Chapter XCVII. to authorize the governor of the territory of Arkansas to sell the land granted to said territory by an act of Congress approved the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and for other purposes

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Chap. XCVII.— An Act to authorize the governor of the territory of Arkansas to sell the land granted to said territory by an act of Congress approved the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and for other purposes. March 2, 1833. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Act of June 15, 1832, ch. 129.Patent for one thousand acres of land to issue. That, whenever the governor of the territory of Arkansas shall furnish to the Secretary of the Treasury a sufficient description of the boundaries of the thousand acres of land, granted by an act of Congress of the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, to the territory of Arkansas, for the erection of a courthouse and jail in the town of Little Rock, in the territory aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to cause a patent to be issued for said thousand acres of land, to the governor of Arkansas, and his successors in office, in trust, for the benefit of the territory of Arkansas, for the purpose of erecting a courthouse and jail at Little Rock.

Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That the governor of the said territoryPart of land to be laid off in town lots, and to be sold. of Arkansas be, and he is hereby, fully empowered and authorized to lay off into town lots, conforming, as near as practicable to the present plan of the town of Little Rock, so much of said grant of a thousand acres of land as he may deem advisable so to be appropriated; and thatResidue to be disposed of in lots or parcels, after public notice of sale. he be further authorized to sell the same, from time to time, as the public interest may require; and the residue of said grant, which may not be laid off into town lots corresponding with the plan of the said town of Little Rock, he shall be authorized to dispose of, in such lots or parcels as he may deem advisable; but in no case shall he be authorized to sell, unless he shall give public notice of such sale by an advertisement in one or more newspapers printed in the territory of Arkansas; and said sale shall be public at the courthouse in the town of Little Rock.

Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted*, That, in case suitable situationsSquares for the statehouse, and courthouse and jail. cannot be had, free of cost to the territory, for the location of the statehouse, as well as for the courthouse and jail in the town of Little Rock, the go.vernor aforesaid shall be, and he is hereby, fully authorized to select and lay off suitable squares for each of those buildings, within the addition hereunto authorized to be added to the town of Little Rock;668TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

Sess. II. Res. 1, 2. 1833. and that the squares so selected and laid off shall be appropriated to the use of the respective buildings for which they may be designated, and for no other purpose whatsoever, for ever. Sec. 4. Deeds for lots sold.*And be it further enacted*, That the governor shall execute deeds for the lots he may sell under the provisions of this act, to purchasers, so soon as the purchasers shall pay off entirely the amount they may have bid for any lot or lots, and all sales shall be for cash.

Sec. 5. Proceeds to be applied to erection of a courthouse and jail, and surplus to erection of governor’s house.*And be it further enacted*, That so soon as the governor aforesaid shall dispose of lots, he shall apply the proceeds of said sales to the erection of a good and substantial courthouse and jail; and, after these shall have been completed, should there be any funds remaining, it shall be the duty of said governor, to apply the surplus thus remaining to the erection of a suitable and permanent house for the residence of the present and future governors of Arkansas, during their continuance in office.

Approved, March 2, 1833. RESOLUTIONS authorizing the delivery of certain papers in the Department of Stale to the commissioners for settling claims under the treaty with France, of the second of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. Resolution I 4 Stat. 668 1833-02-19 United States Government Publishing Office 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 22 2 4 public I.

A Resolution *authorizing the delivery of certain papers in the Department of Stale to the commissioners for settling claims under the treaty with France, of the second of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.* Feb. 19, 1833. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Secretary of State to deliver evidence of certain claims. That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, authorized to deliver to the commissioners for the settlement of claims under the treaty with France, ratified and confirmed on the second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, the evidences of any claim submitted to, and rejected by the commissioners for the settlement of daims under the treaty with Spain, which was made on the twenty-second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and finally ratified and confirmed on the twenty-second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, which evidences shall be returned to the Department of State when the commission shall expire.

Approved, February 19, 1833. in relation to the execution of the act supplementary to the “Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution.” Resolution II 4 Stat. 668 1833-03-02 United States Government Publishing Office 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 22 2 4 public II. A Resolution *in relation to the execution of the act supplementary to the “Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution.”* March 2, 1833. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Act of June 7, 1832, ch. 126.Revolutionary pensioners.

That, in the execution of the act supplementary to the “Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution,” approved June seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, whenever it shall be made to appear that any applicant for a pension under said act entered the army of the revolution, in pursuance of a contract with the government, made previous to the eleventh day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and continued in service until after that period, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to compute the period of any such applicant’s service, from the time he then entered the army, and until the date of the definitive treaty of peace, and to allow him a pension accordingly.

Approved, March 2, 1833. authorizing the Secretary of War to correct certain mistakes. Resolution IV 4 Stat. 669 1833-03-02 United States Government Publishing Office 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 22 2 4 public TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Res. 4, 5, 6. 1833. 669 IV. A Resolution *authorizing the Secretary of War to correct certain mistakes.* March 2, 1833. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That if it shall be made satisfactorily to appear to the Secretary of War, that in the treaties concluded in one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, with the Pattawatamie Indians, in the state of Indiana, that in the proper schedules accompanying the same, mistakes were made in writing the names of persons to whom payments were to be made, such mistakes may be corrected and the payments made accordingly.

Approved, March 2, 1833. providing for the continuation of Gales and Seaton’s compilation of state papers. Resolution V 4 Stat. 669 1833-03-02 United States Government Publishing Office 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 22 2 4 public V. A Resolution *providing for the continuation of Gales and Seaton’s compilation of state papers.* March 2, 1833. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Act of March 2, 1831, ch. 85.

That the provisions of the act of the second of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty [one], authorizing a subscription to a compilation of congressional documents, be, and the same are hereby, extended to the continuation of said compilation proposed to be executed by Gales and Seaton; and that the copies of the said continuation, when completed, shall be distributed to the members of the twenty-second Congress, and in such other manner as Congress shall hereafter direct;

Provided, The said continuation shall be limited to eight volumes. Approved, March 2, 1833. to place thirty copies of the diplomatic correspondence of the American revolution at the disposition of the Secretary of State. Resolution VI 4 Stat. 669 1833-03-02 United States Government Publishing Office 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 22 2 4 public VI.

A Resolution *to place thirty copies of the diplomatic correspondence of the American revolution at the disposition of the Secretary of State.* March 2, 1833. *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That thirty copies of Sparks’ Diplomatic Correspondence of the revolution, now in the custody of the clerk of the House of Representatives, be placed at the disposition of the Secretary of State, for the use of the diplomatic agents of the United States in foreign countries.

Approved, March 2, 1833. 23 23 1 1833 1834 ACTS OF THE TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the second day of December,* 1833, *and ended on the thirtieth day of June,* 1834. Andrew Jackson, President; M. Van Buren, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate; Andrew Stevenson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, until Monday, the second day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, and John Bell for the remainder of the session.

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Chapter XCVII

to authorize the governor of the territory of Arkansas to sell the land granted to said territory by an act of Congress approved the fifteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and for other purposes

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