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bv authority.
an act
Xaklnß appropriations for the support ol
frovermnent for ihe year one Uiousaf.c
eight hundred and twenty-one.
De it enacted by the Senate anti
House of Representatives of the
United States of America m I on
press assembled, That the following
gums be, and the same are hereby,
respectively appropriated for the ser
vice of the year one thousand eight
hundred and twenty .one, that is to
* a For compensation granted bylaw
to the Senate and House ol Repie
sentatives, their officers land atten
dants, three hundred fourteen thou
sand eight hundred and sixty sixdol-
J *irs.
For the compensafion of the Se
nator tfful Representatives elected
' t, v Missouri, six thousand dollars.
3 For the expensei • I fire wood,
stntUmarT, printing and all other
contingent expenses of th» two
Houses of Congress, lorty nine thou
cand dollars.
For the. expenses of the library ol
Congress, including the Librarian’s
nllowance for the year, one thou
. sand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
For the purchase of books lor the
Library of CooCrcM,comprehending
th, sta utes and the reports ol the
J, A,„m of the Courts of law and
chancery of the different states, with
tha latest maps of the scyaeal states
And territories ol the United States,
.one thousand dollars
For compensation lo the Presi
de t of the United States, twenty
live thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Vice
President of the United Stutes, five
thousand dollar*
For compensation to the Secreta
ry, of State, six thousand dollars,
i .For compensation to the clerks in
the Department of date, by the act
of twentieth April, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, fifteen
thousand nine hundred dollars.
For compensation to the messen
gers’in said Department, including
ing-the messenger to the Patent Oi-
Cce, nine hundred and sixty dol
lars. .
For the contingent and incidental
expenses of the Department ol State,
including expenses of distr.tuning
copies of the laws of the second ses
sion of the Sixteenth Co gross,
twetfty two thousand seven hundred
dollars.
For compensation to the Secreta
ry the Treasury, six thousand
dollars.
For compensation to the clerks
in the office ul the Secretary of the
Treasury, per act of twentieth A
pr;'. on thousand eight hundred arid
oil 1 ■ ■», ten thousand four hundred
do- *»rs.
F compensation to the messen
g, said office, seven hundred
aa vo dollars.
compensation to the first
U jupdler of the Treasury, three
th :od five hundred dollars.
I' j compensation to the clerks in
the office of the first Comptroller,
per act of twentieth April, one thou
im. s eight hnrjred and eigliteen,
Bev.,. teen thousand eight huiulred
anil ntty dollars.
Fi r compensation to the messen
ger iii soul office, four hundred and
ten dollars.
For compensation to the • econd
Comptroller, three thousand dollars.
For compensation to the clerks in
the office of the Second Comptroller,
per act of twentieuth April, one
thousand eight hundred fc eighteen,
nine -thousand seven hundred and
filly dollars.
For lompensation to the messen
ger in said office, four hundred and
ten dollars.
For compensation to the,First
Auditor of the Treasury, three thou
sand dollars.
For compensation to clerks in the
office of the First Auditor, per act
of twentieth April, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, fifteen
thousand two hundred (toilers.
Fur compensation to the messen
f;er in said office, four hundred dol
ais
Foi compensation to the clerks in
the office of ihe Second Auditor, per
act of twentieth April, one thou
sand eight hundred and eighteen,
Seventeen thousand two hundred
dollars.
For compensation to the messen
ger in said office, four hundred and
ten dollars.
For compensation to the Third
Auditor *.f the Treasury, three thou-
Sand dollars.
For compensation to the erks in
the office ol (lie Third Auditor, per
Set of April, one thou- i
sand I’lgnt hundred and eighteen, 1
twenty eight thousand eix hundred
dollars. J (
for cow] iCDsatioo to the messen- I
giTi in said office, seven hundred and
ten dollars. _ v
For compensation to the Fourth
Auditor of the Treasury, three thou
sand doljps ,
For compensation to the clerk in
the office 01 the Fourth Auditor, per
act of twentieth April, one thousand
eight hundred and eigliteen, fifteen
thousand and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the messen
ger in said office, four hundred and
ten dollars.
For compensation to the Fifth Au
ditor of the‘Treasury, three thou
sand dollars.«
For compensation to the clerks
in the office of the Fifth Auditor,
per act of twentieth April, one thou
sand eight hundred and eighteen,
ten thousand five hundred dollars
FfttAhrec clerks to complete the
dufUpsof the Commissioner of the
Revenue, transferred to the office 0;
the Fifth Auditor, three thousand
seven hundred dollars.
For compensation to the messen
ger in said office, four hundred and
ten dollars,
For compensation to the Treasurer
of the United States, three thousand
dollars.
For compensation to the clerks in
the office o» the Treasurer, per act of
twentieth April, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, live thousand
two hund'ed and fifty dollars.
For compensation to an additional
clerk, as allowed by act of appro
priation of one 'thousand eight hun
dred and twenty ; and, also, for an
assistant to the chief clerk, one
thousand two hundred dollars.
’ For compensation to the messen
‘ ger in said office, four hundred and
tend llais.
' For compensation to the Coinmis
-1 sinner of the General Land Office,
three thousand dollars.
For compensation to the clerk-. in
the office of s-tid Commissioner, per
net of twentieth April, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, twenty
two thousand five hundred and fifty
dollars.
For compensation to the messen
ger in said office, four hunderd and
ten dollars.
For compensation to the Register
of the Treasury, three thousand dol
lars.
For compensation te the clerks ia
the office of the Register, pe. act of
twentieth April, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, twenty two
thousand three huiulred and fifty
dollars.
For compensation to the messen.
ger in said office, including the al
lownnce for stamping ships’ regis
ters, five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary
of the Commissioncrsjof the -Sinking
Fund, two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For allowance to the person em
ployed in transmitting passports
and sea letters, for expense of trans
lating foreign languages in the office
of the Secretary of the Treasury,
for stationery, fuel, printing, and all
other contingent ami incidental ex
penses in flic Treasury Department,
and *he several officers therein, forty
eight thousand seven hundred and
forty dollars.
For allowance to the Superintend
ent and four watchmen employed
for the security of the State and
Treasury buildings, one thousand
nine hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Secreta
ry of War, six thousand dollars.
For compensation to the c.« rks in
the War Department, per act of
twentieth April, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, twenty three
thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation (0 the messen
gers in said department, seven hun
dred and ten dollars.
For expense of fuel, stationary,
printing, and other contingent ex
penses in said Department, five
thousand dollars.
For maps, plans, books, and in
struments, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Paymas
ter General, two thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For compensation to the clerks in
the office of the Paymaster General,
per act of twentieth April, one thou
sand eight hundred and eighteen,
nine thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation to the messen
ger in said office, four hundred and
ten dollars.
For compensation to the Commis
sary General of Purchases, three
thousand dollars
. For compensation to the clerks in
the office of said Commissary, two
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the messen
ger in said office, three hundred and
sixty dollars.
For compensation to the clerks in
the office of the Adjutant and In
spector General, par act of twentieth j
April, one thousand eight hundred 1
and eighteen, two thousand oae 1
hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the clerks in 1
the office of the Ordnance, per act 1
of twentieth April, one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, two <
thousand nine hundred and fifty (
dollapa, J
Far COftif cnattion,to ths clerks io
tha office of the Commissary Gene
ral of SubsMtfncefitwoThousaiW one
hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation tn.the cterks in
the Engineer Office, two thousand
one hundred and fifty dollars.*
For compensation to the clerks in
the Surgeon General’s office, one
hundred and fifty dollars.
For the contingent expenses,of
the said office, five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Secreta
ry of the Navy, si* thousand dol
lars. . - .
For compensation {othe, clerks in
the office of the Secretary ot the
Navy, per act of twentieth April,
one thousand eight hundred and eigh
teen, eight thousand two hundred
dollars.
For compensation to the messen
gers in said office, seven hundred
and ten dollars.
For the contingent expences of
said office, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Commis
sioners of the Navy hoard, ten thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the clerks in
the office of the Commissioners of
the Navy hoard, per act of the
twentieth April, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, three thou
s sand five hundred and fifty dollars,
t For compensation to' three clerk*.
1 and a draftsman, as allowed by acts
of appropriation for one thousand
I eight hundred and nineteen, and one
• thousand eight hundred and twenty,
■ in the office of add Commissioners,
i four thousand dollars
i For compensation to the messen
gcrin said office, four hundred and
. ten dollars
For the contingent expences ol
said office, two thousand dollars.
For all wance to the superintend
ent and four watchmen,,for tin* secu
rity of the War and Navy buildings
and for the repairs of engine, hose,
and buckets, one thousand nine hu -
dred do.lars.
Foi compensation to the Postmas
ter General, lour thousand dollars.
For compensation to two Assist
ant Post Masters General, live thou -
sand dollars
For compensation to the clerks in ,
the General Post Office, per act of
twentieth April, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, twenty two
thousand seven hundred dollars.
For compensation to the messen
gers in said office, six hundred and
sixty dollars.
For contingent expenses of said
office, four thousand dollars.
For compensation to the clerks in
the office of the urveyor General,
tw (thousand one hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Surveyor
smith of Tennessee, two thousand
dollars.
For compensation to the Jerks in
the office of said Surveyor, one
thousand seven hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Surveyor
in Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansuw,
two thousand dollars.
For compensation to clerks in the
office of said Surveyor, two thousand
dollars.
For compensation to the Surveyor
in Alabama • vo thousand dollars.
For compensation to the clerks in
the office of the surveyor in Alaba
ma, one thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For compensation to the. Commis
sioner of the Public Buildings at
Washington city, two thousand dol
lars.
For compensation to the officers
and clerks in tin* 'lint, nine thou
> and six hundred dollars.
I oi wages ofpcrsonsjeinployed in
the different operations of the s'int,
nine thousand and fifty dollars.
For incidental and contingent ex
pences and repairs, cost of machine
ry, and for allowance of wastcage,
in gold silver coinage of the Mint,
eight thousand one hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Governor
Judges, o nd Secretary, of the Arkan
saw territory, six thousand six hun
dred dm tars.
For the contingent expenses of
said territory, three hundred and
fifty dollars.
For compensation to the Cover
nor, Judges, and Secretary, of the
Michigan territory, six thousand six
hundred dollars.
For the contingent expenses of
said territory, three hundred and
fifty dollars.
For compensation to the Chief Jus
tice, the Associate Judgcsj and dis
tr.ct Judges of the United States,
including the Chief Justice and As
sociate Judges of the District of Co
lumbia, seventy eight thousand two
hundred dollars. ; v \ ■■
For compensation to the Attorney
General of the United States; three
thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the clerk in
the office of the Attorney General,
per act of twentieth April, one thou,
sand eight hundred and (eighteen,
eight hundred dollars.
For the contingent expenses of
said office, including compensation to
the messenger, five hundred dollars, i
For compensation to the Reporter
of the decisions of the Supreme i
Court, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to sginjfy At- 1
• I ’ •• * i
(orneys and Marshals, as granted bv
law, including those in the several
territories, eight thousand nine hun
dred and fifty dollars* >
For the payment of sundry pen
sions granted by the late and present
governments, one thousand five hun
dred and ninety dollars.
For making good a deficiency in
the fund for the relief and protection
of sick and .disabled seamen, silty
thousand dollars.
For the support of Light Houses,
and other establishments for the pro
tection of navigation, one hundred
and two thousand three hundred
and forty one dollars and twenty
eight cents
For public lands of
the United States, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
For additional compensation al
lowed by the act ot the Jtwentieth
April, one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen, to tho cleiks in the
office of the Superintendent General
of Indian trade, four hundred and
fifty dollars.
For bringing on the votes of Presi
dent and Vice President, three thou
sand one hundred ninety five dollars
and fifty cents.
For expenses of ships’ registers,
three thousand seven hundred and
fiftv dollars.
For the discharge of such miscel
laneous claims against the United
States, not otherwise provided for,
as shall be admitted in due course of
settlement at the Treasury, six
thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the ministers
of the United S ates at London, Pu
rs, St. Petersburg, and Madrid, with
the salaries of the Charge d’Aftaiics
at the Hague, Rio Janeiro, at. Stock
holm, fifty seven thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For an outfit to a minister at Pa
ris, nine thousand dollars.
For the contingent expense of
those missions, ten thousand dollars.
Fur the contingent expenses of fo
reign intercourse, thirty thousand
dollars.
For the expenses of intercourse
with the Barbary Powers, forty two
thousand dollars.
. For salaries of the Agents for
Claims on account of spoliationsand
fur seamen, at London and Palis,
four thousand dollars.
For the relief and protection of
American seamen in foreign coun
tries, forty thousand dollars.
For opening, under the direction
of (he Secretary of War, within the
Indian country, a road from a point
at or near Turner Brashcar’s Stand,
on the old Natchez Road, to a
point at or near Columbus, on the
Military Road, the sum of live thou
sand dollars, which, by an act of the
twenty seventh of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and eighteen,
*as appropriated, for keeping iu
repair said old road from Natchez
to Columbia, in Tennessee, and
which remains unexpended.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the several appropriations
herein before mande shall be paid
out of any moneys in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
JOHN W. TAYLOR,
Speaker ofths House of Representatives.
JOHN GAILLARD,
President of the Senate, pro tempore
Washington, March 3,lß3l.—Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
AN AC F for the relief of the Purchases of
the Public Lauds, prior to the first day of
•Inly, eighteen hundred and twenty
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the U.
States ot America in Congress as
sembled, That, in all cases where
lands have been purchased from the
United States, prior to the first day
of July, eighteen hundred and twen
ty, it shall be lawful for any such
purchaser, or other person or persons
being the legal holder of any certi
ficate, or certificates, of land, on or
before the thirtieth day of Septem
ber, eighteen hundred and 1 twenty
one, to tile, with the Register of the
Land Office where any tract of land
has been purchased, a relinquish
ment in writing of any section, half
section, quarter section, half quarter
section, or legal subdivision of any
fractional section of land so purchas
ed, upon which tho whole purchase
money has not been paid, and all
sums paid on account of the part
relinquished shall be applied to the
discharge of any instalments which
may be, Or shall hereafter become,
due and payable upon such land, so
purchased, as shall not have been re
linquished, and shall be so applied
and credited as to complete the pay
ment on some one or more half quar
ter sections where the payments by
transfer are sufficient for that pur
pose: Provided, That all divisions,
and subdivisions, contemplated by
this net, shall be made in conformity
with the first section of an act mak
ing further provision for the sale of
public lands, passed the twenty
fourth day of April, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty; And pro
vided, also, That the right of relin
quishment hereby given shall, in no
case, authorize the party relinquish
ing to claim any repayment from the
United States; And provided, also,
That where any purchaser has nur- 1
chased, »t the same cr
more quarter* he shall not
be permitted to relinquish l fcSS than
a quarter section.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted.
That the interest which shsyll
have accrued before the thirtieth day
of September next, upon any debt to
the United States, for public land,
shall be, and the same is hereby, re
rattcd and d ischaiged.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That the persons indebted to the U.
States as aforesaid, shall be divided
into three' classes; the first class to
iriclude ail such persons as shall hayc
paid to the United States only one
fourth part of tne original price of the
land by them respectively purchased,
or held; the second class to include
all such persons as shall have paid to
the United States only one half part
of such original, price; and the third
class to include all such persons as
shall have paid to the United States
three fourth parts of such original
price, and (he debts of the persons
included in the first class shall be
paid in eight equal annual instal
ments; the debts of the persons in
cluded in the second class shall be
paid in six equal annual instolments;
ami the debts of the persons includ
ed in the third class shall be paid in
four equal annual instolments; the
first of which instalments in each of
the classes aforesaid shall be paid irv
manner following, to wit; of the third
class, on the thirtieth day of Sept
next; of the second class on the thir
ty first day of March, one thousand
. eight hundred and twenty-two; and
the whole of the ,dcb( aforesaid,
shall bear an ann.ua! interest at the
rate of six percent: Provided always,
That the same shall be remitted up
on each and cv£ry of the instalments
aforesaid which shall be punctually
paid when the same shall become
payable as aforesaid.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That in all cases where complete
payment of the whole sum due, or
which may become due, for any tract
of land (purchased fom (he United
States aforesaid shall be made on or
before the thirtieth day of September,
one thousend eight hundred and
twenty-two, a deduction, ot the rate
of thirty-seven and a half per centum
shall be allowed upon the sum re
maining unpaid; Provided, That no
thing herein contnined shall autho
rize any discount upon payments
under the provisions of the first sec
tion of this act.
See. 5. And be it further enacted,
That each and every individual or
company, that has laid c3*, on any
lands by him or them purchased of
the United States, any town, a part
or the whole of the lots whereofhave
been sol I, shall be entitled to the
benefits of this act in relation to any
half quarter, or quarter section of
land, on which such town maybe si
tuated, and of all lands by him or
them owned, contigious to and ad
joining said half quartersection, on
which said town is situated, upon
condition only, that each and every
person who has purchased of him, or
them, a town lot, or part of a lot, or
laud in and adjoining the same, shall
be entitled to a remission of all in
terest that has accrued, and to a dis
count of twenty pcrcentum on the
amount unpaid, and to discharge
their debt by bonds, with security, in
equal annual instalments of .‘our
. years, from the thirtieth day of Dec.
next. Nor shall the provisions of
this act be constructed to extend to
any person or persons claiming title
to land under the provisions, of an
act passed the third day of March,
eighteen hundred and seventeen, en
titled “an act to set apart and dis
pose of certain public lands for the
encouragement of the cultivation of
the vine and olive. ,y
Sec. G. And be il further enacted,
That, for failure to pay the several
debts aforesaid, in manner aforesaid,
and for the term of three mouths af
ter the day appointed for the pay
ment of the last instalment thereof,
in each of the classes aforesaid, the
land so purchased or held by the re
spective persons indebted to the U.
States as aforesaid, shall, ipso facto,
become forfaited, & revert to the U.
States.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted,
That no person shall be deemed to
be included within, or entitled to,
the benefit of any* of the provisions of
this act, who shall not, on or before
the thirtieth day of Septembes next,
sign, and file in the office of the Re
gister of the Land Office of the dis
trict where the land was purchased,
or where the residue of the purchas
ed, or where the residue of the pur
chase money is payable, a declara
tion in writing, expressing his con
sent to the same, and shall pay the
Register, for receiving, recording, and
filing, the same, fifty cents.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be, and hereby is made,
the duty of the several Registers and
Receivers onhe Land offices of the
United States’, according (o the forms
and institutions which shall he given
in that behalf by the Treasury De
partment, to assist in carrying this
act into execution, to keep full and
faithful accounts and records of all
proceedings under the same; and,
vvixhiQ the terra of three
the said thiri.iatl».u.. .•
next, to th. .
otland to
States; ihe quantity on 5- 1 ®
laments shall Have b., n p ‘ k ,'H
the quantity on which a
dit sha.il have been given . ' ei 'Hi
ing tlie amount of the bebh"B
further credit shall
cd; and the, Kegistersar/u”**
respectively, shall he entittß
ceive fifty cents fiu.a UiJl fl
linquislnug, fur eath
section, half section, or |,.r.
vision of a fractional sector,'B
imquished. 10r bsH
bee. ( J. And be it faj thpp I
I hat no lands purchased f lf * n B
state., o„ or t, e .W (he 'Sj
July, eighteen hundred a.d J
which are not already dudfiliß
be considered as forfeited to hI
vernnicnt, for failure i„ c ‘ e |
the payment thereon, unt 1 l ?
thirtieth day of ScnterV.J tb *l
all the lands whff Cxt |
quished to the United'‘l
toresaid, shall be deemed 5 1
obe forfeited, and, with n 1
lands which moy become frj
andei this ac t, shall be sold acco J
to the provisions of the art
“An act making furtiier "'1
for the sale of the public laniKl
■ ed the twentwy-fourth day 0 f aJ
eighteen hundred and twenty I
bee. 10. And be it further enacl
That no ianu which shall bo u I
dered under the provisions 0 I
act, shall be offered for s;( l efo „l
h
Approved, March 3, ig^jj
AN ACT Hjf
To reduce and fix- (he Military p uc . Hi
tabhsjjmeut oflhe United States. Hi
Be it enacted by the Senate aH
House of Representatives of the H
States ot America in
bled, J hat, from and after the
day of June next; the military peaH
establishment of the United’ StatH
sh. li be composed of four rogmieiH
o| infantry, with such officers cf H
gmecr?, of ordnance, and of thestuH
as are hereinafter provided for. H
Sec. 2. And be it further
That each regiment of artillery
consist of one colonel, one lieutcH
ant colonel, one major, one s r
major, one quartermaster
and nine companies, one of uhi(B
shall be designated and equiped B
light artillery; and that there shafl
be attached to each regiment cl aims
tiliery one supernumerary captain t®
perferm ordnance duty, and flu®
each conpany shall consist of on®
captain, two first lieutenants, lv,®
second lieutenants, four sergeants®
four corporals, three artificers, tw®
musicians, and forty-two privates.-®
That each regiment of infantry slml®
consist of one colonel, one lieuten®
ant colonel, one major, one sergean®
major, one quartermaster sergeant®
two principal musicians, ami tei®
companies; each of which shall eon®
sist of one captain, one first lieuten®
ant, one second lieutenant, three ser®
gcants, four corporals, two mud®
cians, and forty-two privates; and®
that to each regiment of artillery am®
infantry there shall be one adjntant®
who shall be taken from the subai®
terns of the line. ' I
.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted®
That the corps of engineers, (bom®
barders excepted,) and the topugon®
. phtcal engineers, and their assistants®
shall be retained in service as at pre®
sent organized. I
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, I
That the orduaned department sbalfi
he merged in the artillery; and that!
tlic President of the United States he, ■
and he is hereby, authorized to sip I
lect from the regiments of artillery I
such officers as may be necessary to
perform ordnance duties, who,
while bo detached, shall receive the
pay and eraolislinicnts now received
by ordnance officers, and shall be j
subject only to the orders of the war
department; and (hat the number of
enlisted men in the ordnance, depart
ment be reduced to fifty-six.'
. Sec, 5. And be it further enacted,
That there shall be one major gene
ral, witli two aids dc camp, two bri
gadier generals, each with one aid
decamp; and that the aids de cam.»
be taken from the subalterns ol th w
line, and, in addition to their.other
duties,, shall perform (he duties o.
assistant adjutant general.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted
That thero shall bppne adjutant gen
eral, and two inspectors general,
with the rank, pay, and emolument-,
of colonels of cavalry.
Sec 7. And be it farther ennctcu,
That there shall be one quartermas
ter general; that there shall be t' ro
quartermasters, with the rank, p"0»
and emoluments of majors of cavas*
ry; and then assistant
who shall, in addition to their
in the line, receive a sum not It-"*
than ten dollars, nor more than twen
ty dollars, per month, to be regulated
by the Secretary of war.
See. 8. And be it Aether enaetc.,
That there shall be one commissi,
general of subsistence; and that the a'
shall be as many assistant edirup 15 ' ■
■ sariep m the service mar reqe r.,