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Deputy sur-veyor to residewhere the Pre-sident maythink proper.
Statute I.May 26, 1824.
The benefits, (&c. of the act ofMay 18, 1824,ch. 88, extend-ed to those whohave obtainedcertificates offurther creditfor any quantityof land.
All relin-quishments ofland executedunder said act,to be filed withthe register ofthe land officewhere purchas-ed.
Statute I.
May 26, 1824.
The issuingof land warrantsrevived andcontinued inforce for fiveyears.
Statute I.May 26, 1824.
5000 dollarsappropriated torthe purchase ofbooks.
1546 dollarsfor the purchaseof furniture.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the principal deputy surveyorof the United States , for the St. Helena district, shall reside at suchplace, in the said district, as shall be designated by the President of theUnited States .
Approved, May 26, 1824.
Chap. CLXXVI. — An Act explanatory of an act, entitled An act to provide for theextinguishment of the debt due to the United States by the purchasers of publiclands, approved on the eighteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred andtwenty-four.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the benefits and privi-leges of the act of Congress , entitled “ An act to provide for the extin-guishment of the debt due to the United States , by the purchasers ofpublic lands,” approved on the eighteenth day of May, one thousand eighthundred and twenty-four, of which this act is explanatory, be extendedto those persons who have obtained certificates of further credit, for anyhalf-quarter section, or for any fractional section of land, under the pro-visions of any of the several laws for the relief of purchasers of publiclands, referred to in the said act, of which this is explanatory.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all relinquishments of land,which shall be executed under the provisions of the said act of the eigh-teenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, orunder the provisions of this act, shall be filed with the register of theland office at which the land was purchased, any thing in the said act ofthe eighteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, ofwhich this is explanatory, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved, May 26,1824.
Chap. CLXXVI1. — An Act to allow further time to complete the issuing and loca-ting of military land warrants, (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the authority granted tothe Secretary of the Department of War , by an act, approved the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, toissue warrants for the military land bounties, to persons entitled thereto,shall be revived and continued in force for the term of five years.
Approved, May 26, 1824.
Chap. CLXXVIII. — Act Act making an aprprop/riation for the use of the libraryof Congress, and for furnishing rooms in the Capitol .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of five thousanddollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any unappropria-ted money in the treasury, for the purchase of books, under the directionof the joint library committee, for the use of the library of Congress.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of fifteen hundredand forty-six dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of anyunappropriated money in the treasury, for the purchase of furniture forthe new library.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three thousand
(a) Act of May 6, 1812, ch. 77. Act of Dec. 10, 1814, ch. 10, sec. 4. Act of March 18,1818, ch. 23.Act of Feb. 24, 1819, ch. 41. Act of March 2, 1821, ch. 15.