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sage of this act, the Secretary of the Treasury pay to the judge of theorphans’ court of Alexandria county, in the District of Columbia , inquarterly payments, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury,the sum of eight hundred dollars per annum, in lieu of all other com-pensation for his services as judge of said court.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage ofthis act, the Secretary of the Treasury pay to the judge of the orphans’court of Washington county, in the District of Columbia , in quarterlypayments, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, the sum ofone thousand dollars per annum, in lieu of all other compensation forhis services as judge of said court.
Approved, May 29, 1830.
Chap. CLXIII.— An Act to protect the surveyors of the public lands of the UnitedStates , and to punish persons guilty of interrupting and hindering, by force, sur-veyors in the discharge of their duty.
lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That any person who shallhereafter, in any manner, by threats or force, interrupt, hinder, or pre-vent, the surveying of the public lands, of the United States , or of any pri-vate land claim, which has, or may be confirmed by the United States ,or the authority thereof, by the persons authorized to survey the same,in conformity with the instructions of the commissioner of the generalland office, or the principal surveyors in any of the districts, in any stateor territory, shall be considered and adjudged to be guilty of a misde-meanor, and upon conviction in any district or circuit court of the Uni-ted States , in any state or territory having jurisdiction of the same, shallbe fined a sum not less than fifty dollars, nor more than three thousanddollars, and be imprisoned for a period of time, not less than one normore than three years.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, whenever the President ofthe United States shall be satisfied that forcible opposition has beenoffered, or will likely be offered, to any surveyor or deputy surveyor, orassistant surveyor, in the discharge of his or their duties, in surveyingthe public lands of the United States , it shall and may be lawful for thePresident to order the marshal of the state or district, by himself or de-puty, to attend such surveyor, deputy, or assistant surveyor, with suffi-cient force to protect such officer in the execution of his duty as sur-veyor, and to remove force should any be offered.
Approved, May 29, 1830.
Chap. CLXXIX.— An Act to alter and amend the sixty-fifth article of the firstsection cf an act, entitled ‘ i An act for establishing rules and articles for the govern-ment of the armies of the United States, ” passed the tenth of April, one thou-sand eight hundred and six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That, whenever a general officercommanding an army, or a colonel commanding a separate department,shall be the accuser or prosecutor of any officer in the army of the UnitedStates , under his command; the general court-martial for the trial ofsuch officer shall be appointed by the President of the United States .
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the proceedings and sentenceof the said court shall be sent directly to the Secretary of War, to be byhim laid before the President for his confirmation, or approval, or ordersin the case.
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1,000 dollars,appropriated.
Statute I.May 29,1830.
A misdemeanorto interrupt sur-veys, &c.
Punishment.
Force to berepelled.
Statute I.May 29, 1830.