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Expenses of Indian deputation.
Proviso.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, for defraying the expenses of conducting a deputation of Indians from the head waters of the Missouri to Washington city, and from thence to their own country: Provided, That no compensation beyond their actual expenses for extra services, shall be allowed any Indian agent or sub-agent for services when doing duty under the order of their government, detached from their agency and boundary of the tribe to which they are agents.

Corn, &c. for Seminoles.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in the purchase and delivery of corn, or other provisions, for the use of the Seminole Indians, who are likely to suffer on account of the failure of their crops from a severe drought last year.

Approved, May 31, 1832.

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May 31, 1832.

Chap. CX.An Act to aid the vestry of Washington parish in the erection of a keeper’s house, and the improvement and security of the ground alotted for the interment of members of Congress, and other public officers.

Appropriations for burial ground.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the commissioner of the public buildings, for the purpose of aiding the vestry of Washington parish, in the erection of a keeper’s, for planting trees, boundary stones, and otherwise improving the burial ground, allotted to the interment of members of Congress, and other officers of the general government.

Approved, May 31, 1832.

Statute Ⅰ.



May 31, 1832.
[Obsolete.]

Chap. CXI.An Act in relation to the penitentiary for the District of Columbia.

Appropriations for penitentiary.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of completing the penitentiary and buildings connected with it, for the erection of railing on the exterior walls, and for the support of the convicts, and pay of the officers for the present year, to be expended under the superintendence and direction of the inspectors of the penitentiary.

Approved, May 31, 1832.

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May 31, 1832.

Chap. CXII.An Act for quieting possessions, enrolling conveyances, and securing the estates of purchasers within the District of Columbia.[1]

Deeds, &c. of land in the District of Columbia.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if any person or persons, seised or possessed of, or holding any estate or interest in any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, lying and being within the District of Columbia, shall execute and acknowledge a deed for the conveyance of such

  1. An act to amend an act for quieting the possessions, enrolling conveyances, and securing the estates of purchasers within the District of Columbia, passed the 31st May, 1832. April 20, 1838, ch. 57.