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 630 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 139, 140, 141. 1855. annual compensation not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. He shall also on the nomination of the said collectors, appoint for said districts lV¤l2'l¤<¤‘¤,g¤¤€· if in, his `ud ment the are necessar a competent number of weiuhei-S, ., J g y Yr _ _ _ an 9 °"’m°°°°"“"" gaugers, and measurers, at a compensation not exceeding SIX dollars per I¤¤p¤¤t¤r¤· day, each ; and such number of inspectors as he shall deem expedient, ar a compensation not exceedgng four dollars per day, each. Approved, March 2, 1 55. March 2, 1855. Cmxr. CXXXIX.-An Act w sage oertpizidxegozznts between the United States and me ——-i—————- tate 0 mu. Be it enacted ky the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Uongress assembled, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office be, and he is hereby, required to state an account Settlemergthof between the United States and the State of Alabama,‘for the purpose of °_ff)_‘f,l;';En_mt ascertaining what sum or sums of money are due to said Stale, heretofore unsettled, under the sixth section of the act of March second, eighteen hundred and nineteen, for the admission of Alabama into the Union ; and that he be required to include in said account the several reservations under the various treaties with the Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek Indians within the limits of Alabama, and allow and pay to the said State five per centum thereon, as in case of other sales. Approved, March 2, 1855. Mm-ch gi ]855_ CHAP. CXL.—An Act togrrevent Mis-trials in the District and Circuit Courts of the --—-— niled States, in certain Cases. Be it enacted Q1] the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the trial or hearing of any °°‘°° °°‘“‘ cause, civil or criminal in any circuit or district court in the United States, xnenood before e. ’ . . _ f · h jpyycgguy bg ami vtphpelx hp; been cgmméenced and ésgn plrogxess lp8E)!`; a. Jurylpir tdebcoprt, ¤¤¤ <>¤ i¤ S a. no estaye or iscontinue y the arriva 0 the perxo xc y aw ES"? ,12:3 tg:£(§}~ for another session of said court,and it shall be lawful for the court to procourt. ceed with such trial or hearing, and bring it to a conclusion, in like manner and with the same effect, as if another stated term of the court had not. intervened. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That where letters rogatory shall Subpcanas to have be [been] addressed, from any court of aforeign country to any circuit witnesses under court of the United States, and a United States commissioner designated l°°l°“ '°€“°°"·Y· by said circuit court to make the examination of witnesses in said lcttcrs mentioned, said commissioner shall be empowered to compel the witnesses to appear and depose in the same manner as to appear and testify in court Approved, March 2, 1855. March 2, 1855. CHAP. CXLI.—- An Act authorizing the Purchase or C'onsh·uction of Four additional —-··—·······—····——— Revenue Cutters. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of sixty thousand VQ5g:' Q3g“:°' dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the authoring, treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be built or purchased, in such mode as he may deem best for the public interest, four vessels of suitable size and construction, to be employed as revenue cutters on such stations as the said secretary may designate. {_Qg¤ll¤<>6»§¤¤¤ SEO. 2. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of 2,,:, °2;;,;,:°Y' this act, no person shall be appointed to the office of captain, first, second, hereafter gp. or third lieutenant, of any revenue cutter, who does not adduce competent P°l¤*°d- prop; of proficiency and skill in navigation and seamanship. PROVED, March 2, 1855.