Establishment of the northern boundary line of Ohio, June 23, 1836, Description of the east and west line, Change of the time of holding the Circuit and District Courts of Ohio, June 1, 1842,
488 Representatives in Congress according to the sixth census, 491 Repeal of the act to amend the act of March 10, 1838, entitled "An act to change the time of holding the Circuit and District Courts in the district of Ohio," March 26, 1844,
Sec Courts Judiciary.
Oregon and California.
Purchase of certain copies of the History of Oregon and California, &c., from Robert
Greenhow, authorized, February 20, 1845, Distribution of the copies purchased, Orphans' Court of Alexandria County. Salary of the Judge of the Orphans' Court of the county of Alexandria, in the Dis- trict of Columbia, June 28, 1838, - 253
Osage Indians. Provisions to be furnished to them. Farmers to be employed, and stock to be purchased for them, January 16, 1838, 209
Paintings for the Rotundo of the Capitol.
A contract to be made with American artists for four historical paintings, June 23, 1836, 133 Passengers on board of Steam Vessels. Owners of steam vessels to make a new en- rolment and take out a new license, July 7, 1838, 304 Inspectors of steam boilers and machinery on board vessels to be appointed by Dis- trict Judges, 304 Examination and certificates of inspection, &c., Safety-valves to be opened whenever vessels
Regulations to be observed on board of steam
vessels, An act to modify the act entitled "An act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels pro- pelled in whole or in part by steam," ap- proved July 7, 1838, March 3, 1843, 626 Vessels propelled by steam to be provided with additional steering apparatus, 626 Vessels provided with certain apparatus may use hemp tiller ropes, &c., Freight vessels propelled by sails and Erick- son's propeller, not required to provide suc- tion hose, &c., 627 Experimental trials of inventions to prevent explosions, &c., 627
Patents for Public Lands.
Patents to be issued to heirs, devisees, and 31 assigns, May 20, 1836, An act to confirm land patents, March 3, 1841, 416 Literal exemplifications of records of patents and other evidences of title, to be as valid as if the names of the officers signing and countersigning the same had been fully in- serted in such record, March 3, 1843, 627
Patents for useful Inventions.
A Commissioner of Patents to be appointed, July 4, 1836,
Proceedings to obtain patents, Patents to be signed by the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of Patents, Interfering applications,
Sums to be paid for patents by citizens of the United States-by the subjects of Great Britain, and by other persons, 121 Assignments of patents and records thereof,
Patents invalid from defective exemplifica- tions. Additions to patent, 122
Patents for useful Inventions.
Suits for violations of patents, Actions cognizable in the Circuit Courts, 124 125 Library of the patent office. Models, An act in addition to the act to promote the progress of science and the useful arts, 191 March 3, 1837, Patents issued, and assignments executed and recorded prior to December 15, 1836, may be recorded anew, Measures to be taken to obtain patents, &c., to be recorded, Certified copies of records to be evidence. Renewal of new patents. Duplicates of models. Patents returned for correction,
When specification has been too broad, or a mistake made in filing a declaration, may make disclaimer, &c., Clerks to be appointed,
Annual statement of expenditures, &c., to be 195 laid before Congress, An act in addition to "An act to promote the progress of the useful arts," March 3, 1839, 353 Distribution of the Digest of Patents, Sept. 466 1, 1841, An act in addition to an act to promote the progress of the useful arts, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts heretofore made 543 for that purpose, August 29, 1842, Moneys paid as fees under mistake to be paid 543 back, The third section of the act of March 3, 1837, chap. 43, extended to patents granted prior to December 15, 1836, though lost subsequently, - 543 Any alien &c. who may have resided one year in the United States, may obtain a patent on making an oath of his intention to become a citizen of the United States, 543 Penalties for infringing patent rights, 544 Articles patented, when offered for sale to be marked,
The benefits of the act of July 1836, chap. 362, not to be withheld from any widow who has been allowed a pension, in conse- quence of her marriage subsequent to the allowance of a pension to her, March 3, 187 1837, Widows of persons who continued in service till November 3, 1783, and were married before that day, entitled to the benefits of the third section of the act of July 1836, 187
All money after having remained in the hands of the pension agent unclaimed for eight months, to be repaid to the Treasury of the United States. To be paid to the Treasurer of the United States by draft from the Commissioner of Pensions, April 6, 1838,
Pensions. 362, not to be withheld from the widows of those whose husbands have died, or shall die since the passage of the act, July 7, 1838, 311 Appropriation for the payment of revolution- ary pensioners for the year 1839, February 316 19, 1839, Appropriations for the payment of revolu- tionary and other pensioners for the year 1841, February 18, 1841, Appropriations for pensions in the year 1842, 470 February 12, 1842, - Pensions to Cherokee warriors, April 14, 473 1842, Marriage of a widow to be no bar to her pen- sion under the act of July 7, 1836, chap. 362, and July 18, 1838, chap. 189, if a widow at the time of her application for a 521 pension, August 23, 1842, The benefits of the act of July 7, 1838, not to be withheld from widows, August 16, 1842, 584
Appropriations for pensions, February 14, 1843, 598 Appropriations for the payment of navy pen- sions for 1843, March 3, 1843, 610 Pensions to certain widows, under the pen. sion acts, to be continued for five years, March 3, 1843, Appropriations for the payment of revolu tionary and other pensioners for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1845, April 30, 1844, 656
On application to any pension agent in Ken- tucky, the name of the pensioner shall be transferred to the agency in Cincinnati,
657 Act of 1813, chap. 102, extended for four 680 years from March 4, 1844, Widows entitled under the act of 1838, chap. 189, to have the benefit of this act, 680 Appropriations for the payment of revolu- tionary and other pensioners for the year ending June 30, 1846, February 20, 1845,
Widows' pensions limited, Resolution that the act of April 30, 1844, chap. 15, shall not be construed to affect the claims of widows whose application for pensions or arrears of pensions, at the time of the passing of this resolution, had been made and filed in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, January 23, 1845, 796
Pier on Winnebago Lake.
Appropriation for building a pier at the northern extremity of Winnebago lake, March 3, 1839, 330
Ports of Entry and Delivery.
sachusetts, to be known as ports under these names within the collection district of New Bedford, and the vessels belonging to these places to be described as belonging to the respective places, May 27, 1840, 381 The port of delivery and the office of Sur- veyor of the Customs at Currituck Inlet in North Carolina, to be abolished, March 3, 1841, 436 Robbinston, in the State of Maine, to be a port of delivery, March 3, 1843, 609 Port of entry in the district of Passamaquoddy in the State of Maine, May 31, 1844, 658 Lafayette, in Louisiana, to be a port of deli- 662 very, June 12, 1844, Vessels proceeding to the port of Lafayette, in the State of Louisiana, to make report 730 and entry at New Orleans,
An act to change the organization of the post-office department, and to provide more effectually for the settlement of the ac- counts thereof, July 2, 1836, - 80 Regulations of the post-office department, and duties of the postmasters and auditors, 80 Settlement of the accounts of the post-office department, 82 Compensation of assistant Postmasters-Gene- ral, auditors, clerks, &c., Postmaster-General authorized to change the time of termination of contracts for carry- ing the mail, March 3, 1837, - 198 The walls of the post-office building destroy- ed by fire to be taken down, and the mate- rials preserved, March 19, 1838, 310 An act further to regulate the transportation of the mail of the United States on rail. roads, January 25, 1839, 313 An act providing for the erection of a fire- proof building for the use of the general post-office, March 3, 1839, 353
A complete edition of the laws and regula- tions of the post-office to be printed, August 29, 1842, 538 An act to authorize the extension of the con- tract for carrying the mail on the mail routes between Mobile and New Orleans, June 6, 1842, -
Resolution for the extension of the contract for
carrying the mail on the Potomac, August 31, 1842, 585 The chief clerk in the office of the Secretary of State authorized to frank letters and do- cuments from the office, 600 Appropriations for the service of the post- office for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1845, June 15, 1844, 668 The Postmaster-General to make arrange- ments with the British government for the transmission of the mails between Boston and Canada, and the mail between the United States and Europe, June 15, 1844,
Mail between Bremen, Havre, &c., Regulations to be established for the mail, 718
Ports of Sippican and Mattapoisett in Mas- VOL. V.-104
Franking privilege of officers of government 733 taken away, March 3, 1845,
Reduction of postage on letters to five cents for less than 300 miles, and ten cents for any distance exceeding 300 miles,
Postages on newspapers, Postages on printed handbills, Postages on pamphlets, Regulations relative to mails,
Deputy postmasters to be paid postage on business letters, 734 Transportation of the mail by railroads, 738 Appropriations for deficiencies of the revenue of the post-office, Franking privilege to members of Congress, to Presidents of the United States, Mrs. Madison and Mrs. Harrison, 733, 739 Provisions relating to violating the post-office laws, - 736-739 Appropriations for the post-office for the year ending June 30, 1846, March 3, 1845, 739 An act to reduce the rates of postage, to limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds on the revenue of the United States, March 3, 1845, 732
The Postmaster-General authorized to make contracts for the transportation of the mail from the United States to foreign countries, March 3, 1845,
Contracts to be made with American citizens, 749 749
Regulations for transporting the mail, Consuls of the United States authorized to pay the postage on letters detained for 750 postage in foreign countries, Preference to be given to steam-ships for 750 carrying the mail, Steam-ships to be delivered to the govern- ment, at their full value, on demand, 750 Transportation of the mail to the Gulf of Mexico in steamers, 750 The Postmaster-General may contract for carrying the mail on railroads without ad- vertising for contracts, February 20, 1845,
A resolution to fix the time when the act to reduce the rates of postage, and limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds on the revenue of the post-office department, shall go into effect, March 3, 1845, - 800 Post Roads.
An act to establish certain post roads, and to alter and discontinue others, &c., July 2, 90 1836, Post roads in Missouri and Arkansas esta- 131 blished, March 10, 1836,
Pre-emption Rights to Public Lands. Qualifications necessary to entitle settlers to the benefits of the act of May 29, 1830, 251 chap. 208, June 25, 1838, An act supplementary to the act entitled “An act to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the public lands," approved June 22, 1838, June 1, 1840, 382 Provisions relating to pre-emption of public lands, by the act to appropriate the pro- ceeds of public lands, and to grant pre- 455 emption rights, September 4, 1846, Provisions relating to entry of land under 456 pre-emption rights, Settlers at Mineral Point, Wisconsin, who have been refused entry, to be allowed to re-enter land elsewhere, August 23, 1842, 521
Patents to issue for lands entered under pre- emption laws, but withheld on account of the quantity exceeding that specified in the - 534 law, August 26, 1842, Act of September 4, 1841, chap. 16, not to confer a right of pre-emption by reason of a settlement on a tract heretofore sold, 535 An act to authorize an investigation of al- leged frauds under the pre-emption laws, and for other purposes, March 3, 1843,
619 Provisions for the execution of the act, 619 Patents to issue on all entries made at St. Augustine under the act of June 22, 1838, chap. 119, notwithstanding any informality in the mode of entry or defect of proof, June 15, 1844, 673
Presents from the Emperor of Morocco. Such as cannot be conveniently deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, to be 409 disposed of, July 20, 1840,
Presents from the Imaum of Muscat.
President and Vice President of the United States. A uniform time for holding elections of elec- tors of the President and Vice President of the United States, January 23, 1845, 721 Prisoners of the United States in Rhode Island. The prisoners of the United States to be kept
under the like restrictions and penalties as prisoners committed under the authority of 385 Rhode Island, June 19, 1840, -
Property lost or destroyed by the enemy. Officers and others to be paid the value of horses, &c., lost in the United States' ser- 142 vice, January 18, 1837, Volunteers and militia to be paid for arms, &c., lost,
Property lost or destroyed by the enemy.
The act of January 18, 1837, chap. 5, con- tinued in force for two years, February 27, 1841, 414 Amendment of the act of January 18, 1837, chap. 5, August 23, 1842, 511 To include claims for horses lost by abandon- ment by order of the commanding general, or by being shot or lost by accident, 511 Appeal from the Auditor to the Second Comp- troller on the rejection of the claim, 511 The act providing for the payment of horses and other property lost in the revolutionary service of the United States, passed Janu- ary, 18, 1837, chap. 5, continued in force for two years, March 3, 1843, 648 Appropriation for the payment of horses lost by the Missouri volunteers in the Florida war, June 15, 1844, 673
Property of the United States.
The banking-house of the Bank of Michigan,
which has been purchased by the United States, to be set apart for the courts of the United States and the post-office at Detroit, March 3, 1843, 649
The property of the Bath bank, in the State of Maine, purchased by the United States, to be in the charge of the Secretary of the Treasury,
The use of the building of the United States at Lazaretto Point, given to the Corpora- tion of Baltimore, 717
A tract of land on the Coosa river granted to Cherokee county, Alabama, for a seat of justice in the county, July 5, 1838, 254 The sale of certain lands of the United States near the Wabash and Erie canal, author- ized, July 7, 1838, 261 Certificates of deposite renewed in the pur- chase of public lands, under the act of 1820, may be surrendered, and other certi- 366 ficates issued, February 28, 1830, Provisions in relation to settlers on the public lands, 382
The Register of public lands authorized to ad- minister oaths, and no compensation to be charged, June 12, 1840, -
An act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the State of Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles to certain lands therein described, and to settle the claims to the vacant and unappropriated lands with- in the same," passed the 18th day of April, 1806, February 18, 1841, 412 An act to provide for the early disposition of lands acquired from the Cherokee Indians by the treaty of December 29, 1835, March 4, 1842, - 470 Entries of lands in the State of Louisiana, in the land district north of Red river, con- firmed, and patents to be issued, April 14, 1842, 472 Settlers at Mineral Point, in Wisconsin, who have been refused entry under the pre-emp- tion act of June 19, 1794, allowed to enter one quarter section elsewhere. The claim- ant to make oath, August 23, 1842, An act in relation to lands in the Greensburgh, late St. Helena land district, in Louisiana, August 29, 1842, 540 The sale of the lands on which buildings have been erected for the use of United States' agents, teachers, farmers, mechanics, and others, authorized, March 3, 1843, - 611 Land may be sold with each building, under the direction of the Secretary of War, 611 Certain lands in Ohio, ceded by the Wyan. dott tribe of Indians, to be sold, March 3, 1843,
Provisions for the sale of the lands, Lands in Wyandott reserve in Michigan to be offered for sale, - 625 When public lands are occupied as a town site, the corporate authorities may enter the same in trust for the occupants, March 23, 1844, 657 The execution of the trust shall be regulated by the Legislature of the State or Terri- tory where the land is situated, 657
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