THE

PUBLIC AND GENERAL

STATUTES

PASSED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE

Union

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

FROM 1789 TO 1836 INCLUSIVE,

WHETHER

Expired, Repealed, or in Force;

ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, WITH MARGINAL REFERENCES,

AND

A COPIOUS INDEX.

TO WHICH IS ADDED

The Constitution of the United States,

AND

AN APPENDIX.

FROM 1789 TO 1827, PUBLISHED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF

JOSEPH STORY,

ONE OF THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

SECOND EDITION.

EDITED BY

GEORGE SHARSWOOD.

Philadelphia :

T. AND J. W. JOHNSON, LAW BOOKSELLERS,

SUCCESSORS TO NICKLIN AND JOHNSON,

NO. 5, MINOR STREET.

1839.

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