Judiciary.

trict court of the eastern district of Louisi-
ana,

492

The country in the limits of Alabama occupied
by the Cherokees and Creeks to be a part
of the northern judicial district of Alabama,
March 31, 1832,
501
District court of western Virginia, April 20,
1832,
504
Postponement of the trial of certain cases pend-
ing in the superior courts of Arkansas, April
506
20, 1832,
Note of the case of Sampeyreac v. The United
States, 7 Peters, 222,
506
District court for the western district of Louisi-
ana, May 23, 1832,
516
An act to alter the times of holding the district
court in Illinois, July 9, 1832,
568
Notes of the acts relating to the district court
of Illinois,
568
Commencement of the sessions of the circuit
and district courts in the district of Dela-
ware, March 24, 1834,
673
Addition to the salaries of the judges of Michi-
gan, Arkansas, and Florida territory, June
30, 1834,
To be paid only to such as are not allowed
compensation by the act of May, 1828,
ch. 70,
739
District court in the district of Mississippi to
be held at Jackson, instead of Natchez,
March 3, 1835,
773
The district court for western Virginia to be
held at Clarksburg on the first Monday of
June and November, March 2, 1836, 773

Kentucky.

739

Errors in making entries of land at the land
offices to be corrected, May 24, 1824,- 31
An act to establish an additional land office in
the state of Missouri, May 26, 1824, - 50
Removal of the land office from Mount Salus,
in the state of Mississippi, May 22, 1832, 517
Removal of the land office from Franklin to
Fayette, in Missouri, May 22, 1832, - 517
A land office to be established in Michigan,
and to be located as the President may di-
rect, January 30, 1833,
610
Land offices in certain districts established,
March 2, 1833,
652

78

78
78

Wapaughkoneta land office, in the state of
Ohio, to be removed to Lima, March 3,
1835,
774
Lands for Schools.

The President to communicate the attachments
for him entertained by the government of
the United States,

-

A national ship to be sent for him,
Two hundred thousand dollars to be paid to
him, 1824, ch. 2.

170

An act to appropriate lands for the support of
schools in certain townships and fractional
townships, not before provided for, May 20,
1826,
Department of the Library of Congress.
An act to increase and improve the law de-
partment of the library of Congress, July
14, 1832,
Laws of the United States.

Law

579

Fifty copies of the sixth volume of the laws
of the United States to be purchased, - 429
Lead Mines in Missouri.

The President authorized to sell the reserved lead
mines in Missouri, March 3, 1829, - 364

Lead Mines in Missouri.
Decision of the Supreme Court on the con-
struction of this act, as to the lead mines,
(United States v. Gear, 3 Howard, 120,) 684
Library of Congress.

92

· 139

An act making appropriations for the use of
the library of Congress, and for furnishing
rooms in the Capitol, May 26, 1824, 60
The duties on books, maps, &c., imported for
the library of Congress remitted, February
11, 1825,
82
An act making appropriations for the purchase
of furniture for the library of Congress,
February 25, 1825, -
Appropriations for the purchase of books,
stoves, &c., March 3, 1826,
Appropriations for the purchase of books for
the library of Congress, May 24, 1828, 301
Duplicates, imperfect, damaged, or other works,
not wanted, may be removed from the library
of Congress,
321
The use of the library of Congress granted to
the Secretary of State, Treasury, War, and
Navy, Postmaster-General, clerks of the
House of Representatives, Chaplains, and
Ex-presidents of the United States, 429

Lighthouses.

-

-

An act to authorize the building of lighthouses,
light-vessels, and beacons therein mentioned,
and for other purposes, May 26, 1824, 61
An act to authorize the building of lighthouses,
and light-vessels, and beacons, and monu-
ments therein mentioned, and for other pur-
poses, March 3, 1825,
132
An act to authorize the building of lighthouses
and light-vessels, erecting beacons, placing
buoys, removing obstructions in Savannah
river, and for other purposes, May 18,
1826,
170
An act to authorize the building of lighthouses,
beacons, and buoys, &c., March 2, 1827, 229
An act to authorize the building of lighthouses,

and for other purposes, May 23, 1828, 282
Appropriations for building lighthouses, light-
boats, beacons, monuments, and placing
buoys, March 3, 1831,

Certain land claims in the district of Ope-
lousas, in Louisiana, confirmed, May 16,
1826,
168
Certain claims in the St. Helena land district
to be examined, May 28, 1830,
413
An act to provide for the final adjustment of
claims to land in the south-eastern land
district of the state of Louisiana, July 4,
1834,
561
Provisions in relation to the examination of
- 561
the claims,
Decisions of the Supreme Court on land titles
in Louisiana in addition to those in volume
- 561
2, pp. 288, 716,
An act for the final adjustment of land claims
- 749
in Louisiana, February 6, 1835,
Valid claims to be presented within two
years,
- 749
Report of the claims with the testimony in re-

-

A quantity of land, not exceeding two entire
townships, to be reserved for the use of a
university in Michigan, May 20, 1826, 179
The members of the legislative council of
Michigan to be chosen by the people, Jan.
29, 1827,
- 200
Claims to land reported by the commissioners
appointed under the act of May 11, 1820,
ch. 85, and February 21, 1823, ch. 10, con-
firmed, April 17, 1828,
- 260
261
Compensation for surveying,
The school land granted to Michigan may be
taken in charge by the legislative council
of Michigan, May 24, 1820,
314
Exchange of land authorized, January 13,
1830,
- 371
The time of holding a court changed, April
2, 1830,
393
A land district established in the territory of
Michigan, for the land to which the Indian
title has been extinguished, lying west of
the meridian line in the territory, February
- 442
19, 1831,
Appropriations for the improvement of certain
rivers in Florida and Michigan, March 2,
645
1833,
Election districts in the Michigan territory,
March 2, 1833,
660
Certain lands to form part of the western, and
others of the south-eastern land district in
the territory of Michigan, June 25, 1834, 682
Territory of the United States west of the Mis-
sissippi and north of the state of Missouri,
attached to the territory of Michigan, - 701
An act for improving the harbour at the mouth
of the river Raisin in Michigan, February
24, 1835,
- 752
Military Academy.

Appropriations for the military academy for the
year 1834, June 28, 1834,
- 704
See Army.

Military Bounty Lands.

An act authorizing certain soldiers in tne late
war to surrender the bounty lands drawn by
them, and to locate others in lieu thereof, in
Arkansas, May 22, 1826, -
- 189

Military Land Warrants.

-

The authority to issue military land warrants
revived and continued for five years, May
26, 1824,
60
Notes of the acts relating to military land
warrants, -
60
The time for issuing and locating military land
warrants extended, March 3, 1825, 133
The time of issuing military land warrants ex-
tended to the 4th of March, 1830, and the
time for locating the unlocated military war-
rants extended to the first day of October,
1830. March 2, 1827, (expired,) - 219
The acts extending the time for issuing and
locating land warrants continued for five
years, &c., February 5, 1829, (expired,) 333
Revolutionary military land warrants extended,
July 13, 1837,
Further quantity of land appropriated, - 578
Further time allowed to complete the issuing
and locating military land warrants during
the late war, January 27, 1835, - 749
The time extended for issuing military land
warrants to officers and soldiers of the revo-
lutionary army, January 27, 1835, 749

573

An act enabling claimants to lands within the
limits of the state of Missouri and the territory
of Arkansas, to institute proceedings to try
the validity of their claims, May 26, 1824, 52
An act supplementary to an act passed on the
30th of June, 1812, entitled "An act mak-
ing further provision for settling the claims
to land in the territory of Missouri," May
26, 1824,
65
Notes of acts passed relating to claims to land
in the state of Missouri,
65
Certain lands to be selected for seminaries of
learning in Missouri, January 24, 1827, 200
The United States to relinquish certain rights,
January 27, 1831,
- 435

An act supplemental to the act entitled "An
act for the final settlement of land claims
in Missouri," March 2, 1833,
- 601
Provisions of the original act extended to em-
brace claims to donation lands,
- 661
Testimony as to claims to be taken, - 662
Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama.

The states of Missouri, Mississippi, and Ala-
bama exonerated from the obligation to
render an account of the three per cent.
fund, January 19, 1831,
.432
Appropriation to extinguish the Indian title
to lands in Missouri and Illinois, July 14,
1832,
594

Mobile.

The right of preference in the purchase of
certain land given to the city of Mobile,
March 3, 1827,
243
Moravian Lands.

Certain lots in Salem, Gnadenhutten, and
Schoenbrun to be sold, March 2, 1827, 237
Mounted Volunteers for the Defence of the Frontiers.

An act to authorize the President to raise
mounted volunteers for the defence of the
frontiers, June 15, 1832,
- 533

Naples.

Commissioners to be appointed to carry into
effect the convention between the United
States and the King of the Two Sicilies,
concluded at Naples, on the 14th October,
1832. March 2, 1833,
- 664

Naturalization.

An act in further addition to an act to establish

Regulations as to naturalization,

69

69

The second section of the act of April 14,
1802, and act of March 2, 1816, repealed,
310
May 24, 1828,
All aliens, free white persons, residing in the
United States between April 14, 1802, and
June 18, 1812, to become citizens on certain
terms,
- 310

Naval Hospitals and Naval Asylums.

Appropriations to complete the naval hospital
at Norfolk, and to construct naval hospitals
at Charlestown, Massachusetts, in the navy
yard at Brooklyn, and the navy yard at
Pensacola, July 10, 1832, -

Naval Monument at Washington.

570

Appropriation for the completion of the re-
moval and erection of the naval monument,
. 580
July 14, 1832,

32

Navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
An act to improve the navigation of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, May 24, 1824,
Notes of the acts making appropriations for
the improvement of the Ohio and Mississip-
pi rivers, -

32

- 304

Appropriations for the navy hospital fund,
May 24, 1828,
Appropriation for the relief of the navy hos-
- 360
pital fund, March 2, 1829,
Navy and Privateer Pension Fund, and Navy Hos-
pital Fund.

An act for the regulation of the navy and pri-
vateer pension fund, and navy hospital fund,
572
July 10, 1832,
The act of June 28, 1832, ch. 115, further to
extend the pensions heretofore granted to
widows of persons killed in the naval ser-
vice of the United States, extended for five
714
years, June 30, 1834,
The act extended to the widows of officers,
seamen, and marines who have died in the
naval service since January, 1824, or who
may die in said service by reason of disease
contracted or by accidents in the line of
their duty,
- 714

Navy of the United States.

An act making appropriations for the support
of the navy of the United States, for the
year 1824, April 22, 1824,
An act making appropriations for the support
of the navy of the United States, for the
83
year 1825, February 21, 1825, -
An act to authorize the building of ten sloops
of war, and for other purposes, March 3,
131
1825,
An act making appropriations for the support
of the navy of the United States, for the
140
year 1826, March 14, 1826,
An act to provide for the employment of an
152
additional naval force, April 5, 1826,
No money appropriated to be paid to any one

for his compensation until such person shall
have accounted for and paid into the treasury
152
all sums for which he may be liable,
The President to cause the building of one of
the ships authorized by act of April 29, 1816,
ch. 138, to be suspended, May 17, 1826, 168
Appropriation for building ten sloops of
170
An act making appropriations for the support
of the navy of the United States, for the year
- 206
1827, March 2, 1827,
The President authorized to procure ship tim-
ber suitable for the construction of vessels
242
of different classes, March 3, 1827,
Measures to be adopted to preserve the live oak
growing on the lands of the United
States,
242
Notes of the acts for the perservation of
timber,

Appropriation for repairing and fitting out the
frigate Brandywine, December 29, 1829, 370
Appropriations for certain arrears in the naval
service of the United States, January 30,
- 371
1830,
Appropriations for the naval service, for the
year 1830, March 11, 1830, (obsolete,) 375
The construction of three schooners authorized,
- 436
February 3, 1831,
Appropriations for the naval service, for the
- 460
year 1831, March 2, 1831,
Punishment of offences committed in cutting,
destroying, or removing live oak and other
timber or trees reserved for naval purposes,
March 2, 1831,
472

Appropriations for arrearages in the naval ser-
vice, February 24, 1832,
Appropriations for the naval service, for the
- 498
year 1832,
A board of naval officers, who, with the attor-
ney-general, shall revise the rules and regu-
lations governing the naval service, &c.,
516
May 19, 1832,
Appropriation to pay the balance due Lieute-
nant Charles Wilkes, July 10, 1832, 569
The commander of the navy yard at Washing-
ton to cease to act as navy agent, July 10,
- 569
1832,