Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-12-03

OF claims Of citizens Of the Unued States on ths o,.
OF France, the payment Of which h., been srs@
ed by the United States BY virtue Of he coGYcgo,
the 3oth Of pr one houfand eight kunC red .pd,b.
between the United States add the French republic
BE Il rnaaed BY tie Senate and H5sj: Of R,s,.t..
at.vs sftbe United state, Of Hmaiea in CoEgrsf ofs
bed, That fun not exceeding three mdEoas- H.
len bundled and fifty thouf4nd dollars (inc uGse i
fun Of two millions of dollars, approp iaed /,
The "a OF the twenty iiyth day Of FebiuHy, n.
thoulAnd eight hundred and three, inioed "A,
act making further proviion for The espences !.
tending the interconrfe between the Uki'ed Stn,,
and foreign NJ ions,') 10 be paid out Of any me-
nies in the treafury nor other~ile appropriated L
and The fame hreby is Appropriated, forthe pur.
pole Of dilchargng he Claims Of citizens Of th: 81
njt:d States, ag2nR the government Of Frapcs
The payment Of With has been al med by Ii.
cover m mt of the U lied ates, by virtue If,
convention made tie thirtieh day of April, ore
Ihoufand eight hundred and three, between tie u
nj ed States of America and the French repuols
refpeaing The faid claims
Sec. z. And Be Ii (artbsr enaasd, that the ec,aa
ry Of the treafury lhal caule 10 be paid at the 1ca
fury of The United States, in conformity 10 III
convention atorelaid, the amount of futh claim,
aforementioned, as, under the proviiors Of Id
iaid convention, (han be awarded 20 the ieipeas
claimants which payments ihall be made on Ii:
orders f The m nil}er cenipotenJia Of The Unad
States for the time being, 10 the French republic,
il conformity with the convention a'orefid, aud
the iaid miniRec ihall be charged on thsuelory
books with the whole amount Of Guch paym;a,s
until be lhai have exhibited fat;sf2Glo,y proof II
the accounting hilers Of the treafory, that hsa
ders, thus paid, have Seen ihued in confonyl
With The proviGons of The laid convention
Sec. 3. And be Il lgr!ksr ssaG7ed, thai the p5I
dens Of the United States be, and he hereby sa
+hsrizsd TO borrow, on the ciedit of the UnsaI
States 10 be applied to the Purp0lrs aptho ID
by his act, m rot exceeding one millioa i'4|
hundred ard ftry thsufahd doll-rs, at raeofieI
terrf, n3t exceeding fix per centum per anauu,
REIN url7+ble out f tie appropr alton mae n
virtue OF the fra le6,on of his act, 4, be peaa1
Of the United States or at fa h period, EoiaI
ceed;rr Eve years from the time OF ob ainng III
loan, a. may be dipul4te' b. contsa; abdasI
be lawful for the bank Of The Uatei States % ei.I
,Ae fame
Sec 4. ASd BE- il farthrr eaa7ed, that F. uu.dI
the duties on metchan-ize AID tonnage IS may
ne eli ry, Be, and the fame hereby Is aPp oPf6I
for the PurPole 0! piyioS the iHtsF!H Wki'0 ~
accrue on the i2it loan.
SEC ind b it fartbsr eaaaed, that fo' ddF
ing the experce iacluent 20 he irveaiga ioa oi<l
claims aforementioned tiete be sPpfoFaeI
lum not exceeding eighteen thoufiod hve haaI
and fsventy 6ve dollars, &c D pad OF Of
monies in the tresfury, rot o;lerviie sPProraf1
1pro0idtd, that the comperfatcn ~ be made 'OaI
Of the comRnidioaers aPPoi I'd, @ g le apPa
ed, il puiuance Of tbs abovement.ned e,aI
ton fhall cot exceeJ he rote OF t0u' thouia0a'
huod ej and fifty dollars PEI annom; that LEI
Pc fa,ios Of their fecratagy faall rot EXCEED -
Of TWO thouaad two ha dred ana twenty III
lars per anpum and that The comferlAton Il
agent lhail not exceed Ihe rate Of one thoc!4a'"I
lars per a2num.
NATHANIEL MACON, -
Speaker Of the 4oafe Of Repre'n''"'0
JOHN BROWN,
Proficient of the Senate, pro ts"T
November 10, s2o3 -ApProved. --sosos