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 556 THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 7, 9, 11, 12. 1859. Minaxd, dcccascd; Than; the said Theodore Minard died without leaving a. wife or lawful children; and that the said Theodore Minard never assigned or transferred the said bo1mty·land warrant number thirty-four thousand seven hundred and fifty-four. Approved, December 21, 1858. Jem. 12, 1859. Ch.A1>. VII.—An Act for the ReZz`.·;/` of Joseph Hardy and Alton Long. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Moneypaid by ury be instructed to ascertain, as in the case of John P. B. and Henry {I°“°é’h tH*“’d7 “° Gratiot, what amount, if any, of rent was exacted by the United States . . o be ro-. . paid to him md agents of lead mmcs from Joseph Hardy, for lead mmed and smelled A!¤<>¤ L<>¤g- upon the lands of the Ottowa, Pottawatcmie, Chippewa, Winnebago, or other tribes of Indians, prior to the purchase thereof by the United States, and pay such amount as may be legally proved to have been actually paid by said Joseph Hardy to such agents of the United States, to Joseph Hardy and Alton Long, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, January 12, 1859. Jim. 17, 1859. CHAP. IX.—An Act for the Reliq" of Elias Hall, of Rutland, Vermont. Be it enacted kg the Senate and Hzme of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War $516.52, to be cause to be paid, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- Paid mas Hall- priated, to Elias Hall, of Rutland, Vermont, the sum of five hundred and sixteen dollars and fifty-two cents, in full, for the balance due him. for his services as superintendent of repairs of small arms, and for subsistence, expenses, and losses while engaged in the service of the United States during the last war with Great Britain. APPROVED, January 17, 1859. Jun. 19, 1859. CHAP. XI.—An Act autlzmizing the Issue of Registers to the Sleamships America and ii Canada, and to change the Abmes of said Steamships. Be it enacted Qy the Sknate and Hbuse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized und directed to issue registers For the stcamships “America” and "Canada," now lying in the port of New Names changed. York, and that the names of said ships be changed to the "l\Iississippi " and “C0atzac0alc0s;” and said ships shall hereafter be considered and Bums md pH deemed to be ships or vessels of the United States, and entitled to all wages, the rights and privileges accorded by law to ships or vessels built in the Proviso. United States: Provided, That this act shall not go into effect until due proof shall be made to the satisfaction of said Secretary that said vessels Proof ofowner· are wholly owned by citizens of the United States or by an incorporated mp' company entitled to receive registers for ships or vessels under the provisions of existing laws. APPROVED, January 19, 1859. Jnn. 19, 1859. CHAP. XII.—An Act for the Rel1`qfqfMartin Layman. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Martin Layman States of America in Congress assembled, That ]\Im·tin Layman be, and eruquartersec-. . . . . . ~ tion of land in six, township twenty-mna north, range twenty-fom- west, m the Mmnva- Mi¤¤¤¤¢>¤¤- polis land district, in the State of Minnesota, upon pnyxncnt, by said Martin Layman, of the usual minimum of cnc dollar and twenty-five cents
 * ¤*'>°*l¤<·=d t" €“‘ he is hereby, authorized to enter tln: southwest quarter of section thirty-