to a new state, separate from, and independant of, the faid Commonwealth of Virginia. name ad Sec. 2. And be it further enacted and declar- When and ed, That upon the aforefaid firft day of June, by what one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two, mitted into the faid new state, by the name and file of the union. the State of Kentucky, fhall be received and admitted into this Union, as a new and entire member of the United States of America. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, An Act declaring the Confent of Congress to a An Act making Appropriations for the Support B E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That there be appropriated the feveral fums, and for the feve Appropria ral purpofes following, to wit: A fum not extrons of mo- ceeding two hundred and ninety-nine thousand ney for the two hundred and feventy-fix dollars and fifty ivil lift; @ertain three cents, for defraying the expenfes of the civil lift, as estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the statement, number one, accompanying his report to the Houfe of Reprefentatives of the fixth inftant, including the contingencies of the feveral executive officers, and of the two Houses of Congress, which are hereby authorized and granted: a fum not exSpecified ceeding fifty thoufand feven hundred and fifpurposes. ty-fix, dollars and fifty-three cents, for fatisfying the feveral objects fpecified in the ftatement, number two, accompanying the report aforefaid, all fuch whereof, as may not have been heretofore provided for by law, being hereby authorized; and a fum not exceeding three hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and ninety-nine dollars and fifty-four cents, for the use of the department of war, pursuant to the statement, number three, accompanying the report aforefaid, including therein the fum of one hundred thousand dollars, for defraying the expenses of an expedition lately carried on against certain Indian tribes; and the fum of eighty-feven thoufand four hundred and fixty-three dollars and fixty cents, being Penfions to the amount of one year's penfions to invalids, invalids; & together with the contingencies of the said deout of what partment, which are hereby authorized: Which funds pay- feveral fums fhall be paid out of the funds fol Department of war; able. lowing, namely, The fum of fix hundred thoufand dollars, which, by the act, intituled, “An act making provifion for the debt of the United States," is referved yearly for the support of the government of the United States, and their common defence; the amount of fuch funds pay. Surplufes as may remain in the treasury, after out of what FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, APPROVED, February the 11th, 1791:. CHAPTER VII. An Act for the Admiffion of the State of Vermont into this Union. › THE HE State of Vermont having petitioned the Congrefs to be admitted a member of the United States, Be it enacted by the Se nate and House of Representatives of the United VOL. I. N 2 State of Vermont to be admitted into States of America in Congress affembled, and it is hereby enacted and declared, That on the fourth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, the said state, by the name and union, 4th stile of "the State of Vermont," fhall be reMarch, ceived and admitted into this Union, as a new and entire member of the United States of America. 1791. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER VIII. An Act to continue in Force, for a limited Time, an Act paffed at the firft Seffion of Congress, intituled, "An act to regulate Proceffes in the Courts of the United States." (EXPIRED.) Until actual enume An Act regulating the Number of Reprefentatives to be chofen by the States of Kentucky and Vermont. BE E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of Ameinhabitants rica in Congress affembled, That until the Re ration of and Ver. prefentatives in Congress fhall be apportioned ftates of according to an actual enumeration of the in- Kentucky habitants of the United States, the ftates of mont, enKentucky and Vermont fhall each be entitled titled to 2 to choose two Representatives. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, February the 25th, 1791: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. reprefenta tives. An Act to incorporate the Subfcribers to the Bank of the United States. HEREAS it is conceived that the ef- Preamble, W tablishment of a bank for the United States, upon a foundation fufficiently extensive to anfwer the purpofes intended thereby, and at the fame time upon the principles which afford adequate fecurity for an upright and prudent administration thereof, will be very conducive to the fuccefsful conducting of the national finances; will tend to give facility to the obtaining of loans, for the ufe of the government, in fudden emergencies; and will be productive of confiderable advantages to trade and industry in general: Therefore, |