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PRIVATE ACTS OF THE TENTH CONGRESS or was UNITED STATES, Passed at the jirst session, which was begun and held at the City of Washingtori, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the twenty- sizetlt day of October, 1807, and ended on the twentytfijth day of April, 1808. Tnouas Jerrmnsou, President ; Gmonee CLINTON, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate; SAMUEL Sivuru, President of the Senate, pro tempore, from the eighteenth day of April; J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. STATUTE 1. Jun. 7, 1808. CHAP. VI.-—./2n det to extend certain privileges as therein mentioned to Anthony ········*~" Boucherie. Be it enacted by the Senate and House in Representatives if the United Released {mm States of America in Congress assembled, That two years’ residence, as qorrmn obliga- required by an act entitled, "An act to extend the privilege of obtaining

    • 2;*0, A dl patents for useful discoveries and inventions to certain persons therein

17, 1300, cg, 25, mentioned, and to enlarge and define the penalties for violating the rights of pateutees," shall not be required of Anthony Boucherie, to enable him to obtain a patent for any discovery he has made in the art of manu- Shuu Umm a facturing sugar, but that he shall obtain a patent therefor, on his conpatsm, when. forming to the other requisitions of said act. Approved, January 7, 1808. Srnnre I. """' hm 2;, 1g0g_ Can. XII.-An Aet to provide for the payment of certain expenses incurred in ——-———-—-——- the impeachment of Samuel Chase. Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That the accounting officers of the Treasury be, E,,p,,,,,,,,;,,_ and they are hereby directed to audit and settle the accounts of all pereurred in the sons who may have claims against the United States, for expenses in- 3*2g°:°lg;:::;’: eurred in the inquiry into the conduct, and in the impeachment of ,,,,8%,,,,,1 and Samuel Chase; which expenses may have been authorized by the compaid. _ mittee of inquiry, or the managers of the said impeachment; Provided, P*'°"*¤°· That the said accounts shall have been first certified by the chairman of the said committee, or managers; and the same shall be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, January 21, 1808. Srnure I. In m 1808 Gun. XIII.-An Act for the relief if Oliver Evans. -————————- Be it enacted, ¢§·c., That it shall and may be lawful for the Secretary A patent mw of State, on application in writing by Oliver Evans, to cause letters patent lgllglgngsiaaz to be made out in the manner and form prescribed by the act entitled, by me swam “An act to promote the progress of useful arts, and to repeal the act ry of sqm_ heretofore made for that purpose," thereby granting to said Oliver (70)