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SEVENTH CONGRESS

OF THE

UNITED STATES,

At the second session, begun and held at the City of Washington, in the Territory of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth of December, one thousand eight hundred and two.

CHAPTER LIV.

An ACT making a partial appropriation for the Naval Service, during the year one thousand eight hundred and three.

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be, and the same hereby is appropriated towards defraying the expenses of the Navy of the United States, during the year one thousand eight hundred and three.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid sum shall be paid, first, out of any balance remaining unexpended of former appropriations for the same object; and secondly, out of any monies in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.

NATHL. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY,
President of the Senate, pro tempore.

January 14th, 1803, APPROVED.
TH: JEFFERSON.

CHAPTER LV.

An ACT for the relief of Charles Hyde.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers liquidate and settle the account of Charles Hyde, for his services as judge advocate to the army, from the second day of December, Anno Domini, one thou-sand seven hundred and ninety-two, to the fifteenth day of July, Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, both inclusive; and that he be allowed such pay and emoluments for said services, in addition to his pay in the line, as were, at that time, allowed by law to officers acting in that capacity.

NATHL. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY,

President of the Senate, pro tempore.
January 14th, 1803, APPROVED.
TH: JEFFERSON.

CHAPTER LVI.

An ACT for the relief of Henry Messonnier.

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there be paid to Henry Messonnier, from any money in the Treasury, not heretofore appropriated by law, the sum of six hundred and fifty-five

dollars, and ninety cents, being the amount of duties paid by him on fourteen hogsheads of Coffee imported in the ship Pacareau, Captain Latour, and entered at the port of Baltimore, on the eighteenth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, which sum had also been paid on the same fourteen hogsheads of Coffee, by Champaign and Deyme.

NATH'. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A. BURR,

Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
February 10th, 1803, APPROVED.
TH: JEFFERSON.

CHAPTER LVII.

An ACT authorising the sale of a piece of land, parcel of the Navy Yard belonging to the United States, in Charlestown, in the state of Massachusetts, to the proprietors of the Salem turnpike road and Chelsea bridge corporation.

Secretary of the Navy au

to the Salem

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the thorised to Secretary of the Navy be, and he hereby is convey a authorised and empowered, by indenture of piece of land bargain and sale, in common form, to convey, bridge corin fee simple, to the proprietors of the Salem turnpike and Chelsea bridge corporation, by their proper name of incorporation, a certain piece of land, lying on the Western corner, and being parcel of the Navy-yard belonging

poration.

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to the United States, in Charlestown, in the state of Massachusetts, containing fifteen square perches, or thereabouts, or so much thereof as is required to enable the said proprietors to lay out and make a turnpike road from Salem to Charlestown bridge, near Boston, according to the plan exhibited to Congress by the said proprietors.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it to be ascer- shall be the duty of the said Secretary, prior tained by to the making the said conveyance, to cause disinterest- the said piece of land to be valued by disined persons terested men, to be appointed in such manner and paid. as he shall agree with the said proprietors; the amount of which said valuation, being paid to the use of the United States, it shall then, and not before, be lawful for the said Secretary to make the aforesaid conveyance. NATHL. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A. BURR,

Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.

February 10th, 1803, APPROVED.
TH. JEFFERSON.

CHAPTER LVIII.

An ACT to provide for the granting of Clearances to Ships or Vessels owned by citizens of the United States, lying in the river Mississippi, south of the southern boundary of the United States, and therein to amend an act, intituled "An act to regulate the collection of Duties on Imports and Tonnage," and for other purposes.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That when.

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