The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-04-26


Of Amsyiea IN Congress assembled That
the forfeiture Of the brig Sally, of VIII
mmglon. IL North Carolina, by reason OF
the importation Of six persons OF color
from Martinique into the United States
= and the condemnation Of the said brig
for thar cause, adjudged by the District
Court of North Carolina, be, and the
same is hereby, remitted. so far as the
: United States are Interested therein.
Washington, April 2, 1920 - Approved,
JAMES MONROE
AN ACT auth Eog .symen, TO be mad
ior certain Muakc kcsimpressed into The sc
vice of rbe Uoued S,a,es
:, BE- il enacted BY the Senate and House
ef Representatives Of tie Onited Statss
81 America in Congress assembled, That
there be paid to David Henley, agent of
Edward Fox, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
gu n oi two hundred and twenty eight
dollars, it being the value of nineteen
E. mu,kets, impressed into the service Of
The United States Provided, that the
sand David Henley shall first give securi-
ty 10 Indemnify the United States, against
the claim oi' any other individual, for the
value OF said muskets.
J Washington. April 1870 approved.
JAMES MONROE
AN ACT 70 ,ppor,,on,ng he Represents
ives 10 he Sevep,een,h Congress, to be
elec'ed m h s ates OF Massachusetts, and
NJ 'ne, and To- o'he' pfl poses.
BE IL e11tted bythe Sena,e and House
Of ''oreseNdtives Of the United States
Ot .4nsr "a, IN Congress assembled. That
~ ,tIon OF representatives in the
scve1teeth Congress, the >tate of Mas
sac 'usetts shall De entitled to choose thir-
te> representatives only aud the State
of Nine shall ,e entitled to choose sew
sp epresentative,, according to the con-
sent If the Legislature OF the Said State
-O' Massachusetts, ior this purpose given,
by ylelr fesoive passed OH the twenty
.fi'h day of January last, and priof to the
admission Of the State Of Maine into the
.Union.
Sec. 2. Aad be II further enacted.
That IT the seat of any of the Represen-
tative, in the present Congress, who were
elected in and under the authority of the
State of Massachusetts,. and who are now
Inhabitants of the State of Maine, shall be
vacated, by dtath. resignation, or other.
.wi,t, SUCH vacancy shall be supplied by
a Successor. who shall, at the time of his
election, be an inhabitant OF the State of
Mnnc
Washington, April Z. 1920 Approved,
JiNES MONROE
AN ACT mixing fa her appropriations for
cpa,Auing the wlrk upon he centre buiI-
d,rv f lie Cspu u, a,d o her public bull.
dnps.
BE il enaefed by The Senate and House
: of R~3ve.en ltiUeS Of The Unifed Sfates
> of Am.rca IN Congress assembled, That.
f. col.iutlg the work oi the centre bull
dinc ,f the Capitol, and other public bull.
dim Is. in the City of WdshIngton. thc
foi wing sums of money be, and the
same are hereby, appropriated, viz:
For continuing the work OF the centre
brIding Of the Capitol, one hundred and
eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty-
ninc dollars.
For painting the inside of the north ard
sou'h wings of the Capitol. and provid.
ny Ter the expense oI making such alter
aripns therein as have been directed dur
ing the present session Of Congress, tan
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seye,,
dollars.
For graduating the ground round tn
Capito,. a Al ss,polyinv the de6ciencx ia