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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 3 STAT. · April 20, 1818 · Chapter CXXIX

Chapter CXXIX. providing for the deposit of wines and distilled spirits in public warehouses, and for other purposes

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Chap. CXXIX.— An Act providing for the deposit of wines and distilled spirits in public warehouses, and for other purposes. April 20, 1818. [Obsolete.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That it shall be lawful for any Act of March 3, 1819, ch. 82. Any importer of wines or distilled spirits, may either secure the duties, as usual, or give bond in double the amount, without surety, &c.importer of wines or distilled spirits, which may be imported into the United States at any time after the first day of June next, at his option, to be determined at the time of making an entry therefor, either to secure the duties thereon, on the same terms and stipulations as on other goods, wares, and merchandise, imported, or to give his bond, in double the amount of the duties thereupon, with condition for the payment of the said duties, in twelve calendar months from the date of such bond; which bond shall be accepted by such collector, without surety, upon the terms following, viz: the wines or distilled spirits, for the duties whereof such bond Upon bond without surety the wines or spirits must be deposited.shall be accepted, shall be deposited at the expense and risk of the importer, in such public or other storehouses as may be agreed upon between the importer and the surveyor, or officer of inspection of the revenue, for the port where the said wines or spirits shall be landed: and such wines or spirits shall be kept under the joint locks of the inspector and the importer; but no delivery shall be made of such wines or spirits without a permit in writing, under the hand of the collector and naval officer of the port.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That no permit shall be given for No permit to be given for the removal of the wines or spirits, unless the duties are first paid or secured, &c.the removal of the wines or spirits deposited under the provisions of the foregoing section, unless the duties upon the wines or spirits, for which it shall be required, be first paid or secured, in the manner following, viz: the importer, or his assignee, shall give bond, with one or more surety or sureties, to the satisfaction of the collector, in double the amount of the duties, upon the wines or spirits in each case to be de livered, with condition for the payment of the said duties, at the same credits, to be computed from the date of the permit, as would have been 470allowed on bonds for the same articles, if they had not been deposited Proviso: that the credit shall not be extended beyond twelve months.under the provisions of this act: *Provided,* That the time to be allowed for the payment of the duties upon any wines or spirits so delivered, or for any part of such duties, shall not be such as to extend the credit beyond the term of twelve calendar months, originally allowed, upon depositing such wines and spirits.
If the duties arc not paid within twelve months, part of the wines and spirits may be sold, and the amount of duties, &c. retained, &c. Overplus to the owner, &c. Amount of the bonds, &c. to be endorsed on the original. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted*, That if the duties on any wines or spirits, deposited under the provisions of this act, shall not have been paid, or secured to be paid, in the manner described in the foregoing section, within the term of twelve calendar months from the time of their importation, it shall be the duty of the collector to cause so much of such wines or spirits, as may be necessary, to be sold at public auction, and, retaining the sum necessary for the payment of the duties which have not been secured or paid, together with the expenses of safe keeping and sale of such wines or spirits, shall return the overplus, if any, to the owner, or to his agent or lawful representative; and the amount of each bond, taken for the duties on wines or spirits delivered, after being deposited, as directed by this act, shall be endorsed immediately on the original bond given by the importer, specifying the articles delivered, and the date of the delivery.
No drawback on wines or spirits, unless they have been deposited, &c. Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted*, That no drawback shall be allowed of the duties paid on any wines or spirits, which shall be imported into the United States, after the first day of June next, unless such wines or spirits shall have been deposited in public or other stores, under the pro visions of this act, and there kept, from their landing to their shipment. Wines or spirits embezzled, or fraudulently hid or removed, forfeited, &c.
Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted*, That, if any wines, or other spirits deposited under the provisions of this act, shall be embezzled, or fraudulently hid or removed, from any store or place, wherein they shall have been deposited, they shall be forfeited, and the person or persons so embezzling, hiding, or removing, the same, or aiding or assisting therein, shall be liable to the same pains and penalties as if such wines or spirits had been fraudulently unshipped or landed without payment of duty.
Bonds for duties on articles from foreign places, when to be payable. Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted*, That, from and after the first day of June next, the bonds for duties on articles imported by sea, the produce of foreign places or islands, situated on the eastern shores of America, north of the equator, or in its adjacent seas, bays, and gulfs, salt excepted, shall be payable, one-half in six and one-half in nine calendar months; and the bonds for duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, (other than wine, salt, and teas,) imported from any other place than Europe and the West Indies, shall be payable, one-third in eight, one-third in ten, and one-third in eighteen, calendar months.
Approved, April 20, 1818. ELEVENTH CONGRESS. Resolution and Acts. 1811. 471 The following resolution and acts, passed in 1811 and 1812, were not promulgated until their publication in “the sessions acts” of the Fifteenth Congress, ending April 20, 1818. They are altogether omitted in Mr. Justice Story’s edition of the laws of the United States, and they are also omitted in Davis’ and Force’s edition of the laws, from 1816 to 1827, published under the authority of Congress, in 1822 and 1827.
They were passed in the secret sessions of the Eleventh and the Twelfth Congress. The editor has not considered it proper to insert these laws in this edition, before their promulgation under the authority of the Secretary of State; under whose directions the laws of each session of Congress are published. Act of 1818, ch. 75, sec. 1. RESOLUTION AND ACTS relative to the occupation of the floridas by the united states of america. RESOLUTION. Resolution 3 Stat. 471 1811-01-15 Charles C.
Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 11 3 public RESOLUTION. Taking into view the peculiar situation of Spain, and of her American provinces; and considering the influence which the destiny of the 3d session 11th Congress.Jan. 15, 1811.territory adjoining the southern border of the United States may have upon their security, tranquillity, and commerce:
Therefore, *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the United States, under The United States cannot, without inquietude, see the Floridas pass into the hands of a foreign power, &c.the peculiar circumstances of the existing crisis, cannot, without serious inquietude, see any part of the said territory pass into the hands of any foreign power; and that a due regard to their own safety compels them to provide, under certain contingencies, for the temporary occupation of the said territory; they, at the same time, declare that the said territory shall, in their hands, remain subject to future negotiation.
Approved, January 15, 1811. An Act to enable the President of the United States, under certain contingencies, to take possession of the country lying east of the river Perdido, and south of the stale of Georgia and the Mississippi territory, and for other purposes. 3 Stat. 471 1811-01-15 unknown Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 11 3 public An Act to enable the President of the United States, under certain contingencies, to take possession of the country lying east of the river Perdido, and south of the stale of Georgia and the Mississippi territory, and for other purposes.Jan. 15, 1811. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That the President of the In case of an arrangement with the local authority, or an attempt by any foreign government to occupy it, the President authorized to take possession of the territory east of the Perdido, &c.United States be, and he is hereby, authorized, to take possession of, and occupy, all or any part of the territory lying east of the river Perdido, and south of the state of Georgia and the Mississippi territory, in case an arrangement has been, or shall be, made with the local authority of the said territory, for delivering up the possession of the same, or any part thereof, to the United States, or in the event of an attempt to occupy the said territory, or any part thereof, by any foreign government; and he may, for the purpose of taking possession, and occupying the territory aforesaid, and in order to maintain therein the authority of the United States, employ any part of the army and navy of the United States which he may deem necessary.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That one hundred thousand dollars 100,000 dolls, appropriated to defray the expenses of taking possession, &c.be appropriated for defraying such expenses as the President may deem necessary for obtaining possession as aforesaid, and the security of the said territory, to be applied under the direction of the President, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted*, That in case possession of the territory In case of taking possession, the President may establish a temporary government.aforesaid shall be obtained by the United States, as aforesaid, that until other provision be made by Congress, the President be, and he is hereby authorized to establish, within the territory aforesaid, a temporary government, and the military, civil, and judicial, powers thereof shall be vested 472FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Resolutions. 1818.in such person and persons, and be exercised in such manner as he may direct, for the protection and maintenance of the inhabitants of the said territory in the full enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion. Approved, January 15, 1811. An Act concerning an act to enable the President of the United States, under certain contingencies, to take possession of the country lying east of the river Perdido, and south of the state of Georgia and the Mississippi territory, and for other purposes, and the declaration accompanying the same. 3 Stat. 472 1811-03-03 unknown Charles C.
Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 11 3 public An Act concerning an act to enable the President of the United States, under certain contingencies, to take possession of the country lying east of the river Perdido, and south of the state of Georgia and the Mississippi territory, and for other purposes, and the declaration accompanying the same.March 3, 1811. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That this act, and the act This act, and the act referred to, not to be published until the end of the next session of Congress, unless, &c.passed during the present session of Congress, entitled “An act to enable the President of the United States, under certain contingencies, to take possession of the country lying east of the river Perdido, and south of the state of Georgia and the Mississippi territory, and for other purposes,” and the declaration accompanying the same, be not printed or published, until the end of the next session of Congress, unless directed by the President of the United States, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved, March 3, 1811. An Act authorizing the President of the United States to take possession of a tract of country lying south of the Mississippi territory and west of the river Perdido. 3 Stat. 472 1812-02-12 unknown Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 12 2 public An Act authorizing the President of the United States to take possession of a tract of country lying south of the Mississippi territory and west of the river Perdido.Feb. 12, 1812. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That the President be, and he 2d session, 12th Congress.
The President authorized to occupy West Florida west of the Perdido, &c.is hereby, authorized to occupy and hold all that tract of country called West Florida, which lies west of the river Perdido, not now in possession of the United States. The President may employ the military and naval force for holding the country, &c. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That, for the purpose of occupying and holding the country aforesaid, and of affording protection to the in habitants thereof, under the authority of the United States, the President may employ such parts of the military and naval force of the United States as he may deem necessary. 20,000 dolls, appropriated to defray the expenses incident to the occupation, &c.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted*, That for defraying the necessary expenses, twenty thousand dollars are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be applied for the purposes aforesaid, under the direction of the President. Approved, February 12, 1812. RESOLUTIONS. I: for the admission of the State of Mississippi into the Union. Public Resolution I 3 Stat. 472 1817-12-10 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public I. Resolution for the admission of the State of Mississippi into the Union. Dec. 10, 1817. Whereas, in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the first day Resolution for the admission of Mississippi into the Union. Act of March 1, 1817, ch. 23.Resolution for the admission of Mississippi into the Union. Act of March 1, 1817, ch. 23.of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, entitled “An act to enable the people of the western part of the Mississippi territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the union on an equal footing with the original states,” the people of the said territory did, on the fifteenth day of August, in the present year, by a convention called for that purpose, form for themselves a constitution and state government, which constitution and state government so formed, is republican, and in conformity to the principles of the articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Res. 2, 3, 4, 5. 1818.473territory north-west of the river Ohio, passed on the thirteenth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven— *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the state of Mississippi shall be one, and is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of America, and admitted into the union on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever. Approved, December 10, 1817.
II: authorizing the distribution of certain public documents. Public Resolution II 3 Stat. 473 1817-12-23 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public II. Resolution authorizing the distribution of certain public documents. Dec. 23, 1817. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of State Distribution of T.
B. Wait and Sons edition of public documents.cause to be distributed one set of state papers and public documents, printed by T. B. Wait and Sons, in pursuance of acts of Congress heretofore passed, to the President of the United States; one set to the Vice President of the United States; one set to each of the Heads of Departments, to the Attorney General of the United States, to each of the Sena tors and Representatives, and to each Delegate of territories, of the fifteenth Congress; one set to each branch of the Legislature of each state and territory, and one to each of the Executives of the several states and territories; one set to each University and College in the United States; six sets to the secretary of the Senate, for the use of the Senate, and eighteen sets to the clerk of the House of Representatives, for the use of that House; and the residue of the sets of the state papers and documents aforesaid shall be deposited in the Library of Congress.
Approved, December 23, 1817. III: directing a distribution of certain laws among the members and delegates of territories of the fifteenth Congress. Public Resolution III 3 Stat. 473 1817-12-23 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public III. A Resolution directing a distribution of certain laws among the members and delegates of territories of the fifteenth Congress.
Dec. 23, 1817. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of State Distribution of Bioren & Co. laws.be directed to distribute copies of the laws of the United States, published by Bioren & Co. among the members and delegates of territories, of the present Congress, who may not have received the same in pursuance of any former act or resolution of Congress. Approved, December 23, 1817. IV: directing the procurement of certain laws.
Public Resolution IV 3 Stat. 473 1818-01-22 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public IV. Resolution directing the procurement of certain laws. Jan. 22, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That, of the laws passed at Laws of Fourteenth Congress to be procured.the first and second sessions of the fourteenth Congress, remaining in the office of the Secretary of State, thirty copies be by him deposited in the office of the clerk of the House of Representatives, and fifteen copies in the office of the secretary of the Senate, for the use of their members, respectively.
Approved, January 22, 1818. V: relative to the distribution of the late edition of the land laws. Public Resolution V 3 Stat. 473 1818-03-09 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public V. Resolution relative to the distribution of the late edition of the land laws. March 9, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the copies of the laws pre-474FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Res. 6, 7. 1818.pared and printed under the authority of the act entitled “An act to Jan. 20, 1817. ch. 4. Distribution of land laws.authorize a new edition of the collection of laws respecting the public lands,” shall be distributed in the manner following; that is to say: one copy shall be delivered to the President of the United States, the Vice President, and to each member of the Senate, House of Representatives, and delegate from territories; fifteen copies shall be delivered to the secretary of the Senate, and thirty copies to the clerk of the House of Representatives, for the use of said houses, respectively; one copy shall be delivered to each of the judges of the supreme court and clerk thereof, to each of the judges of the district courts, and to each of the clerks, marshals, and attorneys, of each district; one copy shall be delivered to the Secretary of State, to the Secretary of the Treasury, to the Secretary of War, to the Secretary of the Navy, to the Attorney General, to the director of the mint, to the first and second comptrollers of the treasury; to the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth auditors, and register of the Treasury; to the Treasurer; to the Postmaster General, and the two assistant postmasters general, and to the commissioner of the general land office; two copies shall be delivered to the legislatures of the several states and territories, respectively; and one copy shall be delivered to each of the governors of the several states and territories; and one copy shall be delivered to each of the judges of the courts of the several territories; one copy shall be delivered to the surveyor general of the United States, the surveyor of the lands of the United States south of Tennessee, to the surveyor of the public lands in the northern part of the late Mississippi territory, and the surveyor of the public lands in the territories of Illinois and Missouri; to each of the principal deputy surveyors one copy; there shall be delivered one copy to each of the registers and receivers of public moneys in the land offices established, or that may hereafter be Fifty copies in the hands of the Secretary of the Treasury, for distribution. 250 copies in the library, &c.
Remainder in the library for members of Congress, as elected.established, in the several states and territories; and fifty copies shall be placed in the hands of the Secretary of the Treasury, to be distributed among the officers and clerks in his department, as he may think proper; two hundred and fifty copies shall be placed in the library, and remain there under the same regulations as the other laws of the United States; and the remainder shall be placed in the library, and each member of Congress hereafter elected shall, so long as any remain, exclusive of the two hundred and fifty copies before mentioned, be entitled to one copy at the commencement of that session of Congress next succeeding his election.
Approved, March 9, 1818. VI: directing the judges of the Supreme Court to be furnished with Wait’s state papers. Public Resolution VI 3 Stat. 474 1818-03-18 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public VI. Resolution directing the judges of the Supreme Court to be furnished with Wait’s state papers.
March 18, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of State One set of Wait’s edition of state papers to be distributed to each of the judges of the Supreme Court.cause to be distributed one set of state papers and public documents, printed by T. B. Wait and Sons, in pursuance of acts of Congress heretofore passed, to the chief justice, and to each of the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Approved, March 18, 1818. VII: authorizing the transportation of certain documents free of postage. Public Resolution VII 3 Stat. 474 1818-03-18 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public VII. Resolution authorizing the transportation of certain documents free of postage. March 18, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the members of Congress, Members of Congress, &c. authorized to transmit the President's message of 14th March, 1818.the delegates from territories, the secretary of the Senate, and the clerk FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Res. 8, 9, 10. 1818.475of the House of Representatives, be, and they are hereby authorized to transmit, free of postage, the message of the President of the United States, of the fourteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and the documents accompanying the same, printed by order of the Senate and by order of the House of Representatives, to any post office within the United States and the territories thereof. Approved, March 19, 1818. VIII: directing the publication and distribution of the journal and proceedings of the convention which formed the present constitution of the United States.
Public Resolution VIII 3 Stat. 475 1818-03-27 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public VIII. Resolution directing the publication and distribution of the journal and proceedings of the convention which formed the present constitution of the United States. March 27, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the journal of the convention Journal, &c. of the convention which formed the constitution of the United States, to be published under the direction of the President.
Secret journals of acts and proceedings, and foreign correspondence, of Congress, prior to the peace of 1783, to be also published. Distribution.which formed the present constitution of the United States, now remaining in the office of the Secretary of State, and all acts and proceedings of that convention, which are in the possession of the government of the United States, be published under the direction of the President of the United States, together with the secret journals of the acts and proceedings, and the foreign correspondence of the Congress of the United States, from the first meeting thereof down to the date of the ratification of the definitive treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-three, except such parts of the said foreign correspondence as the President of the United States may deem it improper at this time to publish.
And that one thousand copies thereof be printed, of which one copy shall be furnished to each member of the present Congress, and the residue shall remain subject to the future disposition of Congress. Approved, March 27, 1818. IX: directing the distribution of the laws of the fourteenth Congress among the members of the fifteenth Congress. Public Resolution IX 3 Stat. 475 1818-03-27 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public IX. Resolution directing the distribution of the laws of the fourteenth Congress among the members of the fifteenth Congress. March 27, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the secretary of the Distribution.Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives be directed to procure from the Secretary of State as many copies of the laws of the fourteenth Congress as shall be necessary, and to distribute one copy thereof to each senator, representative, and delegate from the territories, of the fifteenth Congress who have not been supplied therewith.
Approved, March 27, 1818. X: directing the Secretary for the Department of State to prepare an index to the acts and resolutions of Congress, after the close of every session. Public Resolution X 3 Stat. 475 1818-04-03 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public X. Resolution directing the Secretary for the Department of State to prepare an index to the acts and resolutions of Congress, after the close of every session.
April 3, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That after the close of each An alphabetical index of the acts and resolutions to be prepared, printed, and distributed, therewith.session of Congress, an alphabetical index of the acts and joint resolutions passed at the preceding session shall be prepared, printed, and dis tributed, therewith, under the direction of the Secretary for the Department of State.
Approved, April 3, 1818. XI: requesting the President of the United States to present a sword to Colonel Richard M. Johnson. Public Resolution XI 3 Stat. 476 1818-04-04 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public 476 FIFTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 11, 12, 13. 1818. XI. Resolution requesting the President of the United States to present a sword to Colonel Richard M.
Johnson. April 4, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the President of the The President requested to present Col. Richard M. Johnson with a sword.United States be requested to present to Colonel Richard M. Johnson a sword, as a testimony of the high sense entertained by Congress of the daring and distinguished valour displayed by himself and the regiment of volunteers under his command, in charging, and essentially contributing to vanquish, the combined British and Indian forces, under Major General Proctor, on the Thames in Upper Canada, on the fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.
Approved, April 4, 1818. XII: directing medals to be struck, and, together with the thanks of Congress, presented to Major General Harrison, and Governor Shelby; and for other purposes. Public Resolution XII 3 Stat. 476 1818-04-04 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public XII. Resolution directing medals to be struck, and, together with the thanks of Congress, presented to Major General Harrison, and Governor Shelby; and for other purposes.
April 4, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the thanks of Congress Thanks of Congress to General Harrison and Governor Shelby, &c.be, and they are hereby, presented to Major General William Henry Harrison, and Isaac Shelby, late governor of Kentucky, and, through them, to the officers and men under their command, for their gallantry and good conduct in defeating the combined British and Indian forces under Major General Proctor, on the Thames, in Upper Canada, on the fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, capturing the British army, with their baggage, camp equipage and artillery; and that the President of the United States be requested to cause two gold medals Gold medals to them.to be struck, emblematical of this triumph, and presented to General Harrison, and Isaac Shelby, late Governor of Kentucky.
Approved, April 4, 1818. XIII: directing the completion of the survey of the waters of the Chesapeake bay, and for other purposes. Public Resolution XIII 3 Stat. 476 1818-04-20 Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-11-26 15 1 public XIII. Resolution directing the completion of the survey of the waters of the Chesapeake bay, and for other purposes.
April 20, 1818. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the President of the Surveys preparatory to the establishment of two naval arsenals to be resumed and completed, &c.United States be, and he hereby is, requested to cause to be resumed and completed the surveys heretofore commenced, preparatory to the establishment of two naval arsenals; and that, to the naval officers employed in this service, officers of the corps of engineers be joined, with instructions Plans of fortifications and estimate of expense.
Survey of the Chesapeake Bay, &c. Report, with a plan, &c.to prepare plans of the fortifications necessary to be erected for the de fen s e of such arsenals, with an estimate of the expense of erecting the same. And that the President be further requested to cause such a survey of the Chesapeake Bay to be made, as may be requisite to ascertain what points are necessary to be fortified for the protection of the commerce of said bay; and a report of the same, with a plan of the works necessary to be erected, with an estimate of the expense of the same, to be made to Congress in the first week of their next session.
Approved, April 20, 1818. 15 2 1818 1819 ACTS OF THE FIFTEENTH 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 sixteenth day of November,* 1818,*and ended on the third day of March,* 1819. James Monroe, President; Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate; Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives. STATUTE II.
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