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tors of fuch prisoner fhall proceed to profecute a commiffion of bankruptcy against him. or her, agreeably to the provifions of this act, fuch debtor may and fhall be entitled to relief, under any fuch laws for the relief of infolvent debtors, this act notwithstanding.

Saving of Sec. 62. And be it further enacted, That nothe rights thing contained in this law fhall, in any manS. and of ner, effect the right of preference to prior each ftate fatisfaction of debts due to the United States as to their as fecured or provided by any law heretofore

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paffed, nor fhall be conftrued to leffen or impair any right to, or fecurity for, money due to the United States or to any of them.

Sec. 63. And be it further enacted, That nothing contained in this act fhall be taken, or conftrued to invalidate, or impair any lien existing at the date of this act, upon the lands or chattels of any perfon who may have become a bankrupt.

Sec. 64. And be it further enacted, That this act fhall continue in force during the term Limitati- of five years, and from thence to the end of on of this the next feffion of Congrefs thereafter, and no longer: Provided, that the expiration of this act shall not prevent the complete execution of any commiffion which may have been previously thereto issued.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-Prefident of the United States, and
President of the Senate.

APPROVED-April 4, 1800.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XX.

An ACT to discharge Robert Sturgeon from his

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the keeper of the prifon in Lewistown, county of Mifflin, and state of Pennsylvania, be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to releafe Robert Sturgeon from imprisonment, on a procefs, in favor of the United States, by virtue of which he is now imprifoned: Provided, he obtains and produces to him, the faid keeper, a certificate from the Secretary of the Treafury, that he the faid Robert has affigned and conveyed all his eftate, real and perfonal, in his poffeffion, or to which he is entitled, to fome perfon or perfons, for the ufe of the United States, under the direction and to the fatisfaction of the Secretary of the Treafury, which certificate fhall be fufficient authority for the keeper of faid prifon to releafe faid Robert, fo far as he is holden, by virtue of faid process, in favor of the United States.

And provided alfo, That the judgment obtained, or to be obtained on faid process, shall remain in full force against any estate the said Robert may hereafter require.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-President of the United States, and
Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-April 5, 1800.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

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An ACT to allow a drawback of duties on goods exported to New-Orleans, and therein to amend the act intituled "An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That any goods, wares or merchandize, which shall be exported from the United States, after the tenth day of April current, in the manner prescribed by law, to the port of New-Orleans, on the river Miffisippi, shall be deemed and taken to be enti tled to fuch drawbacks of duties as would be allowable thereon, when exported to any other foreign port or place, any thing in the act intituled "An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-Prefident of the United States, and
Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-April 5th, 1800.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXII.

An ACT to continue in force "An act concerning certain fisheries of the United States, and for the regulation and government of the fifhermen employed therein," and for other purposes as therein mentioned.

Sec. I.

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the act

intituled "An act concerning certain fifheries Continuof the United States, and for the regulation ation of and government of the fishermen employed the act for therein," shall be in force, and is hereby con- 10 years. tinued for the term of ten years, from the third day of March, one thoufand eight hundred, and until the end of the feffion of Congress next enfuing the expiration of that term, any thing in the ninth fection of the faid act to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the additional allowances which were by the fixth ation of fection of the act, intituled, "An act for rai- certain fing a further fum of money for the protection allowanof the frontiers, and for other purposes there- fishing in mentioned," and by the fecond fection of the act, intituled, " An act laying an additional duty on falt, and for other purposes," refpectively granted to fhips or veffels employed in the bank and other cod-fifheries, fhall be continued to the fhips and veffels, respectively, which fhall be fo employed, in the terms and according to the intent of the said first mentioned act, for and during the further continuance thereof, as aforefaid: Provided, that the faid allowances fhall not be understood to be continued for a longer time than the correspondent duties respectively, for which the faid additional allowances were granted, shall be payable.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-Prefident of the United States, and
Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-April 12th, 1800.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXIII.

An ACT to alter the form of certain oaths and affirmations directed to be taken by the act, entitled "An act providing for the fecond cenfus, or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States."

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Repre

fentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That fo much of the first fection of the act paffed during the present feffion of Congrefs, intituled "An act providing for the fecond cenfus or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," as relates to the form of the oaths or affirmations thereby directed to be taken by the marfhals, fecretaries and affiftants therein mentioned respectively, fhall be, and hereby is repealed, and that the faid oaths or affirmations fhall be in the following form; that is to say the marshals and secretaries oath or affirmation in the form following: " “ I, A. B. marshal of the diftrict of (or the secretary of the territory of as the cafe may be) do folemnly swear, or affirm, that I will well and truly cause to be made a juft and perfect enumeration and defcription of the perfons refident within my district (or within the territory of as the cafe may be) and will return the fame to the Secretary of State agreeably to the directions of an act of Congress, intituled "An act providing for the fecond cenfus or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," according to the beft of my ability: and the affiftants oath or affirmation in the form following: I, A. B. do folemnly swear (or affirm) that I will make a juft and perfect enumeration and defcription of all perfons refident within the divifion

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