The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-09
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CLAw OF THE UNITED STATES.l

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ant f6''ee, bettcesH TIRE U;.itsd Syr!e5 &C
14meTica and tie Frseeb RlpujEe; anI
making ProQjF9n far tie fgya.ent q sc
fame.
pE il enaaei BY tie Senate and Roa,l az
~ Rfbr9'eRfGti1'e5 Of TIE United STATE. If
I9"erica IN CoagreG aBfm5lea, That fer
hepurPote Of catFyinging into effect thecop-
vention of the thirtieth day of april, one
thouiand eight hundred and three, betweei
the United States of America, and the
: french Republic, the Secretary cfthe Ell
! fury be, and he is hereby authorized to
caute to be ccnititrted, certificates of flock,
ilgned by the RICHTER Of the treaiurv, and
III favor of the French Republic, or of its
aiilgneeS that fun of eleven millions two
hundred and fifty thouiand dollars, bear,
ing an intereft Of TX Per ceItum per arlnurn
from the time when poiici;on OF Louiiara
ihall have been obtained, in conformity
with the treaty Of the thirtieth day Of
April, one thoufand eight hundred ard
three, between the United States of Ameri-
Ca and the French Republic, and i'm other
retpeGts conformable, with the tenor of
the convention aforciaid, and the Pref
dent OF the United States, is authorized TO
,cauie the iaid certificates OF Gock to be-
TO Each perion or periOns as fhall he Sl-
tIoriied to receive themin lhree months at
mott, after the exchange of the notifications
OF the treaty aforeEaid, and after Lonfana
fhall be taken pofeiiion Of in the name
ofthe government of the United States; &.
credit, or credits, to the propri>t ors thereof,
fhall thercupon be entered and given on
the books ofthe treafury, in Ike manner a.
for the preient oneitic funded (which
tlid credits or flock lhallt Greater lie trang-
ferable only on the books Of the treafu-y
OF the United States, By the proprietor o.
propristorS of fuch Rock, his, her OF their
attorney: And the faith OF the u. States is
hereby pledged for the payment ofthe i:e-
get & forthe reimbH, Cement Of the PRINCIPAL
ofthe fad flock, in conformity with the
prCviiions of the faid convention. Pro1iR-
ed bozgeUe,, that the fecfetarv of the trea-
fury may, with the appreciation Of the Pre-
ildcnt ofthe United States, content TO diff
charge the {aid Cock IN four equal annual
lnftlrnents, and alto itorte0 the periods
fixed by the convention for its reimburfc-
ment: and provided a!io, that every propri-
et0r d the flid flock may rntu othcrvil-
diret.ed b. law or igrrcGGcuug his certifi-
cate Of fuch flock receive another TO the
fame amour, and, having an intereit Of fix
Per centUm per annurn, PAYABLE quarter
yearly AZ The treGflry Of the u. States.
Sc. Q. H8s h. Is .fsrfkgr eHa9.d, That
the annual interait aCcyUinc or the fai5
flock, which may il conformity with the
convention aForei2id, bep2yable in Europe,
ihsll be paid at the ra.s q four killings
and GXpence ftcrling for each dollar, ifpay-
/, able in London, and at the rate Of sygo
guildcrs and one half OF a gui!dcr. cur
rent money OF Holland, for each dollar If
pave BE in AmRerdam.
Sec. 9. And be it further caat7eJ, That
a fun equal to what will be neceiarv 20
pay the intereR which may accrue on the
/ taid ftock to the end OF the preient year, be,
and the fame is hereby appropriated for
that .purpote, to bepaid out of any mo-
MES in the treafury not ctherwift appro-
priated.
Sec. q. ind be it .tio-fLey ena7.4, That
from and after the end Of the prefent yezr.
in addition TO the annual fun Of Gcven MD
lions three hundred thoufand dollars yearly
appropriated to the linking fund, by virtue
OF the act, Untitled, " An A6t makinr pros
viion for the redemption of the Who'll. OF
the public debt Of the United Ststes,''
further annual fun Of fjven hundred
thouiand dollars, TO be paid out Of the du-
ties on merchandise and tonnage be, and
theiame herebyis, yearly appropriated TO
the fad fund, making in the wh0.e an an
nual fun of eight millions OF dollars, which
iha!l.ue vehe6 III the Ccrnnlitioners of the
CnkiEg fund in the flmc manner, thall be
applied by them for tie fame purpole, and
ihall be. and continue appropriated until
the Whole of the pre!ent debt of the Unit
ed States iocldtyely of the flock created
by virtue Of this aGt l,ali he reimbtrfed
and redeemed, under the fune limitations
as have.pocn provided by the filt fettion o.
the ABOVE mentioned a1t, refpetlng the
@nrual appropriation Of fyyen milien:h
hundred thouiand dollars, made Ly the
fame.
SEC. s. mi BE- ii fqrl5er eroged, That
the Secretary of the tr,alu.y niall caufe the
iAd further fun of teven hundred thoufand
collars to he paid 20 The commiGioner5 CT
the linking fund, ~ the fame manner as
was directed by the above mentioned set
ripectng ,he annual appropriation cfEgen
million three hundred thoufnd dollars
and It ihail be the duty OF the eommiflion-
crs OF TIE linking fund to caufe 70 be apri-
ed and paid out Of the laid fund, yearly aud
every year, at The treaiiIv OF the United
States, tuch fun and fung as may be an
nuaily wanted to difcharge The annual in
tereit and charges accriipE on the ftoc, ere.
ated by virtue of this act, and the ievcral
initalments, or parts Of principal of the
laid flock, as the fame fhaII become due,
and may be discharged in conformity TO
the terms of the convention aforefaid, and
of this.
NATTIL. MACON,
L. r. Il.