Every law Congress has passed

459 laws of the 24th Congress, 1835–1837

1. A Resolution to enable the Postmaster General more readily to change the commencement of the contract year in the Post Office Department.

   Resolution 1 · 5 Stat. 198 · March 2, 1837 · Original text

2. An Act to incorporate the Howard Institution of the city of Washington.

   Ch. XXIV · 6 Stat. 685 · March 2, 1837 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act to organize the several Fire Companies in the District of Columbia.

   Ch. XXVI · 6 Stat. 687 · March 2, 1837 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act for the relief of Catharine Myott.

   Ch. XXVII · 6 Stat. 689 · March 2, 1837 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act confirming the claim of the heirs of Michael Dragon to certain tracts of land therein mentioned.

   Ch. XXVIII · 6 Stat. 689 · March 2, 1837 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act to amend an act approved the second of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, for the relief of Samuel Smith, Linn McGhee, and Semoice, Creek Indians; and, also, an act passed the second July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, for the relief of Susan Marlow.

   Ch. XXIX · 6 Stat. 689 · March 2, 1837 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act matting appropriations for the naval service, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven.

   Ch. XXX · 5 Stat. 155 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

8. An Act making appropriations for the current expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven.

   Ch. XXXI · 5 Stat. 158 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

9. An Act to change the titles of certain officers in the navy.

   Ch. XXXII · 5 Stat. 163 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

10. An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven.

    Ch. XXXIII · 5 Stat. 163 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

11. An Act supplementary to the act entitled “An act to amend the judicial system of the United States.

    Ch. XXXIV · 5 Stat. 176 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

12. An Act to authorize the proper officers of the Treasury Department to credit the account of the Treasurer of the United States with the amount of unavailable funds standing to his debit on the books of the Treasury, to transfer the amount of the debit of banks and individuals indebted for the same, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to compromise and settle said claims.

    Ch. XXXV · 5 Stat. 178 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

13. An Act to amend an act entitled “An act for laying off the towns of Fort Madison and Burlington, in the county of Des Moines, and the towns of Belleview, Du Buque, and Peru, in the county of Du Buque, and Mineral Point, in the county of Iowa, Territory of Wisconsin, and for other purposes,” approved July second, eighteen hundred and thirty-six.

    Ch. XXXVI · 5 Stat. 178 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

14. An Act to continue in force for a limited time the act entitled “An act to carry into effect a convention between the United States and Spain.”

    Ch. XXXVII · 5 Stat. 179 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

15. An Act for the more equitable administration of the Navy Pension Fund.”

    Ch. XXXVIII · 5 Stat. 180 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

16. An Act for the appointment of commissioners to adjust the claims to reservations of land under the fourteenth article of the treaty of eighteen hundred and thirty with the Choctaw Indians.

    Ch. XXXIX · 5 Stat. 180 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

17. An Act making appropriations for building light-houses, light-boats, beacon-lights, buoys, and dolphins, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven.

    Ch. XL · 5 Stat. 181 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

18. An Act to authorize and sanction the sales of reserves, provided for Creek Indians in the treaty of March twenty-four, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, in certain cases, and for other purposes.

    Ch. XLI · 5 Stat. 186 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

19. An Act explanatory of the act entitled 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, and, for other purposes.

    Ch. XLII · 5 Stat. 187 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

20. An Act to continue the office of Commissioner of Pensions.

    Ch. XLIII · 5 Stat. 187 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

21. An Act to provide for certain harbors, and for the removal of obstructions in and at the mouths of certain rivers, and for other purposes, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven.

    Ch. XLIV · 5 Stat. 187 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

22. An Act in addition to the act to promote the progress of science and useful arts.

    Ch. XLV · 5 Stat. 191 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

23. An Act to provide for continuing the construction, and for the repair of certain roads, and for other purposes, during the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven.

    Ch. XLVI · 5 Stat. 195 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

24. An Act to grant the Atchafalaya Railroad and Banking Company the right of way through the public lands of the United States.

    Ch. XLIX · 5 Stat. 196 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

25. An Act further to amend the act incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.

    Ch. LI · 5 Stat. 197 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

26. An Act to authorize the New Orleans and Carrolton Railroad Company to construct a railroad from Carrolton to the fawn of Bayou Sara, in the State of Louisiana.

    Ch. LII · 5 Stat. 197 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

27. An Act to give the approval and confirmation of Congress to three several acts of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin incorporating banks.

    Ch. LXXV · 5 Stat. 198 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

28. A Resolution granting a pension to Susan Decatur, widow of the late Stephen Decatur.

    Resolution 2 · 5 Stat. 199 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

29. A Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to correct a clerical error in the award of the Commissioners under the treaty with France of eighteen hundred and thirty-one.

    Resolution 4 · 5 Stat. 200 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

30. A Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to receive from the Bank of the United States, under the Pennsylvania charter, payment for the stock of the United States, in the late Bank of the United States.

    Resolution 5 · 5 Stat. 200 · March 3, 1837 · Original text

31. An Act for the relief of Abigail Appleton.

    Ch. XLVII · 6 Stat. 689 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act for the relief of John Jeffers.

    Ch. XLVIII · 6 Stat. 690 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act granting a pension to William C. Beard, late a captain in the United States army.

    Ch. LIII · 6 Stat. 690 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act for the relief of Findley Kellock.

    Ch. LIII · 6 Stat. 690 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act for the relief of Alexander Gibson.

    Ch. LIV · 6 Stat. 690 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act for the relief of David Kilbourn.

    Ch. LV · 6 Stat. 690 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act for the relief of Ebenezer Breed.

    Ch. LVI · 6 Stat. 691 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act to amend the charter of the Potomac Fire Insurance Company of Georgetown.

    Ch. LVII · 6 Stat. 691 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act for the relief of Henry Lee.

    Ch. LVIII · 6 Stat. 692 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act for the relief of William Christy.

    Ch. LIX · 6 Stat. 692 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act for the relief of James Brown and John Brown, half breeds, of the Cherokee nation of Indians.

    Ch. LX · 6 Stat. 692 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act for the relief of F. A. Parker.

    Ch. LXI · 6 Stat. 692 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act for the relief of Green Pryor and the heirs of Peter Pryor.

    Ch. LXII · 6 Stat. 693 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act for the relief of the legal representatives of Isaac Williams, deceased.

    Ch. LXIII · 6 Stat. 693 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act for the relief of Charles W. Pickering.

    Ch. LXIV · 6 Stat. 693 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act for the relief of Jerah Fenner.

    Ch. LXV · 6 Stat. 693 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act for the relief of H. and D. Cotheal, of New York.

    Ch. LXVI · 6 Stat. 693 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act for the relief of Peter Harmony, of New York.

    Ch. LXVII · 6 Stat. 694 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act for the relief of James Keytes.

    Ch. LXVIII · 6 Stat. 694 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act to incorporate the President and Directors of the Firemen’s Insurance Company of Washington and Georgetown in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. LXIX · 6 Stat. 694 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to place the name of Doctor John P. Briggs on the navy pension list.

    Ch. LXX · 6 Stat. 699 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act for the relief of George Frazar, and others.

    Ch. LXXI · 6 Stat. 699 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act for the relief of Philip F. Voorhees.

    Ch. LXXII · 6 Stat. 699 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act granting an increase of pension to Empson Hamilton.

    Ch. LXXXIII · 6 Stat. 699 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act for the relief of George F. Strother.

    Ch. LXXIV · 6 Stat. 699 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act for the relief of John P. Becker.

    Ch. LXXVI · 6 Stat. 699 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

57. Resolution granting a pension to Susan Decatur, widow of the late Stephen Decatur.

    Resolution 2 · 6 Stat. 700 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

58. Resolution to authorize a settlement of the accounts of Orange H. Dibble.

    Resolution 3 · 6 Stat. 700 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text

59. Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to correct a clerical error in the award of the Commissioners under the treaty with France of eighteen hundred and thirty-one.

    Resolution 4 · 6 Stat. 700 · March 3, 1837 · Private law · Original text