Public Acts of Congress. to imprisonment, and kept at hard labor, for a period not less than three years, nor more than ten years; or shall be imprisoned not exceeding five years, and fined not exceeding five thousand dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall import or bring from any foreign place into the United States, any false, forged, or counterfeit gold or silver coins, which are by law made current, or are in actual use and circulation, as money, within the United States, with the intent to utter, or make payment with the same, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited; or who shall utter, as true, any such false, forged, or counterfeited, coins of gold or silver, as aforesaid, for the payment of money, with intention to defraud any person or persons, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony, and being thereof convicted, according to due course of law, shall be sentenced to imprisonment, and kept at hard labor, for a period not less than two years, nor more than eight years; or shall be imprisoned not exceeding two years, and fined not exceeding four thousand dollars. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall fraudulently, and for gain's sake, by any art, way, or means whatsoever, impair, diminish, falsify, scale, or lighten the gold or silver coins, which have been, or which shall hereafter be coined at the Mint of the United States; or any foreign gold or silver coins, which are by law made current, or are in actual use and circulation as money within the United States, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall he imprisoned not exceeding two years, and fined not exceeding two thousand dollars. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained, shall be construed to deprive the courts of the individual States of jurisdiction, under the laws of the several States, over offences made punishable by this act. Approved, April 21, 1806. An Act to repeal so much of any act or acts as authorizes the receipt of evidences of the Public Debt, in payment for the lands of the United States, and for other purposes, relative to the Public Debt. Be it enacted, &c., That so much of any act or acts as authorize the receipt of evidences of the public debt, in payment for the lands of the United States, shall, from and after the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, be repealed: Provided, That the right of all who may have purchased public lands previous to the passage of this act, to pay for the same in stock, shall in nowise be affected or impaired: And provided, further, That there shall be allowed on every payment made in money, at or before the same shall fall due, for lands purchased before the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and six, in addition to the discounts now allowed by law, a deduction equal to the difference at the time of such payment, between the market price of six per cent. stock and the nominal value of its unredeemed amount, which market price shall. from time to time, be stated by the Secretary of the Treasury to the officers of the several land offices. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund shall not be authorized to purchase any of the several species of the public debt, at a higher price than at the rates following, that is to say they shall not pay more for three per cent. stock than sixty per cent. of its nominal value; nor for any other species of the public debt more than the nominal value of its unredeemed amount, the eight per cent. stock only excepted; for which they shall be authorized, in addition thereto, to give, at the rate of one half of one per cent. on the said nominal value, for each quarterly dividend which may be payable on such purchased stock, from the time of such purchase to the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and nine. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of any act as directs that purchases of the public debt, by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, shall be made within the thirty days next ensuing after each day on which a quarterly payment of interest on the debt of the United States shall become due, and also so much of any act as directs that the said purchases shall be made by open purchase or by sealed proposals, be, and the same hereby is, repealed. And the said Commissioners are hereby authorized to make such purchases, under the restrictions laid by the preceding sec tion, in such manner, and at such times and places as they shall deem most eligible; and for that purpose to appoint a known agent or agents, to whom they may allow a commission, not exceeding onefourth of one per cent. on the respective purchases of such agents.-[Approved, April 18, 1806. An Act for erecting certain light-houses in the State of Massachusetts; for building a beacon, or pier, at Bridgeport in the State of Connecticut; and for fixing buoys in Pamlico Sound, in the State of North Carolina. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to be erected the following lighthouses in the State of Massachusetts: One on Franklin island, at the mouth of St. George's river, in the district of Maine. One on West Passamaquoddy head, at the entrance into the bay and harbor of Passamaquoddy, in the district of Maine. And a double light-house at or near Chatham harbor, on the back of Cape Cod. Provided sufficient land for the accommodation of the said light-houses can be obtained at reasonable prices, and the Legislature of Massachusetts shall cede the jurisdiction over the same to the United States. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to agree for the salaries, or wages, of the persons who may be appointed by the President for the superintendence and care of said light-houses, and otherwise to provide for the same, at the expense of the United States. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, re Public Acts of Congress. quired to cause a beacon, or pier, to be erected near the mouth of the harbor of Bridgeport in the State of Connecticut; and to cause buoys to be fixed on Bluff Shoal, Royal Shoal, Northwest Straddle, and Southwest Straddle, in the waters of Pamlico Sound, in the State of North Carolina. en at Tellico, on the twenty-fifth and twentyseventh days of October, one thousand eight hundred and five, a sum of fifteen thousand six hundred dollars, and the further annual sum of three thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That there SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That, for the be appropriated, for defraying the expense of erect-purpose of carrying into effect a convention being each of the aforesaid light-houses, the sum of tween the United States and the Creek nation of five thousand dollars; for the expense of erecting Indians, concluded at the city of Washington, on the said beacon, or pier, the sum of one thousand the fourteenth day of November, one thousand dollars; and for the expense of fixing the said eight hundred and five, a sum of twelve thousand buoys, one thousand dollars, to be paid, respectively. dollars, annually, for eight years, and the sum of out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise eleven thousand dollars, annually, for the term of appropriated. [Approved, April 21, 1806. ten years, next thereafter succeeding, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated. An Act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act to extend jurisdiction in certain cases to the Territorial Courts." Be it enacted, &c., That the provisions of the act, entitled "An act for providing compensation for the marshals, clerks, attornies, jurors, and witnesses, in the courts of the United States, and to repeal certain parts of the acts therein mentioned, and for other purposes," passed February the twenty-eighth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, be, and the same hereby are, extended to the Territories of the United States, so far as the said act may relate to the provisions of the act, entitled "An act to extend jurisdiction in certain cases to the Territorial courts," passed March the third, one thousand eight hundred and five, excepting that the clerks of the said Territorial courts shall not receive the additional five dollars per day, allowed to the clerks of the circuit and district courts by the third section of the act first above mentioned.-[Approved, April 18, 1806. An Act making appropriations for carrying into effect certain Indian treaties. Be it enacted, &c., That, for the purpose of carrying into effect a treaty between the United States and the Delawares, Potawatamies, Miamies, Eel river and Weas, holden at Grouseland, near Vincennes, on the twenty-first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and five, the sum of one thousand six hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid to the said tribes, annually, as follows: to the Miamies, six hundred dollars; to the Eel river tribe, two hundred and fifty dollars; to the Weas, two hundred and fifty dollars; which several annuities shall be permanent: and to the Potawatamies, annually, for the term of ten years, and no longer, the sum of five hundred dollars, in addition to former annuities. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, for the purpose of carrying into effect a treaty between the United States and the Wyandot, Ottawa, Munsee and Delaware, Shawanee, and Potawatami nations, holden at Fort Industry, on the fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and five, the annual sum of eight hundred and twenty-five dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, for the purpose of carrying into effect two treaties between the United States and the Cherokee Indians, hold SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the several sums appropriated by this act, shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.-[Approved, April 21, 1806. An Act making appropriations for the support of the Maitary Establishment of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and six. Be it enacted, &c., That for defraying the expense of the Military Establishment of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and six; for the Indian Department, and for the expense of fortifications, arsenals, magazines, and armories, the following sums be, and the same hereby are respectively appropriated; that is to say: For the pay of the Army of the United States, three hundred and two thousand, five hundred and fifty-six dollars: For forage, four thousand six hundred and eight dollars: For the subsistence of the army and corps of engineers, two hundred and twenty-four thousand nine hundred and ninety-four dollars, five cents: For clothing, eighty-five thousand dollars: For bounties and premiums, fifteen thousand dollars: For the medical and hospital departments, twelve thousand dollars: For camp equipage, fuel, tools, and transportation, eighty-five thousand dollars: For fortifications, arsenals, magazines and armories, two hundred and eighteen thousand five hundred and forty two dollars, five cents: For purchasing maps, plans, books, and instruments, one thousand five hundred dollars: For the contingent expenses of the War Department, eighteen thousand dollars: For the pay and subsistence of the commandants in Louisiana, six thousand and sixty-six dollars, sixty-seven cents: For the Indian Department, ninety-six thousand six hundred dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations herein before made, shall be paid and discharged, first, out of any balance remaining unexpended of former appropriations for the support of the Military Establishment; and, secondly, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 18, 1806. Public Acts of Congress. An Act further to alter and establish certain post roads; and for other purposes. Be it enacted, &c., That the following post roads shall be discontinued: From Dixon's Spring to Lebanon, in Tennessee; and from Raleigh, by Haywood, Chatham Court-house, and Chapel Hill to Hillsborough, in North Carolina. 2. SEC. And be it further enacted, That the following post roads be established: In Massachusetts-From Granville, through Sandisfield and New Marlborough, to Stockbridge; and from Rochester, by Middleborough, East Meeting House, to East Bridgewater; from Brookfield, through Brimfield, in Massachusetts, to Stafford Springs, and thence to Tolland, in Connecticut. In the District of Maine-From Brewer's to Plantation number five. From Vassalborough, through Fairfax, Unity, Collegetown, to Hamden. From Buckfield, through Hartford, to Livermore; and from New Milford, through Ballston, Palermo, and Davistown, to Belfast. In Vermont-From Royalton, through Tunbridge, Chelsea, and Vershire, to Corinth. In Connecticut-From Pomfret, through Gloucester, to Providence, in Rhode Island. Jauny's Mill. From Wythe Court-house, by In North Carolina-From Averysborough by Haywood, Chatham Court-house, to cross Haw river near Jones's Ferry, to Hillsborough. From Raleigh, by Chapel Hill, to Hillsborough. From Wilmington, through Conway borough, to Georetown, in South Carolina; and from Wilksborough to Ashe Court-house. In South Carolina-From Portsferry, to Conwayborough; and from Portsferry, by Marion Court-house, to Thomas Harley's. In Georgia-From Washington to Petersburg. and from Athens to Knoxville in Tennessee. In Ohio-From Cincinnati, by North Bend, to Lawrenceburgh in the Indiana Territory. From Austinburg to Erie, in Pennsylvania, and from Franklinton to Worthington. In Kentucky-From New Castle, or Henry Court-house, by Gallatin Court-house and Boone Court-house, to Laurenceburgh, in the Indiana Territory; and the post road from Henderson to Eddyville shall pass by Livingston Court-house. In Tennessee-From Mount Granger to Carthage, thence, by Cavenaugh, to Lebanon. From Nashville to Charlotte. From Burville by Walnut Cove, thence along the turnpike road, by way of Chitwood's, to Pulaski in Kentucky; and from Palmyra to Stuart Court-house, and thence to Eddyville. In Orleans Territory-From Rapide Settlement to Opelousas. In New York-From the town of Cherry Valley, through Springfield, Richfield, and Bridgewater, to Sangersfield; and from Harrisburg, through Williamstown, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Chautagay, to Plattsburg. From Rome, through Redfield, Adams, by Smith's Mills to Sacket Harbor, anp from thence to Chemangh. From Bath, through Canistiotown, Danville, and Williamsburg to Hartford; and from Onandago to the village of Oswego in Lysander; and a cross post from West Hampton, to River Head. From New Lebanon, SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That a sum in the State of New York, by Hancock, Richmond, Lennox, Lee, Becket, Loudon, and Sandisfield, in not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, be. and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any Massachusetts, to New Hartford in Connecticut. In New Jersey-From Belvidere to Strouds-moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Postmaster General to defray burg, in Pennsylvania. the expenses which already are, or hereafter may In Pennsylvania-From Berlin, through Salisbury, to Cumberland. From Greensburgh to Kit-be, incurred in providing for the accommodation tanning; from Tuckhannock, to Chenango Point of Joseph H. Webb, who, in August last, was wounded by some person unknown, whilst he was in New York; and from Greensburg, through employed in carrying the mail of the United Mount Pleasant, Robbstown, and Williamsport, to Washington; and from Washington, through Al-States, and who is now under the care of the comexandria, to Wheeling. From Gettysburg, through Millerstown, Nicholson's Gap, and Waynesburg, to Green Castle. In Delaware-From the village of Christiana, through Newark, to Stratsburg in Pennsylvania; and from Georgetown, through Concord, to Laurel. In Maryland-The post road from Vienna, in Dorchester county, to Snow Hill, in Worchester county, and thence returning to Vienna, may, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, be so altered as to pass over Wicomico Lower Ferry and Quantico Mills: Provided, No additional expense in transporting the mail shall be incurred thereby. In Virginia-From Lynchburgh to Lexington. From Waterford to Sniker's Gap, by the stores of Robert Braden and Jesse Janny, and from thence to Upperville, and to return by Israel mandant at Fort Stoddert. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this act shall not be so construed as to affect any existing contract for carrying the mail. Approved, April 21, 1806. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be made known to Nicholas C. Nissen, esquire, His Danish Majesty's Consul residing at Tripoli, the high sense entertained by Congress, of his disinterested and benevolent attentions, manifested to Captain Bainbridge, his officers, and crew, during the time of their captivity in Tripoli. Approved, April 10, 1806. |