Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-07-26


certificates, and lcenfes, ihall render them ap-
plicabe to the cafes herein Intended 20 be pro-
vided for: And provided ALTO, that every fuch
inhabitant applying as aforeiaid, fhall, prior to
hi, being eutiiled TO receive fuch certificate of
reeiffry. enrolment, or icenfe. DEPOT, with the
collector, the regifer and other papers under
which fach fhip or vsffsi had been nAvigated
and alto take aud fubfcribe, before the collector
lxho is hereby authorized TO adminiher the
fsme) the iollo Sing oath : j. A. B. do fSear
Tor sihrm) that Gill be faithful and bear true
allegiance TO the United the States OF America,
and that do entirely rcncunce and adjarc all
allegiance aud fidelity 20 evesy foreign prince,
potcntate, fate or fovereigniy whatever. and
particularly to the king of Spain and the Frsnch
republic.
Sec. Z. Aud Be IL /srfEer enaAsI, That
the Inhabitants of the ia;d ceded territory who
were reGdents thereof on the thirtierh day Of A.
pfil. one thouiand eight hundIed and three, who
fhall take the oath sforefaid, and who continue
to re6de therein. or citizens Of the United States
reGdenu OF faid ceded territory, hail be entitled
TO all the benefits and privileges Of owning
ihips or .velIes of the United States, to all in-
tents and purpoies, nif they were rsddent citi-
zeos OF the United States.
NArHL. MACON,
Speaker Of fbe HasjS ef Repr1fsnfctiv,s.
JOHN BROWN,
PYsfdtxs of ibe Sesaie, bro-temtors.
APrkovsp, February zs, 1894.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
To provide for more exsenfvc diAIibution Of
the Laws of the United States
BEh enaaed BY rbe Srray and HO4jf sf
| Rrp,sftstasivsi Of ibe United Siat1 ef hmey-
iea. IN Cerg,sG eGsmbicd. Tina, the fecie,ary
for the department. Of State be, and he hereby is
authorized and empowered 10 procurc four hun
died copies of the laws of the United States {:
one hundred copies Of which ihall be diRribated
in jua proportions in the territory OF Orleans &
| difnet Of Louiisna the other three hundied
copies to be reierved for the difpofal Of Con.
gref,.
Sec. 4. Asd be il fnyi5er GRATED. That
one thouiand copies OF the Laws OF the United
States which iball be printed at the cloie of each
!cfi,n thal be reierved for the dhpofh Of Con.
grels, and that the diaribation OF the remainder
fhal be extended TO the territory of Orleans and
diftriet Of LouiGana, and TO fcch other terrific
ries as are or nsy hereafter be eitsblihcd, in the
| tanc manner ana pIoporion AZ Areauy pro-
vided by Law for diariou,ins them among the
feveral S,sres aod territories and the fecretsry
of State thall caufe 10 he publiihed in one newt
paper in each OF the territories ot the United
States, where newspapers are printed. the laws
which have paGed during the prefent fe0ion,
and which may hereafter be paaed by Congrcf',
Sec. ). Ind be IL faribev emG9ed, Tha,
| there fhali be tranfnitted by the fecretafy o.
1 STATE TO each member of the Senate ant
Houfe Of Representatives, and 10 each terrific
rial delegate. as foon as may be after the expirs
run of each feiIion OF Congref,. copy of all th'
laws which fhail have been pafIcd at fuch fefIion
Sec. &. Anl be If fs,fbss ruatft6, Tha
the fun OF ,wo thoufand dollars be, and the fam
hereby is appropriated. for defrsying tho penc
authorized by ,hi, act, payable ou, OF any mon
ey in the ueainry, not othervife appropriated.
| NATHL. MACON,
| Speaker Of fb> Honf sf Retrsjtn.ativei.
| JESSE FRANKLIN,
P,sfSeaf ef tte Senate p,o ftmfon.
ArPRovED, Mach ,7, 1904.
| TIL: JEFFERSON.