first mentioned half quarters, in such manner as shall be directed by the secretary of the treasury. sioners of land continue their the 1st Mon day in Janua- 2. That the commissioners appointed to ascertain claims The commisand titles to land in East Florida, be, and they are hereby, au- claims in East thorized to continue their session until the first Monday of Jan- Florida, to uary, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, under the session until same laws, ordinances, and regulations, heretofore established for their government. 3. That so much of the act, entitled "An act to extend the time limited for the settlement of private land claims in Flo- act extending rida, as renders void all claims to land in said territory, not filed the settlement on or before the first day of September, one thousand eight hun- of private land dred and twenty-four, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and rida, repealed. it shall be lawful for claims to be filed before the board of commissioners in East Florida, any time prior to the first day of November, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five. the time for claims in Flo Vol. iii. p. 1935. appointed for 4. That there shall be appointed two additional clerks to Two additionthe board of commissioners of East Florida, to each of whom al clerks to be shall be allowed the sum of seven hundred dollars, to be paid the board of quarterly by the treasury of the United States. commissioners of E. Flo of the commis 5. That each of the commissioners appointed for the ex- rida. amination of claims in East Florida, be allowed at the rate of Compensation two thousand dollars per annum, in full for their services, to be sioners. paid quarterly at the treasury of the United States, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, Proviso. however, That no one of said commissioners shall be entitled to draw any portion of the compensation hereby allowed him, except on showing an actual and faithful performance of the duties required of him. late commis 6. That it shall be the duty of the late commissioners for Duty of the the examination of titles and claims to lands in West Florida, sioners and and of their clerk, to deliver to the register and receiver of the their clerk. land office for the western land district of Florida, all records, evidence, and papers, in the possession of them, or either ofthem, relating to said titles and claims. And it shall be the duty Duty of the of said register and receiver to examine and decide on all titles receiver. and claims to land in West Florida, not heretofore decided upon by said commissioners, subject to the limitations, and in conformity with the provisions of the acts of congress heretofore passed on that subject.. register and where their been decided 7. That the several claimants to land, in said district, where Claimants, claims have not been heretofore decided on, be permitted to file claims have their claims, and the evidence in support of them, with the re- not heretofore gister and receiver of said district, at any time before the first on, permitted day of November next, whose duty it shall be to report the same, with the regiswith their decision thereon, to the secretary of the treasury, on ter and receiv or before the first day of January next, to be laid before congress 1st Nov. next. at the next session. to file them, er, before the empowered to 8. That the said register and receiver shall have power to The register appoint their clerk, and prescribe his duties, and who shall be and receiver allowed, in full compensation for his services, the sum of eight appoint their hundred dollars, and said register and receiver shall each be al- clerk, &c. lowed the sum of one thousand dollars for the performance of the duties required of them by this act, which said several sums of money shall be paid said register and receiver, and their clerk, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, whenever the business is completed, and the report approved by the secretary of the treasury. The president 9. That the president of the United States be, and he ist to appoint two keepers of the hereby, authorized to appoint two officers, to be called the keeppublic ar- ers of the public archives in the territory of Florida, one of whom chives in Flo- shall keep his office at St. Augustine, in East Florida, and the other at Pensacola, in West Florida. rida. Said officers to give bond and security for the fai hance of their ful perform duties. Said officers complete relation to the land claims 10. That the said officers shall each give bond and security in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, for the safe keeping and preservation of the said archives, and for the faithful performance of the duties of their respective offices, and the translation of such of the records and documents as are hereinafter provided for, and shall each receive a salary of five hundred dollars, to be paid quarterly from the treasury of the United States. 11. That the said officers shall cause to be made a faithful and complete translation and record of all the Spanish records and documents delivered to them, and having relation to land claims derived from the Spanish and British governments, distinguishing and keeping separately those which relate to grants made within the districts of Baton Rouge, Mobile, north of latitude derived from thirty-one, and those made within the present limits of Florithe Spanish da; a complete descriptive list of each of which translations and governments. records, when completed, shall be forwarded to the secretary of the treasury, and the said officers shall, severally, be entitled to receive from the treasury of the United States, on the completion of the work, a compensation at the rate of ten cents for each hundred words by them translated and recorded. aud British Said officers to deliver copies or trans 12. That the said officers shall make out and deliver to individual applicants, copies or translations of any documents in lations to in- their said offices, on being paid for the same at the rate of six dividual appli- and one fourth cents for each hundred words. cants. Money appro § 13. That the several sums of money hereby appropriated, priated by this shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise apfrom the trea- propriated. [Approved, March 3, 1825.] act to be paid sury. The cities of CHAP. 307. An act to establish the city of Hudson and the city of Troy, in the state of New York, Bowdoinham, in the state of Maine, and Fairport, in the state of Ohio, ports of delivery, and to abo ish Topsham as a port of delivery. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the city of Hudson and the city Troy, in New of Troy, in the state of New York, Bowdoinham, in the district York, &c. of Bath, in the state of Maine, and Fairport, in the district of Cuyahoga, in the state of Ohio, be, and the same are hereby, severally, made a port of delivery. made ports of delivery. The port of delivery at 2. That the port of delivery established at Topsham, in the Topsham, in state of Maine, be, and the same is hereby, abolished. [Approved, March 3, 1825.] Maine, abolished. CHAP. 310. An act to authorize the register or enrolment and, license to be issued in the Vol. iv. p. name of the president or secretary of any incorporate company, owning a steam boat or 2256. vossel. for steam 1. Be it enacted, &c. That enrolments and licenses for steam Enrolments boats or vessels, owned by any incorporated company, may be and licenses issued in the name of the president or secretary of such compa- boats, &c. ny; and that such enrolments and licenses shall not be vacated incorporated or affected by a sale of any share or shares of any stockholder or company, to stockholders, in such company. owned by any be issued in the name, &c. §2. That registers for steam boats or vessels, owned by any Register for, incorporated company, may be issued in the name of the presi- &c. to be issteam boats, dent or secretary of such company; and that such register shall sued in the not be vacated or affected by a sale of any share or shares of any stockholder or stockholders in such company. 3. That, upon the death, removal, or resignation, of the president or secretary of any incorporated company, owning any steam boat or vessel, a new register, or enrolment and license, as the case way be, shall be taken out for such steam boat or vessel. president or name of the secretary of such compa ny. one of Upon the the president, a new license shall be taken out. secretary 4. That, previously to granting a register, or enrolment and That, previlicense, for any steam boat or vessel, owned by any company, granting a re ously to the president or secretary of such company shall swear, or af- gister, the firm, as to the ownership of such steam boat or vessel, by such president or company, without designating the names of the persons compos- shall take an ing such company; which oath, or affirmation, shall be deemed oath as to the sufficient, without requiring the oath or affirmation of any other said steam person interested or concerned in such steam boat or vessel. ownership of boat, &c. shall swear § 5. That, before granting a register for any steam boat or Before grant ing a register vessel, so owned by any incorporated company, the president or the president secretary thereof shall swear, or affirm, that, to the best of his or secretary knowledge and belief, no part of such steam boat or vessel has that no part been, or is then, owned by any foreigner or foreigners. [Ap- of such steam proved, March 3, 1825.] CHA. 313. An act to alter the terms of the district court of the United States in the western district of Virginia. boat, &c. is owned, &c. district court § 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the terms of the district court, in Terms of the and for the western district of Virginia, instead of the time now for the wesfixed by law, shall be holden on the days and at the places here- tern district of inafter mentioned, namely, at Staunton, on the last Mondays in Virginia, changed. March and August; at Wythe Court House, on the first Mondays in April and September; at Lewisburg, on the Fridays after the first Mondays in April and September, and at Clarksburg, on the first Mondays of June and November, in each year. proceeded 2. That all recognizances, process, suits and proceedings, Recognizanof every kind, whether of a civil or criminal nature, commenced ces, &c. to be or pending in either of said courts, shall be returned to, pro- with as before. ceeded in, and determined at, the terms herein provided for, in the same manner as if the time of holding said courts had not been changed. [Approved, March 3, 1825.] 1. Be it enacted, &c. That, if any ship or vessel shall, after Any ship or vessel to be rying any pro er, taken from a wreck, on forfeited, ifen- the passing of this act, be engaged or employed in carrying or gaged in cartransporting any property whatsoever, taken from any wreck perty, whatev- from the sea, or from qanys of the uays or shoals, within the jurisdiction of the United States, on the coast of Florida, to any the coast of foreign port or place, every such ship or vessel, so engaged and foreign port. employed, together with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall be wholly forfeited, and may be seized and condemned in any court of the United States or territories thereof, having competent jurisdiction. Florida, to any All property taken from a wreck on the 2. That all property, of every description whatsoever, which shall be taken from any wreck from the sea, or from any of the coast of Flori- keys and shoals, within the jurisdiction of the United States, on the coast of Florida, shall be brought to some port of entry within the jurisdiction aforesaid. da, to be brought to, &c. All forfeitures, this act, to accrue one informer and 3. That all and every forfeiture or forfeitures, which shall incurred under be incurred by virtue of the provisions of this act, shall accrue one moiety to the informer or informers, and the other to the moiety to the United States, and may be mitigated or remitted, in manner the other to prescribed by the act, entitled "An act to provide for mitigatthe U. States, ing or remitting the forfeitures, penalties, and disabilities, accruVol. i. p. 458. ing in certain cases therein mentioned," passed the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, and made perpetual by an act passed eleventh February, one thousand eight hundred. [Approved, March 3, 1825.] &c. The time act of 24th February, CHAP. 322. An act to extend the time of issuing and locating military land warrants to officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army. § 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the time limited by the second limited by the section of the act approved the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, for issuing military 1819, for issu- land warrants to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary ing military army, shall be extended till the fourth of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, and the time for locating the unlocated warrants shall be extended till the first day of October thereafter. [Approved, March 3, 1825.] land warrants, extended. Vol. iii. p. 1721. Castine, in the state of Maine, made a CHAP. 323. An act to make Castine a port of entry for ships or vessels coming from beyond the Cape of Good Hope. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That, from and after the first day of April next, Castine, in the state of Maine, shall be, and is hereport of entry. by, made a port of entry for ships or vessels coming from beyond the Cape of Good Hope. [Approved, March 3, 1825.] Secretary of CHAP. 324. An act to authorize the building of light houses and light vessels, and beacons, and monuments, therein mentioned; and for other purposes. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the secretary of the treasury be, the treasury and he is hereby, empowered to provide by contract, for building to provide for building light light houses and light vessels, erecting beacons and monuments, houses, &c. and placing buoys, on the following sites or shoals, to wit: A A light house light house on a proper site on Moose Peak islands, in the state of Maine; and a monument on a proper site on Stage Island, in the At the mouth same state. A light house on a proper site, at or near the mouth on Moose Peak islands. state. harbor. &c. and. of Burlington harbor, in the state of Vermont. A house at the of Burlington entrance of Nantucket harbor, for the keeper; with a tower on A house for the same for the lantern, in the state of Massachusetts. A light the keeper, house on Dutch island, in Narraganset bay, in the state of Rhode A light house Island; and a small beacon light on Warwick neck, in the same on Dutch islThree small beacons at the entrance of Mill River harbor, 3 small beain the state of Connecticut. A light house near the Fire Island cons, &c. inlet, on the south side of Long Island, in the state of New near the Fire A light house York; and a light house on Stoney Point, instead of Verplank's Island inlet, Point, as heretofore directed, in the same state. A light house At Cedar on Cedar point, at or near the mouth of Patuxent river, in the point, &c. state of Maryland, and a small beacon light on Point Look Out, at the mouth of Potomac, in the same state. A light vessel for A light vessel Albemarle Sound, in the state of North Carolina, to be placed for Albemarle either at or near [the] south point of Roanoke Island, or at the end of Wade's Point Shoal, at the mouth of Pasquotank river, &c. sound. in the same state. A light house on Point Defer, in the state of On Point DeLouisiana. fer. tions. 2. That there be appropriated, out of any money in the trea- Appropriasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums of money, to wit: For a light house on the Moose Peak islands, in the state of Maine, four thousand dollars; for a monument on Stage island, one thousand five hundred dollars; and for placing a buoy in Winter harbor, in the same state, fifty dollars. For a light house at the mouth of Burlington harbor, in the state of Vermont, four thousand dollars. For the keeper's house at the entrance of Nantucket harbor, with a tower on the same, in the state of Massachusetts, sixteen hundred dollars. For a light house on Dutch island, in Narraganset bay, in the state of Rhode Island, three thousand dollars; and for a small beacon light on Warwick neck, in the same state, one thousand dollars. For three small beacons at the entrance of Mill River harbor, in the state of Connecticut, two thousand six hundred dollars. For a light house near Fire Island inlet, in the state of New York, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars; and for the light house heretofore directed to be built on Throg's Neck, and for the site thereof, in the same state, seven thousand dollars. For a light house on Cedar Point, in the state of Maryland, six thousand dollars; and for a small beacon light on Point Look Out, in the same state, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For the light vessel to be placed in Albemarle Sound, in the state of North Carolina, a sum not exceeding five thousand five hundred dollars. For replacing the buoy at Ocracoke Inlet, and for two buoys to be placed, one at Fulcher's Point, and one at Cross Rock, Croaton Sound, in the same state, one hundred and eighty dollars. For three buoys to be anchored at proper places, at the entrance of the harbor of Pensacola, in the territory of Florida, one hundred and eighty dollars. For the light house on Point Defer, in the state of Louisiana, ten thousand dollars. For completing the work to secure Plymouth Beach, in the state of Massachusetts, five thousand seven hundred any twelve dollars. For erecting a pier at the mouth of Cayahoga river, in the state of Ohio, five thousand dollars; and VOL. III. 233 |