Every law Congress has passed

382 laws of the 36th Congress, 1859–1861

1. An Act to authorize the issuing of a Register to the Bark Monmouth.

   Ch. II · 11 Stat. 445 · 1859 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act making Appropriations to defray the Deficiencies in the Appropriations for the Service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal Year ending the 30 th of June, 1859, and in Part for the Support of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal Year ending the 30 th June, 1860.

   Ch. I · 12 Stat. 1 · February 15, 1860 · Original text

3. A Resolution giving the Consent of Congress to Captain William B. Shubrick to accept a Sword presented to him by Captain-General and President Urquiza of the Argentine Confederation.

   Public Resolution 1 · 12 Stat. 114 · February 24, 1860 · Original text

4. Joint Resolution making an Appropriation for inaugurating the Equestrian Statue of Washington.

   Public Resolution 2 · 12 Stat. 114 · February 24, 1860 · Original text

5. An Act making Appropriations for the Payment of invalid and other Pensions of the United States for the Year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.

   Ch. II · 12 Stat. 2 · March 2, 1860 · Original text

6. An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Registers to Schooners Helen Blood and Sarah Bond of Oswego, in the State of New York.

   Ch. III · 12 Stat. 2 · March 2, 1860 · Original text

7. An Act to extend the Provisions of &#201C;An Act to enable the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the Swamp Lands within their Limits” to Minnesota and Oregon, and for other Purposes.

   Ch. V · 12 Stat. 3 · March 12, 1860 · Original text

8. An Act for the Relief of the legal Representative of Charles Pearson, deceased.

   Ch. VI · 12 Stat. 833 · March 19, 1860 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act to repeal the third Section of an Act entitled “An Art to increase and regulate, the Terms of the Circuit and District Courts for the Northern District of the State of New York,” approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight.

   Ch. VII · 12 Stat. 3 · March 24, 1860 · Original text

10. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the Carriage of Passengers in Steamships and other Vessels,” approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, for the better Protection of Female Passengers, and other Purposes.

    Ch. VIII · 12 Stat. 3 · March 24, 1860 · Original text

11. An Act to establish Mail Routes in the Territory of Kansas.

    Ch. IX · 12 Stat. 4 · March 27, 1860 · Original text

12. A Resolution for the Relief of Commander H. J. Hartstene, of the United States Navy.

    Private Resolution 3 · 12 Stat. 872 · March 27, 1860 · Private law · Original text

13. A Joint Resolution for the Relief of the Contractors of the Post-Office Department.

    Public Resolution 4 · 12 Stat. 114 · March 28, 1860 · Original text

14. An Act making Appropriations for fulfilling Treaty Stipulations with the Ponca Indians, and with certain Bands of Indians in the State of Oregon and Territory of Washington, for the Year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty.

    Ch. X · 12 Stat. 4 · March 29, 1860 · Original text

15. An Act authorizing Publishers to print on their Papers the Date when Subscriptions expire, and in Relation to the Postage on drop Letters.

    Ch. XI · 12 Stat. 11 · April 3, 1860 · Original text

16. An Act for the Relief of Mary E. Castor.

    Ch. XII · 12 Stat. 833 · April 3, 1860 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act in Relation to the Return of undelivered Letters in the Post-Office.

    Ch. XIII · 12 Stat. 11 · April 6, 1860 · Original text

18. Joint Resolution constituting Macon, Georgia, a Port of Entry for the Time being, for the Purposes therein specified, and for other Purposes.

    Public Resolution 5 · 12 Stat. 114 · April 6, 1860 · Original text

19. An Act for the Relief of Elisabeth M. Cocke, Widow of Major James H. Cocke, late Marshal of the District of Texas.

    Ch. XIV · 12 Stat. 834 · April 6, 1860 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act for the Relief of the legal Representatives of Robert H. Morris, late Postmaster of the City of New York.

    Ch. XV · 12 Stat. 834 · April 6, 1860 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act for the Relief of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

    Ch. XVI · 12 Stat. 834 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act for the Relief of Thomas Fillebrown.

    Ch. XVII · 12 Stat. 835 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act for the Relief of Lydia Frazee, Widow and Administratrix of John Frazee, late of the City of New York.

    Ch. XVIII · 12 Stat. 835 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act for the Relief of William Geiger.

    Ch. XIX · 12 Stat. 835 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act for the Relief of Micajah Hawkes.

    Ch. XX · 12 Stat. 835 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act for the Relief of Alice Hunt, Widow of Thomas Hunt.

    Ch. XXI · 12 Stat. 836 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act for the Relief of Moses Noble.

    Ch. XXII · 12 Stat. 836 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act for the Relief of the legal Representatives of Charles Porterfield, deceased.

    Ch. XXIII · 12 Stat. 836 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act for the Relief of Charner T. Scaife, Administrator of Gilbert Stalker.

    Ch. XXIV · 12 Stat. 836 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act for the Relief of Kate D. Taylor, Widow of the late Brevet Captain Oliver H. P. Taylor.

    Ch. XXV · 12 Stat. 837 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act for the Relief of Mariano G. Vallejo.

    Ch. XXVI · 12 Stat. 837 · April 11, 1860 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act to settle the Titles to Lands along the Boundary Line between the States of Georgia and Florida.

    Ch. XXVII · 12 Stat. 11 · April 13, 1860 · Original text

33. A Resolution to allow Credit to certain Disbursing Officers therein mentioned.

    Public Resolution 7 · 12 Stat. 115 · April 13, 1860 · Original text

34. An Act for the Relief of Francis Huttmann.

    Ch. XXVIII · 12 Stat. 837 · April 13, 1860 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act for the Relief of Charles Knap.

    Ch. XXIX · 12 Stat. 837 · April 13, 1860 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act for the Relief of Tench Tilghman.

    Ch. XXX · 12 Stat. 837 · April 14, 1860 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act to incorporate the United States Agricultural Society.

    Ch. XXXI · 12 Stat. 12 · April 19, 1860 · Original text

38. A Resolution in Regard to the Minister from Japan.

    Public Resolution 6 · 12 Stat. 115 · April 19, 1860 · Original text

39. An Act for the Relief of Angelina C. Bowman, Widow of Francis L. Bowman, late Captain United States Army.

    Ch. XXXII · 12 Stat. 838 · April 19, 1860 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act for the Relief of the Heir and legal Representatives of [of] Mark Elisha.

    Ch. XXXIII · 12 Stat. 838 · April 19, 1860 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act authorizing the Courts to adjudicate the Claim of the legal Representatives of the Sieur de Bonne and of the Chevalier de Repentigny to certain Land at the Sault Ste. Marie, in the State of Michigan.

    Ch. XXXIV · 12 Stat. 838 · April 19, 1860 · Private law · Original text

42. A Resolution for the Compensation of Rev. R. R. Richards late Chaplain to the United States Penitentiary in the District of Columbia.

    Private Resolution 8 · 12 Stat. 872 · April 19, 1860 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to establish a criminal Court in the District of Columbia.’”

    Ch. XXXV · 12 Stat. 13 · April 20, 1860 · Original text

44. An Act for the Relief of Stewart McGowan.

    Ch. XXXVI · 12 Stat. 839 · May 3, 1860 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act supplemental to an Act entitled “An Act providing for the taking of the seventh and subsequent Censuses of the United States, and to fix the Number of the Members of the House of Representatives and provide for the future Apportionment among the several States,” approved May twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

    Ch. XXXVII · 12 Stat. 14 · May 5, 1860 · Original text

46. An Act for the Relief of Mrs. Anne M. Smith, Widow of the late Brevet Major-General Persifer F. Smith, Mrs. Harriet B. Macomb, Widow of Major-General Alexander Macomb, and Mrs. Arabella Reily, Widow of Brevet Major-General Bennet Reily.

    Ch. XXXVIII · 12 Stat. 839 · May 7, 1860 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act authorizing the Corporation of Washington City to make a Loan and issue Stock for two hundred thousand Dollars, for building a Market-house.

    Ch. XXXIX · 12 Stat. 14 · May 9, 1860 · Original text

48. An Act to provide Payment for Depredations committed by the Whites upon the Shawnee Indians in Kansas Territory.

    Ch. XL · 12 Stat. 15 · May 9, 1860 · Original text

49. A Resolution authorising Captains William L. Hudson and Joshua R. Sands to accept certain Testimonials awarded to them by the Government of Great Britain.

    Public Resolution 9 · 12 Stat. 116 · May 9, 1860 · Original text

50. An Act for the Relief of A. M. Mitchell, late Colonel of Ohio Volunteers in the Mexican War.

    Ch. XLI · 12 Stat. 840 · May 9, 1860 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act for the Relief of Madison Sweetzer.

    Ch. XLII · 12 Stat. 840 · May 9, 1860 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act to authorize the Issuance of Patents in the Name of James S. Douglass, upon certain Land Entries made at Chockchuma, Mississippi.

    Ch. XLIII · 12 Stat. 840 · May 9, 1860 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act for the Relief of Tilman Leak.

    Ch. XLIV · 12 Stat. 840 · May 9, 1860 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act for the Relief of Richard W. Meade.

    Ch. XLV · 12 Stat. 841 · May 9, 1860 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act for the Relief of George Stealey.

    Ch. XLVI · 12 Stat. 841 · May 9, 1860 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act for the Relief of David D. Porter.

    Ch. XLVII · 12 Stat. 841 · May 9, 1860 · Private law · Original text

57. A Resolution for the Relief of the legal Representatives of John A. Frost, deceased.

    Private Resolution 10 · 12 Stat. 872 · May 9, 1860 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act to carry into Effect a Convention between the United States and the Republic of Paraguay.

    Ch. XLVIII · 12 Stat. 15 · May 16, 1860 · Original text

59. An Act to furnish additional Mail Facilities.

    Ch. XLIX · 12 Stat. 16 · May 16, 1860 · Original text

60. An Act to create an additional Land District in Washington Territory.

    Ch. L · 12 Stat. 16 · May 16, 1860 · Original text

61. Joint Resolution for the Relief of Thomas C. Ware.

    Private Resolution 11 · 12 Stat. 872 · May 16, 1860 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act to amend the “Act to incorporate the Provident Association of Clerks in the civil Departments of the Government of the United States in the District of Columbia.”

    Ch. LI · 12 Stat. 17 · May 22, 1860 · Original text

63. An Act for the Relief of George B. Bacon, late acting Purser of the Sloop-of-War Portsmouth.

    Ch. LII · 12 Stat. 841 · May 22, 1860 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act for the Relief of Edward N. Kent.

    Ch. LIII · 12 Stat. 842 · May 22, 1860 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act for the Relief of Sweeny, Rittenhouse, Fant and Company.

    Ch. LIV · 12 Stat. 842 · May 22, 1860 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act for the Relief of Samuel A. West, George McCullough, Hiram McCullough, and Charles Pendergrast.

    Ch. LV · 12 Stat. 842 · May 22, 1860 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act to supply Deficiencies in the Appropriations for the Service of the fiscal Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty.

    Ch. LVI · 12 Stat. 17 · May 24, 1860 · Original text

68. A Resolution authorizing the Enlargement of, and Construction of a Branch to, the Louisville and Portland Canal.

    Public Resolution 12 · 12 Stat. 116 · May 24, 1860 · Original text

69. An Act making Appropriations for the Construction of certain military Roads in the Territory of Washington.

    Ch. LVII · 12 Stat. 19 · May 25, 1860 · Original text

70. An Act for the Relief of Ann Scott.

    Ch. LVIII · 12 Stat. 842 · May 25, 1860 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act for the Relief of Asenath M. Elliott, Widow of Captain Edward G. Elliott.

    Ch. LIX · 12 Stat. 842 · May 25, 1860 · Private law · Original text

72. A Resolution for the Relief of A. M. Fridley, late Agent for the Winnebago Indians.

    Private Resolution 13 · 12 Stat. 873 · May 25, 1860 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act making Appropriations for the Consular and Diplomatic Expenses of the Government for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and for other Purposes.

    Ch. LX · 12 Stat. 19 · May 26, 1860 · Original text

74. An Act to settle the Titles to certain Lands set apart for the Use of certain Half-Breed Kansas Indians, in Kansas Territory.

    Ch. LXI · 12 Stat. 21 · May 26, 1860 · Original text

75. An Act to authorize the President of the United States in Conjunction with the State of California, to run and mark the Boundary Lines between the Territories of the United States and the State of California.

    Ch. LXII · 12 Stat. 22 · May 26, 1860 · Original text

76. An Act for the Relief of George F. Brott.

    Ch. LXIII · 12 Stat. 843 · May 26, 1860 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act authorizing the “Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States” to enter a certain Tract of Land in the State of Wisconsin.

    Ch. LXIV · 12 Stat. 22 · June 1, 1860 · Original text

78. An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Military Academy for the Year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.

    Ch. LXV · 12 Stat. 23 · June 1, 1860 · Original text

79. An Act to amend an Act entitled an “Act to organize an Institution for the Insane of the Army and Navy, and of the District of Columbia in the said District.”

    Ch. LXVI · 12 Stat. 23 · June 1, 1860 · Original text

80. An Act to increase and regulate the Pay of the Navy of the United States.

    Ch. LXVII · 12 Stat. 23 · June 1, 1860 · Original text

81. An Act for the Relief of Jeremiah Pendergast.

    Ch. LXVIII · 12 Stat. 843 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act for the Relief of Mrs. Agatha O’Brien, Widow of Brevet Major J. P. J. O’Brien, late of the United States Army.

    Ch. LXIX · 12 Stat. 843 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act for the Relief of the legal Representatives of Wetonsaw, Son of James Conner.

    Ch. LXX · 12 Stat. 843 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act to grant the Right of Preëmption to a certain Tract of Land, in the State of Missouri, to the Heirs and legal Representatives of Thomas Maddin, deceased.

    Ch. LXXI · 12 Stat. 844 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act for the Relief of William P. Bowhay.

    Ch. LXXII · 12 Stat. 844 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act for the Relief of Mary J. Maddux.

    Ch. LXXIII · 12 Stat. 845 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act for the Relief of Mrs. Jane M. McCrabb, Widow of the late Captain John W. McCrabb, Assistant Quartermaster United States Army.

    Ch. LXXIV · 12 Stat. 845 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act for the Relief of Wendell Trout.

    Ch. LXXV · 12 Stat. 845 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act for the Relief of Braxton Bragg and Randall L. Gibson.

    Ch. LXXVI · 12 Stat. 845 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

90. A Resolution relating to the Claim of George Fisher, late of Florida, deceased.

    Private Resolution 14 · 12 Stat. 873 · June 1, 1860 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act directing the Conveyance of a Lot of Ground for the Use of the Public Schools of the City of Washington.

    Ch. LXXVII · 12 Stat. 27 · June 5, 1860 · Original text

92. An Act to grant a Pension to Mary I. Harris, Widow of Colonel Thomas L. Harris, deceased.

    Ch. LXXVIII · 12 Stat. 845 · June 5, 1860 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act for the Relief of certain Settlers in the State of Iowa.

    Ch. LXXIX · 12 Stat. 28 · June 7, 1860 · Original text

94. An Act for the Relief of John W. Taylor and certain other Assignees of Preemption Land Locations.

    Ch. LXXXIII · 12 Stat. 28 · June 7, 1860 · Original text

95. An Act for the Relief of M. C. Gritzner.

    Ch. LXXX · 12 Stat. 846 · June 7, 1860 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act for the Relief of John Scott, Hill W. House, and Samuel O. House.

    Ch. LXXXI · 12 Stat. 846 · June 7, 1860 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act for the Relief of the surviving grandchildren of Colonel William Thompson, of the revolutionary army of South Carolina.

    Ch. LXXXII · 12 Stat. 846 · June 7, 1860 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act for the Relief of John W. Taylor and certain other Assignees of Preemption Land Locations.

    Ch. LXXXIII · 12 Stat. 847 · June 7, 1860 · Private law · Original text

99. A Resolution authorizing the Settlement of the Accounts of John R. Bartlett, late Commissioner of the United States to run and mark the Boundary Line between the United States and Mexico, and for other Purposes.

    Private Resolution 15 · 12 Stat. 873 · June 7, 1860 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act to pay to the State of Missouri the Amount expended by said State in repelling the Invasion of the Osage Indians.

     Ch. LXXXIV · 12 Stat. 28 · June 9, 1860 · Original text