The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-09-11

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may be lawful for the levy coar, Of ,he ve>n~
~ OF Alexandris, in The District Of Cpi1rhbiis' :
TO raise, by tax upon the taxable inhsbitshts
OF the said county u suffieien, s0m TO delrsytho
expense Of building jail ond court horses Tor
the said county, which cum shsil be sppro:
pristcd TO the erection OF such buildings 60
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT supplementary 20 an oct entitled
+" An act grsn,ing bouOties In land and extsa
pay 10 certain Canadian volunteers"
BE ia enacted BY fhe Ssnass and l!suss ~
Rehesenfsnpes Of the Tinted 6safes Of .4tns
riea in Congvess assembled, That instead OF
the treasurer OF ,he United States, al is pre-.
seribcd by the third section Of tho sct,s TO which
this Is supplemep,i the psyhsssssr Of tho
army Of the United States be, and hs IL hsrs.,
BY authorised and requested 10 psy 70 each OF
tho persons described in tho act above secited.
according to the prosis;ons thereof, three
months pay 10 addition to that 20 which thsy
may have been previously entitled. according
to the rank they respectively held in the ara
my Of the Uniled States duriog the late ware.
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT allowing pay 10 certain persons
made prisoners with tho sevsnUe cotter
"Surveyor."
BE if enacted 6y fhe Senate and Ho0te cF
Representatives. ef fae Unif~d Sfafes cC .AmeS
vica IN Congress Ossemtied, That the 3rcre-
tsry De, and no 10 hereby suthsriSed 10 ss.tla
the aosoonw for The pay of the bosiswsips
gunner, cook and ten mssinebs cspture6 a.
board the revenue cutter Surveyor, toripg
the late war, with Great Britain, up 70 she
period Of their rclease and raluTn ifon csps
usii7, and 10 pay the amount TO them, or
their legal representatives., out Of any monies
In tho treasury not oiherwise appropriated,
and the Secretary Of the treasury 10 hereby
authorised to settle with Samuel Travsrses
late master Of the cutter Surveyor, and pay
him up 10 tho seventeenth day Of May ono
thoussnd eight hundred aud fourteen.
April 20, isi6.-.a1provsG
AN ACT declaring the sopseht Of Congress
to acts Of the State of South Carolina, au-
thorising tho city co0ncii Of Charleston to
impose and collect duty on the tonnage
Of vessels from foreign psr,s and TO acts Of
the stsie Of Georgia authorizing the i'm
position and collection Of duty on he
tonnage Of vessels in the ports Of SdvsnnaIA
and ST. Mays.
Be il enaefo6 by tie Senate and Honse cf
RehresenfafiSes ef fAe Uaised Ssafes V Imo-
RIGA In Congrrss sssemblid, Thss, the con-
sent ct Congress be, and 10 hefeby grant
cd and declared to the operation 6ssny act
Of the General Assembly Of the state Of South
Carolina, noW IN sxisteaee,or which msy here
sftsr bs passed, 60 iss - the same extends,
or may extend, TO suthofizs the eity council
Of Charleston to impose end levy duty, no.
exceeding ten cents per ton, on al ships and
vessels Of the United Stsscsj which sheit
arrive and be entered 10 the port Of Chsrles-
ton from sny foreign port or plses, for tho
purpose Of providing fund for the tcmpors-
~ relief sad maintsinsnce Of sick or disabled
.esmes ia the marine hospital Of the said
port Of Charleston.
Sec. 2. Hnd Be d further enacted, Thatth
collector Of the port Of Charleston, be and
he Is hereby authorized 10 collect the duties
imposed, or authorized By thiIaet snc 20 pay
the same to such persons ~ shsIl DO author
lied to receive the same BY The city eouncA
Of Charleston.
Sec. .. hsd De II further enacted, That
the Consent Of Congress BE-, snd 10 hereby
gfsnted sad declared to the operation Of any
act Of the Csnsrsi Assembly Of the state Of
Geereia, now in existence, or which nay
heresfter be passed, % far ~ the sane sx.
feads, or may extend, 20 suthorixe the lew
ing and collecting Tonnage Sstys not sxcee-
ding two cents per tos vpoo eDassice vessels,
end four cents PEI ton upon vessels from for
eigo ports, srrisiog ss sod entering the porte
Of Savannah and 81. Msry'sfor the purposg
Of providing fund for The payment Of the