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 PUBLIC ACTS OF THE THIRTIETH CONGRESS or-· rnn UNITED STATES, Passed at the jirst Session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday the 6th Day of December, 1847, and ended on the 14th Day of August, 1848. James K. Pour, President; Gnonen M. Dumas, Vice-President, and President of the Senate; Dsvm R. Arcmsou, President of the Senate on and after the twenty-ninth day of July, 1848; Ronnnm C. Wrxrnnoi-, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Cunrsn I. — An Act making an Appropriation to sugzly, in Part, a Deficiency Jan. 4, 1848. in the Hppropriations for Subsistence in Kind of the rmy and Volunteers dur- '”‘"’;"" ing the Year ending the 30th June, 1848. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives if the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of one million of dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to supply, Supply of dein part, a deficiency in the appropriations for the subsistence in kind §:’;f“°‘;S   of the army and volunteers during the year ending the thirtieth of June, fions rssgubgist. one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, to be paid out of any money °¤°¤ in ki¤d· in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, January 4, 1848. Cru?. IV. ---611 Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to reorganize the General  Land O_jice," approved July fourth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-sia:. 1836, dL 35% Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if at any time the number of patents for lands sold or granted under the authority of the United States, shall be such that they cannot be signed in reasonable time by the secretary appointed for that purpose under the sixth section of the above-recited act, that, in that case, the President shall An mmm, be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint an assistant secretary, to Sammy mayb, sign the name, but the said assistant shall be employed by the express ¥m§l°Y;‘1 lt: $*8** direction of the President, and only for such time as may be necessa- am Pa n ‘ ry to bring up the arrears of patents which may be ready for signature. Approved, January 26, 1848. Crux-. V.-—An Act concerning certain Collection Districts, and for other ·Y¤~¤·26, 1848- Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Cbngress assembled, That from and after com SPM the passage of this act, Cold Spring, on the north side of Long Island, New York, mmfé in the State of New York, be, and the same is hereby, made a. port of ¤ P°’* °*` d°li'· delivery within the collection district of the port of New York, and °r§m_vBy°M° be that a surveyor 'be appointed by the President, with the advice and appointed g,,,,,_,_ consent of the Senate, to reside at the said port of Cold Spring, who shall have power to enrol and license vessels to be employed in the coast- Hb P¤W<=r¤, Gwing trade and fisheries, and to enter and clear, and grant registers and V01.. IX. PUB.—27 (209)