For the purchase of land at Fort Gratiot, one thousand six hundred dollars.

To make good a deficiency of a former appropriation for the building of a wharf at Fort McHenry, ninety dollars and forty cents.

For repairing and extending the levees, securing the works at Fort Jackson, Mississippi, and for improving the storerooms and magazine, four thousand dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be authorized, at his discretion, out of the moneys appropriated by this, or any former act, for the payment of the militia ordered into the service of the United States, according to law, during the last year, to allow and pay to the district paymasters of the Army of the United States employed in making such payments, a commission on the sums respectively paid by them, not exceeding one per centum upon the amounts.

Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT to explain and amend the act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports, passed July fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, so far as relates to hardware, and certain manufactures of copper and brass, and other articles.

Be it enacted, &c. That the provisos of the tenth and twelfth clauses of the second section of the act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports, passed July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, be, and the same are hereby suspended until the first day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty four.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports, passed July the fourteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, as repeals the duties heretofore levied on cop per bottoms cut round, and copper bottoms raised to the edge, and still bottoms cut round and turned upon the edge, and parts thereof, and on copper plates or sheets, weighing more than thirty-four ounces per square foot, commonly called braziers copper, and on tobacco leaves, or unmanufactured, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That nothing contained in the act of the fourteenth of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports, shall be so construed as to authorize the exemption from the payment of duty' on sheet and rolled brass, but the same shall be charged with the payment of a duty of twenty five per centum advalorem.

Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT making appropriations for the erection of certain Fortifications.

Be it enacted, &c. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely:

For a Fort on Throg's Neck, East river, New York, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For rebuilding Fort Delaware, Delaware river, fifty thousand dollars.

For a Fort on Foster's Bank, Pensacola harbor, Florida, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For a Fort on Grande Terre, Barataria, Louisiana, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT for improving the navigation of certain rivers in the Territories of Florida and Michigan, and for surveys, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted, &c. That, for the purpose of removing obstructions, and improving the navigation of certain rivers in the Territories of Florida and Michigan, the following sums be, and they are hereby appropriated, to

be paid out of any money in the Treasury; to be expended under the direction of the President of the United States.

For removing obstructions in, and improving the navigation of, the Escambia river, five thousand dollars.

For improving the navigation of Ochlochney river, five thousand dollars.

For improving the navigation of the Choctawhachie river, as recommended by the Postmaster General, for the transportation of the mail from Pensacola to Tallahas. see, five thousand dollars.

For improving the harbor at Chicago, on lake Michigan, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For a survey of White and Saint Francis rivers, in the Territory of Arkansas, five hundred dollars. Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT in relation to the Potomac Bridge.

Be it enacted, &c. That so soon as the President of the United States shall decide on a plan for the erection of a bridge over the Potomac river at Washington, on or adjoining the site of the old bridge, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby required to advertise for contracts after giving at least thirty days notice.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, towards the construction of the said bridge, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriatel, in such sums, and at such times, as may be agreed on by the Secretary of the Treasury, and the contractor or contractors, who shall give to the said Secretary satis factory security for the faithful performance of the con

tract.

Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT to improve the navigation of the Potomac river between Georgetown and Alexandria, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted, &c. That in order to aid the citizens of Georgetown in removing the obstruction to their naviga tion, by causing the cut already made through the bar, below the town, to be enlarged and deepened; and for the further purpose of enabling them to make a free turnpike road to the district line on the Virginia side of the river, and to purchase of the present proprietors, and make forever free, the bridge over the Little Falls of Potomac river, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said sum shall be paid, from time to time, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the order of the corporation of Georgetown, in such sums as to enable the said corporation to effect the purposes aforesaid.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That before the said sum be paid over to the said corporation, it shall pass an ordinance to make said road and bridge free, and to be kept in repair by said corporation forever. Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT in addition to the Act for the gradual improvement of the Navy of the United States.

Be it enacted, &c. That for the gradual improvement of the Navy of the United States, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, be, and the same is hereby appropriated, annually, for six years, from and after the third day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, when the present appropriation expires.

Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and

empowered to cause the abovementioned appropriation to be applied, as directed and prescribed by the act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and twenty seven, to which this is in addition, the provisions whereof are hereby continued in force for the term abovementioned, and to be applied also to the purchase of other necessary materials as well as timber suitable for the construction of vessels of war.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That, in addition to the provisions now in force on the subject of the live oak growing on the public lands, it shall be the duty of all collectors of the customs within the Territory of Florida, and the States of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, before allowing a clearance to any vessel laden in whole or in part with live oak timber, to ascertain satisfactorily that such timber was cut from private lands, or, if from public ones, by consent of the Navy Department. And it is hereby made the duty of all officers of the customs, and of the land officers within said Territory and States, to cause prosecutions to be seasonably instituted against all persons known to be guilty of depredations on, or injuries to, the live oak growing on the public lands. Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT to improve the condition of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the Army and Marine Corps of the United States, and to prevent desertion. Be it enacted, &c. That, from and after the passage of this act, all enlistments in the army of the United States, shall be for three years; and that the monthly pay of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers shall be as follows, viz: to each sergeant major, quartermaster sergeant, and chief musician, sixteen dollars; to the first sergeant of a company, fifteen dollars; to all other sergeants, twelve dollars each; to each artificer, ten dollars; to each corporal, eight dollars, and to each musician and private soldier, six dollars; and all enlistments in the Marine Corps shall be for four years; and that the monthly pay of the non commissioned officers and soldiers in said corps shall be as follows, viz: to each sergeant major and quartermaster sergeant, seventeen dollars; to the drum major, fife major, the orderly sergeants of posts, and first sergeants of guards at sea, sixteen dollars each; to all other sergeants, thirteen dollars; to each corporal, nine dollars; to each musician, eight dollars; and to each pri vate, seven dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That one dollar of the monthly pay of every musician and private soldier, shall be retained until the expiration of the two first years of their enlistment, when each shall receive the twenty-four dollars retained pay, which shall have so accrued Provided, He shall have served honestly and faithfully that portion of the term of his first enlistment.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That every able bodied musician or private soldier, who may re-enlist into his company or regiment, within two months before, or one month after, the expiration of his term of service, shall receive two months' extra pay, besides the pay and other allowances which may be due to him on account of the unexpired period of any enlistment.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That every able bodied musician or soldier, who shall re-enlist into his company or regiment, as specified in the third section of this act, shall receive his full pay, at the rate of six dol lars per month, without any temporary deduction there. from.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That no premium to officers, for enlisting recruits, nor bounties to recruits for enlisting, shall be allowed after the passage of this act.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That no person who has been convicted of any criminal offence, shall be enlisted into the army of the United States.

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Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the seventh section of the act, "entitled 'An act making further provision for the army of the United States," passed on the sixteenth May, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, so far as it applies to any enlisted soldier, who shall be convicted by a general court martial of the crime of desertion. Approved March 2, 1833.

AN ACT making appropriations for carrying on certain works heretofore commenced for the improvement of harbors and rivers and, also, for continuing and repairing the Cumberland road, and certain Territorial roads.

Be it enacted, &c. That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby appropriated for carrying on or completing certain works and roads heretofore commenced, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

For carrying on the Delaware breakwater, two hundred and seventy thousand dollars.

For removing a sand bar at the mouth of Black River, Ohio, two thousand four hundred dollars.

For a pier head at Cunningham creek, Ohio, five hundred dollars.

For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Ashtabula creek, Ohio, three thousand four hundred dollars.

For completing the improvements of the harbor of Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, six thousand dollars.

For completing the pier at the mouth of Buffalo harbor, New York, thirty-one thousand seven hundred

dollars.

For improving the entrance of Gennesee river, NewYork, fifteen thousand dollars.

For removing obstructions at the mouth of Big Sodus bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars.

For completing the pier and mole at Oswego, New York eight thousand four hundred dollars.

For the completion of the breakwater at the mouth of the Merrimack river, four thousand nine hundred dollars.

For repairing Plymouth Beach, six hundred dollars. For the breakwater at Hyannis, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars.

For improving the harbors of New Castle, Marcus Hook, Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware, four thousand dollars.

For carrying on the improvement of Ocracoke inlet North Carolina, sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars.

For improving Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North Carolina, twenty eight thousand dollars. For improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars.

For continuing the road from Detroit to Saganaw bay, fifteen thousand dollars.

For completing the improvement of St. Mark's river and harbor in Florida, in addition to the unexpended balance of former appropriations, one thousand five hun. dred dollars.

For the road from Detroit to Grand river of Lake Michigan, twenty five thousand dollars.

For continuing the road from Detroit towards Chicago, in the Territory of Michigan, eight thousand dollars.

For paying the balance due the commissoners for surveying and marking the road from La Plaisance bay, to intersect the road to Chicago, within the Territory of Michigan, six hundred and eight dollars and seventy-six

cents.

For making the said road, fifteen thousand dollars. For completing the improvement of the Inland channel between St. Mary's and St. John's in Florida, nine thousand dollars.

For the completion of the removal of obstructions in the harbor and river Appalachicola, in Florida, according to the report and estimste of the engineer, Lieutenant Long, eight thousand seven hundred dollars, including the unexpended appropriation of last year.

For repairing the Cumberland road east of the Ohio one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.

For continuing the Cumberland road in Ohio, west of Zanesville, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. For continuing the Cumberland road in the State of Indiana, one hundred thousand dollars.

For continuing the Cumberland road in Illinois, seventy thousand dollars.

For repairs of the Cumberland road in Virginia, thirtyfour thousand four hundred and forty dollars.

For payment of a balance due the commissioners under the act of third of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, for marking out a road to the confines of New Mexico, one thousand five hundred and four dollars and fifty-four cents.

For defraying the expenses incidental to making examinations and surveys under the act of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For payment of balance due Joseph C. Brown for running the western boundary of the State of Missouri, one hundred and forty-dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized, by and with the approbation of the President of the United States to change the location of the route of the Cumberland road, near Cumberland and Wills' mountain, according to the survey and report thereon of Captain Delafield, of the corps of Engineers.

Approved: March 2, 1832.

For keeping in repair the fire engines belonging to the public buildings, two hundred dollars.

For furnishing the President's House, to be expended under the direction of the President, in addition to the proceeds of such decayed furniture as he may direct to be sold, twenty thousand dollars.

For an additional payment for the Statue of Washington, five thousand dollars.

For alterations in the Representatives Hall, to accomdate the twenty-third Congress, according to a plan recommended by a Select Committee of the House of Representatives, of thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, thirteen thousand dollars.

For completing the public vault, and railing thereon, one thousand six hundred dollars. Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT for the construction of a road from the Mississippi river to William Strong's, on the St. Francis river, in the Territory of Arkansas.

Be it enacted, &c. That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of enabling the President of the United States to cause to be permanently constructed, a road in the Territory of Arkansas, from a point opposite to Memphis, to the house of William Strong, on the St. Francis river, or towards such other point on the same as the engineer appointed to report thereupon may recommend, for the purpose of establishing a constant communication from the point above named, towards Little Rock, in the said Territory: Provided, That the said sum be expendel under the direction of such military engi neer as the President may appoint: And provided, also, That no part of the said sum of money shall be expended until a careful survey and estimate shall have been made

and for other purposes.

Be it enacted, &c. That, for the purpose of completing the buildings of the Penitentiary, its support, the purchase of raw materials to be manufactured by the convicts, and as a compensation to Thomas Carbery, who is hereby allowed one thousand dollars for his services in planning and superintending the erection of the Penitentiary, the sum of fifteen thousand four hundred and thirty-six dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriat ed.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following sums be, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the following purposes, that is to say:

For dressing and laying the stone procured for paving the terrace of the Capitol, seven thousand dollars.

For enclosing and improving the public ground north of the Capitol, two thousand dollars.

For a pedestal wall, coping, railing, and footway at the north front of the President's House, ten thousand dollars. For improving the Capitol square, including the gar dener's salary, and lighting the lamps, two thousand se ven hundred and fifty dollars.

For completing the regulation of the ground and planting, south of the President's House, four thousand six hundred and sixty dollars.

For alterations and repairs in the Capitol, one thousand dollars.

For alterations and repairs in the President's House, five hundred dollars.

For constructing reservoirs and fountains at the public offices and President's House, and enclosing and planting the fountain square, six thousand seven hundred and twenty three dollars.

the said survey and estimate shall have been previously submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary of War and the President of the United States. Approved March 2, 1833.

AN ACT prolonging the second session of the Fifth Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan.

Be it enacted, &c. That the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, now in session, be, and is hereby, authorized to continue its present session thirty days beyond the time now limited by law.

Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That, for the purpose of defraying the incidental expenses, and for paying the members of the said Legislative Council for the additional time employed as aforesaid, the sum of two thousand dollars be, and is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved March 2, 1833.

AN ACT in addition to, and in alteration of, an act enti tled "An act vesting in the Corporation of the City of Washington all the rights of the Washington Canal Company," and for other purposes.

Be it enacted, &c. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, unto the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, of the City of Washington, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to aid them in fulfilling the objects and requirements of an act entitled "An act vesting in the Corporation of the City of Washington all the rights of the Washington Ca. nal Company, and for other purposes," approved May thirty first. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two : Provided, That the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Common

Council, relinquish all title to the land vested in them by the eighth section of the act above named, and, also, relinquish all rights and privileges granted by the eighth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth, sec. tions of said act: And provided, also, That the sum here. in granted shall be applied to pay and extinguish any debt which has been, or may be contracted in the pur. chase either of the Washington City Canal, or in the completion of the same, and shall not be applicable to any other object or purpose until said debts be extinguished.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Commis. sioner of the Public Buildings is hereby authorized to cause all the open grounds belonging to the United States which, in the original plan of the city, were reserved for public walks, lying between the Maryland and Pennsyl vania Avenues, to be enclosed with a wooden fence, and to lay down the same according to such plan for the improvement thereof as the President of the United States may approve, in grass, and intersect it by suitable paths and roads for intercourse and recreation: Provided, That there shall not be more than three streets or roads across the same to connect the streets on the north and south sides of said public grounds.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there be paid, out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, for the purposes of the second section of this act, the sum of five thousand dollars.

Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT establishing a port of entry and delivery at the village of Fall River in Massachusetts, and discontinuing the office at Dighton.

Be it enacted, &c. That there shall, from and after the first day of April next, be established in the village of Fall River, near the mouth of Taunton Great River, in Massachusetts, a port of entry and delivery.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the office of the collector of the customs in Dighton, Massachusetts, shall, from and after the first day of April next, be discontinued. Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT to authorize the President of the United States to exchange certain lands belonging to the Navy Yard at Brooklyn for other lands contiguous thereto.

Be it enacted, &c. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to execute a conveyance to the Corporation of the village of Brooklyn, in the State of New York, of the interest of the United States in certain lands forming a part of the navy yard at said village of Brooklyn, and designated in a petition from said Corporation to Congress, on condition that said Corporation convey a good title to the United States of such other property contiguous to said yard, and obtain releases to the United States of certain parts of said yard now in controversy, so that, in his opinion, the convey ances from said Corporation shall be equally beneficial to the United States as the property granted to said Corpo. ration.

Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT for the more perfect defence of the frontiers. Be it enacted, &c. That in lieu of the battalion of mounted rangers authorized by the act of the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, there be established a regiment of dragoons, to be composed and organized as follows, to wit: one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, one quartermaster-sergeant, and two chief buglers, one adjutant, who shall be a lieutenant, one sergeant major, one chief musician, and ten companies; each company to consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, and one second lieutenant, exclusive

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of the lieutenant who is to be the adjutant of the regi ment; four sergeants, one of whom shall act as quartermaster-sergeant to the company, four corporals, two buglers, one farrier and blacksmith, and sixty privates.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, when mounted, be entitled to the same pay and emoluments as was allowed to dragoons during the war, and when on foot, the same pay and emoluments as are now allowed to the officers, non commissioned officers, musicians, and privates of a regiment of infantry: and that the farrier and black mith be allowed the same pay and allowances, as are allowed to an artificer of artillery.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said regiment of dragoons shall be liable to serve on horse, or foot, as the President may direct; shall be subject to the rules and articles of war, be recruited in the same manner, and with the same limitations; that the officers, noncommissioned officers, musicians, farriers, and privates, shall be entitled to the same provisions for wounds and disabilities, the same provisions for widows and children, and the same allowances and benefits in every respect, as are allowed the other troops constituting the present military peace establishment.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be authorized to carry into effect this act, as soon as he may deem it expedient, and to discharge the present battalion of mounted rangers, on their being relieved by the said regiment of dragoons.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sum required to carry into effect the provisions of this act, is hereby appropriated, in addition to the appropriations, for the military establishment for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

Approved: March 2, 1833.

An Act to create sundry new land offices, and to alter the boundaries of other land offices of the United States.

Be it enacted, &c. That so much of the lands ceded to the United States by the treaties made and concluded with the Choctaw tribe of Indians, near Doak's Stand, on the eighteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and at Dancing Rabbit creek, on the twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, as is situated north of the line dividing townships nineteen and twenty, and west of the line dividing range seven and eight, east, be, and the same is hereby, established into a land district, to be designated as the northwestern district.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the land ceded by the Choctaw tribe of Indians to the United States, by said treaty of the twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, as is situated west of the basis meridian, and south of the divid ing line between townships nineteen and twenty, north, be and the same is attached to the Choctaw district, established by an act of the seventh day of May, eighteen hundred and twenty-two.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of the lands ceded to the United States by said treaty of the twenty-seventh of September, eighteen hundred and thirty, as is situated north of the dividing line between townships seven and eight, east of the basis meridian, and south of the northwestern district, and the Southern boundary of the lands of the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, shall constitute a land district to be designated as the northeastern district; and the lands of the United States in the counties of Monroe and Lowndes, now subject to sale in the Choctaw district, shall, from and after the first day of May next, be subject to sale at the land office in the said northeastern district; and it shall be the duty of the Register at Mount Salus, under instructions from the

Commissioner of the General Land Office, to transfer all such books, maps, records, field notes, and plats, or transcripts thereof, relating to the surveys of the public lands in Monroe and Lowndes counties, to the Register of the northeastern district, as may be necessary to enable him to comply with the provisions of this act.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That so much of the land ceded to the United States by the said treaty of the twenty-seventh of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, as is situated South of the dividing line between townships seven and eight, be attached to, and constitute a part of, the Augusta land district.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That, for the dispo sal of the public lands in the northeastern and northwestern districts, a land office shall be established in each, at such convenient place as the President of the United States may designate; and, for each of said offices, a Register and Receiver shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall severally give bond and security, according to law, before entering on the duties of their respective offices. They shall receive the same compensation, fees, and emoluments, and shall perform similar duties, and possess the same powers, with all other Registers and Receivers of public monies of the United States, and shall, in all respects, be governed by the laws of the United States providing for the sale of public lands.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That so much of the Edwardsville land district as lies north and northwest of the Illinois river, between said river and the Mississippi, be, and the same is hereby, attached to the Quincy land district, in the State of Illinois; and that ranges one and two west of the third principal meridian embracing all townships from the base line to the southern boundary of the Sangamon land district, be, and the same is hereby attached to the Vandalia land district in said State. The said transfer to be effected under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That all the lands situated South of the district line, and South of the di viding line between townships twenty and twenty-one, and North of the line dividing townships eleven and twelve, and west of the line dividing ranges nine and ten west, to the west boundary line of the State of Alabama, shall constitute a land district, to be known and called the Demopolis district.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the lands of the United States, in the counties of Green and Marengo, now subject to sale in the Tuscaloosa, Cahawba, and St. Stephen's land districts, as comprehended in the above described district: Provided, That the land district here. inafter created by the tenth section of this act, shall be bounded on the South by the line dividing townships twenty-six and twenty seven, and on the east by the line dividing ranges six and seven, and the lands in said district now in market shall be subject to entry at the land offices at Crawfordsville and Fort Wayne as heretofore, until the first day of July next, and no longer; shall, from and after the first day of June next, be subject to sale at the land office in the said Demopolis land district; and it shall be the duty of the Registers at Tuscaloosa, Cahaw. ba, and Saint Stephens, under instructions from the com. missioner of the General Land Office, to transfer all such books, maps, records, field notes, and plats, or transcripts thereof, relating to the surveys of the public lands hereby added to the said Demopolis land district, to the Re. gister of the Demopolis land district.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That there shall be a Register and Receiver appointed for the said land dis trict, with the same compensation, fees, and emoluments, and who shall perform all the duties usually performed by Registers and Receivers appointed to superintend the sale of the public lands of the United States.

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That all that District of country, in the State of Indiana, lying west of the line dividing ranges seven and eight east of the second principal meridian, and north of the line dividing townships twenty-four and twenty-five, shall form a separate land district; and the land office for the sale and disposal of all the public lands in said district, shall be, and hereby is, established at Laporte; and for said land office, a Register and Receiver shall be appointed in like manner, and be subject to like rules and regulations, and receive the same salary, fees, and compensation for their services, as is designated and provided for in other cases by the fifth section of this act; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, as soon as it can be done, to cause the necessary tract books, plats, maps, and surveys of the public lands in said district, to be filed in said office: Provided, That the President may, whenever in his judgment, the public interest and the convenience of the People require it, remove said office to a more central and suitable place in said district. Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT making provision for the publication of the Do. cumentary History of the American Revolution.

Be it enacted, &c That the Secretary of State be, and he hereby is authorized to contract with Matthew St. Clair Clarke and Peter Force, for the publication of a work entitled "The Documentary History of the American Revolution," to be printed in octavo or folio, as may be agreed upon: Provided, That the rate of expense shall not exceed the actual cost per volume of the Diplomatic Correspondence now printing, or heretofore printed, under direction of the Secretary of State; the same to be distributed and disposed of in the manner provided by the joint resolation of the tenth July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, for the distribution and disposal of Gales & Seaton's collection of American State Papers. Approved: March 2, 1833.

AN ACT declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, hereafter recited.

Be it enacted, &c. That the assent of the United States be, and the same is hereby, given to an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, entitled "An act concerning the Cumberland Road," passed February the seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two; such assent to remain in force during the pleasure of Congress: Provided, That this act shall not be construed as preventing the United States from resuming whatever jurisdiction it may now have over the said road, whenever, in its discre tion, it shall deem it proper so to do; which act of the said General Assembly is in the words and figures following, to wit:

Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That whenever the Government of the United States shall have surrendered so much of the Road, commonly called the Cumberland Road as lies within the limits of this State, the President and Directors of the Board of Public Works shall be, and they are hereby authorized, to take the same under their care in behalf of this State; and to cause a gate or gates, and a toll-house or houses, to be erected on said road: Provided, the same shall not exceed two in number.

Be it further enacted, That a superintendent shall be appointed by the President and Directors of the Board of Public Works, removable at pleasure, whose duty it shall be to erect said gate or gates, and toll-house or tollhouses, and to exercise all reasonable vigilance and diligence in care of said road committed to his charge; to contract for, and direct the application of, the labor, materials and other things necessary for the repair, improve