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 146 TH1R’I`Y—SECON D CONGRESS. Sess. I. Rus. 5, 7, 8. 1852. F8b_ 27, 1g5g_ [No. 5.] A Resolution extending the Cltgt;za% the Commissi<>n under the Convention with Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Mt Of I85°#.°h· States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled “An act 2};.3 gyigrirggi to carry into effect the Convention between the United States and the with Brazil. GX- Emperor of Brazil, of the twenty-seventh day of January, in the year §°"§ét° Mmh eighteen hundred and forty-nine," approved March twentieth, [twenty- ' l ninth,] eighteen hundred and fifty, shall be, and the same is hereby, continued in force for the period of four months from and after the first day of March, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two. APPROVED, February 27, 1852. Apr,] 14, 1852. [No. 7.] A Resolution to authorize the Orgnztgggnceof the Wbrk upon the two Whngs of the Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Ap mprmion States of America in Uongress assembled, That there be and hereby is to budd the two appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- “'i“€S °f dm ated, for the period between the passage of this resolution and the end capitol` of the fiscal year terminating June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and Efty- three, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, for the continuance of proviso_ the work on the two wings of the Capitol: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize any officer or agent of the United States to bind the United States by contract beyond the amount appropriated by Congress, or to sanction any such contract heretofore made. Approved, April 14, 1852. May 4, 1852. [N 0. 8} A Joint Resolution approving and confirming an Act Z/` the Legislative Assem- ·——————--- blyo  Territoryo/` Oregon entitled "{1n. act to provide for the Selectionqf Places for Location and Erectzon oft e Publzc Buildings of the Territory of Oregon," and for other Purposes. preamble_ Whereas, By the first scction of an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon, passed by the House of Representatives of said Territory on the thirtieth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and by the Council of said Territory, on the first day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, entitled "An act to provide for the selection of places for location and erection of the public buildings of the Territory of Oregon," it was enacted that the seat of government of said Territory be established and located at Salem, in the county of Marion, in said Territory, and that each and every session, either general or special, of the Legislative Assembly of said Territory, thereafter convened, shall be held at Salem in said Territory; and whereas doubts have arisen as to the validity of said act :—- Be it therefore resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 8,]%,,0,, of United States of America in Congress assembled, That said act of the salem, for seat Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon, establishing and locating O§;g2;““;gEE the seat of government of said Territory at Salem, in the county of Mammcd, 1*101;, in spid Territory, be and the same is hereby ratified, approved, and con rme. _r,egae1e.t;ve See- Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the late session of the Legis- *1****** mb lative Assembly of said Territory,he1d at Salem, in conformity with the ' provisions of the act above referred to, be, and the same is hereby declared to have been held in conformity to the provisions of law. Approved, May 4, 1852.