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Chap. XXII.—An Act to extend the land districts in the territory of Arkansas.
Tract of country attached to the land district in Arkansas.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all that tract of country in the territory of Arkansas, lying north of the base line, and west of the Lawrence land district, be, and the same is hereby, attached to, and made a part of, said land district; and all that part of the territory of Arkansas lying south of the base line, and west of the Arkansas land district, be, and the same is hereby, attached to, and made a part of, the Arkansas land district:[1]Proviso. Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed as authorizing a survey or interference of any kind whatever upon any lands, the right whereof is in any Indian tribe.
Approved, April 5, 1826.
Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. XXIII.—An Act for altering the time of holding one term of the district court for the western district of Pennsylvania.[2]
Term of court held in Pittsburg altered.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the term of the district court of the western district of Pennsylvania, now directed to be held at Pittsburg, in the county of Alleghany, on the second Monday of October, shall hereafter be held at the same place, on the third Monday of October, in each year thereafter.
All actions, suits, &c., to remain the same as if no change had taken place.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all actions, suits, processes, pleadings, and other proceedings, commenced and pending in the said district court, shall have day, be heard, and determined, on the said third Monday of October, in the same manner as they would have been, on the second Monday of October, if the act had not passed.
Approved, April 5, 1826.
Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. XXV.—An Act to authorize the state of Pennsylvania to lay out and make a canal through the United States’ public ground, near the city of Pittsburg.
Consent of Congress given to lay out and make a canal through the United States’ public ground.
Proviso.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the state of Pennsylvania, to lay out and make a canal through the United States’ public ground at the village of Lawrenceville, near the city of Pittsburg: Provided, That, in laying out and making said canal, the said state, the engineers, artisans, or labourers, by her employed, shall not interfere with, or injure, any of the buildings, improvements, or other works, erected, or that may hereafter be erected by, or for the use of, the United States.
Bridges to be erected and kept in repair fit for the passage of carts and wagons.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, as a condition on which the assent of Congress is given, wherever said canal shall cross any public or private road, or highway, in said public ground, the state of Pennsylvania shall cause bridges to be erected fit for the passage of carts and wagons; and forever thereafter keep and maintain the said bridges passable and in good repair, without receiving any toll or tolls, or any other compensation whatever.
Approved, April 14, 1826.
