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6G NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C1-1.33, 38,42. 1807. Hugh M’Neal, John Shields, George Shannon, John Potts, John Baptiste Le Page, John B. Thompson, William Werner, Richard Windsor, Peter Wiser, Alexander Willard, Joseph Whitehouse, George Drulyard, Tousaint Charbono, Richard Worlington, and John Newman, for three hundred and twenty acres each: which several warrants may, at the option of the holder or possessor, be lolpatedbyvithaanylregistplr eg registers of the land offices, subsequent to the pu ic s es in suc 0 ce on an of the public lands of the United States, lying on the west side of Y P . the Mississippi, then and there offered for sale, or may be received at °”° '“‘°2°fj"2 '£°"°'}"“$.“°"’ *3 Idallrflieritdof ily “°ht°`ii’i£° “]{’dS‘ d Double pay Sec. . n e it urt er enac e , a ou e pay s a e a owe °“°“'°‘l· by the secretary of war, to each of the before named persons, agreeably to the time he or they may have served, in the late enterprise to the Pacific ocean, conducted by Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, and that the Sum appl-api-1. sum of eleven thousand dollars be and the same hereby is appropriated ¤1¤d· to discharge the same, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1807. Snrcra II. March 3_ 180-,_ Cmp. XXXIII.——An Ac! for the reliq" of Daniel 61 Dexter. To be dis, Be it enacted, &c., That Daniel S. Deater, of Providence, and State chai-gedfrom of Rhode Island, be discharged from his imprisonment upon a judgment he ‘;“P"”°"‘ obtained against him in favor of the United States: Provided, however, mg; byhm com That he shall first assign and convey all the estate, real and personal, ditions. which he may now own or be entitled to, to some person or persons, for the use and benefit of the United States, under the direction of the secretary of the treasury: Provided also, That the said judgment shall remajln in gall forceagainstdany estate which thetsaid DanieLS.t]}?exter may erea er acquire · an t a process may a any rme e ereon supewgsm- not issued against the sand: And provided, That nothing contained in this 10 be di¤¤l}¤¤3¤d act shall be construed to discharge the late supervisor of the district of gg,"' h'“l'°b" Rhode Island from any legal liability for not taking bonds of the said ` Dexter, for the faithful discharge of his duty. Approved, March 3, 1807. Srnurz II. March 3, 1801 CHAP. X)(XVIII.—.£n Act for the relief of John Chester. Accounts of- Be it enacted, &c., That on the settlement of the accounts of John lipegiiparglgmy Cqhegter, forrqepj supervisor ofhthe paternal éevenges and] direlct tax, fo; 0 Y ¤P¤ ¤ the istrict o onnecticut, there e passe to is cre it the sum o m°"°ys‘ three hundred seventeen dollars and ninety cents, being this amount of the direct tax, assessed and collected in the State of Connecticut, beyond the quota of said state: Provided the said State assent thereto. And also, the further sum of two hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty- four cents, for the contingent expenses of the office, in addition to the provision heretofore made by law. Approved, March 3, 1807. S·n·ru·r¤ II. Mm-C}, 3, Iggy_ CHAP. XLII.—.r$ln Act authorizing the discharge of Gilbert Drake from his impri- ·······———i· sonmenl. Discharge Be it enacted, &-c., That the marshal of the district of New York be f;‘;‘:t‘“‘P'*’°”‘ authorized and directed to discharge Gilbert Drake, late a collector of the ' direct tan, in said district, from his imprisonment, upon a warrant of distress issued against him by the supervisor of said district: Provided, That he take, before any judge of the United States, or any judge of the supreme court of the State of New York, or court of common pleas of