Laws of states, rules

Sec. 34. And be it further enacted, That of decifion. the laws of the feveral ftates, except where the conftitution, treaties or ftatutes of the United States fhall otherwife require or provide, fhall be regarded as rules of decifion in trials at common law in the courts of the United States in cafes where they apply.

Parties ma

pwn caufe.

Attorney for each diftrict.

Sec. 35. And be it further enacted, That in nage their all the courts of the United States, the parties may plead and manage their own caufes perfonally or by the affiftance of fuch counsel or attornies at law as by the rules of the faid courts refpectively fhall be permitted to manage and conduct caufes therein. And there fhall be appointed in each diftrict a meet perfon learned in the law to act as attorney for the United States in fuch district, who fhall be fworn or affirmed to the faithful execution of his office, whofe duty it fhall be to profecute in fuch district all delinquents for crimes and offences, cognizable under the authority of the United States, and all civil actions in which the United States fhall be concerned, except

general.

ore the fupreme court in the district in which that court fhall be holden. And he fhall receive as a compenfation for his fervices fuch fees as fhall be taxed therefor in the respective courts before which the fuits or profecutions fhall be, Attorney. And there fhall alfo be appointed a meet perfon learned in the law, to act as attorney-general for the United States, who fhall be fworn or affirmed, to a faithful execution of his office; whofe duty it fhall be to profecute and conduct all fuits in the fupreme court in which the United States fhall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon queftions of law when required by the Prefident of the United States, of when requested by the heads of any of the

departments, touching any matters that may concern their departments, and fhall receive fuch compenfation for his fervices as fhall by law be provided.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, September the 24th, 1789: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXI.

An Act to regulate Proceffes in the Courts of the United States. (EXPIRED.)

CHAPTER XXII.

An Act to explain and amend an Act, intituled, "An Act for registering and clearing veffels, Regulating the coafting Trade, and for other Purposes."

(EXPIRED.)

propriations

of money

of civil lift and war

depart ment;

CHAPTER XXIII.

An Act making Appropriations for the Service of the prefent Year.

Section 1.

BE it enacted by the Senate and

Houfe of Reprefentatives of the Specific ap- United States of America in Congress affembled, That there be appropriated for the fervice of forexpences the present year, to be paid out of the monies which arife, either from the requifitions heretofore made upon the several states, or from the duties on impoft and tonnage, the following fums, viz. A fum not exceeding two hundred and fixteen thousand dollars for defraying the expences of the civil lift, under the late and present government; a fum not exceeding one hundred and thirty-feven thousand dollars for defraying the expences of the department of war; a fum not exceeding one hundred and ninety thousand dollars for difcharging the charge war- warrants iffued by the late board of treasury, rants of late and remaining unfatisfied; and a fum not extreafury, ceeding ninety-fix thousand dollars for paying for penfions the penfions to invalids.

alfo to dif

board of

to invalids.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.

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

APPROVED, September the 29th, 1789:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXIV.

An Act providing for the Payment of the Invalid Penfioners of the United States. (EXPIRED.)

CHAPTER XXV.

An Act to recognize and adapt to the Conftitution of the United States the Establishment of the Troops raifed under the Refolves of the United States in Congress assembled, and for other Purposes therein mentioned.

(EXPIRED.)

CHAPTER XXVI.

An Act to allow the Baron de Glaubeck the Pay of a Captain in the Army of the United States. (PRIVATE.)

CHAPTER XXVII.

An Act to alter the Time for the next Meeting of Congress. (EXPIRED.)