Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 6.djvu/314

 214 FIFTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch.120,12l,122,125. 1818. Snrvrz I. April zo, wig, Cnr. CXX.-An Act for the relied af Jonathan Amory, junior, and of the R;. "‘*"*‘*""‘ presentatives af l'}wmas C'. Amory, deceased. Amount paid Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to by them in con- be re aid to Jonathan Amor, and to the re resentatives of Thomas C. ,- P Y _ P ’°q“°“°° °. Amory, the amount of money received from them by the United States cguiiemlisjmiiir in consequence of the condemnation of the ship Edward 0 t os p ·. so be re- Sec. 2. And berit further enacted, That, to carry this act into effect, ‘ - . a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars be, and the same is hereb Appropnation. . . . _ yr appropriatgd, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriat. Ammovmn, April 20, 1818. Srucrs I. ·"‘* April 20, 1818, Can-. CXXl.—An Act for the relief of John Work. Be it enacted, &o., That there be paid to John Work, out of any mo- {259.49 to be neys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two hundred ¥::dp;‘,;$‘gl:‘n;¤ll and fifty-nine dollars and forty-nine cents, in full for provisions and &,,,_forage furnished for several corps of Kentucky militia, and others who volunteered their services and marched for the protection of the Pigeon Eoojtépnd (ptherlfrontier settlements of Indiana, in September, eighteen un r an twe ve. Avrnovnn, April 20, 1818. Snrun I. ———-— April 20, 1818. Cnr. CXXII.-An Act for the regvqftof Benjamin Birdsall and lvdlliam .$L "‘_‘_""‘ os er. Be it enacted, &c., That the proper accounting officers of the depart- Acc,,,,m,,° be ment of war be, and they are hereby, authorized to audit and settle the settled. several accounts of Benjamin Birdsall and William S. Foster, of the armybof the United Sgates, in such manner, and upon such terms, as may e reasona e an yust. Approved, April 20, 1818. Sururs I. "-" April 20, 1818. CHA?. CXXV.—-An Act to i7|¢07‘fo1'dl8 the Columbian Institute, for the promo- "”""‘“" tion of Arts and Sciences. Be it enacted, @*0. That Edward Cutbush Andrew Hunter Thomas Edward Cut. Law, Joseph Andersdn, Robert Brent, Overtoh Carr, Nathaniel, Cutting,
 * m:;leg¤:¤r¤ Elias B. Caldwell, John Law, Roger C. Weightman, William Thornton,

body ,,,,,,,,c_ Josiah Meigs, James H. Blake, Samuel H. Smith, and others, composing the association in the District of Columbia, denominated the Columbran Institute for the promotion of Arts and Sciences, and their successors, duly elected, rn the manner hereinafter mentioned, be, and they gre pereby, coniitutied afndhdegared to bela body politic and corporate, y the name an tate o the olumbian nstitute for the promotion of Arts and Sciences. tg·<:¤g:é.¢;l::: hSmc, 2. And be it further enacted, That all and singular the goods, 6,.,,,,,, ,0 ,,,8 c attels, and effects, heretofore given, granted, or devised, to the said corporation. Columbian [nstitute for the promotion of Arts and Sciences, or to any psrson or persons for ith; use theregqh or (phat may have been purchased r, or on account o, the same, , an the said goods, chattels, and effects are hereby, vested in and confirmed to the said corporation he by created; and the said corporation are hereby authorized and eiiii dpnsyirocslvs ppwerpd to talée and rpceivekanty sum or sums of money, or any goods, ¤¤ ¤¤¤· c atte s, or e ects o any in or nature whatsoever which shall o may hereafter be given, granted, or bequeathed, unto the said corporal; tion,. by any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, capable of Proviso. making such gift or bequest: Provided always, That such money,