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houfe at Baldhead, there fhall be appropriated a fum not exceeding four thousand dollars. Specific ap- Sec. propriati3. And be it further enacted, That for ons for mif- discharging certain mifcellaneous claims upon cellaneous the United States, there fhall be appropriated a fum of money not exceeding eight thoufand and four dollars, and thirteen cents; that is to fay: For making good, to the Bank of the United States, lofs and infurance on fhipments of money for, and on account of the United States, and for lofs on filver and gold, received from the Collectors at Wilmington and Edenton, one thoufand four hundred and twelve dollars, and ninety-three cents: For paying Jofeph Stretch, fole administrator of Joseph Wright, deceafed, for modelling a likeness, and cutting two dies, in conformity to a refolution of Congrefs, of the twenty-fourth of September, one thousand feven hundred and feventy-nine, two hundred and thirtythree dollars, and thirty-three cents: For the payment of a balance due to Arthur St. Clair, pursuant to an act of Congress, of the thirty-first of May, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-four, one thousand and fiftyfeven dollars, and eighty-feven cents: For an allowance to the widow and orphan-children of Robert Forsyth, late marshal of the district of Georgia, pursuant to an act of June the seventh, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, two thousand dollars: For defraying the expense of publishing lifts of invalid penfioners, in compliance with the refolution of Congrefs, of the ninth of June, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-four, eight hundred dollars: For defraying the expenfe of fundry expreffes to and from the collectors of the re venue, in relation to the embargo, five hun

dred dollars: For the difcharge of fuch mif cellaneous demands against the United States, other than thofe on account of the civil department, not otherwise provided for, and which fhal! have been afcertained and admitted in due course of settlement at the Treasury, and which are of a nature, according to the ufage thereof, to require payment in fpecie, two thousand dollars.

· Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the feveral appropriations, herein before made, shall be paid and difcharged out of the fund of fix hundred thousand dollars, reserved by the act making provifion for the debt of the United States.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.
APPROVED, January the fecond, 1795:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

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CHAPTER LXXIV.

An Act to regulate the Pay of the non-commiffioned Officers, Muficians and Privates of the MiTitia of the United States, when called into actual Service, and for other Purposes.

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Monthly lowance of bounty, clothing and pay to the commilli- non-commiffioned officers, muficians and privates of the infantry, artillery and cavalry of the militia of the United States, when called into actual fervice, fhall be at the rate per month, as follows: Each ferjeant-major and quartermafter-ferjeant, nine dollars; each drum and fife-major, eight dollars, and thirtythree cents; each ferjeant, eight dollars; each corporal, drummer, fifer and trumpeter, seven dollars, and thirty-three cents; each farrier, faddler and artificer (included as a private) eight dollars; each gunner, bombardier and private, fix dollars, and fixty-fix cents..

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the monthly pay, there fhall be lowance to allowed to each officer, non-commiffioned ofthe cavalry. ficer, mufician and private of the cavalry, for the ufe of his horfe, arms and accoutrements, and for the risk thereof, except of horses killed in action, forty cents per day; and to each non-commiffioned officer, mufician and private, twenty-five cents per day, in lieu of rations and forage, when they fhall provide the fame.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever the militia fhall be called into the actual fervice of the United States, their pay fhall be deemed to commence from the day of their appearing at the places of battalion, regimental or brigade rendezvous; allowing to each non-commiffioned officer, mufician and priAllowance vate foldier, a day's pay and rations, for evefifteen miles from his home to fuch place of rendezvous, and the fame allowance for travelling home from the place of discharge.

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addition to the pay heretofore authorized by law, there fhall be allowed and paid to the non-commiffioned officers, musicians and pri- Additional vates of the militia lately called forth into the pay to the actual fervice of the United States, on an ex- led forth in pédition to Fort-Pitt, fuch fums as fhall, with the expedithe pay heretofore by law established, be equal to the allowances refpectively provided in the firft and fecond fections of this act. Provided nevertheless, That the compenfations made by any ftate, to the militia called forth from fuch ftate, fhall be deemed to be included in the additional allowance authorized by this act; and fuch state fhall be entitled to receive from the Treafury of the United States, fuch fums as they shall have paid, or allowed to the none States to be commiffioned officers, muficians and privates, a certain over and above the pay heretofóre allowed by fum. law, and not exceeding the additional allow ance granted by this act.

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Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That for the completing and better fupporting the military establishment of the United States, as provided by the act, intitled, “ An act making further and more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers of the United States," there fhall be allowed and paid, from Additional and after the first day of January, one thoufand lifted feven hundred and ninety-five, to each non- troops. commiffioned officer, mufician and private now in fervice, or hereafter to be inlifted, the additional pay of one dollar per month, during the terms of their respective inlistments; and to each foldier now in the fervice of the United States, or discharged therefrom, fubfequent to the third day of March laft, who fhall re-inlift after the first day of January next, an additional bounty of eight dollars,

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the United States, or discharged as above, who fhall inlift after the faid first day of Janu-ary next, an additional bounty of fix dollars, making the entire bounty fourteen dollars: but the payment of four dollars of each addiPart of the tional bounty hereby granted, fhall be deferbounty to red, until the foldier inlifting fhall join the bedeferred. regiment or corps, in which he is to ferve.

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Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That Increase of to thofe in the military fervice of the United rations to States, who are, or fhall be employed on the ployed in western frontiers, there fhall be allowed, durthemilitary ing the time of their being fo employed, two The U. S. on ounces of flour or bread, and two ounces of the western beef or pork, in addition to each of their rations, and half a pint of falt, in addition to every hundred of their rations.

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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, January the fecond, 1795:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LXXV.

An Act authorizing the Transfer of the Stock
Standing to the Credit of certain States.

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