LIST OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF CONGRESS.
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Public Lands in Missouri. An act confirming claims to land in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.July 4, 1836.
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Pensions to Widows and Orphans. An act granting half-pay to widows and orphans, where their husbands and fathers have died of wounds received in the military service of the United States, in certain cases, and for other purposes.July 4, 1836.
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Improvement of Harbors. An act making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors therein mentioned, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and for other purposes. (Obsolete.)July 4, 1836.
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Certificates to Importers of Wines. An act to repeal so much of the act of March second, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, as respects the issuing of certificates on the importation of wines.July 4, 1836.
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RESOLUTIONS.
No. 1. Rations to Inhabitants of Florida. Resolution authorizing the President to furnish rations to certain inhabitants of Florida.Feb. 1, 1836.
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No. 2. Post-Roads in Missouri and Arkansas. Resolution to establish certain post-roads in Missouri and Arkansas.March 19, 1836.
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No. 3. Public Lands acquired by the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Resolution to suspend the sale of a part of the public lands acquired by the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.May 9, 1836.
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No. 4. Post Office. A resolution to change the time of making contracts for the transportation of the mail.May 14, 1836.
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No. 5. Claims of Massachusetts and of other States. A resolution to authorize the Secretary of War to receive additional evidence in support of the claims of Massachusetts and other States of the United States, for disbursements, services, &c., during the late war.May 14, 1836.
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No. 6. Bridge across the Potomac. A resolution authorizing the repair of the bridge across the river Potomac, at Washington.June 7, 1836.
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No. 7. Distribution of Weights and Measures. A resolution providing for the distribution of weights and measures.June 14, 1836.
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No. 8. Paintings in the Rotundo. A resolution to furnish the Rotundo with paintings.June 23, 1836.
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No. 9. Claims of Fulton’s Heirs. A resolution referring the petition and papers of the heirs of Robert Fulton, deceased, to the Secretary of the Navy, to report thereon to Congress.June 23, 1836.
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No. 10. Bridge over the Potomac. Resolution to apply the unexpended balance of the appropriation for the Potomac bridge to the improvement of Maryland avenue, leading thereto, and for other purposes.July 1, 1836.
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Lands ceded to the United States by Indian Tribes. An act to regulate, in certain cases, the disposition of the proceeds of lands ceded by Indian tribes to the United States.Jan. 9, 1837.
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Hostilities with the Seminole Indians. An act making an appropriation for the suppression of Indian hostilities. (Obsolete.)Jan. 9, 1837.
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Mint. An act supplementary to the act entitled “An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the coins of the United States.”Jan. 18, 1837.
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Pensions. An act making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. (Obsolete.)Jan. 18, 1837.
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Horses and property destroyed in the Military Service. An act to provide for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed in the military service of the United States. (Expired.)Jan. 18, 1837.
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State of Michigan. An act to admit the State of Michigan into the Union upon an equal footing with the original states. Jan. 26, 1837.
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Railroads through the Public Lands in Florida. An act to authorize certain Railroad Companies to construct railroads through the public lands in the Territory of Florida.Jan. 31, 1837.
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Port of New Orleans. An act to extend the limits of the Port of New Orleans.Feb. 3, 1837.
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