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United States is hereby alfo pledged to make
good fuch deficiency.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the third, 1791:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XVII.

An Act to amend "An Act, for establishing the temporary and permanent Seat of the Government of the United States."

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That fo much of the act, intitled, "An act for establishing the temporary and permanent feat of the government of the United States," as requires that the whole of the district of territory, not exceeding ten miles fquare, to be located on the river Potowmac, for the permanent feat of the government of the United States, fhall be located above the mouth of the Eastern Branch, be and is hereby repealed, and that it shall be lawful for the Prefident to make any part of the territory below the faid limit, and above the mouth of Hunting Creek, a part of the faid diftrict, fo as to include a convenient part of the Eaftern Branch, and of the lands lying

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on the lower fide thereof, and alfo the town
of Alexandria, and the territory fo to be in-
cluded, fhall form a part of the district not ex-
ceeding ten miles fquare, for the permanent
feat of the government of the United States,
in like manner and to all intents and purposes,
as if the fame had been within the purview of
the above recited act: Provided, That nothing
herein contained, fhall authorize the erection
of the public buildings otherwise than on the
Maryland fide of the river Potowmac, as re-
quired by the aforefaid act.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the third, 1791:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

8th fection of act eftablishing treafury department

CHAPTER XVIII.

An Act fupplemental to the Act" eftablishing the
Treafury Department," and for a farther
Compenfation to certain Officers.

Sec. 1.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That the eighth fection of the act, intituled, An act to establish the treafury-department,' certain mo- paffed the fecond day of September, one thoudifications and feven hundred and eighty-nine, fhall be,

extended to

Clerksunder

and the fame is hereby extended to all and every of the clerks employed in the treasury department, as fully and effectually as if they and every of them were fpecially named therein, except as to the penalty in fuch fection mentioned, which in cafe of any fuch clerk offending against the provifions of the faid fection, fhall be five hundred dollars, and removal from office.

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affirmation;

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That each Clerks and and every clerk and other officer already ap- cers to take pointed in any of the departments of the United an oath or States, (and who have not, fince their appointment, taken the oath or affirmation hereafter mentioned) fhall within fifteen days after the paffing of this act, and those who shall hereafter be appointed, fhall before they enter upon the duties of fuch appointment, take an oath or affirmation before one of the juftices of the fupreme court, or one of the judges of a diftrict court of the United States, to fupport the Conftitution of the United States, and alfo an oath or affirmation, well and faithfully to execute the truft committed to him, which oaths or affirmations, fubfcribed by fuch clerk, to be filed and certified by the perfon adminiftering the inthe office fame, fhall be filed in the office of the perfon ployed. employing fuch clerk.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it Principals fhall and may be lawful for the principal in may apporany of the offices of the United States, who dols. allowis authorized by law to appoint clerks under cd to cach, excepting him, to allow to each clerk fuch compenfation chief, acfor his fervices, as he fhall, in the opinion of cording to fuch officer, deferve for the fame: Provided, That the whole fum to be expended for clerks

in

any fuch office (except the chief clerk) shall not exceed a fum equal to five hundred dol

merit.

Additional

allowance

lars per annum for every clerk employed

therein.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the aufor one year thority aforefaid, That there fhall be allowed to register, for one year, commencing with the paffing of comptroller this act, to the Regifter, two hundred and & attorney- fifty dollars, and to the Auditor, the Compgeneral. troller of the Treafury, and the Attorney-Ge

auditor,

neral, four hundred dollars each, in addition
to their respective falaries, and to be paid in
the fame manner.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the third, 1791:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XIX.

An Act relative to the Rix-Dollar of Denmark.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That fo much of an act, intituled, "An act to provide more ef fectually for the collection of the duties imporix dollar of fed by law on goods, wares and merchandize Denmark imported into the United States, and on the repealed. tonnage of fhips or veffels," as hath rated the rix-dollar of Denmark at one hundred cents,

act rating

at ICC cents

be, and the fame is hereby repealed; and that
this repeal fhall be deemed to operate in ref-
pect to all duties which have already arifen or
accrued, as well as to fuch as fhall hereafter
arife or accrue.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the third, 1791:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XX.

" An

An Act in Addition to an Act, intituled,
Act for establishing the Salaries of the Execu-
tive Officers of Government, with their Affif
tants and Clerks.

Section 1.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That from and after the paffing of this act, there fhall be allowed to the chief clerk of the auditor, the annual fum of two hundred dollars, in addition to the falary allowed to him by the act, intituled, " An act establishing the falaries of the executive officers of government, with their affiftants and clerks,' to be paid at the treafury of the United States, in quarterly payments, and from like appro

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