lots whereof are entitled to the benefits of this act. United States, any town, a part or the whole of the lots whereof have have been sold, been sold, shall be entitled to the benefits of this act in relation to any half quarter, or quarter section of land, on which such town may be situated, and of all land by him or them owned, contiguous to, and adjoining said half quarter, quarter section, or section, on which said town is situated, upon condition only, that each and every person who has purchased of him, or them, a town lot, or part of a lot, or land in and adjoining the same, shall be entitled to a remission of all interest that has accrued, and to a discount of twenty per centum on the amount unpaid, and to discharge their debt by bonds, with security, in equal annual instalments of four years from the thirtieth day of December next. Nor shall the provisions of this act be construed to extend to any person or persons claiming title to land under the provisions of an act passed the 3, 1817, ch. 61. third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, entitled "An act to set apart and dispose of certain public lands for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and olive." Proviso. Act of March The lands are forfeited on failure to pay, &c. No person is entitled to the benefit of this act who does not file his written consent before Sept. 30, 1821. Duty of registers and receivers. Report to be made to the treasury depart SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That, for failure to pay the several debts aforesaid, in manner aforesaid, and for the term of three months after the day appointed for the payment of the last instalment thereof, in each of the classes aforesaid, the land so purchased or held by the respective persons indebted to the United States as aforesaid, shall, ipso facto, become forfeited, and revert to the United States. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be deemed to be included within, or entitled to, the benefit of any of the provisions of this act, who shall not, on or before the thirtieth day of September next, sign, and file in the office of the register of the land office of the district where the land was purchased, or where the residue of the purchase money is payable, a declaration in writing, expressing his consent to the same; and shall pay to the register, for receiving, recording, and filing the same, fifty cents. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That it shall be, and hereby is made, the duty of the several registers and receivers of the land offices of the United States, according to the forms and instructions which shall be given in that behalf by the Treasury Department, to assist in carrying this act in[to] execution, to keep full and faithful accounts and records of all proceedings under the same; and, within the term of three months after the said thirtieth day of September next, to transmit to the said department a correct report of the quantity of land relinquished to the United States; the quantity on which full payment shall have been made; and the quantity on which a further credit shall have been given, distinguishing the amount of the debt on which a further credit shall have been allowed; and the registers and receivers, respectively, register and re- shall be entitled to receive fifty cents from the party relinquishing, for each half quarter section, quarter section, half section, section, or legal subdivision of a fractional section, so relinquished. ment three months after the 30th Sept., 1821. Fees to the ceiver. No lands purchased prior to 1st of July, 1820, not already forfeited, to be forfeited before Sept. 30, 1821. Lands relinquished to be deemed forfeit ed. Act of April 24, 1820, ch. 51. Lands sur rendered not to be sold for two years after surrender. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That no lands purchased from the United States on or before the first day of July, eighteen hundred and twenty, which are not already forfeited, shall be considered as forfeited to the government, for failure in completing the payment thereon, until the said thirtieth day of September next; and all the lands which shall be relinquished to the United States, as aforesaid, shall be deemed and held to be forfeited, and, with all other lands which may become forfeited under this act, shall be sold according to the provisions of the act, entitled "An act making further provision for the sale of the public lands," passed the twenty-fourth day of April, eighteen hundred and twenty. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That no land which shall be surrendered under the provisions of this act, shall be offered for sale for the term of two years after the surrender thereof. APPROVED, March 2, 1821. STATUTE II. CHAP. XIII.-An Act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the March 2, 1821. United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the first day of June next, the military peace establishment of the United States shall be composed of four regiments of artillery, and seven regiments of infantry, with such officers of engineers, of ordnance, and of the staff, as are hereinafter provided for. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That each regiment of artillery shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, one sergeant major, one quartermaster sergeant, and nine companies, one of which shall be designated and equipped as light artillery; and that there shall be attached to each regiment of artillery one supernumerary captain to perform ordnance duty; and that each company shall consist of one captain, two first lieutenants, two second lieutenants, four sergeants, four corporals, three artificers, two musicians, and forty-two privates. That each regiment of infantry shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, one sergeant major, one quartermaster sergeant, two principal musicians, and ten companies; each of which shall consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, three sergeants, four corporals, two musicians, and forty-two privates; and that to each regiment of artillery and infantry there shall be one adjutant, who shall be taken from the subalterns of the line. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the corps of engineers, (bombardiers excepted,) and the topographical engineers, and their assistants, shall be retained in service as at present organized. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the ordnance department shall be merged in the artillery; and that the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to select, from the regiments of artillery, such officers as may be necessary to perform ordnance duties, who, while so detached, shall receive the pay and emoluments now received by ordnance officers, and shall be subject only to the orders of the War Department; and that the number of enlisted men in the ordnance department be reduced to fifty-six. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one major general, with two aids-de-camp, two brigadier generals, each with one aid-decamp; and that the aids-de-camp be taken from the subalterns of the line, and, in addition to their other duties, shall perform the duties of assistant adjutant general. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one adjutant general, and two inspectors general, with the rank, pay, and emoluments, of colonels of cavalry. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one quartermaster general; that there shall be two quartermasters, with the rank, pay, and emoluments, of majors of cavalry; and ten assistant quartermasters, who shall, in addition to their pay in the line, receive a sum not less than ten dollars, nor more than twenty dollars, per month, to be regulated by the Secretary of War. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one commissary general of subsistence; and that there shall be as many assistant commissaries as the service may require, not exceeding fifty, who shall be taken from the subalterns of the line, and shall, in addition to their pay in the line, receive a sum not less than ten, nor more than twenty, dollars per month; and that the assistant quartermasters, and assistant commissaries of subsistence, shall be subject to duties in both departments under the orders of the Secretary of War. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one paymaster general, with the present compensation, and fourteen paymasters, with Act of April 14, 1818, ch. 61. Act of May 12, 1820, ch. 97. Military peace establishment. Artillery. Light artil lery. A supernumerary captain for ordnance duty. Infantry. Adjutant to each regiment. Engineers retained, except bombardiers. Ordnance de partment to be merged in the artillery. One major general with two aids, and two brigadiers with an aid each. One adjutant and two inspectors general, &c. A quartermaster general. Two quartermasters. Ten assistant quartermasters, &c. A commissary general of subsistence. Assistant commissaries. A paymaster general and the pay and emoluments of regimental paymasters; and that there shall be one commissary of purchases, and two military storekeepers, to be attached to the purchasing department. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the medical department shall consist of one surgeon general, eight surgeons, with the compensation of regimental surgeons, and forty-five assistant surgeons, with the compensation of post surgeons. SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates, retained by this act, except those specially provided for, shall have the same rank, pay, and emoluments, as are provided, in like cases, by existing laws; and that the force authorized and continued in service under this act, shall be subject to the rules and articles of war. SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States cause to be arranged the officers, non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates, of the several corps now in the service of the United States, in such manner as to form and complete, out of the same, the force authorized by this act, and cause the supernumerary officers, non-commissioned officers, artificers, musicians, and privates, to be discharged from the service of the United States. SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed and paid to each commissioned officer who shall be discharged from the service of the United States in pursuance of this act, three months' pay, in addition to the pay and emoluments to which he may be entitled by law at the time of his discharge. SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the system of "General regulations for the army," compiled by Major General Scott, shall be, and the same is hereby, approved and adopted for the government of the army of the United States, and of the militia, when in the service of the United States. (a) APPROVED, March 2, 1821. STATUTE II. March 2, 1821. CHAP. XIV.-An Act further to regulate the entry of merchandise imported into the United States from any adjacent territory. Act of March Persons 3, 1823, ch. 58. coming into the United States from adjacent foreign territory with merchandise subject to duty, are to de liver manifests, of the cargo or office of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty of the master of any vessel, except registered vessels, and of every person having charge of any boat, canoe, or raft, and of the conductor or driver of any carriage or sleigh, and of every other person, coming from any foreign territory adjacent to the United States, into the United States, with merchandise subject to duty, to deliver, immediately on his or her arrival within the United States, a manifest of the cargo or loading of such vessel, boat, canoe, raft, carriage, or sleigh, or of the merchandise so brought from loading, at the such foreign territory, at the office of any collector or deputy collector which shall be nearest to the boundary line, or nearest to the road or waters by which such merchandise is brought; and every such manifest shall be verified by the oath of such person delivering the same; which oath shall be taken before such collector or deputy collector; and such oath shall state that such manifest contains a full, just, and true, account, of the kinds, quantities, and values, of all the merchandise, so brought from such foreign territory; and if the master, or other person having charge of such vessel, boat, canoe, or raft, or the conductor or driver of Merchandise, such carriage or sleigh, or other person, bringing merchandise as aforevessel,carriage, &c. forfeited. said, shall neglect or refuse to deliver the manifest herein required, or pass by, or avoid, such office, the merchandise subject to duty, and so imported, shall be forfeited to the United States, together with the vessel, nearest collector, &c. Manifests to be verified by oath before the collector, &c. (a) This section is repealed by the act of May 7, 1822, ch. 88. boat, canoe, or raft, the tackle, apparel, and furniture of the same, or the carriage or sleigh, and harness and cattle, drawing the same, or the horses with their saddles and bridles, as the case may be; and such master, conductor, or other importer, shall be subject to pay a penalty of four hundred dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That any deputy collector stationed in any district of the customs contiguous to a foreign territory, to whom a manifest of merchandise, subject to duty, shall be delivered as aforesaid, is hereby authorized to require of the importer of such merchandise the payment of the duties thereon, or good and ample security, either by bond, with one or more sufficient sureties, for the payment thereof, or by the deposit of a portion of such merchandise, equal, at least, to double the amount of the duties on the whole importation; which bond shall be cancelled, or the merchandise, so deposited, shall be delivered to the owner, on the producing to the deputy collector a certificate, of the collector of the district, that the duties have been duly paid. SEC. 3. And be it further [enacted,] That all penalties and forfeitures incurred by force of this act, shall be sued for, recovered, distributed, and accounted for, in the manner prescribed by the act, entitled "An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," passed on the second day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and may be mitigated or remitted in the manner prescribed by the act, entitled "An act to provide for the mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties, and disabilities, accruing in certain cases therein mentioned," passed on the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven. APPROVED, March 2, 1821. CHAP. XV.-An Act extending the time for issuing and locating military land March 2, 1821. warrants to officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the time limited, by the second section of the act approved on the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, for issuing military land warrants to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army, shall be extended to the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three; and the time for locating the unlocated warrants shall be extended to the first day of October thereafter. APPROVED, March 2, 1821. CHAP. XVI.-An Act to establish the district of Pearl river. [Expired.] Act of March 3, 1823, ch. 36. Act of May 26, 1824, ch. 177. Act of May 20, 1826, ch. 138. Act of March 2, 1827, ch. 35. Act of Feb. 24, 1819, ch. 41. STATUTE II. March 2, 1821. Bays, shores, &c. on Lake be a collection Borgne, &c. to district, after July 1, 1821. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the first day of July next, all the bays, waters, and shores, on Lake Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico, and all the rivers emptying into the same, within the limits of the state of Mississippi, shall be a collection district, to be called the district of Pearl river; of which a port near the mouth of Pearl river, at such place as the President of the United States shall designate, shall be the port of entry; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at such place as the President shall direct, at or near the said port, who shall be entitled to receive in addition to the fees and other emoluments established by law, the annual salary of two for the district. hundred and fifty dollars. APPROVED, March 2, 1821. VOL. III.-78 3 F 2 A port of entry near the mouth of Pearl river. A collector STATUTE II. March 2, 1821. CHAP. XVII.—An Act confirming the location of the seat of government of the state of Illinois, and for other purposes. Act of March 3, 1819, ch. 95. Four sections of land, &c., selected by commissioners Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the four sections of land, including the section number sixteen, in township number six north, range number one east, of the third principal meridian, heretofore sefor the seat of lected by commissioners appointed for that purpose, for the seat of government of government of the state of Illinois, be, and the same are hereby declared Illinois, con- to be, confirmed to, and vested in, the said state, for the purpose afore firmed to the said. state. The governor authorized to select a section in lieu of No. 16. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the governor of said state be, and he is hereby, authorized to select any unappropriated section in said township, for the use of the inhabitants thereof, which shall be in lieu of the said sixteenth section. APPROVED, March 2, 1821. STATUTE II. March 2, 1821. CHAP. XVIII.—An Act to extend the charters of certain banks in the District of [Obsolete.] The charters of the Bank of Alexandria, the Farmers' Bank of Alexandria, Bank of Wash ington, Bank of the Metropolis, the Patriotic Bank, the Far mers' Bank of Georgetown, the Bank of Columbia extended. Interest at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum, for failure or refu sal of the banks to pay their notes in lawful currency. Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the acts incorporating the several banks in the District of Columbia, herein named, that is to say: The Bank of Alexandria, and the Farmers' Bank of Alexandria, in the town of Alexandria; the Bank of Washington, the Bank of the Metropolis, and the Patriotic Bank of Washington, in the city of Washington; the Union Bank of Georgetown, the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Georgetown, and the Bank of Columbia, in the town of Georgetown; be, and the same are hereby, extended and limited to the third day of March, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, under, and subject to, such limitations, modifications, and conditions, as are hereinafter enacted. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any one of the banks herein named, shall, at any time, fail or refuse to pay, on demand, any bill, note, or obligation, issued by such bank, in lawful currency of the United States, when required, or shall neglect or refuse to pay, on demand, in like currency, if required, any moneys received by such bank on deposit, to the person or persons entitled to receive the same; then, and in such case, the holder of any such note, bill, or obligation, or the person or persons demanding such deposit as aforesaid, shall, respectively, be entitled to receive and recover interest on the same, at the rate of twelve per centum per annum, from the time of the demand until the And Congress same be fully paid and satisfied. And further, It shall be lawful for Congress, forthwith, to revoke the charter of such bank, and to provide for liquidating and settling the accounts and affairs thereof, in such manner as to their judgment may seem expedient. may revoke their charters. Officers and directors of the banks liable to prosecution, by indictment, for fraudulent practices: SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That any president, director, cashier, teller, clerk, or other officer, or servant, of any of the said banks, or of the Bank of Potomac, hereinafter named, who shall withhold, withdraw, conceal, or embezzle, or connive at the withholding, withdrawal, concealment, or embezzlement, of the money or other property of the bank whereof he is an officer or servant, with intent to defraud the said bank, shall be subject to prosecution therefor, in the name of the United States, by indictment, on presentment or information, in the circuit court of the county wherein such offence shall have been committed, and, on adjudged felons conviction thereof, shall be adjudged a felon, and suffer an imprisonment on conviction, of not less than one year, nor more than ten years, and forfeit and pay And to be |