OF THE UNITED STATES, At the fecond feffion, begun and held at the City of Wash ington, in the Territory of Columbia, on Monday the 17th of November, 1800. CHAPTER LXXII. An ACT extending the privilege of franking letters to the delegate from the Territory of the United States, north-west of the river Ohio; and making provifion for his compenfation. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the prefent delegate to Congrefs from the Territory of Privilege of the United States, north-weft of the river franking let Ohio, and every future delegate from the faid ters. Territory, fhall be entitled to the privilege of fending and receiving letters, free of poftage, on the fame terms, and under the fame reftrictions, as are provided for the members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives of the United States, by the Act intituled "An act to establish the poft-office of the United States." Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the prefent delegate from the aforefaid Territory be authorised to receive, free of poftage, under the faid reftrictions, any letters directed to him, and which fhall have arrived at the feat of government, prior to the paffage of this act. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the faid delegate, and every future delegate from Compenfa the Territory of the United States, north-weft tion. of the river Ohio, fhall receive for his travel ling expenses and attendance in Congrefs, the fame compenfation as is, or may be allowed, by law, to the members of the House of Reprefentatives of the United States; to be certified and paid in the fame manner. THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives, Vice-Prefident of the United States and Washington, December 15th, A. D. 1800. JOHN ADAMS, BE Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER LXXIII. An ACT for the relief of Solomon Boston. Eitenated by the Senate and Houfe of Repre fentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That Solomon Boston, now confined in the public gaol of Kent County in the State of Delaware, be released and discharged, and he hereby is released and difcharged from all claim and demand of the United States, to a certain judgment, for a pehalty of one thousand dollars recovered at their fuit in the District Court of the Diftrict of Delaware; faving and reserving, nevertheless, the right and interest which belongs to any third perfon, if any such exist THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. Vice-Prefident of the United States, and APPROVED January 30, A. D. 1801. JOHN ADAMS, Prefident of the United States. |