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Prefident hereby authorized, if, in his judgment, it fhould be deemed expedient, to direct voluntary ininliftments. liftments of any of the militia of the United States, in lieu of all, or any part of the force herein authorized to be called forth, for the purposes aforefaid, for a term of service not exceeding thirty days after the commencement of the next feffion of Congrefs.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.
APPROVED, November the 29th, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LXVII.

An Act extending the Privilege of franking to
James White, the Delegate from the Territory
of the United States fouth of the River Ohio;
and making Provision for his Compensation.
(EXPIRED.)

CHAPTER LXVIII.

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An Act to amend and explain the twenty-fecond
Section of the Act establishing the judicial
Courts of the United States."

WHE

HEREAS, by the twenty-fecond fection of the act intitled, "An act to establish the judicial courts of the United

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States," it is provided, that every justice or judge figning a citation on any writ of error, fhall take good and fufficient security, that the plaintiff in error fhall profecute his writ to effect, and answer all damages and cofts, if he fail to make his plea good." And whereas doubts have arifen as to the extent of the fecurity to be required in certain cafes:

BE it enacted and declared by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the fecuri- security to ty to be required and taken on the figning of be taken on figning cia citation on any writ of error, which fhall not tation on be a fuperfedeas and ftay execution, fhall be writ of eronly to fuch an amount, as in the opinion of the justice or judge taking the fame, shall be fufficient to anfwer all fuch cofts, as, upon an affirmance of the judgment or decree, may be adjudged or decreed to the refpondent in

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FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, · Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, December the twelfth, 1794: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States.

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CHAPTER

LXIX.

An Act authorizing a Loan of two million of

Sec. I.

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Dollars.

Erit enacted by the Senate and House
of Reprefentatives of the United

States of America, in Congress affembled, That
VOL. III.

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United

States to borrow 2,000,000 dollars.

Prefident of the Prefident of the United States be empow ered to borrow, on behalf of the United States, any fum not exceeding two million of dollars, at an intereft not exceeding five per cent. per annum, reimburfable at the pleasure of the United States, to be applied to fuch public purposes, as are authorized by law, and to be repaid out of the duties on impost and tonnage, to the end of the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-five..

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States may

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it United fhall be lawful for the bank of the United' Joan faid States, and the faid bank hereby is authorized and empowered to loan the faid fum, or any part thereof.

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FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,

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Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, December the 18th, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LXX.

An Act to authorize the Officers of the Treafury to audit and pass the Account of the late Edward Blanchard, deceased.

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CHAPTER LXXI.

An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the military Eftablishment for the Year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-five; and for the Expenfes of the Militia lately called into the Service of the United States.

Sec. I.

BE it

tions for

to western

nia.

E it enacted by the Senate and House Specific apof Reprefentatives of the United propriaStates of America, in Congress affembled, That militia on there be appropriated for the pay, fubfiftence, expedition forage and other expenfes attending the mi- counties of litia in their late expedition to the western Pennsylvas counties of Pennfylvania, a fum not exceeding one million, one hundred and twenty-two thousand, five hundred and fixty-nine dollars and one cent: that is to fay; For the pay, fubfiftence, and forage of the general staff, eighteen thoufand fix hundred and eighty-one dollars and thirty-four cents: For the pay, fubfiftence and forage of the militia of NewJerfey, eighty-eight thoufand, feven hundred and eighteen dollars, and twenty-five cents: For the pay, fubfiftence and forage of the militia of Pennsylvania, two hundred and ten thousand, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars and thirty cents: For the pay, fubfiftence and forage of the militia of Maryland, fiftyeight thousand fix hundred and fixty dollars and ninety-one cents: For the pay, fubfift ence and forage of the militia of Virginia, one hundred and feventy-five thoufand, and seven dollars and five cents: For the pay and subfiftence of artificers and drivers of ordnance, two thousand seven hundred and thirty-four doHars For the pay and fubfiftence of the cavalry of Virginia, twenty-two thoufand, three hundred and ninety-feven dollars, and

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fixteen cents: For clothing, eighty three thoufand, one hundred and forty dollars: For camp-equipage, twenty-eight thousand, seven Specific hundred and feventeen dollars: For hofpital appropria- ftores, two thousand feven hundred and fetions, &c. venty dollars: For military stores, thirty-four thousand, one hundred dollars: For the quartermafter's and paymaster's departments, three hundred and fixty-three thoufand, fix hundred dollars: For forage for the cavalry, thirty-three thousand, one hundred and fixty-eight dollars.

for military
establish-
ment for

1795,

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a fum not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, be appropriated towards defraying the expenfe of the military establishment, for the year one thousand feven hundred and ninetyfive.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the out of what feveral fums of money aforefaid, fhall be paid funds paya- and difcharged out of the funds following, to

wit: First, the balance which may remain unexpended, of the fum of fix hundred thoufand dollars, referved by the act making provision for the debt of the United States, after fatisfying the appropriations made in the present sesfion, for the fupport of government: Secondly, the furplus of revenue and income beyond the appropriations heretofore charged thereupon, to the end of the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-five.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, thirty-first December, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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