Lake Erie to western line President of the United States be, and hereby is authorised to appoint three commissioners, who shall explore, survey and mark, by the most eligible course, a road from the Road from foot of the rapids of the river Miami of Lake the rapids of Erie, to the western line of the Connecticut Miami of reserve, and a road to run southwardly from Lower Sandusky to the boundary line es. of Connectitablished by the treaty of Greenville, which cut reserve. said road shall be sixty feet in width; and the said commissioners shall make out accu- Commission. rate plats of such surveys accompanied ers' report to with field notes, and certify and transmit the the President. same to the President of the United States, who, if he approves of said surveys, shall cause the plats thereof to be deposited in the office of the Treasury of the United States; and the said roads shall be considered as established and accepted, pursuant to the treaty held at Brownstown, in the territory of Michigan, on the twenty-fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eight. be made to made under Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Roads to be aforesaid roads shall be opened and made opened and under the direction of the President of the the direction United States, in such manner as he shall of the Presi direct. dent. ers. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners shall each be entitled to tion of the Compensareceive three dollars, and their necessary as- commission. sistants one dollar and fifty cents, for each and every day which they shall be necessarily employed in the exploring, surveying and marking said roads; and for the purpose of compensating the aforesaid commissioners and their assistants, and for opening and making said roads, there shall be and here. by is appropriated the sum of six thousand B dollars, to be paid out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States, and December 12, 1811. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. CHAPTER IX. AN ACT for the apportionment of Representatives among the several states, according to the third enumeration. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, the House of Representatives shall be composed of members elected agreeably to a ratio of one representative for every thirty-five thousand persons in each state, computed according to the rule prescribed by the constitution of the United States, that is to say: Within the state of New Hampshire, six; within the state of Massachusetts, twenty; within the state of Vermont, six; within the state of Rhode Island, two; within the state of Con. necticut, seven; within the state of New York, twenty seven; within the state of New Jersey, six; within the state of Pennsylvania, twenty three; within the state of Delaware, two; within the state of Maryland, nine; within the state of Virginia, twenty-three; Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States, and December 21, 1811. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. CHAPTER X. AN ACT for completing the existing Military BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the military establishment, as now authorised by . law, be immediately completed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be allowed and paid to each effective, able bodied man, recruited or re enlisted for that service, for the term of five years, unless sooner discharged, the sum of sixteen dollars; but the payment of one half of the said bounty shall be deferred until he shall be mustered and have joined the corps in which he is to serve; and whenever any non commissioned officer or soldier shall be discharged from the service, who shall have obtained from the commanding officer of his company,battalion Pay and bounty. or regiment a certificate that he had faithfully performed his duty whilst in service, he shall moreover be allowed and paid, in addition to the aforesaid bounty, three months' pay, and one hundred and sixty acres of land; and the heirs and representatives of those noncommissioned officers or soldiers, who may be killed in action, or die in the service of the United States, shall likewise be paid and allowed the said additional bounty of three months' pay, and one hundred and sixty acres of land, to be designated, surveyed and laid off at the public expense, in such manner and upon such terms and conditions, as may be provided by law. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States, and December 24, 1811. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. CHAPTER XI. AN ACT authorising the President of the United States to raise certain companies of Rangers for the protection of the frontier of the United States. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States, whenever he shall have satisfactory evidence of the actual or threatened invasion of any state or territo raise certain ry of the United States, by any Indian tribe President at or tribes, be, and he is hereby authorised to liberty to raise, either by the acceptance of volunteers companies of or enlistment for one year, unless sooner dis- rangers. charged, as many companies as he may deem necessary, not exceeding six, who shall serve on foot or be mounted, as the service in his opinion may require, shall-act on the frontier as rangers, be armed, equipped and organised in such manner, and be under such regulations and restrictions, as the nature of the service, in his opinion, may make necessary. companies Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That each of the said companies of rangers shall How the said consist of one captain, one first, one second are to be con lieutenant, one ensign, four sergeants, four stituted. corporals, and sixty privates. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That when the said rangers arm and equip themselves and provide their own horses, they shall be allowed each one dollar per day, and without a horse seventy five cents per day, as full compensation for their services, rations or forage, as the case may be. The commissioned officers shall receive the same pay and rations as officers of the same grade in the army of the United States. Pay, &c. &c. tion in case Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non commissioned officers and Compensaprivates, raised pursuant to this act, shall be of wounds, entitled to the like compensation in case of &c. &c. disability, by wounds and otherwise, incurred in the service, as officers, non-commis sioned officers and privates in the present military establishment, and with them shall be subject to the rules and articles of war, which have been established or may hereaf ter by law be established; and the provisions |