cated within a rants to be lo- rants shall be located within one year after the passage of this year, or they act; in default whereof the same shall be null and void. [Apwill be null. proved, April 26, 1822.] Vol. iv. p. 2219. The secretary of the treasu to time, to pay ceeds of the the state of 1821, &c. The sums thus paid, to be applied to the making roads and ca CHAP. 46. An act to provide for paying to the state of Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama, three per cent. of the nett proceeds, arising from the sale of the public lands within the same. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the secretary of the treasury ry, from time shall, from time to time, and whenever the quarterly accounts of 3 per cent. of public moneys of the several land offices in the said state of Misthe nett pro- souri shall be settled, pay three per cent. of the nett proceeds of sales of public the sales of the lands of the United States, lying within the state lands within of Missouri, which, since the first day of January, one thousand Missouri since eight hundred and twenty-one, have been, or hereafter may be, 1st January, sold by the United States, after deducting all expenses incidental to the same, to such person or persons as may or shall be authorized by the legislature of the said state of Missouri to receive the same; which sum or sums, thus paid, shall be applied to the making of public roads and canals within the said state of Missouri, under the direction of the legislature thereof, according to the provisions on this subject contained in the act of congress of the sixth of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, entitled "An act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories," and to no other purpose. And an annual account of the same shall be transmitted to the secretary of the treasury, by the money to such officer or person of the state as the legislature thereof shall be transmitted direct, and of its application, if any be made; and, in default of ry of the trea- such return being made, the secretary of the treasury is hereby sury; in de- required to withhold the payment of any sum or sums that may the secretary then be due, or which thereafter may become due, until a return shall be made as herein required. nals in Mis souri, under the legislature, &c. Vol. iii. p. 1762. Annual account of the application of to the secreta fault whereof is required, &c. The secretary ceeds of the lands within the state of &c. 2. That the secretary of the treasury shall, from time to of the treasu- time, and whenever the quarterly accounts of public moneys of ry, from time the several land offices in the state of Mississippi shall be settled, to time, to pay 3 per cent. of pay three per cent. of the nett proceeds of the sales of the lands the nett pro of the United States lying within the state of Mississippi, which, sales of public since the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, have been, or hereafter may be, sold by the United Mississippi, States, after deducting all expenses incident to the same, to such person or persons as may or shall be authorized by the legislature of the said state of Mississippi to receive the same; which The sums thus sum or sums, thus paid, shall be applied to making public roads paid to be ap- and canals within the said state, according to the provisions on plied to the this subject contained in the act, entitled "An act to enable the roads and ca- people of the western part of the Mississippi territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states," and to no other purpose; and an annual account of the same count of the shall be transmitted to the secretary of the treasury, by such officer or person of the state as the legislature thereof shall direct, be transmitted and of its application, if any be made; and in default of such making of nals. return being made, the secretary of the treasury is hereby requir- to the secretaed to withold the payment of any sum or sums that may then be ry of the trea due, or which thereafter may become due, until a return shall be fault, &c. made as herein required. sury; in de of the treasu ceeds of the in the state canals, &c. in count of the be transmitted 3. That the secretary of the treasury shall, from time to The secretary time, and whenever the quarterly accounts of public moneys of ry, from time the several land offices in the state of Alabama shall be settled, to time, to pay 3 per cent. of pay three per cent. of the nett proceeds of the sales of the lands the nett proof the United States lying within the state of Alabama, which, sales of pubsince the first day of September, in the year one thousand eight lic lands withhundred and nineteen, have been, or hereafter may be, sold by of Alabama, the United States, after deducting all expenses incident to the &c. same, to such person or persons as may or shall be authorized by the legislature of the said state of Alabama to receive the same; which sum or sums, thus paid, shall be applied to making The sums thus paid, to be appublic roads and canals, and improving the navigation of rivers, plied to the within the said state of Alabama, under the direction of the le- making roads, gislature thereof, according to the provisions on this subject con- Alabama, &c. tained in the act, entitled "An act to enable the people of the Alabama territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states," and to no other purpose; and Annual an annual account of the same shall be transmitted to the secre- application of tary of the treasury, by such officer or person of the state as the the money to legislature thereof shall direct, and of its application, if any be to the secretamade; and in default of such return being made, the secretary sury; in deof the treasury is hereby required to withhold the payment of fault, &c. any sum or sums that may then be due, or which thereafter may become due, until a return shall be made as herein required: Provided, That the secretary of the treasury shall not allow to Proviso; nei either of the said states of Mississippi and Alabama three per sippi nor Alacent. on the nett proceeds of the sales of public lands within the bama to be allimits of the late Mississippi territory, after deducting incidental per cent.on the expenses, until the sum of one million two hundred and fifty nett proceeds of sales of pubthousand dollars, stipulated to be paid by the United States to lie lands withthe state of Georgia, for the cession of the late Mississippi terri- the late Mistory, now composing the states of Mississippi and Alabama, shall sissippi terri have been first paid and deducted; nor until the stock created tory, until the sum stipulated! under the provisions of the act of congress of the thirty-first of to be paid to Georgia, for March, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, entitled "An the cession of act providing for the indemnification of certain claimants of pub- the Mississip lic lands in the Mississippi territory," and the act supplementary shall have thereto, shall have been redeemed, or if not entirely redeemned, been paid, &c. the residue to be deducted from the nett proceeds. Approved, May 3, 1822,] CHAP. 47. An act relating to treasury notes. ry of the trea ther Missis lowed the 3 in the limits of pi territory, note to be re¬ § 1. Be it enacted, &c. That, from and after the passing of this No treasury act, no treasury note shall be received in payment on account of ceived, &c. the United States, or paid, or funded, except at the treasury of except at the the United States. [Approved, May 3, 1822.] treasury. Vol. ii. p. 1500. The act of 27th Feb. 1813, to en courage vaccination, repealed. District court held on the 2d Tuesdays of CHAP. 50. An act to repeal the act, entitled "An act to encourage vaccination." § 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the act passed the twenty-second day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, entitled "An act to encourage vaccination," be, and the same is hereby, repealed. [Approved, May 4, 1822.] CHAP. 51. An act to alter the times of holding the district court in the district of New $1. Be it enacted, &c. That the district court for the district to be hereafter of New Jersey shall hereafter be held at New Brunswick on the second Tuesdays of March and September, and at Burlington on the third Tuesdays of May and November, in every year, any thing in any act heretofore passed to the contrary notwithstanding. [Approved, May 4, 1822.] March and All the right of to the fines CHAP. 53. An act vesting in the state of Pennsylvania the right of the United States to all fines assessed for the nonperformance of militia duty during the late war with Great Britain. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That all right which the United States the U. States have to the fines assessed upon the citizens of the state of Pennsylvania, for the nonperformance of militia duty during the late war with Great Britain, shall be, and the same hereby is, vested in the said state. assessed on citizens of Pennsylvania, &c. Moneys in the hands of § 2. That all moneys in the hands of those who now are, or marshals, &c. heretofore have been, marshals or deputy marshals, which may to be paid to have been collected from the fines aforesaid, after deducting the expense of assessing and collecting, shall be paid by them, respectively, to the treasurer of the said state. the treasurer of the state. Fines to be re- If Pennsylvania accepts the provisions cf this act, that state is to ac count to the 3. That the said fines shall be recovered by the said state under such regulations, provisions, and restrictions, as shall be prescribed by the legislature thereof. 4. That the said state, provided it shall accept of the provisions of this act, shall account to the United States for the sum of three thousand two hundred and thirty-eight dollars and fortysix cents, if that amount of the said fines shall be collected, it U. States for being the expenses of three courts martial, held in the said state, 3,238 dolls. 46 for the trial of the said delinquents, of which colonel Thomas C. Miller, colonel James Wood, and colonel Thomas Moore, were, respectively, presidents. [Approved, May 4, 1822.] conts if, &c. Vol. ii. p. 1188. The president authorized Indian trading closed, &c. CHAP. 54. An act to abolish the United States' trading establishment with the Indian tribes. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the president of the United and required States shall be, and hereby is, authorized and required to cause to cause the the business of the United States' trading houses among Indian tribes to be closed, and the accounts of the superintendent of Indian trade, and of the factors and sub-factors, to be settled; and, for that purpose, the president is hereby authorized to select, from among the Indian agents, or others, a competent number of fit and suitable persons, to be and appear at the office of agents to re. Indian trade in Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, and at The president to select a competent number of suitable ceive the possession of tors, &c. with docu treasury each of the trading houses established among Indian tribes, on goods, furs, or before the third day of June next, or as soon thereafter as can dences of peltries, evi conveniently be done, to demand and receive of and from the debt, &c. in superintendent of Indian trade, and of the respective factors the superinand sub-factors, all the goods, wares, merchandise, furs, pelt- tendent, facries, evidences of debt, and property and effects of every kind, which may be in their power or possession, by virtue of their respective offices, and justly due and belonging to the United States; and the said agents, selected for the purpose aforesaid, Agents to be shall be furnished with the copies of the latest quarterly returns furnished of the said superintendent, factors, and sub-factors, as rendered ments from by them to the treasury department, and copies of any other pa- department, to pers in the said department which will show what is, or ought to enable them to be, due and coming to the United States, from the said office of ascertain Indian trade in Georgetown, and from each of the trading houses and coming to established among Indians. And the persons so selected shall the U. States. The agents to enter into bond, with good and sufficient security, in such sums enter into as may be required by the president of the United States, for bond with sethe faithful discharge of the duties enjoined on them by the provisions of this act. And, from and after the third day of June 1822, the act After 3d Juno, next, the act of the second of March, one thousand eight bun- of 2d March, dred and eleven, entitled "An act for establishing trading houses tinue in force with Indian tribes," shall be continued in force for the purposes only for enforcing of only of enforcing all bonds, debts, contracts, demands, and rights, bonds, conwhich may have arisen, and all penalties and punishments which tracts, &c. may have been, or may be, incurred under the provisions of the ch. 97. said act, and for the settlement of the accounts of the superintendent, factors, and sub-factors, at the treasury department. what is due curity, &c. 1811, to con Act of 1811, &c. delivered at the disposi under his or 2. That the goods, wares, and merchandise, which shall be The goods, delivered over to the agents of the United States, under the pro- over to the visions of this act, shall be placed at the disposition of the presi- agents, placed dent of the United States, subject, under his orders, towards sa- tion of the pretisfying or extinguishing the treaty obligations on the part of the sident, subject, United States, to keep up trading houses with the Indians; also, ders, &c. towards the payment of annuities due, or to become due, to Indian tribes; also, in making the customary presents to tribes or individuals in amity with the United States and the surplus, if The surplus, if any, may be sold to the best advantage, under the orders of the to the best ad president, and the proceeds paid over to the treasury of the Unit- vantage, &c. ed States. be sold as the to be collected ney paid into 3. That the furs, peltries, effects, and property, received un- Furs, &c. fo der the first section of this act, shall be sold in the manner the president may president may direct; the debts due and owing shall be collect- direct; debts ed under his orders; and all the money received from these under his of sources, and all that shall be received from the superintendent ders; and moof Indian trade, and from the factors, and sub-factors, shall be the treasury paid over, as fast as received, into the treasury of the United as fast as reStates: Provided, That such sums may be retained and applied, Proviso; the under the orders of the president of the United States, as may suins may be be necessary to defray the expenses of carrying this act into ef- retained, &c. fect. ceived. necessary to communi $ 4. That, as soon as may be after the commencement of the The president next session of congress, the president of the United States shall cate at the VOL. III. 212 manner in next session of communicate to congress the manner in which he shall have congress, the caused this act to be executed, showing the amount of moneys, which the act furs, peltries, and other effects, and the amount and description has been exe- of goods, wares, and merchandise, and the actual cash value moneys, furs, thereof, received from the superintendent of Indian trade, and goods, &c. re each of the factors and sub-factors, under the provisions of this ceived, &c. act. Approved, May 6, 1922. cuted; the The tract of country ceded by the Choc taws, on the 18th Oct. 1820, formed into a may direct. A register, &c. to be ap pointed, who are to give curity, to re CHAP. 55. An act providing for the disposal of the public lands in the state of Mississippi, and for the better organization of the land districts in the states of Alabama and Mississippi. $ 1. Be it enacted, fc. That all that tract of country which was ceded to the United States by a treaty with the Choctaw Indians, held on the eighteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, near Doake's land district. Stand, in the state of Mississippi, be, and the same is hereby, Land office at formed into a land district; and for the disposal of the public such place as the president lands in said district, a land office shall be established within the same, at such convenient place as the president of the United States may direct and appoint; and for said office a register and a receiver shall be appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, who shall severally give bond bond with se- with security, before entering on the duties of their respective ceive similar offices, in like manner and for like sums, shall receive similar compensation, compensation, fees, and emoluments, and shall perform similar and perform like duties, as duties, and possess similar powers, with all other registers and other regis- receivers of public moneys of the United States, appointed by law for the disposal of the public land; and shall, in all respects, be governed by the laws of the United States providing for the Proviso; as to disposal of the public land: Provided, however, That the first sale the first sale of of the lands within the district aforesaid may be held at such lands. convenient place within the district west of Pearl river as the Proviso; the president of the United States may appoint: And provided also, president may That the president may, if it should be necessary in consequence attach a por- of the establishment of a new basis meridian, attach a portion of the land otherwise belonging to the district established by this of Pearl river, act to the district west of Pearl river. ters, &c. tion of the land to the district west if, &c. much of the land, &c. surveyed, to be sold, as other public lands. 2. That the president of the United States be, and he is The president may cause so hereby, authorized, when he shall think proper, to cause so much of the land within the district created by this act, or which may be attached to the district of Pearl river, and which may be surveyed, to be exposed to sale, on the same terms and conditions, and in the same manner, as all other public lands of the United Except sec. States, with the exception of section numbered sixteen, in each No. 16, for the township, which shall be reserved for the use of schools within the same; and of such other reservations as now inay, or hereafter may, exist, by virtue of any act of cession, treaty, or law of the United States: And for the lands so sold, patents shall issue sue, as in oth- on the terms and conditions, and in the manner, provided by law in relation to all other public lands of the United States. use of schools in each town ship, &c. Patents to is er cases. The lands ly 3. That all the lands lying on the east side of the Tombiging east of the bee river, in the state of Mississippi, and to which the Indian title Tombigbee, in has been extinguished, be, after the thirtieth day of October Mississippi, to which the In- next, attached to the district established by the first section of |