Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-03
By Aut6orlty.
AN ACT
For the relief of Edward Weld, Sa-
AN ACT

FOR the relief OF Edward Weld, Sa-
muel Beebee, and Join Davidson.
BEtf enacted ~ the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of the Treasury be and
he hereby is authorised and directed
to pay out of any monies in the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated, to
Edward Weld, the sum of one hundred
dollars, to Samuel Beebee, the sum OF
fifty dollars, and to John Davidson,
the sum OF fifty dollars, together with
interest on each of the said sums at
the rate of eight per centum per an
mum, agreeable to the terms of the
loan of five millions of dollars propo-
sed under treaty regulation to an act
OF Congress, passed on the sixteenth
day of uly one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-eight, entitled San a to
enable the President of the United
States to borrow for the public SER
vice." being the amount of three GER
tihcates issued at the bank of the Uni
ted States, as part of the said loan
one of which being number two hun
dred and twenty seven, issued in the
name of the said Edward Weld, for
one hundred dollars, and has been
since lost by him, not having been fun
ded; one other being number eight
hundred and ninety, issued in the name
of John Fox, for one hundred dollars,
the one moiety of which has been fun
ded, and the other moiety remaining
still unfunded, has been regularly as
signed 10 the said Samuel Beebee and
the remaining one of said certificates
being the unfunded moiety OF number
seventeen hundred and twenty seven.
for one hundred dollars issued in the
name of George Wallis and regularly
assigned to the said John Davidson
upon which certificates all the install
ments have been paid conformably to
the terms of the said load:
Provided that the said Edward Weld,
shall previous to the said sum being
paid to him, give bond with sufficient
security to the satisfaction of the Sc
cretary of the Treasury, to indemnify
the United States against any future
claim made on them on account of the
said lost certificates.
]. B. VARNUM, Speaker
OF the House of Representatives.
GEO: CLINTON,
Vice-President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
March IL, 1903.
APPROVED, tn: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT,
Authorising detachment from the
militia of the United States.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House
OF Represent atlUes o. The United !Stotes
of .AmericG, in Congress assembled, That
the President of the United States be.
and he is hereby authorised, at such
times as he shall deem necessary. to
require of the executives of the scve-
raj states and territories to take cfec-
tual measures to organize, arm, and e.
qulp, according to law, and hold IN
readiness to march at a moments
warning, their respective proportions
OF one hundred thousand militia, Off
GERS included, to be appointed by the
President of the United States from
the latest militia returns in the depart
ment of war, and in cases where such
returns have not been made, by such
other data as he shall Judge equitable.
Sec. 2. ind be HfErther enacted, That
the executives of the several states and
territories may accept, as part Of the
said detachment, any corps of voIun-
lunteers who shall engage to continue
in service six months after they arrive
at the place of rendezvous.
Sec. 8. .Hnd belt further enacted, That
the detachment of militia and volun-
teers aforesaid, shall be Differed out
of the present militia officers, or others.
at the option and discretion of the con-
stituonal authority in the respective
states and territories, the President
aPPortioning the general officers among
the respective states and territories as
he may deem proper.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That the said detachment shall not be
compelled to serve a longer time than
six months after they arrive at the place
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