Acts Passed at the First Session of the Seventeenth Congress of the United States (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A snapshot of early 19th-century law, this volume compiles acts enacted by the United States Congress in 1822. It covers topics from land redemption to military pensions and territorial organization.

This edition presents the text of several acts, organized by chapter, with approvals dated in 1822. Readers will encounter concrete decisions on taxes, war veterans, fortifications, and the governance of new territories.

• Redemption and extension of the time to redeem lands sold for direct taxes, with interest provisions.


• Relief and pension provisions for disabled soldiers and veterans from the Revolutionary War era.


• Financial appropriations for Navy support and responsibilities of public debt transfer.


• Legal mechanisms for the preservation of timber and other resource-related measures in new territories.

Ideal for readers of early American law, legislative history, and primary-source research, this collection helps illuminate how Congress framed policy in 1822.

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