Adjournment of the fupreme court, may be made by one,
or more juftices prefent, from day to day, till a quo-
rum be convened,

i. 52

-of a circuit-court in like manner, or, in cafe no
judge attends, by the marshal, from day to day,
till a quorum be convened,

52
-if no juftice of the fupreme-court attends with-
in four days, the judge of the diftrict, or in his ab-
fence, the marshal, may adjourn the court till the
iii. 67

next term,

-of a diftrict-court, may be made in cafe of inabi-
lity of the judge to attend, by the mashal, by writ-
ten order from the judge, to fuch day, prior to the
next feffion as the judge fhall appoint, i. 52
in case of the death of the judge, or vacancy, all
fuits pending, fhall be continued to the next term,
after the appointment, and acceptance of a fuc-
ceffor,
Administrator, of a deceased plaintiff, may revive, and
profecute the fuit,

52

71

of the deceased defendant, may appear, and defend,
and in cafe of refufal, when ferved by a fcire facias
judgment may be rendered against him,

Admiralty jurifdiction vefted in district-courts,

-proceedings, fees in,

-act for, continued,

71

53

ii. 222

iii. 255

Affirmation, instead of oath, allowed to perfons consci-
entioufly fcrupulous about taking oaths,

i. 241

Agents, to be appointed for the protection of American

feamen,

iii. 322

Agent, in cafe of ficknefs, or abfence of owner, or con-
fignee of goods, may make entry,

i. 201

-when he enters goods, to give fecurity, that the own-
er, or confignee, fhall render account,

iii. 183

i. 366

ii. 15

i. 231

Allowance on veffels employed in the Fifheries, (See

Alliance, treaty of, with France,

Fisheries,)

-to exporters, (See Drawbacks)

ALIEN

S.

Any free white alien may become a citizen of the Uni-
ted States on the following conditions:

1. He fhall have declared on oath, or affirmed, before
fome court of the United States, or fome one of the

ftates, three years at least before his admiffion, that
it was his intention to become a citizen of the United
States,and shall renounce forever allegiance to any foreign
power, particularly by name, the one of which he is a
fubject, or citizen, at the time of application, iii. 163.
2. He fhall, at the time of application, declare on oath,
or affirm, before fome of the courts aforefaid, that he
has refided at least five years in the United States, and
one year within the ftate where he makes application;
take the oath to support the conftitution, and renounce
allegiance to any foreign power, which proceedings
fhall be recorded,
iii. 163
3. The court admitting fuch alien, must be fatisfied that
he has refided five years in the United States: That he
has behaved as a man of good moral character; is at-
tached to the conftitution, and well-difpofed to the good
order and happiness of the United States,
164
4. In cafe of nobility, he muft exprefsly renounce the title
in court, which fhall be recorded,
164
Aliens now refiding in the United States, may be admit-
ted after two years refidence in the United States, and
one year in the state where they make application, on
the terms aforefaid,
164
The children of perfons naturalized, dwelling in the Uni-
ted States, and being under the age of twenty-one at
fuch time, and the children of citizens of the United
States, born out of the limits thereof, fhall be confider-
ed as citizens,

Ambaffadors by whom to be appointed,

-by whom to be received,

Salaries of,

-procefs against foreign, void,

165

i. 14

-violence offered to perfon of forcign, punishable,

A mendment of the conftitution, how to be made,
Amendments refpecting fuability of states,

-Which have been propofed and adopted,

i. 15
128

III

112,
i. 17
iii. 131

454

-of writs, declarations, proceffes, &c. when to be
made,

Appeals from diftrict-courts,

Appellate jurifdiction of the circuit-court,

of the fupreme-court,

i. 72

61

61

62

Appointment of officers under the United States how to

be made,

Appropriations for the year 1789,

14
76

Appropriations for the year 1790,

for the year 1791,

for the year 1792,

-for the year 1793,

---

-for the year 1794,

87.265
279

ii. 7. 122

213. 240
iii. 9

-in addition to former provifion for intercourse with
foreign nations,

16

for the fupport of the military establishment, 20
-for arfenals and armouries,

29

-for placing buoys and beacons in certain har-
bours,

31

-for erecting a light-houfe on the island of Se-
guin,

-for placing buoys in St. Mary's river,

66

66

-for the payment of intereft on certain debts of the
United States,

71

69
-for the payment of the fecond inftallment due to
the bank of the United States,
-for certain general purposes of government, 116
-for the fupport of the military eftablifhment for the
year 1795, and expenfes of the expedition to
Pittsburgh,

139

for the fupport of government for the year 1795, 218
-for erecting light-houfes, and placing buoys, 174
-for the relief of perfons who fuftained lofs in their
property by the infurgents,

-for purpofes relative to the public debt,

186

208

-additional, for military naval and contingent pur-
pofes, and pensions,

-for purchafing goods for the Indians,

-for the year 1796,

-for partial fupport of military establishment,
-for building a light-house on Baker's Ifland,
-for carrying on trade with the Indians,
--for the purpose of the navy,

218

232

for the payment of balances ftanding to the credit
of certain ftates,

-for the execution of the treaty with Great-Bri-

tain,

-for the exceution of the treaty with Spain,

274

276

277

278

-for the execution of the treaty with Algeirs,

for the execution of the treaty with the Indians, 279
-for building a light-houfe on Cape Cod,

200

for the compenfation of clerks,

for intercourse with foreign nations,

for the payment of the public debt,

-for demands attending the late infurrection
-for compenfation to jurors and witnesses,
-additional, for the year 1796,

323

347

349

355

363

363

365

367

384

-for military and naval establishment for 1796,
for the fupport of government for 1797,
-for the accommodation of the household of the

1

Prefident,

-for expense of negociations with Algiers,

to pay annuity to Algiers,

-for the military establishment for 1797,

-for the profecution of claims of American

zens,

-for placing buoys in the harbor of Boston,

Armament, naval, established,

Armoury, national, established,

Army, by whom to be commanded,

-establishment of, (See Military Establishment) iii. 338 -not to be in arrear more than two months' pay, 106 -President may encrease rations of, on the frontiers, 107 Arrreft of criminals,

Articles provifional, with Great-Britain,

-of confederation,

-of import, duties on, (See Duties)
-of export, not fubjects to duties,

Artillerifts, corps of, raifed,

iii. 59%

28

Arfenals, three or four, to be erected under the direction.

of the Prefident of the United States,

-a national armoury at each,

28

Account of the armoury to be laid annually before Con

grefs,

Arts, act for promoting,

29

ii. 200

Affiftant fecretary of the treasury, office of, abolished, 112
Affumption of ftate debts,

Affayer of the mint, (See Mint)

i. 156

Attainder, bill of, not to be paffed by Congreís or the ftates,

---of treason not to work corruption of blood, Attorney-General, office of, inftituted,

II

16

74

his duty to profecute and conduct all fuits in the

fupreme-court, in which the United States are
concerned; and to give his advice, and opinion
upon questions of law, when required by the Pre-
fident of the United States, or any of the heads of
departments, touching any matter that may con-
cern their departments,
i. 74

iii. 379

-one of the commiffioners to purchase the public
debt,
268
-one of the commiffioners of the finking fund, ii. 117
-his compenfation augmented,
Attornies for the United States to be appointed in each
district, who shall be fworn, and whose duty shall
be to profecute all crimes, cognizable by the autho-
rity of the United States; and all civil actions, in
which they are concerned, excepting in the fu-
preme-court,
i. 74

Their fees established in courts of admiralty, ii.222
in other courts,

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-power of permitting to practice, vefted in the
courts of the United States,

Auction, duties on fales at,

Auditor of the Treasury, his duty,

i. 74

iii. 122

i. 38

Authentication of acts, records, &c. of the United
States,

43

-of acts, records, &c. of the individual states, 115
Authors, acts for fecuring copy-right of. (See Copy-Right)

B

118

Bail in criminal cafes, by whom, and when to be taken, i.73
-special, for removing a suit from a state-court, to a
court of the United States,

56

to be given by perfons against whom fuits fhall

be commenced, for pecuniary penalties prefcri-

bed by law,

-bond, fee for taking,

Balances between the United States, and individual states

apportioned,

-provided for on a final fettlement,

ill. 180

ii. 104

i. 246

iii. 69

151

may be transferred,

BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.

The Bank established, and the capital stock, not to exceed
ten millions of dollars, divided into twenty-five thoufand
fhares, of four hundred dollars each,

i. 284