1846. PROCLAMATIONS. Preamble. tended to port By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas by an act of the Congress of the United States of the 3d of March 1845, entitled, "An act allowing drawback upon foreign merchandize exported in the original packages to Chihu ahua and Santa Fé, in Mexico, and to the British North American Provinces adjoining the United States," certain privileges are extended in reference to drawback to ports therein specially enumerated in the 7th section of said act, which also provides "That such other ports situated on the frontiers of the United States, adjoining the British North American Provinces as may hereafter be found expedient, may have extended to them the like privileges on the recommenda tion of the Secretary of the Treasury, and proclamation duly made by the President of the United States, specially desig nating the ports to which the aforesaid privileges are to be extended:" And whereas the Secretary of the Treasury has duly recommended to me the extension of the privileges of the law aforesaid to the port of Lewiston, in the collection district of Niagara, in the State of New York: Privileges of Now, therefore, I, JAMES K. POLK, President of the United drawback ex States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim that the port of Lewiston, N. of Lewiston in the collection district of Niagara, in the State of New York, is and shall be entitled to all the privileges extended to the other ports enumerated in the seventh section of the act aforesaid, from and after the date of this proclamation. York. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this seventeenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight [SEAL.] hundred and forty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the seventieth. By the President: JAMES K. POLK. JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of State. By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. war between Whereas the Congress of the United States, by virtue of the Existence of constitutional authority vested in them, have declared by their Republic of act, bearing date this day, that, "by the act of the Republic Mexico and U. of Mexico, a state of war exists between that Government and the United States:" S. S. exhorted to of their duties,and ed to exert them and in support Now, therefore, I, JAMES K. POLK, President of the Persons holding United States of America, do hereby proclaim the same to all office under U. whom it may concern; and I do specially enjoin on all persons be vigilant in holding offices, civil or military, under the authority of the discharge United States, that they be vigilant and zealous in discharging citizens exhortthe duties respectively incident thereto and I do moreover selves to preexhort all the good people of the United States, as they love serve order, &c. their country, as they feel the wrongs which have forced on ing all proper them the last resort of injured nations, and as they consult the measures of the best means, under the blessing of Divine Providence, of abrid- constituted authorities, &c. ging its calamities, that they exert themselves in preserving order, in promoting concord, in maintaining the authority and the efficacy of the laws, and in supporting and invigorating all the measures which may be adopted by the constituted authorities for obtaining a speedy, a just, and an honorable peace. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed to these presents. Done at the city of Washington, the thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred [SEAL.] and forty-six, and of the independence of the United States, the seventieth. By the President: JAMES K. POLK. JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of State. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by the act of Congress, approved July 9, 1846, en- *See page 51. titled "An act to retrocede the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, to the State of Virginia," it is enacted, That, with the assent of the people of the county and town of Alexandria, to be ascertained in the manner therein pre. scribed, all that portion of the District of Columbia ceded to the United States by the State of Virginia, and all the rights and jurisdiction therewith ceded over the same, shall be ceded and forever relinquished to the State of Virginia in full and absolute right and jurisdiction, as well of soil as of persons residing or to reside thereon: And whereas, it is further provided, that the said act "shall not be in force until after the assent of the people of the county and town of Alexandria shall be given to it, in the mode therein provided;" and if a majority of the votes should be in favor of accepting the provisions of the said act, it shall be the duty of the President to make proclamation of the fact: And whereas, on the 17th day of August, 1846, after the close of the late session of the Congress of the United States, I duly appointed five citizens of the county or town of Alexandria, being freeholders within the same, as commissioners, who, being duly sworn to perform the duties imposed on them, as prescribed in the said act, did proceed within ten days after they were notified, to fix upon the first and second days of September, 1846, as the time; the Court-house of the county of Alexandria, as the place, and viva voce as the manner of voting; and gave due notice of the same; and at the time, and at the place, in conformity with the said notice, the said Commissioners presiding, and deciding all questions arising in relation to the right of voting under the said act, the votes of the citizens qualified to vote were taken viva voce, and recorded in pollbooks, duly kept, and on the third day or September instant, after the said polls were closed, the said Commissioners did make out, and on the next day did transmit to me, a statement of the polls so held, upon oath, and under their seals; and of the votes so cast and polled, there were, in favor of accepting the provisions of the said act, seven hundred and sixty-three votes, and against accepting the same two hundred and twenty-twoshowing a majority of five hundred and forty-one votes for the acceptance of the same. Now, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN, that I, JAMES K. POLK, President of the United States of America, in fulfilment of the duty imposed upon me by the said act of Congress, do hereby make Proclamation of the "result" of said "poll," as above stated, and do call upon all and singular the persons whom it doth or may concern, to take notice, that the act aforesaid, "is in full force and effect." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this seventh day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight [SEAL.] hundred and forty six, and of the Independence of the United States, the seventy-first. By the President; JAMES K. POLK. N. P. TRIST, Acting Secretary of State. INDEX TO THE ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Achlin, J. A. S., appropriation for payment of Adams Fort, appropriation for Additional duties under act of 1842, to be paid into the Adjutant Generals, appointment of a certain number of authorized Administrators in the District of Columbia- Jurisdiction of the Orphans' Court extended over Process against, to compel a surrender of assets Africans recaptured, appropriation for support and re- moval of Agents, for Indians on the Upper Platte and Arkansas, for collection of certain claims, requisite formal- Aids-de-camp, of Major General commanding in time of of other Major and Brigadier Generals, whence 1 28 8 28 7 26 172 Alabama, appropriation for payment of certain claims to 179 L Alexandria county- Retrocession of, to the State of Virginia with as- Vote of the people of, how to be taken and who Alexandria county-continued- Regulations for the proceedings of Court house and jail in, how disposed of Custom-house and post office in, not transferred Debt of the corporation of Alexandria, not as Jurisdiction and laws now existing in, when to cease Algerine vessels, appropriation for the captors of certain 175 1 155 Allen, Benjamin, act for relief of Allen, Richard, act for relief of the heirs and legal repre sentatives of American seamen in foreign countries, appropriation for 175 1 Amoy to be a port of entry in China Appendix, article III Anderson James, entry of land made by administrators of, confirmed Annual estimates, printing and distribution of, resolution concerning-Res. No. 2 Annuities and granis by special acts of Congress, appropriation for payment of Ansman, Abraham, act granting pension to 3 164 1 139 1 2 3 causes already removéd by, from said district court to circuit court, how disposed of Appointments, in the line and general staff, how regu lated Appraiser, additional, at New York, to be appointed his salary and duties Appropriations- FOR FORTIFICATIONS-(See Fortifications) FOR THE REGIMENT OF MOUNTED RIFLEMEN PARTMENT VIZ: For advertising; agents, special; balance due 20 31 1 28 |