Chapter CXXV. to establish sundry post-roads and to discontinue others
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Chap. CXXV.— An Act to establish sundry post-roads and to discontinue others. May 24, 1828. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * That the following be established as post-roads: *In Maine.*—From Damariscotta Mills, by West Jefferson and Windsor,In Maine. to Palermo. From Waterville, by Clinton, Albion and Freedom, to Belfast. From Rumford Point, by Dixfield, Canton, North Livermore, East Livermore, Wayne, and Winthrop, to Augusta; and that so much of the route from Readfield to Rumford Point, as interferes with this route, be discontinued.
From Augusta, through South Vassalborough, South China, Palermo, North Palermo, Montville, North Searsmont, and Belmont, to Belfast. From Green to Farmington. From Standish, through East Baldwin, Sebago, Bridgetown and Denmark, to Fryeburg. From Parsonfield, through Porter, and the westerly part of Brownfield, to Fryeburg. From Augusta, through Belgrade, Rome, New Sharon, Industry, and New Vineyard, to New Portland. From New Sharon, through Industry, New Vineyard, and New Portland, to Kingfield.
From the Great Falls, in the state of New Hampshire, to the Little Falls in Lebanon, Maine. *In New Hampshire.*—From Milford, through Dunstable, to Derry.New Hampshire. From Farmington to Dover. From Concord, by Chichester, Pittsfield, Barnstead, Strafford, Barrington, and Madbury, to Dover. From Walpole, by Drewsville, Langdon, and Alstead, to Marlow. From Lower Bartlett, through Adam’s and Pinkham’s Grant, to Randolph. From Haverhill, through Bath and Lyman, to Lyman Bridge, thence to the lower village, in Barnet, Vermont.
From Glenville, by Bethlehem and Whitefield, to Lancaster. *In Massachusetts.*—From Taunton to Providence, by Rehoboth village.Massachusetts. From Newburyport, by Salisbury, Amesbury, Haverhill, Methuen, and Dracut, to Lowell. From Canton, by Sharon and Foxborough meeting-houses, to East Attleborough. From Greenfield, through Shelburne, Buckland, and Hawley, to Savoy. From Ware, through Hardwick, Petersham, Athol, and Royalston,in Massachusetts, and Richmond, and Swanzey, in New Hampshire, to Keene. *In Connecticut.*—From Springfield, Massachusetts, by Somers, Connecticut,Connecticut. on the Burbank road, Tolland, Mansfield, Beardley’s store, and Windham, to Norwich.
From Sharon, through Salisbury, Great Hal- 316 TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 125. 1828. low, the valley of Housatonic, and Fall’s village, to North Canaan. From Lyme, through the village of Hamburg, Comstock’s Ferry, East Haddam Landing, Leesville, Middle Haddam, Glastenbury, and East Hartford, to the city of Hartford. From Farmington, by Sunbury meeting-house, to Granby. From Robin’s Inn, in Voluntown, by Griswold’s meetinghouse, to Jewett city. From Windham, Old Courthouse, through Mansfield, and Wellington, to Stafford Springs.
Vermont.*In Vermont.*—From Bellow’s Falls, through Saxon’s River village and Athens, to Townshend. From Arlington, through Sandgate, to Salem, New York. From Chelsea, through Vershire, by Portsmills, to Thetford meeting-house. From Guildhall, through Burke, Sutton, Barton, and Irasburg, by the Episcopal Church, in Berkshire, to St. Alban’s. From Richford, by Berkshire, Franklin, and Powell’s Falls, in Highgate, to the village of St. Albans. From Bakersfield, through Fairfield, to St.
Albans. From Hardwick, through Greensborough, Barton, and Brownington, to Derby. New York.*In New York.*—From the village of Skeneateles, via Sempronius, Lock, and the village of Groton, to Ithaca. From Hillsdale Post-office, down the valley of the Taghkanic, by the Copake and Ancram Postoffices, to the post-road from Poughkeepsie, to Salisbury. From the village of New Ark, by the most direct route, to the village of Eastridge. From Verona, via Cicero, to Cato Four Corners. From Lima, via Fowlersville and Bradley’s Four Corners, to Pembroke.
From Keesville, via Port Kent, to Burlington, in Vermont. From Delhi, by the most direct route, to Cooperstown. From Watertown, via Evans’ Mills, Philadelphia, Antwerp, Governeur, De Kalb, Heuville, to Ogdenburg. From Potsdam, via Norfolk, Massena, and Hogansburg, to the Canada line at St. Regis. From Malone, via Bangor, Moira, Brasher, and Stockholm, to Potsdam. From Ithaca, on the most direct route, via the head of Seneca Lake, and Joseph Tomkin’s, to Hammondsport. From South Sparta, via Liberty Corners, Prattsburgh, and Pulteney, to Wayne Hotel.
From Hornby, via Mead Creek, Erwin Addison, Woodhull, and Jasper, to Independence. From Bath, via Prattsburgh, Cool’s Corners, and Penyann, to Ovid. From Liberty, via Samuel Taggart’s and Vanfassin’s Mills, to Lima. From Geneva, via Seneca and Bethel, to Rushville. From Richmond, by Spring Water, to Dansville. From North Almond, to Dewitt’s valley. From Almond, via North Almond, Allen, Hunt’s Hollow and Portage, to Pike. From Northampton, to Northville Post-office, thence through the towns of Hope, Welles, and Lake Pleasant, to Seth Witmore’s.
From the village of Owego, [Oswego] via Speedsville, to Slaterville. From Chester Post-office, via the village of Sugar Loaf, to Warwick. From Canandaigua to Gibsonville. From Lodi Post-office, via Seelysburg, and Randolph, to Jamestown. From Chenango Point, via Rugg’s Edy, Osborn’s, North Hollow, and Holcomb’s Settlement, to Harpersville. From Salem to Union village. From Monticello, via Fallsburgh and Neversink, to the Post-office near the old Dutch Church, in the town of Wawasing.
From Poughkeepsie, via Fishkill Plains, Stormville, Patterson, Elm, Milltown, and Millplains, to Danbury, Connecticut. From Mayville, by Mina and Greenfield, to the town of Erie, in Pennsylvania. From Hammondsport, via South Pulteney, East Wheeler, West Hill, West Creek, Neal’s Creek, and Pond Settlement, to Rathbone Settlement. From Geneva, via Marengo, Clyde, Melvin’s Mills, and Sterling, to the village of Oswego. From Charlotteville, via South Wooster, to Davenport. New Jersey.*In New Jersey.*—From Mauricetown to Port Elizabeth.
From Philadelphia, by Camden, Woodbury, Mullico Hill, Woodstown, Allowaystown, and Roadstown, to Greenwich. From Hacketstown to Hope, Warren county. From Newton, by Stillwater, to the store of Smith and Bristol, on the Delaware, near the mouth of Flatbrook, thence to Dingman’s TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch . 125. 1828. 317 ferry, and by Balesville, to Newton. From the city of Burlington, in the county of Burlington, by Mount Holly, Pemberton, Vincentown, and Medford, to Swain’s tavern, in Eversham, in the county aforesaid. *In Pennsylvania.*—From Buckwaiters, by Charleston, to West Chester.Pennsylvania.
From Butler to Freeport. From Philadelphia, by Providence meetinghouse, Concord village, Chadsford, New London Cross Roads, Brick meeting-house, Port Deposit Bridge, and Belle Air, to Baltimore. From Columbus, in Luzerne county, through Jackson, Sugarloaf, by Hess’s Mills, through Franklin, to Hughesburg, in Lycoming county. From Watsontown, in Northumberland county, through Sugar and Brush valleys, to Bellefonte, in Centre county. From Puttsville, in Schuylkill county, through Danville, in Columbia county, to Pennsborough, in Lycoming county.
From Burlington, by way of Beriah Pratt’s, John Pratt’s, Scovil Bailey’s, Levi Taylor’s, and David Ross’s, to the Postoffice in Alba, Bradford county. From Cattawissa to Bloomburg, in Columbia county, thence through Jerseytown and White Hall, to Pennsborough, in Lycoming county. From Stroudsburg, in Northampton county, through Stanhope, in Pike county, Covington and Abington, in Luzerne county, to the Great Bend, in Susquehannah county. From Deerfield, in Tioga county, through Westfield, to Harrison, in Potter county.
From Harvey Cornwell’s, on Crooked Creek, through Close’s Settlement, to Deerfield, in Tioga county. From Muncey, by Hugh Donley’s, Moses Foreman’s, to Jersey Shore, Lycoming county. From Jersey Shore, in Lycoming county, through Nippe Nose, Sugar and Brush valleys, to Aaronsburg, in Centre county. From Williamsport, by Johnson Bulkey’s, Carpenter’s Mills, John Marshall’s, Wyessel’s Mills, Ross valley, to Trout Run, in Lycoming county. From Lawrenceburg, in Armstrong county, to Mercer, in Mercer county.
From Greenville, in Mercer county, to Hart’s Cross Roads, in Crawford county. From Warren to Sugargrove, in Warren county. From Harrisville to Whitestown, in Butler county. From the mouth of Anderson’s creek, in Clearfield county, along the state road, to Kittanning, in Armstrong county. From Shrewsbury, by Mechanicsburg, to Peachbottom, in York county. From Hamburg, in Berks county, through McKeansburg, in Schuylkill county, to Cattawissa, in Columbia county. From the borough of Reading, by John Clyne’s, to Bowerstown, in Berks county.
From Allentown, in Lehigh county, through Hellerstown and Quakertown, to Charleston, in Bucks county. From Foglesville, in Lehigh county, through Saegersville, to Maunch Chunch, in Northampton county. From Coatsville, through Cochranville, McWilliamstown and Doe Run, to Clingan’s Post-office, in Chester county. From Waterstreet, in Huntingdon county, by way of Huntingdon Furnace, Warrior Mark, and Bald Eagle Furnace, to Phillipsburg, in Centre county. From Franklin, through Georgetown, to Greenville, in Mercer county.
From Upper Dublin, in Montgomery county, by Gwynnedd, and Towamensing, to Sumneytown. From Sumneytown, in Montgomery county, by Millerstown, and Trexlerstown, to Foglesville, in Lehigh county. From the Trapp, in Montgomery county, by Skippack, Towamensing, and Leidy’s Store, to Line Lexington, in Bucks county. From Norristown, in Montgomery county, by the Bird-in-hand, Tarrence’s tavern, the Buck, the General Wayne, and the Widow Grow’s tavern, to Manayunk, in Philadelphia county.
From the house of John Blair, on the turnpike, in Huntingdon county, to McConnelsburgh, in Bedford county. From Easton, in Northampton county, by Morgan’s, Best’s, Stout’s, and Samuel Leidy’s, to Hellerstown. From Berlin, in Somerset county, through Southampton township, to Cumberland, in the state of Maryland. From Mount Pleasant, in Wayne county, by the house of Gershom Williams, and Tailman’s Mills, through the towns of Ararat and Scott, to the town of Deposit, in Delaware county, in the state of New York. 318 TWENTIETH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 125. 1828. From West Chester, by Goshen, Paoli, and King of Prussia, to Norristown. From Montrose, the most direct route to Binghampton, in the state of New York. Maryland.*In Maryland.*—From Hereford, in Baltimore county, by Slade’s tavern, and Upper Cross Roads, to Belle Air, in Hartford county. From Fredericktown, to Wolfville, in Frederick county. From Prince Frederick to Benedict. From Harford, by Port Deposit Bridge, to North-east. Virginia.*In Virginia.*—From Millborough to Sittlington’s on Bull Pasture, to intersect the route from Staunton to Beverly.
From Scottsville to Little York, in Albermarle county. From Traveller’s Repose to Pocahontas Courthouse. From Lexington, up Buffalo, to Ross Furnace, up Jackson’s river, to Covington. From Wheeling to Mixville. From Martinsburgh to Bath. From Monroe Courthouse, via Lick creek, to the Falls of Great Kenhawa river, thence to the Post-office at Gawley’s Bridge. From Greenhill, Campbell county, via Ferell’s store, Barksdale’s store, and Meadville, to Halifax Courthouse. From Middleburg, Loudoun county, to Warrenton, Fauquier county.
From Giles Courthouse to Tazewell Courthouse, via mouth of East river. From New Glasgow, in the county of Amherst, via Sandidges’ tavern, Pedlar’s Mills, Waugh’s ferry, and Wharton’s Mills, to Liberty, in the county of Bedford. North Carolina.*In North Carolina.*—From Smithfield, by Raiford’s Bridge, to Stauntonsburg. From Beaufort, via Shackleford’s banks, to Portsmouth, in Carterett county. From Waynesville to Sevierville, Tennessee. From Currituck Courthouse to Poplar Branch.
From Pittsborough to May’s; thence to Evan Bridge, to cross Deep river; thence to Buffalo Meeting- house ; thence to Fayetteville—return by crossing Cape Fear, at Northington’s ferry; thence to Haywood; thence to Pittsborough. From Statesville to Lincolnton, to cross the Catawba river at Thomas’ ferry. From Rockingham to Cheraw, in South Carolina. From Ashville, North Carolina, by James Allen’s, to Cheek’s Cross Roads, in Tennessee. South Carolina.*In South Carolina.*—From Walterborough, by May’s ferry, on Edisto, and Pine Branch Post-office, to Orangeburg.
From Irvinsville, North Carolina, to Spartanburg Courthouse. From Waltersborough to Orangeburg; thence to Columbia. Georgia.*In Georgia.*—From Macon, via Thomaston, Pike county, Talbot Courthouse and Columbus, to Montgomery, in Alabama. From Lawrenceville, Gwinnet Courthouse, via Gates’ Ferry, on Chatahoochie river, Phillips’ and Van’s, in the Cherokee nation, to Bennet’s, in the state of Alabama. From Columbus, by fort Mitchell, via fort Gaines, Early Courthouse, to Decatur Courthouse.
From Madison, Morgan county, via Covington, to Monroe, Walton Courthouse. From Athens to Monroe, Walton Courthouse. From Jefferson, in Camden county, to Belleview, in said county. Indiana.*In Indiana.*—From fort Wayne to Carey Missionary Establishment. From Green Castle, Putnam county, by Blakesburgh, to Crawfordsville. From Fredonia to Princeton. From Rushville, by Shelbyville, to Edinburgh. From Noblesville to Crawfordsville, connecting a post-route from Centreville, Wayne county, passing by New Castle, Henry county, to Noblesville entire.
From Vincennes, by Petersburg, to Boonville. Kentucky.*In Kentucky.*—From Cynthiana, by the mouth of Raven creek, to Williamstown, in Grant county. From Greenville to Owensborough. From Greenville to Elkton. From Franklin, Simpson county, to Lebanon, Tennessee, by the way of Gallatin. From Knoxville, in the state of Tennessee, passing Jacksborough, in Campbell county, thence by the salt works of Beatty & Co. on the Big South Fork of Cumberland river, to Monticello, in Wayne county, in the state of Kentucky.
From Madisonville, and Wilson’s mill, to Princeton. From Bardstown, by New Haven and Hodgenville, to Munfordville, in Hart county. From the TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 125. 1828. 319 Yellow Banks, in Kentucky, to Rockport, in Indiana. From Elizabethtown, in Hardin county, by Hodgenville, to Greensburg, in Green county. From Burlington, in Kentucky, to Aurora, in Indiana. From Morganfield, by Crooked Creek Post-office, to Salem. From Mayfield, by Prior’s mill, and Winningham’s mill, to Hickman, at Mill’s Point, on the Mississippi, in Hickman county.
From Hopkinsville, Christian county, by the Cerulean Springs, Trigg county, and Millville, Caldwell county, to Princeton. From the town of Monroe, in the county of Hart, to Bell’s,at the Three Forks, in the county of Barren. From Shelbyville to the mouth of Six-mile creek, and from thence to Theobald’s. From Russelville, in Logan county, to Franklin, in Simpson county, thence to Scottville, in Allen county. *In Ohio.*—From Palmyra, by Paris, to Parkman. From Canton, inOhio. Stark county, to Deerfield, in Portage county.
From New Lisbon, by Unity, to Greersburg, in the state of Pennsylvania. From New London, in Huron county, to Lafayette. From Marion, by Big Island, to Bellefontaine. From Hardin, by Wapaughkonnetta and fort Brown, to Defiance. From Clarksville, by Rochester and Hopkinsville, to Twentymile stand. From Fairfield, in the county of Green, by Monroe, to Troy. From Wilmington, by Jamestown, to Springfield. From Newmarket, by Georgetown and Higginsport, to Augusta, in the state of Kentucky.
From Hillsborough, by Petersburg, to Greenfield. From Elyria, in the county of Lorain, by Eaton, Columbia, Strongville, Royalton, Bricksville, to Boston, in the county of Portage. From Tiffin, in Seneca county, to Greenfield. From Rockport, by Lenox and Columbia, to Liverpool. *In Tennessee.*—That the mail-route already established from McMinnville,Tennessee. in Warren county, by Davis’ Mills, to Shelbyville, in Bedford county, shall pass by the way of Lumley’s Stand, and Noah’s Fork Post-office.
From Rogersville to Tazewell. From Jackson to Mount Pinson, thence to Purdy’s office, thence to Lexington, thence to Perryville, Perry county. From Springfield, in Robertson county, via Cross Plains, to Gallatin, in Sumner county. From Harpeth Post-office, in Williamson county, by the way of Gideonsville, Civil Order Post-office, Fishingford, Farmington, New Hope Post-office, to Fayetteville. From Franklin, by Hightower’s store, Hurt’s Cross Roads, Cedar Spring Post-office, to Robertson Post-office, in Giles county.
From Dyersburg to Johnsville, and Terrel’s ferry, to Troy. From Chota, in Monroe county, to Franklin, in Haywood county, North Carolina. From Kingston, in Roane county, by the mouth of Paint Rock Creek, Pine Creek, and Philadelphia, to Tellico, in Monroe county. From Athens, in McMinn county, by Cowan’s ferry, on the Hiwassee river, to Hamilton Courthouse. From Memphis, in Shelby county, by Summerville, in Fayette county, Bolivar, in Hardiman county, Purdy, in McNairy county, Hardinsvillej in Hardin county, to Florence, in Lauderdale county, Alabama.
From Morgan Courthouse, by the standing store, to Hillham, in Overton county. From Jamestown to Monroe. From Shown’s Cross Roads, Tennessee, to Abington, in Virginia. From Lindon, in Marengo county, to Greenville, in Butler county, Alabama. From Canton, in Wilcox county, to Greenville, in Butler county, Alabama. From Nashville, by Charlotte, Smithville, Hornburger’s, Gray’s ferry, Paris, and Dresden, to Hickman, on the left bank of the Mississippi. *In Illinois.*—From McClanesborough by Carmi, to New Harmony, inIllinois. the state of Indiana.
From Shawneetown, by the seats of justice of Gallatin, Franklin, and Washington counties, to Bellville. From Paris to Vandalia. From Danville, in Vermillion county, to Fort Clark. From Shawneetown to Bellville. *In Missouri.*—From New Madrid, in the state of Missouri, to Hickman,Missouri. in Kentucky, and from thence east by Totten’s Wells, to Dresden, Tennessee, and from Hickman, south, via Troy, to Dyersburg, Tennes- 320 TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 1, 2. 1828. see. From the Courthouse in the county of Lafayette, in Arkansas territory, to Long Prairie, in said county.
From Boonville, in Cooper county, to Ewingsville, in the same county. Mississippi.*In Mississippi.*—From Winchester, by Green Courthouse and Mc- Manus’s, to Mobile. From Jackson, by Westville, and Jaynesville, to Williamsburg. From Port Gibson to Gallatin. From Jackson Courthouse to Mobile. From Meadville, by Norman’s, Holmesville, and Franklin, to Covington, in Louisiana. From Natchez, by the Old Courthouse, to Kingston. Alabama.*In Alabama.*—From Gunter’s landing to Blountville.
From Marengo Courthouse to Claiborne, in Monroe county. From Daletown, by Canton, to Greenville. Louisiana.*In Louisiana.*—From Natchitoches, by Cantonment Jesup, to Crow’s Crossings, on the Sabine river. From Franklin to Clinton. From Natchitoches to the Caddo Agency. Florida.*In Florida.*—From Tallahassee to St. Marks. From Pensacola, by Pike Courthouse, in Alabama, to Fort Mitchell, in Georgia. From Alachua Courthouse, via Black creek, to Jacksonville. From St. Johnstown, or Bluff, to St.
Augustine. Michigan.*In Michigan.*—From Monroe, by way of Raisinville, Kidzie’s Grove, and Adrian, to Tecumseh, in the territory of Michigan. From Detroit, through Mount Clemens, to Fort Gratiot. From Maumee, in Ohio, through Blissfield, Tecumseh, Saline, and Ann Arbor, to Pontiac. From Detroit to Ann Arbor. Sec. 2. Routes discontinued. *And be it further enacted, *That the following routes be, and the same are hereby, discontinued: New Hampshire.*In New Hampshire.*—From Walpole, by Alstead, to Acworth ; and so much of the route from Acworth, by Lempster, and Unity, to Newport, as lies between Acworth and Unity.
New York.*In New York.*—From Charlotteville, via Jefferson, to Harpersfield. From Waterloo to Clyde. Pennsylvania.*In Pennsylvania.*—So much of the route from Sunbury, by Libertypole and Cattawissa, to Nescopeck, established by the act of the third March, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, as lies between Cattawissa and Nescopeck, Approved, May 24, 1828. RESOLUTIONS. Resolution I: authorizing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to frank letters and packages. Resolution I 4 Stat. 320 1828-04-03 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 20 1 public I. Resolution authorizing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to frank letters and packages. April 3, 1828. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Speaker of the house of representatives to frank letters, & That the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to frank and to receive letters and packages by mail free of postage.
Approved, April 3, 1828. Resolution III: in relation to Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. Resolution III 4 Stat. 320 1828-04-03 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 20 1 public III. Resolution in relation to Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. May 23, 1828. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, &c.
That Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, the only surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, be, and he is hereby, authorized to receive and transmit letters and packages by the mail free of postage. Approved, May 23, 1828. Resolution IV: providing for the distribution of certain public documents, and the removal of certain books from the library. Resolution IV 4 Stat. 321 1828-05-24 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 20 1 public TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 4. 1828. 321 IV. Resolution providing for the distribution of certain public documents, and the removal of certain books from the library. May 23, 1828. *Resolved by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Public documents in the library of Congress to be distributed. That of the public documents, and other works, of which several copies are deposited in the library of Congress, a portion be distributed in the following manner:
First, Of the return of the last census, and of the Digest of Manufactures,Census. and of Gales and Seaton’s Register of Debates, and of Wattertson’s and Van Zandt’s Statistical Tables, one copy to each member of the present Congress, and to each new member of each succeeding Congress, till all. the copies shall be distributed, with the exception of twenty-five of each work, which shall be reserved in the library; and the librarian of Congress is hereby authorized and directed to deliver to each member, as aforesaid, the copies of the said documents to which he is hereby entitled.
Secondly, Of the Journal of the Federal Convention, of the SecretJournal of the Federal Convention, &c. Journals of the old Congress, of Pitkin’s Statistics, and of Seybert’s Statistical Annals, one copy to the public library of the legislature of each state in the Union, and one copy each to such universities and colleges as may not already have received them, and one copy to one incorporated Atheneum in each state: *Provided,* There remain a sufficient number ofProviso. the said works beyond what are needed for the use of the library.
Thirdly, To the United States’ Military Academy at West Point, oneA set to West Point Academy. set of all the works of which copies have been distributed to the universities and colleges: *Provided,* There remain any copies of the sameProviso. deposited in the library of Congress, beyond the number reserved for the said library. Fourthly, That, of the three hundred copies of the laws now orderedCopies of the laws to library of House of Representatives. to be deposited in the library of Congress, fifty copies be furnished to the library of the House of Representatives, in addition to the fifty copies already ordered for the said library ; and that the clerk of the House of Representatives be, and he hereby is, authorized to receive the same.
Fifthly, That of the journals, documents, and reports, heretofore orderedJournals furnished to library of House of Representatives. to be printed by the Senate, and of which copies are deposited in the library of Congress, and of the journals, documents, and reports, which may hereafter be ordered to be printed by the Senate, five sets be furnished for the library of the House of Representatives; and that the clerk of the House of Representatives be, and he hereby is, authorized to receive the same.
II. *And be it further resolved, *That the clerk of the House of RepresentativesClerk of House of Representatives to deliver to Department of State, &c. be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to deliver to the Department of State, properly prepared for transmission, by mail or otherwise, the copies of the books mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of the foregoing resolution. III. *And be it further resolved, *That, instead of the twenty-five setsTen sets only of the journals of Congress, well bound, shall be deposited hereafter. of the journals, executive papers, reports of committees, and other documents of Congress, authorized by law to be placed in the library of Congress, ten sets only, well bound, shall hereafter be deposited, in the said library.
IV. *And be it further resolved, *That the joint library committee be,Joint committee to dispose of any duplicate or works not wanted for the use of the library. and they hereby are, authorized to remove from the library of Congress, and dispose of in such manner as they may think expedient, any duplicate, imperfect, damaged, or other work or works, not wanted for the use of the library. Approved, May 24, 1828. Resolution V: in relation to the manner of executing the printing ordered by either House of Congress.
Resolution V 4 Stat. 322 1828-05-24 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 20 1 public 322 TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 5, 6, 7. 1828. V. Resolution in relation to the manner of executing the printing ordered by either House of Congress. May 24, 1828. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Duty of the Secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives after the termination of Congress, to regulate, &c. the printing of the respective houses, &c.
That, after the termination of the present session of Congress, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives, so to regulate and direct the printing of the respective Houses as to abolish the practice of making “title pages” to executive documents, reports of committees, memorials, or any other documents, unless the same shall be so directed by them, and that the whole matter shall follow in close order, from the first page. And they shall further direct, that the printing of the yeas and nays of the journal shall be in consecutive order, as ordinary matter.
Also to regulate the printing of the executive documents, &c.They shall also so regulate the printing of the executive documents, as to have the respective communications from the President and heads of Departments bound in distinct volumes; and they may also so change the form of the volume, by increasing its size, as to combine the greatest quantity of matter with the greatest economy in the execution of the work. Approved, May 24, 1828. Resolution VI: in relation to the mail-route between the cities of New Orleans and Mobile.
Resolution VI 4 Stat. 322 1828-05-24 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 20 1 public VI. Resolution in relation to the mail-route between the cities of New Orleans and Mobile. May 24, 1828. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Postmaster General to cause to be examined the route from Mobile to Pascagoula.
That the Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, authorized to cause to be examined the route from Mobile to Pascagoula; and if, in his opinion, it should be the most expedient route to the city of New Orleans, he shall be, and hereby is, vested with full power and authority to adopt that route in lieu of the present route from the city of Mobile to the city of New Orleans. Approved, May 24, 1828. Resolution VII: to authorize the President to loan the barracks at Sackett’s Harbour to the trustees of a scientific and military school to be established there.
Resolution VII 4 Stat. 322 1828-05-24 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 20 1 public VII. Resolution to authorize the President to loan the barracks at Sackett’s Harbour to the trustees of a scientific and military school to be established there. May 24, 1828. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * The Madison barracks, at Sackett’s Harbour, to be loaned to the scientific school, &c.Proviso.
That the President of the United States be, and is hereby, authorized to loan to the trustees of a military and scientific school, to be established in Jefferson county, state of New York, the Madison Barracks, at Sackett’s Harbour: *Provided,* The said trustees do contract to keep the same in good repair, order, and preservation. Approved, May 24, 1828. 20 2 1829 ACTS OF THE TWENTIETH 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 first day of December,* 1828, *and ended on the twenty-sixth day of May,* 1829.
John Quincy Adams, President; J. C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate; Samuel Smith, President of the Senate, pro tempore; Andrew Stevenson, Speaker of the House of Representatives. STATUTE II.
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