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together, with all the property of said congregation and corporation, in good order to their sucessors in office, whenever required.

Approved, March 28, 1806.

April 15, 1806
Chap. XVIII.—An Act for the relief of Peter Landais.

Be it enacted, &c., Specific appropriation. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is directed to pay to Peter Landais, late a captain of one of the armed vessels of the United States, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of four thousand dollars, on account of his claim to prize money, accruing from certain captures made and carried into Bergen, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine; to be deducted from his proportion of the money which may be obtained from the Danish government, in satisfaction of the claim aforesaid.

Approved, March 28, 1806.


April 15, 1806
Chap. XXXIV.—An Act for the relief of Gilbert C. Russell.

Be it enacted, &c., Sum to be paid to him. That there be paid to Gilbert C. Russell, late a captain of a company of mounted infantry, of the State of Tennessee, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated by law, the sum of six hundred and seventeen dollars and ninety-five cents, for so much by him expended to the use of the United States, for provision and forage, supplied by him for his men and horses, and for ferriages paid, on a tour of duty from the State of Tennessee to the Natchez; performed under the order of the President of the United States, by virtue of Act of Oct. 31, 1803, ch. 1. "An act to enable the President of the United States to take possession of the territories ceded by France to the United States, by the treaty concluded at Paris, on the thirtieth of April last, and for the temporary government thereof."

Approved, April 15, 1906.


April 21, 1806
Chap. XXXIV.—An Act making provisions for the compensation of witnesses who atteneded the trial of the impeachment of Samuel Chase.

Be it enacted, &c., $3 per day to every witness who attended the trial of Samuel Chase, &c.
Mileage.
That, to every witness summoned to attend the trial of the impeachment of Samuel Chase, there shall be allowed and paid, for every day's attendance upon the said trial, the sum of three dollars; and also, for mileage, at the rate of twelve and an half cents for every mile distance coming to the city of Washington, and returning to the usual place of residence of the witnesses, respectively.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Secretary the senate to ascertain and certify the amount due to each witness &c. That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the senate to ascertain and certify the amount due to each witness for attendance and mileage; which certificate shall be a sufficient voucher to entitle the witness to receive from the treasury of the United States the amount certified to be due, unless otherwise ordered by the senate.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, 6,000 appropriated to defray the expenses incurred under this act, &c That the sum of six thousand do!-lars be appropriated to defray the expenses to be incurred under the provisions of this act, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, April 21, 1806.

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