chandise imported into the said district, and on the tonnage of ships and vessels and the other emoluments and fees of office established by law. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the thirtieth day of June next, the district of Nanjemoy, in the state of Maryland, shall be called the district of St. Mary's, and the collector shall reside at St. Mary's river, which shall be the port of entry and delivery for said district, and Nanjemoy a port of delivery only, to which a surveyor shall be appointed, who shall be entitled, in addition to the fees and emoluments already allowed by law, to receive a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the town of Augusta, in the district of Maine, shall be, and the same is hereby constituted a port of delivery, to be annexed to the district of Bath and subject to the same regulations and restrictions as other ports of delivery in the United States; and there shall be appointed a surveyor, to reside at the said port of delivery, who shall be entitled to receive a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars, annually, in addition to the other emoluments allowed by law. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. S. SMITH, President of the Senate, pro tempore. April 25, 1808. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON. CHAPTER LXII. AN ACT making appropiations for the support of an additional military force, for the year one thousand eight hundred and eight. B For pay, two hundred and eighty five thou- Specific ap sand, nine hundred and twenty dollars: For forage, eighteen thousand, four hundred and seventy-nine dollars : For subsistence, two hundred and thirteen thousand, six hundred and ninety-six dol lars: For clothing, one hundred and fifty thousand, five hundred and twenty-eight dol lars: For bounties and premiums, eighty-five thousand, one hundred and twenty dollars: For the medical and hospital departments, fifteen thousand dollars: For camp equipage, tents, barracks, fuel, and transportation, one hundred and eleven thousand dollars: For contingencies, ten thousand dollars: S propriations. ty-six thousand, seven hundred and twenty 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. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate, pro tempore. April 25, 1808. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON. treasury to pay into comptroller's hands CHAPTER LXIII. AN ACT authorising the secretary of the treasury to pay to the comptroller of the treasury, in trust, the amount of certain bills drawn by John Armstrong, minister from the United States to the court of France, on treasury 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 Secretary of secretary of the treasury be, and he is hereby authorised and directed, to pay into the hands of the comptroller of the treasury of the United States, the amount in cash, of the bills drawn by John Armstrong, minister from the United States to the court of France, on the treasurer of the United States, in favor of Nathan Freres, Denton and Hall, pursuant to a liquidation made by the government of France under the convention concluded amount of certain bills drawn by Gen. Armstrong. said between the United States and the French government, on the thirtieth day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and three; and also, the amount of the bills drawn by the aforesaid minister on the treasurer of the United States in favor of Joseph Sands, pursuant to a liquidation made under the convention aforesaid, which sums so paid to the comptroller, shall be held by him in trust, to pay and satisfy such persons, and in such proportions, as shall be adjudged or decreed by the courts hereafter specified; and the said sums shall be by the comptroller deposited in the office of discount and deposit, in the city of Washington, for safe keeping until such judgments or decrees shall take place. to be estab Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Claims, how all suits or proceedings at law or in equity, lished. to establish claims against, or recover the whole or any part of the sum so deposited, on account of the bills drawn in favor of Nathan Freres, Denton and Hall, shall be commenced on or before the first day of November next, in the circuit court of the fourth circuit, holden in the district of Mary. land, and all suits or proceedings at law or in equity, to establish claims against, or to recover the whole or any part of the sum so deposited on account of the bills drawn in favor of Joseph Sands, shall be commenced on or before the day aforesaid, in the circuit court of the second circuit, holden in the district of New York, or in the circuit court of the district of Columbia, to be held for Washington county in said district, and any, or either party aggrieved by the judgment or de cree of either of the said courts, may remove Claims, when estab to be satisfi fished, how ed. the same to the supreme court of the United States, in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as appeals and writs of error are now prosecuted from the said courts. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever a final judgment or decree shall be entered up by either of the said courts in favor of any person or persons, who may have established a right or claim to the whole or any part of the said sums so paid to the comptroller, and deposited in virtue of this law, the said comptroller shall direct the cashier of the said office of discount and deposit, to pay the amount recovered to the party or persons entitled under such judgment or decree so rendered by the said courts. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives; President of the Senate, pro tempore April 25, 1808. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON. CHAPTER LXIV. AN ACT for the relief of Joseph Chase, Jared E it enacted by the Senate and House of America, in Congress assembled, That the Ship Manilla Owners of the ship Manilla, belonging to exonerated Joseph Chase and Jared Gardner and others, |