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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 110,111, 112. 1832.

Expenses ofIndian deputa-tion.

Proviso.

Corn, &c. forSeminoles.

Statute I.May 31, 1832.

Appropriationsfor burialground.

Statute I.May 31, 1832.

[Obsolete.]Appropriationsfor penitentiary.

Statute I.May 31, 1832.

Deeds, &c.of land in theDistrict of Co-lumbia .

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be appropriated, out ofany money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fivethousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, for defraying the expenses ofconducting a deputation of Indians from the head waters of the Missouri to Washington city, and from thence to their own country: Provided,That no compensation beyond their actual expenses for extra services,shall be allowed any Indian agent or sub-agent for services when doingduty under the order of their government, detached from their agencyand boundary of the tribe to which they are agents.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be, and hereby is,appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro-priated, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be expended under thedirection of the Secretary of War, in the purchase and delivery ofcorn, or other provisions, for the use of the Seminole Indians, who arelikely to suffer on account of the failure of their crops from a severedrought the last year.

Approved, May 31, 1832.

Chap. CX .—Jin Act to add the vestry of Washington parish in the erection of akeeper's house, and the improvement and security of the ground allotted for theinterment of members of Congress , and other public officers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of one thousandfive hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of anymoney in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under thedirection of the commissioner of the public buildings, for the purpose ofaiding the vestry of Washington parish, in the erection of a keeper’s house,for planting trees, boundary stones, and otherwise improving the burialground, allotted to the interment of members of Congress , and otherofficers of the general government.

Approved, May 31, 1832.

Chap. CXI .—An Act in relation to the penitentiary for the District of Columbia .

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of thirty-eightthousand five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated,to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,for the purpose of completing the penitentiary and buildings connectedwith it, for the erection of railing on the exterior walls, and for the sup-port of the convicts, and pay of the officers for the present year, to beexpended under the superintendence and direction of the inspectors ofthe penitentiary.

Approved, May 31, 1832.

Chap. CXII.— An Act for quieting possessions, enrolling conveyances, andsecuringthe estates of purchasers within the District of Columbia , (a)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That if any person or persons,seised or possessed of, or holding any estate or interest in any lands,tenements, or hereditaments, lying and being within the District of Co-lumbia , shall execute and acknowledge a deed for the conveyance of such

(a) An act to amend an act for quieting the possessions, enrolling conveyances, and securing theestates of purchasers within the District of Columbia , passed the 31st May, 1832. April 20,1838, ch. 67.