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LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF CONGRESS.
RESOLUTIONS.
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No. 1. Walls of the late Post-Office to be removed. Joint resolution authorizing the Commissioner of the Public Buildings to cause the removal of the walls of the late Post-Office Building.March 19, 1838.
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No. 2. A Fort near the Western Boundary of Arkansas. A resolution to authorize the Secretary of War to purchase a site for a fort at or near the western boundary of Arkansas.April 4, 1838.
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No. 4. Public Revenue. A resolution relating to the public revenue and due to the Government.May 31, 1838.
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No. 5. An act of the Legislature of Wisconsin chartering a Bank disapproved. Resolution to disapprove and disaffirm an act of the Legislative Council of the Wisconsin Territory chartering a bank.June 12, 1838.
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No. 6. Authorities of Savannah to re-open certain Streets. Joint resolution in favour of the authorities of the City of Savannah, in the State of Georgia.June 18, 1838.
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No. 7. Pensions. A resolution for the benefit of the widows of certain revolutionary officers and soldiers.July 7, 1838.
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STATUTE III.—1838, 1839.
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Appropriations for the support of Government. An act making appropriations, in part, for the support of Government for the years eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.)Dec. 22, 1838.
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Appropriation to carry into effect the Treaty with Texas, &c. An act to provide for carrying into effect the convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Texas for marking the boundary between them.Jan. 11, 1839.
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District Courts in Tennessee. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to require the Judge of East and West Tennessee to hold a Court at Jackson in said State,” approved June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight.Jan. 18, 1839.
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Transportation of the Mail on Railroads. An act further to regulate the transportation of the mail upon railroads.Jan. 25, 1839.
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District Courts in Alabama. An act to re-organize the District Courts of the United States in the State of Alabama.Feb. 6, 1839.
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Seminole Indians. An act to provide for the location and temporary support of the Seminole Indians removed from Florida. (Obsolete.)Feb. 13, 1839.
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Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. (Obsolete.)Feb. 13, 1839.
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Compromises with certain Banks. An act to repeal the proviso to the second section of an act approved the third of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, which authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to compromise the claims of the United States against certain banks.Feb. 16, 1839.
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District Courts in Mississsippi. An act to amend “An act to organize the District Courts of the United States in the State of Mississippi,” approved June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight.Feb. 16, 1839.
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Penitentiary in the District of Columbia. An act making an appropriation for the support of the Penitentiary in the District of Columbia. (Obsolete.)Feb. 16, 1839.
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Prohibition of Challenges in the District of Columbia. An act to prohibit the giving or accepting, within the District of Columbia, of a challenge to fight a duel, and for the punishment thereof.Feb. 20, 1839.
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A Criminal Court in the District of Columbia established. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to establish a Criminal Court in the District of Columbia.”Feb. 20, 1839.
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Suits by the Bank of Columbia, in Georgetown, not to abate. An act to prevent the abatement of suits and actions now pending, in which the Bank of Columbia, in Georgatown, may be a party.Feb. 28, 1839.
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Imprisonment for Debt. An act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases.Feb. 28, 1839.
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Jurisdiction and Proceedings in the Courts of the United States. An act in amendment of the acts respecting the judicial system of the United States.Feb. 28, 1839.
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