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foned for a term not exceeding five years, and fhall be removed from office, and be forever Penalty. thereafter incapable of holding any office under the United States.

To give bond.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the faid officer fhall, before he enters on the duties of his office, give bond with fufficient fureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treafury, and Comptroller, in the fum of twenty thousand dollars, payable to the United States, with condition for the faithful performance of the duties of his faid office; whichbond fhall be lodged in the office of the Comp`troller.

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

APPROVED, February the 23d, 1795:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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An Act to continue in Force, the Act " for af certaining the Fees in Admiralty Proceedings in the District Courts of the United States, and for other Purposes."

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An Act enabling George Gibbs to obtain a Drawback of Duties on certain exported Wines.

(PRIVATE.)

CHAPTER XCV.

An Act to amend the Act, intitled, " An Act tò eftablish the Poft-Office and Paft-Roads within the United States."

Sec. 1:

B

designated.

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the. United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the following be, and are hereby eftablifhed, as poft-roads, namely: From Pitts'- Poft roads town in the diftrict of Maine, to Wifcaffett; and from Hallowell in the faid district, to Norridgeworth From Dover in New-Hampshire through Berwick, to Waterborough Courthouse, and from thence to Kennebunk: From Portsmouth, through Dover, Rochefter and Moultonborough, to Plymouth; and from Plymouth to Portfmouth, by New-Hampton, Meredith, Gilmantown, Nottingham and Durham; the post to go and return on the faid route alternately: From Fishkill by Newburgh and New Windfor to Gofhen: From Cooper's Town by Butternut-creek and Oxford Academy to Union-Town: From Piper's on the post-road from Philadelphia to Bethlehem by Alexandria to Pittston in New-Jerfey: From Brown'fville in Pennsylvania, to the town of Washington: From Reading, by Sunbury, and the town of Northumberland, to Lewisburg, commonly called Der'ftown, on the Sufquehannah: From Bethlehem to Wilkfburgh in the county of Luzerne: From YorkTown, through Abbot'ftown, and Gettifburgh, to Hager'ftown in Maryland; and from Hager'ftown, through Williamfport, to to Martinsburg in Virginia: From Annapolis, VOL. III. Z

Foft roads by lower Marlborough, to Calvert Courtdefignated houfe, and from thence to Saint Leonard's creek: From Bladensburgh in Maryland through Upper Marlbro to Nottingham and from thence to the town of Benedict: From Belle-Air in Harford county, Maryland, to the Black-horfe, on the York and Baltimore road: From Gloucefter Court-houfe, in Virginia, to York-Town: From Powhatan Courthouse, to Carter'sville: From Charlottesville, by Warren, Warminften, New-market, Amherft Court-houfe, Cabell'sburgh, and Madifon to Lynchburg: From Winchester, through Romney, to Moorfields: From Charlotte in North-Carolina, by Lancaster Court-house, to Cambden in South-Carolina; and from Charlotte, to Lincolnton: From Beard'stown in Kentucky, to Nashville in the territory fouth of the river Ohio.

Certain

altered.

may dif continue

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That inpoft road ftead of the road from Fayetteville, by Lumberton to Cheraw Court-house, the route of the post shall hereafter be on the most direct road from Fayetteville to Cheraw Court-house: and that the Postmaster-General fhall have auPoftmafter thority to difcontinue the poft-road, from Lumberton to Cheraw Court-house, and from Hager'ftown to Sharpfburg in Maryland. That if, in the opinion of the Postmaster-General, an alteration in the poft-road from Cumberland in Maryland, to Morgantown in Virginia, and from thence, by Union-Town in Pennsylvania, to Brownfville on the Monongahela, could be made more conducive to the public intereft, than the prefent route, yet fo as to afford the fame accommodation to the faid places, he fhall be authorized, with the

certain roads.

T

consent of the prefent contractor for carrying May alter the mail, to make fuch alteration.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. HENRY TAZEWELL, President pro tem pore of the Senate. APPROVED, February the 25th, 1795:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

others.

CHAPTER XCVI.

An Act fupplementary to the Act, intitled, “An Act to provide more effectually for the Collection of the Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandize imported into the United States, and on the Tonnage of Ships or Veffels."

Sec. I.

officer of

on board a

E it enacted by the Senate and House Penalty on of Reprefentatives of the United hindering States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That the revenue if the master or commander of any fhip or from going veffel, coming into, or arriving at any port or veel. place, within the United States, shall obstruct or hinder, or fhall caufe any obstruction or hindrance, with fuch an intent, to any officer of the revenue, in going on board fuch ship or veffel, for the purpose of carrying into ef fect any of the revenue-laws of the United States, he shall forfeit a fum not exceeding five hundred, nor less than fifty dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all actions, fuits or informations to be brought, where any feizure fhall be made, for any

proof in fuit for

Burden of breach of the revenue-laws of the United States, the burthen of proof fhall lie on the claimant only, where probable caufe is fhewn for fuch profecution, to be judged of by the court, before whom the profecution is had.

breach of laws to lie

revenue

on claimant.

to be given

penalties

on fuch

breaches.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in Special bail all cafes, in which fuits or profecutions fhall in fuits for be commenced for the recovery of pecuniary penalties prescribed by the laws of the United States, the perfon or perfons, against whom procefs may be iffued, fhall be held to special bail, fubject to the rules and regulations, which prevail in civil fuits, in which special bail is required.

Certain new diftricts and

ports of de

blished.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That from and after the laft day of May next, there fhall be established the following new diftricts and livery afta- ports of delivery, to wit: In the ftate of NewYork, a diftrict, to be called the diftrict of Hudfon; which fhall include the city of Hudfon, and all the waters and fhores northward of the faid city on Hudfon river, and the town of Catskill below the faid city; and the faid city of Hudfon fhall be the fole port of entry for the faid diftrict; to which fhall be annexed the towns or landing-places of Catfkill, Kinderhook and Albany, as ports of delivery, only; and the collector for the faid diftrict fhall refide at Hudson, and a furveyor to refide at Hudfon, and another at Albany, as is now by law established: In the state of Connecticut, a diftrict, to be called the dif trict of Middletown; which fhall include the feveral towns and landing-places of Lyme, Saybrook, Killingfworth, Haddam, Eaft Haddam, Middletown, Chatham, Weathersfield, Glaftenbury, Hartford, Eaft-Hartford, Wind

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