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building the lighthouses and placing

the buoys, mentioned.

Appropriations for the lighthouses and buoys.

No lighthouse previous to

risdiction.

President requested to

of the Isles of

nation of the sea wall at

Smutty Nose

Island, &c.

tract, for building lighthouses, and placing buoys, on the following sites and shoals, to wit: five lighthouses; one on Cross Island, near Machias; one in the harbor of Boothbay, at such place as the secretary of the treasury shall designate; and one on Pond Island, at the mouth of the Kennebeck river; one on the Stratford point, in Connecticut; and one on Throg's Neck, in New York; and on the shoals of Nantucket and the Vineyard Sound, a number of buoys, not exceeding ten, in the state of Massachusetts. A lighthouse at the mouth of Oswego river, at such place as shall be designated by the secretary of the treasury, in the state of New York. And two buoys, one on James' Ledge, and one on the rock called Old Gay; and a spindle on the Brothers, in the state of Rhode Island.

§ 2. That there be appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums of money, to wit: For building three lighthouses; one on Cross Island, near Machias; one in the harbor of Boothbay; and one on Pond island; ten thousand five hundred dollars: for building the lighthouses on Stratford Point and Throg's Neck, four thousand dollars for a lighthouse at the mouth of Oswego river, three thousand five hundred dollars: for ten buoys on Nantucket Shoals and the Vineyard Sound, one thousand five hundred dollars for two buoys and a spindle for the rocks called James' Ledge, Old Gay, and the Brothers, four hundred and fifty dollars and for placing buoys, and anchors with buoys, in the Altamaha river, between the port of Darien and Doboy Sound, in the state of Georgia, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.

3. That no lighthouse shall be built on any site previous to cession of ju- the cession of jurisdiction over the same to the United States. 4. That the president of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested to cause such an examination cause a survey or survey of the Isles of Shoals, on the coast of New Hampshire Shoals, exami- and Maine, to be made, by proper and intelligent persons, as may be requisite to ascertain the expediency and practicability of repairing the sea-wall at Smutty Nose Island, and of building a sea-wall between said island and Cedar Island. And that the president be further requested, in like manner, to ascertain the expediency of erecting a stone pier on Sunken Rocks, in the President au- harbor of Portsmouth, in the state of New Hampshire. And the cause the sea president is hereby authorized to cause the sea-wall aforesaid to wall to be re- be repaired, and the pier aforesaid to be erected, by contract, unpaired, if, &c. der the direction of the collector of the district of Portsmouth, if, on the report of such persons, he shall deem it necessary. And Result to be the president is further requested to communicate to congress, at their next session, the result of so much of the examination and survey as relates to the expediency and practicability of building the sea-wall aforesaid: Provided, That no money shall be exexpended till pended in erecting the pier aforesaid, until the jurisdiction of the site thereof shall be ceded by the state of New Hampshire to the United States.

thorized to

communicated to congress.

Proviso; no money to be

cession, &c.

2500 dollars appropriated for the purposes, &c.

§ 5. That a sum, not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars, is hereby appropriated for the purposes aforesaid; to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. [Approved, March 3, 1821.]

1821.

CHAP 191-192.

-RESOLUTIONS.

1823

CHAP. 191. An act to continue in force an act, entitled "An act regulating the currency, Vol. iii. p. within the United States, of the gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain," 1599. passed on the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, so far as the same relates to the crowns and five franc pieces of France.

crowns and

1. Be it enacted, &c. That so much of the act, entitled "An The act of 29th April, act regulating the currency, within the United States, of the 1916, as far as gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain," pass- relates to the ed on the twenty-ninth day of April, eighteen hundred and six- five franc teen, as relates to the crowns and five franc pieces of France, pieces of shall be, and the same hereby is, continued in force for the fur- tinued in force, ther term of two years, from and after the twenty-ninth day of &c. April next. Approved, March 3, 1821.]

France, con

CHAP. 192. An act to revive and continue in force " An act fixing the compensations of the Vol. iii. p. secretary of the senate and clerk of the house of representatives, of the clerks employed in 1677. their offices, and of the librarian," approved the eighteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

until 1st Jan.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That the act, entitled "An act fixing The act of 18th April, the compensations of the secretary of the senate and clerk of the 1818, revived, house of representatives, of the clerks employed in their offices, and continued and of the librarian," approved the eighteenth day of April, one 1824. thousand eight hundred and eighteen, be, and the same is hereby, revived and continued in force from the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, until the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. [Approved, March 3, 1821.]

RESOLUTIONS.

[No. 1.] Resolution providing for the admission of the state of Missouri into the Union, on

a certain condition.

Union on con

4th clause of

stitution, shall

strued to au

Resolved, &c. That Missouri shall be admitted into this Union Missouri adon an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatev-mitted into the er, upon the fundamental condition, that the fourth clause of the dition that the twenty-sixth section of the third article of the constitution sub- the 26th sec. mitted on the part of said state to congress, shall never be con- of the 3d artistrued to authorize the passage of any law, and that no law shall cle of her conbe passed in conformity thereto, by which any citizen, of either never be conof the states in this Union, shall be excluded from the enjoy- thorize a law ment of any of the privileges and immunities to which such citi- excluding, &c. zen is entitled under the constitution of the United States: Pro- Proviso; the vided, That the legislature of the said state, by a solemn publice state to legislature of act, shall declare the assent of the said state to the said funda- declare its asthe premental condition, and shall transmit to the president of the Unit-sident to proed States, on or before the fourth Monday in November next, an claim the fact, authentic copy of the said act; upon the receipt whereof, the president, by proclamation, shall announce the fact; whereupon, and without any further proceeding on the part of congress, the admission of the said state into this Union shall be considered as complete. [Approved, March 2, 1821.]

&c.

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[No. 2.] Resolution providing for jails in certain cases, for the safe custody of persons committed under the authority of the United States.

Resolved, &c. That where any state or states, having complied with the recommendation of congress, in the resolution of the twenty-third day of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, shall have withdrawn, or shall hereafter withdraw, either in whole or in part, the use of their jails for prisoners committed under the authority of the United States, the marshal in such state or states, under the direction of the judge of the district, shall be, and hereby is, authorized and required to hire a convenient place to serve as a temporary jail, and to make the necessary provision for the safe-keeping of prisoners committed under the authority of the United States, until permanent provision shall be made by law for that purpose; and the said marshal shall be allowed his reasonable expenses, incurred for the above purposes, to be paid out of the treasury of the United States. [Approved, March 3, 1821.]

ACTS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

OF

THE UNITED STATES:

Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the 3d day of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, and ended on the 8th day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two.

JAMES MONROE, President. DANIEL D. TOMPKINS, Vice President; and President of the Senate from the 11th of January to the 4th of February. JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate pro tempore from the 3d of December to the 11th of January, and from the 4th of February to the end of the Session. PHILIP P. BARBOUR, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

CHAP. 4. An act reviving and extending the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes in certain cases.

lowed for re

direct taxes,

for the United

States, revived and extended 1823.

to 8th May,

1. Be it enacted, &c. That the time allowed for the redemp- The time altion of lands which have been, or may be, sold for the nonpay- demption of ment of taxes, under the several acts, passed the second day of lands sold for August, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, the ninth day under acts&c, of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and the fifth and purchased day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, for laying and collecting a direct tax within the United States, so far as the same have been purchased for and in behalf of the United States, be revived and extended for the term of one year, from rest to be paid, the end of the present session of congress: Provided, That, on such redemption, interest shall be paid, at the rate of twenty per centum per annum, on the taxes aforesaid, and on the additions twenty per of twenty per centum chargeable thereon; and the right of re- annum. demption shall enure, as well to the heirs and assignees of the The right of lands so purchased on behalf of the United States, as to the ori- enure to heirs ginal owners thereof. [Approved, February 4, 1822.]

Proviso; inteat

the rate of

centum por

redemption to

and assignees.

CHAP. 6. An act to revive and continue in force an act, entitled "An act to provide for per- Vol. ii. p. 1008. sons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war."

Vol. iv. p. 2125.

The act of

1. Be it enacted, &c. That the act, entitled "An act to provide for persons who were disabled, by known wounds received 10th April, in the revolutionary war," passed on the tenth day of April, one

1806

Vol. ii. p.

1008. 1240.

Vol. iii. p. 1794.

continued un

thousand eight hundred and six, and limited, as in said act declared, to the term of six years, and afterwards revived and continued in force, for and during the term of six years, by an act, entitled "An act to revive and continue in force' An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war,' and for other purposes," passed on the twenty-fifth day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and afterwards revived and continued in force for the term of one year, by an act, entitled "An act to revive and continue in force an act, entitled 'An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war," passed on the fifteenth day of May, in the year one Revived and thousand eight hundred and twenty, shall be, and the said act is til 4th Februa- hereby, revived and continued in full force and effect, for and ry, 1828, &c. during the term of six years from and after the passing of this act, and from thence unto the end of the next session of condence taken in gress: Provided, That any evidence which has been taken to support any claim of any person disabled in the revolutionary the act of 15th war, under the authority of the act of the fifteenth of May, one May, 1820, to thousand eight hundred and twenty, reviving and continuing in and acted force, for one year, "An act to provide for persons who were on by the sec- disabled by known wounds received in the revolutionary war," retary of war. shall be received and acted upon by the secretary of war, in the same manner as if said act was still in force and had not expired: 4th section of And provided also, That this act, and any thing contained in the March, 1819, act hereby revived and continued in force, shall not be construed not to be con- to repeal or make void the fourth section of an act, entitled "An pealed or yoid, act concerning invalid pensions," passed the third of March, one Vol. iii. p.

Proviso; evi

support of

claims, under

be received

up

Proviso; the the act of 3d

strued as re

1747.

Pensions to commence at the time of completing testimony.

Pension agents

to give bonds, with two or

more sureties,

thousand eight hundred and nineteen; and the said fourth section of the said last mentioned act shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, and to continue to be, in full force and effect; anything in the said act hereby revived and continued in force to the contrary notwithstanding.

2. That the right any person now has, or hereafter may acquire, to receive a pension in virtue of any law of the United States, shall be construed to commence at the time of completing his testimony pursuant to the act hereby revived and continued in force,

3. That the agents for the payment of pensions to invalid pensioners of the United States, shall, in future, be required to in such penal. give bonds, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the secretary of the department of war, in such penalty as he shall direct, for the faithful discharge of the duties confided to them respectively. [Approved, February 4, 1822.]

ty as the sec

retary of war may direct.

Certificates of the funded

upon the as

CHAP. 8. An act authorizing the transfer of certain certificates of the funded debt of the

United States.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That the certificates of the funded debt debt, issued to of the United States, which, upon the assumption of the debts of creditor states the several creditor states, were issued in their favor, respectivesumption of ly, be, and hereby are, made transferable, according to the rules and forms instituted for the purpose of transfers of the public debt. [Approved, February 19, 1822.]

their debts,

made trans

ferable.

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