hundred and twenty-eight, between the United States and the Cherokee nation of Indians, west of the Mississippi:
In consideration of the inconvenient and trouble of removing, as provided for in the fifth article of said treaty, fifty thousand dollars.
For three years annuity, as provided for in the same article, six thousand dollars.
Spoliations committed on them.For spoliations committed on them, as provided for in the same article, eight thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
Use of Thomas Graves.For the use of Thomas Graves, same article, one thousand two hundred dollars.
Use of George Guess.For the use of George Guess, same article, five hundred dollars.
Education of their children.For two thousand dollars, for ten years, for the education of their children, same article, twenty thousand dollars.
Printing press.Towards the purchase of a printing press, and types, same article, one thousand dollars.
Compensation to the Cherokees for 1828.For the compensation proposed to be paid to emigrating Cherokees from within the chartered limits of Georgia, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, upon the supposition that five hundred may emigrate within the year; that is to say:
For rifles.For rifles, six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For blankets.For five hundred blankets, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For kettles.For five hundred kettles, one thousand dollars.
For abandoned property.For property that may be abandoned, upon the estimate that, of the five hundred, one hundred may be heads of families, and have property worth twenty dollars, two thousand dollars.
For cost of emigration.For cost of emigration of five hundred, at ten dollars each, five thousand dollars.
Provisions for a year.For provisions for a year, fifteen thousand dollars.
Ten dollars for each emigrant.For ten dollars for each emigrant, as provided for by the eighth article of the aforesaid treaty, five thousand dollars.
For Captain James Rogers.For Captain James Rogers, as provided for by the tenth article, five hundred dollars.
For expense of running boundary lines.For the expense, in part, of running the boundary lines, as provided for by the third article, two thousand dollars.
Approved, May 24, 1828.
Statute Ⅰ.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. XCV.—An Act making appropriations for the purchase of books, and for other purposes.
5000 dollars appropriated for the purchase of books for the library of Congress.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same hereby is appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase of books for the library of Congress.
Librarian authorized to employ an assistant.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the librarian of Congress be authorized to employ an assistant, who shall receive a yearly compensation of eight hundred dollars, commencing March fourth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven; to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, May 24, 1828.
Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. XCVI.—An Act supplementary to an act, entitled “An Act providing for the correction of errors in making entries of lands at the land offices,” passed March third, eighteen hundred and nineteen.
