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An act for the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Wil

liam D Beall

230

An act to amend the laws within the District of

Columbia

230

An act concerning letters of marque, prizes and

prize goods

238

An act for the more perfect organization of the
army of the United States

248

An act to ascertain the western boundary of

the tract reserved for satisfying the military

bounties allowed to the officers and soldiers

of the Virginia line on continental establish-

ment

An act confirming claims to lands in the

Mississippi territory founded on warrants

of survey granted by the British or Spanish

government

An act to authorise the issuing of Treasury

notes

250

253

255

An act for imposing additional duties upon all
goods, wares and merchandise imported from
any foreign port or place, and for other purposes 260

An act supplementary to an act, entitled "An

act more effectually to provide for the or

ganization of the militia of the District of Co-

lumbia"

262

266

An act for the relief of James Wilkinson

An act to facilitate the transfer of the stock cre-

ated under an act passed on the tenth of No-

vember, one thousand eight hundred and three 267

An act for the relief of Anna Young, heiress and

representative of John Durkee, deceased

An act conferring certain powers on the levy

court for the county of Washington, in the

District of Columbia

An act giving validity to the sale of certain

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268

tracts of public lands sold in the western dis-

trict of the territory of Orleans, now state of

Louisiana

An act supplementary to "An act authorising

the President of the United States to raise

certain companies of rangers for the protec-

tion of the frontier of the United States"

An act authorising the President of the United

States to lease for a term of years any part

of the reservations of public ground in the

City of Washington

An act making an appropriation for the pur-

pose of discharging all the outstanding claims.

for the construction and repair of the capitol

and the President's house; for the compensa-

tion of the late surveyor of the public build-

ings, and for furniture for the different apart-

ments of the capitol, and for other purposes

An act concerning invalid pensioners

An act confirming grants to lands in the Mis-

sissippi territory, derived from the British

government of West Florida, not subsequent.

ly regranted by the government of Spain or

of the United States

An act to admit the entry of vessels of the Unit-

ed States on certain conditions

An act making a further appropriation for the

defence of the maritime frontier, and for the

support of the navy of the United States

An act authorising the Secretary of the Treasury

to suspend the payment of certain bills drawn

by John Armstrong, late minister of the U-

nited States at the court of France, upon the

Treasury of the United States

An act to compensate for his services the Presi
dent pro tempore of the Senate, acting as

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277

278

279

281

293

294

295

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such when the office of Vice President of the

United States shall be vacant

An act for the safe keeping and accommodation

of prisoners of war

An act to prohibit American vessels from pro-

ceeding to or trading with the enemies of the

United States, and for other purposes

An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An
act respecting alien enemies"

An act making additional appropriations for the

military establishment, and for the Indian de-

partment, for the year one thousand eight

hundred and twelve

An act fixing the time for the next meeting of

Congress

An act respecting the pay of the army of the

United States

An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An

act giving further time to purchasers of pub-

lic lands north-west of the river Ohio, to com-

plete their payments"

An act authorising a subscription to the old six

per cent, and deferred stocks, and providing

for an exchange of the same

309

An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An

act authorising a loan for a sum not exceed

ing eleven millions of dollars"

312

An act making further provision for the army

of the United States, and for other pur-

poses

An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An

act authorising the President of the United

States to accept and organize certain volun-

teer military corps

Resolution granting permission to the judges

of the supreme court of the United States to

use the books in the library of Congress

313

315

317

Resolution on the subject of arts and manufac

tures

Resolution requesting the state of Georgia to

assent to the formation of two states of the

Mississippi territory

Resolution requesting the President of the

United States to recommend a day of public

humiliation and prayer

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ACTS

PASSED

AT THE SECOND SESSION

OF

THE TWELFTH CONGRESS

OF THE

UNITED STATES.