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262 SIXTEENTH CONGRESS. SEss.11. Ch. 60,61,62. 1821. war between the United States and Great Britain, the sum of three thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; it being fifty dollars a head, one half the bounty allowed to private armed vessels for prisoners delivered by them as aforesaid; the said money to be paid to the said Thomas Shields and his associates aforesaid, or to their legal representatives, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be divided among the said Thomas Shields and his associates aforesaid, upon the principles regulating the distribution of prize money. Arpnovno, March 3, 1821. Snrurz I1. "‘“` March 3, 1821. CHAP. LX. -An Act for the reliq` of Robert Buntirt. Be it enacted, :,§·c., That the Surveyor General, and the Surveyor of Chim f<>¤' ¤¤1‘· the Lands of the United States in the territories of Illinois and Mis. Exigém b° souri, be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to settle the ` claim of Robert Buntin, and allow him a sum not exceeding three dollars per mile for the lines which bound each survey, whether separate or adjoining other claims, for each survey and resurvey which he may have made within their districts, under the authority of the United States, of the private claims of the Vincennes district; and that they allow him at the same rate for each line run by him in the said Vincennes district, not the boundary of any survey, but run in order to con- Prcviw neet the surveys into a general plat: Provided, That the aforesaid allowance be in full for his services as Assistant or Deputy Surveyor in the district aforesaid. Approved, March 3, 1821. S:u·ru·rz II. "‘_“"‘ March 3. 1821- Crrsp. LXI. --.£n Aet authorizing the settlement of the accoamts of the late Le "`_"""`"`"" Roy Opie. Be it enacted, &c., That the proper accounting officers of the treasury Accounts to be department be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to settle ”"l°d· the accounts of the late Le Roy Opie, battalion paymaster in the service of the United States, upon the principles of justice and equity. Avrnovrzo, March 3, 1821. Srnurs II. *—···· March 9. N2}- CHAP. LXIl,—-An Act to extend the term of Samuel Parker’s patents, for his """`-"""" improvement in currying and _/inishing, leather of all kinds. Be it enacted, &c., That all the rights and privileges of Samuel Par- _ Patents for ker, under two several patents issued from the department of state, on l;"£;‘::;;:;“5‘d the ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and on Enighingleather the twenty-sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and nine, extended for 14 respectively, for his improvements in currying and tinishing leather of V°‘“'“· &°· all kinds, be, and hereby are, extended to the said Samuel Parker, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, for and during the term of fourteen years, to commence from and immediately alter the expiration of fourteen years, granted by said lasbmentioned patent as afore- Actof Feb. 2l, said, subject to all the provisions of the act, entitled "An act to prol793·°h·u- mote the progress of the useful arts, and to repeal the act heretofore made for that purpose," excepting so far as regards the extension of the term of his said patents herein authorized. Approved, March 3, 1821.