1838. In all cases where the charter of any corpo any director, &c. CHAP. 185. An ACT to prevent the issuing and circulation of the bills, notes and other securities of corporations created by acts of Congress which have expired. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where the charter of any corporation which has been or may be created by act of Congress of the ration has ex United States shall have expired or may hereafter expire, if any pired or shall hereafter expire, director, officer or agent of the said corporation or any trustee who shall put in thereof, or any agent or officer of such trustee, or any person bill, note, or having in his possession or under his control the property of the porting to have said corporation for the purpose of paying or redeeming its been made by notes and obligations shall knowingly issue re-issue, or utter as whose money or in any other way knowingly put in circulation, any have expired, bill, note, check, draft, or other security purporting to have been guilty of a high made by any such corporation whose charter has expired or by and he be liable any officer thereof, or purporting to have been made, under auto fine and impri- thority derived therefrom, or if any person or persons shall circulation any any such corpo ration charter shall shall be deemed misdemeanor, Bonment. Proviso. tions created by U.S. was a stock charters have ex have any bills, may, upon peti knowingly aid and assist in any such act; every person so of fending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment and confinement not less than one year nor exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to make it unlawful for any person not being such director officer or agent of the said corporation, or any trustee thereof, or any agent or officer of such trustee, or any person having in his possession or under his control the property of the corporation for the purpose aforesaid who shall have received or may hereafter receive such bill, note, check, draft or other security, bona fide and in the ordinary transactions of business, to utter as money or otherwise circulate the same. All corpora- SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all cases in which acts of Congress any corporation has been or may be created by acts of Congress or in which the of the United States, or in which the United States shall have holder, whose been interested as a stockholder the term of which corporation pired, and which has expired, and in which any bills notes, checks, drafts or other or notes, &c. in securities, made under authority derived, or alledged to have their possession, been derived from such act, shall be in the possession or under tion of the U. S. the control of any director, officer or agent of the said expired cuit courts of the corporation, or any trustee thereof, or any agent or officer, of risdiction of the such trustee or any person having in his possession or under his vented from is. control, the property of the said corporations, for the purpose suing or re-issu- of paying or redeeming its notes and obligations, the several or may be com-circuit courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction on the them up to be bill or petition of the United States to grant injunctions to pre to any of the cir U.S. having ju same, be pre ing said bills, &c. pelled to deliver cancelled. vent the issuing, re-issuing, or transfer of any such bills, notes, checks, drafts, or other securities; and also to cause such of the said bills, notes, checks, drafts, or other securities, as have been redeemed, to be delivered up and cancelled; and the said several courts shall have power to make all necessary decrees and orders for the purpose of carrying into effect the jurisdiction hereby conferred, and to execute the same by due process of law. Approved, July 7th, 1838. 1838. CHAP. 186. An ACT making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirtyeight, for the purpose of paying the current expenses of the Indian department, fulfilling treaty stipulatations with the various Indian tribes, and contingent expenses, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: For the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, viz : Indian affairs at Indian For the pay of the superintendent of Indian affairs at St., Pay of supt. of Louis, and the several Indian agents, as provided by the acts St. Louis, and the of June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and of several March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars; agents. Pay of sub agents. Pay of interpre ters. Presents to In dians. For pay of sub-agents, authorized by the act of June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, thirteen thousand dollars; For the pay of interpreters, as authorized by the same act, nine thousand three hundred dollars; For presents to Indians, authorized by the same act, five -thousand dollars; For the purchase of provisions for Indians, at the distribution Provisions for of annuities, while on visits of business with the superintendents and agents, and when assembled on public business, eleven thousand eight hundred dollars; Indians. For the necessary buildings required at the several agencies, Buildings at the and repairs thereof, ten thousand dollars; agencies. penses of the In For postages, rents, stationary, fuel for officers, and other con- Contingent extingencies of the Indian department, and for transportation and dian dep't incidental expenses, thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars; in office Gov. of For the salary of one clerk in the office of the Governor of Salary of clerk Wisconsin Territory, who is ex officio superintendent of Indian Wisconsin. affairs, eight hundred dollars; For the salary of one clerk in the office of the acting superintendent of the Western Territory, one thousand dollars; For carrying into effect the stipulations of certain Indian treaties and the laws connected therewith, viz: Salary of clerk in office Sup't Western Terry. Carrying into effect treaty stipulations, &c., with. For the Six Nations of New York, four thousand five hundred Six Nations of dollars; For the Senecas of New York, six thousand dollars; dollars; New York., Senecas New York. Ottawas. Wyandots. of 1838. Wyandots, Munsees, and Christian In dians. Miamies. Eel rivers. Pottawatamies. Pottawatamies of Huron. Pottawatamies For the Wyandots, Munsees, and Delawares, one thousand dollars; For the Christian Indians, four hundred dollars; For the Miamies, one hundred and fifty-four thousand one hundred and ten dollars; For the Eel Rivers, one thousand one hundred dollars; For the Pottawatamies of Huron, four hundred dollars; of the Prairie. lars; Pottawatamies For the Pottawatamies of the Wabash, twenty thousand of the Wabash. dollars; Pottawatamies of Indiana. Chippewas, Ot. tawas and Potta For the Pottawatamies of Indiana, seventeen thousand dollars; For the Chippewas, Ottawas and Pottawatamies, forty-two watamies. thousand four hundred and ninety dollars; Winnebagoes. Menomonies. Chippewas of Swan creek and Black river. Chippewas of For the Winnebagoes, thirty-seven thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars; For the Menomonies, thirty-two thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; For the Chippewas of Swan creek and Black river, one thousand dollars; For the Chippewas of Saginaw, six thousand five hundred Saginaw, dollars; Chippewas, Me nomonies, WinFor the Chippewas, Menomonies, Winnebagoes and New New York In York Indians, fifteen hundred dollars; nebagoes, and dians. Sioux of the Mississippi. Yancton and Santie Sioux. Omahas. Sacs and Foxes of the Missouri. Iowas. Sacs and Foxes, of the Mississippi. Sacs, Foxes, Sioux, Iowas, Omahas and Ot For the Sioux of the Mississippi, seven thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars; For the Yancton and Santie Sioux, four thousand three hundred and forty dollars; For the Omahas, three thousand nine hundred and forty dollars; For the Sacs and Foxes of the Missouri, four thousand seven hundred dollars; For the Iowas, eight thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars; For the Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi, forty-one thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars; For the Sacs, Foxes, Sioux, Iowas, Omahas and Ottoes and toes and Missou. Missourias, three thousand dollars; rías. Ottoes and Mis Bourias. Kanzas. Osages. Kickapoos. Kaskaskias and Peorias. Piankeshaws. Weas. Shawnees. For the Ottoes and Missourias, five thousand six hundred and forty dollars; For the Kanzas, six thousand and forty dollars; For the Kaskaskias and Peorias, three thousand dollars; For the Weas, three thousand dollars; For the Delawares, eight thousand one hundred and forty dollars; For the Shawnees, seven thousand one hundred and eighty dollars; For the Senecas and Shawnees, two thousand two hundred and forty dollars; 1838. and Senecas Shawnees. Senecas. For the Senecas, two thousand six hundred and sixty dollars; For the Choctaws, seventy-two thousand six hundred and Choctaws. twenty-five dollars; For the Chickasaws, six thousand dollars; Chickasaws. For the Creeks, four hundred and thirteen thousand nine Creeks. hundred and forty dollars; For the Quapaws, four thousand six hundred and sixty dol- Quapaws. lars; For the Florida Indians, two hundred and eighty thousand FloridaIndians. six hundred and ten dollars; For the Pawnees, twelve thousand dollars; Pawnees. For the Cherokees, fifteen thousand one hundred and forty Cherokees. dollars; For the Ottawas and Chippewas, sixty-five thousand four Ottawas and hundred and sixty-five dollars; For the Caddoes, ten thousand dollars, Chippewas. Caddoes. Miscellaneous. For completing payments for subscription to "Indian Biogra- Indian Biogra phy," three thousand dollars; phy. For expenses of casting dies and striking off medals for In-Casting dies, dians, two thousand five hundred dollars; &c. Chouteau to the For expenses of mission of A. P. Chouteau among the wild Mission of A.P. tribes of the Southwest, including his outfit, and the expendi- tribes of the tures growing out of and connected with bringing on deputations Southwest, &c.? of said tribes, which he has been authorized to do, twenty thousand dollars; For deficiency in the appropriation of eighteen hundred and thirty-four for running the boundary line between the Choctaws and Chickasaws, one thousand and eighty-five dollars; For cost of sundry articles of provisions furnished to the Seneca, Seneca and Shawnee, and Ösage Indians, while in a destitute condition, in eighteen hundred and thirty-four, by the commissioners west, &c. as per statement rendered and on file in the office of the Second Auditor, to reimburse the appropriation for Indian annuities out of which the same was paid, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; Boundary line taws and Chicka between the Choc 8aws. Provisions fur nished to the Seneca,Seneca and Sago Indians. Osage and tions of loways, and Sacs and For expenses of delegations of Ioways, Yancton Sioux, and Visit of delegaSacs and Foxes of Missouri, who visited this and the Northern Vancton Sioux, cities in eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, by invitation, in- Foxes of Miscluding the usual presents and contingent expenditures, nine souri. thousand dollars; tions of Pawnees, sourias,and Oma For expenses of delegation of Pawnees, Ottoes and Missou- Visit of delega rias, and Omahas, who visited this and the Northern cities in Ottoes and Miseighteen hundred and thirty-seven, by invitation, including the has. usual presents and contingent expenditures, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; tions of Choc For expenses of delegations of not exceeding three Choctaws, Visit of delega three Creeks, and five Osages, who have obtained permission to taws, Creeks and visit this city, including the usual presents and contingent ex- Osages. penditures, five thousand dollars; 1838. For the valu of the buildings and improvements of the MiaBuildings and mies on the lands ceded by them in the treaty of twenty-third improvements on October, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, per sixth article, as the Miamies. ratified by the Senate, five thousand six hundred and seven dollars; lands ceded by Treaties with the Chippewas Saganaw. For carrying into effect the treaties with the Chippewas of Saganaw, of the fourteenth January, and twentieth December, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and twenty-third January, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, eighty-one thousand dollars; Treaty with For carrying into effect the treaty with the Chippewas of the the Mississippi. Mississippi of the twenty-ninth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, two hundred and eight thousand five hundred dol the Chippewas of Treaty with the Sioux of the lars; For carrying into effect the Treaty with the Sioux of the MisMississippi. sissippi of the twenty-ninth September, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, as ratified by the Senate, two hundred and fiftyeight thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; Treaty with the Sacs and For carrying into effect the treaty with the Sacs and Foxes of Foxes of the Mis the Mississippi of the twenty-first October, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, as ratified by the Senate, one hundred and eightyfour thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; sissippi. Treaty with the Sacs and Bouri. For carrying into effect the treaty with the Sacs and Foxes of Foxes of the Mis- the Missouri of the twenty-first October, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, twelve thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars; For carrying into effect the treaty with the Yancton and Santie Sioux of the twenty-first October, eighteen hundred and thirtyseven, seven thousand dollars; Treaty with the Yancton and Santie Sioux. Treaty with For carrying into effect the treaty with the Winnebagoes of the Winnebagoes the first November, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, four hundred and forty-five thousand five hundred dollars; Treaty the lowas. with For carrying into effect the treaty with the Iowas of the twenty-third November, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, five thousand dollars; Treaty with the Oneidas at Green Bay. To the Osages five per cent. interest on the va lue of land set tion, &c. For carrying into effect the treaty with the Oneidas at Green Bay, of the third February, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, thirty-seven thousand and forty-seven dollars; To the Osages for interest at five per cent. on sixty-nine Ithousand one hundred and twenty dollars, being the value of the apart for educa fifty-four sections of land set apart by the treaty of eighteen hundred and twenty-five, for education purposes, and for which they have agreed to accept two dollars per acre, as authorized by the Senate, in its resolution of the nineteenth January last, which resolution also provides for the investment of the amount, three thousand four hundred and fifty-six dollars: To the Dela interest on the apart for educaLion, &c. To the Delawares for interest at five per cent. on forty-six wares 5 per cent. thousand and eighty dollars, being the value of thirty-six secvalue of land set tions of land set apart by the treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty-two for education purposes, and for which they have agreed to accept two dollars per acre as authorized by the Senate in its resolution of the nineteenth January last, which resolution also provides for the investment of the amount, two thousand three hundred and four dollars; |
