TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 230,231. 1832.

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sury not otherwise appropriated, be, and the same is hereby appropriatedfor the erection of barracks, quarters, and store-houses, and the purchaseof a site, in the vifcinity of New Orleans , for a garrison of lour com-panies of United States ’ troops.

Approved, July 14, 1832.

Chap. CCXXX. — An Act in addition to an act, entitled “An ad for the reliefof certain insolvent debtors of the United States .” (a)

lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That all and each of the pro-visions of the act to which this is an addition, shall be extended to everyperson who was a debtor to the United States on the first day of January,one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, in any sum of money whichhe is unable to pay, unless such person be indebted as the principal inan official bond, or for public money received by him, and not paid overor accounted for according to law; or for any fine, forfeiture, or penalty,incurred by the violation of any law of the United States .

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, in all such cases of indebted-ness as are described in the fourth section of the act to which this is anaddition, the Secretary of the Treasury may, according to his discretion,execute to the debtor of the United States a release, as mentionedtherein, without any payment by said debtor, if the Secretary of theTreasury is satisfied that said debtor is unable to pay any part of saiddebt.

Sec. 3. A nd be it further enacted, That nothing contained in this act,or in the act of which it is an amendment, shall be construed to entitleany government debtor to be discharged, until it shall appear to thesatisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, that the sureties of suchdebtor are unable to pay the said debt, and that they are entitled to theprovisions of this act, in like manner as the said principal debtor shallbe entitled to the same, or, unless said sureties shall file their consent, inwriting, with the Secretary of the Treasury, that the privileges of thisact, and the act to which this is an amendment, may be extended to theirprincipal without any prejudice to their liability, or unless such dischargecan and shall be given in such manner as not to affect the legal liabilityof such sureties.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That there be, and hereby is, ap-propriated the sum of five thousand dollars, out of any unappropriatedmoneys in the treasury, to carry into effect this act, and that of which itis an amendment.

Approved, July 14,1832.

Statute I.July 14, 1832.

Act of March2, 1831, ch 62.

Provisions offormer act ex-tended to everyperson who wason the 1st ofJanuary, 1831,indebted to theUnited States ,&c.

Secretary ofTreasury to ex-ecute releasesin certain cases.

Debtor not tobe dischargeduntil it appearthat sureties areunable to paythe debt, &c.

Appropriation.

Statute I.

Chap. CCXXXI. — An Act to provide for the appointment of three commissionersto treat with the Indians, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the President shall nomi-nate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , shall ap-point three commissioners, who shail visit and examine the country setapart for the emigrating Indians, west of the Mississippi river; and shall,when it is necessary, enter into negotiations with them for the adjust-ment of any difficulties which may exist in the location of the lands ofthe emigrating Indians, in the boundaries thereof. Such commissionersshall also ascertain and report the proper places of location for such ofthe tribes and portions of tribes as may yet wish to remove to that coun-

July 14, 1832.

[Expired,]Commissionersto be appointedto examine thecountry setapartfor emigratingIndians,&c. andto report properlocations, &c.

(a) See notes to the act of March 2, 1831, ch. 62.