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PAGE tain officers employed in the collection of the duties of impost and tonnage,

99
XXXV. An act to continue in force the act, intitled,

“ an act to provide for mitigating or remit-
ting the penalties and forfeitures accruing
under the revenue laws in certain cases,'
and to make further provision for the pay-

ment of pensions to invalids,
XXXVI. An act for regulating processes in ühe courts

of the United States, and providing compen,
sation for the officers of the

said courts, and
for jurors and witnesses,
XXXVII. An act making alterations in the treasury

and war departments,
XXXVIII. An act supplementary to the act making

provision for the debt of the United States, 115
XXXIX. An act to provide for a copper coinage,
XL. An act for making compensations to the com-

misioners of loans for extraordinary ex

penses,
XLI. An act making certain appropriations there-

in specified,
XLII. An act, respecting the government of the

territories of ihe United States north-west
and south of the river Ohio,

125
XLIII. An act to compensate the services of the
late colonel George Gibson,

127
XLIV. An act concerning the claim of John Brown

Cutting against the United States, 127

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Acts passed at the Second Session of the Second Congress.

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I. An act concerning the registering and re

còrding of ships or vessels,
II. An aci to amend an adt, intitled, “ an act

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establishing a mint, and regulating the coins
of the United States,” so far as respects the
coinage of copper,

158 III. An act to provide for the allowance of in

tereft on the sum ordered to be paid by the
resolve of Congress, of the twenty-eighth
of September, one thousand seven hundred
and eighty-five, as an indemnity to the per-
fons therein named,

159 IV. An act to continue in force for a limited

time, and to amend the act, intitled, “ An
act providing the means of intercourse be-

tween the United States and foreign nations, 159 V. An act regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes,

161 VI. An act relative to claims against the Uni

ted States, not barred by any act of limita-
tion, and which have not been already ad-

justed,
VII. An act respecting fugitives from justice,

and persons escaping from the service of
their masters,

165 VIII. An act for enrolling and licensing ships or

vessels to be employed in the coasting trade

and fisheries, and for regulating the fame, 168 IX. An act providing compensation to the Pre

sident and Vice-President of the United

States,
X. An act to repeal part of a resolution of

Congress of the twenty-ninth of August,
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-
eight, respecting the inhabitants of Post
Saint Vincents,

199 XI. An act to promote the progress of useful

arts ; and to repeal the act heretofore made
for that purpose,

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PAGE XII. An act to authorize the comptroller of the treasury to settle the account

of Thomas Wishart, late a lieutenant in the army of the United States,

207 XIII. An act to authorize the adjustment of a claim

of Yoseph Henderson against the United
States,

207 XIV. An act making provision for the perfons therein mentioned,

207 XV. An act for repealing the several impost

laws of the United States, so far as they
may be deemed to impose a duty on useful
beasts imported for breed,

208 XVI. An act in addition to, and alteration of

the act, intitled, “ an act to extend the
time limited for settling the accounts of the
United States with the individual

states, 209 XVII. An act to regulate the claims to invalid pensions,

210 XVIII. An act making appropriations for the sup

port of government for the year one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-three,

213 XIX. An act to regulate trade and intercourse

with the Indian tribes,
XX. An act to ascertain the fees in admiralty

proceedings in the district courts of the Uni

ted States, and for other purposes,
XXI. An act making an appropriation to defray

the expense of a treaty with the Indians
north-west of the Ohio,

225 XXII. An act in addition to the act, intitled, “ an

ait to establish the judicial courts of the
United States,"

225 XXIII. An act to alter the times and places of hold

ing the circuit courts, in the eastern district,
and in North-Carolina, and for other
purposes,

230

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XXIV. An act supplementary to the act, intitled,

“ an act to provide more effectually for
the collection of the duties imposed by law
on goods, wares, and merchandize impor-
ted into the United States; and on the ton-
nage of ships or vessels,

233 XXV. An act providing for the payment of the

first instalment due on a loan made of the

Bank of the United States,
XXVI. An act for extending the time for receiving

on loan that part of the domestic debt of the
United States, which may not be subscribed,
prior to the first day of March, one thou-

sand seven hundred and ninety-three, 237 XXVII. An act supplementary to the act for the ef

tablishment and support of light-houses, bea

cons, buoys and public piers, XXVIII. An act providing an annual allowance for the education of Hugh Mercer,

239 XXIX. An act for the relief of Elijah Bostwick, 239 XXX. An act making certain appropriations therein mentioned,

240 XXXI. An act making addition to the compensation

of certain public officers, XXXII. An act for the relief of Simeon Thayer, 243

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243

The Treaties made by the United States of America,

with other Nations.

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Treaty of amity and commerce, concluded between

his Majesty the King of Sweden and the United
States of North-America,

248 Armistice declaring à cesation of hostilities between the United States and Great-Britain,

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308

Treaty between the United States of America, and

the Sachems and Warriors of the Six Nations, 299 Treaty between the United States of America, and

the Sachems and Warriors of the Wiandot, Delaware, Chippawa and Ottawa nations,

303 Treaty of amity and commerce, between his. Ma

jesty the King of Pruffia and the United States of

America,
Treaty between the United States of America, and

the Head-Men and Warriors of the Cherokees, 343 Treaty between the United States of America, and the Choctaw Nation,

351 Treaty between the United States of America, and the Chickafaws,

357 Treaty between the United States of America, and

the Chiefs and Warriors of the Shawanoe Na-" tion,

363 Treaty of peace and friendship between the United

States of America, and his Imperial Majesty the
Emperor of Morocco,

367 Convention between his most Christian Majesty and

the United States of America, Treaty of peace and friendship between the United

States of America, and the Kings, Chiefs and

Warriors of the Creek Nation of Indians, 401 Articles of agreement and confederation, between

the United States of North-America and the Deo laware Nation,

409 Treaty between the United States of America, and

the Sachems and Warriors of the Wyandot, Delaware, Ottawa, Chippewa, Pattawatima and Sac Nations,

415 Treaty of peace and friendship between the Prefi

dent of the United States of America, and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Cherokee Nation of Indians,

425

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