1839. J. Clements, deceased, late CHAP. 234. An ACT for the relief of the assignees of Jacob Clements, deceased. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreIsentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and Assignees of directed to pay to the assignees of Jacob Clements, deceased, late owner of the brig Cumberland and schooner Active Trader, the owner of brid sum of four thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars, for schr. Active demurrage on those vessels at the port of Laguira, in the year paid $4628, for eighteen hundred and twelve: Provided, That the assignees of Lemurrage 1914. Laguira, in 1812, the said Jacob Clements, deceased, shall release the United States Proviso. from all claims whatsoever on account of said vessels. Approved, March 3d, 1839. Cumberland and Trader, to be at CHAP. 235. An ACT for the relief of Susan Gratiot, administratrix, and Charles be paid $141370, for extra servi tiot while sub [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, s. Gratiot to authorized to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Susan Gratiot, administratrix, and Charles ces of H. GraH. Gratiot, administrator, of Henry Gratiot, deceased, the sum agent of of the of fourteen hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy cents, for dians, &c. extra services of the said Henry Gratiot while sub agent of the Winnebago Indians, and for money paid by him to effect his redemption from Indian captivity. Approved, March 3d, 1839. Winnebago In CHAP. 236. An ACT for the relief of John L. McCarty. to be paid $160, prosecuting four the validity of [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers of the Treasury allow to John J. L. McCarty L. McCarty one hundred and sixty dollars for that amount of for fees charged fees charged by Charles Lewis, as attorney, in prosecuting, under by C. Lewis, in an order from the Secretary of War, before the year eighteen suits, to decide hundred and twenty-four, four suits, to decide the validity of entries in the entries in the Cherokee country under the laws of Tennessee: try under the Provided, That the original account and assignment be presented; laws of Tenn. and it shall be proven to the satisfaction of said officers that said account has not been paid by any disbursing officer of the Government, and that said McCarty is the purchaser of said claim, and holds the same as assignee. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, on making said allowance, the same be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3d, 1839. Cherokee coun 1839. sentatives of D. lary of consul CHAP. 237. An ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of Dunscomb Bradford deceased. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemLegal repre- bled, That the proper officers of the Treasury be, and they are Bradford to be hereby, required to allow and pay to the legal representatives of allowed the sa- said Bradford, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise and agent of appropriated, the salary of consul and agent of claims of the claims at Paris, United States at Paris, from the ninth of August, eighteen hunto 23d Sept. 1833. dred and thirty-three, to the twenty-third of September, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, at the rate per annum established by Approved, March 3d, 1839. from 9th August law. sentatives of pensation of as CHAP. 238. An ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of the late Doctr James H. Cheears. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress as Legal repre- sembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to the legal J. H. Cheers to representatives of Doctor James H. Cheears, out of any money be paid the com- in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the compensation sistant surgeon of assistant surgeon in the army of the United States, from the from 9th July to ninth of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, to the twenty22d Oct. 1837. second of October, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, the said Doctor Cheears having discharged the duties of that office in General Armstrong's brigade of mounted Tennessee volunteers, in their campaign in Florida. in the Approved, March 3d, 1839. tained in 3d sec. for the present CHAP. 239. An ACT for the relief of Jesse Seymour, or his representatives, and in alteration of an act entitled "An act respecting the late officers and crew of the sloop of war Wasp," approved April twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixteen. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assemLimitation con- bled, That the limitation contained in the third section of said act 20th April act, of two years, for the presentment of claims under and in 1816, of 2 years, virtue thereof, so far forth as the same may relate to, or operate ment of claims, upon, Jesse Seymour, one of the crew of said sloop of war may relate to, Wasp, or his representatives, be, and the same hereby is, sus 9. peymour, pended and extended for the term of two years from and after his representa- the passage of this act; and within that time the claim of said and extended Seymour or his representatives, by virtue of said act, may be presented, and in all respects proceeded with as though no such limitation had been passed; and the sum which may thereupon be allowed shall be paid out of the navy pension fund. Approved, March 3d, 1839. so far forth as J. or tives, suspended for 2 years. CHAP. 240. An ACT for the relief of Woodburne Potter. 1839. of W. Potter for clerk to Genl. low him such may be entitled [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War adjust the claim of Wood- Sec. War to burne Potter for services as a clerk to General Gaines from the adjust the claim sixth of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, to Septem- services as a ber eight, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and allow to him Gaines, and altherefor such reasonable compensation as he is entitled to, not reasonable comhowever to exceed the amount heretofore certified by General pensation at d Gaines and paid by the disbursing officer, but disallowed by the to, not to exaccounting officers, and charged to the account of General Gaines, under the one hundred and fourth paragraph of the regulations of the quartermaster's department; that said allowance be carried to the credit of General Gaines on his account, if said debit shall stand against him; but if that shall have been paid by Woodburne Potter, then the amount so allowed shall be paid to said Potter out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3d, 1839. ceed, &c. RESOLUTIONS. [No. 1.] RESOLUTION authorizing an examination and payment of the claims of the workmen upon the public buildings. pointed by the struction claims of the loss of their time [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioners appointed by the President of the The comrs. apUnited States to superintend the prosecution of the work Prest, to superin the construction of the new Treasury building, be, and intention of the they are hereby, authorized to examine the claims of the work-new Treasury building, shall men to indemnity for the loss of their time during the suspension examine the of the work upon said building, by order of the President of the workmen to inUnited States, pending the question before Congress upon the demnity for the bill reported by the Committee on Public Buildings, providing during the sus"for the removal of the walls of the Treasury building, and for work, and allow the erection of a fire-proof building for the Post Office Depart- such of them as were suspendment;" and that the said commissioners allow to such of said ed, and had no opportunity of workmen, respectively, as were suspended from labor, during obtaining the pendency of said bill, with the encouragement and under an reasonable inauthorized assurance that, upon the decision thereof, their labor demnity as juswould again be required by the Government, and who, interme- may require, not diately, had no opportunity of obtaining employment in the city average rate of of Washington, such reasonable indemnity for loss of wages for their earnings. labor, during the suspension of the work, as, under the circumstances of their respective cases, justice and equity may require, not exceeding, however, in any case, the average rate of the earnings of said workmen in the employment of the Government for a like preceding period of time. em ployment, such tice and equity exceeding the SEC. 2. And be it further resolved, That the Commissioner Comr. of Pub. of Public buildings be, and he hereby is, authorized to pay to such sums as buildings to pay 1839. said shall allow. the workmen respectively such sums of money as the commisthe comrs. afore- sioners aforesaid shall allow and certify pursuant to the foregoing resolution, out of any money in his hands appropriated by law to the construction of the new Treasury building. Approved, January 18th, 1839. J. Ferribault, for [No. 2.] A RESOLUTION for the purchase of the island at the confluence of the St. Peters and Mississippi rivers. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sec. War to con- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the tract with J.B.& Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to contract said purchase, with J. B. and J. Ferribault, for the purchase of the island at Congress, sub-the confluence of the St. Peters and Mississippi rivers, and to ject to their ap- report his proceedings to Congress, subject to their approbation or rejection. Approved, February 13th, 1839. and report to proval. Maryland for se. tinued in force gress of Feb. ceded by Md. ted, as regards ington county, the Secretary of through the Ge [No. 3.] A RESOLUTION directing the manner in which certain laws of the District of Columbia shall be executed. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the The acts of United States of America in Congress assembled, That the acts curing titles to of the State of Maryland for securing titles to vacant land, which vacant land,con- were continued in force by the act of Congress of the twenty-seby act of Con- venth of February, eighteen hundred and one, in that part of the 27th, 1801, in that District of Columbia which was ceded to the United States by part of D. C. that State, and which have heretofore been inoperative for the shall be execu- want of appropriate officers or authority in the said District for lands in Wash- their due execution, shall hereafter be executed, as regards lands and without the in the county of Washington and without the limits of the city city limits, by of Washington, by the Secretary of the Treasury through the the Treasury, General Land Office, where applications shall be made for warneral Land of rants, which warrants shall be directed to the surveyor for the which they shall county of Washington; who shall make return to the Commis sioner of the General Land Office; and payment for said land, according to the said laws of Maryland, shall be made to the Treasurer of the United States, whose certificate of such pay. ment shall be presented to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, who shall thereupon issue in the usual form of patents for lands by the United States, a patent for such land to the person entitled thereto; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall make such regulations as he may deem necessary, and shali designate the officers who shall carry the said acts into effect: Provided, That any land which may have been ceded to, or ac quired by the United States for public purposes shall not be affected by such acts. Approved, February 16th, 1839. fice-manner in be executed. Proviso. [No. 4.] A RESOLUTION authorizing certain certificates of deposite to be cancelled 1839. and reissued. Whereas sundry persons have deposited sums of money in the Preamble. Treasury of the United States, under the provisions of the second section of the act making further provision for the sale of the public lands, approved twenty-fourth of April, eighteen hundred and twenty, and received certificates therefor, and, supposing the same to be assignable, have assigned the same, for a valuable consideration, to other persons; and whereas the said section is so construed by the Treasury Department, that such receipts or certificates are not available to the assignees; be it therefore, said bona fide hold them to surren Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Treas.U.S.on Treasurer of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized pred certificates and required, on the presentation of any such certificate by an by assignees or assignee or bona fide holder thereof, to allow said assignee or ers, to allow holder to surrender the same to be cancelled, and to issue a new der the same to certificate in the name of said assignee or holder, in lieu of the be and to issue new one so surrendered; which new certificate shall be received in ones in their names, which payment for public lands, in the same manner as the original new certificates would have been had it not been transferred by the person who able for lands, made the deposite; but the certificates to be issued under this but not assignaresolution shall not be assignable. Approved, February 28th, 1839. cancelled, shall be receiv ble. warrant 486, to [No. 5.] RESOLUTION for the relief of Abraham Wright, of New York. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Se- Duplicate land cretary of War cause to be issued to Abraham Wright, of Wash-be issued to A. ington county, New York, as assignee of Ezra St. John, jr., who Wright. was assignee of Theodore Treat, a duplicate land warrant, number four hundred and eighty-six, the original having issued the twenty-second of February, eighteen hundred and ten, to said. Ezra St. John, jr., assignee of Theodore Treat; and the said duplicate shall be located and proceeded upon in the same manner as if were the original warrant; and said original warrant is hereby declared void. Approved, March 2d, 1839. Said duplicate &c. as if it were The original to be located, the original. declared void. [No. 6.] RESOLUTION for the relief of the heirs at law of Captain Frederick M. Bell, deceased. Duplicate boun ty to be issued, in Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War cause to be issued to Mary Shepherd and the land warrant other heirs at law (if any such there be) of Captain Frederick M. lieu of No. 738, Bell, deceased, for services in the war of the Revolution, a du- be lost. plicate bounty land warrant for three hundred acres of land, in lieu of one for the like quantity, issued the sixth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, numbered seven hun represented to |
