CHAPTER XX. An Act making Appropriations for defraying the Expenfes which may arife in carrying into Effect, a Treaty made between the United States and certain Indian Tribes, north-west of the River Obia. BE the expen made be tween the States and of the ri E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That for the Appropri purpose of defraying the expenfes which may ation for arife in carrying into effect, the treaty made defraying between the United States, and the tribes of fes of carIndians, called the Wyandots, Delawares, rying into Shawanoes, Ottawas, Chippewas, Putawa- treaty times, Miamis, Eel-river, Weeá, Kickapoo, Piankafhaw, and Kafkafkias, at Greeneville, United on the third day of Auguft, one thoufand certain Infeven hundred and ninety-five, the monies ari- dian tribes, fing under the revenue laws of the United north-welt States, which have been heretofore paffed, ver Ohio. not already appropriated to any other purpose, or fo much thereof as may be neceffary, be, and are hereby pledged and appropriated for the payment of the annuity ftipulated in the faid treaty, to be paid to the faid Indian tribes; that is to fay: to the Wyandots, one thousand dollars; to the Delawares, one thoufand dollars; to the Shawanoes, one thoufand dollars; to the Ottawas, one thoufand dollars; to the Chippewas, one thousand dollars; to the Putawatimes, one thoufand dollars; to the Miamis, one thousand dollars; to the Eel-river, Weeá, Kickapoo, Piankashaw and Kafkafkias tribes, each five hundred dollars: And to continue fo pledged and appropriated, fo long as the faid treaty fhall be in force: And that a further fum of one thoufand five hundred dollars, out of the monies aforefaid, be alfo appropriated to defray the coft of tranfportation, and other contingent charges which may arife from the payment of the faid annuity, according to the ftipulations contained in the said treaty. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, May the fixth, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. Commif Washing-! CHAPTER XXI. An Act authorizing a Loan for the Ufe of the City of Washington, in the District of Colum bia, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. Sec. 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That fioners of the Commiffioners, under the act, intitled, the city of An A&t for eftablishing the temporary and ton may, permanent feat of the Government of the under the United States," be, and they are hereby authoof the Pre- rized, under the direction of the Prefident of fident, bor- the United States, to borrow, from time to fume. time, fuch fum or fums of money, as the faid Prefident fhall direct, not exceeding three direction row certain hundred thousand dollars in the whole, and not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars, in any one year, at an intereft not exceeding fix per centum per annum, and reimbursable at any time after the year one thousand eight hundred and three, by instalments, not exceeding one-fifth of the whole fum borrowed, in any one year; which faid loan or loans fhall be appropriated and applied by the faid Com-1 miffioners, in carrying into effect the aboverecited act, under the controul of the Prefident of the United States. lots made re-pay * Those lots monies ap Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all the lots,except thofe now appropriated to pub- Certain lic use in the faid city, vefted in the Commif- chargeable fioners aforefaid, or in trustees, in any man- with the ner, for the use of the United States, now ment of holden and remaining unfold, fhall be, and are thofe loans. hereby declared and made chargeable with the re-payment of all and every fum and fums of money, and intereft thereupon, which shall be borrowed in pursuance of this act: And, to the end, that the fame may be fully and punc- to be fold, tually repaid, the faid lots, or fomany of them and the as fhall be neceffary, fhall be fold and con- plied to veyed, at fuch times, and in fuch manner, and discharge on fuch terms, as the Prefident of the United the loads. States, for the time being, fhall direct: And the monies arifing from the faid fales, fhall be applied and appropriated, under his direction, to the discharge of the faid loans, after first paying the original proprietors, any balances due to them, refpectively, according to their feveral conveyances to the faid Commiffioners or trustees. And if the product of the fales of all the faid lots fhall prove inadequate to the payment of the principal and intereft of the fums borrowed under this act, then the defiVOL. III. Na duct of fuch fales fhould be infufficient, then only If the pro- ciency fhall be paid by the United States, agreeably to the terms of the faid loans; for it is exprefsly hereby declared and provided, that the United States fhall be liable only for the United the re-payment of the balance of the monies States to to be borrowed under this act, which fhall deficiency. remain unfatisfied by the fales of all the lots aforefaid, if any fuch balance fhall thereafter happen. pay the Purchasers Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That of lots to every purchaser or purchafers, his or their be exempt heirs or affigns, from the faid Commiflioners cumbrance. Or trustees, under the direction of the faid from in Commif fioners fhall render an receipts femi-annu. Prefident, of any of the lots herein before mentioned, after paying the price, and fulfilling the terms ftipulated and agreed to be paid and fulfilled, fhall have, hold and enjoy the faid lot or lots fo bought, free, clear and exonerated from the charge and incumbrance hereby laid upon the fame. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Commiffioners aforefaid, fhall, femi-annu. account of ally, render to the Secretary of the Treaand expen. fury, a particular account of the recepts and ditures,&c. expenditures of all monies intrufted to them, ally to the and alfo, the progrefs and state of the bufiSecretary nefs, and of the funds under their adminiTreafury, ftration; and that the faid Secretary lay the who fhall fame before Congrefs, at every feflion after fore Con- the receipt thereof. of the Jay it be. grefs. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, May the fixth, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. An Act making further Provifion relative to the Revenue-Cutters. Sec. I. B penfation mariners nue cutters. E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the Alteration United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, of the comThat from and after the first day of May, in to the offi the present year, there be allowed, in lieu of cers and the compenfation now established, to the maf- of the reve ter of each revenue-cutter, fifty dollars per month; to each firft-mate, thirty-five dollars per month; to each fecond-mate, thirty dollars per month; to each third-mate, twenty-five dollars per month; and to each mariner, not exceeding twenty dollars per month; to be paid by the collectors of the revenue, who fhall be defignated for that purpose. impost in confe Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Forfeitures penalties, fines and forfeitures which may be under the incurred under the impoft-laws of the United laws, reState, and recovered in confequence of in- covered formation given by any officer of a revenue- quence of cutter, fhall, after deducting all proper cofts information given and charges, be difpofed of, as follows: by officers One-fourth part fhall be for the ufe of the of the reUnited States, and be paid into the treafury ters, how thereof; one-fourth part, for the officers of to be dif the customs, to be distributed in the manner now provided, relative to that part of forfeitures they are now entitled to: and the remainder thereof, to the officers of fuch cutter, to be divided among them, in proportion to their pay. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Prefident of the United States be, and he venue cut pofed of. |