Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

Thirtieth Congress
thi First Session
Congress of the United States

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4 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
CONGRESS ASSEMBLED,
That the Secretary of State, cause to be fur-
nished ^to each of the clerks &c^ ^(^to the clerk of the district court of the United
States for the Western district of Virginia, four copies
of Little and Brown’s edition of the laws of the United
States, for the use of the clerks offices of the court at
Clarksburg, Wheeling, Charleston and Wytheville.^)^

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05/19/1848
Passed the House of Representatives,
May 19^th AD. 1848
AttestTho. J Campbell
Clerk

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HR 29

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Joint Resolution
Authorizing the Secretary of State to furnish the clerks of the ^several^ district ^& circui[t]^ cour[ts] of the United States ^(^for the Weste[rn] district of Virginia) four^)^ ^with^ copies of Little and Brown’s edition of th[e] Laws of the United States.

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07/31/1848
In Senate of the United St[ates]
July 31, 1848
Resolved, That this Bill pa[ss] with amendments.
AttestAsbury Dickins.
Secreta[ry]

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Judy

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Augs’t 2^d Hampton

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In Senate of the United States,
July 31. 1848
Resolved, That the ^Resolution^ Bill from the House of Representatives entitled ^Joint Resolution (29)^ “An Act

authorizing the Secretary of State to furnish the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia four copies of Little and Brown’s edition of the laws of the United States.” do pass with the following:

Amendments:

Line 4. after the words “furnished” strike out to the end of the bill and insert in lieu thereof as follows: “to each of the Clerks of the several District and Circuit Courts of the United States a sufficient number of copies of Little and Brown’s edition of the statutes at large, with those heretofore received, to supply the clerks office at each place where said courts are required by law to be held, one copy for the use of said clerks office and of said courts.”

Title, amend it, to read as follows:

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“Joint Resolution authorizing the Secretary of State to furnish the Clerks of the several District and Circuit Courts of the United States with copies of Little and Brown’s edition of the laws of the United States.”

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AttestAsbury Dickins.
Secretary

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H.R 29
Amendments