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School Lands in Michigan. An act authorizing the legislative council of the territory of Mi-chigan to take charge of school lands in said territory. May 24, 1828... 314

Appropriations for the Military Service. An act making appropriations for the military serviceof the United States , for the first quarter of the year one thousand eight hundredand twenty-nine. (Obsolete.) May 24,1828.. 314

Expenses of Explorations of the Country West of the Mississippi by the Indians. An act makingappropriations to enable the President of the United States to defray the expenses ofdelegations of the Choctaw, Creek, Cherokee , and Chickasaw, and other tribes ofIndians, to explore the country west of the Mississippi . (Obsolete.) May 24,

1828 . 315

Post-roads. An act to establish sundry post-roads, and to discontinue others. May 24, 1828. 315

RESOLUTIONS.

1. Resolution authorizing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to frank letters and

packages. April 3,1828. 320

3. Resolution in relation to Charles Carroll , of Carrollton. May 23, 1828. 320

4. Resolution providing for the distribution of certain public documents, and the removal

of certain books from the library. May 24, 1828... 321

5. Resolution in relation to the manner of executing the printing ordered by either house

of Congress . May 24, 1828. 322

6. Resolution in relation to the mail-route between the cities of New Orleans and Mobile.

May 24, 1828. 322

7. Resolution to authorize the President to loan the barracks at Sackett’s harbour to the

trustees of a scientific and military school to be established there. May 24, 1828.. 322

STATUTE II.—1829.

Appropriations for the Support of Government. An act making appropriations for the supportof government, for the first quarter of the year one thousand eight hundred andtwenty-nine. (Obsolete.) Jan. 6, 1829. 323

Land Claims in Arkansas . An act restricting the location of certain land claims in the ter-ritory of Arkansas , and for other purposes. Jan. 6, 1829. 329

School Lands. An act to preserve from injury and waste the school lands in the territory

of Arkansas . Jan. 6, 1829. 329

Drawback on Merchandise exported. An act extending the term within which merchandise may

be exported with the benefit of drawback. Jan. 6. 1829. 330

Marshal of the District of Connecticut. An act to allow a salary to the marshal of the district

of Connecticut . Jan. 6, 1829.. 330

Medical Department of the Navy . An act to amend an act, entitled “An act for the betterorganization of the medical department of the navy,” approved twenty-fourth May,eighteen hundred and twenty-eight. Jan. 21, 1829. 330

Circuit Court of the District of Georgia. An act for altering the times for holding the sessionsof the circuit court of the United States for the district of Georgia , at the places pro-vided by law. Jan. 21, 1829. 331

Marshal of the District of Virginia. An act to allow a salary to the marshal of the eastern

district of Virginia . Jan. 21, 1829. 331

Port of Entry. An act to establish a port of entry at Magnolia, in Florida . Jan. 21,

1829 . 331

Drawback on Refined Sugar exported. An act allowing an additional drawback on sugar re-fined in the United States , and exported therefrom. (Obsolete.) Jan. 21,1829. 331

Adjournment of the Supreme Court . An act in addition to the act, entitled “ An act to amend

the judicial system of the United States .” Jan. 21, 1829. 332

Territories of Arkansas and Florida. An act to authorize the citizens Of the territories of Ar-kansas and Florida to elect their officers, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.) Jan.21,1829. 332