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vided, That the oath of the person or persons interested shall, in no case,be deemed sufficient, in the absence of other corroborating testimony, toauthorize any such change of entry: And provided, also, That nothingherein contained shall affect the right of third persons.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That either the register or re-ceiver may administer all oaths to be made under the provisions of thisact, and every person, knowingly, wilfully, and corruptly, swearing falsely,on any oath administered to him or her under the provisions of this act,shall, on indictment and conviction for such offence, before any courthaving competent jurisdiction to try the same, suffer the pains and pen-alties of wilful and corrupt perjury.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for every oath administeredunder the provisions of this act, the register and receiver shall be allowedthe sum of twenty-five cents, and twenty-five cents for every hundredwords of the evidence received and transmitted to the commissioner ofthe general land office, to be paid by the party making the applicationfor a change of entry.
Approved, May 24, 1824.
Chap. CXXXIX. — Jin Act to improve the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers . ( a )
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the
(a) Appropriations to improve the Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi rivers:
Toward improving the navigation of the Missouri and Ohio rivers, actof May 23, 1828, ch. 73.
For continuing to improve the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars,act of March 3, 1829, ch. 51.
For improving the navigation of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, fifty thousand dollars, act of April23, 1830, ch. 72.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, to be expended under the existinglaws,fifty thousand dollars, act of March 2, 1831, ch. 58.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars,July 3, 1832, ch. 153.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars,March 2, 1833, ch. 69.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars,Jan. 28, 1834, ch. 103.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio river below the falls, and the Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars, March 3, 1835, ch. 25.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers from Louisville to New Orleans ,sixty thousand dollars, July 2, 1836, ch. 259.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, from Pittsburg to New Orleans ,under the act of second of March, 1831, seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars and four cents,July 1836, ch. 259.
For continuing the improvement of the Ohio river, between the falls and Pittsburg, sixty thousand dol-lars, March 3, 1837, ch. 44.
For continuing the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, from Louis-ville to New Orleans , March, 1837, ch. 44.
For continuing the work for the removal of the obstructions to the navigation of the Mississippi river ,at its mouth, two hundred and ten thousand dollars, March 3, 1837, ch. 44.
For continuing the improvement of the Mississippi river, above the mouth of the Ohio , and of theMissouri river , forty thousand dollars, March 3, 1837, ch. 44.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, and to replace the steamsnag-boat Archimedes, sunk in the Mississippi river , in November last, twenty-three thousand dollars,March 3, 1837, ch. 44.
For improving the Ohio river between the falls and Pittsburg, fifty thousand dollars,' July 7, 1838,ch.171.
For continuing the improvement of tfie navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, from Louis-ville to New Orleans , seventy thousand dollars, July 7, 1838, ch. 171.
For continuing the improvement of the Mississippi river, above the mouth of the Ohio and of theMissouri river , twenty thousand dollars, July 7, 1838, ch. 171.
For the continuation of improvements on the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers, onehundred and fifty thousani dollars, act of March 1, 1843, ch. 52.
For the improvement of the Ohio river, between Pittsburg and the Falls of Louisville, one hundredthousand dollars, June 11, 1844, ch. 44.
For the improvement of the Ohio river, below the falls of Louisville, and of the Mississippi, Mis-souri, and Arkansas rivers, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars, June 11, 1844, ch. 44.
Proviso.
All oathsunder this act to'be administeredby the registeror receiver.
The registerand receiver toreceive 25 centsfor every hun-dred words ofthe evidencetransmitted tothe land office.
Statute I.May 24, 1824.
The Presidentauthorized to