Chapter CXV. *to constitute Alton, in the State of Illinois, a Port of Delivery.* August 31, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Alton, in theAlton, Ill., made a port of delivery
3,444 words·~16 min read·
/statutes-at-large/vol-10/chapter-cxvA research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Chap. CXV.— An Act *to constitute Alton, in the State of Illinois, a Port of Delivery.* August 31, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Alton, in theAlton, Ill., made a port of delivery. State of Illinois, shall be, and is hereby, constituted a port of delivery, and shall be subject to the same regulations and restrictions as other ports of delivery in the United States; and there shall be appointed a surveyor of customs to reside at said port, who shall, in addition to hisSurveyor of the Customs.His duties and pay.1831, ch. 87. own duties, perform the duties and receive the salary and emoluments of surveyor, prescribed by the act of Congress, approved on the second of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, providing for the payment of duties on imported goods, at certain ports therein mentioned, entitled “An act allowing the duties on foreign merchandise imported into Pittsburg, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, St.
Louis, Nashville, and Natchez, 144THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 115. 1852.Alton made part of the collection district of New Orleans.to be secured and paid at those places; ” and the said town of Alton and the said port of delivery be, and is hereby, annexed to and made a part of the collection district of New Orleans, and all the facilities and privileges afforded by the said act of Congress of the second of March, Act of 1831. ch. 87, extended to Alton.eighteen hundred and thirty-one, be and are hereby extended to the said port of Alton.
Sec. 2. Burlington, (Iowa,) Galena, (Ill.) and Knoxville, (Tenn.) made ports of delivery.Surveyor of the customs at each of said places.Duties and pay.1831, ch. 87. *And be it further enacted,* That Burlington, in the State of Iowa, Galena, Illinois, and Knoxville, in the State of Tennessee, shall be ports of delivery, and shall be subject to the same regulations and restrictions as other ports of delivery in the United States; and there shall be appointed a surveyor of the customs to reside at each of said ports, who shall, in addition to his own duties, also perform the duties and receive the salary and emoluments of surveyors prescribed by the act of Congress passed on the second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, providing for the payment of duties on imported goods at certain ports therein mentioned, the same being entitled “An act allowing the duties on foreign merchandise imported into Pittsburg, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, St.
Louis, Nashville, and Natchez, to be secured and paid at those places;” and said Burlington, Galena, and Said ports made part of the collection district of New Orleans.Act of 1831, ch. 87, extended to said ports.Knoxville and the said ports of delivery, be, and the same are hereby, annexed to and made part of the collection district of New Orleans; and all the privileges and facilities afforded to Pittsburg, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Nashville, and Natchez, by the act of Congress last aforesaid, be, and the same are hereby, extended to said ports of Burlington, Galena, and Knoxvilie.
Sec. 3. Port Jefferson, (Long Island,) made a port of delivery, within the collection district of New York.Surveyor to be appointed.His powers respecting whaling vessels.His duties and fees.Vessels to be entered at New York. *And be it further enacted,* That from and after the passage of this act, Port Jefferson, on the north side of Long Island, in the State of New York, be, and the same is hereby, made a port of delivery within the collection district of the port of New York, and that a surveyor be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to reside at the said port of Port Jefferson, who shall have power to enroll and license vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and to enter and clear, and grant registers and other usual papers to vessels employed in the whale fisheries, under such restrictions and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary, and who shall give the usual bond, perform the usual duties in the manner prescribed, and be entitled to receive the fees allowed by law to surveyors and collectors, for the same duties, and no more.
But all cargoes chargeable with duties shall be entered, and the duties paid, at the port of New York, before permission shall be granted to discharge the same at Port Jefferson. Approved, August 31, 1852. THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1852. 145 RESOLUTIONS. No. 1: of Welcome to Louis Kossuth. Resolution 10 Stat. 145 1 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 1.] A Resolution of Welcome to Louis Kossuth. Dec. 15, 1851. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress, in the nameWelcome to Kossuth. and behalf of the People of the United States, give to Louis Kossuth a cordial welcome to the Capital and the country; and that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to him by the President of the United States. Approved, December 15, 1851.
No. 2: providing for the Printing of Additional Copies of the Journals and Public Documents. Resolution 10 Stat. 145 2 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 2.] A Joint Resolution providing for the Printing of Additional Copies of the Journals and Public Documents. Dec. 23, 1851. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall hereafter beAdditional copies of the journals and public documents. printed one hundred copies of the public journals and documents of the House of Representatives, in addition to the number now printed, which shall be deposited with the Secretary of State for distribution according to law.
Approved, December 23, 1851. No. 3: to authorize the Postmaster-General to legalize certain Contracts for the Transportation of the Mail in California and Oregon. Resolution 10 Stat. 145 3 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 3.] A Joint Resolution to authorize the Postmaster-General to legalize certain Contracts for the Transportation of the Mail in California and Oregon.
Jan. 13, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-GeneralCertain mail contracts in Oregon and California legalized. be, and he is hereby authorized to accept and confirm as permanent contracts, for the residue of the present contract term in the south-western and north-western sections, ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, the several contracts for mail transportation in California and Oregon, made under the advertisement for proposals for such mail contracts, as communicated in the last annual report of the Postmaster-General; and that when the said contracts shall have been so accepted and confirmed, they shall be valid, legal, and binding for the purposes therein mentioned.
Approved, January 13, 1852. No. 4: providing for the Binding of certain Documents. Resolution 10 Stat. 145 4 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 4.] A Joint Resolution providing for the Binding of certain Documents. Jan. 27, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the executive documents,Certain executive documents to be bound. the printing of additional copies of which have been ordered during the present session, or may, during either session of the present Congress, be ordered by either house of Congress, and the size of which shall not be less than two hundred and fifty pages, such additional copies shall be bound under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing: *Provided,* That the cost shall not exceed twelve and a half cents perProviso as to cost. volume, for the whole number ordered.
Approved, January 27, 1852. No. 5: extending the Time of the Commission under the Convention with Brazil. Resolution 10 Stat. 146 5 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public 146 THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 5, 7, 8. 1852. [No. 5.] A Resolution extending the Time of the Commission under the Convention with Brazil.
Feb. 27, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Act of 1860, ch. 6, to carry into effect the treaty with Brazil, extended to March 1, 1852.That the act entitled “An act to carry into effect the Convention between the United States and the Emperor of Brazil, of the twenty-seventh day of January, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-nine,” approved March twentieth, [twenty-ninth,] eighteen hundred and fifty, shall be, and the same is hereby, continued in force for the period of four months from and after the first day of March, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two.
Approved, February 27, 1852. No. 7: to authorize the Continuance of the Work upon the two Wings of the Capitol. Resolution 10 Stat. 146 7 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 7.] A Resolution to authorize the Continuance of the Work upon the two Wings of the Capitol. April 14, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Appropriation to build the two wings of the capitol.That there be and hereby is appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the period between the passage of this resolution and the end of the fiscal year terminating June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, for the continuance of Proviso.the work on the two wings of the Capitol: *Provided,* Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize any officer or agent of the United States to bind the United States by contract beyond the amount appropriated by Congress, or to sanction any such contract heretofore made.
Approved, April 14, 1852. No. 8: approving and confirming an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon entitled “An act to provide for the Selection of Places for Location and Erection of the Public Buildings of the Territory of Oregon,” and for other Purposes. Resolution 10 Stat. 146 8 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 8.] A Joint Resolution approving and confirming an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon entitled “An act to provide for the Selection of Places for Location and Erection of the Public Buildings of the Territory of Oregon,” and for other Purposes. May 4, 1852. Preamble.*Whereas,* By the first section of an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon, passed by the House of Representatives of said Territory on the thirtieth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and by the Council of said Territory, on the first day of February, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, entitled “An act to provide for the selection of places for location and erection of the public buildings of the Territory of Oregon,” it was enacted that the seat of government of said Territory be established and located at Salem, in the county of Marion, in said Territory, and that each and every session, either general or special, of the Legislative Assembly of said Territory, thereafter convened, shall be held at Salem in said Territory; and whereas doubts have arisen as to the validity of said act:— Be it therefore resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Selection of Salem, for seat of government in Oregon confirmed.That said act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon, establishing and locating the seat of government of said Territory at Salem, in the county of Marion, in said Territory, be and the same is hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Sec. 2. Legislative session there ratified. *And be it further resolved,* That the late session of the Legislative Assembly of said Territory, held at Salem, in conformity with the provisions of the act above referred to, be, and the same is hereby declared to have been held in conformity to the provisions of law. Approved, May 4, 1852. No. 9: Authorizing the Purchase of the Ninth Volume of the Laws of the United States. Resolution 10 Stat. 147 9 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 9, 12, 13, 14, 16. 1852. 147 [No. 9.] A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of the Ninth Volume of the Laws of the United States. May 10, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Purchase of 1,000 copies of Vol. ix. statutes at Large, authorized.That the Secretary of State, in compliance with his request made to the Committee on the Judiciary, be authorized to purchase of the publishers of the Statutes at Large, one thousand copies of volume nine of said Statutes at Large, now just published, and cause the same to be distributed as the first eight volumes were distributed by order of Congress, under the act of August eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-six.
Approved, May 10, 1852. No. 12: changing the Name of St. Peter’s River, in Minnesota Territory. Resolution 10 Stat. 147 12 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 12.] A Joint Resolution changing the Name of St. Peter’s River, in Minnesota Territory. June 19, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passageSt.
Peter’s River to be called Minnesota River. of this act the river in the Territory of Minnesota heretofore known as the Saint Peter’s shall be known and designated on the public records as the Minnesota River. Approved, June 19, 1852. No. 13: accepting from Guiseppe Fagnani, a Portrait of Henry Clay, and ordering it to be placed in the Library of Congress. Resolution 10 Stat. 147 13 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 13.] A Joint Resolution accepting from Guiseppe Fagnani, a Portrait of Henry Clay, and ordering it to be placed in the Library of Congress. July 3, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Portrait of Henry Clay accepted, and to be placed in the Library.That the portrait of Henry Clay, presented to the nation by Guiseppe Fagnani, a resident of New York, be placed in the Library of Congress.
Approved, July 3, 1852. No. 14: to Establish certain Post-Routes. Resolution 10 Stat. 147 14 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 14.] A Resolution to Establish certain Post-Routes. July 12, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-GeneralPlank roads on which the Postmaster-General shall cause the mail to be carried, to be post-roads. shall be, and he is hereby authorized in his discretion, to contract for carrying the mail on all the plank roads which have been or shall be constructed in the United States, and in all cases when in his opinion the public interest and convenience require it; and that for the time during which mails may be carried on such plank roads, or any part thereof, the same shall be and they are hereby declared to be post-roads of the United States.
Sec. 2. *And be it further resolved,* That the road from Vallona SpringsPost-roads in New York. in Broome County, New York, by the way of Nineveh, and Coventry, to Oxford, be, and the same is hereby declared a post-road. And the Postmaster-General is authorized to pay a reasonable compensation for carrying the mail on said route by discretion of the Department, previous to this time. And that the road from Oxford aforesaid, by the way of Coven try ville, to South Bainbridge be, and the same is hereby declared a post-road.
Approved, July 12, 1852. No. 16: providing for the Distribution of the Laws of Congress, and the Debates thereon. Resolution 10 Stat. 147 16 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 16.] A Joint Resolution providing for the Distribution of the Laws of Congress, and the Debates thereon. August 6, 1852.
With a view to the cheap circulation of the Laws of Congress, and the debates contributing to the true interpretation thereof, and to make free the communication between the representative and constituent bodies, 148 THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 17. 1852. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Congressional Globe and Appendix to be free postage.That from and after the present session of Congress, the Congressional Globe and Appendix, which contain the laws and the debates thereon, shall pass free through the mails so long as the same shall be published by order of Proviso.Congress: *Provided,* That nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the circulation of the Daily Globe free of postage.
Approved, August 6, 1852. No. 17: relating to the Printing of Congress during the Recess. Resolution 10 Stat. 148 17 Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public [No. 17.] A Resolution relating to the Printing of Congress during the Recess. August 31, 1852. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Audit of accounts of the public printer, during the coming recess of Congress.That the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House, and the Clerk of the Committee on Printing, jointly be, and they hereby are authorized and empowered to examine, audit, and pass upon all accounts for printing and binding during the recess of the present Congress, in the same manner as is done by the.
Committee on Printing during the sessions of Congress. Approved, August 31, 1852. 32 2 1853 149 PUBLIC ACTS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the 6th day of December, 1852, and ended Thursday, March 3d, 1853.* Millard Fillmore, President, William R. King, President of the Senate pro-tem. till December 20, 1852, when he resigned, and David R.
Atchison was chosen in his place. Linn Boyd, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Connections4 off-index
4 references not yet in our index
- 10 Stat. 145
- 10 Stat. 146
- 10 Stat. 147
- 10 Stat. 148
Citation graph
cites case law
Chapter CXV
*to constitute Alton, in the State of Illinois, a Port of Delivery.* August 31, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That Alton, in theAlton, Ill., made a port of delivery
Stat.10 Stat. 145
Stat.10 Stat. 146
Stat.10 Stat. 147
Stat.10 Stat. 148
Cites 4Cited by 0 across 0 sources