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 THIRTI-'.L‘uIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 188, 189. 1854. 333 Sec. 7.  And be it further enacted, That the agents appointed under the provisions of the sixth section of this act, shall, before entering To give bondupon the duties of their respective 0Hiccs, give bond in such penalties, and with such conditions and such security, as the President or Secretary 6 T°“‘g’° ‘;f °f of the Interior may require. They shall hold their offices, respectively, °° M sa my` for the term of four years, and shall receive an annual salary of one thousand five hundred dollars each. Sec. 8.  And be it fwrt/cer enacted, That to such Cherokces as were omitted in the census taken by D. W. Siler, but who were included Certain and paid under the act of July, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, the Ch°'°k°°’· Commissioner of Indian Affairs be authorized to pay them the same 1855, ch.204,§ 4- per capita allowance that was paid the other Indians under that distribution, provided the commissioner shall be satisfied that they ought to be included in said per capita distributionbsmd that the sum of five thousand dollars be appropriated for that purpose. S20. 10.  And be it further enactedQ That to enable the Secretary Pvch P- 673- of the Interior to settle and pay the award of commissioners on file for (hm,kw,_ reservations, prcémptions, and for rents and improvements under the twelfth, thirteenth, and sixteenth articles of the Cherokee Treaty, of v,,1_ P_ 4g4_ twenty-ninth December, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, in pursuance of the stipulations of the third article of nhe treaty of August eight, [sixth] vu ix P_ Su eighteen hundred and forty-six, the sum heretofore appropriated for those purposes and carried to the surplus fund, is hereby reappropriated. SEO. 11. [9.] And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior be authorized and required to investigate the claim of the Claim of the Brotherton tribe of Indians against the United States, and report the g}‘°*h°’*°¤ 1*** facts to Congress at its next session, or earlier if practicable, together mm with an estimate for such amount as may be found justly due the said Indians. Apmzovmn, July 31, 1854. CHAP. CLXXXVIII.-An Act to provide jbr the accommodation of the Courts of the August 2, 1854, United States in the District of Massachusetts, and in the Cities of New York and ————————- Philadeqahia. Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the President United States be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered to pro- ’*“'*h°§ii°d '·° M vide necessary accommodations for the Courts of the United States, and ;€u°;,1;,,:;°,;_ the officers connected with them, in the District of Massachusetts, and in eoxmnedatiom the cities of New York and Philadelphia, by fitting up and leasing the ig;;?; Ed‘?;)m same until permanent accommodations can be provided as hereinafter cm in md ms. proposed. tig? ****19 °T*?°;; 1 Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President be authorized Engg; of u13d` to cause to be procured, by purchase or otherwise, suitable sites for ascourb-hogscs buildings, to be used as court-houses and p0st—0fHces, in the cities of §;"}3g;*b°;°f;‘§g“ Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; and that he prepare and submit said citigé to bg to Congress, at us early a day as practicable, plans and estimates for 1>r¤¢=¤*¤d· _ the same, together with any contract or contracts he may make for any mm€;“gt:;t;L such site or sites which contract 01* contracts shall be conditional and zraeuffor the made subject to the approval of Congress. ;f£3‘;;ft';‘QQ:• APPROVED, August 2, 1854. app,-ova; of gongress. CHAP. CLXXXIX.-An Act to establish a Port of Deliveey at Lake Port on Lake August 2, 1854. Pontchartrain and jbr other pwposes. ———-·—--·-· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of lhe United Lak., pm States of America in Oangress assembled, That there be and hereby is m=¤<1e¤p¤rt¤f