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202 FIFTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 33, 38, 39, 41. 1818. S'|`A'!`U'i'¥ I- Cnxr. XXXIII.-An Act to provideffor the erection of a Courthouse, Jail, and Aplll 3, ·l_glg_ Public Ojiccs, wit/tin the County a Alexandria, in the District of Columbia. The levy ee,,,.l Be it enacted, t§·c., That it shall and may be lawful for, the levy court of Alexarldgahu of the county of Alexandria, in the Dtstrictof Columbia, to erect, or $:y,:;f‘;0,,nly_ cause to be erected, a good and sufficient jail for said county; and, whenever the levy court of the said county shall transmit to the marshal a certificate, that the jail hereby provided for is so far finished as to be ready for the reception of persons, it shall be the duty of the marshal forthwith to remove to the said jail all prisoners who shall at that time be confined in the present jail of the said county. May erect a Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said levy court may ee,,rl.l,0.,se ml cause to be erected, 1f they deem expedient, at the expense of the £r¤—pr¤¤f ¤¤i¢<-= county, a good and convenient courthouse, and a fire-proof office for fe "°°ld°’ &"‘ records, to be built of stone or brick ; and that it shall be the duty of the said court to cause the jail before provided for, and the said courthouse and office, when erected, to be kept in a good state of repair. And if it should be considered expedient by the said court to erect the said courthouse and office in any other place than the present market square, the said court is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, within the limits of the town of Alexandria, a lot of ground, not exceeding two acres, for the erection of the said buildings and of the said jail, and for no other use whatever. The court to Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the levy court of the county 52%;;*;* ¤;’:°Y of Alexandria shall, from time to time, as it shall be necessary, levy on y'the titheables, and other taxable property, within the said county, the sums of money which shall be necessary to carry into full eifect the several provisions of this act. Approved, April 3, 1818. STATUTE I. ""”"'* April 4*1818* CHAP. XXXVIIL-.811 Act for the relief of Cala. Bumzcll. _ Entitled to mll_ Be it enacted, t§•c., That Cata Bunncll, the mother of Abden Turrill, nwrylandbmmty, late a soldier in the army of the United States, and who died in said }°,,;'f}fl"" °f A’ service, be entitled to receive the bounty in land to which the heirs of said Abden would have been entitled had he left any heirs; and that the proper officers cause a warrant and patent to issue accordingly. Approved, April 4, 1818. STATUTE 1. _-; Ap,-ll 4., ]8]8_ CHAP. XXXIX.—-An Act for the relief of Martin Warner. B0,,,,,,, 0,, a0_ Be it enacted, r§·c., That the collector of the district of Fairfield, in count of t-ishirllg the state of Connecticut, allow and pay to Martin Warner, owner of V°Y¤2° ¤l1°“’° · the schooner Nancy, the regular amount of bounty or allowance, as established by law, for and on account of the fishing voyage performed by that vessel in the months of August, September, October, and November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. Armtovnn, April 4, 1818. Srmurn 1. April 9, 1818. Cmtr. XLI.—·An dot for the relief of Narcissus Broutin and others. g,,,,;;,,,,,,,; ll, Be it enacted, ¢§•c., That Narcissus Brontin, George Brewer, the legal their claims representatives of John Baker, the legal representatives of Louis Duret, §;:ll;d$,?,,$:u,§,p°' and the legal representative of John Trouillet and of Joseph Chasting, of surveys. be, and they are hereby, confirmed in their respective claims, founded on Spanish warrants of surveys, to land lying on the east side of the '1`ombigbee river: Provided, That not more than six hundred and iorty acres be allowed to any one claim.