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any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum $55 to be paid to of fifty-five dollars to Joel Sartain, the value of his horse lost in the military service of the United States.

him.

to them.

Approved February 17th, 1836.

CHAP. 33. An ACT for the relief of the representatives of Thomas Beacham.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, $600 be paid That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to the legal representatives of Thomas Beacham, six hundred dollars, the value of a barn, the property of the late Captain Thomas Beacham, of the county of Northumberland, and State of Virginia, which was burnt by the British in the late war, and that the value thereof be paid to the legal representatives of said Beacham, out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.

Approved February 17th, 1836.

to him.

CHAP. 34. An ACT for the relief of Joshua Cullumber.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, $1,000 to be paid That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to pay to Joshua Cullumber one thousand dollars, the value of the schooner Two Brothers, owned by him, and forcibly impressed into the service of the United States, by order of an officer, and destroyed by the British, in eighteen hundred and fourteen, in St. Leonard's creek, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved February 17th, 1836.

to him.

CHAP. 35. An ACT for the relief of Abner Stilson.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, $60 to be paid That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Abner Stilson, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of sixty dollars, for carrying an express from the settlers of Elkhart, in the State of Indiana, to Governor Noble, and for carrying his reply back to the said settlers, during the Indian disturbances, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-two. Approved February 17th, 1836.

CHAP. 36. An ACT for the relief of Owen Rice, and others, representatives of Jacob Eyerly.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Solicitor of the Treasury be authorized and directed to

of the Treasury

examine the claims of the representatives of Jacob Eyerly, and 1836. to allow if he shall find them to be just, an amount which The Solicitor of will balance the accounts of said Eyerly, as they were on the to examine and books of the Treasury Department, at the death of said Eyerly, adjust the ac in the year eighteen hundred.

Approved 17th February, 1836.

count.

CHAP. 37. An ACT for the relief of Daniel Homans.

the Treasury to

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and The Secretary of required to adjust the claim of Daniel Homans arising under a examine and au contract with him to build a marine hospital at Charleston in the just his claim. State of South Carolina, in consequence of the delay occasioned by the difficulty of fixing a foundation on the lot first selected for that building; and the amount of damages of such delay, found to be justly due said Homans on the adjustment of said claim is hereby directed to be paid him out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved 17th February, 1836.

CHAP. 38. AN ACT to incorporate a fire insurance company, in the town of
Alexandria, in the District of Columbia.

Certain person

company.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the persons who were the proprietors of the stock of the late fire insurance company of the town of Alexandria, on the inco pera ed as eighth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, and the a fir insurance representatives and assigns of such of them as have since that time died, or transferred their interests, be, and the same are hereby incorporated and declared to be a body politic, under the name and style of the Fire Insurance Company of Alexandria. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the property, real The property of and personal, owned by the late fire insurance company of Alex- pany vested in andria, be, and the same is hereby vested in the company newly created, subject, however, to all debts, contracts, and engagements of the former company.

of the lat: com.

them.

of Congress of

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That an act of Congress, Para of an act passed on the ninth day of March, eighteen hundred and fourteen, 18:4 revived. entitled "An act to incorporate a fire insurance company, in the town of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia," with the exception of the first, second, and tenth sections thereof, be, and the same is hereby revived and declared to be in full force as to the company hereby created, and that the company hereby created, shall have all the powers and capacities which were granted to the former company by the said act; and shall be subject to the

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payment of all debts due, or contracted by the former company, and shall be chargeable with all their contracts.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the election of Blection of offi- president and directors as made by the stockholders of eers, when held the former company on the first Monday in November last, be, and the same is hereby confirmed; that the president and directors shall continue in office for one year from the first Monday in November last, and until others shall be chosen in their stead; and that all acts by them done within the provisions of the former charter shall be, and are hereby declared to be binding and obligatory on the company hereby created.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force, for the term of eighteen years, from and after the passing thereof, and until the end of the session of Congress then next following. Approved February 17, 1836.

CHAP. 39. An ACT for the relief of Stephen Crittenton.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, $150 to be paid That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby, autho

to him.

rized and directed to cause to be paid to Stephen Crittenton of the city of Middletown, in the State of Connecticut, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, being the value of a piece of ground, situate in said city, which he caused to be conveyed to the United States, in part of a site on which the Secretary of the Treasury had decided that he would build a custom-house.

Approved February 25th, 1836.

ed to the 4th of March, 1839.

CHAP. 40.

An ACT to extend the charters of the Bank of Columbia in Georgetown, and the Bank of Alexandria in the city of Alexandria.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, The charters ex- That to enable the president and directors of the Bank of Co teaded and limit lumbia in Georgetown, and the president and directors of the Bank of Alexandria in the city of Alexandria, to close all the concerns of the said banks, to recover the debts due to said banks, or either of them, to pay the sums due from said banks or either of them, and to divide the capital and profits which may remain among the stockholders of said banks, in proportion to their respective interests, the charter of the said bank of Columbia, and the charter of the Bank of Alexandria, shall be, and are hereby, extended and continued and limited to the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine; and that all laws now in force, imposing penalties, or inflicting punishments, for crimes or offences committed in relation to said banks,

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shall be, and the same are hereby, declared to be extended and
continued, and to remain in force, to the same period of time:
Provided, That no new discounts shall be made by either of Proviso.
said banks, except such as may be deemed proper to renew such
notes as have already been discounted, nor any promissory note
thereof be put in circulation by either of them, or any of their
officers on behalf of the said banks from and after the passing
of this law.

be elected.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That instead of a presi- Five directors to dent and nine directors, as are now required by law, there shall be elected on the first Thursday of March next, and on the first Thursday of March in each year annually thereafter while this law remains in force, by the stockholders of each of said banks respectively, five directors, any three of whom shall be a quorum, who shall elect from among themselves, a president, who shall retain all the powers and privileges of a director; and in case of refusal to serve, death or resignation, or disqualification of the president of either of the said banks, the directors of such bank shall meet as soon as convenient thereafter, and after filling up the vacancy, in the number of directors required by this act, elect another person for president in the manner before directed. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That any number of General meeting, - stockholders of either of said banks, who, together, shall be proprietors of five hundred shares, shall at any time have power and authority to call a general meeting of the stockholders of such banks, giving one month's notice in one or more newspapers printed in the District of Columbia, and when they shall have met as aforesaid, shall have power to transfer to trustees, the whole and entire authority of closing the affairs of the said Bank of Columbia, and Bank of Alexandria, or either of them, as fully and completely as is given to the directors by the first section of this act, and that, in case of the refusal to act, death, resignation or disqualification of any one of the trustees aforesaid, the stockholders shall, by giving the usual notice, proceed to elect another to supply the vacancy.

Approved February 25th, 1836.

CHAP. 11. An ACT authorizing a special term of the court of angeals, for the Teniory of Florida, and for other purpos28.

how

the 1st Monday

(Sec. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americà in Congress assembled, That a special term of the court of appeals, for the Territory of Special term on Florida, shall be holden at Tallahasse, the seat of Government in Mas of said Territory, on the first Monday in May next, and all appeals, writs of error, motions, and suits, depending or returnable to the last January terin, shall be heard and decided at the special terin herein appointed, in the same manner as they might ave been, under the existing laws if the January term had been holden according to law.

terms

may be appoint

SECTION, 2. Be it further enacted, That when, by the death, Special sickness, or inability to attend, of any of the judges, or for any ed."

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County of Franklin to be added to

cial district.

other cause, the regular terms of said court shall not be holden, it shall and may be lawful for the judges thereof to appoint a special term.

SECTION, 3. Be it further enacted, That the county of Frankthe middle judi- lin, in the Territory of Florida, shall be added to, and form a part of the middle judicial district of said Territory, and it shall be the duty of the judge of said middle district to hold two regular terms of the superior court, at the town of Apalachicola, commencing on the second Mondays of April and November, and special terms at such other periods, as may be required by business, and not interfere with the business of said court in other counties.

SECTION 4. Be it further enacted, That there shall only be one term of the superior court holden for the counties of Madison and Hamilton, in each year.

Approved February 25th, 1836.

Term of payment

where property has been lost.

CHAP. 42. An ACT for the relief of the sufferers by the fire in the city of
New York.

[SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the collector of the port of New York, be and he is hereby, of bonds extended authorized, as he may deem best calculated to secure the interest of the United States, to cause to be extended (with the assent of the sureties thereon) to all persons who have suffered loss of property by the conflagration at that place, on the sixteenth day of December last, by the burning of their buildings or merchandise, the time of payment of all bonds heretofore given by them for duties, to periods not exceeding three, four, and five years in equal instalments from and after the day of payment specified in the bonds; or to allow the said bonds to be cancelled, upon giving to the said collector new bonds with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of the said collector, for the sums of the former bonds, respectively, payable in equal instalments in three, four, and five years, from and after the day of payment specified in the bonds to be taken up or cancelled as aforesaid; and the said collector is hereby authorized and directed to give up, or cancel all such bonds upon the receipt of others described in this section; which last mentioned bonds shall be proceeded with, in all respects, like other bonds which are taken by collectors for duties to the United States, and shall have the same force and vilidity: Provided That those who are within the provision of this section, but who may have paid their bonds subsequent to the late fire, shall also be entitled to the benefit of this section, and that the said bonds shall be renewed from the day when the same were paid, and said payments refunded, if not previously put into bank to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States. And provided also, That the benefits of this section shall not be extended to any person whose loss shall not be proved to the satisfaction of the collector, to have exceeded the sum of one thousand dollars.

Provise.

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