Drawbacks fected by this act. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That not to be af the time during which the act to which this act is a supplement, shall continue in force, shall not be computed as making part of the term of twelve calendar months during which goods, wares or merchandize, imported into the United States, must be re-exported in order to be entitled to a drawback of the duties paid on the importation thereof. AN ACT extending the right of suffrage in the BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That every free white male person in the Mississippi territory, above the age of twenty-one years, Representa sembly of the having been a citizen of the United States, Qualifications and resident in the said territory, one year of electors of next preceding an election of representatives, tives to the and who has a legal or equitable title to a general astract of land, by virtue of any act of Con- Mississippi gress, or who may become the purchaser of territory. any tract of land from the United States of the quantity of fifty acres, or who may hold in his own right a town lot of the value of one hundred dollars within the said territory, shall be entitled to vote for representatives to the general assembly of said territory. apportionke presentatives Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That General ns. the general assembly of the territory afore- sembly may said, shall have power to apportion the re. presentatives of the several counties therein, or which may hereafter be established therein, according to the number of free white male inhabitants above the age of twentyone years in such counties: Provided, That there be not more than twelve, nor less than ten of the whole number of representatives; any act or aots to the contrary, notwithstanding, until there shall be six thousand free male white inhabitants of full age, in said territory; after which time the number of representatives shall be regulated agreeably to the ordinance for the government thereof. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the citizens of the said territory, entitled to vote for representatives to the general assembly thereof, shall, at the time of electing their the general representatives to the said general assembly, also elect one delegate from the said territo ry to the Congress of the United States, who shall possess the same powers heretofore granted to the delegates from the several ter A delegate to Congress to the time of be elected at election. same manner and under the same conditions as directed for the other lands in said territory. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That This act not this act shall not extend to any person or certain other persons claiming other lands in said territory claimants. in his or their own right, by virtue of British to extend to or Spanish grants, or to any person or persons to whom a donation has been granted, by either of the said boards of commission ers. J. B. VÄRNUM, Speaker of the House of Representativesi GEO: CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States, and January 19, 1808. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON. Part of a for meract revived and conti nued in force. CHAPTER XI. AN ACT to revive and continue in force for a further time the first section of the act, intituled "An act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary powers." E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That so much of the act passed on the twenty fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and four, intituled "An act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary powers," as is contained in the first section of the said act J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice-President of the United States, and January 19, 1808. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON. CHAPTER XII. AN ACT to provide for the payment of certain expenses incurred in the Impeachment of Samuel Chase. E it enacted by the Senate and House of B Representatives of the United States of Expenses ad ry or the ma nagers of the impeachment of Judge Chase to be setted, and paid: America, in Congress assembled, That the thorized by accounting officers of the Treasury be, and the committhey are hereby directed to audit and settle tee of enquithe accounts of all persons who may have claims against the United States, for expenses incurred in the enquiry into the con duct, and in the impeachment of Samuel Chase; which expenses may have been authorized by the committee of enquiry, or the managers of the said impeachment: Provi. Provise ded, That the said accounts shall have been C first certified by the chairman of the said committee, or managers; and the same shall be paid out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice-President of the United States, and January 21, 1808. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON. A patent el to Oliver "CHAPTER XIII. 1 AN ACT for the relief of Oliver Evans. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the Secretary of State on application in writing by Oliver Evans, to cause letters patent to be made out in the manner and form prescribed by the act entitled, "An act to promote the progress of useful arts, and to repeal the act heretofore made for that purpose." thereby granting to said Oliver Evans, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, for a term not exceeding fourteen years, the full and exclusive, right and liberty of making, constructing, using, and vending to be used, his invention, discovery and improvements in the art of manufacturing flour and meal, and in the several machines, which he has discovered, invented, improved and applied to that pur |