Specific ap. propriations. STATUTE I. Feb. 19, 1808. [Obsolete.] Accounts of the U. States for rized in the inquiry into the SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of carrying into effect a treaty between the United States and the Ottoway, Chippeway, Wyandotte and Pottawatamie nations of Indians, concluded at Detroit on the seventeenth day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven, the following sums be, and the same hereby are appropriated, in conformity with the stipulations contained in the said treaty, that is to say: Ten thousand dollars to be paid to the said nations in the following proportions: To the Ottoway nation three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars thirty-three cents and four mills. To the Chippeway nation three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars thirty-three cents and four mills. To the Wyandotte nation one thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars sixty-six cents and six mills. To the Pottawatamie nation one thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars sixty-six cents and six mills; and the further annual sum of two thousand four hundred dollars, to be paid to the said nations in the following proportions: To the Ottoways eight hundred dollars. To the Chippeways eight hundred dollars. To the Wyandottes four hundred dollars: and to such of the Pottawatamies as now reside on the river Huron of Lake Erie, the river Raisin, and in the vicinity of the said rivers, four hundred dollars. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several sums appropriated by this act, shall be paid out of any monies in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, February 19, 1808. CHAP. XXI.—An Act to provide for the payment of certain expenses incurred in the inquiry into the conduct of John Smith, a Senator from the state of Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United persons having States of America in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers claims against of the treasury be, and they are hereby directed to audit and settle the expenses autho- accounts of all persons who may have claims against the United States, for expenses incurred in the inquiry into the conduct of John Smith, a Senator of the United States, from the state of Ohio, as an alleged associate of Aaron Burr; which expenses may have been authorized by the committee of inquiry, or by order of the Senate: Provided, that the said accounts shall have been first certified by the chairman of the committee, or by the secretary of the Senate. conduct of John Smith, (Senator) to be settled and paid. Per diem al nesses. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That to every witness before lowance to wit the said committee of inquiry, or before the Senate upon the said inquiry, there shall be allowed and paid for every day's attendance thereon, the sum of three dollars. And to defray the said expenses, there is hereby Appropriation. appropriated the sum of five hundred dollars, to be paid from any monies in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, February 19, 1808. STATUTE I. Feb. 25, 1808. Additional compensation to the marshals CHAP. XXII.—An Act making additional compensation to the Marshals for the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the of N. Carolina last day of March next, there shall be paid annually to the marshal for the district of North Carolina, the sum of four hundred dollars; to the and N. Jersey. marshal for the district of New Jersey, the sum of two hundred dollars, in addition to the fees and emoluments heretofore allowed them by law. APPROVED, February 25, 1808. CHAP. XXIV.—An Act extending the right of suffrage in the Indiana territory. (a) CHAP. XXV.—An Act supplementary to the act intituled "An act to prohibit the importation of certain goods, wares and merchandise.”(b) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That nothing in the act to which this is a supplement shall be so construed as to prohibit the importation of the following articles, that is to say: STATUTE I. Feb. 26, 1808. [Obsolete.] Qualifications of electors. Act of April 19, 1816, ch. 57. STATUTE I. Feb. 27, 1808. Act of April 18, 1806, ch. 29. Articles not First. Wrappers and outside packages, in which goods, the importation of which is not prohibited, usually are and shall be wrapped or pack- interdicted. ed, at the time of their importation. Second. Bags or sacks in which salt shall be imported. Third. Glass bottles or phials in which drugs, medicines, or any other article, the importation of which is not prohibited, shall be imported. Fourth. Printed books, maps and charts. Fifth. Watches, tradesmen's and artificers' tools; mathematical, astronomical and surgical instruments; gilt buttons, locks and all other articles manufactured partly of brass, and partly of any other metal. Sixth. Shalloons and woollen stuffs, muskets, bayonets, swords, cutlasses and pistols. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the articles of the following description shall be held and considered as being embraced by the description of articles, the importation of which is prohibited by the act to which this act is a supplement, that is to say: All articles manufactured entirely of silk and wool, or of silk and flax, or of flax and wool; floor cloths; woollen cassimeres, carpets, carpeting and mats, whose invoice prices shall exceed five shillings sterling per square yard. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That no articles imported on board any vessel of the United States, cleared out before the fourteenth day of December last, from any port within the United States, or the territories thereof, shall be subject to the prohibition enacted by the act to which this act is a supplement: Provided, that such vessels which may have cleared for any port beyond the Cape of Good Hope, shall return to some port in the United States, or its territories, within twelve months: And provided, that such vessels as shall have cleared from any other port shall return as aforesaid within six months from the said fourteenth day of December. APPROVED, February 27, 1808. Articles pro hibited. No vessel which cleared out from the U. States before December 14, 1805, subject to this law, &c. (a) Indiana was incorporated into the Union by the act of April 19, 1816, chap. 57. STATUTE I. Feb. 29, 1808. Reserved lands in Ohio ceptions, to be offered for sale. with certain ex 1807, ch. 49. Such sections to be previously offered at public sale. No reserved sections to be sold at less than four dollars per acre. STATUTE I. CHAP. XXVI.—An Act making further provision for the disposal of the sections of land heretofore reserved for the future disposition of Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the sections of land heretofore reserved for the future disposition of Congress, not sold or otherwise disposed of, and lying within either of the districts established for the disposition of public lands in the state of Ohio, with the exception of the section numbered sixteen of the salt springs and lands reserved for the use of the same, shall be offered for sale in that district, within which such reserved sections may respectively lie, on the same terms, and under the same regulations, as other lands in the same district: Provided, that such sections shall previously be offered to the highest bidder, at public sales, to be held under the superintendence of the regis ters and receivers of public monies of the land-offices respectively to which they are attached, on the same terms as have been provided by law for the public sales of the other lands of the United States, and on such day or days as shall, by a proclamation of the President of the United States, be designated for that purpose: And provided also, that no such heretofore reserved section shall be sold either at public or private sale, at a less price than four dollars per acre. APPROVED, February 29, 1808. March 3, 1808. CHAP. XXVII.-An Act making appropriations for the support of the Military establishment of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and eight. Specific appropriations. [Obsolete.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for defraying the expense of the military establishment of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and eight; for the Indian department, and for the expense of fortifications, arsenals, magazines and armories, the following sums bé, and the same hereby are respectively appropriated, that is to say: For the pay of the army of the United States, three hundred and two thousand nine hundred and fifty-two dollars. For forage, four thousand six hundred and eight dollars. For the subsistence of the army and corps of engineers, two hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred and forty-eight dollars and thirty-five cents. For clothing, eighty-five thousand dollars. For bounties and premiums, fifteen thousand dollars. For the medical and hospital departments, fifteen thousand dollars. For camp equipage, fuel, tools and transportation, ninety thousand dollars. For fortifications, arsenals, magazines and armories, two hundred and eighteen thousand six hundred and forty-two dollars, and five cents. For purchasing maps, plans, books, and instruments, fifteen hundred dollars. For contingencies, eighteen thousand dollars. For ordnance, forty-five thousand dollars. For tents, twenty thousand dollars. For extra transportation of military stores, twenty-five thousand dollars. dred dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums herein specifically appropriated, shall be paid out of any monies in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. APPROVED, March 3, 1808. CHAP. XXVIII.—An Act to allow the importation of old copper, saltpetre and sulphur, free of duty. STATUTE I. March 4, 1808. may be import- Persons to determine if the article imported within the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the thirtyfirst day of March next, no duty shall be demanded or collected on the importation of old copper, which term shall apply only to such copper manufactures as have been worn out or otherwise so damaged as to be unfit for any other purpose than that of supplying a raw material, to be manufactured anew. And it shall be lawful for the collector of the port or district in which such old copper shall arrive, should any doubt arise whether such importation comes within the intent and meaning of this act, to appoint one person, and the owner, importer, or consignee, to appoint another, who shall ascertain whether the copper imported comes under the denomination of old copper, as above described; and the proceedings in this instance shall be conducted in the like manner and form as the proceedings are directed to be had by the fifty-second section of the act passed the second of March, one thousand seven hundred and sec. 52. ninety-nine, regulating the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, in cases of incomplete entry, or of damage sustained by goods, wares and merchandise during the voyage. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the said thirtyfirst day of March next, no duty shall be demanded or collected on the importation of saltpetre or sulphur. APPROVED, March 4, 1808. provision of this act. 1799, ch. 22, Saltpetre and sulphur may al so be imported free from duties. STATUTE I. CHAP. XXIX.-An Act in further addition to an act intituled "An act to amend March 9, 1808. the judicial system of the United States." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the circuit court of the United States, in the second circuit, shall consist of the justice of the supreme court residing within said circuit, and the district judge of the district in which such court may be holden. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That within the district of Georgia, the circuit court to be holden in the month of December, annually, shall hereafter be holden at Milledgeville, instead of Louisville. Act of April 29, 1802, ch. 31. Of what judges the circuit court of the second circuit shall be composed. December term of circuit court for Georgia district to be held at Milledgeville. Act of Feb. 4, 1807, ch. 5. Terms of the district court of N. Carolina changed. Act of Jan. 23, 1812, ch. 17. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That instead of the times heretofore established by law for holding the fall terms of the district court for the district of North Carolina, the same be commenced and holden in future on the following days, that is to say: at Wilmington, in and for the district of Cape Fear, on the third Monday of October; at Newbern, in and for the district of Pamptico, on the Friday next after the third Monday of October, and at Edenton, in and for the district of Albemarle, on the first Tuesday which shall follow the Friday next after the third Monday of October, annually. And that all actions, suits, writs, process, pleadings, and other proceedings commenced, or to be commenced, or which shall be now pending in any of the district courts of the district of North Carolina, for the terms aforesaid, shall be continued over and have day according to the alterations hereby made and established, any thing in any former act or acts to the contrary notwith- ingly. standing. APPROVED, March 9, 1808. CHAP. XXX.—An Act for extending the terms of credit on revenue bonds in cer tain cases, 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 payment of all bonds Causes, &c. &c. continued over, accord STATUTE I. March 10, 1808. [Obsolete.] Act of March 1, 1809, ch. 24, sec. 7. Payment of duties on the importation of coffee, &c. &c. suspended. Act of Dec. 22, 1807, ch. 5, not to apply to duties due for any of the articles which have been re-exported which are or not entitled to draw. back. Old bonds to and new ones given. given for duties on the importation of coffee, sugar, pepper, indigo, cocoa, and wine paying a duty of twenty-three cents per gallon, which remain unpaid at the passing of this act, and have or may become due, subsequent to the twenty-second of December last, and whilst the act intituled "An act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States," shall continue in force, may be suspended during the continuance of the said act, on the terms and conditions herein after provided: Provided, that such extension of credit shall not apply to the duties due for any of the above described articles, which either have been re-exported, or are not entitled to be exported with benefit of drawback, nor to any which have been, or will be sold by the importer. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the persons entitled to the be delivered up, extension of credit, allowed by the preceding section, shall, in order to enjoy its benefit, take up, or have cancelled, the bonds heretofore given for duties, on which the extension of credit is allowed, and give to the collector new bonds, with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of said collector, for the sums of their former bonds respectively, payable whenever the act intituled "An act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States," shall no longer be in force: which bonds shall be accepted by the collectors respectively, upon the terms following, that is to say: the goods for the duties whereon such bonds shall be accepted, shall be deposited at the expense and risk of the importer or importers, parties to the said bonds, in one or more store-house, or store-houses, in the same manner as is now provided for the deposit of teas, by the sixty-second section of the act intituled "An Act of March act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," but no 2, 1799, ch. 22. delivery of the said goods, or of part thereof, shall be made to the owners thereof, unless the duties on so much thereof, as may, on the application of the owners, be thus delivered, shall have been paid. And whenever the sum specified in any of the bonds taken by virtue of this section shall become due and remain unpaid more than forty-five days, so much of the said deposited goods as may be necessary shall be sold by the collector at public sale, and the proceeds thereof, after deducting the charges of safe-keeping and sale thereof, shall be applied to the payment of such sum, rendering the overplus arising on such sale and the residue of the goods so deposited, if any there be, to the person or persons, by whom such a deposit shall have been made, or to his or their agent or lawful representative. But if the proceeds of such sale shall not be sufficient to pay the duties and charges, or if any of the goods shall, while deposited, be destroyed, stolen, lost, or damaged, the bonds taken by virtue of this section, for the payment of duties on such goods, shall be proceeded with, in all respects, as other bonds taken by collectors for duties due to the United States. embargo law, and laden on board vessels for re-exportation when it went into force, Same regula- SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever any goods, wares tions with reor merchandise, which, being entitled to be exported with benefit of spect to goods stopped by the drawback, had, prior to the twenty-second day of December last, been actually laden on board a vessel, and inspected under the superintendence of a proper officer, in conformity with the provisions of the seventy-sixth section of the act intituled "An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," have been detained under the act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States, so as to prevent the actual exportation of such goods, wares and merchandise, the payment of bonds given for duties on the importation of the same, may, to an amount equal to that of such duties, and no 1799, ch. 22. farther, be suspended during the continuance of the last mentioned act, in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as is provided by the preceding section for bonds given for duties on certain specified articles: Provided, that the owners of such goods, wares and &c. &c. |