to ports on the Atlantic ports of the United States; and it being just and reasonable that the same privilege should be extended to vessels and merchandise belonging to persons residing at New-Orleans, and other ports of Louisiana and Florida, on the Missisippi, or any of its branches: Be it further enacted, That from and after the last day of June next, all Goods bro't goods and merchandsie, the importation of the Missisipwhich into the United States shall not be pi from Louwholly prohibited, shall and may freely, for isiana, in the purposes of commerce, be brought into vessels bethe ports of the United States on the Mis- longing sisippi, or any of its branches, in vessels what duties belonging to New-Orleans, or any other subject. port of Louisiana or Florida, on the Missisippi; and such goods or merchandise shall be subject to no higher or other duties than are, or shall be payable by the citizens of the United States, on the importation of the same in American vessels into the Atlantic ports of the United States. thereto-to demandable the Missi sippi. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That No duty from and after the last day of June next, no on the tonduty on the tonnage of any boat, flat, raft, nage of or other vessel, shall be demanded, or col- boats, flats, lected on the arrival or entry of such boat, &c. in the flat, or raft, or other vessel, in any district districts on which is or may be established on the Missisippi, or any of its branches, and on the northern or north-western boundaries of the United States: Provided nevertheless, That Cases in this exemption shall not be construed to ex- which this tend to any vessel above fifty tons burthen, exemption and which shall not be wholly employed in carrying on inland trade between the ports of the United States on the Missisippi, and does not ap ply. town may its branches, and the ports of Louisiana and Florida, on the same, including NewOrleans, and between the ports of the northern and north-western boundaries of the United States and the British provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That Collector of all that part of the act, entituled "An act to the district regulate the collection of duties on imports of George- and tonnage," passed on the second day of reside out of March one thousand seven hundred and that town. ninety-nine, that directs that the collector of the district of George-Town shall reside at George-Town, be, and is hereby repealed.. NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate, pro tempore. APPROVED, MAY 1, 1802. TH JEFFERSON. CHAPTER XLVI. AN ACT making appropriations for the military establishment of the United States, in the year one thousand eight bundred and two. B E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for defraying the several expenses of the military establishment of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and two, for the Indian department, for arsenals and armories, and for the erection of fortifications, the following sums be, and the same hereby are respectively appropriated, that is to say: For the pay of the army of the United Specific apStates, the sum of two hundred and ninety. propriatwo thousand two hundred and seventy-two tions. dollars, including therein the sum of sixty thousand dollars appropriated by an act of the present session. For the subsistence of the army, the sum of two hundred and one thousand and twenty-seven dollars and forty cents. For forage, three thousand eight hundred and four dollars. For clothing, sixty-six thousand six hun dred and thirty dollars. For the medical and hospital department, ten thousand dollars. For bounties and premiums, two thousand dollars. For all expenses of transportation, tents, tools, and the contingent expenses of the war department, sixty-four thousand dollars. For the pay, subsistence, and clothing of the corps of engineers, seven thousand and ten dollars and eighty cents. For the Indian department, seventy-one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For the expenses incident to the arsenals, magazines, and armories of the United States, sixty-six thousand seven hundred and sixty-six dollars and eighty-eight cents. For erecting and completing fortifications and barracks, seventy thousand five hundred dollars. Specific tions. For running certain boundary lines beappropria- tween the Indians and white inhabitants of the United States, and for ascertaining the lines of sundry reserved tracts of land in the Indiana and north western territories, five thousand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That for defraying all expenses which will arise in consequence of discharging the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, who are, or shall be, supernumerary by the act of the present session, entituled "An act fixing the military peace establishment of the United States," and for carrying the said act into complete operation, the following sums be, and they hereby are respectively appropriated, that is to say: For pay of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, to be discharged, thirty-nine thousand five hundred dollars: For subsistence, eighteen thousand dollars. For clothing, twelve thousand dollars: For forage, one thousand five hundred dollars : For the medical department, two thousand dollars: For quarter-master's department, fortyfive thousand dollars: For bounties and premiums, one thousand five hundred dollars: For allowance to officers and soldiers who are to be discharged, thirty thousand dollars: For contingencies, nine thousand dollars: Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding forty thousand dollars, including any unexpended balance of the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, appropriated by tions. the act approved on the thirteenth of May, Specific apone thousand eight hundred, entituled "An propriaact to appropriate a certain sum of money to defray the expense of holding a treaty or treaties with the Indians," be, and the same hereby is appropriated for defraying the expense of any treaty or treaties which may Limitation be held with the Indians south of the river of the comOhio: Provided, That the compensation to pensation to be allowed to any commissioner appointed, be allowedto or who may be appointed, for negociating sioner for such treaty or treaties, shall not exceed, ex- holdingtreaclusive of travelling expenses, the rate of ties with eight dollars per day, during the actual ser- Indians, S. vice of such commissioner. a commis of the Ohio. How the se Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations herein before veral appromade, shall be paid and discharged, first, priations of out of any balance remaining unexpended this act are to be paid. of former appropriations for the same objects respectively, and secondly, out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED, MAY 1, 1802. TH: JEFFERSON. CHAPTER XLVIII. AN ACT making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and two. BE E it enacted by the Senate and House of |