TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 15,16,17. 1844.

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sent over sea from and to the United States , to and from any part ofFrance and of the States comprehended within the German CustomsUnion , and of those countries on the continent, between which andFrance and of the said German States there exists a continued arrange-ment of the like kind, may be paid at the place where they are respec-tively mailed or received.

Approved, June 15, 1844.

No. 15. A Resolution for the relief of certain claimants under the Cherokee treatyof one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of theTreasury be directed to pay, or cause to be paid, the several sums founddue to claimants under the Cherokee treaty of one thousand eight hun-dred and thirty-six, upon the certificates issued by the board of com-missioners appointed in pursuance of the seventeenth article of saidtreaty, out of the unexpended balance of appropriations made for thepayment of such claims, upon the presentation of said certificates.

Approved, June 15, 1844.

No. 16. A Joint Resolution authorizing the transfer of certain clerks in the Trea-sury Department .

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of theTreasury be, and is hereby authorized to transfer from any otfice oroffices of the Treasury Department from which their services may, inhis opinion, be dispensed with, three or more clerks to be employedunder his direction in collecting, arranging and classifying such statisti-cal information as may be procured, showing or tending to show eachyear the condition of the agriculture, manufactures, domestic trade, cur-rency and banks of the several States and Territories of the UnitedStates . The clerks which may be transferred and employed under thisauthority shall receive the same salaries as at present—and a reportcontaining the results of the information obtained upon the before men-tioned subjects, shall be annually made to Congress by the Secretary ofthe Treasury , on the first Monday of January.

Approved, June 15, 1844.

1 No. 17. A Resolution relating to the public lands appertaining to the armories atSpringfield and Harper's Ferry .

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Warbe, and he is hereby authorized to alter, establish and settle the boun-dary lines between the United States ’ lands at the Springfield armoryand the contiguous lands belonging to the town of Springfield in theState of Massachusetts , and to individual citizens, in such a way asmay be best calculated to allow the laying out and altering of streets and, highways for the mutual convenience and advantage of all parties; and

i for this purpose he is further authorized to exchange and convey, and

£ to receive from the corporate authorities of Springfield , or to and from

: individual proprietors, such fractional parts of land as may be necessary

! for the accommodation and convenience of the town of Springfield in

running its public streets and highways, and of the armory in securingthe safety of, and free access to its workshops, arsenals, and other pub-lic buildings; and to grant on the part of the United States , and receivefrom the corporative authorities of Springfield , or from individual proprie-

June 15,1844.

Certificates is-sued or allowedby commission-ers under Che-rokee treaty, tobe paid.

June 15, 1844.

Sec. of Treas.may transferthree clerks toarrange statis-tical informa-tion, &c.

Clerks to re-ceive same payas before.

June 17, 1844.

Sec. of Warmay alter theboundaries, soas to allow thelaying out, &c.of streets.

May exchange,convey, or re-ceive land forthat purpose.