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United States of America, in Congress Additional That a fum of one million of dollars appropri- tion to the provifion heretofore mac fupport in- propriated to defray any expenses w be incurred, in relation to the interc

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foreign nations.

tween the United States and foreign States and to be paid out of any monies, which the treasury, not otherwise appropri to be applied, under the direction of fident of the United States, who, if is hereby authorized to borrow the any part of the faid fum of one millic lars; an account of the expenditure as foon as may be, shall be laid bef grefs.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, act, intitled, "An act providing the acts conti- intercourse between the United State

Certain

nued in force.

reign nations," passed the first day one thousand seven hundred and ning ther with the second section of the = tled, "An act to continue in force, f ted time, and to amend the act, intit act providing the means of interc tween the United States and foreign passed the ninth day of February, fand feven hundred and ninety-three APPROVED, March the twentieth, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

President of the United States.

CHAPTER VIII.

An Act authorizing a Loan of one Million of
Dollars.

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it enacted by the Senate and House of presentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the Prefident of the United States be, and he hereby is autho- President rized and empowered to borrow, on the cre- States audit of the United States, if, in his opinion, thorized t the public service shall require it, a fum not 1,000,000 exceeding one million of dollars, at an interest dollars. not exceeding five per centum per annum, reimbursable at the pleasure of the United States, to be applied to fuch public purposes, as are authorized by law, and to be repaid out of the duties on imports and tonnage, to the end of the present year: And that it shall be lawful for the bank of the United States, and VOL. III.

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CHAPTER IX.

An Act to provide for the Defence of Ports and Harbors in the United S

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E it enacted by the Senate of Representatives of th States of America, in Congress afsfemb. the following ports and harbors be under the direction of the Preside United States, and at such time or he may judge necessary, to wit: Po the district of Maine; Portsmout state of New-Hampshire, Gloucester Marblehead and Boston, in the state chusetts; Newport in the state of Island; New-London in the state of ticut; New-York; Philadelphia; ton, in the state of Delaware; Balt the state of Maryland; Norfolk and dria, in the state of Virginia; Cap ver and Ocracock inlet in the state c Carolina; Charleston and George the state of South-Carolina; and and Saint Mary's in the state of Gec

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pounds weight, together with the carriages and implements necessary for the fame, and carriages with the necessary implements for one hundred and fifty other cannon, with two hundred and fifty tons of cannon-fhot.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it And re shall be lawful for the Prefident of the United ceive ce States to receive from any state (in behalf of tain lan the United States) a cession of the lands, on which any of the fortifications aforesaid, with the neceffary buildings, may be erected, or intended to be erected; or where such cessions shall not be made, to purchase such lands, on behalf of the United States; Provided, That no purchase shall be made, where such lands are the property of a state.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.
APPROVED, March the twentieth, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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tions for ment of the United States, for the military

ment for

1794.

thousand seven hundred and ninety-fo repairs and articles directed to be m purchased by the Prefident of the States; for invalid pensioners; for fo certain ports and harbours; and for chase of cannon, implements and shot, appropriated a fum of money, not ex one million, fix hundred and twenty-ni fand, nine hundred and thirty-fix doll one cent; that is to fay: For the pay legion of the United States, three hund three thousand, fix hundred and eigl dollars: For fubsistence, three hund twelve thousand, five hundred and fix dollars, and seventy-five cents: For thirty-one thousand, fix hundred and two dollars: For clothing, one hund twelve thousand dollars: For equipm the cavalry, feven thousand, three hund fourteen dollars, and five cents: For for the cavalry, fixteen thousand dollar bounty to the foldiers, five thousand For the hofpital department, twenty th dollars: For the ordnance departme thousand seven hundred and fifteen and thirty-two cents: For defenfive tion of the frontiers, one hundred and thousand dollars: For the Indian depa: