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TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 46, 47. 1834.
Chap. XL VI. — An Act to equalize representation in the territory of Florida , andfor other purposes, (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the counties of Escambia,Jackson, Gadsden , Leon, Jefferson and St. John’s, in the territory ofFlorida , shall each be authorized to elect two members of the legislativecouncil of said territory, as now directed by law; all other counties insaid territory shall, respectively, be authorized to elect one member each,in the manner now directed, or which shall hereafter be prescribed bylaw; and such counties as have not at this time a member of said council,shall be authorized to elect one before the next session thereof, on thefirst Monday of September next.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for thelegislative council to employ more than three clerks, nor to direct theprinting the laws of said territory in more than three newspapers, at thepublic expense.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of an act entitled,“An act to provide for the compensation of the officers of the council,and for other purposes,” as provides, in paragraph number seven, for thesuperintending the printing the acts, revising the proof sheets, and theallowance therefor; so much of the said act in paragraph number eight,as provides for stitching said acts, and the allowance therefor; and somuch of the act as provides in the sixteenth paragraph for a clerk in theexecutive office, be and the same is, hereby annulled.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the secre-tary of the territory to superintend the printing and revision of the laws,and it shall be his duty to send a printed, and not a manuscript copy tothe Department of State , and another printed copy to the secretary of theSenate, and clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States ,to be laid before Congress ; and the amount appropriated by the said legis-lative council shall not exceed, annually, the sum of seven thousand dol-lars, including their pay, mileage, printing and incidental expenses.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That an act entitled “An act toalter and fix permanently the sessions of the superior court of the dis-trict of East Florida, ” be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the twenty-first section of anact entitled “An act in addition to the several acts now in force, regulat-ing judicial proceedings,” passed February fifteen, one thousand eighthundred and thirty-four, be, and the same is hereby, annulled.
Approved, June 18, 1834.
Chap. XLVII. — Jin Act making appropriations for the Indian Department forthe year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be,and they are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in thetreasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Indian department for theyear one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, viz:
For the salary of the commissioner of Indian affairs, three thousanddollars.
For the salary of the clerks in the office of the commissioner, fivethousand dollars.
For compensation to the messenger, seven hundred dollars.
For office contingencies, eight hundred dollars.
Statute I.June 18, 1834.
Certain coun-ties toelecttwo,and others onemember of thecouncil.
Employmentof clerks andprinting of Jawsrestricted.
Part of formeract annulled.
Secretary ofthe territory tosuperintend theprinting and re-vision of laws,&c.
Appropriationnot to exceed$7000 annually.
Act relating tosuperior courtapproved.
Twenty-firstsection of act ofFeb. 15, 1834,[actofFlorida,]annulled.
Statute I.June 18, 1834.
Appropriationsfor the Indiandepartment.
Commissioner.
Clerks.
Messenger.
Contingencies.
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