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the party to a patent for the said tract of land, which shall issue in like manner as is provided by law for the other lands of the United States.

Approved, February 13, 1813.

Statute ⅠⅠ.



Feb. 24, 1813.
[Obsolete.]

Chap. XXIV.An Act making provision for an additional number of general officers.

Act of March 3, 1815, ch. 79.
Six major generals to be appointed.
Two aids-de-camp allowed to each.
Six brigadier generals to be also appointed.
Aids, &c. &c.
Their pay, &c. &c.
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 is hereby authorized by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint six major generals, in addition to those already authorized by law; each of whom shall be allowed two aids-de-camp, to be taken from the officers of the line, and six brigadier generals, who shall be allowed a brigade major, and one aid-de-camp, each to be taken also from the officers of the line.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers authorized by this act shall receive the same pay, forage, rations, and other emoluments, as the officers of the same grade of the present military establishment.

Approved, February 24, 1813.

Statute ⅠⅠ.



Feb. 25, 1813.
[Obsolete.]

Chap. XXVII.An Act authorizing the issuing of Treasury notes for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.[1]

Act of May 3, 1822, ch. 47.
Treasury notes for five millions of dollars to be prepared and issued.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized to cause treasury notes for such sum or sums as he may think expedient, but not exceeding in the whole the sum of five millions of dollars, to be prepared, signed, and issued, in the manner herein after provided.

Additional sum of five millions of dollars to be borrowed upon treasury notes.
Proviso.
1813, ch. 21.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized, in addition to the amount authorized by the next preceding section of this act, to cause treasury notes, for such sum or sums as he may think expedient, but not exceeding in the whole the further sum of five millions of dollars, to be prepared, signed, and issued in the manner herein after provided: Provided, that the amount of money borrowed or obtained, by virtue of the notes which may be issued by virtue of this section, shall be deemed and held to be in part of the sum of sixteen millions of dollars, authorized to be borrowed by virtue of the act to that effect, passed during the present session of Congress.

Terms and places of reimbursement.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said treasury notes shall be reimbursed by the United States, at such places respectively as may be expressed on the face of the said notes, one year respectively after the day on which the same shall have been issued; from which day of issue they shall bear interest, at the rate of five and two-fifths per centum a year, payable to the owner and owners of such notes, at the treasury, or by the proper commissioner of loans, or by the officer designated for that purpose, at the places and times respectively designated on the face of said notes, for the payment of principal.

By whom the notes are to be signed.
Their compensation.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said treasury notes shall be respectively signed, in behalf of the United States, by persons to be appointed for that purpose by the President of the United States, two of which persons shall sign each note, and shall each receive, as a compensation for that service, at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents for every hundred notes thus signed by them respectively; and the said