Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-12-10

one tfnouTsnd eight hundred and three, betwse
he United States of America, and The french re
pubic, and in other repects coafor nable wi'h I'M
tenor OF the convention afcrefaId, and the preiden
of hc United States is authorized 10 cauie the iA't
certificates of flock to be delivered 10 the govern
ment of france, or 10 faeh perIon or Perions a.
ifhal Be authorized TO receive them in three months
At ,noa, after the exchange of the rathcaslobs o.
rhe treaty aforefaid, add after Iouifiana ihah 81
taken poifelioa OF in The name of the gose nnen'
| Of the United States ; AID credit, or credits, &c
the proprie,ors thereof hall thereupon be en'eree
| and eivea on abe books of the tresiury, ~ lls'
n.anner as for the prefent donaeteic funded debt
which faid credit. or flock fall thereafter be trans
ferable only on the books of the ttea!ury OF the
htrd States, by sh: proprietor or proPfietors OF
! fach tock, his, her Or their attorney: And ths
lath OF the United States Is hereby pledged tor
itbe payment Of me ntere0 aid for The reinbaiie
mint of The principal Of the faid Hoek, IN coutor
n,ty with the proviaon, Of the lad convention.
psoyid boqoerer that the fecreay Of ,he trsaiary
may, with the appreciation of the preiiien OF The
United States, content to dilehArge The fad hoek
lin four eqtal annual nRarlens s, and alto lho'tsn
the periods fixed BY the convention for its rsirn-
|busfsiaent and provided alto. tia, every psopre
tor of the faid Rock may, until othsrwife directed
bF law. on (rrendering his cer,fcats Of lueh aock,
receive another TO the fame amount and, having az
|intereh Of Fix per eentum per anoun. payable
aaar,er ysafy at the ,reaiury of the United States.
Sec. ]. A.d5s Il furttsr eesl7sd, that The annual
'iutersR accfu;ng on the iaii tock, which may in
lcopformity with the convention zforefad, be pay
able il Europe, fhAil be paid at the rate OF four
Hing and tx pence aeriing for each doi.a' if
PAYABLE in London, and stthc rate ottwo guide: S
and one h.lf of guilder, current money Of Hol-
Land, for each dollar, if payable IN Amaesdam.
Sec. Ind be Ea,tber sa6fsej, that a fun equal
to what will b. neceiF.ry 10 pay The insereh which
may accrue on he laid flock to The end Of the PIE
lent year, be- and the fine is hereby appropriate 4
for that purpof., to be paid sut Of any nonie' 10
| the treafury DOT o,herw(e appropriated.
Sec. q. and be Il Jartssr saassd, that from and
altar the end of the prefent year, in addition to
the annual FUN of leveu millions three hundred
thoutand dollars yearly appropriated to the linking
fond, by virtue Of the aa Untitled, :" a ACT max.
log provGon for the redemption of the whole OF
the public debt OF the United States" further an
nual fun of feven hundred thoxland dollars, TO be
paid ont of the duties on merchan1ze and tonnage
Be, and the fame hereby IS, yearly sppePriatei to
the Eaid fund, making IN the whole an annual fun
of eight millions of dollars. which thal be velted
in the eommhioners of the linking tund inshe fame
manner, fhall be applied by them for ,he fame
puf pole, and ihan be, and continue appropriated
until the whole of the prsfenr deb, Of the UniIed
STATES incluhvely of the itock created By virtue OF
this AT ihall be reimburfed and redeemed, under
the fame limitations as have been provided BY the
frft fiction Of the above mentioned act. Cling
the annual appropriation of ieven million thrse hun
dred thoufand dollars, made BY the fame.
Sec 8. drd Be il fnvtber sr1asd, that the tecreta
ry Of the tfesfury ihsl cauis the faid further fun
I of fven hundred ,horfand dollars 20 be paid to
the eonlmifion-,s of the Gnkng fund, II the fame
manner as ga, directed by the above mentioned AZ
repeng The annual appropriation OF tesen mi hons
three hundred thouland dollars and i fhall be The
duty of the conimfhon-@.s of the linking fnnd TO
caufe to be applied and paid out of The taid fund
yearly and every year, at sle treafury OF the Upl
ted States, iuch fun and fums as may be annually
wanted 70 difcharge the annual intertis and char.
ges accruing on the Roek created by virtue OF .his
at, and the ieveral inaalments, pat. OF Prnc'
pa of the iaid Cock; the fame thall become DUE
and may be discharged in conformity to the terms
| Of the convention aforefaid, and of Ibis.
NATHANIEL MACON,
Speaker of the Hsrfe Of Representatives.
! JOHN BROWN,
PRECEDENT Of he Senate, pro ,emPore