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 346 NINETEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 91,92, 93, 94. 1826. Srnurs I. May 20, 1826. CHu>.XCI.-·An Act for the relief of Benedict Joseph Flaget, bishop of Bards- ";";‘ town, in the state of Kentucky. Dude, dm, Be it enacted, &c., That the duties due and payable on certain vest. upcn certain ments, furniture, and paintings, imported into the United States by Ben- '°“°l"°“*“· &°· edict Joseph Flaget, bishop of Bardstown, in the state of Kentucky, formlmuem the use of the church over which he presides, and recently entered at the custom-house in the city of New York, be, and the same are hereby, remitted. Approved, May 20, 1826. Srarurn I. `—_`_ May 20, 1826. CHAP.XCII.—.d7l Act granting certain grounds in the city of Detroit to the May- ""‘”"_"_ or, Recorder, Alderman, and freemen of that city. Be it enacted, dce., That all the right and claim of the United States Certain public in and to the public grounds within the limits of the city of Detroit, 8**%*****1** in D8- heretofore occupied for military purposes, excepting as hereinafter pro- {f,';",,;';;:? Qc_ vided, be, and the same are hereby, granted to, and vested in, the M ay-. of said cityi or, Recorder, Aldermen, and freemen of the city, for the use of said Proviso. freemen: Provided, There be reserved and excepted from this grant the following lots: one lot, upon which the public store-house is situate, bounded one hundred and fifty feet in front upon Jefferson avenue, and extending the same width to the channel of the river; one other lot, upon which the public arsenal is situate, containing one hundred and fifty feet front upon Jefferson avenue, and extending the same width, by parallel lines, at right angles, with said avenue, in a north-western course, two hundred feet; and one other lot, upon which the building occupied by the military store-keeper is situate, containing one hundred and twenty-five feet in front upon Jefferson avenue, and extending back, in a north-western direction, by parallel lines, at right angles with that ave- Proviso. nue, two hundred feet: And provided also, That the grant expressed in this act shall not take effect, until the said Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and freemen, in their corporate capacity, shall have secured to the United States a sum of money, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, sufficient for the erection of a magazine, at a place without the limits of the city, to be designated by the war department. Approved, May 20, 1826. Sryrvcrz I. ""‘·*‘• May 20, 1826. CHAP. XCIlI.—-An Act for the relief oflfohn Matthews. Be it enacted, nyc., That John Matthews be, and he is hereby, author- Autherizedto ized to locate, within twelve months after the passing of this act, under ct oflund in. . . L,,,,j,,g,,,,,,_ Louisiana, on the Bayou BoeufQ in the county of Opelousas, a tract of land equal to the quantity which the said Matthews lost, by a decree of court, in consequence of an erroneous location made and approved by Prcviso. the authority of the proper officer : Provided, The quantity so located shall not exceed five hundred and forty-two arpens. Approved, May 20, 1826. Scnrurs I. -·-··- May 20, 1826. Cmnt XCIV.-An Act for the relief of Walley and Foster. Be it enacted, &c., That the collector of the ports of Boston and bAm°“¤*°fd¤· Charlestown be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue to Wallcy and _ entures to be F. mmwd ,0 0mm_ oster the amount of the debentures which accrued upon the export of seven hundred bags of pepper to Russia and France, in one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, in the ship Tartar and brig Garland, in the
 * ’;'°' “ "°"“l“ the direction of the Register and Receiver for the Western District of