pro

Additional pay

of enlisted

1792, ch. 9.

supporting the military establishment of the United States, as provided by the act, intituled "An act making further and more effectual vision for the protection of the frontiers of the United States," there troops. shall be allowed and paid, from and after the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, to each non-commissioned officer, musician and private now in service, or hereafter to be enlisted, the additional pay of one dollar per month, during the terms of their respective enlistments; and to each soldier now in the service of the United States, or discharged therefrom, subsequent to the third day of March last, who shall re-enlist after the first day of January next, an additional bounty on bounty of eight dollars, making the entire bounty sixteen dollars; and to each person not now in the army of the United States, or discharged, as above, who shall enlist after the said first day of January next, an additional bounty of six dollars, making the entire bounty fourteen dollars but the payment of four dollars of each additional bounty hereby granted, shall be deferred until the soldier enlisting shall join the regiment or corps, in which he is to serve.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That to those in the military service of the United States, who are, or shall be employed on the western frontiers, there shall be allowed, during the time of their being so employed, two ounces of flour or bread, and two ounces of beef or pork, in addition to each of their rations, and half a pint of salt, in addition to every hundred of their rations. APPROVED, January 2, 1795.

CHAP. X.-An Act authorizing the transfer of the Stock standing to the credit of certain States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That at any time within two years from the passing of this act, transfers shall and may be authorized, of so much of the stock standing to the credit of any state, pursuant to the report of the commissioners for settling accounts between the United States and individual states, and the act passed thereon, intituled "An act making provision for the payment of the interest on the balances due to certain states, upon a final settlement of the accounts between the United States and the individual states," to creditors of such state, who were such, prior to the first day of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, as may be necessary to satisfy their respective demands: Provided, That no such transfer shall be made but with the consent of the said state and its creditors. APPROVED, January 2, 1795.

Additional enlistment.

re

Part of the additional bounty to be deferred.

Increase of ra

tions to those employed in the military service of the U. States

on the western frontiers.

STATUTE II.

Jan. 2, 1795.

[Obsolete.] Certain stock standing to the credit of a state to be transfer

red to its creditors.

1794, ch. 37. 1797, ch. 14.

Proviso.

CHAP. XI.-An Act providing for the payment of certain instalments of foreign debts; and of the third instalment due on a loan made of the Bank of the United States.

STATUTE II.

Jan. 8, 1795.

[Obsolete.] Certain instalments of debt

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the how to be paid. United States be, and he hereby is authorized and empowered to cause any instalments of the foreign debts, which may fall due in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, and also the third instalment due on a loan made of the Bank of the United States, in pursuance of the eleventh section of the act for incorporating the subscribers to the said bank, to be paid out of the proceeds of any foreign loans heretofore made.

1791, ch. 10.

STATUTE II.

Jan. 28, 1795.

[Obsolete.]

Certain suits

and process revived in the district court of Pennsylvania.

Resolution of March 26, 1794.

CHAP. XII.—An Act for reviving certain suits and process which have been discontinued in the District Court of Pennsylvania.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That all suits and process which were pending in the district court of Pennsylvania, which, by law, ought to have been holden on the third Monday of November last, and which were discontinued by the failure to hold the same; and all suits and process which were commenced for the said court, or returnable thereto; and also all suits and process, which were pending in any special court of the said district, and discontinued by failure to hold the adjournment thereof, on the day appointed, at any time since the last day of July last, be, and they are hereby revived; and hereby day is given to all the suits and process aforesaid, in the district court next by law to be holden in the same district; and the same proceedings may be had at the same last mentioned court, in all the suits and process aforesaid, as by law might have been had at the courts, respectively, in which the same were pending, or to which the same were returnable. APPROVED, January 28, 1795.

STATUTE II.

Jan. 28, 1795.

[Obsolete.]

Time for re

ceiving on loan

the domestic debt extended

till the 31st De

cember next.

Ante, pp. 281,

338, 370.

1790, ch. 34.

Non-subscribing creditors of

CHAP. XIII.-An Act further extending the time for receiving on loan the Domestic Debt of the United States.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the term for receiving on loan that part of the domestic debt of the United States which has not been subscribed in pursuance of the provisions heretofore made by law for that purpose, be and the same is hereby further extended until the thirty-first day of December next, on the same terms and conditions as are contained in the act, entitled "An act making provision for the debt of the United States." Provided, That the books for receiving the said subscriptions shall be opened only at the treasury of the United States.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That such of the creditors of the United States as have not subscribed and shall not subscribe to the said U. States to reloan shall nevertheless receive during the year one thousand seven ceive for one year five per hundred and ninety-five a rate per centum on the amount of such of cent. on their their demands as have been registered or as shall be registered at the treasury conformable to the directions in the act, entitled "An act making provision for the debt of the United States," equal to the interest which would be payable to them as subscribing creditors. APPROVED, January 28, 1795.

demands.

1790, ch. 34.

STATUTE II.

Jan. 28, 1795. [Obsolete.] Certain tonnage remitted.

CHAP. XIV.-An Act for the remission of the tonnage Duties on certain French vessels.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the duties on the tonnage of sundry shallops and small schooners, lately employed to convey to Boston, a number of French citizens, late inhabitants of Saint Petre and Miquelon, from Halifax and Shelburne in Nova Scotia, where they had been sent prisoners by the British, during the present war, be, and the same are hereby remitted.

APPROVED, January 28, 1795.

CHAP. XVII.—An Act supplementary to the several acts imposing duties on goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States.

WHEREAS difficulties have arisen in ascertaining the duties on certain articles imported into the United States, and further provisions for securing the collection of the impost duties, are found necessary:

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in lieu of the present duties, there shall be levied, collected and paid upon all printing types which, after the last day of March next, shall be imported into the United States, in ships or vessels of the United States, at the rate of ten per cent., and upon all girandoles, at the rate of twenty per cent. ad valorem; that after the said last day of March next, the present duties payable upon clayed sugars, shall cease, and there shall be paid upon all white clayed or white powdered sugars, three cents per pound, and upon all other clayed or powdered sugars, one and a half cent per pound; upon Malaga wine, twenty cents; upon burgundy and champaign, forty cents per gallon.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That after the said last day of March, teas, commonly called imperial, gunpowder or gomee, shall pay the same duties as hyson teas: and where any entire article is, by any law of the United States, made subject to the payment of duties, the parts thereof, when imported separately, shall be subject to the payment of the same rate of duties.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That after the said last day of March, the valuation of all goods, wares and merchandise, subject to the payment of duties ad valorem, shall be made upon the actual cost at the place of exportation, including all charges (commissions, outside packages and insurance only excepted), that the duty on any wines imported into the United States shall not be less than ten cents per gallon, and that bottles, in which any liquor is imported, shall be subject to the payment of the like duty as empty bottles.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the duties upon all goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States, after the said last day of March, (where the sum payable by one person or copartnership shall amount to more than fifty dollars,) shall be payable upon all articles, the produce of the West Indies (salt excepted), the one half in three, and the other half in six calendar months; and on all goods, wares and merchandise imported from Europe, (wines, salt and teas excepted,) one third in eight months, one third in ten months, and the remaining third in twelve months, from the time of each respective importation.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That in respect to the aforesaid duties, and the duties heretofore imposed on goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States, there shall be an addition of ten per cent. to the several rates of duties, when imported in ships or vessels not of the United States: except in cases, where such additional duty has been before specially laid on any goods, wares or merchandise imported in such ships or vessels.

Duty how to be collected and appropria.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the duties aforesaid shall be collected in like manner, and under the same regulations, restrictions and provisions, and subject to the like appropriations, as goods, wares ted. and merchandise imported into the United States are now subject to. APPROVED, January 29, 1795.

CHAP. XVIII.-An Act muking further provision in cases of Drawbacks. WHEREAS the allowance of drawbacks on goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States is now limited to such as are ex

STATUTE II.

Jan. 29, 1795.

1799, ch. 22.

STATUTE II. Jan. 29, 1795.

[Obsolete.]

Augmentation of bounty ren

dered more general.

1795, ch. 9.

STATUTE II.

Jan. 29, 1795.

Act of March 26, 1790, ch. 3. Repealed by Act of April 14, 1802, ch. 28. How an alien may become a citizen.

To express his desire of becoming a citizen, and to renounce

his former alle giance.

To have certain residence.

CHAP. XIX.-An Act in addition to the act entitled "An act to regulate the pay of the non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates of the Militia of the United States, when called into actual service, and for other purposes."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the augmentation of bounty authorized by the fifth section of the act, entitled "An act to regulate the pay of the non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates of the militia of the United States, when called into actual service, and for other purposes," shall be allowed and paid to such recruits as shall have enlisted after the passing of the said act, or as shall hereafter enlist, in like manner as is by the said act provided in cases of enlistment after the first day of January next.

APPROVED, January 29, 1795.

CHAP. XX.—An Act to establish an uniform rule of Naturalization; and to repeal the act heretofore passed on that subject.(a)

FOR carrying into complete effect, the power given by the constitution, to establish an uniform rule of naturalization throughout the United States:

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any alien, being a free white person, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, or any of them, on the following conditions, and not otherwise:

First. He shall have declared on oath or affirmation, before the supreme, superior, district or circuit court of some one of the states, or of the territories northwest or south of the river Ohio, or a circuit or district court of the United States, three years, at least, before his admission, that it was bona fide, his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whatever, and particularly, by name, the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whereof such alien may, at the time, be a citizen or subject.

Secondly. He shall, at the time of his application to be admitted, declare on oath or affirmation, before some one of the courts aforesaid, that he has resided within the United States, five years at least, and within the state or territory, where such court is at the time held, one To be sworn year at least; that he will support the constitution of the United States; or affirmed to and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allesupport the constitution. giance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whatever, and particularly by name, the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, whereof he was before a citizen or subject; which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the court.

To renounce former allegi.

ance.

Court to be satisfied of certain things.

To renounce title, &c.

Thirdly. The court admitting such alien, shall be satisfied that he has resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States five years; and it shall further appear to their satisfaction, that during that time, he has behaved as a man of a good moral character, attached to the principles of the constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same.

Fourthly. In case the alien applying to be admitted to citizenship shall have borne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of nobility, in the kingdom or state from which he came, he shall, in addition to the above requisites, make an express renunciation of his title or order of nobility, in the court to which his application shall be made; which renunciation shall be recorded in the said court.

(a) See note to act of March 26, 1790, chap. 3.

SEC. 2. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That any alien now residing within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States, may be admitted to become a citizen, on his declaring on oath or affirmation, in some one of the courts aforesaid, that he has resided two years, at least, within and under the jurisdiction of the same, and one year, at least, within the state or territory where such court is at the time held; that he will support the constitution of the United States; and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty. whatever, and particularly by name, the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, whereof he was before a citizen or subject; and moreover on its appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that during the said term of two years, he has behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same; and, where the alien applying for admission to citizenship, shall have borne any hereditary title, or been of any of the orders of nobility in the kingdom or state from which he came, on his moreover making in the court an express renunciation of his title or order of nobility, before he shall be entitled to such admission; all of which proceedings, required in this proviso to be performed in the court, shall be recorded by the clerk thereof.

How children shall obtain citi

zenship through their parents.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the children of persons duly naturalized, dwelling within the United States, and being under the age of twenty-one years, at the time of such naturalization; and the children of citizens of the United States, born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, shall be considered as citizens of the United States: Provided, That the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons, whose fathers have never been resident in the United States: Provided also, That no person heretofore proscribed by any state, or who has been legally convicted of having joined the army of Great Britain, during the late war, shall be admitted a citizen as aforesaid, without the consent of the legislature of the state, in which such person was proscribed. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the act intituled "An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization," passed the twenty-sixth repealed. day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

APPROVED, January 29, 1795,

Former act

1790, ch. 3.

CHAP. XXI.—An Act to amend the act intituled "An act making alterations in the Treasury and War departments." (a)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in case of vacancy in the office of Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, or of the Secretary of the department of War, or of any officer of either of the said departments, whose appointment is not in the head thereof, whereby they cannot perform the duties of their said respective offices; it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, in case he shall think it necessary, to authorize any person or persons, at his discretion, to perform the duties of the said respective offices, until a successor be appointed, or such vacancy be filled: Provided, That no one vacancy shall be supplied, in manner aforesaid, for a longer term than six months. APPROVED, February 13, 1795.

(a) See note to act of May 8, 1792, chap. 37.

STATUTE II.

Feb. 13, 1795.

Act of May 8, 1792, ch. 37. [Obsolete.] In case of va

cancy in the departments, President to fill them.

Proviso.