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fifty thousand dollars: For the quarter-mafter's department, one hundred and fifty thoufand dollars: For contingencies of the war, department, thirty thousand dollars: For repairs and articles directed to be made and purchafed by the Prefident of the United States, two hundred and two thousand, seven hundred and eighty-three dollars, and thirty-four cents: For invalid penfioners, eighty thousand, two hundred, and thirty-nine dollars, and fiftyfive cents For fortifying certain ports and harbours of the United States, and purchafing the lands neceffary for the erection of the fame, feventy-fix thousand dollars: For the purchase of cannon, implements and fhot, ninety-fix thousand dollars.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the feveral appropriations herein before made, fhall what funds be paid and discharged out of the funds follow- payable. ing, to wit: First, the furplus of the fum of fix hundred thousand dollars, referved by the act "making provifion for the debt of the United States," and which will accrue during the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-four Secondly, the furplus of revenue and income, beyond the appropriations heretofore charged thereupon, to the end of the year one thousand feven hundred and ninetyfour: And thirdly, the furplus which may remain unexpended, of the monies appropriated for the ufe of the war-department, in the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-three. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, March the twenty-first, 1794: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XI.

An Act to prohibit the carrying on the Slave-
Trade from the United States to any foreign
Place or Country.

Sec. I.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That no citizen or citizens of the United States, or Forfeiture foreigner, or any other perfon coming into, or of fhip, &c. refiding within the fame, fhall, for himself or

concerned

in flave trade.

Forfeiture op perfons aiding or abetting

contrary to this act.

any other perfon whatsoever, either as mafter,
factor or owner, build, fit, equip, load or other-
wife prepare any fhip or veffel, within any port
or place of the faid United States, nor shall
caufe any fhip or veffel to fail from any port or
place within the fame, for the purpose of car-
rying on any trade or traffic in flaves, to any
foreign country; or for the purpose of pro-
curing, from any foreign kingdom, place, or
country, the inhabitants of fuch kingdom,
place or country, to be tranfported to any fo-
reign country, port or place whatever, to be
fold or difpofed of, as flaves: And if
any fhip
or veffel fhall be fo fitted out, as aforefaid, for
the faid purposes, or fhall be caused to fail, so
as aforefaid, every fuch fhip or vessel, her tac-
kle, furniture, apparel, and other appurtenan-
ces, fhall be forfeited to the United States;
and fhall be liable to be feized, profecuted and
condemned, in any of the circuit courts or dif-
trict court for the district, where the said ship
or veffel may be found and feized.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all and every perfon, fo building, fitting out, equipping, loading, or otherwise preparing, or fending away, any fhip or veffel, knowing,

or intending, that the fame fhall be employed in fuch trade or bufinefs, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, or any ways aiding or abetting therein, fhall feverally forfeit and pay the fum of two thousand dollars, one moiety thereof to the use of the United States, and the other moiety thereof to the use of him or her who fhall fue for and profecute the fame.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the owner, master, or factor of each and every fo- In what reign fhip or veffel, clearing out for any of the cafes owncoafts or kingdoms of Africa, or fufpected to els thail be intended for the flave-trade, and the fufpi- give bond. cion being declared to the officer of the customs, by any citizen, on oath or affirmation, and fuch information being to the fatisfaction of the faid officer, shall first give bond with fufficient fureties, to the Treasurer of the United States, that none of the natives of Africa, or any other foreign country or place, shall be taken on board the faid fhip or veffel, to be tranfported, or-fold as flaves, in any other foreign port or place whatever, within nine months thereafter.

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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any citizen or citizens of the United States fhall, Forfeiture contrary to the true intent and meaning of this vening this act, take on board, receive or transport any fuch perfons, as above defcribed in this act, for the purpose of felling them as flaves, as aforefaid, he or they fhall forfeit and pay, for each and every person fo received on board, tranfported, or fold as aforefaid, the fum of two hundred dollars, to be recovered in any court of the United States proper to try the fame; the one moiety thereof to the use of the United States, and the other moiety to the ufe of fuch

perfon or perfons, who fhall fue for and profecute the fame.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, March the twenty-fecond, 1794. GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

Prefident

States to

CHAPTER XII.

An Act to provide a Naval Armament.

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HEREAS the depredations committed by the Algerine corfairs on the commerce of the United States, render it neceffary that a naval force should be provided for its protection :

Sec. 1. BE it therefore enacted by the Senate of United and House of Reprefentatives of the United States provide 4 of America, in Congress affembled, That the Preships of 44 fident of the United States be authorized to guns, and 2 hips of 36 provide, by purchase or otherwife, equip and guns each. employ four fhips to carry forty-four guns each, and two fhips to carry thirty-fix guns

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each.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That How offi. there fhall be employed on board each of the said ships of forty-four guns, one captain, four lieutenants, one lieutenant of marines, one chaplain, one furgeon, and two furgeon's mates; and in each of the fhips of thirty-fix

guns, one captain, three lieutenants, one lieutenant of marines, one furgeon, and one furgeon's mate, who shall be appointed and commiffioned in like manner as other officers of the United States are.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there fhall be employed, in each of the said ships, the following warrant-officers, who fhall be appointed by the President of the United States, to wit: one failing-mafter, one purfer, one boatswain, one gunner, one fail-maker, one carpenter, and eight midshipmen; and the following petty officers, who fhall be appointed by the captains of the fhips, refpectively, in which they are to be employed, viz: two master's mates, one captain's clerk, two boatfwain's mates, one cockswain, one fail-maker's mate, two gunner's mates, one yeoman of the gun-room, nine quarter-gunners (and for the four larger fhips) two additional quarter-gunners, two carpenter's mates, one armourer, one steward, one cooper, one master-at-arms, and one cook.

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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
crews of each of the faid fhips of forty-four ned.
guns, fhall confift of one hundred and fifty
feamen, one hundred and three midshipmen
and ordinary feamen, one ferjeant, one corpo-
ral, one drum, one fife, and fifty marines:
And that the crews of each of the faid ships of
thirty-fix guns fhall confift of one hundred
and thirty able feamen and midshipmen, ninety
ordinary feamen, one ferjeant, two corporals,
one drum, one fife, and forty marines, over
and above the officers herein before mentioned.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the
Prefident of the United States be, and he is
hereby empowered, to provide, by purchase or
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