654 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 37, 43. 1863. i>;_W¤D¤D¤1‘¤ in lished in four of the newspapers of the State of Minnesota which, in his m"°°°m' opinion, will give the most publicity to the same among the people who have suffered by said depredations, and give notice of the first meeting of said commissioners, the expenses to be paid out of the sum appropriated in the next preceding section. Punishment of Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That if the complainant, or any wit- P°’·'“"Y· ness testifying before said commissioners, shall be guilty of perjury, upon conviction thereof in the proper court of the United States, he shall suffer the pains and penalties prescribed by the laws of the United States for that offence. Commission,,, Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the- said commissioners may may make rules, make rules, not inconsistent with this act, prescribing the order and mode &°‘ of presenting, prosecuting, and proving said claims before them, which rules shall be published in one newspaper in the city of Saint Paul and one in Saint Peter for at least two weeks prior to the first. session of said commission, to be held at Saint Peter as directed in the fourth section of this act, and the expenses of such publication shall be paid out of the fund appropriated in the fifth section of this act. Certain land to Sec. 9. Ami be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior }’°;°* KP? Wd is hereby authorized to set apart of the public lands, not otherwise approcg fagzvxitgsmprinted, eighty acres in seversnlty to each individual of the before-named ` bands who exerted himself in rescuing the whites from the late massacre w be free from of said Indians. The land so set apart shall not be subject to any tax,
- ¤¤¤»&<=— forfeiture, or sale, by process of law, and shall not be aliened or devised,
except by the consent of the President of the United States, but shall be an inheritance to said Indians and their heirs forever. (g,,,,,,,,;,,;,,,,,,., Sn:0. 10. And be it _/izrtfzer enacted, That said commissioners, before fogivc bonds. entering upon the discharge of their duties as such, shall give bonds in` the usual form to the United States, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars each, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, faithfully to discharge their duties as such, and to account for any money which may come into their hands. Approved, February 16, 1863. Feb. 20, 1863. CHAP. XLIII. -- An Act making Ap ro riations for the Cbnstructfon, Preservatum, and —"··i‘—‘ Repairs of certain Forlffiowtions amfother Works q`De;fénce for the Har ending thirtidh of Junc, eighteen hundred and sixtyybur. Be it enacted by the Semzte and House of Representatives of the United Appropriations Slater J America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and
- `°’ f°'¤*l°*m°”¤- they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four: FortMontgom- For Fort Montgomery, at outlet of Lake Champlain, New York, one °"Y· hundred thousand dollars. Fore Knox. For Fort Knox, at Narrows of Penobscot River, Maine, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Kennebec River. d {or fort at entrance of Kennebec River, Maine, one hundred thousand 0 ars. Hoglsland For fort on Hog Island Ledge, Portland Harbor, Maine, one hundred Ledge. and fifty thousand dollars. ` Fm I’¤'<>*>l¤· For new Fort Preble, Portland Harbor, Maine, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Fort Scammel. For Fort Scammel, Portland Harbor, Maine, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. _ m Cmmitu. For new Fort Constitution, Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, two l"°“‘ hundred thousand dollars.
