*

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shall be

held at Little

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the district court of the United States for the district of Arkansas, shall be held at Dist court for Little Rock on the first Monday of October, instead of the first Ark. Monday in November annually as heretofore established; and Rock, on 1st Monday of Oct. that all writs, pleas, suits recognizances, indictments, and all other annually. proceedings, civil and criminal, shall be heard, tried, and pro- &c. to be proceeded with by the said court, at the times herein fixed, in the ceeded in as if same manner as if no change in the times of holding the said been made. court had taken place.

Writs, pleas,

no change had

for S. Dist. N. Y.

ments, informa

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the circuit court of Circuit court the United States for the southern district of New York, shall shall be held on last Monday in hereafter be held on the last Monday in November instead of Nov. the last Monday in October, the time heretofore established by Jaw; that all indictments, informations, suits or actions, and pro- All indictceedings of every kind, whether of a civil or criminal nature, tions, suits, &c. depending in the said court, on the first day of October next, said court on 1st shall thereafter have day in court, and be proceeded in, heard, Oct. next, shall tried, and determined, at the time herein appointed for holding as the said court, in the same manner as they might and ought to nave been done had the said court been holden at the time heretofore directed by law.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That all writs, suits, actions or recognizances, or other proceedings which are or shall be, instituted, served, commenced, or taken to the said Circuit Court to have been holden as heretofore directed by law, shall be returnable to, entered in, heard, tried, and have day in court, to be holden at the time by this act directed, in the same manner as might and ought to have been done had the said court been holden at the time heretofore directed by law.

depending in

as if no change had been made.

All writs, suits, shall be, instituted, &c. shall &c. the term held

&c. which are, or

be returnable to,

by this act, as if

no change had

been made.

Clerk district

court S. dist. N.

dered in that or

clerk supreme

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court of the southern district of Y. to transmit a certified copy of New York, within six months after the passage of this act, dockets of all to transmit a certified copy of the dockets of all judgments judgments renrendered in that court, or in the circuit court of the United States circuit court, to for that district, since the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred court at N. Y. and twenty-nine, to the clerk of the supreme court of said state, in the city of New York; and on the tenth and twenty-fifth days of each month thereafter, to transmit a like certificate of all dockets of judgments as may have been rendered in either of said courts since the last certificate was transmitted.

Clerk N. dist.

N. Y. to transmit a certified copy of all judgments

either as a dist. or

in circuit court

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of the northern district of said State within six months. after the passage of this act to transmit a certified copy of all rendered & dockjudgments rendered and docketed in that court, either as a dis-eted in that court, trict court, or as a circuit court, and of all judgments in the circuit circuit court, and court of the United States for that district, docketed since the to clerk supreme fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine to the court at Utica. clerk of the supreme court of said State at Utica; and on the tenth and twenty-fifth days of each month thereafter, to transmit a like certificate of all such dockets of judgments as may have been rendered in either of said courts since the last certificate was transmitted.

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Judgments which have been

against subse

or incumbrances,

after 5 years from

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That every judgment which shall have been rendered either in the district or circuit rendered in said courts aforesaid, previous to the passage of this act, shall, as courts, shill, against subsequent purchasers or incumbrances, cease to be a quent purchasers lien upon the real estate or chattels real of the person or persons cease to be a lien against whom such judgments may have been rendered respect ively, at the expiration of five years from the passage of this and those here, act; and every judgment to be hereafter rendered in either of years from day said courts, shall, as against subsequent purchasers or incumof docketing. brances, cease to be a lien upon the real estate or chattels real of any person or persons against whom each judgment shall be rendered at the expiration of ten years, from and after the day of docketing such judgments respectively.

date of this act,

after rendered 10

Approved, March 3d, 1839.

CHAP. 82. An ACT making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine.

SEC. 1. 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 hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, viz: President, Vice For compensation to the President and Vice President of the President, and heads of depart- United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Postmaster General, sixty thousand dollars;

ments.

Secretary to sign patents for lands.

Off Sec. State.
Clerks & Mes-

sengers.

Contingent expenses of Dept.

Compiling and printing the Bi

ing of Biennial

printing, station

of Ex. Depts. to be

tract.

For salary of the Secretary to sign patents for public lands, per act of March second, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, twenty thousand three hundred dollars;

For the contingent expenses of the Department of State, including publishing and distributing the laws, twenty-five thousand dollars;

For compiling and printing the Biennial Register one thousand ennial Register. eight hundred dollars: Provided, That the printing of the said Proviso: Print Biennial Register and the job printing, stationary and binding of Register, and job each of the Executive Departments, shall be furnished by conary, and binding tract, proposals for which shall regularly be advertised for in the furnished by con public prints. The classes, character, and description of the Proposals to be printing being specified in each advertisement, as far as that can advertised for. be done, and it being made a condition in all cases, unless otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement, that the work shall Contract to be be done in the city of Washington; and the contract shall in est bidder, &c. each case so far as the proposals and acceptance shall enable the contract to be made, to be given to the lowest bidder, whose bid shall be accompanied with proper testimonials of the ability of the bidder to fulfil his contract;

given to the low

For the superintendent and watchman of the northeast executive building one thousand five hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil and repairs, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

1839. Contingent ex

penses of said Off Sec. Trea

building.

sury.
Clerks & mes-
sengers.

Clerks per act

For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of the twenty-third June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, entitled An 23d June, 1836. act to regulate the deposites of the public money, three thousand six hundred dollars;

For compensation to the First Comptroller of the Treasury 1st Comptroller. three thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office Clerks & mesof the First Comptroller, nineteen thousand three hundred dol

lars;

sengers.

For compensation to the Second Comptroller, three thousand 2d Comptroller. dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of Clerks & mesthe Second Comptroller, including the compensation of two senger. clerks transferred from the office of the Fourth Auditor, twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the First Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars; For compensation to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Second Auditor, seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars; For compensation to the Third Auditor, three thousand dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Third Auditor, twenty-seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

1st Auditor.

Clerks & mes

senger.

2d Auditor.

Clerks & mes

senger.

3d Auditor. Clerks & mes

sengers.

Additional

clerks under act

For three additional clerks, under the act of the twentieth of April, eighteen hundred and eighteen, to enable the Third An1- 20th April, 1638. ditor to execute the act of sixth April, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, two thousand four hundred dollars;

clerks under act

For compensation to two additional clerks, employed under Additional the act of the eighteenth January, one thousand eight hundred 18th Jan. 1837. and thirty-seven, for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed, two thousand four hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Fourth Auditor, three thousand dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Fourth Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars; For an additional clerk in the same, to carry into effect the act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, for the more equitable administration of the pension fund, one thousand dollars;

For compensation to the Fifth Auditor, three thousand dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Fifth Auditor, nine thousand eight hundred dollars;

4th Auditor.

Clerks & mes

senger.

Additional

clerk under act 3d March, 1837.

5th Auditor. Clerks & me

senger.

1839.

For compensation of two clerks in the office of the Fifth AnClerks accord- ditor, according to the act of the seventh July, eighteen hundred ing to act 7th and thirty-eight, two thousand dollars;

July, 1838.

Treasurer U. S.

Clerks & messenger.

Register of the

Treasury.

Clerks & mes

sengers.

Commissioner

of the General Land Office.

Other officers

in the General

For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Treasurer of the United States, one or more of which clerks may be employed in the other offices of the Treasury Department, ten thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Register of the Treasury, twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars;

For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, per act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the recorder, solicitor, draughtsman and Land Office. assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, and packers in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, one hundred and seven thousand eight hundred and fifty doliars;

Solicitor of the

Treasury.

Clerks & mes

senger.

Contingent ex

For compensation to the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;

For expenses of stationary, printing, and all other contingent Treas. Dept. expenses of the Treasury Department, viz:

penses of the

Off. Sec. Trea

sury, copying,

&e.

&c

For the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, including copy'ing, and expenses incurred in consequence of the burning of the Treasury building, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; Translating, For translating foreign languages, and for receiving and transmitting passports and sea-letters, in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, three hundred dollars;

Stating

and

For stating and printing public accounts, one thousand four printing accts. hundred dollars;

For the office of the First Comptroller, two thousand dollars; For the office of the Second Comptroller, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For the office of the First Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Second Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Third Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Fourth Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Fifth Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Treasurer of the United States, one thou-
sand five hundred dollars;

For the office of the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, one thousand dollars;

For parchments, books, stationary, advertising, rent of an ad

ditional building, and contingent expenses of the General Land Office, and for books and blanks for the district land offices, nineteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-three dollars;

1839.

watchmen

For compensation of superintendent and two watchmen for the Supdt. additional building for the use of the General Land Office, one the thousand and fifty dollars;

and

for

additional

building.

Supdt. and

watchinan S. E.

Contingent exing occupied by

For compensation of the superintendent and watchman of the southeast executive building, two thousand one hundred dollars; ex. building. For contingent expenses of the building occupied by the Treasury, including fuel, oil, labor, repairs, furniture, and for rent, amounting to three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars per annum, twelve thousand dollars;

penses of buildthe Treasury.

off. Sec. War.

Clerks messengers.

and

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of War, including the messenger in the Bounty Land Bureau, thirteen thousand three hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War, Contingent exthree thousand dollars;

penses.

For books, maps, and plans for the War Department, one thou-Books, maps sand dollars;

For compensation of extra clerks, when employed in said office, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, sixteen thousand four hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand dollars; For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of clerks transferred from the office of the Secretary of War to the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, four thousand eight hundred dollars;

For compensation to clerks and messengers for the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, authorised by act of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, thirteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars;
For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the
Paymaster General seven thousand one hundred dollars;
For contingent expenses of said office, including two hundred
dollars for arrearages, seven hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the
Commanding General, one thousand five hundred dollars;
For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars;
For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the
Adjutant General, seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;
For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand six hun-
dred dollars;

and plans.

Commissioner

of Indian affairs.

Clerks

messenger.

and

Contingent expenses.

Commissioner

of Pensions.

Clerks
Sec. War.

transferred from office

Clerks

and messengers au

thorized by act 9th May, 1836.

Contingent expenses.

Off Pay Mas

ter Genl. clerk and messenger.

Contingent ex

penses.

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster General, seven thousand three hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars; For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Off Commis'y.

Contingent ex

penses.

General of Pur