NINETEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 22,23,25. 1826.
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Chap. XXII .—An Act to extend the land districts in the territory of Arkansas .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That all that tract of countryin the territory of Arkansas , lying north of the base line, and west of theLawrence land district, be, and the same is hereby, attached to, andmade a part of, said land district; and all that part of the territory ofArkansas lying south of the base line, and west of the Arkansas landdistrict, be, and the same is hereby, attached to, and made a part of, theArkansas land district: (a) Provided, That nothing in this act containedshall be construed as authorizing a survey or interference of any kindwhatever upon any lands, the right whereof is in any Indian tribe.
Approved, April 5, 1826.
Chap. XXIII .—An Ad for altering the time of holding one term of the districtcourt for the western district of Pennsylvania , (b)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the term of the districtcourt of the western district of Pennsylvania , now directed to be held atPittsburg , in the county of Alleghany, on the second Monday of October,shall hereafter be held at the same place, on the third Monday of Octo-ber, in each year thereafter.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all actions, suits, processes,pleadings, and other proceedings, commenced and pending in the saiddistrict court, shall have day, be heard, and determined, on the said thirdMonday of October, in the same manner as they would have been, on thesecond Monday of October, if the act had not passed.
Approved, April 5, 1826.
Proviso.
Statute I.April 5 , 1826.
All actions,suits, &c., to re-main the sameas if no changehad takenplace.
Chap. XXV .—An Act to authorize the state of Pennsylvania to lay out and makea canal through the United States ’ public ground , near the city of Pittsburg .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the consent of Con-gress is hereby given to the state of Pennsylvania , to lay out and make acanal through the United States ’ public ground at the village of Law-reneeville, near the city of Pittsburg : Provided, That, in laying out andmaking said canal, the said state, the engineers, artisans, or labour-ers, by her employed, shall not interfere with, or injure, any of the build-ings, improvements, or other works, erected, or that may hereafter beerected by, or for the use of, the United States .
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, as a condition on which theassent of Congress is given, wherever said canal shall cross any public orprivate road, or highway, in said public ground, the state of Pennsylva-nia shall cause bridges to be erected fit for the passage of carts andwagons; and forever thereafter keep and maintain the said bridges pass-able and in good repair, without receiving any toll or tolls, or any othercompensation whatever.
Approved, April 14, 1826.
(а) Act of Feb. 17, 1S18, ch. 12. Act of March 17, 1820, ch. 26.
(б) See notes to the act of May 15, 1820, ch. 111.
Statute I.April 14, 1826.
Bridges to beerected andkept in repairfit for the pas-sage of cartsand wagons.
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