THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Szss. I. Ch. 82,83,84. 1850. 519 (jun. LXXXII.—An dat to autlwriza the Appointment of Indian Hgmts in sqm 28, 1g5g_ California. -—-——--——·- Bc it enacted by the Smale and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President President sube authorized to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, *h?";Z°;1h "° QP' me more than three agents for the Indian tribes within the State of gg; agesé: {EQ California. Such agents shall perform the duties new prescribed by 0¤1if<>r¤i¤- law to Indian agents, and shall receive an annual compensation of three thousand dollars each. Approved, September 28, 1850. Cru?. LXXXIII.—An. .8ct for the Payment of c Company of Indian. Sept. B, 1850. Volunteers. ·—· ————·———- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ulzited States zf America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Secretary or of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to cause to be IV'"' ¤“*h°*'i’°d paid to the spy company of Indian mounted volunteers (Shawnees and Piggy :€PH3i?,Q Delawares) called aud mustered into the service of the United States Vvlnéugeeasinnsi by Colonel W. S. Hamcy,United States army, on the first day of June, §;neyYiu:0f°f:° eighteen hundred and forty-six, and discharged the thuty-first day of service cfU. S. August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, one day’s pay and allowances for every day held in service under said muster, and the usual travelling allowances, according to rates established for volunteers under existing laws; and the sum of four thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for this object, out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Armoven, September 28, 1850. Can-. LXXXIV.-An Act ta enable the State of Arkansas and other States to Sept. gg: 1850 reclaim the “Swamp Lands " within their limits. -—; Bc it enacted by the Senate and_House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to enable the SW¤¤¤P wd State of Arkansas to construe. the necessary levees and drains to 3;°E3?;°ju}$§gi reclaim the swamp and ovcrflored lands therein, the whole of those tion granted to swamp and overiiowcd lands, made unfit thereby for cultivation, which A·"k“s°“· shall remain unsold at the passage of this act, shall be, and the same arc hereby, granted to said State. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Seeqewry efthe Secretary of the Interior, as soon as may be practicable after the pas- £Q:°§;'u:;’d°;{‘;‘t§ sage of this act, to make out an accurate list and plats of the lands ofsuid1and,aud described as aforesaid, and transmit the same to the governor of the xbm ':‘1“°S:°d; State of Arkansas, and, at the request of said governor, cause a patent W5?;; §°1§°;,,§;c to be issued to the State therefor; and on that patent, the fee simple in fhe State of to said lands shall vest in the said State of Arkansas, subject to the A'k“°°”‘ disposal of the legislature thereof: Provided, however, That the pro- Pi-ovisn. ceeds of said lands, whether from sale or by direct appropriation in kind, shall be applied, exclusively, as far as necessary, to the purpose ofgeclaiming said lands by means of the levees and drains Hfvl'6- Jvgzgtgfgrsg; Sm · division is unfit Sec. 3. Ana be u further mmm, That in making outa list and fxgjgzfglyégg plats of the land aforesaid, all legal subdivisions, the greater part of gn said plats; it- Which is "wet and unfit for cultivafi0n,” shall be included in said list the greater part and plats; but when the greater part of a subdivision is not of that :§m,gg:er°é $$1: character, the whole of it shall be excluded therefrom. be excluded.
