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CHAPTER VII.

An Act making further Provision for the Expen fes attending the Intercourfe of the United States with foreign Nations; and further to continue in Force the Act, intitled, " An Act providing the Means of Intercourfe between the United States and foreign Nations.

Sec. I.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, Additional That a fum of one million of dollars, in addiappropri- tion to the provifion heretofore made, be apfupport in- propriated to defray any expenses which may be incurred, in relation to the intercourfe between the United States and foreign nations, States and to be paid out of any monies, which may be in the treasury, not otherwife appropriated, and to be applied, under the direction of the Prefident of the United States, who, if neceffary, is hereby authorized to borrow the whole or any part of the faid fum of one million of dollars; an account of the expenditure whereof, as foon as may be, fhall be laid before Congrefs.

foreign

nations.

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nued in

force.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the act, intitled, "An act providing the means of acts conti- intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," paffed the first day of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, together with the second section of the act, intitled, "An act to continue in force, for a limited time, and to amend the act, intitled, " An act providing the means of intercourfe between the United States and foreign nations," paffed the ninth day of February, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-three, shall be

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continued in force, for the term of one year
from the paffing of this act, and from thence,
until the end of the next feffion of Congress
thereafter holden, and no longer.

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

APPROVED, March the twentieth, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER VIII.

An Act authorizing a Loan of one Million of
Dollars.

BE

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borrow

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That the Prefident of the United States be, and he hereby is autho- Prefident rized and empowered to borrow, on the cre- States audit of the United States, if, in his opinion, thorized to the public fervice fhall require it, a fum not exceeding one million of dollars, at an intereft dollars. not exceeding five per centum 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 imports and tonnage, to the end of the prefent year: And that it fhall be lawful for the bank of the United States, and VOL. III, C

the faid bank hereby is authorized and em powered to make the loan aforefaid.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the twentieth, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

Certain

ports and harbors to

be fortified.

CHAPTER IX.

An Act to provide for the Defence of certain
Ports and Harbors in the United States.

Sect. I.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the following ports and harbors be fortified under the direction of the President of the United States, and at fuch time or times, as he may judge neceffary, to wit: Portland in the district of Maine; Portsmouth in the ftate of New-Hampshire, Gloucester, Salem, Marblehead and Boston, in the state of Massachusetts; Newport in the ftate of RhodeIfland; New-London in the state of Connecticut; New-York; Philadelphia; Wilmington, in the state of Delaware; Baltimore, in the ftate of Maryland; Norfolk and Alexandria, in the ftate of Virginia; Cape-Fear river and Ocracock inlet in the state of North

Carolina; Charleston and Georgetown, in the ftate of South-Carolina; and Savannah and Saint Mary's in the ftate of Georgia.

garrifons,

military

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it Prefident of fhall be lawful for the Prefident of the United U. S. may States, to employ, as garrifons in the faid for. employ, as tifications, or any of them, fuch of the troops troops on on the military establishment of the United eftablithStates, as he may judge neceffary; and to ment. cause to be provided one hundred cannon, of a caliber each to carry a ball of thirty-two pounds caufe canweight, and one hundred other cannon, of a non to be caliber each to carry a ball of twenty four purchased. pounds weight, together with the carriages and implements neceffary for the fame, and carriages with the neceffary implements for one hundred and fifty other cannon, with two hundred and fifty tons of cannon-fhot.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it And refhall be lawful for the President of the United ceive cefStates to receive from any state (in behalf of tain lands. the United States) a ceffion of the lands, on which any of the fortifications aforefaid, with the neceffary buildings, may be erected, or intended to be erected; or where fuch ceffions shall not be made, to purchase fuch lands, on behalf of the United States; Provided, That no purchase shall be made, where fuch lands are the property of a state.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.
APPROVED, March the twentieth, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the military Eftablishment of the United States, for the Year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-four.

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B

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, Specific ap- That for the fupport of the military establishment of the United States, for the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-four; for repairs and articles directed to be made and purchased by the Prefident of the United States; for invalid penfioners; for fortifying certain ports and harbours; and for the purchafe of cannon, implements and fhot, there be appropriated a fum of money, not exceeding one million, fix hundred and twenty-nine thoufand, nine hundred and thirty-fix dollars, and one cent; that is to fay: For the pay of the legion of the United States, three hundred and three thoufand, fix hundred and eighty-four dollars: For fubfiftence, three hundred and twelve thoufand, five hundred and fixty-fever dollars, and feventy-five cents: For forage, thirty-one thousand, fix hundred and thirtytwo dollars: For clothing, one hundred and twelve thousand dollars: For equipments for the cavalry, feven thoufand, three hundred and fourteen dollars, and five cents: For horfes for the cavalry, fixteen thousand dollars: For bounty to the foldiers, five thousand dollars : For the hofpital department, twenty thoufand dollars: For the ordnance department, fix thousand feven hundred and fifteen dollars, and thirty-two cents: For defenfive protection of the frontiers, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars: For the Indian department,

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