Mar. 2, 1847. ment of harbors, rivers, &c., four thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight dollars. CHAP. 35.—An Act Making appropriations for the support of Vol. 9, p. 149. the Army and of Volunteers for the year ending the thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and for other purposes. Deficiencies. Cape Fear River. Deficiency of appropriation great raft of Red River. for removing 1838, c. 59. Mar. 3, 1847. Vol. 9, p. 155. tions for year Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, to supply deficiencies in appropriations made for the service of the present fiscal year, under the following heads, viz: For deficiency of former appropriations for the improvement of Cape Fear river, six hundred and one dollars and ninety-two cents. For deficiency of appropriation for removing the great raft of Red river, made by the act approved April twentieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, seven thousand one hundred and fifty dollars, being the amount advanced by Daniel T. Witlee and others, through the branch of the Real Estate Bank of Washington, Arkansas, to Henry M. Shreve, government agent for such removal, and expended by him for that purpose. Approved, March 2, 1847. CHAP. 47.-An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Appropria- That the following sums be, and hereby are, appropriated to the objects hereinafter expressed, for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, namely: Miscella neous. Swan & Palmer for work done on Ohio River. Proviso. To pay Swan and Palmer for work executed by them at "Twin Island," on the River Ohio, above the falls, six thousand four hundred and seventy-nine dollars, and twenty-five cents: Provided, The account be first settled by the proper accounting officer of the Treasury Depart ment. ** Approved, March 3, 1847. CHAP. 67.-An Act Giving the consent of Congress to an Act Mar. 3, 1847. of the general assembly of Virginia authorizing the levy of tolls Vol. 9, p. 204. on the James River. Congress to ture of Vir of tolls on Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress be, and the same is hereby, Assent of given to an act passed by the General Assembly of the act of legislaState of Virginia, on the fifth day of March, eighteen ginia authorhundred and forty-six, entitled "An act to incorporate a izing collection Company to remove the bars in James river between the James River. city of Richmond and Bermuda Hundred," and that the authority as conferred by the said act on the company thereby created, to demand and receive the tolls therein specified on vessels navigating the said river, "on condition only that the same shall have been made navigable in any season at high water from Rochell's Landing, at the city of Richmond, to Bermuda Hundred, in the county of Chesterfield, by vessels drawing eleven feet and an half foot water," be and the same is hereby, sanctioned and confirmed: Provided, however, and this assent is given on that express condition, that Congress may, at any time or repeal. hereafter, repeal or modify the provisions of this act. Approved, March 3, 1847. CHAP. 86. An Act For the relief of Josiah Haskell. Act subject to modification Mar. 3, 1847. Vol. 9, p. 696. services on Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, Josiah Hasdirected to pay, out of any moneys in the treasury not $645.30 for otherwise appropriated, the sum of six hundred and forty- Sandy Bay five dollars and thirty cents to Josiah Haskell, it being in breakwater full compensation for his services on the Sandy Bay bor)." breakwater, within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Approved, March 3, 1847. (Rockport Har CHAP. 105.—An Act Making appropriations for certain fortifi- July 20, 1848. Vol. 9, p. 248. cations of the United States, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine. 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, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the preservation, repairs, and construction of certain fortifications, for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine; For protection of Great Brewster Island, and security and defence of the principal ship channels into the harbor of Boston, Massachusetts, forty thousand dollars: Provided, 5979°-H. Doc. 1491, 62-3, vol 1-8 Great Brew ster Island. Proviso. That no portion of said sum of forty thousand dollars shall be expended for the objects aforesaid, until the United States shall procure a good and valid title to so much of said Great Brewster Island as may be necessary to the construction of the proposed fortifications; Aug. 11, 1848. CHAP. 152.-An Act To authorize the State of Alabama to Vol. 9, p. 281. apply certain lands heretofore granted to that State for internal improvements, for the use of schools in the valueless sixteenth sections in said State. Certain lands granted Alabama for internal im. provements by State for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the lands granted to the State of Alabama for purposes of internal improvement, by the eighth section of the act entitled "An Act to appropriate the proceeds of may be applied the sales of the public lands, and to grant preemption use of schools. rights," approved September fourth, eighteen hundred Act Sept. 4, and forty-one, may be, and the same are hereby, placed at the disposal of the legislature of said State, at such price as said legislature may direct, to be applied for the use of schools in such townships of said State as in which the sixteenth or school sections are comparatively valueless, and the legislature may locate said lands in any legal subdivisions, not less than forty acres, within the limits of said State. 1841, c. 16. Mar. 2, 1849. Vol. 9, p. 352. Certain en tries in Green trict con firmed. Approved, August 11, 1848. CHAP. 86.-An Act In relation to the Fox and Wisconsin River Reservation, in the State of Wisconsin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all land entries made in the Green Bay land district, Bay land dis- in the State of Wisconsin, upon the odd-numbered sections of the Fox and Wisconsin River reservation, in 1846, c. 170. said State, subsequent to the passage of an act entitled "An Act to grant a certain quantity of land to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, and connect the same by canal, in the Territory of Wisconsin," approved on the eighth day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same are hereby, declared to be good and valid as though said act had not been passed: Provided, nevertheless, That the governor of said State is hereby authorized to select the same quantity of other lands in lieu thereof; subject, however, to the approval of the President of the United States. Proviso. Certain other entries confirmed. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all similar entries made upon the even-numbered sections of said reservations be also declared to be as good and valid as though said reservation had not been made. Approved. March 2, 1849. CHAP. 100.-An Act Making appropriations for the civil and Mar. 3, 1849. diplomatic expenses of Government for the year ending the thir- Vol. 9, p. 354. tieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, and for other purposes. tions for year 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 hereby are, appropriated Appropriaout of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- ending June ated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal 30, 1850. year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty, namely: * Miscellaneous. * Miscellane ous. Potomac River, To enable the Secretary of War to execute the survey Survey of and examination of the Potomac River, order by a resolu- $1,500. tion of the House of Representatives of the eighth August, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, fifteen hundred dollars. * Approved, March 3, 1849. CHAP. 102.-An Act Making appropriations for certain fortifi- Mar. 3, 1849. cations of the United States, for the year ending the thirtieth of Vol. 9, p. 373. June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty. 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, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the preservation, repairs, and construction of certain fortifications, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty: For repairs of sea-wall, St. Augustine, five thousand dollars. Approved, March 3, 1849. Sea wall, St. Mar. 3, 1849. Treasury to as CHAP. 144.-An Act For the relief of James Moorehead. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Secretary of That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed and certain and pay required to pay to James Moorehead, out of any moneys amount of dam in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amount and losses susas shall fully compensate and remunerate said Moorehead James Moorefor all damages and losses sustained by reason of the sus- head on acpension by the government of the erection of a dam in the pension of erec Ohio, from a point on Wells Island to a point on the Vir ages incurred tained by count of sus tion of dam in Ohio River. Treasury to examine testimony in case. ginia [] shore. But before any payment is made to said Secretary of Moorehead, the said Secretary shall cause the witnesses, on the part of the said Moorehead, to be cross-examined, and take testimony on behalf of the government, should he deem it proper to do so [']. June 5, 1850. Vol. 9, p. 438. and to continue Mar. 3, 1861. 1800, c. 15. At Jan. 19 1861, c. 11. Approved, March 3, 1849. CHAP. 17.-An Act To continue in force an Act therein mentioned, relating to the port of Baltimore. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Act revived That the act passed the seventeenth day of March, one in force until thousand eight hundred, entitled "An Act declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the States of Maryland and Georgia," and which by subsequent acts has been revived and continued in force until the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, be, and the same, so far as it relates to the act of the State of Maryland, is hereby revived and continued in force until the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty one: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the demand of a duty on tonnage on vessels propelled by steam, employed in the transportation of passengers. Approved, June 5, 1850. Proviso. Sept. 30, 1850. CHAP. 90.-An Act Making appropriations for the civil and Vol. 9, p. 523. diplomatic expenses of Government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Appropria. That the following sums be, and hereby are, appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, namely: tion for 1851. Miscellane ous. Survey of delta of Mis For the topographical and hydrographical survey of sissippi River the Delta of the Mississippi, with such investigations as may lead to determine the most practicable plan for securing it from inundation, and the best mode of so deepening the passes at the mouth of the river as to allow ships of twenty feet draft to enter the same, fifty thousand dollars. * * Approved, September 30, 1850. • Now West Virginia. * The amount paid by the Treasury Department under this act was $651.76. |