Power of taxation, 615, 3.

Surveyor-general's office removed to, 502, 249.

Expenses of surveys limited, 502, 250.

Land districts, 616-18, & 12-27.

Donation lands to actual settlers, 513, 326.

Collection districts, 616, 8-11.

In the seventh judicial circuit, 125, 7.

District court established, 615, % 5.

Circuit court powers, 616, 5.

Terms of circuit and district courts, 616, 27.

Questions of law may be adjourned, in absence of circuit judge, 616, ¿ 6.

MICHILIMACKINAC.

Collection district, in Michigan, 616, 9.

Ports of entry and delivery to be established, 616, 3 9.

Collector to be appointed, to reside at port of entry, 616, 9.

Part of Wisconsin annexed to, 616, 11.

Foreign vessels may unlade at, 330, ¿ 62, n.

Goods may be exported from, to the British provinces, with benefit of drawback, 400, 2 354, n
Duties of superintendent may be assigned to Indian agent, 424, ? 20.

63, n.

Foreign vessels may unlade at, 330, 62, n.

And vessels from beyond the Cape, 330,

Vessels bound to ports of delivery, to come to at port of entry, 331, § 66.
Exceptions, 331, 66.

MIDDLETOWN POINT.

A port of delivery, in New Jersey, 692, § 3.

MIDSHIPMEN.

Appointment of, 658, 9, 12.

Number of, in the navy, 657, 27; 658, § 8, 12.

To be apportioned among the congressional districts, 658, 13.
Appointments to be made on recommendation of members, 658, 14.
Pay of midshipmen, 671, 137.

Pay of passed midshipmen, 671, 135.

MILEAGE.

Of members of congress, 168, 2, n.

Professor of chemistry, 59, § 44.

Chaplain to be professor of geography, history and eth cs, 59, 42

Compensation of professors, 60, 52, 54.

Assistant professors, 59, 38, 44; 60, 8 53.

Academical staff to have no command in the army, 59, ¿ 38.

Number of cadets, 59, 39; 60, 49.

Appointments at large, 60, 49.

Age and qualifications, 59,

To sign articles, 59, 39.
Term of service, 60,

Pay of cadets, 59,

46.

39; 60, 49.

39; 88, 323.

Exceptions, 306, 8 24.

Discharges, 306, 25.

When pensioners to be admitted, 306, 25.

Convicts to be excluded, 306, § 26.

Appropriation of funds, 306, § 27.
Erection of asylum, 307, 28.

Rules and regulations, 307, 29.

MILITARY COURTS MARTIAL.
How composed, 79, 8 237.

See Regimental Courts Martial.

Officers of marines may sit on, 79, 8 241.

How formed, when there is not a sufficient number of officers at a post, 81, 250
Officers not to be tried by their inferiors, if it can be avoided, 80, § 248.

By whom appointed, 79,

238.

MILITARY COURTS MARTIAL—Continued.

Sentence of death, to be by concurrence of two-thirds, 81, 260.
Sentence not to be carried into execution, until approved, 79, § 238.
By whom sentence to be approved, 79, ? 238.

When to be submitted for president's approval, 83, § 279.
Power to pardon, or mitigate, 81, & 262.

When sentence to be suspended for president's decision, 81, 262.
Proceedings to be transmitted to secretary of war, 81, 263.

Party may have a copy, 81,

263.

No person to be tried a second time for the same offence, 81, 260.
Compensation of officers for attendance on, 85, 293.

MILITARY LAND WARRANTS.

May be surrendered and land scrip issued therefor, 102, 36.

To be assignable, 102, 36.

Provision for joint claimants, and for infants and married women, 102, 36.

Virginia to relinquish all claim to military land district, 102, & 37.

MILITARY OFFICERS.

Highest in rank to command, 78, 235.

Not to be employed in civil works, &c., 90,

337.

Nor as acting paymasters, or disbursing agents, if thereby separated from their regiments, &c., 90,
337.

Effects of deceased, how secured, 82, % 267.

MILITARY SITES.

To be sold, when useless, 489, & 177.

Secretary to execute conveyances, 489, 177.

MILITARY STOREKEEPERS.

Pay of, at armories and arsenals, 51, 2 11.
To give security, 51, 11.

Number limited, 51, 2 11.

Additional number to be appointed, 67, 110.

Fuel and quarters, 67, 110.

Pay of, increased, 88, 321.

MILITARY STORES.

Unserviceable, to be sold, 52, 8 8.

How inspected, 52, 89.

Sales of, excepted from operation of act of 1849, 808, § 5.

MILITIA.

Power of congress to provide for calling forth the, 5.
For what purposes, 5.

To provide for organizing, arming and disciplining, 5.

Appointment of officers reserved to the states, 5.

President to be commander-in-chief, 7.

Right of the people to bear arms, not to be infringed, 12.

To be subject to articles of war, whilst in service, 82, 270; 622, § 20.

Rank of officers of, whilst in service, 82,

Citizens to be enrolled, 619, 8 1.

271.

Appointment of additional quartermasters, commissaries and surgeons, 623, 36.
Election of general officers, in the territories, 871, 11.

Powers of the circuit court of the District of Columbia, respecting, 234, § 7.

Custom house officers to be appointed, 907, § 6.

Compensation of collector and inspector, 329, ¿ 60.

Salary of collector, 907, 8 6.

Deputy collectors, 907, 8 7.

Goods may be exported from, to the British provinces, with benefit of drawback, 400, 354, a
Land district, 907, 11.

District court to be held at, 906, ¿ 4.

MINE À BURTON.

Confirmation of land claims in, 553, 8 520.

MINERAL LANDS.

Districts for sale of, 517, 341, 343.

Registers and receivers, 517, & 342.

Geological examination and survey, 517,

344; 518, 348.

Sales of mineral lands, 517, 344; 518, 348.

Sales of other lands in such districts, 517, § 344; 518, 348.
Pre-emption rights, 517, 345; 518, 349; 519, ¿ 351-2.

Proof to be made, 518, 345, 349.

Appeals, 518, 345, 349.

How sales to be made, 519, 350.

To be subject to the same minimum price and rights of pre-emption as others, 519, 351

MINES. See Mineral Lands.

Supervisory power of the secretary of the interior, 441, 8.
President may lease lead mines, 488, 172; 503, 258.

To be reserved from sale, 503, 258.

MINNEAPOLIS.

Land district, in Minnesota, 628, 18.

To include islands west of the middle of the Mississippi, 628, % 20.

Land districts, 627-8, 15, 16, 18, 20.

Pre-emption law extended to lands in, whether surveyed or not, 477. 8 108; 628, 19.
Collection districts, 628, 21-2.

Appointment of territorial officers, 628, 23.

Oath of office, 628, 23.

Salaries, 628, 23; 629, 8 27.
Contingent expenses, 629, 23.
Laws and privileges, 629, 24.
Seat of government, 629, 25.
Public buildings, 629, 25.

Delegate to congress, 2, n.; 629, 8 26.

MINOT'S LEDGE.

Salary of keeper of light, and assistants, 582, 18.

MINT. See Assay Office; Branch Mints; Bullion; Coin; Coinage.

Establishment of the, 630, % 1.

Located at Philadelphia, 630, % 2.
Appointment of officers, 630, 3.
Duties of the director, 630, 8 4.
Duties of the treasurer, 630, 5.

Duties of the assayer, 631, 2 6.

Duties of the melter and refiuer, 631, 7.

Duties of the chief coiner, 631,

Duties of the engraver, 631, 89.

8.

Appointment of assistants and clerks, 631, 10.
Their duties, 631, 10.

Temporary appointments, 631, 11.

Workmen and servants, 631, & 11.

Oath of officers, 631,

Bonds of officers, 631,

Salaries, 631, 14.

12.

13; 885, § 49.

Pay of clerks may be increased, 631, 15.
Director's annual report, 631, % 16.

Bullion to be received for coinage, 632, 18.

To be weighed and receipted for, 632, % 19.
To be assayed, 632, % 20.

Assayer to report, 632, 21.

Charges for coinage, 632, 22.

Certificate to be issued to depositor, 632, 23

Bullion to be formed into ingots, 632,

Ingots to be assayed, 632, ¿ 25.

24.

Deviation from standard to be allowed, 632, 26.

Treasurer's account with melter and refiner, 632, 27.

Allowance for waste, 632, 8 27.

Ingots to be delivered to coiner, 633,

28.

Deviation from standard weight in coining, 633, 29; 634, 37.

Coin to be delivered to treasurer, 633, 30.

His duties, 633, % 30.

Coins to be set apart for annual trial, 633, 31.

Record of clippings, &c., 633, 32.

Treasurer's account with chief coiner, 633, 33.

Allowance for waste, 633,

33.

Commissioners, their duties, 634, 36.

Public moneys to be transferred to the mint for payment of depositors, 634, 38
No interest or discount to be charged, 634,

Bullion may be cast into ingots, 635, 42.

Charge therefor, 635, 7 42-3.

Amount of bullion received for refining to be gradually decreased, 635, % 44.

Profits to be paid into the treasury, 635,