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commanding a feparate poft, there fhall be allowed twice the number of rations to which they would otherwise be entitled.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the majors Subfiftence] be entitled to receive four rations per day, for allowed to their daily fubfiftence.

majors

to officers

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That to each commiffioned-officer, who may have been Allowance deranged under the act "to afcertain and fix deranged. the military establishment of the United States,' there fhall be paid the amount of fix months' pay and fubfiftence.

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JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Reprefentatives.

WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of
the Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, March third, 1797:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER LXXI.

An Act making Appropriations for the military and naval Eftablishments, for the Year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-feven.

Sec. 1.

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Eit enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That for the fupport of the military and naval ef

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Military tablishments, for the year one thousand seven appropria hundred and ninety-feven, the following fums be refpectively appropriated; that is to fay:

tions for

1797.

For the pay of the army of the United States, the fum of two hundred and fifty-fix thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.

For the fubfiftence of the officers of the army, a fum not exceeding forty-feven thoufand three hundred and ninety-five dollars.

For the fubfiftence of the non-commiffioned officers and privates, a fum not exceeding two hundred and forty-five thousand two hundred and eighty-three dollars.

For forage, the fum of fourteen thousand nine hundred and four dollars.

For clothing, a fum not exceeding eightythree thousand and fifty dollars.

For the purchase of horfes and equipments for the cavalry, fixteen thousand and eightyfive dollars.

For the hofpital-department, a fum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

For the ordnance-department, a fum not exceeding forty thoufand dollars.

For the fortifications of the ports and harbors of the United States, a fum not exceeding twenty-four thoufand dollars.

For the quarter-mafter's department, the Indian department, the defenfive protection of the frontiers, bounties, and all the contingent expenses of the war-department, a fum not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars.

To make good deficiencies in the appropriations in the military establishment, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-fix, the fum of feventy-fix thoufand three hundred and twelve dollars.

For the pay and fubfiftence of three captains

in the naval department, and for the pay laborers employed in taking care of the gates, the fum of five thoufand dollars.

of Military fri- appropria

For finishing the frigates United States, Conftitution, and Conftellation, the fum of one hundred and feventy-two thousand dollars.

For the payment of military penfions, including an allowance to the widows and children of officers, under an act, intituled, " An act in addition to the act for making further and more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers of the United States," the fum of ninety-fix thoufand three hundred and fifty dollars.

To fatisfy and difcharge claims for militia fervices on the frontiers of Georgia, the fum of feventy thousand four hundred and ninetyfix dollars, and thirty-five cents: for militia fervices on the frontiers of Kentucky, three thoufand eight hundred and thirty-fix dollars, and feventy-fix cents; and for militia fervices on the frontiers of South-Carolina, the fum of forty-eight thousand four hundred dollars and twenty-five cents.

For the payment of general John Sevier and his brigade, for fervices in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, the, fum of twenty-two thoufand eight hundred and fixteen dollars and ninety-five cents.

For the payment of fix months' pay and fubfiftence to each of the officers difcharged under the act "to afcertain and fix the military establishment of the United States," a fum not exceeding three thousand dollars; which fums fhall be folely applied to the objects for which they are refpectively appropriated.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the

tions for

1797..

feveral appropriations herein-before made, fhall be paid and discharged out of the furplus of revenue and income beyond the appropriations heretofore charged thereon, to the end of the present year.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.

WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, March third, 1797:

G: WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

Act laying duty on

Inuff repealed.

CHAPTER LXXII.

An Act to fufpend, in Part, the Act, intituled, "An Act to alter and amend the Act, intituled, "An Act laying certain Duties upon Snuff and refined Sugar," and to grant Relief in certain Cafes arifing under the faid Act.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That fo much of the act, intituled, "An act to alter and amend the act, intituled, “An act laying certain duties upon fnuff and refined fugar," as refpects the duties therein laid upon mills and implements employed in the manufacture of fnuff, and the drawbacks therein allowed, upon the exportation of fnuff manufactured within the United States, be fufpen,

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ded, from the paffing of this act, until the end of the next feffion of Congrefs.

Relief

cafes.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all cafes of licenfes granted under the said act, where, by failure of water, or other cafualty, granted in occurring to the mill or mills, or to the im- certain plements or to the proprietor, or other. perfon licensed, the ufe and benefit of fuch license has been loft, or confiderably interrupted, and the duties thereon required or paid, may be confidered as peculiarly unequal and injurious, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon due reprefentation and proof of fuch case, shall be, and hereby is authorized to caufe to be refunded or remitted, fuch part of the duties paid, or secured on fuch license, as fhall appear just and reasonable, under the circumftances of the cafe, and having regard to the lofs, injury, or peculiar hardship fuftained as aforefaid.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Representatives.

WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of

-the Senate pro tempore..

APPROVED, March third, 1797 :

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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