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Gold Coins.

See Coins-Currency.

Good Behaviour.

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See Index to the Private Laws.

Great Britain.

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I. 459

Provisions for carrying into effect the
treaty of November 19, 1794,
Agents appointed to protect the interests
of the United States, under the treaty
of November 19, 1794,
İ. 523
Prohibition suspended till July 1, 1807,
and authority given to the President to
suspend the prohibition for a further
time,
II. 411
Importation of certain articles from Great
Britain prohibited,
II. 379, 469

Public armed vessels of Great Britain
forbidden to enter the ports of the
United States, and all intercourse for-
bidden,
II. 605
Provision for the admission of vessels of
Great Britain, and for intercourse, on
the repeal of edicts against the trade
of the United States,
II. 605
Resolution of Congress, declaring their
approval of the conduct of the Presi
dent, in refusing to hold further inter-
course with Francis J. Jackson, British
minister,
II. 612
Ships and cargoes of the United States,
owned by citizens of the United States,
having left British ports prior to Feb-
ruary 2, 1811, not liable to seizure, II. 651
War declared against Great Britain, II. 755
Penalties for trading under British li-
II. 778; III. 84
All acts prohibiting the importation of
British goods repealed,
III. 123

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See Great Britain, Treaties with — Fo-
reign Intercourse-Non.Intercourse—
Non-Importation.

Great Britain, Treaties with.

Provisional articles between the United
States of America and his Britannic
Majesty. November 30, 1782, VIII. 54
Armistice, declaring a cessation of hos-

tilities between the United States and
Great Britain. January 30, 1783, VIII. 58
Definitive treaty of peace between the
United States of America and his Bri-
tannic Majesty. September 3, 1783,
VIII. 80

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I. 81, 82

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Writ not to issue for persons committed
for trial under the laws of the United
States,
- I. 81, 82
Seamen shall not be discharged by habeas
corpus, who shall not proceed to sea,
until payment of costs and the wages
which have been advanced, -
I. 132
The justices of the Supreme Court, or
the judge of any District Court, may
issue writs of habeas corpus in certain
IV. 634
The justices of the Supreme Court em-
powered to grant writs of habeas corpus
when subjects of foreign states are in
custody under process of the courts of
the United States, or any court of a
state,-
V. 539
If a prisoner be entitled to his discharge,
he shall be discharged forthwith, V. 539
Proceedings against the prisoner in state
courts to be stayed until final judg-
ment, -

V. 540

A house and lot belonging to the United
States at the Hague, in Holland, to be
sold, -
IV. 169

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of Ghent.
VIII. 274

Hague.

July 12,

VIII. 282

States of

Novem-

VIII. 344

Half-Pay.

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Convention with Great Britain. August

6, 1827,
Convention between the United States
and Great Britain. September 29, 1827,

VIII. 362

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See Pensions.

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. IV. 228

IV. 363

The improvement of certain harbours,
the building of piers, &c., authorized,
March 2, 1827,
Additional appropriations for completing
and repairing piers, and for the im-
provement of certain harbours, and of
the navigation of certain rivers, March
3, 1829,
Additional appropriations for improving
certain harbours, and removing ob-
structions at the mouths of certain
rivers, April 23, 1830, (obsolete,) IV. 394
Appropriations for the improvement of
certain harbours, and removing ob-
structions in the mouths of certain
rivers, March 2, 1831,
IV. 459
Supplement to the act of May 23, 1823,
chap. 75, granting certain lands in
Alabama for the improvement of the
Tennessee, Coosa, Cahaba, and Black
Warrior, July 14, 1831,

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Appropriations for the improvement of
certain harbours for the year 1836,
July 4, 1836,

V. 128

An act to provide for certain harbours,
and for the removal of obstructions in
and at the mouths of certain rivers,
and for other purposes, during the year
1837, March 3, 1837, -
- V. 187
An act to provide for certain harbours,
and for the removal of obstructions in
and at the mouths of certain rivers,
and for other purposes, for the year
1838, July 7, 1838,
. V. 268
Examination and survey with a view to
the establishment of a naval depôt at
Memphis, March 3, 1843, - - V. 626
Appropriations for the improvement of
certain harbours and rivers, June 11,

1844,
V. 661
Improvement of Grant river, Wisconsin,
V. 663

Appropriations for improvements on the
western shore of Lake Michigan, V. 668
Appropriations for the improvement of
the harbour at Racine, to be expended
under the direction of the Secretary of
War,
V. 668
Harbour Defence.

A number of barges to be built for har-
bour defence, (obsolete,) .

III. 3

IV. 604

The President authorized to cause to be
built floating batteries for the defence
of the harbours of the United States,
(obsolete,)

III. 104

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IV. 645

An act making appropriations for carry-
ing on certain works heretofore com-
menced for the improvement of har-
bours and rivers, and also for continu-
ing and repairing the Cumberland
road and certain territorial roads,
March 2, 1833,
IV. 648
Appropriations for the improvement of
harbours and rivers in 1834, June 28,
1834,
IV. 702
Appropriations for the improvement of
the Hudson river, June 30, 1834, IV. 724
Appropriations for roads and harbours in
Florida, June 30, 1834, - - IV. 728
Appropriations for the Delaware break-
water, and for the improvement of
certain harbours and rivers, March 3,
1835,
IV. 753
The State of Alabama may impose tolls
on the canal around the Muscle or Col-
bert's shoals,
V. 57
Repeal of the second section of the act
of May 23, 1828, preventing the State
of Alabama selling at a price less than
the minimum price of public lands, the
residue of the lands granted for the

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Hard Labour.

Persons accessary to robbing the mail to
be confined at hard labour,
IV. 109
Persons convicted of arson shall be fined
and imprisoned at hard labour, - IV. 115
Harrison,Major-General, and Governor Shelby.
The thanks of Congress, for their gal
lantry and conduct at the battle of the
Thames, to be presented to Major-Ge-
neral Harrison and Governor Shelby,
and to their officers and men; and
medals to be struck, &c., -
III. 476

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Horses owned by militia-men or volun-
teers, and lost whilst in the service of
the United States, to be paid for, I. 463;
IV. 613, 726; V. 142
See Index to the Private Laws.

Hospitals, Navy and Marine.

Hospitals to be erected from funds ob-

tained from the wages of seamen, I. 606
An act establishing navy hospitals, II. 650
An act inaking an appropriation for the
navy hospital fund,
IV. 304
An act for the relief of the navy hospital
fund,
IV. 360
An act to provide for completing the
navy hospital at Norfolk, and the na-
val asylum at Philadelphia, &c., IV. 570
An act for the regulation of the navy
and privateer pension and navy hospi-
tal funds, -
Appropriation for hospitals and hospital
stores,
An act making appropriations for cer-
tain sites for marine hospitals therein
mentioned,

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IV. 572

IV. 725

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V. 546

An act to provide for the erection of a
marine hospital at Key West, in the
territory of Florida,
See Appropriations-Navy.

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V. 670

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Apportionment of representatives in the
legislature,

Notes of acts relating to the Illinois ter-
ritory,

An act confirming certain claims to land
in the Illinois territory, and providing
for their location,

III. 125
III. 218

Act amended and extended,
Western boundary of Illinois territory to
include all the islands of the Missis-
sippi between the middle and eastern
margin,
Regulations as to the location of land,
III. 218

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III. 218

Organization of the courts of the United
States in the Illinois territory, (obso-
lete,)
III. 237
Further time given for perfecting pre-
emption rights, and making entries of
land,
III. 307, 308
Persons whose claims are perfected to
receive certificates to that effect, III. 308
A new land district north of the district
of Kaskaskia to be established, III. 323
Administration of justice in the Illinois
territory, (obsolete,) -
III. 327
Paymaster-General authorized to pay cer-
tain officers of the territory of Illinois,

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III. 399
People of the territory of Illinois author.
ized to form a constitution and State
government,
Propositions offered to the convention,
III. 430

Proceedings against suspended, IV. 430 Illinois, State of.

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III. 428

An act to provide for the execution of
the laws of the United States in the
State of Illinois,
III. 502
Lands granted to the State of Illinois for
the seat of government,
III. 525
Resolution declaring the admission of
the State of Illinois into the Union, III. 536
Three per cent. of the nett proceeds from
the sales of public lands in Illinois to
be applied to the encouragement of
learning, .
III. 610

Illinois, State of.

III. 610

An account of the appropriation to be
annually transmitted to the Secretary
of the Treasury,
The four sections of land selected by the
commissioners for the seat of govern
ment confirmed to the State,
III. 618
Representation in Congress according to
the fourth census,
. III. 651
An act to authorize the State of Illinois
to open a canal through the public
lands to connect the Illinois river with
Lake Michigan,

III. 659
An additional land office to be establish-
ed in the State of Illinois,
III. 700
Time of holding the District Court for
the district of Illinois,
IV. 19
State of Illinois authorized to give or sell
to the county of Gallatin, a tract of
land in said county for a seat of jus-
tice,
IV. 184
Legislature of Illinois authorized to sell
the tract of land reserved and granted
to the State for the use of salt-works,
Town to be laid out at Galena, Illinois,

IV. 305
IV. 334

The State of Illinois exonerated from
rendering an account of the applica-
tion of the three per cent. fund, IV. 432
The land granted to the State of Illinois

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IV. 480

IV. 480

IV. 496

for a seminary of learning may be re-
linquished, and other land located, IV. 475
Commissioners to be appointed to survey
and mark the northern boundary line
of the State of Illinois,
Commissioners may appoint surveyors,
&c.; their compensation,
The State of Illinois authorized to sell
twenty thousand acres of the saline
lands in that State,
Representatives in Congress according
to the fifth census,
IV. 516
The time of holding the District Court
of Illinois changed,
IV. 434, 568
Board of commissioners to be appointed
to adjust the titles to lots laid out on
Bean river, Illinois,
Proceeds of sales of lots appropriated to
the erection of public buildings and
wharves in the town of Galena, V. 79
Representatives in Congress according
to the sixth census,
Impeachment and Inquiries into official Con-
duct.

V. 79

V. 491

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¦ Imprisonment for Debt.

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II. 265

Mode of obtaining discharge,
Penalty for making a false oath or affir-
mation,
II.
Thirty days after judgment the debtor
imprisoned may take the benefit of the
act although no execution have issued,
Notes of the acts relating to imprisonment
for debt,
Discharge of insolvent debtors, II. 266, 482
Acts for the relief of persons imprisoned
for debts due to the United States, I.
561; III. 399
Acts for the relief of persons imprisoned
for debt, I. 265, 482, 562; II. 4; IV. 19
Notes of decisions in the Supreme Court
of the United States,

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Territory of Indiana established and or-
ganized by the act of May 7, 1800, II. 58
Seat of the government at Vincennes on
Wabash river,
II. 59
Suits depending in the counties in the
north-western territory, which become
parts of the Indiana territory, revived,

II. 108
An act making provision for the dispo
sal of lands in the Indiana territory,
and for other purposes,
II. 277
An act to divide the territory of Indiana
into two separate governments, - II. 309
An act supplementary to the " Act mak-
ing provision for the disposal of the
public lands in the Indiana territory,"
and for other purposes,
II. 343
Notes of acts relating to the public lands
in the Indiana territory,
II. 343
An act respecting claims to land in the
Indiana territory, and State of Ohio,
II. 395
An act confirming land claims in the dis-
trict of Vincennes, and for other pur-
March 3, 1807,
II. 446
poses,
Right of suffrage extended in the Indi-
ana territory,
II. 469
An act dividing the Indiana territory
into two separate governments, II. 514
The territory of Illinois formed out of
part of the Indiana territory, II. 514
Notes of the acts for the establishment of
the Indiana territory,
II. 514

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