THE

Statutes at Large and Treaties

OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

FROM

DECEMBER 1, 1851, TO MARCH 3, 1855,

Arranged in Chronological Order;

WITH

REFERENCES TO THE MATTER OF EACH ACT AND TO THE
SUBSEQUENT ACTS ON THE SAME SUBJECT.

EDITED BY

GEORGE MINOT, ESQ.,

COUNSELLOR AT LAW.

The rights and interest of the United States in the stereotype plates from which this work is printed are hereby recognized, acknowl-
edged, and declared by the publishers, according to the provisions of the joint resolution of Congress, passed March 3, 1845.

VOL. X.

BOSTON:

LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY.

1855.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by

LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE:
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LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY.

BOSTON, October 1, 1855.