en only at cept when direct it to CHAPTER XXIV, An Act to repeal so much of an Act, intitled, "An Act to establish the judicial Courts of the United States," as directs that alternate Seffions of the Circuit-Court for the District of Pennfylvania fhall be holden at York-Town; and for other Purposes. Sec. 1. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United Circuit court for States of America, in Congress affembled, That Pennfylvania diftrict fo much of the fifth section of the act, intitled, to be hold. An act to establish the judicial courts of the Philadel United States," as directs that alternate fefphia; ex- fions of the circuit court for the diftrict of the judges Pennfylvania, fhall be holden at York-town, beholden be, and the fame is hereby repealed; and at York- that all the feffions of the faid circuit court, fhall, from and after the paffing of this act, be holden at the city of Philadelphia, excepting only, when at any feffion of the faid court, the judges thereof fhall direct the next session to be holden at York-town ; which they are hereby authorized and empowered to do, whenever it fhall appear to them to be neceffary. town. and conti next Oc tober at Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Returns fuch procefs of the faid court, as may have nuances to iffued before the paffing of this act, and all the 11th of recognizances returnable, and all fuits and other proceedings that were continued to the York-town faid circuit court for the diftrict of Pennfylchanged to the fame vania, on the eleventh of October next, in day at Phi-York-town, fhall now be returned, and held Jadelphia. continued to the fame court, on the fame day, at Philadelphia. And to the end, that fuitors, witneffes and all others concerned, may have thereof to notice of the alteration hereby made, the Notice JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore... APPROVED, May the twelfth, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. f by procla mation. .3 CHAPTER XXV. An Act allowing Compenfation for Horfes killed in Battle belonging to Officers of the Army of the United States. Sec. I. B ty requires E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the oneers, United States of America, in Congress affem- whole du bled, That every officer in the army of the them to be United States, whofe duty requires him to be on horseon horfeback, in time of action, and whofe paid for horse fhall be killed in battle, be allowed a fum horfes killnot exceeding two hundred dollars, as a compenfation for each horfe fo killed. back, to be ed in battle. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Act to be the provision contained in this act fhall have retrofpecretrofpective operation, fo far as the fourth tive as far day of March, in the year one thoufand feven March, hundred and eighty-nine: Provided, That no as fourth 1789. Circuit court for Pennfylva en only at Philadel phia; except when direct it to CHAPTER XXIV, An Act to repeal fo much of an Act, intitled, "An Act to establish the judicial Courts of the United States," as directs that alternate Seffions of the Circuit-Court for the District of Pennfylvania fhall be holden at York-Town; and for other Purposes. Sec. 1. E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That nia diftrict fo much of the fifth section of the act, intitled, to be hold. An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States," as directs that alternate feffions of the circuit court for the diftrict of the judges Pennfylvania, fhall be holden at York-town, be holden be, and the fame is hereby repealed; and that all the feffions of the faid circuit court, shall, from and after the paffing of this act, be holden at the city of Philadelphia, excepting only, when at any feffion of the faid court, the judges thereof fhall direct the next feffion to be holden at York-town ; which they are hereby authorized and empowered to do, whenever it fhall appear to them to be neceffary. at Yorktown. and conti next Oc tober at Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Returns fuch procefs of the faid court, as may have nuances to iffued before the paffing of this act, and all the 1rth of recognizances returnable, and all fuits and other proceedings that were continued to the York-town faid circuit court for the district of Pennfylthe fame vania, on the eleventh of October next, in day at Phi-York-town, shall now be returned, and held Jadelphia. continued to the fame court, on the fame day, at Philadelphia. And to the end, that fuitors, witneffes and all others concerned, may have changed to thereof to notice of the alteration hereby made, the Notice marthal of the faid district of Pennfylvania be given by is hereby required to make the fame known, the maraha by proclamation, on or before the first day of by procla Auguft next. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the Senate pro temporean APPROVED, May the twelfth, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. mation. CHAPTER XXV. An Act allowing Compenfation for Horfes killed in Battle belonging to Officers of the Army of the United States. B ty requires Sec. I. E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the oneers, United States of America, in Congress affem- whole durbled, That every officer in the army of the them to be United States, whofe duty requires him to be on horfeon horfeback, in time of action, and whofe paid for horfe fhall be killed in battle, be allowed a fum horfes killnot exceeding two hundred dollars, as a compenfation for each horfe fo killed. back, to be ed in battle. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That A to be the provifion contained in this act fhall have retrofpecretrospective operation, fo far as the fourth tive as far day of March, in the year one thousand seven March, hundred and eighty-nine: Provided, That no as fourth 1789. Proof to perfon fhall receive payment for any horfe fo be made to killed, until he make fatisfactory proof to the the Secre tary of Secretary at War, that the horfe, for which War within he claims compenfation, was actually killed a limited time, How proof of the va under fuch circumftances, as to entitle him to this provifion, in all cafes, which have heretofore taken place, within one year after the end of the prefent feffion of Congrefs; and in all cafes which may take place hereafter, within one year after fuch horfe fhall have been killed. · Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the lue fhall be proof of the value of fuch horfe fhall be, by the affidavit of the quarter-mafter of the corps, to which the owner may belong, or of two other credible witneffes. made. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore: APPROVED, May the twelfth, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. |