Every law Congress has passed

171 laws of the 31st Congress, 1849–1851

1. An Act to enable the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the “Swamp Lands” within their limits.

   Ch. LXXXIV · 9 Stat. 519 · September 28, 1850 · Original text

2. An Act granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States.

   Ch. LXXXV · 9 Stat. 520 · September 28, 1850 · Original text

3. An Act to provide for extending the Laws and the Judicial System of the United States to the State of California.

   Ch. LXXXVI · 9 Stat. 521 · September 28, 1850 · Original text

4. A Resolution relating to the Publication of the Laws of the United States.

   Public Resolution 17 · 9 Stat. 564 · September 28, 1850 · Original text

5. A Resolution relative to the Public Printing.

   Public Resolution 19 · 9 Stat. 564 · September 28, 1850 · Original text

6. Joint Resolution explanatory of certain Acts therein mentioned.

   Public Resolution 20 · 9 Stat. 564 · September 28, 1850 · Original text

7. An Act for the Payment of a Company of Indian Volunteers.

   Ch. LXXXIII · 9 Stat. 804 · September 28, 1850 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act for the Relief of Charles Stuart.

   Ch. LXXXVII · 9 Stat. 805 · September 28, 1850 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act for the Relief of William Paddy.

   Ch. LXXXVIII · 9 Stat. 805 · September 28, 1850 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act for the Relief of William Whicher.

    Ch. LXXXIX · 9 Stat. 805 · September 28, 1850 · Private law · Original text

11. Joint Resolution for the Relief of the Children of Sarah Stokes, deceased.

    Private Resolution 18 · 9 Stat. 806 · September 28, 1850 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. XC · 9 Stat. 523 · September 30, 1850 · Original text

13. An Act making Appropriations for the current and contingent Expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling Treaty Stipulations with various Indian Tribes, for the Year ending June the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

    Ch. XCI · 9 Stat. 544 · September 30, 1850 · Original text

14. A Resolution for the Appointment of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Resolution 1 · 9 Stat. 646 · December 24, 1850 · Original text

15. An Act for the Relief of Gamaliel Taylor (late Marshal of the District of Indiana) and his Sureties.

    Ch. I · 9 Stat. 808 · December 24, 1850 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act for the Relief of James Bogardus.

    Ch. V · 9 Stat. 649 · 1850 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act to grant the Right of Preemption to certain Purchasers and Settlers on the “Maison Rouge Grant,” in the Event of the final Adjudication of the Title in Favor of the United States.

    Ch. II · 9 Stat. 565 · January 27, 1851 · Original text

18. An Act to renew and continue in Force the Charter of the “Potomac Insurance Company” of Georgetown.

    Ch. III · 9 Stat. 808 · January 27, 1851 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act for the Relief of Charlotte Lynch.

    Ch. IV · 9 Stat. 809 · February 5, 1851 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act to authorize the Exchange of a Lot on the military Site of Fort Hamilton, for an equal Quantity of Ground adjoining said Site.

    Ch. VI · 9 Stat. 566 · February 14, 1851 · Original text

21. An Act to settle and adjust the Expenses of the People of Oregon in defending themselves from the Attacks and Hostilities of Cayuse Indians, in the Years eighteen hundred and forty-seven and eighteen hundred and forty-eight.

    Ch. VII · 9 Stat. 566 · February 14, 1851 · Original text

22. An Act to create additional Collection Districts in the Territory of Oregon, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. VIII · 9 Stat. 566 · February 14, 1851 · Original text

23. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act for the Relief of Frederic Durrive,” approved August fourteen, eighteen hundred and forty-eight.

    Ch. V · 9 Stat. 809 · February 14, 1851 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act to authorize the Exchange of a Lot on the military Site of Fort Hamilton, far an equal Quantity of Ground adjoining said Site.

    Ch. VI · 9 Stat. 809 · February 14, 1851 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish the Territorial Government of Oregon,” and “An Act to establish the Territorial Government of Minnesota.”

    Ch. IX · 9 Stat. 567 · February 19, 1851 · Original text

26. An Act to authorize the Legislative Assemblies of the Territories of Oregon and Minnesota to take Charge of the School Lands in said Territories, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. X · 9 Stat. 568 · February 19, 1851 · Original text

27. An Act to prescribe the Mode of obtaining Evidence in Cases of contested Elections.

    Ch. XI · 9 Stat. 568 · February 19, 1851 · Original text

28. An Act to supply Deficiencies in the Appropriations for the Service of the Fiscal Year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

    Ch. XII · 9 Stat. 570 · February 27, 1851 · Original text

29. An Act making Appropriations for the Payment of Revolutionary and other Pensions of the United States, for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

    Ch. XIII · 9 Stat. 574 · February 27, 1851 · Original text

30. An Act making Appropriations for the current and contingent Expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling Treaty Stipulations with various Indian Tribes, for the Year ending June the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

    Ch. XIV · 9 Stat. 574 · February 27, 1851 · Original text

31. A Resolution directing the Distribution of the Works of Alexander Hamilton, and for other Purposes.

    Public Resolution 2 · 9 Stat. 646 · February 27, 1851 · Original text

32. An Act for the Relief of Dunning R. McNair.

    Ch. XV · 9 Stat. 810 · February 27, 1851 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act for the Relief of the legal Representatives of the late General Walker K. Armistead, of the Army of the United States.

    Ch. XVI · 9 Stat. 810 · February 27, 1851 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act for the Relief of Sayles J. Bowen.

    Ch. XVII · 9 Stat. 810 · February 27, 1851 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act for the Relief of the legal Representatives of Robert S. Burrough and of Stephen Hopkins.

    Ch. XVIII · 9 Stat. 810 · February 27, 1851 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act for the Relief of the Widow of the late Lieutenant-Colonel William Gray, of Arkansas.

    Ch. XIX · 9 Stat. 811 · February 27, 1851 · Private law · Original text

37. A Resolution providing for an Adjustment of the Accounts of John D. Colmesneil, President of the Ohio and Mississippi Mail Line Company.

    Private Resolution 3 · 9 Stat. 814 · February 27, 1851 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act to reduce and modify the Rates of Postage in the United States, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. XX · 9 Stat. 587 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

39. An Act making Appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department during the fiscal Year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. XXI · 9 Stat. 591 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

40. An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Military Academy for the Year ending the thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

    Ch. XXII · 9 Stat. 593 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

41. An Act making Appropriations for the Payment of Navy Pensions for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

    Ch. XXIII · 9 Stat. 594 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

42. An Act to divide the District of Arkansas into two Judicial Districts.

    Ch. XXIV · 9 Stat. 594 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

43. An Act to found a Military Asylum for the Relief and Support of invalid and disabled Soldiers of the Army of the United States.

    Ch. XXV · 9 Stat. 595 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

44. An Act for the Settlement of certain Classes of “Private Land Claims” within the Limits of the “Baron De Bastrop Grant,” and for allowing Preemptions to certain actual Settlers, in the Event of the final Adjudication of the Title of the said De Bastrop in Favor of the United States.

    Ch. XXVI · 9 Stat. 597 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

45. An Act making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. XXXII · 9 Stat. 598 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

46. An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Army for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

    Ch. XXXIII · 9 Stat. 618 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

47. An Act making Appropriations for the Naval Service for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

    Ch. XXXIV · 9 Stat. 621 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

48. An Act to authorize the Secretary of War to allow the Payment of Interest to the State of Georgia for Advances made for the Use of the United States, in the Suppression of the Hostilities of the Creek, Seminole, and Cherokee Indians, in the Years 1836, 1837 and 1838.

    Ch. XXXV · 9 Stat. 626 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

49. An Act authorizing the Payment of Interest upon the Advances made by the State of Maine for the Use of the United States Government, in the Protection of the North-eastern Frontier.

    Ch. XXXVI · 9 Stat. 626 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

50. An Act making Appropriations for Lighthouses, Light-boats, Buoys, &c., and providing for the Erection and Establishment of the same, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. XXXVII · 9 Stat. 627 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

51. An Act to amend the Acts regulating the Appraisement of imported Merchandise, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. XXXVIII · 9 Stat. 629 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

52. An Act to amend the Act to change the Time of holding the Circuit and District Courts of the United States for the District of Ohio.

    Ch. XXXIX · 9 Stat. 630 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

53. An Act to change the Terms of the Circuit Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania.

    Ch. XL · 9 Stat. 631 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

54. An Act to ascertain and settle the private Land Claims in the State of California.

    Ch. XLI · 9 Stat. 631 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

55. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act allowing Compensation to the Members of the Senate, Members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to the Delegates of the Territories, and repealing all other Laws on that Subject.”

    Ch. XLII · 9 Stat. 635 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

56. An Act to limit the Liability of Ship-Owners, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. XLIII · 9 Stat. 635 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

57. An Act providing for an additional Term of the United States Circuit and District Courts at Chicago, in the District of Illinois.

    Ch. XLIV · 9 Stat. 636 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

58. An Act to establish certain Post-Roads in the United States, and the Territories thereof.

    Ch. XLVIII · 9 Stat. 637 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

59. A Resolution for the Relief of Louis Kossuth and his Associates, Exiles from Hungary.

    Public Resolution 4 · 9 Stat. 647 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

60. A Resolution changing the Mode of appointing Clerks of the Treasurers of the Mints of the United States.

    Public Resolution 5 · 9 Stat. 647 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

61. Joint Resolution explaining the Acts of seventh July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, and June seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty-four.

    Public Resolution 6 · 9 Stat. 647 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

62. A Resolution providing for auditing and settling the Accounts of the Public Printers during the Recess of Congress.

    Public Resolution 8 · 9 Stat. 648 · March 3, 1851 · Original text

63. An Act for the Relief of Hubert H. Booley.

    Ch. XXVII · 9 Stat. 811 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act for the Relief of the Administrator of Major Frederick D. Mills, deceased.

    Ch. XXVIII · 9 Stat. 811 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act for the Relief of Joseph D. Ward and Isaac Walts Griffith.

    Ch. XXIX · 9 Stat. 811 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act for the Relief of William Hardin.

    Ch. XXX · 9 Stat. 812 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act for the Relief of H. J. McClintock, Harrison Gill, and Mansfield Carter.

    Ch. XXXI · 9 Stat. 812 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act for the Relief of the American Colonization Society.

    Ch. XLV · 9 Stat. 812 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act for the Relief of Cincinnatus Trousdale and John G. Connelley, of Arkansas.

    Ch. XLVI · 9 Stat. 813 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act to grant to the New Haven and New London Railroad Company the Right of Way through the Custom-House Lot in New London.

    Ch. XLVII · 9 Stat. 813 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text

71. A Resolution in relation to the Accounts of John De Neufville and Son.

    Private Resolution 7 · 9 Stat. 814 · March 3, 1851 · Private law · Original text