106 TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 179, 180. 1846. rlatad interest Smithsonian fund, not herein appropriated, or not required for the r> . . - . iimd- purposeshereln pIOV1d8d, 11116 53ld m¤.118g81'5 31:0 l1€1‘€by authorized {0 make such disposal as they shall deem best suited for- the promotion of the purpose of the testator, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Persons taking Sec. 10. And be it furtluzrjnacted, That the author or proprietor of °“‘ °}’1‘Y"g “ any book map chart music composition print cut, or engraving, gptédksiiizgiiri; for whiclfa copyrightishall be secured urider the existing acts of Wm} m’"*“““ °f Congress, or those which shall hereafter be enacted respecting copy. f,'ff’,:;,t",lf§;,,°’]{l,,,? rights, shall, within three months from the publication of said book, rian of Congress- map, chart, musical composition, print, cut, or engraving, deliver, or cause to be delivered, one copy of the same to, the librarian of the Smithsonian Institution, and one copy to the librarian of Congress Library for the use of the said libraries. Right reserved Sec. ,11. And be it further enacted, That there is reserved to Cou- I':g::,f;';‘,%s°;cf' gress the right of altering, amending, adding to, or repealing, any of P,’,,,,,0_ the provisions of this act: Provided, That no contract, or individual right, made or acquired under such provisions, shall be thereby divested or impaired. Approved, August 10, 1846. Aug. 10, 1846- Can. CLXXIX.-—An Act authorizinv the Payment of certain Claims of the State --—--—- of jlabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Appr<>vri=¢i¤¤, United States of America m Congress assembled, That there be paid to
- ,‘:,,,f;“{, ’g;l’,°f,'Q‘,°f the State of Alabama, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
ed ffxr subsis- appropriated, the sum of thirteen thousand four hundred and filly-fire f£i?ma&3é0p;f dollars and thirty-two cents, for moneys paid by the said State for subsisd ,· ·f tence supplies, and services of her local troops, and for provisions and Emp riiid fibgxs forage furnished the friendly Indians during the Creek and Seminole
- .`“."“‘“h°d . t° hostilities in the years eighteen hundred and thirty-six and eighteen
mudly Indian hundred zind thirty seven Approved, August 10, 1846. Aug- 10, 1846- Gun. CLXXX.—J!n Act to provide for the Payment of the Evidence.; of public •·*······—‘*‘ Debt in certain Cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives1f the Secretary or United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever it
- ,1`¥:”¤’Y"’*;s_:*>· shall appear, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, upou
,:,,2; Whig, ,,,,3,, due proof taken in the manner hereinafter directed, that any treasury been stolen and note,_which has been, before the passage of this act, received or W" ""° °"°‘"‘*‘ redeemed by any authorized officer of the government has been subtion and not can- , _ _ _ ·• _ , celled. sequently purlolned or stolen, and put into circulation, without having Aatep 40. upon it any evidence or marks of having been cancelled, and has been received by any person or institution, for a full consideration, in the usual course of business, without notice or knowledge of the same having been redeemed or received as aforesaid, or having been cancelled, or having been purloined or stolen as aforesaid, and without any circumstances existing to create suspicion of the good faith or due caution with which the same may have been received by such person or institution he shall be and hereby is, authorized to cause the amount of such iiote to be paid to the innocent holder thereof} _ out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Pmi:u'$*'g,.“scx vided, That the facts upon which any such payment shall be made d,,,,, ,.,,q,,;,.,,,,,,, shall be proved by the oath or affirmation of a credible witness or prove the facts witnesses, taken before any judge of the United States, or of the
