therefrom, and on fpirits diftilled from molaffes within the United States and exported therefrom, viz.onall sugar fo refined and exported, one cent per pound; and on all spirits so distilled and exported, one cent per gallon; which additional drawbacks fhall be allowed and paid according to the regulations now established by law, refpecting the prefent drawbacks allowed on the faid articles. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the proceeds of the duties laid by this act, fhall be Appropri folely appropriated to the following purpofe; ation of that is to fay: Firft, for the payment of the prin, duties. cipal of the prefent foreign debt of the United States: Secondly, for the payment of the principal of the debt now due by the United States to the bank of the United States. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore: APPROVED, March third, 1797 : GEORGE WASHINGTON, CHAPTER LXV. An Act repealing in Part, the " Act concerning the Duties on Spirits diftilled within the United States," paffed the eighth of May, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two; and impofing certain Duties on the Capacity of Stills of a particular Defcription. Sec. I. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That in refpect to ftills employed in diftilling fpirits Option certain duties on diftilled from materials of the growth and produce of refpecting the United States, at any other place than a city, town or village, or at any distillery in a city, town, or village, at which there are one pirits aaolished. or more ftills, which fingly, if only one, or together, if more than one, are of lefs capacity. than four hundred gallons, the option and alternative of paying a duty of feven cents for every gallon of fpirits diftilled in fuch stills, as fecured and allowed by the firft fection of the act, intituled," an act concerning the duties on fpirits diftilled within the United States, paffed on the eighth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, be, and the same is hereby, declared to be abolished, from and after the thirtieth day of June, enfuing. Duties Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in lieu of the option and alternative aforefaid, according the proprietor, or poffeffor of any fuch still or to capacity of ftills ftills, as are above-mentioned, fhall, and may, established. after the first day of July, enfuing, be charged with, and fhall pay the following duties, to wit: For a licenfe for the employment of each and every fuch still, for and during the term of two weeks, fix cents per gallon, agcording to the capacity or content of every fách still, including the head thereof: For a licenfe, for and during the term of one month, ten cents perigallon, as aforefaid: For a license, for and during the term of two months, eighteen cents per gallon, as aforefaid: For a license, for and during the term of three months, twenty-four cents per gallon, as aforefaid: For a license, for and during the term of four months, thirty cents per gallon, as aforefaid: For a license, for and during the term of five months, thirtyfix cents per gallon, as aforefaid: And for a Ticenfe, for and during the term of fix months, forty-two cents per gallon, as aforefaid. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That upon the fale or transfer of any ftill licenfed, accor- Transfers, ding to this act, the right and privilege of ufing fuch ftill, during the time for which fuch licenfe may remain in force, fhall accrue to the new proprietor, or poffeffor, due entry of the fale or transfer being previously made, with the proper officer of inspection. without Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That every diftiller, as aforefaid, who fhall commence any diftillation, prior to obtaining a license there- Penalty for for, fhall pay a duty equal to that demanda. diftilling ble, in confequence of a license for fix months; license. and no new licenfe fhall be granted for any ftill, until all duties, which have accrued thereon, fhall have been paid and difcharged. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the feveral provifions and claufes of the acts heretofore paffed, and remaining in force, for laying, fecuring, and collecting duties on fpirits backs, -diftilled within the United States, and on stills; for regulating the exportation of fuch spirits, and for making an allowance to the exporters of the fame, by way of drawback, fhall extend to, and remain in full force, with refpect to the feveral provifions and claufes of this act, fubject only to the alterations hereby made. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of APPROVED, March third, 1797: GEORGE WASHINGTON, VOL. III. Draw ation for 1 CHAPTER LXVI. An Act authorizing the Prefident of the United Sec. 1. BE E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That Appropri- the President of the United States be, and he Negocia is hereby authorised to apply a fum, not extions with ceeding two hundred and eighty thousand two Algiers. hundred and fifty-nine dollars and three cents, to the expenses which may have been incurred in any negociations with the Dey and Regency of Algiers, beyond the fums heretofore appropriated; and that the faid fum of two hundred and eighty thousand two hundred and fifty-nine dollars and three cents, be, and the fame is hereby appropriated for that purpose. To pay annuity. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a further fum, not exceeding ninety-fix thousand two hundred and forty-fix dollars and fixtythree cents, be, and the fame is hereby appropriated for discharging the two first years' annuity to the Dey and Regency of Algiers, pursuant to treaty, in addition to the fum appropriated for that purpose, by the act of the fixth of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-fix. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the faid feveral fums fhall be paid and discharged out of any monies arifing from the revenues of the United States, beyond the appropriations heretofore charged thereupon, to the end of the year one thousand feven hundred and nine ty-feven. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of APPROVED, March third, 1797: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER LXVII. An Act to provide for mitigating or remitting the Forfeitures, Penalties and Disabilities accruing in certain Cafes therein-mentioned. Sec. 1. B of the Trea or remit E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That whenever any perfon or perfons, who fhall have incurred any fine, penalty, forfeiture or dif- Secretary ability, or fhall have been interested in any fury authoveffel, goods, wares or merchandize, which rized to fhall have been subject to any feizure, forfei- mitigate ture, or disability, by force of any present or penalties, future law of the United States, for the laying, levying or collecting any duties or taxes, or by force of any prefent or future act, concerning the registering and recording of fhips or veffels, or any act concerning the enrolling and licenfing fhips or veffels employed in the coafting trade or fifheries, and for regulating the fame, fhall prefer his petition to the &c. |