the territory of Florida shall begin its session on the second Monday in October instead of December, and annually thereafter on the same day in the said month of October.
Proviso in the 6th section of the act of March 3, 1823, ch. 28, repealed.
Proviso.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the proviso in the sixth section of the act, entitled “An act to amend ‘An act for the establishment of a territorial government in Florida, and for other purposes,’” approved March the third, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, be, and the same is hereby, repealed: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as approving any act or acts heretofore passed by the legislative council of the territory of Florida.
Division of the territory into thirteen election districts.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the governor and legislative council, at the next session of said council, to divide said territory into thirteen election districts, in such manner as to give to each the same number of qualified electors, as nearly as conveniently may be, and to secure to each district an equal representation; and the said governor and council shall have power, from time to time, to alter and regulate the several districts in such manner as the increasing population of the territory may require.
Judges of the superior court to have power to order extra terms of said courts, &c.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the judges of the superior courts in said territory shall have power to order extra terms of said courts, or to adjourn them to any other time and place when the public interest may require it, and when, from sickness or other cause, the judges cannot hold the regular terms, giving due notice of the same: and it shall also be lawful for the said judges to hold courts in either of the districts, when the judge of the district is absent, or prevented from attending by sickness or other cause.
Approved, April 28, 1828.
Statute Ⅰ.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. XLIV.—An Act making a supplementary appropriation for the military service of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight.
100,000 dollars appropriated for the armament of fortifications.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, for the armament of fortifications.
Quartermaster general authorized to apply 1800 dollars of the money heretofore appropriated, &c.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the quartermaster general be, and he is hereby, authorized to apply the sum of eighteen hundred dollars of the money heretofore appropriated for the quartermaster’s department, to the confirmation and completion of the purchase of thirty acres of land, near the city of Savannah, in Georgia; which purchase was conditionally made by Lieutenant C. A. Waite, for the purpose of erecting barracks for the United States.
Approved, May 2, 1828.
Statute Ⅰ.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. XLV.—An Act making appropriations for the public buildings, and for other purposes.
Sums appropriated.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same hereby are appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the following purposes; that is to say—
For completing work, &c.For completing the work remaining to be done, on and about the public buildings, fifty-six thousand four hundred dollars and eight cents.