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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 42, 55. 1831.
Certain pur-chasers entitledto re-enter cer-tain lots.
Conditions.
Grant to trus-tees, of all va-cant grounds,&c.
of any in or out-lot or lots in the town of Shawneetown in the state ofIllinois , which lot or lots may have reverted for the non-payment of thepurchase money, to re-enter the same lot or lots which may have soreverted, with the register and receiver of the district of Shawneetown ,at any time within six months after the passage of this act, upon the fol-lowing terms and conditions, to wit: by paying, in addition to what hasheretofore been paid upon each in-lot, five dollars, and upon each out-lot, one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there'be, and hereby is, grantedto the trustees of the town of Shawneetown , and their successors in office,for ever, in trust, to sell, or otherwise dispose of, for the purpose of gra-duating and paving the river bank within the limits of said town, all thevacant ground not necessary for streets, all the in or out-lots within thebounds of said town, which remain unsold, and all such as may remainunsold under the provisions of the first section of this act; this act to becarried into effect under the direction of the commissioner of the generalland office.
Approved, March 2, 1831.
Statute II.March 2,1831.
Purchase ofland authorized.
Proviso.
Proviso.
Release ofjudgment.
Statute II.March 2, 1831.[Obsolete.]
Chap. XLII.— Jin Act to authorize the Secretary of War to purchase an additionalquantity of land for the fortifications at fort Washington , upon the river Potomac .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be,and he is hereby, authorized to purchase, in fee-simple, from the execu-trix or trustees of William Dudley Digges, deceased, a certain piece ofland required for the complete defence of the works at fort Washington,on the Potomac , according to a survey of the same, deposited in thetopographical bureau, at Washington : Provided, The said purchase canbe effected for the release of the amount of a judgment against WilliamDudley Digges, deceased, for thirteen thousand three hundred and sixty-nine dollars and eighty-seven cents, with interest from ninth June, onethousand eight hundred and nineteen, until paid, and costs, which thesureties of the late Robert Brent have assigned to the United States :And provided, further, That those who are legally authorized to conveythe said land shall make and execute a good title thereto, in fee-simple,with an acquittance of all claims against the United States , for the pre-vious use or occupation of all or any portion of the premises, or for anyalleged injury to an adjacent fishery, the right and title to which isto be released to the United States .
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, upon the completion of theabove purchase, on the terms and conditions specified, the proper officerof the United States shall be, and he hereby is, authorized to enter upsatisfaction upon the judgment aforesaid.
Approved, March 2, 1831.
Chap. LV.— An Act making appropriations for the support of government for theyear one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be,and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappro-priated money in the treasury, viz :
For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates, threehundred and seven thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
For pay of the officers and clerks of both Houses, thirty-four thousandthree hundred dollars.