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 440 THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 24, 25, 27.- 1850 of Oregon and and Minnesota shall report to Congress annually a. detailed statement Mi’;'fS‘g* *° "°‘ of the expenditure of money approprxated by Congress for the use or E); smogiregi beueiit of said Territories, which is expended under the order or su. money expend- pervisiou of the governor and assembly. °d‘ Approved, July 18, 1850. Juiv 18, 1850, Cum-. XXIV. — An Act authorizing the Legislative Assemblies of Jl@nne.mw, and --4 ---—- Oregon Territories to prolong their next dnnual Sesswn to u. Pcrwd of ninety Days. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives lf L<§}Sl¤¥iV¤ 9¤· United States of America in Congress assembfcdz That the legxslauve zigtgegxg 1311; Ksscmblies of Minnesota aud. Oregon TCIflEOI1€S  be, and they are gon authorized hereby, authorized to prolong their next annual sessnon to a period of ggsgfgggng thm 11i¤€tY days, Huy thing contained in any former act or acts to the cou. ` trary notwithstanding. Arpaovnu, July 18, 1850. July 18, 1850. Cru?. XXV.--.:91: Act in grant the Franking Privilege to Mrs. Margaret S. —--——-—————- Taylor. Bc it enacted by the Senate and Hwse of Representatives of the ,1 Fmnking grip United States of America in Congress assembled, That the franking Hg? grgglgargz privilege heretofore accorded to the widows of the deceased Presidems Sngith Tailor, be, and the same xs hereby, granted to Mrs. Margaret Smnth Taylor, “*l‘°t °f Zac ary relict of Zachary Taylor late President of the United States. Taylor. ’ Approved, July 18, 1850. July 29, 1850. CHAP. XXVII.—An dat ta provide for recording tlic Conveyanccs af Vesscts, ·-——————···—· andfvr other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the &?°tl;*li;fj:£’é United States of America in Congress assembled, That no bill of sale, exégptas against mortgage, hypothecatiou, or conveyance of any vessel, or part of any granwrs, &<=·. vessel, of the United States, shall be valid against any person other QQ23d?'} than the grantor or mortgagor, his heirs and devisecs, and persons me collector or havingectual notice thereof; unless such bill of sale, mortgage, hy- 3;S*$;; 1;;E;*f pothecation, or conveyance be recorded in the office of the collector of istiwd O, mi. the customs where such vessel is registered or enrolled: Provided, r¤11ed· That the lien by bottomry on any vessel created during her voyage, P’°"iS° as °° b a loan of mone or materials uecessar t 'r enable such lien by bottom- Y y ¤ Y ,0 realm, or, ry. _ vessel to prosecute a voyage, shall not lose xts pnouty, or be 111 any way affected by the provisions of this act. Collectors or Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the collectors of the cus- shall record all 4 . . . . bms of Sale, gw_ conveyauces, and,  all certxficatcs for dxscharging and cancelling and Shall receive any such conveyances, in a book or books to be kept for that purpose, gf;°;g;,; f‘*° °f in the order of their reception; noting in said book or books, and else on the bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance, the tune when the same was reserved, and shall cerufy on the bxll of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance, or certificate of discharge or cancellation, the number of the book and page where recorded; and shall receive, for so recording such instrument of conveyance, or certificate of discharge, fifty cents. Ah ipdex of Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the collectors of the cus-
 * h° °““°‘“S toms shall record all such bills of sale, mortgages, hypqthecatwns, or
 * `°°°'d’* &°*· t° toms shall keep an index of such records, inserting alphabetically thi?