commanding a feparate poft, there fhall be allowed twice the number of rations to which they would otherwise be entitled.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the majors Subaftence be entitled to receive four rations per day, for allowed to! their daily fubfiftence.

majors,

to officers

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That to each commiffioned-officer, who may have been Allowance deranged under the act "to afcertain and fix deranged. the military establishment of the United States,' there fhall be paid the amount of fix months' pay and fubfiftence.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Representatives.

WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of

the Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, March third, 1797:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

An Act making Appropriations for the military and naval Eftablishments, for the Year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-feven.

Sec. 1.

B

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That for the fupport of the military and naval ef

Military tablishments, for the year one thousand seven appropria hundred and ninety-feven, the following fums

tions for

1797. be respectively appropriated; that is to fay:

For the pay of the army of the United States,

the fum of two hundred and fifty-fix thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.

For the fubfiftence of the officers of the army, a fum not exceeding forty-feven thousand three hundred and ninety-five dollars.

For the fubfiftence of the non-commiffioned officers and privates, a fum not exceeding two hundred and forty-fivé thousand two hundred and eighty-three dollars.

For forage, the fum of fourteen thoufand nine hundred and four dollars.

For clothing, a fum not exceeding eightythree thousand and fifty dollars.

For the purchase of horfes and equipments for the cavalry, fixteen thoufand and eightyfive dollars.

For the hofpital-department, a fum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

For the ordnance-department, a fum not exceeding forty thousand dollars.

For the fortifications of the ports and harbors of the United States, a fum not exceeding twenty-four thoufand dollars.

For the quarter-mafter's department, the Indian department, the defenfive protection of the frontiers, bounties, and all the contingent expenfes of the war-department, a fum not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars.

To make good deficiencies in the appropri ations in the military establishment, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-fix, the fum of feventy-fix thoufand three hundred and twelve dollars.

For the pay and fubfiftence of three captains

in the naval department, and for the pay of Military laborers employed in taking care of the fri- appropria. gates, the fum of five thousand dollars.

For finishing the frigates United States, Conftitution, and Conftellation, the fum of one hundred and feventy-two thousand dollars.

For the payment of military pensions, including an allowance to the widows and chil dren of officers, under an act, intituled, “ An act in addition to the act for making further and more effectual provifion for the protection of the frontiers of the United States," the fum of ninety-fix thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.

To fatisfy and difcharge claims for militia fervices on the frontiers of Georgia, the fum of feventy thousand four hundred and ninetyfix dollars, and thirty-five cents: for militia fervices on the frontiers of Kentucky, three thousand eight hundred and thirty-fix dollars, and feventy-fix cents; and for militia fervices on the frontiers of South-Carolina, the fum of forty-eight thoufand four hundred dollars. and twenty-five cents.

For the payment of general John Sevier and his brigade, for fervices in the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-three, the fum of twenty-two thoufand eight hundred and fixteen dollars and ninety-five cents.

For the payment of fix months' pay and fubfiftence to each of the officers difcharged under the act" to afcertain and fix the military establishment of the United States," a fum not exceeding three thoufand dollars; which fums fhall be folely applied to the objects for which they are refpectively appropriated.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the

tions for

1797.

feveral appropriations herein-before made, shall be paid and difcharged out of the furplus of revenue and income beyond the appropriations heretofore charged thereon, to the end of the present year.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WILLIAM BINGHAM, President of the Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, March third, 1797:

G°: WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

'Act laying duty on

nuff repealed.

CHAPTER. LXXII.

An Act to fufpend, in Part, the Act, intituled, "An Act to alter and amend the Act, intituled, "An Act laying certain Duties upon Snuff and refined Sugar," and to grant Relief in certain Cafes arifing under the faid Act.

Sec. I.

BE

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That fo much of the act, intituled, "An act to alter and amend the act, intituled, " An act laying certain duties upon fnuff and refined fugar," as refpects the duties therein laid upon mills and implements employed in the manu facture of fnuff, and the drawbacks therein allowed, upon the exportation of fnuff manufactured within the United States, be fufpen.

ded, from the paffing of this act, until the end of the next feffion of Congrefs.

Relief

cafes.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all cafes of licenfes granted under the faid act, where, by failure of water, or other cafualty, granted in occurring to the mill or mills, or to the im- certain plements or to the proprietor, or other perfon licenfed, the ufe and benefit of fuch license has been loft, or confiderably interrupted, and the duties thereon required or paid, may be confidered as peculiarly unequal and injurious, the Secretary of the Treafury, upon due reprefentation and proof of fuch cafe, fhall be, and hereby is authorized to caufe to be refunded or remitted, fuch part of the duties paid, or fecured on fuch license, as fhall appear just and reasonable, under the circumstances of the cafe, and having regard to the lofs, injury, or peculiar hardship sustained as aforefaid."

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Representatives.

WILLIAM BINGHAM, Prefident of

the Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, March third, 1797:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.