acts pro intercourfe tions. means of intercourfe between the United Limitation States and foreign nations," paffed the firft of former day of July, one thousand feven hundred viding the and ninety; together with the fecond fection means of of the act, intitled, "An act to continue in with foforce, for a limited time, and to amend the reign naact, intitled, "An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," paffed the ninth day of February, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-three, fhall be 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. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Approprifum of twenty thousand dollars be, and the ations fame is hereby appropriated, for defraying the expenses which may attend the intercourfe between the United States and foreign nations, during the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-fix, in addition to the fum of forty thousand dollars, annually appropriated for that purpose. for carry tain trea Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That fo much of the fum appropriated by the firft fec- ing into tion of the act, intitled, " An act making fur- effect certher provifion for the expenfes attending the ties: intercourse of the United States with foreign nations; and further to continue in force the act, intitled, “ An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," paffed the twentieth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, as remains unexpended, together with a further fum of two hundred and fixty thoufand dollars, be, and the fame is hereby ap for reimburfing vill and Burnham. propriated, for the purpose of carrying into effect, any treaty already made, and to enable the Prefident to effect any treaty or treaties, with any of the Mediterranean powers. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the fum of four thoufand five hundred and thirtynine dollars and fix cents, be, and the fame is capts. Col. hereby appropriated to reimburse certain fums advanced by captain. Colvill and captain Burnham, for their ranfom from captivity in Algiers; which fum, the Secretary of the Treafury is hereby authorized and required to pay to the faid captains Colvill and Burnham, dividing the fame equally between them. Prefident of the U. S. not exceed to borrow ing 324,539 dollars, cents. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Prefident of the United States be authorized to borrow, on the credit of the United States, if, in his opinion, the public fervice fhall require it, a fum not exceeding three hundred and twenty-four thoufand five hundred and thirty-nine dollars and fix cents, at an interest not exceeding fix per centum per annum, reimburfable at the pleasure of the United States, to be applied to the purposes of this act, and to be repaid out of the duties on imports and tonnage accruing during the prefent year, and not otherwise appropriated: And it shall be lawful for the bank of the United States to lend the fame. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore. APPROVED, May the 30th, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER XLII. An Act for the Relief of Sylvanus Bourne. Sec. 1. BE accounts of E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That Treafury the accounting officers of the Treafury be to fettle authorized and directed to fettle the account Sylvanus of Sylvanus Bourne, Vice-Conful of the Uni- Bourne. ted States at Amfterdam, for advances by him made, for the relief of the mafter and crew of the ship Washington, which was wrecked on the coast of Holland, in November last; and that the amount thereof be paid him out of the Treasury of the United States. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore. APPROVED, May the 30th, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER XLIII. An Act to continue in Force, for a limited Sec. I. BE E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the act, intitled, "An act fupplementary to the act for the establishment and support of light Acts for light-hou and remit tures con houses, beacons, buoys and public piers," fo fupport of far as the fame provides for defraying the nefes and for ceffary expenfe of fupporting light-houses, mitigating beacons, buoys, and public piers, and the ting forfei- ftakeage of channels on the fea-coft. And altinued for fo, the act, intitled, " An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures and penalties accruing under the revenue laws in certain cafes therein-mentioned," be, and the fame are hereby continued in force for the term of two years. 2 years. alfo 13th fection of lecting duties on fo act for col Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the thirteenth section of the act, intitled, "An act making further provifion for fecuring and collecting the duties on foreign and domestic diftilled spirits, stills, wines and teas," which fection will expire at the end of the present feffion of Congress, fhall be, and the fame is for 1 year. hereby further continued in force, for the term of one year from the paffing of this act, and from thence to the end of the next feffion of Congrefs thereafter, and no longer. reign and domeftic diftilled fpirits, &c. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore: APPROVED, May the 30th, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. An Act making Provifion for the Payment of certain Debts of the United States. Sec. I. BE finking tion of the Prefident of the U. S. to borrow E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe Commis of Reprefentatives of the United fioners of States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That fund, with it fhall be lawful for the commiffioners of the approbafinking fund, with the approbation of the Prefident of the United States, to borrow, or cause to be borrowed, on the credit of the 5,000,000 United States, any fum not exceeding five mil- dollars. lions of dollars, to be applied to the payment How to be of the capital, or principal of any parts of the applied. debt of the United States now due, or to become due, during the courfe of the present year, to the bank of the United States, or to the bank of New-York, or for any instalment of foreign debt: And that, for the whole, or fuch part of the faid fum, as fhall be borrowed, certificates fhall be iffued, purporting that the United States are indebted for the fums to be therein expreffed, bearing an interest of fix per centum per annum, payable quarter-yearly; which fums, at the faid rate of intereft, are to remain fixed and irredeemable, until the close of the year one thoufand eight hundred and nineteen, and to be redeemed thereafter, at the pleasure of the United States: And the bank of the United States is hereby authorized to lend the whole, or any part of the faid five millions of dollars, and to fell the ftock received for fuch loan. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That credits for the fums, which fhall be borrowed, pursuant to this act, fhall be entered and given on the books of the Treasury, in like manner as for the prefent domestic funded debt; and VOL. III. Y 2 |