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VOLUME II.
SANTA F, NEW MEXICO, MARCH 12 1853.
6 NUMBER 3S.'
Santa fc UJccklij alette.
TKRMS.
' WEEKLY- $5 a year, pava'jle Invariably in
advance t single ropies 12 Í-2 cenia. Advertise
ments, f 1 60 per square of ten lines for the first
insertion, anil $1 for every subsequent insertion.
J. VV. REED.-'
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CITY Of SANTA FS, NEW MEXICO,
WILL practice in the Courts of Santa Fe,
and adjoining counties j and will attend to
criminal business in ny part of the Territory.
Santa fe, Sept 25, 1852. timo
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI.
BY
B. W. TODD.
I have removed from the "Nolnnd House," to
the "Nebraska House," in Independence, Missouri.
The Nebraska House is large new build injr, and
has recently been much improved by alterations
and additions. Having taken this house for a term
of years, I intend to make every eflurt t" promote
the convenience and comfort of travellers. The
patronage of my friends and the travelling public
is respectfully solicited.
. B. W. TODD.
January Isl l53 ly.
OUTFITS l'On BASTA FE.
The subscriber respectfully infu'rini the public
of New Mexic ', that at Ins establishment at
WE-TPOltT, MISSOURI,
and by his agent at
COUNCIL-GROVE,
Nebraka Territory, he is prepared to outfit and
suniilv with cverv'lhing requisite loi the journey
to "aula Fe. companies or individuals, upon the
inn' nwonable turum.
jJHIe believta that an acquaintance of many
vimik with the Santa Ké Irado, will enable him to
rive general sati. faction in the business,
AI.ISKRT G UOONE.
&nta F, Dec. 21, lo2.-2-3m.
rpHE V. Mail from canta Fe to the States
J. leaves rcgul.nly on the first day of each
tnnnfh.
Passage during the summer months $125 00
winter monihs $150 0"
401bs of bagsagc allowed toe.icb passenger.
WALDO, HALL, &. CO. Proprietors,
Santa Ft, Sept. IS, 1852 tf
C0MMISSI0XF.il OF DEEDS,
Pennsylvania,
Connecticut,
Niw Hampshire.
Santa Fe, J.m. 1, ISoÜ-lf.
KXECl'TOK'S NOTICE.
IETTERS tt'Mamc: buy were gi anted tlie mi,
A tleniL'iiel. "noli the estate i.f U.imnul Lupe.-
dece.srd, djtoil November ;M;ii IS.'tí. hv III' hm.o-
ralile Judje of Pioliat", f'ir tlie county of Ninla
Fei all nersoiu indebted to saw eil.itc are re-
quested to m ke immedi.itc pajment. and those
having Horn nils gnin't the Mime must prespnt
them within Hie time prescribed by law, or they
will be debarred. .
M.1NU.1L LV.ÍRF.Z,
Exirutor.
&nita Ft, Feb. 19, 1853,-rltno 35.
BY AUTHORITY.
Public AoU of the Thirty-Second Congress
OF THE
i mti:d siails.
1851-52.
Chap. LXXXMI An Act lu c.iiifinn
In tin' Suit; ni' .Michigan certain Lands
fur saline Punióse-..
i Be it enacted ' tlie Semite and House
of Ret resenlatnes l the United tt
nf America in Conurcss assembled. '1 liat
the selection and location by the Slate
ofMicliigm ol the lands lying m said
Ule, described as sicliutis numbered
two, three, futir, fue, eight, nine, ten,
licn. fourteen, fifteen, twenlv-one and
twenty-two, in township seven nurlli, of
range fourteen east, lieretoinre made
imHor and bv v hi tie of tlie fourth prop-
ositioii contained in the first section of
an act entitled "An act supplementary
to the act entinta 'An act to esiauiisu
the northern boundary line of the state
nfOliin. and to nrovide fur the admis-
lion of the state of Michigan into the
Union, on certain conditions, " appro
Juno twenty-third, eicrhteen linn
dred and thirty-six, be and the same are
li-rphv recocmsed as valid and cnnlirm
ed to said State, in lieu of twelve other
sections which were incorrectly noted
as confirmations under shid act, by lea
. ,,f nn erroneous interpretation civ
en, at the General Land-Office, to tlie
original list ol selections.
Aniiroved. Ancusl 25, 1852. ,
Ciiap. XCI An Act to protide for ex-
eml im l ie Public Fruit me, and es
tublishiug the Prices thereof, and fpr
olhor Purposes. r
' Hp ! tnnnieA bv the Senate and House
r li-nrnMitativei of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
.. ... i...: iM.j ni.:.., D,.
Hie joint reioiunuu snuueu -smai
cIquod directing ths manner oí procur
ing the printing for e.u'h lioiise of Con
gress," approved August lliiid, eigh
teen hundred and forty-six, be, and the
same is hereby repealed, r
Sec. 2. -..And be it further enacted,
That there shall be a suppitntcndent nf
tlie public printing, who shall hold his
office fur the term of two yeais, who
shall receive fur his services a salary of
twenty-live hundred dollars per annum,
aii'l who shall give bond with two sure
ties to be approved by the Secretary of
the Interior, in the penalty of twenty
thousand dolíais for the faithful discharge
oí his duty under this law. The said
superintendent shall be a practical prin
ter, versed in the vanons brandies of
the arts of liriiitnic mid bouk-bindinu.
and he shall not be interested directly
or indirectly in any contract for printing
lor L oiigress or lor any department oi
bureau of the government of the United
Slates. J'he hist supeiintendent under
this law shall hold hi ollice until the
commencement of the thirty-third Con
gress, and the superintendents thereaf
ter appointed shall hold their offices for
two years, commencing with the first
dny of the session of each Congress.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted.
That it shall be the duly of said super
intendent to receive Iroin tlie aecrelui v
of the Senate and Clerk nf the House
of Itepie.sentiiliies all mailer onleied
by Congress lu be printed, nnd Troin the
several chiefs of departments and heads
uf bureaus nil matter ordered by them
respectively, to he ininled at the iiublic
expense, and to keep a faithful account
of the same, in the order in which the
same shall bu received, in a book or
bonks to be bv him kepi for that pur
pose, lie shall deliver said matter to
the public printer or printers in the ot-
er in winch it shall be received, unless
otherwise ordered by the joint committee
on printing. He iluill inspect the work,
when executed by the public printer or
printers, and shall record in n book or
books, to be by him kept for that pur
pose, the dates at which the returns of
said work aie made Bud whether the
same is executed in a neat and work
manlike manner, upon the paper furn
ished Id the public piinlers bysuid sup
erintendent, and the amount allowed by
said supeiinleuilerl for the said print
ing It s it is 1 1 be his lint) to lev he the
execution of the public printing, to in
inee.t I he work vhen executed, and to
see 1 1 1 m t the sume is done with neatness
and despatch; to repoit every fuiliire or
delinquency on the pait of the public
printer, n.nl from time lo time In report
the said delinquencies to the joint com
mittee of Congress on printing. He
shall issue his certificate for the amount
due to (he public p! inter for such work
as ihull have been faithfully executed,
which certifícale shall he n ade pnwible
lo the public printer nt the treasury of
the I'uiti'd Slates, and shall not Ileus
sanable ol transferable, by indorsement
or delivery lo any thiid pail). Said
certifícale, of the superintendent shall
he a sufficient voucher for the complin!
ler to pass, ami for the treasurer, upon
(he order of the second cotnptrollei, to
pay the same.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duly of the said su
perintendent nf the public piintino In
advertise annually in one or more news
papers of general circulation in the
cities nf Boston, New Yutk, I hiladel
phia, Baltimore, Washington, New Or
leans; Louisville, and Cincinnati, for the
space of sixty days piior to the first of
December, fur sealed proposals to fur
nish the government of the United States
all paper which may be necessary for
(he execution of the public printing, ol
quality and in quantity to be specified
in the said advertisements from year to
year. He shall open such proposals as
may be made, in the presence of the
President of the Senate and Speaker of
the House of Representatives, on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday'bf
December annually, provided a Speaker
shall have been elected, or as soon there
after as a speaker shall have been elec
ted, and shall award the conduct for
furnishing all of said paper, or such class
thereof as may be bid for to the lowest
bidder, whose Sample, accompanying his
bid, sh'll most nearly approximate to
the quality of paper (size, weight; and
texture all ' considered) advertised fui
bv th said superintendent.'1'. The sam
ple offered with the bid accepted shall
be preserved by the said superintendent,
and it shall be his dot; to compsre these
with ths paper furnished by the public
contractor; and he shall not accept any
paper from the contractor which does
not conform to the lample preserved as
aforesaid. It shall be the duty of the
superintendent of the public printing to
deliver the paper for the printing of the
United Stales upon the requisitions of
the public printer or printers, and to
chaige him or them therewith; and as
the printing is returned and passed by
the said superintendent, he shall credit
the public printer with the qttanti'y us
ed in tlie public service. It shall bo
the duty i( said superintendent to have
the requisitions of the printer and the
returns of paper by the piintei balanced
at least once in each year, and in default
thereof to report the same to Congress
for such proceedings ns Congress may
direct. Ir. default of any contractor
under this law to comply with his con
tract in furnishing the paper in proper
time and ol proper quality, the superin
tendent is authorised to advertise for
piopnsnls, as hereinbefore provided, and
award the cnulruct to the lowest bidder;
and for any incresse of cost to the gov
eminent in procuring a proper supply of
paper for the nseWf the government, the
contractor in default and his securities
shall be charged Villi and held respon
sible for the snmi' and shall be prose
cuted upon their bund, by the superin
tendent, in the liaiW of the U. States,
in the Circuit Couit of the U. Slates for
the District of Colilmbia.
Sec. 5. And ye t further enacted,
That the pubiic primer shull he requir
ed to execute each job nf printing in
trusted to him within thirty days from
date of its delivery by the superintend
ent, except bills, reports, and joint res
olutions, which shall v returned as the
Clerk uf the House, ot Secretary of the
Senate shall requireunless, for good
reasons shown, the superintendent of
printing shall extend Uie time, And
should the printer detain any matter,
longer than thirty days, a deduction of
live per centum shall be made by the
supei intendent, fron) the account of the
piintei', Tor such job, and additional de
duction of five percentnni for an nddi
tionai ueienuon ol twenty uays. ji tlie
public printer shall detain such matter
for sixty days, the superintendent shall
withdraw it entirely, and .shall employ
another printer to execute '.he same with
piomplness, upon t ie terms provided by
law; and in such case the public prin
ter shall not he allowed therelor.
Sen. 6. . And bt it further enacted,
I'hal the superintendent of the public
n ulling shall not be directly or indirect
y interested in the business of the pub
lic printing, or in any material to be us
ed by the public punier, or in any con
tract to liirnisli paper to Longress or lo
any departmetitor bureau ol the govern
tnent ol the I in leu Mates for any
viol lion ol this provision the silperin
tendenl of the public printing shall fot
fi it his office, and may be indicted be
fore the District Court for the District
ol Columbia, mid if found guilty, shall
he imprisoned in the penitentiary of the
District of Columbia for any term not
less than one nor more than five years,
and in addition thereto, may be fined in
any sum from one thousand to ten thou
sand dolíais.
Sec. 7. And bt it further enacted,
I hat when any document shall bo or
dered to be printed bv both houses of
Congress, the entire printing of sucli
document shall be done by the printer
of that house w hich first ordered the
.ame. 'And whenever the same person
or the same linn shall be printer for
both houses uf Congress, and both lion
ses shall order the same document to
be printed within three weeks of the
same time, composition shall be charged
but once for said document; and no sum
shall be paid to said printer for altering
the. headings from the lorm in which lie
printed them first to the form or form
in which siichdocnment shall afterwards
be printed. , ,
Sec. 8. And be it furlhar enacted,
I hat there shall be elected a public pilu
le r for each house of Congress, lodo the
public printing for the Congress for yvhich
lie or they may be chosen, and such
printing for the executive departments
and bureaus of the government 'or i the
United States as may be delivered to
him or them to be printed, by the sup.
erintendent of the public printing.:; The
following rates of compensation shall he
paid from time to time for such printing
as may be ordered by Congress: 1 1
Fiist. For bills and joint resolutions
lor composition per page, nit y cents,
For pressworlr, folding, and stitching,
for five hundred and eight; copies, tlur
ty-tvro and a hair cents per page: and
at the sins rate per page tor any grea
ler number not exceeding one thousand
copies.- ' ; 1 ' ,! ' ;' ! :""
' Second. For reports of committees
and the journals of both houses, with
indexes, and thé I executive documei.ts
of ei eh house, embracing messages from
the President, reports from the execu
tive departments, bttieans, and offices,
and documents and statements commu
nicated therewith, with indexes; reso
lutions and other documents from State
legislatures; memorials,' petitions, trea
ties, and confidential documents for the
Senate; for composition per page, oc
tavo ' '.. i.;, v
For small pica plain, one dollar. "
For small pica rule, one dollar and
fifty cents. ' i,.. i,
r'or brevier plain, one dollar and fifty
cents. 1 .. i i. ' i yr
Fur brevier rule, two dollars. : vil
For nonpareil rule, three dollars aiid
seventy-five cents.
I" or the composition of tables Inrcer
than octavo size, per one thousand ems,
seventy cents; but the page cf octavo
xe shall contain not less than one thou
ond six hundred ems when printed In
small pica; and the body of all plain
matter shall be so printed, except ex-
racts, yens and nays, and uldenda,
which shall be painted with brevier type.
All rule and ligure work shall be prin
ted in royal octave form, with small pi
ca, each page containing not less than
one thousand six hundred ems, if the
matter lo be printed can be brought in
to pages of that size with that kind of
type, so as to be read Willi facility and
convenience. If it cannot, it shall be
pruned with Brevier type, each page
containing not less than two thousand
eight hundred ems; ind if it cannot be
brought into a royal octavo page with
breviertype,so as lo be understood with
facility, it shall be printed with honua-
riel type, each page containing not less
than four thousand two hundred cms;
and when it cannot be brought into
royal octavo page with nonpariel so ns
to be read with facility, it shall be. prin
ted with brevier type in a broadside,
showing he whole table at one view,
and be so filled that it can be bound in
a royal octavo volume.
vlien matter is leaded, the composi
tion shall be counted as if the matter
were printed solid, and not leaded,
t'or prcsswork, lo'ding, and stitclijiiu
of royal oc'uvo size ,. ;
For twelve hundred and fifty copies,
thirty-two and half cents per page, and
at the same rate for any greater number
nut exceeding fifteen hundred copies.
tor prcsswork, folding, and stitching
of each table larger than royal octavo
size.'; . . , , '.,
For twelve hundred nnd fifty copies,
one dollar and twenty-five cents per
page, and at the same rale for any num
ber uol exceeding lilleen hundred copies.
1 lie luilowmg deductions on account
of foldiii!' and stitchinz copies reserved
for binding, shall be made:
lor royal uclavo size, per parre, for
each hundred copies, one quarter of a
cent; for each table larger than octavo,
one quarter ufa cent; and the following
additional charge shall be allowed lor
trimming, folding, and stitching, nd in
serting each map, chart, diagram,' or
plat in the copies not reserved for bind
ing; forevery bundled copies, ten cents.
I here shall he allowed fur the pi ess-
work on treaties, reports, and otlierdoc
umenls, whew ordered to be printed In
cos fidence, for the use of the Senate, at
the billowing inles: '
í or Ihe prcsswork, foldinc, and stitch
ing of sixty-five copies, six cents! pet
page, when of the royal belavo size, and
one dollar perpage, for sixty-five copies,
when the matter cannot be contained in
the royal octavo page in any type here
inbefore specified; and allowunce jluil
be made at the same rates for any gica
tcr number of copies than sixty-five, and
not exceeding one bundled. ., .
i Ilurd. l or tabular statements of the
orders of the day, lists of yeas and nays',
circular letters, and miscellaneous pun
ling ordered by Congress, not herein
before specified - ,: ,; , , i
: For composition for plain work, per
thousand ems, fitly cents,
. For rule and , figure work, fifty cants
per thousand ems. ;.., , ..
For presswork, folding, and, stitching
one hundred copies, per page ! m
! For royal octavo, or an; smaller size,
ten cents, vi .i, .!! . n.' Mu,!:,;;
For quarto post, twenty cent, vi ,ii
For foolscap and an; larger Size, twn
If cents.; r - I lr : I ,;.( r
But tbs following deductions Shall be
made from ths presswork, folding, and
stitching additional numbers tb the num
ber usually ordered by Congress of mw
ter included b the foregoing specifica
tions, to wit; : !" !,. ti.it 'i-ii' ,;i
When the number ordered ''exceeds''
five thousand and does not exceed ten
thousand, two per centum. '
Wlien the number exceeds ten tíiou"
and and does not exceed twenty thotis
nnd, five per centum. (ii i, (,,,,., p ,
When the number exceeds twentf
thousand, forty per cíiitunú ' "." 1 j f
I be presswork, luidme, and titcmr.'
of all printing not herein -'provided- for. ''
shall be done by the icamüie lates
shall be. tyo dollars per ream when prini
teu on one side, am) rour collars pert
ream when printed on both sides when ,
tiny'ainount less than one ream is order,
ed, it shall be counted and settled for as
one team.' ' K' '-' "J f.m.i.no
Sec 9. ; A tí I it furihtr tnneted t
That (he regular number of document;
ordered by Congress shall b Printed a,
octavo form, on paper weighing not les
than fifty-six pounds for every foiii huh
dred and eighty sheets,1 and measuring1
iwciiij-iinir iijt iiiiny-eigni IllClies) 1)0
the extra numbers shall be' printed, oh
paper weighing not less than forly-lv,
pounds for every four hundred and eigli
ty sheets, and measuring twenty-four by ,
thirty-eight inches,; , The paper for sny Í
otherspeoiesof printing ordered by Cont
gress, may be of such sisé and quality
as the superintendent of the public prin
ting may deem suitable and proper. ; j
. IQ.Ldndbiitfurthnemetei,
That the public printer or printers may;
be required by the superintendent to
work at night as well as through the tie,
upon, thei public printing, during tins
session of Congress; when the exigen'
cies of Hie public service require it. '
Sec.. 11, And be it further tnaeitd
That the same prices shall be paid fop'
printing for the executive deparlrrentS
that are paid for printing for Congress,
except for printing post-bills, which shall .
be printed on paper not Jess than six '
teen by twenty-six Inches, snd for prin1
ling on paichu.ent.. i There shall bepeid
for printing the post-bills at the rats of '
one dollar per (hoinand sheets, and at i
the rate of ten dollars per thousand for '
printing parchments; but nothing shall)
be allowed far altering post-bills when '
the alteration consists in the mere change
of a postmaster's , name? and nothing i
herein contained siall prevent the heads Í
of executive .deportments from' emiilovv
ing punters out oi tne city ol Washing-
ton, to execute such jirinting for any of i
said departments as may be required for ;
use out of Washingtbn, when tlie ssms t
can be executed elsewhere as cheap s
at the ratej herein specified, increased
by .the cost of transporting tlie printed "
. .... '
matter to the Male or Mates Where such I
matter may bd required tar use in the
public Service, iwl.i'.i'i m.i f.iv.'.i lo rjtM
Seek 12. iAnd le it further enaeted,'
That a committee, Consisting of tlirée
members ot the Senate and three memi !
hers of the House 'bf Representatives, i
shall be-appointed by the Piesideht of )
tho Seriate slid Speaker of the tyouée,1
to be called the Joint Committee en ths
I'ublio Printing; which committee shall
have t right to decid between the iuin
périntmideM of the public printing and I
mu puuno' primer in any uispuie wiucH I
may arise as to the propriety of be dss
cisiona of Hit) superintendent making de
duotioiis on account uf wnik which ths i
superintendent may refuse to receive, or)
winch, in his opinion, may not be dune j
with proper Uispatnhy ar reqi.iwil by I
law; nnd the said emhniittee shell pass
upuiiiMliH accounts 'óf the g'tiperimwitW
entuflho public-printing.;! Said coins i
mittee shall, have power tnwdtpl stuctsfj
moasures tis 'muy be' deemed ; necessary'
lo lemedy anjl neglect !or d-lay in the',
exi-enlinn t,f the pnblio priming;) im'k.t
ded that no casiracl, sgris-iiiijit, or arnj
rangemeiit entered into U tJiii commit
tee' shull lake effect until ths same shaUu
hane.bfiw.iápprowd iby tbatihouie bf .
Congress to which the printing belongs,
and when the. printing delayed relates I
lei the business of nbolh liiiuiet,, until .
both houses: ahill have '.approved .such I
contriot or arraiigenietitu i All motions,
to print extra copies of any bill, repoit,
or other: public docuuientj shall be ,.rt i
ferred to the members of the CommiU i
tee on Printing' from the house iu which v
the same may be made;? ni r, Mii-ti.ui o)
i-Seelia.)Í7(ÍB'í it it further tn acted,
Thftt iiU acts or joint rusoliltiona . conflict -j
ting with tho pruvisiuns 'of this, act am - j
hereby rcpcalud;, but nothing herein coneli
tairid shalJ be constnwd toutUborisBíhe
cancolment of tuiy; contraot now n here..!
tofore cntned into wjti my prioter nodor j