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An act supplementary to the act, intituled, " An act concerning the district of Columbia,"

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An act to amend the act altering the district of
Bermuda Hundred and City Point,

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An act authorising the remiffion of duties on certain teas destroyed by fire, while under the care of the officers of the customs, in Provi

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dence, Rhode-Island,

An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and one,

An act directing the mode of eftimating certain foreign coins and currencies, and making out invoices in certain cafes,

An act to augment the falaries of the district judges in the districts of Massachusetts, NewYork, New-Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, respectively,

An act in addition to an act, intitules, "An act making provifion for the further accommodation of the household of the President of the United States,"

An act making appropriations for the navy of the United States for the year one thousand eight hundred and one,

An act for altering the times and places of holding certain courts therein mentioned, and for other purposes,

An act to amend the act, entituled " An act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of flaves within the United States," and to repeal the act, intituled "An act to enlarge the powers of the furveyors of the Revenue,"

An act for erecting light-houses on New Point Comfort, and on Smith's Point, in the state of Virginia, on Faulkner's Island in Long

Island Sound, in the state of Connecticut, and for placing buoys in Narraganfet Bay, An act further to alter and to establish certain

post roads,

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Resolution respecting certain property of the United States in the poffeffion of Thomas Claxton, James Mathers, and Thomas Dunn, doorkeepers to Congrefs,

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TREATY of Amity and Commerce between his
Majesty the King of Prussia, and the United
States of America,

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ACTS.

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ART of the act for the remiffion of fines, &c. continued and
part repealed
chap. 6. p. 12
Affent of Congress given to certain acts of Maryland and Georgia
chap. 15. p. 42

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"Act concerning certain fisheries," &c. continued chap. 21. p. 84
Repeal of the 5th Sec. of the "Act to promote the progress of the
useful arts," &c.
f. 4. p. 90
"Act to authorise the defence of the merchant vessels" &c. coutinu-

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ed in force

" Act to prescribe the mode of taking evidence in cases of contested
elections," &c. continued

chap. 27. p. 91
chap. 28. p. 92

" Act for the government of the Navy," paffed 2d March 1799, re-

pealed

f. 11. p. 126

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" Act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes"
&c. continued

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chap. 35. p. 128

chap. 36. p. 129

" Act laying duties on mills and implements employed in the ma-
nufacture of snuff," repealed

" Act laying an additional duty on falt," &c. continued

chap. 43. p. 144
" Act providing for the fale of the lands of the United States"&c.
partially repealed
f. 17. p. 187
" Acts laying duties on licenses for felling wines and foreign dif
tilled spirits by retail; and so much of the act laying certain du-
ties on souff and refined fugar, as respects a duty on refined su-
gar, on property fold at auction and on carriages for the convey-
ance of perfons, - continued in force
chap. 82. p. 264
" Act to enlarge the powers of the surveyors of the Revenue," re-
pealed

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f. 3. p. 311

APPROPRIATION

For the the purchase of copper for the mint

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f. 1. p. 127 - furniture for the Prifident's house 1. 2. p. 130

for the Capitol

For making footways in the city of Washington
For the purchase of books for the use of Congress
For placing buoys at Buzzard's Bay and the erection

at Wigham Point

For payment of interest on the new loan of 3,500,000

Of the proceeds of the loan

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For the support of government for the year 1800

for the year 1801

For the military establishment in the year 1800

in the year 1801

For the navy during the year 1800

-during the year 1801

For holding an Indian Treaty

f. 3. p. 130

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f. 4. p. 131

f. 5. p. 132

of a lighthouse

f. 6. p. 137

f. 2. p. 142

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dollars

f. 3. p. 143

chap. 47. p. 148

chap. 98. p. 294.

chap. 48. p. 159

chap. 89. p. 276

chap. 57. p. 188

chap. 102. p. 304. chap. 62. p. 196

chap. 65. p. 199

Additional appropriation for the year 1800
Of the proceeds of certain additional duties on imports
For building a light-house at Cape Poge
For paying the augmentation of falary allowed to
district judges

f. 6. p. 203

f. z. p. 229 certain of the

f. 2. p. 302 Smith's Point

For building light houses on New Point Comfort and Faulkner's Island, and for placing buoys in Narraganset Bay

f. 4. P. 312

ARMOURIES.

Rations allowed to the superintendants and master armourers

f. 1. p. 147

Penalty on enticing away, employing &c. workmen under engage1. 2. p. 147

ments to the United States -on workmen being guilty of certain misconduct f. 3. p. 148 Artificers and workmen exempted from military service and service

ARMY. See Indians. Further enlistments under the "Act to augment the army" &c. fuspended Rank and pay of the paymaster-general, and allowance to the affiftant of the adjutant general chap. 26. p. go

chap. 9. p. 14

Who may be a bankrupt

f. 1. p. 45

What thall be an act of bankruptcy

Proceedings to obtain a commission of bankruptcy

Commiffioners to take an oath, and mode of declaring a bankrupt

ibid

f. 2. p. 47

1. 3. p. 48

They may cause the bankrupt to be arrested

f. 4. p. 49

They shall take into their possession the bankrupt's

property, books

and papers

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f. 5. p. 50

Notice of the bankruptcy, appointment of assignees, proof of debts,

and affignment of the bankrupt's estate f. 6 & 7. p. 50-1-2

Creditors may remove the assignees and chuse others

f. 7. p. 52

Suits not to be abated by the change of affignees

f. 9. p. 53

General effect of the affignment by the commiffioners

f. 10. p. 53

It shali bar eftates tail

f. 11. p. 54

Commissioners may tender performance of the conditions on which

the bankrupt's property is pledged

f. 12. p. 54

Effect of the affignment of debts and mode of their

recovery

f. 13. P. 55

Mode discovering concealed property or debts

f. 14. p. 56

Summoning of witnesses. &c.

f. 15. p. 57

Penalty on making a fraudulent claim

f. 16. p. 57

Commiffioners may affign property fraudulently conveyed f. 17. p. 58

Duty of the bankrupt to furrender hinfelf and be examined, &c.

f. 18. p. 58

render, &c.

Mode of examination when the bankrupt is in prison f. 10. p. 59
Day's of meeting to be appointed within the term limited for the fur-
f. 19. p. 60
Houses, doors, &c. of the bankrupt may be broken open f. 20. p. 61
Bankrupt may be committed for refusal to be examined, &c.

Punishment of his perjury

He fhall have access to his books and writings, and shall be free from

Commiffioners to express the cause of commitment in their warrants

f. 23. p. 63

Bounty for discovering a bankrupt's estate

f. 26. p. 03

Penalty on trustees concealing his property

Goods of which the bankrupt is the reputed owner may he affigned

f. 27. p. 63

Penalty on the perfon fuing out a commiffion receiving an undue fa-

Bankrupt's eftare to be propertionably divided without regard to the