Passed at. the second session, which was begun and held at the City ofWashington, in the District of Columbia , on Monday the sixth dayof December, 1824, and ended on the third day of March, 1825.
James Monroe, President; Daniel D. Tompkins , Vice President of theUnited States, and President of the Senate; John Gaillard, Presi-dent of the Senate, pro tempore; Henry Clay, Speaker of the Houseof Representatives .
STATUTE II.
Chap. I .—An Act making a partial appropriation for the year one thousand eighthundred and twenty-four \_five.~\
Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of two hundredand sixty-five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated,for the compensation granted by law to the Senate and House of Re-presentatives , and to the officers and clerks, and servants of both housesof Congress , and for defraying the contingent expenses thereof; and thatthe same be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro-priated.
Approved, December 15, 1824.
Chap. III .—An Act to authorize the Legislature of the State of Ohio to sell andconvey certain tracts of land granted to said State for the use of the people thereof.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Legislature of the State of Ohio shall be, and is hereby, authorized and empow-ered to cause to be sold and conveyed in such manner, and on suchterms and conditions, as said Legislature shall, by law, direct, the fol-lowing tracts of land heretofore granted to said State, for the use of thepeople thereof, to wit: so much of the six mile reservation, includingthe salt springs, commonly called the Sciota Salt Springs, as remainsunsold; the salt springs near the Muskingum River, and in the Mili-tary Tract, w'ith the sections of land which include the same; the pro-ceeds thereof to be applied to such literary purposes as said Legisla-ture may hereafter direct; and to no other use, intent, or purpose,whatsoever.
Approved, December 28, 1824.
Chap. IV —An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to adopt a newhydrometer for ascertaining the proof of liquors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of theTreasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, under the direction of the
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[Obsolete.]265,000 dol-lars appropri-ated for the Sen-ate and Houseof Representa-tives .
1825, ch. 13.
1802, ch. 40,§7.