Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-10
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(By Authority.)
AN ACT

For the relief Of lillian He0fn.
BE IL enacted 6y the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States IF
america, in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treaeury be, and he is
hereby authorised to inquire, by himself,
or by some trusty agent whom he may APP
point for the purpose, into the pecuniary
circumstances of William Hearn, now I'M
prisoned, by virtue of writ of execution,
in favor of the United States, in the prison
ofNVashington county, district of Columbia {;
and if the said Hearn shall assign and
convey to the Secretary aforesaid, all the
estate of every kind and description, which
he may own or be entitled to, in pc session,
remainder, or reverson, to the propel use
and benefit of the United States OF Is he,
the shld Hearn, shallprOve to the satistac9
tion of the Sec etary, or agent aforesaid,
that he has no estate, and has not trans err
red all or any part of his property, with
interest to avoid the payment OF the sum
for which he is imprisoned, or to defraud
the United States then the Secretary of
the Treasury shall give to said Hearn
certificate, stating what Nc has donein the
premises and upon said Hearn producing
such certificate 20 the marshal of the dis
tIict of Columbia, he shall discharge said
Hearn from his imprisonment Provided,
said Hearn has satisfied the Secretary, or
agent aforesaid, that he had No estate, and
of course has made no assignment, then
the said Hearn shall either pay, or execute
to the marshal, his obligation, payable to
the United States, for all fees and expen-
ses, VIII CHI have arisen in consequence OF his,
said Hearn's Imprisonment, before he be
discharged as aforesaid ind ProJfded,
that nothing in this act shall be construed,
to discharge any other person from any
liableness to the payment of, or from any
liab)eness to be imprisoned by virtue of the
execution aforesaid, nor to release any es-
tate, which the said Hearn may hereafter
acquire, from Iiabeness 10 satisfy said eH2
ecution.
NATHL MACON,
Speaker Ct tile House Of Representatives!
GEO: CLINTON,
Vice President grille United States and
President If tie Senate.
February 10, 1807.-APPRovED,
TIL : JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
10 annex certain azores and zpGers to tbe disDiet
of Mississibbi, and to Guibori5e tbe building d
custom bouse at Nelv Orleans
BE it enacted Ly tbe Senate and House Of Rebre'
senfatives of tie United States Of ATte,Ied in Con.
Sress assembled, That from and after the thntl-
eth day of dne next, all the shores and watets
Of the river Ohio, and Of the several rivers and
creeks empIying into the same, and also all the
shores and waters of the rivers which empty iniO
the river Mississippi OF any of is branches, be
and the same are hereby annexed to and shalt
make part Of the district of Mississippi
( Sec 9. lind be IL fnyfber enacted That sur.
veyo~ shall be appointed for each of the follow
ing towns places tha, is TO say; Pitsburgs
Charlestown, Marietta, Cinc,n Limestone,
/ Louisville. Massac and Nachez. who shall be
authorised to grant temporary registers 10 vessels
of the United States. in the Same mannc1 and IN
the same terms and CONDITIONS as may bedone by
the collectors of the several nistr6ts OF the Unit
ed States and each OF the said surveyors, besides
the fees paid in relation 10 the admeasuremeat
and registering of vessels, shat receive an annual
/ salary Of one bundled and fifty dollars.
! Sec 9. And DO if further enacted, I hat the col
J leclnr Of the distria of Mississippi snail, The
surrender Of any Temporary register STauted to
vessel Of the United STATES atoTessid, issue
! permanent register { such vessel Provided,
! That the master Of such We sci shall take The
sual oa'h and perform al tht o her conditions
required by the registering aa, eXcePi hat he
shall not be obliged 10 give any new bond TO The
said collector.
: Sec q md be it further enacted, That 50 much
Of any act or acts as eIetls any Of the shores or
waters, annexed by this al to the miss sppi
distra, into separate disrl6tsi be and the same ~
hereby repealed.
B sec, s. Ind be il fiSibsr enacted, That the Sc
erctary Of the treasury be, and he hereby Is 40,
/ thorised and dncfed to cause 20 be huilt upon
some convenient site belonging 20 tie uurtd
States, i'm the city Of New Orleans a goHd and
suifi lent house TO serve as an oi6Ce and pace Of
! deposit for the collection Of tne customs at iha,
I pace And the sum Of twenty thousand d"'ta's
IS hereby appropriated to def'ay the expense OF
erecting the same, TO he p>id out Of any money
in the treasury not o,hrWI appropriated
EATHL MACON,
Srraitr Of RE H5use of Reb'e eafadve1.
GEO CLIN ON,
vice Pyesnegf of ,te Lrgifed Sfaies and PJesfdth
Of fts S,rI'e
February -, 1SO7.--APrRovED,