Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of October, 1807, and ended on the twenty-fifth day of April, 1808.
Thomas Jefferson, President; George Clinton, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate; Samuel Smith, President of the Senate, pro tempore, from the eighteenth day of April; {{sc|JJ. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
STATUTE I. CHAP. VI.—An Act to extend certain privileges as therein mentioned to Anthony Boucherie.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That two years' residence, as required by an act entitled, "An act to extend the privilege of obtaining patents for useful discoveries and inventions to certain persons therein mentioned, and to enlarge and define the penalties for violating the rights of patentees," shall not be required of Anthony Boucherie, to enable him to obtain a patent for any discovery he has made in the art of manufacturing sugar, but that he shall obtain a patent therefor, on his con-forming to the other requisitions of said act.
Approved, January 7, 1808.
CHAP. XII.-An Act 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, and they are hereby directed to audit and settle the accounts of all persons who may have claims against the United States, for expenses incurred in the inquiry into the conduct, and in the impeachment of Samuel Chase; which expenses may have been authorized by the committee of inquiry, or the managers of the said impeachment: Provided, 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.
Apprvoed, January 21, 1808.
CHAP. XIII-An Act for the relief of Oliver Evans.
Be it enacted, &c., That it shall and may be lawful for the Secretary of State, on application in writing by Oliver Evans, to cause letters patent to be made out in the manner and form prescribed by the act entitled, "An act to promote the progress of useful arts, and to repeal the act heretofore made for that purpose," thereby granting to said Oliver
