Appropriations for the Navy of the United States. An act making appropriations for the naval service for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1841. .... Page 419 421 Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year eighteen hundred and fortyone. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1841......... Appropriations for the Army for 1841. An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. (Obsolete.) March 3, 1841. 433 Support and Removal of Indians. An act making an appropriation for the temporary support of certain destitute Kickapoo Indians, and to defray the expense of removing and subsisting the Swan Creek and Black River Indians of Michigan. March 3, 1841... The Provisions of the Act of July 20, 1840, relating to Juries, not to apply to Pennsylvania. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to amend the act approved May thirteenth, eighteen hundred, entitled 'An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States.' (Expired.) March 3, 1841.... .... Collection District of Currituck Inlet. An act to abolish the port of delivery and the office of Surveyor of the Customs at Currituck Inlet, in North Carolina. March 3, 1841. .... RESOLUTION. Catalogue of the Library of Congress to be presented to Colleges, &c. Joint resolution to present incorporated universities, colleges, &c., with copies of the Catalogue of the Library of Congress. Jan. 14, 1841. 435 436 436 436 Acts of the Twenty-Seventh Congress of the United States. STATUTE I.-1841. Appropriations for the Expenses of Congress. An act making appropriations for the present session of Congress. (Obsolete.) June 25, 1841..... An act for the relief of Mrs. Mrs. Harrison, Widow of the late President of the United States. ....... 437 437 438 438 Home Squadron. An act making appropriation for the pay, subsistence, &c., of a Home Squadron. (Obsolete.) Aug. 1, 1841. Maintenance of Pauper Lunatics in the District of Columbia. An act making further provision for the maintenance of pauper lunatics in the District of Columbia. Aug. 3, 1841...... 439 Repeal of the Act establishing the Sub-Treasury. An act to repeal the act entitled "An act to provide for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue," and to provide for the punishment of embezzlers of public money, and for other purposes. Aug. 13, 1841..... 439 Navy Pensions. An act to provide for the payment of navy pensions. Aug. 16, 1841..... Bankrupt Act. An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States. (Repealed.) Aug. 19, 1841.... 440 440 Virginia Military Land- Warrants. An act further to extend the time for locating Virginia military land-warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the General Land Office. Aug. 19, 1841... 449 Recovering of Fines and Forfeitures under the Charter of Georgetown, &c. An act to authorize the recovering of fines and forfeitures incurred under the charter, laws, and ordinances of Georgetown, before justices of the peace. Aug. 19, 1841. Banks in the District of Columbia. An act to revive and extend the charters of certain Banks in the District of Columbia. Aug. 25, 1841. .... Funeral of William Henry Harrison. An act making an appropriation for the funeral expenses 449 449 of William Henry Harrison, deceased, late President of the United States. Sept. 1, 1841. 451 ..... Page 452 Convention with the Mexican Republic. An act in addition to an act entitled an act to carry into effect a Convention between the United States and the Mexican Republic. Sept. 1, 1841. 452 Sixth Census. An act to amend the act entitled "An act for taking the sixth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," approved March third, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and the acts amending the same. Sept. 1, 1841..... Proceeds of the Public Lands and Pre-emption Rights. An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights. Sept. 4, 1841.... 453 Fortifications. Ordnance. Indian Hostilities. An act making appropriations for various fortifications, for ordnance, and for preventing and suppressing Indian hostilities. Sept. 9, 1841.. 458 Greenough's Statue of Washington. An act to provide for placing Greenough's Statue of Washington in the Rotundo of the Capitol, and for expenses therein mentioned. Sept. 9, 1841. 460 Franking privilege granted to Mrs. Harrison. An act authorizing the transmission of letters and packets to and from Mrs. Harrison free of postage. Sept. 9, 1841. .......... Appropriations for the Post-Office Department. An act to make appropriations for the Post-Office Department. (Obsolete.) Sept. 9, 1841..... ........ 461 461 Naval Ordnance and Ordnance Stores. An act making an appropriation for the purchase of naval ordnance and ordnance stores, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) Sept. 11, 1841. 461 Outfits and Salaries of Diplomatic Agents. An act making appropriations for outfits and salaries of diplomatic agents, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) Sept. 11, 1841. 461 Repairing the Potomac Bridge. An act to provide for repairing the Potomac Bridge. Sept. 11, 1841.... 462 Duties and Drawbacks. An act relating to duties and drawbacks. Sept. 11, 1841............ 463 Military Academy at West Point. An act to repeal a part of the sixth section of the act entitled "An act to provide for the support of the Military Academy of the United States, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and for other purposes," passed July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight. Sept. 11, 1841. RESOLUTIONS. No. 1. Respect for the memory of William Henry Harrison, late President of the United States. A resolution manifesting the sensibility of Congress upon the event of the death of William Henry Harrison, late President of the United States. June 14, 1841. No. 2. Light-Boats at Sandy Hook and Bartlett's Reef. A resolution relating to the light-boats now stationed at Sandy Hook and Bartlett's Reef. Aug. 25, 1841. No. 3. Distribution of the Digest of Patents. A resolution for the distribution of seven hundred copies of the Digest of Patents. Sept. 1, 1841..... 465 466 466 466 A resolution to provide for the distri 467 467 No. 4. Distribution of the Returns of the Sixth Census. bution of the printed returns of the sixth census. No. 5. Domestic water-rotted Hemp. A resolution in relation to the purchase of domestic waterrotted hemp for the use of the United States Navy. Sept. 11, 1841. No. 6. Examination by the Attorney General of the Titles to Lands, &c., for Public Works. A resolution making it the duty of the Attorney General to examine into the titles of the lands or sites for the purpose of erecting thereon armories and other public works and buildings, and for other purposes. Sept. 11, 1841. 468 STATUTE II.—1841, 1842. Appropriations for the support of Government. An act making appropriations, in part, for the civil department, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. (Obsolete.) Dec. 22, 1841. Disposition of Lands in Alabama acquired by the Treaty with the Cherokees. An act to provide for the early disposition of the lands lying in the State of Alabama acquired from the 470 470 469 Treasury Notes. An act to authorize an issue of Treasury Notes. (Obsolete.) Jan. 31, 1842. 469 Relief and Protection of American Seamen. An act making an appropriation for the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries. (Obsolete) Feb. 12, 1842. Pensions. An act making appropriations for pensions in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. (Obsolete.) Feb. 12, 1842. ...... Cherokee Indians by the treaty of twenty-ninth of December, eighteen hundred and thirtyfive. March 4, 1842. . ..... Page 470 470 Special Session of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. An act to authorize the Judge of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to hold a special session of the said Court. March 19, 1842. Commissioners to select Jurors for the Courts of the United States in Pennsylvania. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to amend the act approved May thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred, entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to establish the judicial courts of the United States." March 19, 1842...... 471 ..... Lands to be selected for Internal Improvements in Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri. An act to authorize the Governors of the States of Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri, to cause to be selected the lands therein mentioned. March 19, 1842.. District Court of the United States in West Tennessee. An act to amend the several acts establishing a District Court of the United States at Jackson, in the District of West Tennessee. April 14, 1842...... 471 471 Lands in Louisiana. An act to confirm certain entries of lands in the State of Louisiana, and to authorize the issuing of patents for the same. April 14, 1842. Construction of a War-Steamer for Harbor Defence. An act authorizing the construction of a war-steamer for harbor defence. April 14, 1842. 472 472 473 Post-Roads. An act to establish certain post-roads. April 14, 1842.. Invalid Pensions to certain Cherokee Warriors. An act to provide for the allowance of invalid Pensions to certain Cherokee warriors, under the provisions of the fourteenth article of the treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty-five. April 14, 1842. . . Lands granted to Exiles from Poland. An act relative to the act entitled "An act granting lands to certain exiles from Poland," approved thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and thirtyfour. April 14, 1842... Loans and Treasury Notes. An act for the extension of the loan of eighteen hundred and fortyone, and for an addition of five millions of dollars thereto; and for allowing interest on Treasury Notes due. April 15, 1842...... Appropriations for the support of Government. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government, for the year eighteen hundred and forty-two. (Obsolete.) May 18, 1842.... 473 473 473 475 Circuit and District Courts of East and West Tennessee. An act changing the time of holding the Circuit and District Courts of the United States for the Districts of East and West Tennessee. May 18, 1842...... 488 Circuit and District Courts in Ohio. An act to amend the act of the tenth of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, entitled "An act to change the time of holding the Circuit and District Courts in the District of Ohio. June 1, 1842...... 488 Commercial Intercourse with Cayenne and Guiana. An act regulating commercial intercourse with the port of Cayenne, in the colony of French Guiana, and to remit certain duties. June 1, 1842.... ......... ....... 489 Collection District of Fairfield. An act to authorize the Collector of the district of Fairfield to reside in either of the towns of Fairfield or Bridgeport. June 1, 1842..... 489 Claims of the State of Maine. An act to provide for the settlement of the claims of the State of Maine for the services of her militia. June 13, 1842.. 490 Compact between Alabama and Mississippi relating to the Five Per Cent. Fund. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to carry into effect in the States of Alabama and Mississippi, the existing compacts with those States with regard to the five per cent. fund and the school reservations." June 13, 1842.. 490 Apportionment of Representatives among the several States. An act for the apportionment of Representatives among the several States according to the sixth census. June 25, 1842. 491 Land Claims in Louisiana. An act confirming certain land claims in Louisiana. July 6, 1842. 491 Appropriations for the Indian Department. An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. (Obsolete.) July 17, 1842.. 493 Value of the Pound Sterling at the Treasury. An act to regulate the value to be affixed to the pound sterling by the Treasury Department. July 27, 1842... 496 Repair of the Custom-House in Providence. An act making an appropriation for repair of the custom-house in Providence. (Obsolete.) July 27, 1842... 496 District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. An act to amend “An act for altering the time of holding the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania at Williamsport," approved May eighth, eighteen hundred and forty. July 27, 1842... Bounty Lands. An act to provide for satisfying claims for bounty lands for military services in Page 496 497 497 Lighting Pennsylvania Avenue. An act to provide for erecting and lighting lamps on Pennsylvania Avenue. July 27, 1842.. 498 Marriages in the District of Columbia. An act in relation to marriages within the District of Columbia. July 27, 1842........... 498 Clerks in the Post-Office Department. An act to provide for the permanent employment in the Post-Office Department of certain clerks heretofore for several years temporarily employed in that Department. July 27, 1842... ..... 498 ... 499 Arrests on Mesne Process in the District of Columbia. An act to regulate arrests on mesne process in the District of Columbia. Aug. 1, 1842.. 498 Act of 1828 made applicable to States since admitted into the Union. An act to extend the provisions of an act entitled "An act to regulate processes in the Courts of the United States," passed the nineteenth May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight. Aug. 1, 1842. 499 Collection District. An act to constitute the ports of Stonington, Mystic River, and Pawcatuck River, a collection district. Aug. 3, 1842. Appropriations for the Naval Service for 1842. An act making appropriations for the naval scr vice, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. (Obsolete.) Aug. 4, 1842. 500 Armed Occupation and Settlement of Florida. An act to provide for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part of the peninsula of East Florida. Aug. 4, 1842........ 502 District Court of the Northern District of Alabama. An act to regulate appeals and writs of error from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama. Aug. 4, 1842... Collection District of Tiverton, Rhode Island. An act to annex a part of the town of Tiverton, in the State of Rhode Island, to the collection district of Fall River, in the State of Massachusetts. Aug. 9, 1842.. ......... 504 504 Claims of the State of Georgia. An act to provide for the settlement of the claims of the State of Georgia for the services of her militia. Aug. 11, 1842. ... Land Titles in Arkansas. An act to settle the title to certain tracts of land in the State of Arkansas. Aug. 11, 1812... 504 505 Services of the Judges of Iowa. An act regulating the services of the several Judges in the Territory of Iowa. Aug. 11, 1842... 505 506 District Court for the Northern District of New York. An act in relation to the District Court for the Northern District of New York. Aug. 11, 1842.... Collection Districts of Stonington, Mystic River, and Pawcatuck River. An act explanatory of an act entitled "An act to constitute the ports of Stonington, Mystic River, and Pawcatuck River a collection district." Aug. 16, 1842. ... 506 506 Claims of the State of Alabama. An act authorizing the settlement and payment of certain claims of the State of Alabama. Aug. 16, 1842. Name of Portland changed to Sandusky, on Lake Erie. An act to change the name of the port of entry on Lake Erie, known as Portland, to that of Sandusky. Aug. 16, 1842....... 507 Circuit and District Courts-Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Circuits. An act to amend the act entitled "An act supplementary to the act entitled 'An act to amend the judicial system of the United States."" Aug. 16, 1842. Changes in the Commercial Systems of other Nations to be laid before Congress. An act requiring foreign regulations of commerce to be laid annually before Congress. Aug. 16, 1842.... 507 Dubuque Claim, Iowa Territory. An act to grant pre-emption rights to the settlers on the "Dubuque Clain" so called, in the territory of Iowa. Aug. 16, 1842. Appropriations for the Support of the Army, &c. for 1842. An act making appropriations for the support of the army, and the military academy, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. (Obsolete.) Aug. 23, 1842..... Auxiliary Watch in the City of Washington. An act to establish an auxiliary watch for the protection of public and private property in the City of Washington. Aug. 23, 1842....... 511 Payment for Horses and other Property lost or destroyed in the Military Service of the United States. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the payment of horses or other property lost or destroyed in the military service of the United States," approved the eighteenth day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven. Aug. 23, 1842... Reduction of Dragoons, and of the Army, &c. An act respecting the organization of the army, and for other purposes. Aug. 23, 1842. Claims under the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. An act to provide for the satisfaction of claims arising under the fourteenth and nineteenth articles of the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, concluded in September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty. Aug. 23, 1842....... Supreme, Circuit and District Courts. An act further supplementary to an act entitled "An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States," passed the twenty-fourth of September, seventeen hundred and eighty-nine. Aug. 23, 1842............. Page 511 512 513 516 Navy Pension Fund. An act making an appropriation to supply a deficiency in the navy pension fund. (Obsolete.) Aug. 23, 1842. 519 521 ... ....... Relief of Sellers in Wisconsin. An act for the relief of certain settlers in the territory of Wisconsin. Aug. 23, 1842. . Pensions. An act to amend the acts of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, allowing pensions to certain widows. Aug. 23, 1842. .. Payment of the Florida Militia. An act for the payment of Florida militia called into service in the years eighteen hundred and thirty-nine and eighteen hundred and forty. (Obsolete.) Aug. 23, 1842...... Selection of School Lands granted to Sac and Fox Indians. An act to authorize the selection of school lands in lieu of those granted to half-breeds of the Sac and Fox Indians. Aug. 23, 1842... Appropriations for objects not specially included in the former Appropriation Acts. An act legalizing and making appropriations for such necessary objects as have been usually included in the general appropriation bills without authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental expenses of the departments and offices of the government, and for other purposes. Aug. 26, 1842.... 521 522 522 523 534 District Court in Western Virginia. An act to establish a District Court of the United States in the city of Wheeling, in the State of Virginia. Aug. 26, 1842. Publication of the Discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition. An act to provide for publishing an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring Expedition, under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes, of the United States Navy. Aug. 26, 1842. Patents for Lands entered under Pre-emption Rights. An act to confirm the sale of public lands in certain cases. Aug. 26, 1842. 534 534 Regulation of the Pay of Pursers in the Navy. An act to regulate the pay of pursers and other officers of the navy. Aug. 26, 1842. 535 ....... An act to provide an insane hospital for the Dis Definition and establishment of the Fiscal Year at the Treasury. An act to define and establish the fiscal year of the Treasury of the United States. Aug. 26, 1842. ..... Penitentiary in Iowa. An act to make an appropriation for certain expenses in the erection of a penitentiary in the territory of Iowa. Aug. 29, 1842. Insane Hospital in the District of Columbia. trict of Columbia. Aug. 29, 1842.. An Edition of the Laws of the United States and Regulations of the Post-Office Department. An act to provide for the publication of a new edition of the laws and regulations of the PostOffice Department, and a perfect list of the post-offices in the United States. Aug. 29, 1842. 538 Land District in Missouri, &c. An act for creating a new land district in the State of Missouri, and for changing the boundaries of the south-western and western land districts in said State. Aug. 29, 1842. The Justices of the Supreme Court, &c. empowered to grant Writs of Habeas Corpus when Subjects of Foreign Countries are in custody. An act to provide further remedial justice in the Courts of the United States. Aug. 29, 1842. ... 538 539 536 537 537 ..... Lands in Louisiana. An act in relation to lands sold in the Greensburgh, late St. Helena, land district, in the State of Louisiana, and authorizing the re-survey of certain lands in said district. Aug. 29, 1842. ... 540 Accounts for the support of Government in the Territory of Wisconsin. An act to provide for the settlement of certain accounts for the support of Government in the territory of Wiscon sin, and for other purposes. Aug. 29, 1842.. 540 |