Chapter CLIX. for the Belief of Hannibal Faulk and Eliza S
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Chap. CLIX.— An Act for the Belief of Hannibal Faulk and Eliza S. Collier, (formerly Widow Scriber,) and the Heirs and Legal Representatives of Benjamin Scriber, deceased.August 18, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatH. Faulk and others, heirs of Benj. Scriber, confirmed in their title to certain laud in La. Hannibal Faulk and Eliza S. Collier, (formerly widow Scriber,) and Abraham H. Scriber, Mary Ann Scriber, and William J.
C. Scriber, heirs at law of Benjamin Scriber, deceased, according to their respective interests, be, and they are hereby, confirmed in their title to a certain tract of land, lying within the Baron de Bastrop grant, in the State of Louisiana, being a remainder of twenty-two hundred and fifty arpens of a tract of three thousand arpens, reported on by the register and receiver of the land-office at Monroe, Louisiana, under date of July thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and numbered in said report as number one, of the first class; and being, also, that portion of said tract of land which was rejected by the said register and receiver, but recommended to the discretion and liberality ofConfirmation, how, to operate.1854, ch. 68.Vol. x. p. 299. the Government.
The confirmation hereby made, together with the confirmation under the act of Congress, approved June twenty-nine, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, shall be construed to confirm the title to the entire tract of land containing three thousand arpens, claimed by the said parties before the said register and receiver, and more particularly described in the deed from John McBride to Abraham Scriber, dated the fifteenth June, eighteen hundred and eighteen, a copy of which accompanies the said report of the thirtieth July, eighteen hundred and fifty-two.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatPatent, how issued. the Commissioner of the General Land-Office, upon the receipt of a plat and survey of the said tract of land, executed by the proper officer, shall cause a patent to be issued ther for: *Provided, however,* That such patent shall only operate as a relinquishment of title on the part of the United States, and shall not affect the right of any third person, whether entitled to a preemption under the laws of the United States, or having other valid claim to any part of said land.
Approved, August 18, 1856. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 6, 11, 12, 13. 1856.475 RESOLUTIONS. Resolution No. 6: for the Relief of the Southwestern and Muscogee Railroad Companies. 11 Stat. 475 1856-05-09 6 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 2026-01-11 34 1 private [No. 6.]— A Resolution *for the Relief of the Southwestern and Muscogee Railroad Companies.*May 9, 1856. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* ThatPayment to R.
R. Cuyler for mail service of certain railroads. the Postmaster-General be and he is hereby authorized to correct the error in the bid of R. R. Cuyler, for the President of the Southwestern and Muskogee Railroad Companies, on mail route six thousand three hundred and three; and that he be required to allow them fifteen thousand three hundred dollars per annum for the double daily service, from the commencement of their service to the expiration of the contract, or so long as the New York and New Orleans mail may continue to be transported over said route.
Approved, May 9, 1856. Resolution No. 11: authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to settle the Accounts of Oliver M. Wozencraft. 11 Stat. 475 1856-07-03 11 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 2026-01-11 34 1 private [No. 11.]— Joint Resolution *authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to settle the Accounts of Oliver M.
Wozencraft.*July 3, 1856. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* ThatSettlement of accounts of O. M. Wozencraft. the Secretary of the Interior be and he is authorized to audit and settle, upon just and equitable principles, the accounts of Oliver M. Wozencraft, late commissioner and Indian agent for California, for actual disbursements made by him; and that a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars be appropriated for the purpose of carrying this resolution into effect, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: *Provided,* That nothing herein contained shall authorize the settlement of any contracts entered into by said Wozencraft, or drafts drawn by him, on which individuals now base claims against the United States.
Approved, July 3, 1856. Resolution No. 12: for the Relief of Dr. William P. A. Hail, late of the Tennessee Volunteers in the Mexican War. 11 Stat. 475 1856-07-17 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 2026-01-11 34 1 private [No. 12.]— Joint Resolution *for the Relief of Dr. William P. A. Hail, late of the Tennessee Volunteers in the Mexican War.*July 17, 1856. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* ThatAdjustment of claim of Dr.
W. P. A. Hail. the proper accounting officers of the treasury be authorized and directed to adjust the claim of Dr. W. P. A. Hail, for medical services rendered to the volunteers while serving in Mexico, upon the following principles, to wit: to allow said Dr. Hail the pay of assistant surgeon while engaged in professional services, with the consent of his commanding officer, deducting therefrom the amount paid to said Hail as a private in the first regiment of Tennessee volunteers, during the period he performed the duties of surgeon.
Sec. 2. *And be it further resolved,* ThatPayment of amount found due. the Secretary of the Treasury pay to Dr. W. P. A. Hail, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum as may, upon said adjustment, be found to be due him for medical services aforesaid. Approved, July 17, 1856. Resolution No. 13: for the Relief of John Y. Laub, a Clerk in the Office of the First Comptroller of the Treasury. 11 Stat. 475 1856-07-30 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 2026-01-11 34 1 private [No. 13.]— A Resolution *for the Relief of John Y. Laub, a Clerk in the Office of the First Comptroller of the Treasury.*July 30, 1856. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* ThatSalary of J. Y. Laub. the increase in the476THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 13, 15, 16. 1856 salary of John Y. Laub, a clerk in the office of the First Comptroller of the1850, ch. 90.Vol. ix. p. 525.
Treasury, authorized by the act. of the thirtieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty, shall commence on (he first of July, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, the date of the commencement of the additional services performed by said Laub: *Provided,* The amount hereby authorized to be paid shall not exceed the sum of three hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents. Approved, July 30, 1856. Resolution No. 15: for the Relief of Susan Decatur, Widow of Commodore Stephen Decatur, late of the United States Navy. 11 Stat. 475 1856-08-18 15 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 2026-01-11 34 1 private [No. 15.]— A Resolution *for the Relief of Susan Decatur, Widow of Commodore Stephen Decatur, late of the United States Navy.*August 18, 1856. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* ThatPension certificate to issue to Susan Decatur, at $50 per month. the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby directed to cause a pension certificate to be issued to Susan Decatur, widow of Commodore Stephen Decatur, late of the United States Navy, at the rate of fifty dollars per month, for five years, to cease on the death or marriage of said Susan Decatur.
Approved, August 18, 1856. Resolution No. 16: for the Settlement of the Accounts of Charles M. Strader and Edward P. Johnson, Mail Contractors. 11 Stat. 475 1856-08-18 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 2026-01-11 34 1 private [No. 16.]— A Resolution *for the Settlement of the Accounts of Charles M. Strader and Edward P.
Johnson, Mail Contractors.*August 18, 1856. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* ThatSettlement of accounts of Charles M. Strader for mail service. the Postmaster-General be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause the accounts of the late Charles M. Strader, deceased, and Edward P. Johnson, mail contractors on route number three thousand three hundred and thirty, from Louisville, Kentucky, to New Orleans, Louisiana, to be audited and settled, and that the said contractors be allowed the amount to which they may beAllowance for discontinuance. entitled in equity and justice for the discontinuance of that part of their aforesaid contract under the order of the Postmaster-General, dated sixth of February, eighteen hundred and forty-one, as may appear by the records of the Post-Office Department; and that the Postmaster-GeneralTo be paid to James Thompson and Mary B.
Strader. pay the said amount to James Thompson, surviving partner and administrator, and Mary B. Strader, widow and administratrix of the said Charles M. Strader, deceased, or to their legally authorized attorneys, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, Approved, August 18, 1856. 34 2 1856 477 PRIVATE ACTS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the second (*)(*) The proclamation convening this session will be found in the Appendix to the Public Laws, Proclamation No. 47, *post,* p. 794.
All the Private Laws of this session were in point of fact passed by the two Houses at the first session, but before the approval thereof by the President, both the Senate, and House of Representatives on the first day of this session passed the following resolve: “Resolved, That such bills as passed both Houses of the last session, but, for want of time, were either not presented to tho two Houses for the signatures of their presiding officers, or, having been thus signed, were not presented to the President for approval, be now reported or presented to tho President as if no adjournment had taken place.” session, which was begun and holden at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Thursday, the twenty-first day of December,* 1856, *and ended Saturday, the thirtieth day of August,* 1856.
Franklin Pierce, President. Jesse D. Bright President of the Senate, *pro tempore*. Nath. P. Banks Jun., Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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