The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-26
u II Ut II q TIT.
FLAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
AN ACT

Relating to TIE recording, regjaering and
enrolling of.Ibips or q'egels in TIE di/qri9
Of Orleans.
d E it ena9ed BY the Senate and Hou/e of
9S RepreEfAtatipes oftbs United STATES Of
Aneyica IN CongreG aRcmbLed, That any
fhip or veffel poneiied of and falling under
a Spaniih or French regifter, and belong
ing, on the twentieth day of December,
one .thouiand eight hundred and three, and
continuing to belong wholly to any citizen
or citizens of the United States, then ref
ding within the territories ceded to theUni-
ted States, by the treaty of the thirtieth
OF April, one thoufand, eight hundred and
three, between the United States and the
French republic, or TO any perfon or per-
fons being, on the faid thirtieth day OF A
pril an inhabitant of the faid coded terrific
ries, and who continue to refide therein,
and of which the matter is a citizen of the
United States, or an inhabitant as aforefaid,
may be regiitered, enrolled and Ecenfed i'm
the manner pretcribed by law; and being
10 regiftered, enrolled or licenfed, fhall be
denominated and deemed fhip or veiIel of
the United Safes, and entitled to the bene-
fits granted by any law of the United States
TO Hips or veliels thereof; Provided, That
it fhali be lawful for the COS ector to whom
application ihall be madsSfor certificate
of regiftry, enrolment or licenfe for fuch
thip or ve'1el by any citizen or inhabitant
as aforefaid, to make fiIch variations in the
form of the oaths, certificates, and licen-
fcs, as ihall render them applicable to the
cafe herein intended to be provided for ::
And provided alto, that every fuch inhabi-
tant applying as atorefaid, lhall, prior to
his being entitled to receive fIch certificate
of regiftry, enrolment, or licenfe, depolit
with the collector, the regifter and other
papers under which fuch flip or venel had
been navigated & ALTO take and fubicribe,
before the collector (who is hereby au-
thoriied to sdninilter the fane) the follow.
ing oath: /, A. B. do fwear Tor affirn)
that will be faithful and bear true allegi-
ance to the United States of America, and
that do entirely renounce and abiure all
allegiance and fidelity to every foreign
prince, potentate, fate or fovereignty
whatever, and particularly 10 the king OF
Spain and the French republic.
Sec. 9. And be it further euaaed, That
the Inhabitants Of the faid ceded territory
who were relidents thereof on the thirtieti
day OF April, one thoufand eight hundred
and ttsNe, who ihall take the oath afore.
a"ANi; AMI WIZ SOillllhC 10 TCnOC IUcrCiU
or citizens Of the United States reiidents OF
iaid ceded territory, fhall be entitled to all
the benefits and privileges of owning lhip:
or vefels of the United States, to all in.
tents and purpofes, as if they were .reiident
citizens of the United States.
NATHL. MACON,
Speaker 9ftbe HonJe Of Rebrcjcnfafi1es
JOHN BROWN,
Pr5fde7t ftbe Seaate pro fembore
February %, 1904
q APPROVED,
TIL JEFFERSON.
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AN act
fo' tbe reLefof tbe bliys II John Ha6er-
.MaM.
r it ena6'cd byfbe Senate and HonIe NJ
y RfbrejfHtaiiUcJ orfbe Unifed SiafeJ oy
.|q'Netica in CoaercG aGeNbird, That the
PROPER accounting officers e the tfeafirv.
= iettling the accounts of John Haber-
I'm, iate collector of the port of Savnn-
aA'', DC authoritedto allow charge Of one
t"o"i"nd oJe hundred ard eleven doilg,s