TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 23,24,25,26.1842.
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Chap. XXIII .—An Act to establish certain post roads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the followingbe established as post roads : From Rome , in Georgia, to Commerce,in the State of Mississippi, and also to Memphis in the State of Ten-nessee, namely, from Rome, through Warrenton, Decatur and Tuscum-bia, in Alabama and Jacinto, in Mississippi , to Ripley, in said State, asa common point, and from said point through Holly Springs and Her-nando, to Commerce, and from Ripley through La Grange, in Tennes-see, to Memphis , in said State.
Approved, April 14, 1842.
Chap. XXIV_ An Act to provide for the allowance of invalid pensions to certain
Cherokee warriors, under the provisions of the fourteenth article of the treatyof eighteen hundred and thirty-five.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretaryof War be, and he hereby is, required to place on the pension roll suchwarriors of the Cherokee Nation , as were engaged on the side of theUnited States in the late war with Great Britain and the Southern In-dians, and who were wounded in such service, at the same rates of pen-sion as are allowed by law to the officers and soldiers of the regulararmy of the United States , under such rules and regulations as to theproof of disability as the Secretary of War shall prescribe: which pen-sions shall commence from the period of disability.
Approved, April 14, 1842.
Chap. XXV .—In Act relative to the act entitled, “ An act granting lands to cer-tain exiles from Poland, " approved, thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and thirty-four. ‘
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the acts nowin force for the sale of the public lands, and granting pre-emption rightsto actual settlers, be, and the same are hereby, declared to extend to,and include, the lands selected in townships forty-four, forty-five, andforty-six, north of the base line, range one east, of the third principalmeridian, lying in the State of Illinois , by Lewis Clopicki, under colorof the act entitled, “ An act granting lands to certain exiles from Po-land .” The said selections not having been made in pursuance of theprovisions of said act, which act is hereby declared to be in full force,for the benefit of said Polish exiles.
Approved, April 14, 1842.
Chap. XXVI .—An Act for the extension of the loan of eighteen hundred andforty-one, and for an addition of five millions of dollars thereto ; and for allow-ing interest on Treasury notes due.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the time limited bythe first section of the act of Congress , entitled “ An act authorizing aloan not exceeding the sum of twelve millions of dollars,” approvedJuly twenty-first, eighteen hundred and forty-one, for obtaining saidloan, shall be, and the same is hereby, extended for one year from thepassage of this act.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of said loan as maybe obtained after the passage of this act shall be made reimbursable, asshall be agreed upon and determined at the time of issuing said stock ,Vol.V.— 60 2p2
The post roadsestablished, de-signated.
Act of June 30,J834, ch. 247.
Acts now inforce for thesale of the pub-lic lands, &.c.extended to cer-tain lands se-lected underthe act grantinglands to Polishexiles.
Time for ob-taining the loanextended.
Act of July 21,1841, ch. 3.
Loan reimburs-able, when.