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CHAPTER LII.

An Act in addition to the "Act for making further and more effectual Provifion for the Protection of the Frontiers of the United States."

Allowance Sec. 1.

to widows

and orphans of

officers dying in fervice.

paid in fu

BE

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congrefs affembled, That if any commiffioned officer in the troops of the United States, fhall, while in the fervice of the United States, die, by reason of wounds, received in actual fervice of the United States, and fhall leave a widow, or if no widow, fhall leave a child or children, under age, fuch widow, or if no widow, fuch child or children, fhall be entitled to, and receive the half of the monthly pay, to which the deceased was entitled, at the time of his death, for and during the term of five years: And in case of the death or intermarriage of fuch widow, before the expiration of the said term of five years, the half-pay, for the remainder of the term, fhall go to the child or children of fuch deceafed officer, while under the age of fixteen years, and, in like manner, the allowance to the child or children of fuch deceased, where there is no widow, fhall be paid, no longer than while there is a child or children under the age aforefaid. Provided, That no greater fum fhall be allowed in any cafe, to the widow or to the child or children of any officer, than the half-pay of a lieutenant-colonel.

Army how Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the army be in future paid in fuch manner that the arrears fhall at no time exceed two months.

ture.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That to fuch of the troops as are or may be employed

States may

certain

on the frontiers, and under fuch fpecial cir- Prefident
cumstances as, in the opinion of the Prefident of United
of the United States, may require an augmen- increase
tation of some parts of their rations, the Prefi- rations of
dent be authorized to direct fuch augmentation troops.
as he may judge neceffary, not exceeding four
ounces of beef, two ounces of flour, and half a
gill of rum or whiskey, in addition to each ra-
tion, and half a pint of falt to one hundred ra-
tions.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
RALPH IZARD, Prefident of the
Senate, pro tempore.

APPROVED, June the seventh, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LIII.

An Act for the Remiffion of the Duties on certain
diftilled Spirits destroyed by Fire.
(PRIVATE.)

CHAPTER LIV.

An Act laying additional Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandize imported into the United

States.

Sec. I.

BE

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That

certain ar

ported in

Addition from and after the laft day of June inftant, al duties on there fhall be levied, collected and paid upon ticles in the following articles imported into the Uni-, vefiels of ted States, in thips or veffels of the United States, the several duties herein-after mention30th June ed, over and above the duties now payable by law; viz:

United

States after

inft.

On coffee, clayed or lump fugar, per pound,

one cent.

On cocoa, per pound, two cents.

On cheese, per pound, three cents.
On boots, per pair, twenty-five cents.
On fhoes and flippers for men and women, and
on clogs and golofhoes, per pair, five cents.
On fhoes and flippers for children, per pair,
three cents.

On coal, per bufhel, one half a cent.
On millenery ready made, artificial flow-
ers, feathers and other ornaments for
womens' head dreffes, and on dolls
dreffed and undreffed,

On caft, flit, and rolled iron, and gene-
rally, on all manufactures of iron, steel,
tin, pewter, copper, brafs, or of which
either of thofe metals is the article of
chief value, not being otherwise parti-
cularly enumerated, (brafs and iron
wire, locks, hinges, hoes, anvils,
vifes excepted,)

On carpets and carpeting,

and

On leather tanned or tawed, and gene-
rally, all manufactures of leather, or of
which leather is the article of chief va-
lue, not otherwise particularly enume-
rated,

On medicinal drugs, except those com-
monly used in dying,

On matts and floor-cloths,

Five per cent. ad valorem.

On hats, caps, and bonnets of every fort, On gloves, mittens, ftockings, fans, buttons and buckles of every kind, On sheathing and cartridge paper, On all powders, paftes, ball, balfams, ointments, oils, waters, wafhes, tinctures, effences, or other preparations, or compofitions, commonly called sweet fcents or odours, perfumes or cofmetics, and on all dentifrice, powders or preparations for the teeth or gums, On gold, filver, or plated wares, gold and filver lace, jewellery and paste work, clocks and watches, and the parts of either,

On groceries, to wit; cinnamon, cloves, mace, nutmegs, ginger, annifeed, currants, dates, prunes, raifins, fugar-candy, oranges, lemons, limes, and generally, all fruits and comfits, olives, capers, pickles of every fort, oil, and muftard in flour,

On all marble, flate, or other stone, on bricks, tiles, tables, mortars, and other ftone, and generally, on all glass, except window glafs, and on all stone and earthen ware,

On cabinet wares, and all manufactures of wood, or of which wood is the material of chief value,

On all manufactures of cotton or linen, or of muflins; of cotton and linen, or of which cotton or linen, is the material of chief value, being printed, ftained or coloured,

Five

per cent. ad valorem.

On carriages, and parts of carriages, four and a half per cent. ad valorem.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That af

Additional duties on certain articles imported in veffels of U. S. after

30th June.

duties on

certain ar

ported in

veffels of

Additional ter the said laft day of June inftant, there fhall be laid, levied and collected, in addition to the ticles im- prefent duty thereupon, a duty of two and a half per cent. ad valorem, upon all goods, U. S. after wares and merchandize, which, if imported 30th June. in fhips or veffels of the United States, are now chargeable, by law, with a duty of feven and a half per cent. ad valorem.

4th section

of certain

a& continued to

1st Janu

ary, 1797.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the fourth fection of the act, intitled, "An act for raising a further fum of money for the protection of the frontiers, and for other purpofes therein mentioned," whereby an additional duty of two and a half per cent. ad valorem, was laid upon certain goods, wares, and merchandize, be, and the fame is hereby continued in force, until the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-feven. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That an addition of ten per centum, fhall be made, to brought in the feveral rates of duties, above specified and foreign vef- impofed, in refpect to all goods, wares and merchandize, which, after the faid last day of June inftant, fhall be imported in fhips or veffels, not of the United States.

Additional

duty on faid articles

fels.

When du

ties on goods, wares, &c.

turned.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That all duties, which fhall be paid, or fecured to be paid, by virtue of this act, fhall be returned fhall be re- or discharged, in refpect to all fuch goods, wares or merchandize, whereupon they shall have been fo paid, or fecured to be paid as within twelve calender months after payment made or fecurity given, fhall be exported to any foreign port or place, except one per centum on the amount of the faid duties, which fhall be retained, as an indemnification for whatever expenfe may have accrued concerning the fame.

Except one per cent.

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