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\ olum2 Iv.J WEDN E S D AY, July 14, 1801. [iVo. 170*
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[BY AUTHORITY.]
Seventh Ccngrefs cf the United
States.
At the firfl: Seflion, begun and
held at the City of Wafhing
ton, in the Territory of Co
lumbia, on Monday the 7th
of December, 1801.
An ACT declaring the affent cf .
Congfej. j to an Act of the Ge
neral Affembly of Virginia,
therein mentioned.
BE it enabled by the Senate |
and Honfe cf Representatives cf
the United States of America , in
Ccngrefs affemhled, 1 hat the
aflenc of Congrefs is hereby
given and declared to an aft of
the General Aflfembly of Virgi
nia, entitled “ An aft to amend
and reduce into one, the feveral |
afts of Affembly for improving
the navigation of Appomattox
river, from Broad-way to
Pocahontas bridge.”
Nathaniel Macon,
Speaker of the Iloufe of Rspre -
Jentatives.
Aaron Burr,
Vice-Prefident of the United States
and Prefident cf the Senate.
Approved, April 14, 1802.
Thomas Jefferson,
Prefident of the United States .
An ACT for the relief cf Lew
is Tcufard.
T? E it enabled by the Senate and
Jv Hcufe cf Reprefentatives of
the United States cf America , in
Ccngrefs affemhled , That the
fecretary of the treafury be,
and he is hereby author!fed to
pay to Lewis Ton bird, 1 ate
lieutenant colonel commandant
cf the feccnd regiment of artil
lerifls and engineers, out of any
money in the treafury, not other
wife appropriated, the \ u :n of
fix , hundred and feventy-five
dollars and fifty-five cents, be
ing in full payment and a juft
menf, and to be confidered as
a final fettlement of all accounts
between the United States, and
the faid Lewis Toufard, except
only the pay and emoluments
due to him by the pay mailer of
the regiment lately under his
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THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE;
A . N D
REPUBLICAN trumpet.
command t Provided, That
nothing herein contained (hall
be conflrued to fanftion the
conduft of any perfon who has
made advances of money not
author!lid by law.
Nathaniel Macon,
Speaker cf the Hcufe cf Reprc
• Jentatives.
Abraham Baldwin,
Prefident cf the Senate , pro ter..
Approved, A [.mil 21, 1802.
Thomas Jefferson,
Prefident of the United States.
An ACT for the relief of the.
widows and c rphans of certain
perfens who have died in the
naval Service cf the United
States.
BE it enabled'by the Senate and
Houfe of Reprefentatives of the
United States cf America, fti
Ccngrefs affemhled, That the
widows, it any fuch there be,
and in cafe there be no widow,
the child or children, of the
officers,Teamen and mariners,
who were in the fervice of the
United States, and loth in the
fhip Infurgent and brigantine
Pickering, fhall be entitled to,
and receive out of any money
in the treafury, not otherwil'e
appropriated, a furn equal to
four months pay of their ref
peftive hufoands or fathers, as
j afore faid.
Nathaniel Macon,
Speaker of the Hcvfe cf Repre
fentatives.
Abraham Baldwin,
Prefident cf the Senate, pro tem ,
Approved April 29, 1802.
Thomas Jefferson,
Prefdmt cf the United States.
An ACT making provifen for
the redemption cf the whcle cf
the Public Veit of the United
States.
BE it enabled by the Senate and
Houfe cf Reprefentatives of
the United States cf America, in
Ccngrefs affemhled. That lb
much of the duties on merchan
dize and tonnage, as, together
with the monies, other than
furplufles of revenue, which
now/ conftitute the finking fund,
or fhall accrue to it by virtue
of any provisions heretofore
made, and together with the
fums annually required to ciif
charge the annual intereft and
charges accruing on the prefect
debt of the United States, in
cluding temporary Joans hereto
fore obtained, and alfo future
loans which may be made for
reimburfing, or redeeming, any
inflalments, or parts of the
principal of the laid debt, will
amount to an annual lurn cf
frven- millions three hundred
thou Lad dollars, be, cud the
fam< hereby is yearly appro
pnaied to the faid fund j and
the laid fums ate hereby de
clared to be veiled m the com
mit, oners of the finking fund,
in the fame manner as the mo
nies heretofore appropriated to
the laid fund, to be applied by
the laid commiffi mers to'the
payment of intereft and charges,
and to flic reimburfement or
redemption of the principal of
the public debt, and fhall be
and continue appropriated until
the whole of the prefect debt
of the United States, and the
loans which may be made for
reimburfing or redeeming, any
partis or inflalments of the prin
cipal cf the faid debt fhall be
reimbui fed and redeemed 1 —
Provided, that after the whole
of the laid debt, the old fix
per cent, flotk, the deferred
flock, the ieventeen hundred
and ninety-fix fix per cent*
flock and three per cent, flock
excepted, flrdl have been reim
bune 01 redeemed, any balance
of me flans annually appropri
ated by this aft, which- may
remain unexpended at the end
of fix months next fucceedu.g
the end of the calendar year to
which Inch annual appropriation
refers, fnail be carried to the
lurplus fund, and ceafe to be
veiled by virtue of this aft in
the commiflioners of the fink
ing fund, and the appropriation
lb far as relates 10 luch unex
pended balance, fliaii eeale and
determine.
Sec. 2. And he it further
enabled, That it fhall be the
duty of the fecretary of tire
titalury annually, and in each
year, to caufe to be paid to the
commiflioners of the finking
fund the faid fum of leven mil
lions three hundred thoufand
dollars, in fuch payments, and
at fuch times, in each year, as
the fnuation of the treafury will
permit: Provided, that all fuch
payments as may be neceflary
ro enable the faid commiflioners
to dilcharge, or rtimburle, any
demands againfl the United
States, on account of the prin
cipal or intereft of the cleb r ,
which fliaii be aftually due, in
conformity to the engagements
of the faid Bates, fhall be made
at fuch time and times, in each
year, as w ill enable the faid
commiflioners faithfully and
punctually to comply with fuch
engagement!
Sec. 3. And he it further
enacted, That allrcimburfernents
cf the capital, or principal, of
the prefent debt of the United
j States, including future loans
which may be made far reim
' burfing gr redeeming any iaftal-
rnents, or parts of the fame,
and ail payments on account of
the interefl and charges accruing
upon the laid debt fhail be made
under the fupcrintendancc of
the comini.doners of the finking
fund. And it (hall be the Jut/
of the laid commi(Tinners to
caulc to be applied and paid
Out of the laid fund, yearly and
i every year, at the treafury ot
the United Stares, the feverai
and re fpe Clive Turns following,-
to* wit ;—Aril, Inch fum and
fums as by virtue of any aft, or
ads, they have, heretofore been
direded to apply and to pay :
fecondly, fuch fum and funis as
may be annually wanted to dif
charge the annual intmft and
Charges accruing on any other
p.m of the prelent debt of the
United States, * including the
interefl and charges which may’
accrue on future loans which
may be made for reimbin fu g
or redeeming any inflalmenca
or parts of the principal of the
laid debt : thirdly, fuch fum
ami fums ns uuy annually be
required to difehargt any in Hal
merit or pan of the principal
of the prelent debt of the Uni
ted States, and of any future'
loans which may be made for
reimburfing, or di (charging the
lame, which (hall be actually
due-and demand abb*, and which
Iliad not by virtue of this, or
any other aft, be renewed or
prolonged, or reim bur fed, out
of the proceeds of a new loan :
and abb it lhali be the duty of
the faid com mi (honors to caufe
to be spplied the furplus of
fuch fund as may at :.ny time
exile, after fatisf ing the pifr
polts afore faid, towards the
forth r and final redemption,
by payment, or purchase, of
the preient debt of the United
States, including loans for the
reimburfement thereof, tempo
rary loans heretofore obtained
from the bank of the United
States, and cho ft demands againft
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the United States, under an/
treaty, or convention, with a
foreign power, for the payment'
of which the faith of the United
States has been, or may hereaf
ter, b- pledged by Congrcfs :
Provided , however , that the
whole, or any part, of fuch
demands, anfing under a treaty,
or convention, with a foreign
power, and of fuch temporary
Joans may, at any time, he re
im burled, either out of the fink
ing fund, or, if the foliation of
the treafury ’will permit, our of
any other monies which have
been, or may hereafter be ap
propriated to that purpofe.
Sec. 4. Ard ic it further
enaiied 3 That the commifiioncw