CHAP. L.-An Act making appropriations for carrying into effect certain treaties with the Indian tribes, and for holding a treaty with the Pattawatimas. 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 the same are hereby, appropriated, viz: STATUTE II. March 2, 1829. [Obsolete.] Education un For the annual support of a school for the education of Indian youth, under the treaty of the fifth August, one thousand eight hundred and der treaty, Aug. twenty-six, with the Chippewas, one thousand dollars. For the payment of the annuity to the Pattawatimas, under the treaty of the sixteenth October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, two thousand dollars. For fulfilling the stipulations of the same treaty in regard to education, two thousand dollars. For the annual support of a blacksmith and miller, and for furnishing one hundred and sixty bushels of salt, under the same treaty, one thousand five hundred and twenty dollars. 1826. Annuity to Pattawatimas, under treaty, Oct. 1826. Education under same. Blacksmith, miller, and salt. Permanent For the payment of the permanent annuity under the fourth article of the treaty with the Miamies, of the twenty-third October, one thousand annuity, under eight hundred and twenty-six, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the delivery of iron, steel, and tobacco, under the same treaty, and for the employment of labourers, one thousand one hundred dollars. For the annual support of the poor and infirm Miamies, and the education of their youth, under the sixth article of said treaty, two thousand dollars. For making good a deficiency in the appropriation to carry into effect the fourth article of the treaty of the second and third of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, with the Osage and Kansas Indians, sixteen thousand eight hundred and ninety-five dollars and forty cents. For the payment of the sum stipulated in the second article of the agree ment entered into with the Winnebago Indians on the twenty-fifth of August, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, twenty thousand dollars. For the payment of the permanent annuity stipulated in the second article of the treaty with the Pattawatima Indians of the twentieth of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, two thousand dollars. For the payment of the limited annuity stipulated in the same article, one thousand dollars. For the purchase of goods and the payment in specie stipulated in said article, including transportation, forty-five thousand five hundred dollars. For the expense of farming, and for utensils, specified in said article, seven thousand five hundred dollars. treaty with Miamies, Oct. 1826. Iron,steel,&c. under same. Poor and infirm Miamies, and education, under same. Appropriation for treaty, June, 1825, with Osages and Kan sas. Treaty, Aug. 1828, with Winnebagoes. Permanent an nuity to Patta- ber, 1828. Farming, &c. under same. Tobacco, &c., For tobacco, iron, steel, education, annuity to principal chief, employment of labourers, and purchase of land granted to Nancy Burnett, two education, thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars. For the payment of claims against the Pattawatimas, stipulated in the third article of said treaty, ten thousand eight hundred and ninety-five dollars. For expenses of ascertaining the value of property belonging to the missionary establishment, the removal of which is provided for in the fifth article of the said treaty, three hundred dollars. For compensation to Cherokee Indians emigrating from within the chartered limits of the state of Georgia, in pursuance of the provisions of the treaty of the sixth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, with the Cherokees of Arkansas, upon the supposition that five hundred may emigrate within the year, that is to say: For rifles, including a balance due on rifles purchased last year, for blankets, for VOL. IV.-46 2 H nuity, &c. an Claims against Pattawatimas, under same. Appraising property of mis to sionary establishment. Compensation Cherokees emigrating from Georgia, under treaty, May, 1828. Transportation. Property of emigrants. Expense of emigration. Provisions for emigrants. Gratuity to emigrants. Appraisers of property abandoned. Improvements abandoned by Cherokees of Appraisers of property, and expenses of re moval of aged, infirm Indians. brass kettles, and for tobacco, ten thousand seven hundred and twentyfour dollars and seventy-five cents. For expense of transportation of those articles, two thousand dollars. For payment for property which may be abandoned by Cherokees emigrating from Georgia, five thousand dollars. For expense of emigration, being ten dollars per head, five thousand dollars. For one year's provisions for emigrants, fifteen thousand dollars. For gratuity of ten dollars to each emigrant, as per eighth article of the treaty, five thousand dollars. For compensation of appraisers of property abandoned by emigrants, as provided in eighth article of said treaty, and of such other persons as it may be necessary to employ in executing the provisions of said article, six thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation for improvements which may be abandoned by the Cherokees of Arkansas, as is provided in the fourth article of said treaty, estimating for one thousand heads of families, thirty-seven thousand dollars. For compensation of appraisers of property so abandoned, in pursuance of same article, and for expenses of removal of aged and infirm Indians, five thousand dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums, hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, March 2, 1829. STATUTE II. March 3, 1829. [Obsolete.] Repairs, &c. of capitol. Lamps, capi tol square. Maintaining lamps. Fence and gate. Portico to Pre CHAP. LI.—An Act making appropriations for the public buildings, and other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be appropriated and paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the following purposes, respectively, to wit: For repairs and other work necessary to be done on and about the capitol and its enclosures, eighteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-two dollars and sixty-three cents. For erecting fourteen additional lamps in or around capitol square, two hundred and ten dollars. For keeping lighted twenty-four lamps in or around said square, six hundred and five dollars. For erecting an iron rail fence, and central gate, on that part of the public ground west of the capitol which adjoins the circular walk, twentyeight hundred dollars. To complete the north front of the President's house, according to the sident's house. original plan, by erecting a portico, twenty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars and twenty-five cents. Work on and about President's house. Furnishing President's house. Purchase of square 249. Engine companies. Statues, front of capitol. Sculpture in capitol. For work to be done on and about the President's house and enclosures, six thousand three hundred and sixty-one dollars and eighty-six cents. For furnishing the President's house under the direction of the President of the United States, fourteen thousand dollars. For the purchase and enclosure of the square numbered two hundred and forty-nine, on the plan of the city, eight thousand dollars. For repairs and expenses of the fire apparatus of the Columbia and Franklin Engine Companies, six hundred and forty dollars. To enable the President of the United States to contract with Luigi Persico, to execute two statues in front of the capitol, four thousand dollars. For balance of compensation to N. Gevelot for sculpture in the capitol, seven hundred and fifty dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized to continue in office the architect of the capitol, as long as may be necessary for the execution of the work to be done upon the capitol under the first section of this act, at his present rate of compensation. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the commissioner of public buildings annually make to Congress, at the commencement of the session, a report of the manner in which all appropriations for the public buildings and grounds have been applied-of the number of public lots sold or remaining unsold each year-of the condition of the public buildings and public grounds, and of the measures necessary to be taken for the preservation and care of the public property. APPROVED, March 3, 1829. Architect of capitol continued, &c. Commissioner public building to make annual report, &c. CHAP. LII.—An Act making additional appropriations for completing and repairing piers, for the improvement of certain harbours, and of the navigation of cer tain rivers. 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 the same are hereby, appropriated, to wit: For repairing the damages sustained by the piers under construction at the mouth of Oswego river, from a severe gale in October last, seven thousand four hundred and seventy-two dollars. For closing the breach made in the peninsula at Presque Isle bay, Pennsylvania, seven thousand three hundred and ninety dollars and twenty-five cents. Dunkirk har For completing the erection of piers at the mouth of Dunkirk harbour, in the state of New York, nine thousand eight hundred and twelve dol- bour. lars and seventy-five cents. Ashtabula For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Ashtabula creek, Ohio, six thousand nine hundred and forty dollars and twenty- creek. five cents. For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Cunningham creek, Ohio, two thousand nine hundred and fifty-six dollars. For improving Cleveland harbour, Ohio, twelve thousand one hundred and seventy-nine dollars. For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Huron river, Ohio, five thousand nine hundred and thirty-five dollars. For completing a pier at La Plaisance bay, Michigan territory, two thousand three hundred and eighteen dollars. For continuing to improve the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars. For removing obstructions in the Savannah river, below the city of Savannah, in Georgia, being a balance of appropriations carried to the surplus fund on the thirty-first of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, twenty-four thousand four hundred and ninety dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums, hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, March 3, 1829. Cunningham creek. Cleveland harbour. Huron river. La Plaisance bay. Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Savannah river. STATUTE II. March 3, 1829. Cumberland CHAP. LIII.-An Act for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland road. (a) P. 357. Wheeling, to be thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby granted, to be paid out of repaired. any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the purpose of repairing bridges, walls, and other works, on the Cumberland road, east of Wheeling, where the same may be necessary, in the judgment of the superintendent, for the purpose of putting the said road in repair; and the said superintendent shall be appointed by the President of the United States, and shall receive the same compensation as the superintendent of the said road west of Wheeling. APPROVED, March 3, 1829. Appointment and compensation of superintendent. STATUTE II. March 3, 1829. President of United States authorized to CHAP. LIV.-An Act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the reserved salt springs, in the state of Missouri, to be exposed to public sale. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President be, and sell salt springs. he hereby is, authorized, at any time that he shall think proper, to cause the reserved salt springs and contiguous lands, in the state of Missouri, -belonging to the United States, and unclaimed by individuals, to be exposed to sale, in the same manner that other public lands are authorized, by law, to be sold. STATUTE II. March 3, 1829. Act of June 26, 1834, ch. 76. S. authorized to sell lead mines. President U. be Six months' notice to given, &c. Confirmations or sales of lead mines to be the APPROVED, March 3, 1829. CHAP. LV.-An Act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the reserved lead mines, in the state of Missouri, to be exposed to public sale, and for other purposes. (a) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he hereby is, authorized, at any time that he shall think proper, to cause the reserved lead mines, and contiguous lands, in the state of Missouri, belonging to the United States, and unclaimed by individuals, to be exposed to sale, in the same manner that other public lands are authorized, by law, to be sold, except as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That six months' notice, at least, of the times and places of the said sales, shall be given in such newspapers of general circulation in such of the states as the President may think expedient, with a brief description of the mineral region in Missouri, and of the lands to be offered for sale, showing the number and the localities of the different mines now known, the probability of discovering others, the quality of the ore, the facilities for working it, the further facilities, if any, for manufactories of shot, sheet lead, and paints, and the means and expense of transporting the whole to the principal markets in the United States. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of confirmation or sales of lands in Missouri, reported to contain lead ore, the patent same as of other shall be issued to the person in whose favour the confirmation has been made, or to the purchaser from the United States, or their heirs or assignees, as in ordinary cases of confirmation or sales. lands. STATUTE II. APPROVED, March 3, 1829. March 3, 1829. CHAP. LVII.—An Act providing for ceding to the state of South Carolina the jurisdiction over, and the title to, a certain tract of land, called Mount Dearborn, in the said state. United States commissioner to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War (a) See notes to act of June 26, 1834, ch. 76. assess, with S. missioner, the value of Mount Dearborn, &c. Carolina com be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to appoint a commissioner, be appointed to to meet such commissioner as may be appointed on the part of the state of South Carolina, to assess the value of a tract of land on the Catawba river, at or near Rocky Mount, (and commonly known as Mount Dearborn,) or so much thereof as in the opinion of the superintendent of public works in South Carolina may be important or necessary for the completion or preservation of the public works of said state: And if said commissioners shall disagree as to the value of said land, they are hereby authorized to choose, jointly, a third commissioner, the assessment and valuation of any two of whom, when certified under their hands and seals, shall be conclusive. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That so soon as the state of South Carolina shall pay into the treasury of the United States the amount of such valuation, the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to convey to the state of South Carolina, all the right and title of the United States in or to said land so assessed: and from and after the execution of said conveyance, the jurisdiction of the United States over the soil so conveyed, be, and the same is hereby, retroceded to the state of South Carolina. APPROVED, March 3, 1829. South Caroli na to pay the the land to be valuation, and retroceded to her. STATUTE II. CHAP. LXV.-An Act concerning the government and discipline of the peniten- March 3, 1829. tiary in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the penitentiary erected in the city of Washington, in pursuance of “An act to provide for erecting a penitentiary in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes," passed twentieth May, eighteen hundred and twenty-six, shall be designated and known as the penitentiary for the District of Columbia, and shall be exclusively appropriated to the confining such persons as may be convicted of offences, which now are, or may hereafter be, punishable with imprisonment and labour, under the laws of the United States, or of the District of Columbia. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the President of the United States to appoint, annually, five respectable inhabitants of the District of Columbia to be inspectors of the said penitentiary, who shall severally hold their offices for one year, from the date of their appointment. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the President shall also appoint one warden of the said penitentiary, who shall hold his office during the pleasure of the President. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That said inspectors shall hold their first meeting within ten days after their appointment; they shall appoint one of their number to be their secretary, who shall keep regular records of their proceedings; a majority shall be a quorum for the transaction of all business, and all questions shall be decided by a majority of those present; they shall hold regular meetings of the board, at least once in every month, and oftener, if they shall find it necessary; they shall singly, in turns, visit and inspect the penitentiary, at least once in each week, upon some stated day, to be fixed by their by-laws; they shall direct in what labour the convicts shall be employed; it shall be their duty to prepare a system of rules and regulations, minutely providing for the discipline, health and cleanliness of the penitentiary, the hours of labour, meals and confinement, the government and behaviour of the officers and convicts, so as best to carry into effect the several directions and requisitions of this act; they shall take care that these rules and regulations be made known to the officers of the prison, and the convicts, Appropriation for the peniten tiary. Annual inspec tors to be appointed. Warden. First meeting of inspectors. Secretary. Quorum. Regular meet ings. Inspections. Labour of con victs. System of rules for discipline, &c. Promulgation thereof, &c. |