ELEVENTH CONGRESS. RESOLUTION AND ACTS. 1811.

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ELEVENTH CONGRESS. Resol.uTloN AND ACTS. 1811. ' 4qj
The followingire~olutioiz and acts,passed in 1811 and 1812, were not
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Justice Story's edition of ehe laws of the United States, and they are also
emitted in Davis and P'orcc s edition of the laws, from 1816 to 1827,
published under the authority of Congress, i^ 1822 and 1827. They were
Messed in the secret sessions of the laeveuth and the Twelfth Congress.
`r , The editorhas not considered it proper to insert these laws in this edition,
before their promulgation under the authority of the Secretary of State; -
anderwhose directions the laws of each session of Congress are published.
Act of 1818, ch. 7~, sec. 1.
ItESOLU'I'10\ :AND ACTS
;~aQ,ATIVE TO T11E OCCUPA'rluN OF TIIB PLORIDAS nY THE UNITED STATES
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OF ADIERICA.
RESOLUTION.
Taking into view the peculiar situation of Spain, and of her Ameri-
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uc~ll~ry .,l the
~lritory adjoining the southern border of the United States may have
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~rRtsolved by the Senate and house n f ?Pcprescntativcs of the Uzzited
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ffC peculiar circumstances of the existing crisis, cannot, without serious
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Reign power; and that a due regard to their otvn safety compels them
iptovide, under certain contiugcucics, for the temporary occupation of
~e,said territory; they, at the carne time, declare that the said territory
~llnnn their 17ands, remain subject to future negotiation.
3d session 11th
Congress,
Jan.15, 1811.
The United
States cannot,
without iuquie-
tudc, sec the
I~'loridas pass
into the hands
of a foreign
power, &c.
det to enable flee President of the Unilcd States, under certain contingencies, to Jan. 15, 1811.
r~Eepossession of lice country lying east of fhe river Perdido, ertd loath of the
rak of Georgia oral flee Mississippi tcrrilvey, and fur other purposes.
tae it enacted bJ flee Sencete and ]louse o f Representatives of the United
des of Azncrica, in Congress asscnzblcd, 'c'hat the President of the
~ States be, and he is hereby, authorized, to take possession of,
~upy, all or any part of the territory lying east of the aver Perdido,
d south of the state of Georgia and the Mississippi territory, in case
luraltgement has been, or shall be, made with the local authority of the
1d territory, for delivering up the possession of the same, or any part
lereof, to the United States, or in file event of an attempt to occupy file
rdlerritory, or any part thereof, by any foreign government; and he
I, for the purpose of taking possession, and occupying the territory
esaid, and in order to maintain therein the authority of the United
es, employ any part of the army and navy of the United States which
ueq deem necessary.
~~? 2. And be it further enacted, That one hundred thousand dol-
I.be appropriated for defraying such expenses as the President may
necessary for obtaining possession as aforesaid, and the security of
~atid territory, to be applied under the direction of the President, out
ay moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
d~? ~? And be it further rnacted, That in case possession of the territory
!heaid shall be obtained by the United States, as aforesaid, that until
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In case of an
arrangement
with the local
authority, or an
attempt b}' any
foreign govern-
ment to occupy
it, the Presi-
dent authorized
to take poeses-
eion of the ter-
ritory east of
the Perdido, &c.
100,000 dolls.
appropriated to
defray the ez-
penees oftaking
possession, &c.
In case of
taking posses-
sion, the Presi-
dent may est;lb-
lish a tempora-
ry government.
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delivered,
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the foregoin
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duties w
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the amount
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imported
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they shall
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