ઃઃ 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, 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, when admitted to to pay monthly duty on ftills. An Act providing Relief to the Owners of Stills within the United States, for a limited Time, in certain Cafes. B 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 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 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. eftate in- 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 JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of SAMUEL LIVERMORE, President of the Senate pro tempore. APPROVED, June the firft, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. due. |