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lifhments for the year one thousand fe-
ven hundred and ninety fix,
LII. An act providing relief to the owners
of ftills within the United States, for
a limited time, in certain cafes,
LIII. An act to fufpend, in part, the act,
intitled, "an act to alter and amend
the act, intitled, "an act laying cer.
tain duties upon fnuff and refined
fugar,"
LIV. An act to indemnify the estate of the
late major general Nathaniel Greene,
for a certain bond entered into by him,
during the late war,

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Acts paffed at the Second Seffion of the Fourth

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Congrefs.

LV. An act to amend the act, intituled,
"an act for the more general promul-
gation of the laws of the United
States,

LVI. An act giving effect to the laws of the
United States, within the ftate of Ten-
neffee,

LVII. An act to augment the compenfation
of the Attorney-general of the United
States,

LVIII. An act granting a certain fum of
money to the widow and children of
John de Neufville,deceased,

LIX. An act to continue in force for a limi.
ted time, the act, in addition to the act,
for the punishment of certain crimes
against the United States,

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LX. An act making provifion for the further accommodation of the boufebold of the Prefident of the United States, LXI. An act, in addition to an act, inti. tuled," an act concerning the regiftering and recording of fhips or veffels," and to an act, intituled, " an act for enrolling and licensing ships or veffels employed in the ccafting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the fame, LXII. An act making appropriations for the Support of government, for the year one thoufand feven bundred and ninetySeven, LXIII. An act relative to the compenfations and duties of certain officers employed in the collection of impoft and tonnage, 392 LXIV. An act for raifing a further 'fum of money, by additional duties on certain articles imported; and for other purpofes, LXV. An act repealing in part, the "act concerning the duties on fpirits diftilled within the United States," paffed the eighth of May, one thousand feven bundred and ninety two; and impofing certain duties on the capacity of ftills of a particular defcription, LXVI. An act authorizing the Prefident of the United States to apply a further fum to the expenfe of negociations with the Dey and Regency of Algiers,

LXVII. An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties and difabilities accruing in certain cafes therein mentioned,

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LXVIII. An act to authorize the receipt of
evidencies of the public debt, in pay-
ment for the lands of the United States, 405
LXIX. An act to alter the time for the next
meeting of Congress,

LXX. An act to amend and repeal, in part,
the act, intituled," an act to ascertain
and fix the military eftablishment of
the United States,

LXXI. An a&t making appropriations for the
military and naval eftablishments, for
the year one thousand feven hundred
and ninety-feven,

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412

LXXII. An act to fufpend, in part, the act, intituled," an act to alter and amend the act, intituled, " an act laying cer tain duties upon fnuff and refined fu gar," and to grant relief in certain cafes arifing under the faid act, LXXIII. An act in addition to the act, intituled, "an act to establish the post-office and · poft-roads within the United States,” 414 LXXIV. An act to provide more effectually for the fettlement of accounts between the United States, and receivers of public

money,

EXXV. An act to authorize the adjustment and payment at the Treasury, of the expenfes of George Smith, and Jobn Robertfon, for their ranfom from captivity at Algiers,

LXXVI. An act for the remiffion of the duties of tonnage on the vefpils of James O'Brien and James Aylward,

LXXVII. An act authorizing an expenditure, and making an appropriation for the profecution of the claims of certain ci

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tizens of the United States, for pro-
perty captured by the belligerent pow-

.ers,

LXXVIII. An act providing for certain buoys, to be placed in and near the harbour of Bofton,

LXXIX. An act extending the time for receiv ing on loan the domeftic debt of the United States,

LXXX. An act to revive and continue the act, paffed the thirtieth of May, one thoufand feven bundred and ninety-fix, intituled," an act to regulate the compenfation of clerks,"

LXXXI. An act concerning the circuit-courts of

the United States,

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LXXXII. An act for the relief of John Brown, 434 Refolve, requesting the Prefident to call on certain States, refpecting the amendment of the conftitution,

Refolve, directing the diftribution of the laws of the United States,

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE; TO WIT:

I hereby certify, That this Edition of the Laws of the United States of America, confifting of three volumes, printed by Richard Folwell, has been publifhed pursuant to the "Act for the more general promulgation of the Laws of the United States," and to the "Act to amend the act, intituled, an act for the more general promulgation of the Laws of the United States;" and that the acts of the first, second, third and fourth Congress, contained in this Edition, together with the treaties made by the United States with other nations, have been collated with, and found conformable to the original Rolls depofited in this office;-excepting the following

ERRAT A.

Vol. I. Page 54, line 14 from the bottom-read diftri& inftead of districts. 15 from the top-add, to appear after" made."

56,

208, 386,

442, 460,

471,

34, 223, 520,

84,1

127,

187,
296,

310,
301,

354,

361,

8 from the bottom-read parcels inflead of parcel.
5 from the top-read convoys inftead of convoy.
12 from the bottom-read retreat infiead of retract.
5 from the bottom-read appofed for oppofed.
at the top-after" Iroquois" infert or.

•14 from the bottom-after “feitlement” infert that.
20 from the top-read computed instead of imputed.
12 from the top-read should inflead of would.

·16 from the bottom-read provide inftead of povide.
4 from top-read county inflead of country.
7 from top-read actual instead of au&tual
19 from bottom-read company instead of compay.
4 from bottom-read eventual inflead of eventful.
at the end of the act—read fixed instead of fized,
19 from the top-read power instead of pow-
1 on the top-read Salem inflead of Selem.

Given under my hand, at Philadelphia,..
the 29th March, 1797:

TIMOTHY PICKERING,

Secretary of State.