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ment of military penfions, including an allow ance to the widows and children of officers, under an act, intitled, " An act in addition to the act for making further and more effectual provifion for the protection of the frontiers of the United States," the fum of one hundred and fourteen thoufand two hundred and fiftynine dollars.

what funds

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the feveral appropriations herein-before made, fhall be paid and discharged out of the funds Out of following, to wit: Firft, The furplus of the payable. fum of fix hundred thousand dollars, referved by the act "making provifion for the debt of the United States ;" and which fhall accrue, during the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-fix Secondly, The furplus of revenue and income beyond the appropriations heretofore charged thereupon, to the end of the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-fix; and, Thirdly, The furp lu which fhall remain unexpended, of the monies appropriated to the ufe of the war department, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.

Prefident

row

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Prefident of the United States be empowered of U. S. to borrow, at an intereft not exceeding fix may borper centum, of the bank of the United States, 650,000 which is hereby authorized to lend the fame; dollars to fatisfy this or of any body or bodies politic, perfon or per- at. fons, any fum or fums not exceeding in the whole, fix hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and to be applied to the purposes aforefaid,

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and to be reimbursed, as well interest as prin cipal, out of the funds aforefaid.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the

Senate pro tempore,

APPROVED, June the first, 1796;

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States,

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to pay monthly duty on ftills.

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An Act providing Relief to the Owners of Stills within the United States, for a limited Time, in certain Cafes.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States Diftillers, of America, in Congress affembled, That in every cafe of a distiller, who hath entered his still an election, or ftills, in fuch manner, as to be liable to pay the duty of fifty-four cents upon the capacity or capacities thereof, for the year to end in June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-fix, wherein it shall be made to appear to the Supervisor of the district, that the faid diftiller has been really and truly prevented from employing or working his ftill or ftills, during any part of the term aforefaid, by the deftruction or failure of fruit and grain, or any other unavoidable caufe within the district in which he refides, it fhall and may be lawful for the faid Supervifor, on application made

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to him, any time before the laft day of September next, to admit fuch diftiller to the benefit of an election, to pay, in lieu of the duty on the capacity of his still or ftills for the year, the monthly duty of ten cents per gallon of the capacity for the time he employed his still or ftills.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Representatives.

SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the

Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, June the first, 1796:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LIII.

An Act to fufpend, in Part, the Act, intitled, "An Act to alter and amend the Act, intitled, "An Act laying certain Duties upon Snuff and refined Sugar."

Certain act

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Re prefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That fo much of the act, intitled, "An act to after and amend the act, intitled, "An act laying certain duties upon laying du fnuff and refined fugar," as refpects the duties ty on fnuff therein laid upon mills and implements em- fufpended. ployed in the manufacture of fnuff, and the drawbacks therein allowed upon the exportation of fnuff manufactured within the United

mills, &c.

States, be fufpended, from the paffing of this act, until the end of the next feffion of Congrefs.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the

Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, June the first, 1796:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

Late gen.
Greene's

eftate in-
demnified

of certain bond

CHAPTER LIV.

Act Act to indemnify the Eftate of the late Major-General Nathaniel Greene, for a certain Bond entered into by him, during the late

War.

BE

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the United States to amount fhall and will indemnify the estate of the late general Greene, for the fum of eleven thoufand two hundred and ninety-feven pounds, nine fhillings and eight-pence, sterling money, being the amount due on the thirty-first day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, on a certain bond, given by the faid general Greene, to Harris and Blackford, bearing date the eighth day of April, one thoufand seven hundred and eighty-three, as furety for John Banks and partners; and the intereft thereon: Provided, it shall appear, upon due investigation by the officers of the

to Harris and Black

ford.

Provifo.

Treafury, that the faid general Greene, in his
life-time, or his executors, fince his de-
cease, have not already been indemnified, or
compensated for the fame: And provided, the
faid executors fhall make over to the Comp-
troller of the Treasury, and his fucceffors, for
the United States, all property, mortgages,
bonds, covenants, or other counter-fecurities
whatever, if any fuch there are, which were
obtained by general Greene, in his life-time,
from the faid John Banks and partners, or
either of them; and all caufes of action on
account of his being furety for them, as afore-
faid; to be fued for, in the name of the said,
executors, for the use of the United States.
And the officers of the Treafury are hereby refur
to liquidate
authorized to liquidate and fettle the fum due and fettle
on the faid bond, not exceeding the aforefaid the fum
fum of eleven thoufand two hundred and
ninety-feven pounds, nine fhillings and eight-
pence, with intereft from the thirty-first of
December laft, according to the true intent
and meaning of this act; and to pay fuch
fum out of the Treafury of the United States,
out of any monies not otherwise appropriated,
to the faid executors, to be accounted for, by
them, as part of the faid eftate.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Representatives.

SAMUEL LIVERMORE, President of the

Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, June the firft, 1796:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

due.

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