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ARTICLE VIII.

The navigation of the river Miffifippi, from Navigation its fource to the ocean, fhall for ever remain

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ARTICLE IX.

In cafe it fhould fo happen that any place Conquefts or territory belonging to Great-Britain or to the United States, fhould have been conquered thefe arti- by the arms of either from the other, before America, to the arrival of the faid provifional articles in be restored, America, it is agreed, that the fame fhall be restored without difficulty, and without requiring any compensation.

Ratification.

ARTICLE X.

The folemn ratifications of the present treaty, expedited in good and due form, fhall be exchanged between the contracting parties, in the space of fix months, or fooner if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the present treaty. In witnefs whereof, we the undersigned, their Ministers Plenipotentiary, have in their name and in virtue of our full powers, figned with our hands the prefent definitive treaty, and caused the seals of our arms to be affixed thereto.

DONE at Paris, this third day of September, in the year of our Lord one thoufand Seven hundred and eighty-three.

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Table of Contents.

CONSTITUTION of the United States,

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Acts paffed at the Firft Seffion of the First Congrefs.

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I. An act to regulate the time and manner
adminiftering certain oaths,

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II. An act for laying a duty on goods, wares,
and merchandizes imported into the Uni-
ted States,

III. An act impofing duties on tonnage,

IV. An act for establishing an executive de-
partment, to be denominated the depart-

ment of foreign affairs,

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V. An act to regulate the collection of the du ties impofed by law on the tonnage of fhips or veffels, and on goods, wares and merchandizes imported into the United States, 28 VI. An act for fettling the accounts between the United States and individual states, VII. An act to establish an executive department, to be denominated the department of

war,

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VIII. An act to provide for the government of
the territory north-west of the river Ohio, 32
IX. An act for the establishment and Support
of light-houfes, beacons, buoys, and public
piers,
X. An act providing for the expences which
may attend negociations or treaties with
the Indian tribes, and the appointment of
commiffioners for managing the fame,

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XI. An act for registering and clearing veffels,
regulating the coafting-trade, and for other
purposes,

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XII. An act to establish the treasury department, 36
XIII. An act for establishing the falaries of the
executive officers of government, with their
affiftants and clerks,

XIV. An act to provide for the fafe-keeping of
the acts, records, and feal of the United
States, and for other purposes,
XV. An act to fufpend part of an act, entitled,
"an act to regulate the collection of the du-
ties impofed by law on the tonnage of fhips
or veffels, and on goods, wares, and mer-
chandizes, imported into the United States,"
and for other purposes,
XVI. An act for the temporary establishment of
the post-office,

XVII. An act for allowing compenfation to the
Members of the Senate and Houfe of Re-
prefentatives of the United States, and to
the officers of both Houses,

XVIII. An act for allowing certain compenfation
to the Judges of the Supreme and other
Courts, and to the Attorney-General of
the United States,

XIX. An act for allowing a compenfation to the
Prefident and Vice-Prefident of the United
States,

XX. An act to establish the Judicial Courts of
the United States,

XXI. An act to regulate proceffes in the courts

of the United States,

XXII. An act to explain and amend an act, in-
tituled," an act for registering and clear-
ing veffels, regulating the coafting trade,
and for other purposes,"

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XXIII. An act making appropriations for the fer-
vice of the prefent year,
XXIV. An act providing for the payment of the
invalid penfioners of the United States,
XXV. An act to recognize and adapt to the Con-
ftitution of the United States the establish-
ment of the troops raised under the refolves
of the United States in Congress affembled,
and for other purposes therein mentioned, 77
XXVI. An act to allow the Baron de Glaubeck

the pay of a captain in the army of the
United States,

XXVII. An act to alter the time for the next mee-
ting of Congress,

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Acts paffed at the Second Seffion of the First Congress.

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I. An act for giving effect to the feveral acts
therein mentioned, in refpect to the ftate
of North-Carolina, and other purposes, 81
II, An act providing for the enumeration of
the inhabitants of the United States,
III. An act to establish an uniform rule of na-
turalization,

IV. An act making appropriations for the fup-
port of government, for the year one thou-
fand feven hundred and ninety,
V. An act to prevent the exportation of goods
not duly infpected according to the laws
of the feveral ftates,

VI. An act to accept a ceffion of the claims of
the state of North-Carolina, to a certain
diftrict of western territory,

VII. An act to promote the progress of useful

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VIII. An act further to fufpend part of an act,
intituled," an act to regulate the collec-
tion of the duties impofed by law on the ton-
nage of fhips or veffels, and on goods,
wares, and merchandifes, imported into
the United States," and to amend the faid

act,

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IX. An act for the punishment of certain crimes
against the United States,
X. An act for regulating the military establish- - :
ment of the United States,
XI. An act to prefcribe the mode in which the
public acts, records, and judicial proceed-
ings, in each state, fhall be authenticated
fo as to take effect in every other state,
XII. An act to provide for mitigating or remit-
ting the forfeitures and penalties accruing
under the revenue laws, in certain cafes
therein mentioned,

XIII. An act to continue in force an act paffed at
the last feffion of Congress, entitled, "an
act to regulate proceffes in the courts of the
United States,
XIV. An act for the government of the Territory
of the United States, fouth of the river

Ohio,

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XV. An act for the encouragement of learn-
ing, by fecuring the copies of maps, charts
and books, to the authors and proprietors
of fuch copies, during the times therein
mentioned,

XVI. An act for finally adjusting and fatisfying
the claims of Frederick William De Steu-
ben,

XVII. An act for giving effect to an act, inti-
tuled, "An act to establish the judicial
courts of the United States," within the
tate of North-Carolina,

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