1838. day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, accept, ratify, and confirm the same, with the following amendments. viz: "Strike out articles 2 and 4 in the following words: ARTICLE 2nd. The survey and proclamation of sale shall apply, as well to the reserves on the river Angrais, and at Rifle river, of which said Indians are to have the usufruct and occupancy for five years, as to the other lands ceded: but the sales shall be made subject to the incumbrance of such right of occupancy by the Indians, nor shall any lands thus sold be entered upon, until the full end and term of said five years, without the consent of said Indians, publicly obtained, at the office of the proper super intendent, agent or sub-agent, of such tribe or band; which con sent shall be expressed by the certificate of such officer, delivered to the purchaser. And to enable such officer to act understand. ingly, in the discharge of this duty, a plat of the survey of such reservations, shall be furnished for the use of his office." ARTICLE 4th. Should the said Indians agree to emigrate, and give up their reservations on the west shores of Saganaw bay, at any time during the first period of sale herein before me tioned, they shall receive from the United States the minimum price per acre, fixed for said period, and if during the second period, the minimum price for the second period.' Change articles 3 and 5 to read article 2nd, and article 3rd." IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, having signed the same with my hand. DONE at the city of Washington, the second day of July, one [L. S.] By the President: JOHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State. INDEX. A. Aarons William James, act for the relief of Adams; Nathan Peter and William; duplicates of bounty land Adjutant generals, as many assistant, to be employed by the Pre- Agency Pension, at Decatur, Alabama, removal of to Huntsville, Alabama, Post-routes established in Albany, circuit court, now held annually at, to be henceforth held at Canandaigua Albert A., of New Orleans, authority given to, to export with the benefit of drawback, a package of Spanish playing cards, Alexandria, court-house to be erected at, Page 86 4 46 101 99 135 158 197 108 153 18 Amelia island, appropriation heretofore made for a light-house on, treaty of, with the Chippewas of Saganaw, [Appen- Annuities, due and payable to the Great and Little Osage Indians vating their lands for the payment of annuities due from the United for the defence of the northern frontier to adjust the claims to the reservations of land for the payment of the Revolutionary and other 58 4 153 4 4 5 9 18 26 for salaries of President and Vice President of the United States 27 59 Appropriation; for salaries of the heads of department for expenses of the office of the Secretary of State of the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury Page 27 27 27 27,29 of the office of the Secretary of War of the office of the Chief Engineer of the office of the Secretary of the Navy 30 for the compensation of the Governor, Judges and for alterations of the Capitol for alterations and repairs of the President's house for payment to L. Persico, under his contract with for transportation of the mail for the support of the Army for the year 1838 for continuance of the Cumberland road in Ohio, for contingent expenses of the Territory of Iowa for suppression of Indian hostilities for 1838, and for the salary of the Surveyor of public lands in for surveying, boundary line between State of for running southern boundary line of Territory for completion of public buildings in Wisconsin 81 83 Appropriation; to carry into effect the provisions of the act for appointment of persons to test inventions for the improvement of the boilers of steam engines for the judge of the orphan's court of Alexandria for certain roads in the Territory of Florida 1838 Page 94 94 106 110 for the documentary history of the American Re- 112 for the Mars Hill military road 112 to reimburse the State of Maine for allowances 112 for construction of the patent office 112 for contingent expenses of the Senate of the for military surveys, outstanding balance on for the salary of the additional judge of the or- 113 113 to carry into effect the resolution in relation to 113 for the salaries of the officers of the Territory of to defray expenses of Marshals, and other civil 113 114 114 for salary of the clerk to the Commissioners un- 145 for compilation of the laws of Florida 148 for building light-houses, beacon-lights, buoys, 148-152 for payment of surveys for light-houses for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various for certain roads in the Territory of Wisconsin for printing and publishing the Madison papers Arkansas, official acts of the late Governor of, ratified and confirmed western boundary of; fort for; appropriation for Post-routes established in Arnold Elias, and Paine Raphael; act amending the act for the relief of Artillery, regiments of; to be increased by one company Asylum Kentucky; time for selling land granted to by Congress; extension of Asylum, Naval, at Philadelphia, appropriation for Attorney District, for the district court of the United States for the western district of Tennessee appointment of provided for Auditor's office, fifth, appropriation for two additional clerks of, Austin John P. indemnity allowed to, for damages in the execution of a certain contract 63 156 59 B. Bacot T. W., payment to for money spent for the United States Baker A., alias Wm. A. Chelsey; criminal proceedings against for Bank Union, of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia; charter number of directors of trustee or trustees of, having the management of the bank's concerns, to be elected by the stock- trustees of, to be elected in the same manner as the trustees of, to receive all the property of, from the charter of, when voidable no bills payable to bearer to be issued by |