# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/Lists and Tables/4th Congress

Acts of the Fourth Congress of the United States.
STATUTE Ⅰ.—1796.
| Appropriations for the Support of Government.An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six.(Obsolete.)Feb. 5, 1796. | 445 |
| Debt of the United States.An act further extending the time for receiving on loan the domestic debt of the United States.(Obsolete.)Feb. 19, 1796. | 448 |
| Compensation to Members of Congress, and to certain Officers of both Houses.An act for allowing compensation to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, and to certain officers of both houses.(Obsolete.)March 10, 1796. | 448 |
| Invalid Registers of Ships.An act providing relief for a limited time in certain cases of invalid registers.(Obsolete.)March 10, 1796. | 449 |
| Appropriation for the Support of the Military Establishment.An act making a partial appropriation for the support of the military establishment for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six.(Obsolete.)March 12, 1796. | 450 |
| Pensions.An act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers who have been wounded or disabled in the actual service of the United States.(Obsolete.)March 23, 1796. | 450 |
| Circuit Court of North Carolina.An act making certain provisions in regard to the Circuit Court for the district of North Carolina.(Obsolete.)March 31, 1796. | 450 |
| Fees in Admiralty Proceedings.An act to continue in force “An act to ascertain the fees in admiralty proceedings in the District Courts of the United States, and for other purposes.”(Expired.)March 31, 1796. | 451 |
| Light-house on Baker’s Island, Massachusetts.An act authorizing the erection of a light-house on Baker’s Island in the State of Massachusetts.April 8, 1796. | 452 |
| Trading-houses with the Indian Tribes.An act for establishing trading-houses with the Indian tribes.(Expired.)April 18, 1796. | 452 |
| A Naval Armament.An act supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide a naval armament.”(Obsolete.)April 20, 1796. | 453 |
| Debt of the United States.An act in addition to an act entitled “An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt.”(Obsolete.)April 28, 1796. | 458 |
| Expenses of executing the Treaty with Great Britain.An act making an appropriation towards defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation made between the United States and the King of Great Britain.(Obsolete.)May 6, 1796. | 459 |
| Expenses of executing the Treaty with Spain.An act making an appropriation for defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the treaty made between the United States and the King of Spain.(Obsolete.)May 6, 1796. | 459 ​ |
| Expenses of executing the Treaty with Algiers.An act making an appropriation for defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect the treaty made between the United States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers.(Obsolete.)May 6, 1796. | 460 |
| Expenses of executing the Treaty with certain Indian Tribes.An act making appropriations for defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying into effect a treaty made between the United States and certain Indian tribes north-west of the river Ohio.(Obsolete.)May 6, 1796. | 460 |
| A Loan for the Use of the City of Washington.An act authorizing a loan for the use of the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes therein mentioned.May 6, 1796. | 461 |
| Revenue Cutters.An act making further provision relative to the revenue cutters.(Obsolete.)May 6, 1796. | 461 |
| Consent of Congress to an Act of the State of Maryland.An act to continue in force for a limited time an act entitled “An act declaring the consent of Congress to an act of the State of Maryland,” passed the twenty-eighth of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, for the appointment of a health officer.(Expired and Supplied.)May 6, 1796. | 462 |
| Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Pennsylvania.An act to repeal so much of an act entitled “An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States,” as directs that alternate sessions of the Circuit Court for the district of Pennsylvania shall be holden at Yorktown, and for other purposes.May 12, 1796. | 463 |
| Compensation for Horses killed belonging to Officers of the Army.An act allowing compensation for horses killed in battle belonging to officers of the army of the United States.(Obsolete.)May 12, 1796. | 463 |
| Consent of Congress to Acts of the States of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations.An act declaring the consent of Congress to certain acts of the State of Maryland, and to continue an act declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the States of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, so far as the same respects the States of Georgia, and Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations.(Expired.)May 12, 1796. | 463 |
| Light-house on Cape Cod in the State of Massachusetts.An act authorizing the erection of a light-house on Cape Cod, in the State of Massachusetts.May 17, 1796. | 464 |
| Sale of Public Lands in the Territory north-west of the River Ohio and above the Kentucky River.An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States, in the territory north-west of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river.May 18, 1796. | 464 |
| Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to preserve Peace.An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers.(Expired and Supplied.)May 19, 1796. | 469 |
| Quarantine.An act relative to quarantine.(Repealed and Supplied.)May 27, 1796. | 474 |
| Accountant of the War Department.An act altering the compensation of the accountant to the War Department.(Obsolete.)May 27, 1796. | 474 |
| Mint.An act respecting the mint.(Expired and Supplied.)May 27, 1796. | 475 |
| Circuit Courts of Vermont and Rhode Island, &c.An act altering the sessions of the Circuit Courts in the district of Vermont and Rhode Island, and for other purposes.(Obsolete.)May 27, 1796. | 475 |
| Collection of Duties on Merchandise, and Duties on Tonnage.An act in addition to an act entitled “An act supplementary to the act entitled ‘An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties on goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels.’”(Repealed and Supplied.)May 27, 1796. | 476 |
| Relief and Protection of American Seamen.An act for the relief and protection of American seamen.April 28, 1796. | 477 |
| Duties on Carriages.An act laying duties upon carriages for the conveyance of persons; and repealing the former act for that purpose.(Repealed.)May 28, 1796. | 478 |
| Imprisonment for Debt.An act for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt.(Expired.)May 28, 1796. | 482 |
| Army of the United States.An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States.(Repealed.)May 30, 1796. | 483 |
| Compensation of Clerks.An act to regulate the compensation of clerks.(Obsolete.)May 30, 1796. | - | Foreign Intercourse.An act making further provision for the expenses attending the intercourse of the United States with foreign nations; and to continue in force the act entitled “An act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign nations.”May 30, 1790. | 487 |
| Light-houses, &c., Remission of Forfeitures, Collection of Duties on Distilled Spirits.An act to continue in force, for a limited time, the acts therein mentioned.(Obsolete.)May 30, 1796. | 488 |
| Debt of the United States, Loan of Five Millions of Dollars.An act making provision for the payment of certain debts of the United States.(Expired.)May 31, 1796. | 488 |
| Passports for Ships and Vessels of the United States.An act providing passports for the ships and vessels of the United States.June 1, 1796. | 489 |
| Public Lands appropriated for the United Brethren, &c.An act regulating the grants of lands appropriated for military services, and for the Society of United Brethren, for propagating the Gospel among the heathen.June 1, 1797. | 490 |
| The State of Tennessee admitted into the Union.An act for the admission of the State of Tennessee into the Union.June 1, 1796. | 491 |
| Appropriations to satisfy Demands attending the late Insurrection, and to increase the Compensation of Jurors and Witnesses.An act making an appropriation to satisfy certain demands attending the late insurrection, and to increase the compensation to jurors and witnesses in the courts of the United States.(Obsolete.)June 1, 1796. | 492 |
| Drawback on Domestic Distilled Spirits, and on Spirits exported.An act limiting the time for the allowance of drawback on the exportation of domestic distilled spirits, and allowing a drawback upon such spirits exported in vessels of less than thirty tons by the Mississippi.(Repealed.)June 1, 1796. | 492 |
| Appropriations for the Support of Government.An act making further appropriations for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six.(Obsolete.)June l, 1797. | 493 |
| Appropriations for the Military and Naval Establishments.An act making appropriations for the support of the military and naval establishments for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six.(Obsolete.)June 1, 1796. | 493 |
| Relief to the Owners of Stills in certain Cases.An act providing relief to the owners of stills within the United States for a limited time in certain cases.(Obsolete.)June 1, 1796. | 494 |
| Duties on Snuff and Refined Sugar.An act to suspend, in part, the act entitled “An act to alter and amend the act entitled ‘An act laying certain duties upon snuff and refined sugar.’”(Obsolete.)June 1, 1796. | 495 |
STATUTE Ⅱ.—1796, 1797.
| Promulgation of the Laws of the United States.An act to amend the act entitled “An act for the more general promulgation of the laws of the United States.”(Obsolete.)Dec. 21, 1796. | 496 |
| Laws of the United States extended to the State of Tennessee.An act giving effect to the laws of the United States within the State of Tennessee.Jan. 31, 1797. | 496 |
| Compensation of the Attorney-General augmented.An act to augment the compensation of the attorney-general of the United States.(Obsolete.)March 2, 1797. | 497 |
| Crimes.An act to continue in force for a limited time the act, in addition to the act, for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States.(Expired.)March 2, 1797. | 497 |
| Provision for the Accommodation of the Household of the President of the United States.An act making further provision for the further accommodation of the household of the President of the United States.(Obsolete.)March 2, 1797. | 497 |
| Registering and Recording of Ships or Vessels, and Vessels in the Coasting Trade and Fisheries.An act in addition to an act entitled “An act concerning the registering and recording of ships or vessels,” and to an act entitled “An act enrolling and licensing ships or vessels employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same.”(Obsolete.)March 2, 1797. | 498 |
| Appropriations for the Support of Government.An act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven.(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 498 |
| Compensation and Duties of certain Officers of the Customs.An act relative to the compensation and duties of certain officers employed in the collection of impost and tonnage.(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 502 ​ |
| Additional Duties on Merchandise.An act for raising a further sum of money by additional duties on certain articles imported, and for other purposes.(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 503 |
| Duties on Distilled Spirits and on the Capacity of Stills.An act repealing in part the “Act concerning the duties on spirits distilled within the United States,” passed the eighth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two; and imposing certain duties on the capacity of stills of a particular description.(Repealed.)March 3, 1797. | 504 |
| Expenses of Negotiations with the Dey of Algiers.An act authorizing the President of the United States to apply a further sum to the expense of negotiations with the Dey and Regency of Algiers.(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 505 |
| Remission of Fines and Forfieitures.An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties, and disabilities accruing in certain cases therein mentioned.March 3, 1797. | 506 |
| Evidences of Public Debt to be received in Payment for Public Lands.An act to authorize the receipt of evidences of the public debt in payment for the lands of the United States.(Repealed.)March 3, 1797. | 507 |
| Meeting of Congress.An act to alter the time for the next meeting of Congress.(Repealed.)March 3, 1797. | 507 |
| Army of the United States.An act to amend and repeal in part the act entitled “An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States.”(Repealed.)March 3, 1797. | 507 |
| Appropriation for the Naval and Military Establishments.An act making appropriations for the naval and military establishments for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven.(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 508 |
| Duties on Snuff and Tobacco.An act to suspend, in part, the act entitled “An act to alter and amend the act entitled an ‘Act laying certain duties upon snuff and refined sugar,’” and to grant relief in certain cases arising under the said act.(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 509 |
| Post-office and Post-roads.An act in addition to the act entitled “An act to establish the post-office and post-roads within the United States.”(Repealed.)March 3, 1797. | 509 |
| Settlement of Accounts between the United States and the Receivers of Public Money.An act to provide more effectually for the settlement of accounts between the United States and receivers of public money.March 3, 1797. | 512 |
| Authorizing Expenditures for the Prosecution of Claims on the belligerent Powers.An act authorizing an expenditure and making an appropriation for the prosecution of the claims of certain citizens of the United States for property captured by the belligerent powers.(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 516 |
| Buoys in the Harbour of Boston.An act providing for certain buoys to be placed in and near the Harbour of Boston.March 3, 1797. | 516 |
| Domestic Debt of the United States.An act extending the time for receiving cn loan the domestic debt of the United States.(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 516 |
| Compensation of Clerks.An act to revive and continue the act passed the thirtieth of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, entitled “An act to regulate the compensation of clerks.”(Obsolete.)March 3, 1797. | 517 |
| Circuit Courts of the United States.An act concerning the Circuit Courts of the United States.March 3, 1797. | 517 |