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thousand dollars, to the said Samuel F. B. Morse, and the persons em-ployed under him, such sums of money as he may deem to be a faircompensation for the services of the said Samuel F. B. Morse, and thepersons employed under him, in constructing and in superintending theconstruction of the said line of telegraphs authorized by this act.
Approved, March 3, 1843.
Chap. LXXXV .—An Act for the protection of commerce on Lake Michigan .
lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the followingsums of money be, and the same are hereby; appropriated, to be paidout of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for theprotection of commerce on Lake Michigan .
For the half calendar year from the first of January to thirtieth June,eighteen hundred and forty-three; and for the fiscal year from the firstday of July, eighteen hundred and forty-three, to the thirtieth Juneeighteen hundred and forty-four, viz :
For the construction of a harbor at the most suitable situation at ornear Milwaukie in the Territory of Wisconsin, to be made under thesurvey of an officer to be appointed by the Secretary of War, for thesaid half calendar year, fifteen thousand dollars; and for the said fiscalyear, fifteen thousand dollars.
It shall be the duty of the corps of topographical engineers to surveyand select the most suitable site for a light-house at or near Southporton Lake Michigan , in said Territory.
For continuing the public works at the harbor of Chicago, in the Stateof Illinois , for the said half calendar year, ten thousand dollars; andfor the said fiscal year, fifteen thousand dollars.
For continuing the public works at the harbor of St. Joseph in theState of Michigan ; for the said half calendar year, ten thousand dol-lars; and for the said fiscal year, fifteen thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And, be it further enacted, That before the money herebyappropriated for the construction of a harbor at or near said Milwaukie,shall be expended, the corps of topographical engineers shall selectfrom actual examination and survey the point of location of said har-bors.
Approved, March 3, 1843.
Chap. LXXXVI .—An Act to authorize the investigation of alleged frauds underthe pre-emption laws, and for other purposes, (a)
lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner ofthe General Land Office be, and he hereby is, authorized to appoint acompetent agent, whose duty it shall be, under direction of said Com-missioner, to investigate, upon oath, the cases of fraud under the pre-emption laws, alleged to exist in the Columbus land district, in the Stateof Mississippi , referred to in the late annual report of said Commis-sioner, communicated to Congress by letter of the Secretary of theTreasury, dated December the fifteenth, one thousand eight hundredand forty-two; and that such agent shall examine all witnesses who maybe brought before him by the individual or individuals alleging the fraud,as well as those witnesses who may be produced by the parties in in-terest, to sustain said claims; and that he be, and is hereby, investedwith power to administer to such witnesses an oath to speak the truthin regard to any question which may be deemed necessary to the full
Statute III.March 3, 1843.
Appropria-
tions.
Milwaukie
harbor.
Light-house atSouthport.
St. Josephharbor.
Location ofMilwaukie har-bor.
Statute III.March 3, 1843.
Mode of inves-tigation.
(a) See notes of the acts which have been passed relating to pre-emption rights; act of May 29, 1830,ch. 208.