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Statute I.
July 13, 1832.
Appropriationfor expenses ofemigrating In-dians.
John Drew tobe paid.
J. W. Flowersto be paid.
Unsatisfiedclaims of Che-rokee Indians tobe paid.
Act of March30,1802,ch.13.
oi aTUTE I.
July 13, 1832.
Certain ves-sels admitted to
TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 200,201. 1832.
the secretary of the board of commissioners, on the business of thecommission, shall pass by mail free of postage.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted , That, as soon as said commissionshall be executed and completed, the records, documents, and all otherpapers, in the possession of the commission or its officers, shall bedeposited in the office of the Secretary of State.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That, for the term of ten years,from and after the second day of February, one thousand eight hundredand thirty-two, wines, the produce of France , shall be admitted into theUnited States on paying duties not exceeding the following rates on thegallon, (such as is at present used in the United States, ) that is to say:six cents for red wines in casks, ten cents for white wine in casks, andtwenty-two cents for wine of all sorts in bottles, (a)
Approved, July 13,1832.
Chap. CC. —Jin Act to carry into effect certain Indian treaties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of one hundredand fifty-seven thousand six hundred and ninety-four dollars be, and thesame is hereby, appropriated, in addition to the balance remaining unex-pended in the treasury, already appropriated to defray the expenses oftransporting and subsisting such portions of the various tribes of Indiansas have heretofore emigrated west of the Mississippi , or as may emigrateduring the present year, in conformity with the provisions of varioustreaties entered into with them : For the payment of the account of JohnDrew, a Cherokee Indian , three thousand four hundred and thirty-fivedollars and thirteen cents. For the payment of John W. Flowers, aCherokee Indian , five hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be, andhe is hereby authorized and directed to cause any unsatisfied claims ofJohn W. Flowers, Nicholas Miller, William Drew, and Joseph Rogers,Cherokee Indians, for stock lost by them, respectively, by spoliationscommitted by citizens of the United States , in the years one thousandeight hundred and twenty-eight, and one thousand eight hundred andtwenty-nine, in the territory in Arkansas, ceded to the United States bythe Cherokee tribe of Indians, in the month of May, one thousand eighthundred and twenty-eight, to be settled and paid in the same manner asif such spoliations had been committed before the cession of the saidterritory, on the principles of the act of Congress , approved March thir-tieth, one thousand eight hundred and two, entitled “ An act to regulatetrade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on thefrontiers;” and that the Secretary of War be directed to endeavour toascertain the names of the persons who committed the depredations uponthe property of said Indians, and take suitable steps for the prosecutionand punishment of such persons : and also for the recovery of the valueof the property plundered or destroyed by them.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said sums be paid out ofany money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, July 13, 1832.
Chap. CCI. —An Act extending further the right of debenture to the port of KeyWest, and altering the limits of the district of Key West .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That all ships or vessels, and
(a) See notes of acts relative to discriminating duties, vol. iv. p. 2.