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1838.

day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, accept, ratify, and confirm the same, with the following amendments. viz:

"Strike out articles 2 and 4 in the following words:

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ARTICLE 2nd. The survey and proclamation of sale shall apply, as well to the reserves on the river Angrais, and at Rifle river, of which said Indians are to have the usufruct and occupancy for five years, as to the other lands ceded: but the sales shall be made subject to the incumbrance of such right of occupancy by the Indians, nor shall any lands thus sold be entered upon, until the full end and term of said five years, without the consent of said Indians, publicly obtained, at the office of the proper super intendent, agent or sub-agent, of such tribe or band; which con sent shall be expressed by the certificate of such officer, delivered to the purchaser. And to enable such officer to act understand. ingly, in the discharge of this duty, a plat of the survey of such reservations, shall be furnished for the use of his office."

ARTICLE 4th. Should the said Indians agree to emigrate, and give up their reservations on the west shores of Saganaw bay, at any time during the first period of sale herein before me tioned, they shall receive from the United States the minimum price per acre, fixed for said period, and if during the second period, the minimum price for the second period.'

Change articles 3 and 5 to read article 2nd, and article 3rd."

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, having signed the same with my hand.

DONE at the city of Washington, the second day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and of the
Independence of the United States the sixty-second.
M. VAN BUREN.

[L. S.]

By the President:

JOHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State.

INDEX.

A.

Aarons William James, act for the relief of
Acres, gross amount of, to be located, sold, and transferred by
John Pope, late Governor of Arkansas, under authority granted
to him by act of Congress of July 4th, 1832, not to exceed six
thousand four hundred

Adams; Nathan Peter and William; duplicates of bounty land
warrants, to issue to the heirs of

Adjutant generals, as many assistant, to be employed by the Pre-
sident as he may deem necessary

Agency Pension, at Decatur, Alabama, removal of to Huntsville,
Alabama

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Alabama, Post-routes established in

Albany, circuit court, now held annually at, to be henceforth held at Canandaigua

Albert A., of New Orleans, authority given to, to export with the benefit of drawback, a package of Spanish playing cards, Alexandria, court-house to be erected at,

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Amelia island, appropriation heretofore made for a light-house on,
how employed
Amendments, treaty of with the Miami tribe of Indians; assent of
Senate to, [Appendix]

treaty of, with the Chippewas of Saganaw, [Appen-
dix]

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Annuities, due and payable to the Great and Little Osage Indians
in the year 1838, provided for
Apparatus dioptric and lenticular; two sets of to be imported by
the Secretary of the Treasury, and merits of, tested
Appropriation; for instructing the Indians in clearing and culti-

vating their lands

for the payment of annuities due from the United
States, for the year 1838, to the Great and Little
Osage Indians

for the defence of the northern frontier
for the contingent expenses of the commissioners

to adjust the claims to the reservations of land
under the 14th article of the treaty of 1830,
with the Choctaw Indians

for the payment of the Revolutionary and other
pensioners of the United States for 1838
for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Govern-
ment for 1838

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4

5

9

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for salaries of President and Vice President of the

United States

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Appropriation; for salaries of the heads of department
for the salary of the Postmaster General

for expenses of the office of the Secretary of State
for expenses of the office of the Secretary of the
Treasury

of the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury

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of the office of the Secretary of War

of the office of the Chief Engineer

of the office of the Secretary of the Navy

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for the compensation of the Governor, Judges and
Secretary of the Territory of Wisconsin
for the compensation of the Governor, Judges and
Secretary of the Territory of Florida
for the compensation of the Chief Justice, Asso-
ciate Justices and District Judges of U. S.
for the compensation of the Att'y Gen'l. of U. S.
for salaries of ministers to foreign courts
for expenses of intercourse with Barbary powers
for contingent expenses of foreign intercourse
for the purchase of books for the library of Con-
gress

for alterations of the Capitol

for alterations and repairs of the President's house
for repairing the marine hospital at Charleston
South Carolina

for payment to L. Persico, under his contract with
the Gov't. for a group of statues for the Gov't.
for the General Post Office

for transportation of the mail

for the support of the Army for the year 1838

for continuance of the Cumberland road in Ohio,

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for contingent expenses of the Territory of Iowa
for public buildings at Territory of Iowa

for suppression of Indian hostilities for 1838, and
for arrearages for 1837

for the salary of the Surveyor of public lands in
Wisconsin

for surveying, boundary line between State of
Michigan and Territory of Iowa

for running southern boundary line of Territory
of Iowa

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for completion of public buildings in Wisconsin
for the salary of the Marshal of the district court
of the United States for the western district of
Tennessee

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Appropriation; to carry into effect the provisions of the act for appointment of persons to test inventions for the improvement of the boilers of steam engines

for the judge of the orphan's court of Alexandria
county in the District of Columbia

for certain roads in the Territory of Florida
for support of military academy, for the year

1838

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106

110

for the documentary history of the American Re-
volution

112

for the Mars Hill military road

112

to reimburse the State of Maine for allowances
to E. S. Greely and John Baker

112

for construction of the patent office

112

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for contingent expenses of the Senate of the
United States

for military surveys, outstanding balance on
for closing the account for laying out the mail
route through the Creek county

for the salary of the additional judge of the or-
phan's court of Washington county, District of
Columbia

113

113

to carry into effect the resolution in relation to
steam engines

113

for the salaries of the officers of the Territory of
Iowa, and for the pay of the legislature

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to defray expenses of Marshals, and other civil
officers of the United States, under the amend-
ment to the act of 20th of April, 1818
to carry into effect the act to increase the Army -
for the expenses of visiters to the Military Aca-
demy -

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for salary of the clerk to the Commissioners un-
der the act of the 7th of July, 1838

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for compilation of the laws of Florida

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for building light-houses, beacon-lights, buoys,
&c. &c.

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for payment of surveys for light-houses
for current and contingent expenses of the Indian
Department

for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various
Indian tribes

for certain roads in the Territory of Wisconsin

for printing and publishing the Madison papers

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Arkansas, official acts of the late Governor of, ratified and confirmed

western boundary of; fort for; appropriation for

Post-routes established in

Arnold Elias, and Paine Raphael; act amending the act for the relief of

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Artillery, regiments of; to be increased by one company
Ashe John B. legal representatives of, commutation of half-pay
allowed to
Assignees, applying for patents of reservations of lands under the
treaty between the Creek Indians and the United States of
March 24th, 1832; to produce before the Commissioner of the
general land office proof of the fairness of the assignment under
which they claim
Assignments suitable and proper, of the bonds of the United
States, against the president, &c. of the bank of the United
States, chartered by Pennsylvania, to be executed by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury

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Asylum Kentucky; time for selling land granted to by Congress; extension of

Asylum, Naval, at Philadelphia, appropriation for

Attorney District, for the district court of the United States for the western district of Tennessee appointment of provided for Auditor's office, fifth, appropriation for two additional clerks of, Austin John P. indemnity allowed to, for damages in the execution of a certain contract

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B.

Bacot T. W., payment to for money spent for the United States
Bail, of persons committed for trial for offences against the act of
10th of March, 1838, to be accompanied by additional security
for the non-violation of said act,

Baker A., alias Wm. A. Chelsey; criminal proceedings against for
violating the act of the 30th of April, 1790
Baker James; act for relief of

Bank Union, of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia; charter
of extended

number of directors of

trustee or trustees of, having the management of

the bank's concerns, to be elected by the stock-
holders

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trustees of, to be elected in the same manner as the
president and directors

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trustees of, to receive all the property of, from the
president and directors, by conveyance, through a
commissioner

charter of, when voidable

no bills payable to bearer to be issued by

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