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CHAPTER LXXIX.

An Act extending the Time for receiving on Loan the domeftic Debt of the United States.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That all the feveral provifions of the act, intituled, Time ex

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An act further extending the time for re- tended to ceiving on loan the domeftic debt of the meftic United States," paffed the nineteenth day of debt. February, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-fix, be, and they are hereby continued in force, until the thirty-firft day of Decem ber next, and no longer: Provided, that nothing herein-contained, fhall be conftrued to extend to any evidence of public debt, which may be barred by any act of limitation.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Representatives.

WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of
the Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, March third, 1797:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States,

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An Act te revive and continue the Act, paffed the thirtieth of May, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-fix, intituled, “ An Act to regulate the Compenfation of Clerks."

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of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That the act, intituled, “An act to regulate the Act conti- compenfation of clerks," paffed thethirtieth of May, one thousand feven hundred and ninetyfix, be, and the fame is hereby revived and continued until the first day of January next.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacled, That the fum of one hundred dollars be allowed and allowance paid to each of the principal and engroffing to clerks, clerks in the office of the Secretary of the arms and Senate, in addition to the fums allowed them door-keep- by law, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-fix: And alfo, that the further fum of one hundred dollars to each of the principal and engroffing clerks employed by the Secretary of the Senate, and the clerk of the House of Reprefentatives, be allowed and paid, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-feven; alfo, the like fum to the sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, and to each of the door-keepers, and affiftant door-keepers of the two Houses of Congress, in addition to the fums heretofore allowed by law.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, March third, 1797 :

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LXXXI.

An Act concerning the Circuit-Courts of the
United States.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the Times of United States of America, in Congress affembled, holding the That from and after the expiration of the pre- courts fent feffion of Congrefs, the times and places of holding the feveral circuit-courts of the United States, in the present and each fucceeding year, fhall be as follows, to wit:

In the ftate of New-York, at the city of New-York, on the first days of April and September.

In Connecticut, at New-Haven, on the thirteenth day of April, and at Hartford on the feventeenth day of September.

In Vermont, at Windsor, on the first day of May, and at Rutland, on the third day of October.

In New-Hampshire, at Portsmouth, on the nineteenth day of May, and at Exeter, on the second day of November.

In Maffachusetts, at Boston, on the first day of June, and twentieth day of October.

In Rhode-Ifland, at Newport, on the fifteenth day of June, and at Providence on the fifteenth day of November.

In New-Jerfey, at Trenton, on the first days of April and October.

In Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, on the eleventh days of April and October.

In Delaware, at New-Castle, on the twen ty-feventh day of June, and at Dover, on the twenty-feventh day of October.

In Maryland, at Annapolis, on the seventh

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In Virginia, at Richmond, on the twentyfecond days of May and November.

In Georgia, at Savannah, on the twentieth day of April, and at Augufta, on the eighth day of November.

In South-Carolina, at Charleston, on the fixth day of May, and the twenty-fifth day of October.

In North-Carolina, at Raleigh, on the first day of June, and on the thirtieth day of November: Provided, That if any of these days fhall happen on a Sunday, the court shall be held on the day following.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the ads repea fifth fection of an "act for altering the times of holding the circuit-courts, in certain dif tricts of the United States, and for other purpofes," and the third, fourth, fifth and fixth fections of "An act making certain alterations in the act for establishing the judicial, and altering the time and place of holding certain be held at courts," be, and the fame are hereby repea led; and that the ftated diftrict-courts of North-Carolina, fhall, in future, be held at the town of Newbern.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all fuch process of the feveral diftrict-courts,within the faid diftrict, as before the paffing of this act fhall have iffued, and all recognizances made, returnable to any of the faid feveral diftrict-courts; and all fuits and other proceedings, that were continued, and are depending therein, fhall now be returned and held continu ed to the district-court of the faid state, to be holden at Newbern, on the firft Monday in April

next; and fhall therein be tried, and otherwise proceeded on, according to law; and the dockets andrecords ofthe faid feveral diftrict-courts, fhall be hereafter kept at Newbern, aforefaid. And, to the end, that fuitors, witneffes, and all others concerned, may have notice of the alteration hereby made, the marfhal of the fàid district of North-Carolina is hereby required to make the fame known, by proclamation, on or before the twenty-third day of the prefent month.

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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all proceedings, and procefs dependingin, or if- Proceft fuing out of any of the faid courts, which are or turnable. may be made returnable to any other times and places appointed for holding the fame than thofe above fpecified, fhall be deemed legally returnable on the days and at the places above specified, and not otherwife. And all fuits and other proceedings in any of the faid courts, which ftand continued to any other times and places than thofe above fpecified, fhall be deemed continued to the times and places prefcribed by this act, and no other.

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Sec. 5. Provided, and be it further enacted, That if in confequence of any alterations made by this act, it fhall appear expedient to the Districtdiftrict-judge of any of the diftricts where judge may fuch alterations are made as aforefaid, that a nire. new venire fhould iffue for the fummoning of jurors to attend the circuit-court of fuch diftrict, which is to be firft held after the prefent feffion of Congress, it fhall be lawful for him to direct the clerk of the faid circuit-court to iffue a venire accordingly, for the fummoning of fuch number of jurors as the faid diftri&tjudge fhall think fit, and from fuch parts of the district as fhall appear to him most suitable VOL. III.

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