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The Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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The 15th U.S. Congress dissolved on March 3, 1819, after passing 110 acts. Notable public acts included additions to slave trade prohibitions, piracy punishment, support for Connecticut Asylum for the deaf and dumb, authorization for taking possession of East and West Florida, and enforcement of Bank of the United States voting provisions.
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The 15th Congress, after the usual votes of thanks to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, was dissolved on the evening of the 3d inst. The whole number of acts passed at the late session amounts to 110—among those which are of a public nature we are happy to notice the following:—
An act in addition to the acts prohibiting the slave trade.
An act to protect the commerce of the United States, and punish the crime of piracy.
An act in behalf of the Connecticut Asylum for teaching the deaf and dumb.
An act to enable the President to take possession of East and West Florida, &c.
An act to enforce those provisions of the act entitled an act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States, which relate to the right of voting for directors.
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Portland
Event Date
March 3, 1819
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congress dissolved; 110 acts passed, including five notable public acts listed.
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The 15th Congress dissolved on the evening of March 3, 1819, after votes of thanks to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. Among the 110 acts passed, notable public ones include: an act adding to slave trade prohibitions; an act protecting U.S. commerce and punishing piracy; an act supporting the Connecticut Asylum for teaching the deaf and dumb; an act enabling the President to take possession of East and West Florida; and an act enforcing voting rights provisions for the Bank of the United States directors.