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fervice, as aforefaid, fhall be placed on the
lift of invalids of the United States, at fuch
rate of pay, and under fuch regulations, as
fhall be directed by the Prefident of the,
United States for the time being: Provided, Extent of
the rate of compenfation for fuch wounds compenfa-
and difabilities fhall never exceed for the allowed.
highest disabilities, half the monthly pay re-
ceived by any commiffioned officer, at the
time of being fo wounded or difabled; and
that the rate of compenfation to non-commif-
fioned officers, privates and musicians, fhall
never exceed five dollars per month; and
that all inferior difabilities fhall entitle the
person fo disabled, to receive only a fum in
proportion to the highest difability: And
provided, that thefe provifions fhall not be fons this
construed to extend to any person wounded extends to.
or disabled, before the fourth of March, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, nor
to any person wounded or difabled fince that
time, who has made application for a penfion,
under any existing law of the United States, Applica-
and has been denied, or admitted on the pen- tion to be
fion lift: And provided, that all applications in one year
herein fhall be made within one year after the after the
end of the prefent feffion. of Congrefs.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Reprefentatives.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the 23d, 1796:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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CHAPTER IX.

An Act for the Relief of Joze Roiz Silva,

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of AmeJ. R. Silva, rica, in Congress affembled, That the collector refunded a of the diftrict of New-York be, and he is furplus of duties, on hereby authorized, at any time within fixty producing days after the paffing of this act, to receive

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from Joze Roiz Silva, of the city of New-
York, merchant, invoices and other proofs
respecting the value of a cargo of wines im-
ported by him into the faid diftrict, in or
about the month of June, one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-three, in the brig Mary,
William Hopper, mafter, from the island of
Graciofa; and if it shall appear to the fatis-
faction of the faid collector, that the faid
cargo, or any part thereof, was fubject to a
lefs duty than that charged to, and paid by
the faid Joze Roiz Silva therefor, then, and
in fuch cafe, the faid collector is hereby re-
quired to allow or refund to the said Joze
Roiz Silva fuch excess or fum as fhall appear
to have been overcharged and paid
fame, in like manner, as if fuch invoices and
proofs had been produced in due time.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the Houfe of Reprefentatives.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the 23d, 1796 :

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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An Act making certain Provifions in Regard to the circuit Court, for the District of NorthCarolina.

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HEREAS, a fufficient quorum of judges did not attend to hold the circuit court, for the district of North-Carolina, for the purpose of doing business in June term, one thoufand feven hundred and nine. ty-five; and no judge attended to hold the faid court in November term, in' the fame year; in confequence whereof, certain provifions are now become neceffary and expedient to prevent a failure of juftice in the faid

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Sec. 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That it fhall and may be lawful, for the district judge of the ftate of North-Carolina, to direct the clerk of the faid court, to iffue fuch procefs for the purpose of caufing perfons to Carolina be fummoned to ferve as jurymen at the may order faid court, at the term to commence the process for first day of June next, as has been be- a jury to fore iffued by the clerk of the faid court circuit for the like purpofe returnable to June the next term, one thousand feven hundred and nine- June term, ty-five; that the perfons ordered by the faid procefs to be fummoned for the said purpose, fhall be ordered to be fummoned in the fame proportion and from the fame counties, as those persons who were ordered to be fum. moned for the like purpose by process returnable at June term, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five: Provided, that it fhall appear expedient to the faid diftrict judge, that a different time of notice fhall be prescribed, than that hitherto prescribed, he may

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Different caufe fuch other time of notice to be directed time of no- to be given as to him fhall appear most condu-cive to justice, and convenient to the perfons to be fummoned and the marfhal is hereby directed to execute the faid procefs fo to be issued, and the perfons who fhall be legally fummoned to attend as jurymen in confequence thereof, are hereby required to attend the faid court, under the like penalties for difobedience as if the faid procefs had been ordered to be iffued by the faid court in the ordinary method of proceeding: And the marshal and the perfons who fhall attend a's jurymen in virtue of the faid process so to be iffued, fhall be entitled to the like allowances for their fervices respectively.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all No difcon- fuits and proceedings, of what nature or kind tinuance on foever, which have been commenced in the account of faid court and not finifhed, fhall be proceednot having ed on at the enfuing term, in the fame manner and to the fame effect, as if the faid circuit court had been regularly held for the purpose of business in June and November terms, one thousand seven hundred and ninetyfive, and continuances had been regularly entered of all fuits and proceedings in either or both of the faid terms, in which they were depending, in the ufual manner of proceeding, as the cafe might be.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all writs and other procefs fued out of the clerk's terms to be Office of the faid circuit court, according to neverthe the accustomed method bearing test in November term, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-four; June term, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-five, or November term, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, fhall be held and deemed of the fame validity and

effect as if the respective terms of June and
November, one thoufand feven hundred and
ninety-five, had been regularly held by a judge
or judges competent to do business and conti-
nuances in refpect to writs or other proc efs
returnable to the two laft-mentioned terms
had been regularly entered.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Reprefentatives.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the 31ft, 1796:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

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An Act to continue in Force "An Act to afcertain the Fees in admiralty Proceedings in the diftrict Courts of the United States, and for other Purposes."

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E it enacled by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the act, intitled, in forct z "An act to ascertain the fees in admiralty years, &c. proceedings in the district courts of the United States, and for other purposes," be, and is hereby, continued in force, for the term of two years from the paffing of this act, and from thence to the end of the next feffion of Congress thereafter, and no longer.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Reprefentatives.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, March the 31st, 1796:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

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