Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-10
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT

To extend certain privileges as therein mcntion-
ed, to Bernard Edme Nerjon and Robert Lowe
Stobie.
BE At enacted By the Senate and House Ore.
PresfNfnffues Of the United States Of .7merlca in
Congress assembled, That two year, resideace %
required by an act entitled 's An act to extend
the privilege of obtaining patents for useful dis-
co'erieS and Inventions, to certain persons there
IN mentioned, and to enlarge and define the Den.
altes Tor violating the right of pa,entees.D shall
not be required of Bernard Edme yeriopI 70 emo
ple nm 10 OBTAIN patent for any discovery he
mas made IN the art OF manufacturing or refining
sugar; or of Robert Lowe Stobie. TO enable he
10 OBTAIN patents tor any discoveries he has made
IN the construction of ships rudder and also of
pump tor extracting noxious air from the holds
OF vessels, but that they shall obtain paten tber.
Tor, on their conforming to the other reouist;ons
of said act.
- H. CLAY,
Speaker Of The House of Rebresensos;,...
JOHN GAILLARD.
P-csfdcnf efthe Senate pro rembOre.
March 10, 1816-APPRoy1p,
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT for the relief of John NJ Forbes
BE hendcted 6y The Senate and House of Retire.
'enfH"OsS 81 ne United States Of america in Con.
g-reSs assembled, That the Secretary ~ e,o,o -
and is hereby authorized to settle and aGiwst thu
accounts OF John NJ Forbes, as Consul of the
United States at Hamburger, for monies advanced
/ by him on account of the United States onJ G.
other incidental expences relative to The s.ms :.
and to allow him such sum for losses in excbonu,s
and for interest of money so advanced. and o,6er
incidental e&Pences as lie may deem equitable &
Just.
H. CLAY,
! Speaker Of the K0sse Of Rebresen,atiues
| JOHN GAILLARD.
President Of the Senate pro fe7nbors,
March 1o, 1s16.-APrRoyED,
| JAMES MADISON.
| AN ACT
To alter the times of holding the Circuit ana
District Courts ofthe United States for The
District of Vermont.
Be it enacted 6y the Senate and House of Re.
treseHta iOe9 9fthe United STATES II america =.
Congress assembled, That the Circuit Court of
the United States within and for the District of
Vermont, instead of the first day OF Nav, shall
thereafter be holden on the twenty ii, II 1av :
May; and the District Court of the u State,
within and for the said District instead of the
seventh day of May, shall hereafter be holden on
tue twenty-sevenlh day of May, at the place now
liked by law for holding the said courts
| sec. IND De it further enacted That all in
Idictments, ntormatIons, suits, r actions and
proceedings OF every kind, whether of a civil or
criminal nature, now pending in the said courts,
iresPecuvely, shall have day in cou.t and be pro-
cseded in, heard, tried, and determined on tbs
days herein appointed for holding the said courts
respectively, in the same manner they might and
ought to have been done, had the said courts
been holden respectively on the first and seventh
days of May, as heretofore directed by law
Sec. g. ind be 1t further enacted, That all writs.
suits, actions, recognizances, or other proceed.
ings which are or shall be instituted. sued. com
menced, had or taken to the said circuit court
to have been holden as heretofore on the first
day OF May next, or 10 the said district court to
have been holden as heretofore on the seventh
day OF May next, shall be returnable to. enter a
IN, heard, tried, and have day in court IN each of
OF the said courts respectively TO be holden At tbe
times herein before directed, I'm the same manner as
might and ought 20 have been done had the said
courts been holden respectively on the first and
seventh days oil May, as heretofore directed bv
law.
Sec. 4. find be it further enacted, That fiat n.
ny time hereafter, the day or days presided l,v
this act for holding either of the said courts shall
be a Sunday, such court shall commence and
be holden on the following day.
| II. CLAY,
\ speaker o. me house Of Hebresen.atiues.
| JOHN GhIbLARD.
President Of the Senate pro teubore
March %, 1816--ArPnovED,