CHAP. 44. [17.] An act for giving effect to an act, entitled "An act to estab. Vol. i. p. 52, lish the judicial courts of the United States," within the state of North Car- 233.

olina.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the act, entitled "An act to es- Judicial act tablish the judicial courts of the United States," shall have the declared in like force and effect within the state of North Carolina, as else- Carolina. where within the United States.

force in North

One resident

§ 2. That the said state shall be one district, to be called North Caroli North Carolina district; and there shall be a district court there- na one district. in, to consist of one judge, who shall reside in the district, and judge, &c. be called a district judge, and shall hold annually four sessions; Four sessions the first to commence on the first Monday in July next, and the annually, other three sessions, progressively, on the like Monday of every third calendar month afterwards. The stated district court shall be held at the town of Newbern.

at Newbern.

§ 3. That the said district shall be, and the same is hereby, Annexed to

annexed to the second circuit: And there shall be held annu- southern circuit. ally, in the said district, two circuit courts; the first session of Circuit courts; the circuit court shall commence on the eighteenth day of June two sessions next, the second session on the eighth day of November next, annually, &c. and the subsequent sessions on the like days of every June and November afterwards, except when any of the days shall happen on a Sunday, and then the session shall commence on the next day following. And the sessions of the said circuit courts shall be held at Newbern.

at Newbern.

dollars.

§ 4. That there shall be allowed to the judge of the said dis- Salary of the trict, the yearly compensation of fifteen hundred dollars, to judge, 1,500 commence from his appointment, and to be paid at the treasury of the United States, in quarterly payments. [Approved, June

4, 1790.]

CHAP. 45. [18.] An act supplemental to the act for establishing the salaries of Vol. i. p. 48, the executive officers of government, with their assistants and clerks.

686.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the more effectually to do and Secretary of perform the duties in the department of state, the secretary of state to ap point an addithe said department be, and is hereby, authorized, to appoint an tional clerk; additional clerk in his office, who shall be allowed an equal sala- with a salary ry, to be paid in the same manner, as is allowed by law to the of 800 dollars. chief clerk. [Approved, June 4, 1790.]

CHAP. 46. [19.] An act for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in Obsolete. respect to the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

force in the

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the several and respective duties Acts of impost specified and laid in and by the act, entitled "An act for laying and tonnage, a duty on goods, wares, and merchandises, imported into the declared in United States," and in and by the act, entitled "An act impos- state of Rhode ing duties on tonnage," shall be paid and collected upon all Island. goods, wares, and merchandises, which, after the expiration of Vol. i. p. 2, 5, five days from the passing of this act, shall be imported into the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, from any foreign port or place, and upon the tonnage of all ships and vessels, which, after the said day, shall be entered within the said VOL. I. 13

Newport and
Providence,
each a district,
&c.
Limits, &c.

state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, subject to the exceptions, qualifications, allowances, and abatements, in the said acts contained or expressed, which acts shall be deemed to have the like force and operation within the said state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, as elsewhere within the United States.

§ 2. That for the due collection of the said duties, there shall be, in the said state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, two districts, to wit: The district of Newport, and the district of Providence. The district of Newport shall comprehend all the waters, shores, bays, harbors, creeks, and inlets, from the west line of the said state, all along the said sea coast, and northward, up the Narraganset bay, as far as the most easterly part of Kinnimicut Point, at high water mark; and shall include the several towns, harbors, and landing places, at Westerly, Charlestown, South Kingstown, North Kingstown, East Greenwich, and all that part of the town of Warwick southward of the latitude of said Kinnimicut Point; and also the towns, harbors, and landing places of Barrington, Warren, Bristol, Tiverton, Little Compton, and all the towns, harbors, and landing places, of the island of Rhode Island, Kinnimicut, Prudence, New Shoreham, and every other island and place within the said state southward of the latitude of the said Kinnimicut Point. The district of Providence shall comprehend all the waters, shores, bays, harbors, creeks, and inlets, within the said state, northward of the latitude of said Kinnimicut Point. The town of Ports of entry Newport shall be sole port of entry in the said district of Newand delivery, port; and a collector, naval officer, and surveyor, shall be apin Newport pointed, to reside at the said town of Newport; and North district: Kingstown, East Greenwich, Barrington, Warren, Bristol, and

Pawcatuck River, in Westerly, shall be ports of delivery only; and a surveyor shall be appointed, to reside at each of the ports of North Kingstown, East Greenwich, Warren, Bristol, and Pawcatuck River; and the surveyor to reside at Warren, shall be and in Provi- surveyor for the port of Barrington. The town of Providence dence district. shall be the sole port of entry in the said district of Providence; and Patuxet, in the same district, shall be a port of delivery only; and a collector, naval officer, and surveyor, shall be appointed, to reside at Providence; and a surveyor shall be appointed, to reside at Patuxet.

force, &c.

Regulations, § 3. That all the regulations, provisions, exceptions, allow&c. of the act referred to, not ances, compensations, directions, authorities, penalties, forfeitlocally inap- ures, and other matters whatsoever, contained or expressed in plicable, in the act, entitled "An act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed by law on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, Vol. i. p. 6, 50. wares, and merchandises, imported into the United States," and not locally inapplicable, shall have the like force and effect within the said state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, for the collection of the said duties, as elsewhere within the United States, and as if the same were repeated and re-enacted in Proviso; as to this present act: Provided always, and be it declared, That the the operation of parts of cer- thirty-ninth section of the said act, and the third section of an act, entitled, "An act to suspend part of an act, entitled "An

tain acts.

act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed by law on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, wares, and merchandises, imported into the United States, and for other purposes," did, by virtue of the adoption of the constitution of the United States, by the said state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, cease to operate in respect to the same.

tering vessels,

§ 4. That the act, entitled "An act for registering and clear- Act for regis ing vessels, regulating the coasting trade, and for other purpos- &c. in force on es," shall, after the expiration of five days from the passing of the 20th June, this act, have the like force and operation within the state of 1790. Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, as elsewhere within' the United States, and as if the several clauses thereof were repeated and re-enacted in this present act. [Approved, June 14, 1790.]

Repealed.
Vol. i.

p. 33.

CHAP. 48. [21.] An act for giving effect to an act, entitled "An act to establish Vol. i. p. 233. the judicial courts of the United States," within the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

declared in force in Rhode

Island.

Vol. i. p. 53.

one district.

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the act, entitled "An act to es- Judicial act tablish the judicial courts of the United States," shall have the like force and effect within the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, as elsewhere within the United States. § 2. That the said state shall be one district, to be called Rhode Island Rhode Island district and there shall be a district court there: in, to consist of one judge, who shall reside in the district, and One resident be called a district judge, and shall hold, annually, four sessions; Four annual district judge. the first to commence on the first Monday in August next, and sessions, at the other three sessions, progressively, on the like Monday of Newport and every third calendar month afterwards. The stated district court shall be held, alternately, at the towns of Newport and Providence, beginning at the first.

Providence.

two sessions

§ 3. That the said district shall be, and the same is hereby, Annexed to annexed to the eastern circuit: And there shall be held, annual- eastern circuit. Circuit courts; ly in the said district, two circuit courts; the first session of the circuit court shall commence on the fourth day of December annually, &c. next, the second session on the fourth day of June next, and the subsequent sessions on the like days of every December and June afterwards, except when any of the days shall happen on a Sunday, and then the session shall commence on the day following. And the sessions of the said circuit courts shall be held, At Newport alternately, at the said towns of Newport and Providence, begin- and Provining at the last.

dence.

dollars.

4. That there shall be allowed to the judge of the said dis- Salary of the trict, the yearly compensation of eight hundred dollars, to com- judge, 800 mence from his appointment, and to be paid at the treasury of the United States, in quarterly payments. [Approved, June 23, 1790.]

CHAP. 49. [22.] An act providing the means of intercourse between the United
States and foreign nations.

thorized to

§ 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the president of the United States President aushall be, and he hereby is, authorized to draw from the treasury draw 40,000 of the United States, a sum not exceeding forty thousand dol- dolls. for suplars, annually, to be paid out of the moneys arising from the port of foreign

missions.

duties on imports and tonnage, for the support of such persons as he shall commission to serve the United States in foreign parts, and for the expense incident to the business in which they Proviso; as may be employed. Provided, That, exclusive of an outfit, which to outfits and shall, in no case, exceed the amount of one year's full salary to salaries of ministers, &c. the minister plenipotentiary or charge des affairs, to whom the same may be allowed, the president shall not allow to any minister plenipotentiary a greater sum than at the rate of nine thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services, and other expenses; nor a greater sum for the same, than four thousand five hundred dollars per annum to a Charge des af charge des affaires; nor a greater sum for the same, than one faires, and mi- thousand three hundred and fifty dollars per annum to the secretary of any minister plenipotentiary. And provided, also, That President to the president shall account, specifically, for all such expendiaccount speci- tures of the said money as, in his judgment, may be made pubfically, &c. lic, and also for the amount of such expenditures as he may think it advisable not to specify, and cause a regular statement and account thereof to be laid before congress annually, and also lodged in the proper office of the treasury department.

nister's secretary.

Limitation of this act to the 2d March, 1793.

Obsolete.

Act for enumeration of inhabitants, declared in

2. That this act shall continue and be in force for the space of two years, and from thence until the end of the next session of congress thereafter, and no longer. [Approved, July 1, 1790.]

CHAP. 52. [25.] An act for giving effect to an act, entitled "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," in respect to the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That the act passed the present session of congress, entitled "An act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," shall be deemed to have force in Rhode the like force and operation within the state of Rhode Island and

Island..

Vol. i. p. 73.

Compensation of the mar

shal.

President au

Providence Plantations, as elsewhere within the United States; and all the regulations, provisions, directions, authorities, penalties, and other matters whatsoever, contained or expressed in the said act, and which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the like force and effect within the said state, as if the same were repeated and re-enacted in and by this present act.

2. That the marshal of the district of Rhode Island shall receive, in full compensation for the performance of all the duties and services confided to, and enjoined upon him by this act, one hundred dollars. [Approved, July 5, 1790.]

CHAP. 53. [26.] An act to authorize the purchase of a tract of land for the use of the United States.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That it shall be lawful for the president thorized to of the United States, and he is hereby authorized, to cause to purchase West be purchased for the use of the United States, the whole, or Point, for purpose of forti- such part of that tract of land situate in the state of New York, fications, &c. commonly called West Point, as shall be by him judged requisite for the purpose of such-fortifications and garrisons as may be necessary for the defence of the same. [Approved, July 5, 1790.]

1

CHAP. 54. [27] An act further to provide for the payment of the invalid pen

sioners of the United States.

sions to be

1. Be it enacted, &c. That the military pensions which have Military penbeen granted and paid by the states, respectively, in pursu- paid from 4th ance of former acts of the United States in congress assem- March, 1790, bled, and such as, by acts passed in the present session of con- for one year. gress, are, or shall be, declared to be due to invalids who Vol. i. p. 200. were wounded and disabled during the late war, shall be continued and paid by the United States, from the fourth day of March last, for the space of one year, under such regulations as the president of the United States may direct. [Approved, July 16, 1790.]

CHAP. 55. [28.] An act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the

government of the United States.

Potowmac ac

1. Be it enacted, &c. That a district of territory, not ex- District on the ceeding ten miles square, to be located as hereafter.directed, cepted for peron the river Potowmac, at some place between the months of manent seat of the Eastern Branch and Connogochegue, be, and the-sane is government. hereby, accepted for the permanent seat of the government of Vol. i. p. 196. the United States: Provided nevertheless, That the operation of Provise; as to the laws of the state within such district, shall not be affected the operation by this acceptance, until the time fixed for the removal of the of state laws government thereto, and until congress shall otherwise by law in the district. provide.

2. That the president of the United States be authorized to appoint, and by supplying vacancies happening from refusals to act, or other causes, to keep in appointment as long as may be necessary, three commissioners, who, or any two of whom, shall, Three comunder the direction of the president, survey, and by proper metes missioners to and bounds define and limit, a district of territory, under the define the limitations abovementioned; and the district so defined, limited limits of the district, &c. and located, shall be deemed the district accepted by this act, for the permanent seat of the government of the United States.

use of the

3. That the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall Land in the have power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the district for the eastern side of the said river, within the said district, as the pre- United States, sident shall deem proper, for the use of the United States, and &c. according to such plans as the president shall approve, the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall, prior to the first Mon- Suitable day in December, in the year one thousand eight hundred, pro- congress, &c. buildings for vide suitable buildings for the accommodation of congress, and prior to the of the president, and for the public offices of the government of first Monday the United States.

in December 1800.

4. That for defraying the expense of such purchases and President to buildings, the president of the United States be authorized and accept grants requested to accept grants of money. of money, &c,

§ 5. That prior to the first Monday in December next, all offi- Removal of ces attached to the seat of the government of the United States, the governshall be removed to, and until the said first Monday in Decem- ment to Philaber, in the year one thousand eight hundred, shall remain at, the delphia, &c., city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, at which place the session of congress next ensuing the present shall be held.