STATUTE II. Feb. 13, 1795. [Obsolete.] Permit for ex granted. CHAP. XXII.—An Act to authorize the allowance of drawback on part of the cargo of the ship Enterprise. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives portation to be of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the collector of the district of Pennsylvania be, and he hereby is authorized and directed to grant permits for the exportation of that part of the cargo of the ship Enterprize, Herbert Jones, commander, which has been imported in the said ship, and in the schooner Delight, John Cannon, commander, from Newbern in North Carolina, under the same regulations and restrictions, as if the same had been imported into the district of Pennsylvania, from any foreign port or place. Collector of Newbern. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the collector of the district of Newbern be authorized to grant a debenture or debentures for the drawback of the said duties, in like manner, and under the same regu1795, ch. 18. lations, as are provided by the act, intituled "An act making further provision in cases of drawbacks," for goods, wares or merchandise exported from the United States, after the last day of March next. APPROVED, February 13, 1795. STATUTE II. Feb, 14, 1795. Act of March 2, 1799, ch. 22. [Obsolete.] Specific allowance to collectors, &c. CHAP. XXIII.-An Act relative to the compensations of certain officers employed in the collection of the duties of impost and tonnage. SECTION 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 commissions heretofore by law established, there shall be allowed to the collectors of the duties of impost and tonnage, on all monies by them respectively received on account of the duties aforesaid arising on tonnage, and on goods, wares and merchandise imported after the last day of March next, as follows, to wit: To the collectors of the districts of Pennsylvania and New York, three tenths of one per cent: To the collector of the district of Boston and Charlestown, and to the collector of the district of Baltimore, five eighths of one per cent : To the collectors of the districts of Salem and Norfolk, seven eighths of one per cent : To the collectors of the districts of Alexandria, Charleston and Savannah, one per cent: To the collector of the district of Newburyport, one and a quarter per cent. To the collectors of the districts of Portsmouth, Portland, Newport, Providence, New Haven and Tappahannock, one and a half per cent: And to the collectors of the districts of Vermont, Champlain, Gloucester, Marblehead, Plymouth, Barnstable, Nantucket, Edgar Town, New Bedford, Dighton, York, Biddeford, Bath, Wiscasset, Penobscot, Frenchman's Bay, Machias, Passamaquoddy, New London, Fairfield, Sagg Harbor, Perth Amboy, Burlington, Bridgetown, Great Egg Harbor, Wilmington in Delaware, Chester, Oxford, Vienna, Snowhill, Annapolis, Nottingham, Cedar Point, Georgetown in Maryland, Bermuda Hundred, Hampton, York Town, Yeocomico, Dumfries, Foley Landing, Cherrystone, South Quay, Kentucky, Wilmington in North Carolina, Newbern, Washington, Edenton, Cambden, Georgetown in South Carolina, Beaufort, Sunbury, Brunswick, Saint Mary's, and Hardwich, two per cent. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the last day of March next, in lieu of the annual allowances heretofore established by law, there shall be yearly allowed to the following officers, the sums following, to wit To the collectors of the districts of Annapolis, Chester, South Quay, Yeocomico, Wilmington in North Carolina, Cedar Point and Washington, the sum of two hundred dollars each: To the collectors of the districts of York, Passamaquoddy, Oxford, Vienna, Nottingham, Hampton, York Town, Dumfries, Foley Landing, Cherrystone, Beaufort, Saint Mary's, Brunswick and Hardwich, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars each: To the collector of the district of Perth Amboy, one hundred and twenty dollars: To the collectors of the districts of Portsmouth, Vermont, Champlain, Gloucester, Plymouth, Barnstable, Nantucket, Edgartown, New Bedford, Biddeford, Penobscot, Frenchman's Bay, Machias, Newport, Fairfield, Burlington, Bridgetown, Great Egg Harbor, Wilmington in Delaware, Snowhill, Kentucky, Bermuda Hundred, Cambden, Georgetown in South Carolina, and Sunbury, the sum of one hundred dollars each: To the collectors of the districts of Marblehead, Bath, Wiscasset, New Haven and Georgetown in Maryland, the sum of fifty dollars each : To the naval officer of the district of Portsmouth, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars: To the naval officers of the districts of Newburyport, Salem, Newport, Providence, Wilmington in North Carolina, and Savannah, the sum of one hundred dollars each: To the surveyor of the port of Salem, two hundred dollars: To the surveyors of Portsmouth, Newburyport, Bristol, Warren, East Greenwich, Saint Mary's, Suffolk, Smithfield, Richmond, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Wilmington, Beaufort, and Swansborough, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars each: To the surveyors of Newport and Providence, one hundred and thirty dollars each: To the surveyors of Gloucester, Beverly, New Haven, Middletown, Albany, Hudson, Little Egg Harbor, and Lewellensburg, one hundred and twenty dollars each: And to the surveyors of Ipswich, Portland, North Kingston, Pawhatuck, Patuxet, New London, Stonington, Town Creek, Bermuda Hundred, Westpoint, Urbanna, Portroyal, Alexandria, Windsor, Hertford, Plymouth, Skewarky, Murfreesborough, Bennet's Creek, Winton, Nixonton, Newbiggen Creek, Pasquotank River, Indian Town, Currituck Inlet, Savannah, and New Brunswick in New Jersey, the sum of one hundred dollars each. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the last day of March next, in lieu of the sum heretofore established by law, there shall be paid to each inspector, for every day he shall be actually employed in aid of the customs, a sum not exceeding one dollar and sixtysix cents; and that instead of the sum heretofore established by law, to be paid for the weighing of every one hundred and twelve pounds, in the districts of Pennsylvania, New York, Boston, Baltimore and Norfolk there shall be paid one cent and a half. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That from and after the last day of March next, it shall be the duty of the several collectors, naval officers and surveyors, to keep accurate accounts of their official emoluments and expenditures, and the same to transmit, annually, on the last day of December, to the Comptroller of the Treasury, who shall annually lay an abstract of the same before Congress. APPROVED, February 14, 1795. VOL. I.-53 STATUTE II. Feb. 21, 1795. [Obsolete.] Right to pension, when to commence. CHAP. XXIV.-An Act supplementary to the act concerning Invalids. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the right, any person now has, or may hereafter acquire, to receive a pension, by virtue of the act passed on the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, intituled "An act to regulate the 1793, ch. 17. claims to invalid pensions," be considered to commence at the time of completing his testimony before the district judge, or commissioners, pursuant to the said act: And nothing shall be allowed to any invalid of the description aforesaid, by way of arrear of pension, antecedent to the date of his completing his testimony as aforesaid: And the pensions allowed under the said act shall be continued to the respective pensioners, during the continuance of their disability. No arrears. Pension how long to continue. Officers to re tion. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That no commissioned officer, turn commuta- who has received commutation of half pay, shall be paid a pension, as an invalid, until he shall return his commutation into the treasury of the United States; except where special provision has been made, in particular cases, for allowing pensions on the return only of certain portions of the commutation. STATUTE II. Feb. 21, 1795. [Obsolete.] Bank of U. ized to lend. APPROVED, February 21, 1795. CHAP. XXV.-An Act for the reimbursement of a Loan authorized by an Act of the last Session of Congress. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives States author of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Bank of the United States be, and the same is hereby authorized to lend to the United States, the whole, or any part of the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars (remaining unapplied) in pursuance of the authority granted to borrow one million of dollars, by the act, intituled "An act making further provision for the expenses attending the intercourse of the United States with foreign nations; and further to continue in force the act, intituled "An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations. 1794, ch. 7. Surplus of cer tain revenues appropriated. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That after reserving such sums as may be sufficient to satisfy prior appropriations, there be further appropriated, in aid of the provision heretofore made, out of the proceeds of the duties which have arisen, or may arise upon carriages for the conveyance of persons; upon licenses for selling wines and foreign distilled spirituous liquors by retail; upon snuff and refined sugar; and upon property sold at auction; which were imposed by acts passed during the last session, and which may be further continued, the present session of Congress, or from the proceeds of such duties or revenues as may be established in lieu thereof, a sum sufficient to the reimbursement, before the year one thousand eight hundred and one, of any loan or loans, which have been, or which may hereafter be made, in virtue of the act aforesaid: And that the faith of the United States be, and the same is hereby pledged, to make good any deficiency of the said duties. APPROVED, February 21, 1795. CHAP. XXVI.-An Act authorizing the erection of a Lighthouse near the entrance of Georgetown Harbor, in the State of South Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby required to cause to be erected, as soon may be, a lighthouse near the entrance of the harbor of Georgetown, in the state of South Carolina, at such place, when ceded to the United States, as shall be most convenient for the navigation thereof; and that a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, be appropriated for the same, out of any monies not otherwise appropriated: And that a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, be appropriated for placing buoys on certain shoals in Cape Fear river, below the town of Wilmington, in the state of North Carolina. APPROVED, February 21, 1795. CHAP. XXVII.-An Act to establish the Office of Purveyor of Public Supplies. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be in the department of the treasury, an officer to be denominated, "Purveyor of Public Supplies," whose duty it shall be, under the direc tion and supervision of the Secretary of the Treasury, to conduct the procuring and providing of all arms, military and naval stores, provisions, clothing, Indian goods, and generally all articles of supply. requisite for the service of the United States, and whose compensation shall be, a salary of two thousand dollars per annum. And all letters to and from the said officer shall be received and conveyed by post free of postage. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said officer shall not directly or indirectly, be concerned, or interested, in carrying on the business of trade or commerce, or be owner in whole or in part, of any sea vessel, or purchase by himself, or another in trust for him, public lands, or any other public property, or be concerned in the purchase or disposal of any public securities of any state, or of the United States, or take, or apply to his own use, any emolument or gain, for negotiating or transacting any business in the said department, other than what shall be allowed by law; and if he shall offend against any of the prohibitions of this act, he shall upon conviction, forfeit to the United States, the penalty of three thousand dollars, and may be imprisoned for a term not exceeding five years, and shall be removed from office, and be forever thereafter incapable of holding any office under the United States. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said officer shall, before he enters on the duties of his office, give bond with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, and Comptroller, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, payable to the United States, with condition for the faithful performance of the duties of his said office; which bond shall be lodged in the office of the Comptroller. APPROVED, February 23, 1795. CHAP. XXVIII.-An Act to continue in force the Act for ascertaining the fees in admiralty proceedings in the District Courts of the United States, 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 act, intituled "An act to ascertain the fees in admiralty proceedings in the district courts of the United States, and for other purposes," be, and is hereby continued in force, for the term of one year from the passing of this act, and from thence to the end of the next session of Congress, and no longer. APPROVED, February 25, 1795. CHAP. XXX.-An Act to amend the act entitled "An act to establish the Post- Post roads de. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fol- signated. Post roads de- lowing be, and are hereby established, as post roads, namely:-From signated. Pittstown in the district of Maine, to Wiscassett; and from Hallowell in the said district, to Norridgeworth: From Dover in New Hampshire through Berwick, to Waterborough Courthouse, and from thence to Kennebunk: From Portsmouth, through Dover, Rochester and Moultonborough, to Plymouth; and from Plymouth to Portsmouth, by New Hampton, Meredith, Gilmantown, Nottingham and Durham; the post to go and return on the said route alternately: From Fishkill by Newburgh and New Windsor to Goshen: From Cooperstown by Butternutt creek and Oxford Academy to Uniontown: From Pipers on the post road from Philadelphia to Bethlehem by Alexandria to Pittston in New Jersey: From Brownsville in Pennsylvania, to the town of Washington: From Reading, by Sunbury, and the town of Northumberland, to Lewisburg, commonly called Derstown, on the Susquehanna: From Bethlehem to Wilksburgh in the county of Luzerne: From Yorktown, through Abbottstown, and Gettysburg, to Hagerstown in Maryland; and from Hagerstown, through Williamsport, to Martinsburg in Virginia: From Annapolis, by Lower Marlborough, to Calvert Courthouse, and from thence to Saint Leonard's creek: From Bladensburg in Maryland through Upper Marlborough to Nottingham and from thence to the town of Benedict: From Belle-Air in Harford county, Maryland, to the Black Horse, on the York and Baltimore road: From Gloucester Courthouse, in Virginia, to Yorktown: From Powhatan Courthouse, to Cartersville: From Charlottesville, by Warren, Warminsten, Newmarket, Amherst Courthouse, Cabellsburg, and Madison to Lynchburg: From Winchester, through Romney, to Moorfields: From Charlotte in North Carolina, by Lancaster Courthouse, to Cambden in South Carolina; and from Charlotte, to Lincolnton: From Beardstown in Kentucky, to Nashville in the territory south of the river Ohio. Certain post road altered. Postmaster certain roads. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That instead of the road from Fayetteville, by Lumberton to Cheraw Courthouse, the route of the post shall hereafter be on the most direct road from Fayetteville to Cheraw Courthouse: and that the Postmaster General shall have may discontinue authority to discontinue the post road from Lumberton to Cheraw Courthouse, and from Hagerstown to Sharpsburg in Maryland. That if, in the opinion of the Postmaster General, an alteration in the post road from Cumberland in Maryland, to Morgantown in Virginia, and from thence, by Uniontown in Pennsylvania, to Brownsville on the Monongahela, could be made more conducive to the public interest, than the present route, yet so as to afford the same accomodation to the said places, he shall be authorized, with the consent of the present contractor for carrying the mail, to make such alteration. May alter others. Repealed 1810, ch. 30. STATUTE II. Feb. 26, 1795. [Repealed.] Penalty on hindering officer of the revenue from going on board a vessel. 1790, ch. 35. 1799, ch. 22. APPROVED, February 25, 1795. CHAP. XXXI.-An Act supplementary to the act, intituled "An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the Duties on goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That if the master or commander of any ship or vessel, coming into, or arriving at any port or place, within the United States, shall obstruct or hinder, or shall cause any obstruction or hindrance, with such an intent, to any officer of the revenue, in going on board such ship or vessel for the purpose of carrying into effect any of the revenue laws of the United States, he shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five hundred, nor less than fifty dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all actions, suits or informations to be brought, where any seizure shall be made, for any breach |