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CHAPTER I.

An Act providing for the Relief of fuch of the Inhabitants of Saint Domingo, refident within the United States, as may be found in Want of Support.

Sec. I.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United Appropri States of America, in Congress affembled, That fupport of a fum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, inhabitants be, and the fame is hereby appropriated, to Domingo. be paid out of any monies which may be in the treasury, arifing from foreign loans, for the fupport of fuch of the inhabitants of Saint Domingo, refident within the United States, as fhall be found in want of fuch fupport.

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the Profi.dent.

Sect. 2. And be it further enacted, That in plied under order to fecure the due application of the modirection of nies aforefaid, the fame fhall be placed under the direction of the Prefident of the United States; and it fhall be lawful for him to draw the faid monies, or any part thereof, from the treasury of the United States, and to cause the diftribution thereof to be made, for the relief of the perfons aforefaid, in fuch manner, and by the hands of fuch perfons, as fhall, in the opinion of the Prefident, appear moft conducive to the hu mane purposes of this act.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That a expendi- regular ftatement and account be kept of the of lodged in monies fo expended, and being lodged in the treatury. proper office of the treafury department, the

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charged.

amount thereof fhall be provifionally charged to the debit of the French Republic, fubject to fuch future arrangements as fhall be made thereon, between the government of the United States and the faid Republic. Provided how

ever, That unless the French Republic, or its
minifter or other authorized agent, fhall with-.
in fix months from the paffing of this act, ex-
prefsly authorize a charge to the debit of the
faid Republic of the faid fupplies which shall
have been, or may be made under this act, all
further fupplies under the fame, fhall, from and
after the expiration of the faid term of fix
months, be difcontinued..

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.
APPROVED, February the twelfth, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER III.

An Act for the Relief of Thomas Jenkins
and Sons.
(PRIVATE.

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An Act in Alteration of the Act establishing a
Mint and regulating the Coins of the United
States.

Sec. I.

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That Duty of from and after the paffing this act, it shall be of the mint the duty of the treasurer of the mint, to receive herein.

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Affayer &

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and give receipts for all metals which may lawfully be brought to the mint to be coined; and for the purpose of afcertaining their refpective qualities, fhall deliver from every parcel fo received, a fufficient number of grains to the affayer, who fhall affay all fuch of them as may require it. And the said treasurer shall from time to time deliver the faid metals to the chief coiner to be coined in fuch quantities as the director of the mint may prefcribe.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the chief coiner affayer and chief coiner of the mint, previous bond, &c. to entering upon the execution of their refpective offices fhall each become bound to the United States of America with one or more fureties to the fatisfaction of the fecretary of the treasury, the faid affayer in the fum of one thousand dollars, and the faid chief coiner in the fum of five thousand dollars, with condition for the faithful and diligent performance of the duties of his office.

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pealed.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That fo tain act re- much of the act, intitled, " An act establishing a mint and regulating the coins of the United States," as comes within the purview of this act, be and the fame is hereby repealed.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the third, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER V.

An Act for the Remiffion of the Duties arifmg on the Tonnage of fundry French Veffels which have taken Refuge in the Ports of the United States.

(PRIVATE.)

CHAPTER VI.

An Act making Appropriations for the Support of Government, for the Year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four.

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Sect. 1.DE it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That for defraying the expenditure of the ciSpecific vil-lift of the United States, for the year one appropria thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, to- fupport of gether with the incidental and contingent ex- governpenses of the several departments and offices 1794. thereof; and for making good deficiencies for the fupport of the civil-list establishment; for aiding the fund appropriated for the payment of certain officers of the courts, jurors and witnesses; for the fupport of light-houses, and for other purposes, there be appropriated a fum of money not exceeding five hundred and twenty-one thousand four hundred and fortyseven dollars and twenty-four cents; That is to say:

For the compenfations granted by law to the Prefident and Vice-Prefident of the United States, thirty thousand dollars:

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For the like compenfations to the members appropria- of the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives, fupport of their officers and attendants, estimated for a feffion of fix months continuance, one hundred and eighty-five thousand, eight hundred and ninety dollars :

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For the expenses of firewood, ftationary, printing-work, and all other contingent expenfes of the two houses of Congrefs, ten thoufand dollars;

For the compensations granted by law, to the chief justice, affociate judges, district judges, and attorney general, forty-three thousand two hundred dollars:

For defraying the expense of clerks of courts, jurors and witneffes, in aid of the fund arifing from fines, forfeitures and penalties, twelve thousand dollars :

For defraying the expenfes of profecutions for offences against the United States, and for the fafe keeping of prisoners, four thousand dollars:

For compenfation to the Secretary of State, clerks, and perfons employed in his office, fix thousand eight hundred dollars :

For expense of stationary, printing, and all other contingent expenfes in the office of the Secretary of State, including the expense which will attend the publication of the laws of the firft feffion of the third Congrefs, and for printing an edition of the fame, to be diftributed, according to law, two thousand and fixty-one dollars, and fixty-feven cents:

For making good a deficiency in the appropriation of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, for extra-fervices of clerks in the office of the Secretary of State, in preparing documents for Congrefs, and for an

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