ations for

dred dollars; the affayer, one thoufand five specific hundred dollars; the chief coiner, one thou- appropri fand five hundred dollars; the melter and the support refiner, one thousand five hundred dollars; of governthe engraver, one thousand two hundred dol- 1797. lars; three clerks, one at feven hundred dollars, and two at five hundred dollars each, one thousand feven hundred dollars.

For the wages of perfons employed in the mint, at the different branches of refining, melting, carpenter's, millwright's, and smith's work, including the fum of eight hundred dollars per annum, allowed to an affiftant-coiner and die-forger, who also overfees the execution of the iron work, seven thousand dollars.

For the payment of a deficiency which has arifen in the mint, in coining the precious metals, by reafon of waftage, the fum of one thoufand eight hundred and forty-five dollars, and ninety-fix cents; and for the payment of a deficiency which has arifen by reafon of the lofs of a quantity of filver, the further fum of nine hundred and feventy-four dollars, and feventy-fix cents.

For the purchase of ironmongery, lead, wood, coals, stationery, office furniture, and for all other contingencies for the establishment of the mint, feven thousand four hundred dollars.

For the discharge of fuch 'demands against the United States, on account of the civil department, not otherwise provided for, as shall be afcertained and admitted in due courfe of fettlement at the Treasury, and which are of a nature, according to the ufage thereof, to require payment in fpecie, one thousand dollars.

For the maintenance and fupport of lighthoufes, beacons, buoys, and public piers, and

ment for

Specific fakeage of channels, bars and fhoals, for the appropri- year one thousand seven hundred and ninetythe fupport feven, twenty-eight thousand five hundred dolgovern lars.

ations for

of

ment for

1797.

For completing a light-houfe on the ifland of Seguin, two thousand one hundred and feventy dollars.

For completing the payment due for building the light-house on Bald-head, North-Carolina, one thousand three hundred and fifty nine dollars, and fourteen cents.

For completing a light-houfe on Montockpoint, two thoufand seven hundred and forty dollars, and fixty-feven cents.

For the balance carried to the " Surplus Fund," of an appropriation for building a light-houfe on Montock-point, thirteen thoufand dollars.

For extra clerkship, neceffary for a part of the present year in the loan-office, for confolidating the accounts of affumed and original debt, agreeable to the thirteenth fection of the act paffed the third of March, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-five, two thoufand five hundred dollars.

For the payment of the reprefentatives of Samuel Patterfon, late commiffioner of the loan-office for the ftate of Delaware, two hundred and seventy-two dollars, and eightynine cents.

For the payment of a balance due to James O'Hara, late agent for the quarter-master's department, two hundred and thirty-five dollars, and eighty-one cents..

For the payment of a balance due to Timothy Pickering, as commiffioner appointed to hold the Indian treaties at Konondaigua and Oneida, three thoufand four hundred and fixty-three dollars, and twelve cents.

ations for

For compenfation to perfons employed in specific bringing votes to the feat of government, for appropri electors of the Prefident and Vice-Prefident the fupport of the United States, one thousand fix hún- of governdred dollars.

For making good certain deficiencies arifing from the balance of monies of various appropriations, being carried to the credit of the

Surplus Fund," in purfuance of the fixteenth fection of the act paffed the third of March, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-five, viz:

For payment of the clerks employed by the commiffioners of loans, for the ftates of Maffachusetts, New-York and North-Carolina, for the quarter ending the thirtieth of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, feven hundred and eighty-nine dollars, and seventy

cents.

For the payment of a balance due to Timothy Pickering, Beverly Randolph, and Benjamin Lincoln, commiffioners appointed to negociate and treat with the Indians, north-west of the river Ohio, on the fecond day of March, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-three, three thoufand two hundred and forty-feven dollars, and fifty-fix cents.

For the discharge of fuch mifcellaneous demands against the United States, not otherwise provided for, as fhall have been admitted in due courfe of fettlement at the Treafury, and which are of a nature, according to the ufage thereof, to require payment in fpecie, four thousand dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the feveral appropriations herein before made, fhall be paid and difcharged out of the fund of fix hundred thousand dollars, referved by

ment for

1797.

the act "making provifion for the debt of the
United States;" together with fo much as
may be neceffary, of the proceeds of the du-
ties on imports, and the tonnage of ships and
veffels, and the duties on domeftic diftilled
fpirits and ftills, which shall accrue until the
clofe of the present year.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the
Houfe of Reprefentatives.

WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of the

Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, March third, 1797:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States:

Compenfation to

the eve

nue.

CHAPTER LXIII.

An Act relative to the Compenfations and Duties of certain Officers employed in the Collection of Impoft and Tonnage.

Sec. I.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, offers of That in lieu of the commiffions heretofore eftablished by law, there fhall be allowed to the collectors of the duties of impoft and tonnage, on all monies by them respectively received on account of the duties aforefaid, arifing on tonnage, and on goods, wares and merchandize, imported after the last day of March in the present year, as follows, to wit:

To each of the collectors of the diftricts of

Pennfylvania, and New-York, one quarter per

cent.

To each of the collectors of the diftricts of Boston and Charlestown, and of Baltimore, one-half per cent.

To each of the collectors of the districts of CompenfaCharleston, Salem, and of Norfolk and Portf- tion to mouth, seven-eighths of one per cent.

To each of the collectors of the districts of Alexandria, and Savannah, one per cent.

To the collector of the district of Newburyport, one and one-fourth per cent.

To each of the collectors of the districts of Portsmouth, Portland, Newport, Providence and New-Haven, one and one-half per cent.

To each of the collectors of the districts of Georgetown, (in Maryland) and Marblehead, two and one-half per cent.

To each of the collectors of the diftricts of New-London, Biddeford, Bath and Wifcaffet, two per cent.

collectors.

And to each of the collectors of the districts of Tappahannock, Vermont, Champlain, Gloucefter, Ipfwich, Plymouth, Barnstable, Nan tucket, Edgartown, New-Bedford, Dighton, York, Penobscot, Frenchman's-Bay, Machias, Paffamaquoddy, Waldoborough, Middletown, Fairfield, Sagg-Harbour, Hudfon, Perth-Amboy, Burlington, Bridgetown, Little-Egg-Harbour, Wilmington (in Delaware,) Havre-deGrace, Chefter, Oxford, Vienna, Snow-hill, Annapolis, Nottingham, Nanjemoy, Bermu da-Hundred, Hampton, York-town, Yeocomico, Dumfries, Foley-landing, Cherrystone, South-quay, Kentucky, Wilmington, (NorthCarolina,) Newbern, Washington, Edenton, Camden, George-town, (South-Carolina,) VOL. III.

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