igainst said bank and indiyiduals(vho Ii ivc proved insolvent, or tailed to makepunctual- payments, on such lermS'ftnd condi-

tions ns bo may deem most conducive to the in-

terests of the United States: Provided, Thatthis act shall not authorize any' compromise ofthodfhtdue Irom the Allegheny Bank ql.l'enn-sylvani-

ArriiovcD, March 3d, 1837.

Public No. 25 J

AN ACT to amend an "An ac'for laying off the towns of Fort Madison andBurlington . in the county of Des Moine.s'nndthe towns of Belleview, Du Buque, and Peru,in the county of Du limine, and MineralPoint, in the county of loway, Territory ofWisconsin, and for other purposes," approvedJuly second, eihtci n In. ml red an i tlm t y sin.Be it exacted by the Senate and liuvse of

of tlic I'm ltd Slnlisi f AvvrnainCongress assembled, '1 hat all acts and dutiesreqTnred to be done and performed by the Sur-

veyor lor the Territory of Wisconsin, under theact to which this is an amendment, shall he doneby a board of commissioners of three in number,any ty o Of y honi trill be a quorum to d.. busi-ness; said c o "i..! iss (IU rc to be appoint! o by thePresi.l nt !,. I ,'. -- ; iti . nil ,"p...

ion- - to i hi ir t . r n , f m t '

their dutie-- , 1..1. ' . i .form the line fillnully an imp .iti.i'l P, -

uidid, i h.i I he i. ho" of the i oo 'mi o1 i . ip-

pointed undr tbt pw sent act sb ill no' ilii-fer- c

with any of the acts performed by tlGeneral, puor to the time ol the passage

hereof, in pursuance of instructions under thenet to which this is amendatory.

Sic. 2. And be it further enacted, That thesaid commissioners shall have power to luarevidence and determine all claims to lots arisingunder the act to which this is an amendment;and for this purpose .the said commissioners areauthorized to administer All oaths that may be

imcessary, and reduce to writing all the evidence in support of claims to'pre-emj.lio- n presemen mr ineir consiiieranon, imd when all thetestimony shad have been heauland considered,the said commissioners shall hie with the properregister and receiver for the district withinwhich the towns are situated respectively, thetestimony in each case, together with n certifi-cate in fa.vor ol ear Ii person having the rightof under the provisions of the actof which this is amendatory ; and upon makingpay nient to the propel- - receiver ol public mo-no, js lor the lot or lots to which such petsoli isentitled, the receiver shall giant a receipt therefor, and the register issue certificates of purch.r-e-, (o he transmitted to the Commissioner ofthe General Land Office, as in other eases of thesale of public lands.

Six--. 3. And be it further enacted, That theproper register and receiver of public moneys,aster (be boaid of coiiimissioueis. have heardmil determined all the cases of under tho act to which this is an amendment, shallexpose the icsidiie of the the lots to public saleto the highest bidder, alter advertising the samein three public newspapers al least three monthsprior to the day ol sale, in the same manner asi provided for the sale of public lands in othercases; and alter paying the counnis.-ioucr- s thecompensation hereafter allo.ved them," and allother expenses incident to the said survey andsale, the rcreiver of the land office shall payoyer the'residue of the money be may

fiom the sale of lots uforesaal, by pre-emption as well as at public auction, into thehands of the trustees of the wspeotive townsa unsaid, to be expended by them hi llvd ( rec- -

Hon oi (in hi i c building-- , the const i uctiou ot sinf.ib'e yvhaives, and the improvement of thistreets in the said towns of Fort Madinn. Burlington, Belleview, Du Bnquc, Peru and Mineral roint.

Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That thecommissioners appointed to carry this act intoeffects shall be paid by il.e receiver of. pub'icmoneys ol tlio proper laud district, six dollarseach, per day, lor tlnir e.vio.-s, fur every dayibe are necessarily employ ed.

A , March 3 I, lc37. -

Public-N- o. 2G JAN ACT to c.inliiine in force for a limited

time the art entitled act to carry intoeffect a convention betnein the United Statesand Spain "Be il nailed bi Ihe Sen-it- r nnd House of Rep- -

rescntalaes of the united Stales ot America mCongics iibtemlltd, I bat the provisions ol theact, entitled "An act to carry into effect a convention between the Unit, d States ami Spain,''approved on the seventh d .y ol June, one thou-sou- il

eight hundred and thirty six, he, and thea omo ic hircby extendi d until the first day of

February, one thouiond eight hundred aridthiitje3gbt and the commissioner appointedunder the - ail act, shall, on or before the saiddriy, tt run. Kite .

Ai.m.ovld, M 'icii ." I, 1837. ""

' "P.'hiic So.-2- 1

A.' ACT for tl e inure equitable administra-tion ol 11 e Ni.vy I'en-io- .i Fund.Re it. rmrtedIiM Ihe Sp, titpjud of Tien

prcsL7itulnes of Il.e Cnilid stalls of America intor.g.ni J ti:ii,u any or.icer, seamanor marine have died, or nitiv hereafter die. inthe naval eivi e, leav ing a v. idow, and , is nowidov , a child or children, such widow, and,iwwidow, such eb Idor chihlien, shall be cnli- -

II...I n C ll.n ... ...All. l.r nl. r 1... l.lol....... ... ,; I.U.I lllb ....... ...IT "J IS II.VIIthe deceased would have la en entitled, underrue aoisrrguioinig ihe pay ot ine navy, miorceon (he first day of Januaiy, one thousand eightbundled and thirt4.c, to commence Irom theihuc of the death of such c fiicur, seaman 01

marine: but ill case of the dret'i or 11-

Iprmnronn .is micli ,ii!nw the bull" r.ii v shall--. j r"jire. lr,filT..Kil.l i, rt.li(..initEtl!-hil...-r.(- .1 nfTl.O" "" - w. .......... v ... .. .. ......cession). in, oriuurirh1. Provided, Thatthehalfpay granted to irjg child orciiliuren sm.il ce iseon their death, arujii their attaining tue or. of

Lt.icnty oncyears.hrc. M. 1rtd be it further cnaelctl, that the

peii-iuu- s which may nave utrr grumeu, 01

which may hereafter bo granfqgjUi officers, sea-

men and marines, iri.thenavnlau'.vice. dicab!edby wounds or injiiiios recciyMlv8tT!c, lineof 4l.i ir duty,, shallW cotiwiIojW to commenceirom tne time ot their irQjrrfljrraisrinicii, nnuthat the amount of neirtjotnSJD vvhich said

lolllcers, senrnr n, anil innlifJfliy be entitled,sh ill be regulated according to, the pay of thenavv as it cxi'ted-o- the first dav of January,JSI.O I I. . .1 C II. I ...n..f ii.i.!rr1 l.ll.'l fl.trt, fll'A.w... ................ .,,.... .................. j....

Si:c. 3. Mnabe iljuititcr enaclea, indi anacts, ami parrs 01 acis, v men may nc iiiconsislent with the provi-ion- s ol tliis act, be, and thetame are hereby, repoaltd, so Tar as tney mayrtbite hereto. . 6i

Aitroved, March 3d, 1P3i.

Public No.28.jf' "AN ACT for the appointment of pommission-cr- s

to adjust I be claims to reservations of landundei the lonrteentb article of the treaty ofeighteen hundred and thirty with the Choc-

taw Indians.Re ilenaeled by the Senate and House of Rep-

resentatives of the United Slates of America inCongiess assembled That there shall be appoint-ed by the President, by and with the adviceanil consent of the Senate, threorcommissioneriwhose duty it shall be to meet in the State ofMississippi at sucn time anil place, asme rresident shall appoint and designate, and thereproceed to ascertain the name ot every Cnoc-ta-

Indian who was the head of an Indianfamily at the date of the treaty nt DancingKabbit Uieek, who has not already-obtaine- areservation under said treaty, and who c"nshow by satisfactory evidence tha.t he or sheeomplied or offered to comply with all the requisites of the fourteenth article of said treaty,to ( otitic lum r her, to a reservation undersaid article; and al-- o the number and namciof all the unmarried children of such heads of.families who formed a part of the family andwere over ten years of age, and likewise tnenumber and names of the children of such headsof fam lies as were under ten years of age, andreport to the President, to be, by him, laid be- -

lore ( ongress, n the names or such Indians,ond the different section-o- t md to which cu. h

' '' . il cut t1. 'ii. w t re i v i, -

.. ' w.lh I ie .vi. oi , . i ,..,: .. oners,I... niiei.iiu all) paiLols.n.i lands I...VJ Ltd

sold by th- - Government, and the proofs appli-cable, to each case.

Sec B Andb, i' f n t' enacted, Tho be-

fore cnueung upon llmr duties, each of theiuuli .' all, belort onie judge or jus

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tice ot the peace, take an oatb faithfully to dis-charge the duties imposed by this act.

Six.-3- . And be it furllier enacted. That saidCommissionersare hereby authorized to appointa Secretary whose duty it shall be to recordcorrectly all the proceedings of said Board, andfaithfully to preserve the same as well as all depositions and other paper; hied belore saidBoaid,.and w ho shall take an oath todischar-- uthe duties imposed on him by this act.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, Th.it uponthe request of the Coinniiisioners it shall be theduty of the District Attorney of the State ofMississippi, to attend said Board, and ivc ,jjassistance in procurirg the nttendui.u of wit-nesses, and his aid and advice in their ex.imi'i

the bettir to enable the Commissioners toascertain toe lacts correctly in each case.

Sec. 5. And le il further enacted, That eachofsaid Commissi, nerssliall receive, while in t!.odischarge of the duties hereby imposed, a salaryat the rate three thousand dollars per annum,the Secretary a salary .at Ihe rate offllteen hun.dred dollars per annum, and the District Attor-ney a salary at the rate of two thousand dol-lars per annum, to be paid quarterly out of anymoney in the Treasury not otherwise appro-priated.

Stc. (1. And be it further enacted, That sai-- tCommissioners shall have lull power to summonand cause to come before them, such yvmipsscsas they may deem necessary, and to havothemexamined on oath, and is any v.itte-- s shall tes-tify falsely, with an intention to mi'lea-- l saidCommissioners, sueh witness sh id he guilty ofwilful and corrupt perjury, and hall, upon con-viction before any jurisdiction having coglii.zance thereof, Euffer the punishment by law in-flicted on those guilty of that offence. .

Sec. 7. And tx il further enacted, Thlt'noitiling" contained in this u t shall be so con-true-

as to sanction what is called contingent loca-tions which have been made by f.'c rgc M.Martin for the hem sit as such India-is- as were

:

supposed to have been enliilid to othei land.--,which have been uj.l by the I'r.ited ;t.it( s,snehcoming) ntdncatinris h iv ,n.- been made, with-out a.ffy legal aiitl.i.iity. It being the tine in.tertt of this act to icscrve to Congn - tin- powerofdoinglhat which may appear just when acorlect knowledge of all the lacts is obtained.

Si.c. 8 And be it furthei enacted, 'II t thisact shall be in force to Ihe fiis-- t ebiy ol Marcheighteen hundred and thiitj eight next and nolonger

ArrRovcn, March 30, 1837 .

(.Public. No. 29.AN ACT making appropriations for building

light houses,light-boats- , beacon lights, buoys,and dolphins, for the year one thousand eighthundred ami tlnrtyscven. 4Be it enacted, by the Senate and,Hcuse of

r.f the United States ofAmerica inCong riss assembled, That the following appro-priations be, and the same are hereby, rnadparid directed to be paiil out of any money in thetreasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable

the Secretary of the Treasury to piovule, bycontract, for building light houses, beacon-light- s,

and for other p'ui poses horeinaf er men-tioned-

State of Maine. For a light-hous- e to beerectcil on a proper site on Mark island, 111

Harpswell sound, five thousand dollais; for alight-hous- e to be erected on a proper site onMount Desert island, at the entru- ce of French-man's bay, five thousand dollars; loi alight-hous- e

on Rum island, nt the mouth of Da maris,cotta river, five thousand dollais; 'oi a'fog-bel- l

on Seguin island, at the entrance of Ken-nebec rier, fifteen hundred dollars; lor plac-ing buoys on We-- t Quaddy bay, -- ml lor sub-

stituting for the preci nt fog-b- e I, at the entranceofsaid passage, ii cast-stee- l Irijngu'ar bull, ora bell of the usual (orm, but increa ed w eight,in e thousand five hundred dollars; fur a lightlouse to be erected on a proper site at Spoon

in Penobscot bay, five thousand dollars;for a light house to be erected on Saddlebafklodge, in Penobscot bay, five thousand dollars;foro to be erected on I'.igli islarulpoint, ju Penobscot bay , five Inou-an- d dollars;for rJight house to be erected at the mouth ofPleasant iver, five thousand dollars; iorplacing monument 011 Fort Point ledge, Adams'ledge, ami Back's ledge, in Penobscot river,th ie thnus-n- dollars; for electing ,1 Uaceulight on Ilalf-ti- lulge, aud two l.uoysabouta mile and .1 ball-fio- the tow 11 01 Hi van, inthe county of Hancock, three thoitsai.il dollars;for the CiFciitui of a light hun e nn York nub-ble, in the county of York, five thof.saiul dol-lars; lor a uioniiment on Porterficld's ledge,

between O'wlshead nnd Goose river poirit,and a spindle on another ledge lying near thePorterfield ledge, two thousand six hundreddollars.

State or New Hampshire . For the elec-tion of a pier on the east side of Whalesbacklight-hous- to secure it from the foice of thewaves," three thousand dollars; fwr placingbuoys ul the entiandc of Spruce creek, on theastern edge of "Sunken rocks," and at therust side of Amazeeh island, five hundred dollars; for placing buoys on 'Co rock," nearFort point, sour hundred dollars.

State or Massachusetts. For two smalllight.houses, should two be necesvirj, on pro-per sites, atornear Ipswich harbor, seven thou-sand dollais; for a light-hous- e to be erected 0:1a proper site at or near Ned's point, contiguousto the village of Mattapoisett five thousanddollars; fortbiee small light houses on Nniisttbeach, Cape Cod, fifteen feet high, ten thousanddollars; for the erection of buys upon the rucksand ledges at the entrance of the harhursofLynn, Salem, Beverly, Muiblehead, nnd Man-chester, two thousand five hundred dollars; for

lacing buoys on Aldrulge ledge, False spit,flupjs ledge, Hospital Island ledge, Sculpionleilfc, Governor's Island point, and Little Farmbar, in Boston harbor, five hundred dollais; forerectiug a beacon at the mouth of New Bed-

ford hiibor, two thousand dollars; for twosmall beacon lights on the north side of Nan-tucket Island, five hundred dollars; for placinga spindle in the harbor of Edgnrtown, nndbuoys, two hundred dollars; fqr erecting a

at VV ing's neck, five thousand s;

lor buoys 111 the harbor of Mattnpoisett,one- mi In.' dollars; for buoys on Bay rock,

tho west side of Taun-tontheUd-- e on the si, 1. ilon

river, oposite Full river, six hundred dol-

lars; for buoys ar a place called Egypf, inTaunton river, one hundred dollars; sot a bea-

con on Muscle bed, and a beacon on Oysterbed point, in Mount Hope bay, five thousanddollars; lor a light-hous- e on Mayo l.ach, inWellllectbay, one thousand dolla'-- , (..riibuoy.l( p. i, l,u'. Rock near Ojstei isi.n ,1 on thesouth .ii. , Barnstable tl ree bundled .' liars.

s 1 i m thi . For f ' 1. ' 'ing n!iht-hou-- e una pioper site orVLynde poinf, atthe mouth ol Connecticut river, five thousanddol1 lot plae ins buoys on B'ack Boy ne'(iJ.ir'.i v'- - n f, Muiiy po ot r. el, and Wlici 1. r"s

rock, m th b.irb. r 01 Iwihnqworth, tbiee bun-dr-

dollars; lor abtuv-si- already commenced