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Volume I’V.] \\t L D ESD A T, September 15, 1802, [No. 176.*
UBERTT Id CUE MOT'TO j ‘lKU'ni OUE GUIDE.
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[BY AUTHORITY.]
Seventh Centre fs cf the United
States.
At the firfl Sefilon, begun and
held at the City of Waihing
ton, in the Territory cf Co
lumbia, on Monday the yih
of December, iSoi.
AN ACT making an appropri
ation for carrying into effebl
tie convention between the I
rated States cf America and
his Britannic Majefiy.
BE it enabled by tbs Senate and
Houfe cf Reprefentatives cf
the United States cf America, in
Ccngrefs affembled, That for
carrying into effied: the conven
tion cf the eighth day of Janu
ary, one thoufand eight hundred
and two, between the United
States of America and his Bri
tannic Majefiy, the fum of two
millions fix hundred and fixty
four thoufand dollars be, and
the fame hereby is appropriated.
Sec. 2. And he it further
matted, That the aforefuid fum
fhall be paid in Rich inflalments,
and at Inch times, as are fixed
by the find convention, out of
any monies in the treafury, not
otherwife appropriated.
Nathaniel Macon - ,
Speeder cj the Houfe cf Repre
fen tat ives.
Abraham Baldwin,
Prefident cf the Senate , pro tern.
Approved May 3, 1802.
Thomas Jefflrson,
Prefident cf the United States.
AN ACT for the relief cf Fid
voar Sk'ipvjith.
IRE it enabled ny the Senate and
Houfe cf Reprejentatives if
the United States cf America, in
Ccngrefs affcm bled. That there
be paid unto Tulwar Skipwirh,
out of any money in the public
treafury, not otherwife appro
priated, the lum of four mou
ld nd five hundred and fifty q. [-
iars, advanced by him tor the
vile of the United States, with
an intertil at the rate or fix per
Centura per annum, from the
firfb day of November one theu
fiver* hun.urtd aru n.ncty^
THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE;
AND
REPUBLICAN trumpet.
five, at which time the advance
was made.
Nathaniel Macon,
Speaker of the llcufe cf Rrpt c-
Jsntatives.
Abraham Baldwin,
Prejldent of the Senate, pro ten.
Approved, May 3, 1802.
Thomas Jefferson*
Trefident of the United States.
AN ACT to amend an all, en
eitled £f An att for the relief
cf fich and dijalled /camon,”
and for other purpjes,
BE it enabled by the Senate and
llcufe cf Reprejentatives if
the L rated States cf America, in
Ccngrefs afendlea) That the
monies heretofore colleded in
purfuance of the feveral ads
“ for the relief of fick and
difabltd Teamen,” andatprefent
unexpended, together with the
monies hereafter to he colleded
by authority of the
tioned ads, fnall conftitute a
general fund, which the Frefi
dent of the United States fhall
ufe and employ as circumilances
fhall require for the benefit and
convenience of fick and difiibled
American fcamen : Provided\
that the lum of fifteen thoufand
dollars be, and the fame is here
by appropriated for the eredion
of an hofpital in the difind; cf
MafTachufetts.
Sec. 2. And he it further
enabled, That it (ball he lawful
for the Prefident of the United
Stares to caufc fuch meafures to
be taken as, in his opinion, may
be expedient for providing con
venient accommodations, medi
cal aifiilance, nectfTary attend
ance, and fupplies for the relief
of fick or difabled fieamen of the
United States who may be at
or near the port of* Ncw*Or
kans, in cafe the lame can be
done wifin the aiTent of the go
vernment having jurifdidion
ever the port j and for this pur
pofic, to cilabhfh fuch regula
tions, and to authorile the em
ployment of Rich perfons as he
may judge proper ■, and that for
defraying the expence thereof,
a fun* not exceeding three thou
fand dollars be paid cut cf any
monies arifing from the laid
fund not otherwife appropriated.
Sec. 3. And be it further
enabled, That from and after the
thirtieth day of June next, the
mafter of every beat, raft or
fine, belonging to any citizen
of die United Stares which fhall
go down the Miff dip pi with
intention to proceed to Nevv-
Orkans ihali, on his arrival at
fort Adams, render to t ! e Col
lector or naval officer thereof,
a true account ct the number
of period employed cr. board
fuch bca r , rafr cr fiar, and the
time that each pci lon fas been
fo employed, and fl.all pay to
the laid ccllcdor cr naval t ffictr
at the rate of twenty cents per
month, for every perk n lo em
ployer', which fum, he is hereby
authcriltd to retain out of the
wages of fuch perfen; and the
fa.d colicdlor cr naval officer
filial! rot rfive a clearance for
o
finch boar, raft or flat, to pro
ceed cn her voyage to Ncvv-
Crkars, until an account be
lendmd to him of the number
of perfons employed on boaid
fuch loar, raft or Hat, and the
money paid to him by the niai
ter or owner thereof ; and if
any Rich mailtr ihali render a
falic* a.count cf the number of
perfons, and the length of time
they have feveialiy been on
employ'd as is herein requited,
he ihali forfeit and pay fifty dol
lars, which fhall be applied to
and ill 11 make .1 part of the laid
general fund for the purpofes of
tlfis ad: Provided, that all per
fons employed in navigating any
fuch boar, laft or Hat, fhall be
confiucred *s Teamen of the U
nited Stated, and entitled to the
relief extended by law to Tick
and difabied Teamen.
Sec. 4. And he it further
enabled, That the Prefident of
the United States be, and he is
hereby authorifed to nominate
and appoint for the port of New
Orleans, a fit perfon to be di
rector of the marine hofpital ol
rhe United States, whole duties
fhall be in all inflances the fame
as the diredors of the marine
hofpital of the United States,
as due (Ted anil required by the
ad, entitled, “ an aft R>r the
relief of fick and difabltd lea
men/’
Sec. 5. And he it further
enabled, That each and every
diredor of the marine hofpitals
within the United States (hall,
if it can with convenience be
done, admit into the hofpital of
which he is director, fick foreign
Teamen, on the application of the
maflcr or commander ct any
foreign veifiel to which fuch Tick
Teamen may belong; and each
Teaman lo admitted finall be fub
jed to a change of levcnty-five
cents per day, for each day he
may remain in the hofpital, the
payment of which, the mailer
or commander 01 loch foreign
veifiel, fhall make to the colit dor
of the diflricc in which lurh
hofpital is firuaced * and thecol
leclcr fhall not grant a clearance
10 any foreign vrfiel, until the
money due from fuch mailer or
commander, in manner and form
aforefaid, fhall he paid ; and the
c». cvtoiT o i ca. .* is kw »'
by dire elec’, under the penalty
of fifty dollar?, to make out the
accounts againft each fore ga
kainan that may be placed ia
the hofpital under his direction,
and render the lame to the col
leftor.
Sec. 6. And he it further
enabled y That the colit ftors fhall
pay the money ccilefted, by
virtue of this, 2nd the aft to
which this is an amendment,
into the treafury of the United
States, and be accountable there
for, and receive the fame corn
million thereon, as for other
money by them collcftcd.
Sec. % Ahd he it further
enabledy That each and every
direftor of the marine hofpitals,
fhall be accountable at the trea
sury of the United States, for
the money by them received iit
the fame manner as other receiv
ers of public money, and for
the fums by them expended
fhall be allowed a commillion at
the rate of one per cent.
Nathaniel Macon,
Speaker of the lion ft cf Repre*
fen tat tin.
Abraham Baldwin,
Prefident cf the Senate, pro tcm %
Approved, May 3, ISO 2.
Thomas Jefferson,
Pref dent if tie Usd ted States •'
Executive Department,
Louijviilsy June iB, 1802,
A ref lotion in the words fol
lowing, to wit:—
Resolved, That Lis
Excellency the Gover
nor, be and he is hereby autho
rized and requeued to purfue
Inch mcafures as in his judg
ment may mod t deftually afcei -
tain and colleft all jull claims
which the citizens of this date
may have againil the Creek
Nation of Indians * which faid
claims fhall, before they are
exhibited, be duly authentica
ted by the oath of one or more
didntereded perfons, taken and
certified by any judge, jmlicc
of the peace, or clerk of the
Superior or Inferior Courts,'*
having pafTcd both branches of
the Lcgillature, ami received
the a (Tent of the Executive—*
it is ORDERED,
That all perfons having cU'ms
againd the Creek. Nation of In
dians, tor property of any de
feription by them, taken or
plundered, be and they arc
hereby required to rranfmit the
fame, as foon as pofhblc to the
Executive Department, authen
ticated m the manner by the
ate 1 c-recited icfolution pointed
out.
Taken from the Journals of the
Executive Department,
iii tok, Ste rj *