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one thousand eight hundred and ten, be, and
the same is hereby continued in force until the
fourth day of March, one thousand eight hun-
dred and thirteen: Provided however, That Proviso.
the additional duty laid by the said section,
shall be collected on all such goods, wares and
merchandise liable to pay the same as shall
have been imported previous to that day,

H. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEO: CLINTON,

Vice-President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.

January 31, 1812.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON,

CHAPTER XIX.

AN ACT to empower the Secretary of the Treasusury to decide on the case of the ship Eliza Ann, belonging to Ezekiel Hubbel, and the case of the ship Mary and Frances, belonging to Nathaniel Goddard.

the case.

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Se- Power of the cretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby Secretary i authorised and empowered to make the same decision on the case of the ship Eliza Ann of New York, purchased by Ezekiel Hubbel of William Lyman, the acting agent of Joshua Jones and Edward R. Jones of New York, trading under the firm of Joshua Jones and Son;

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and the case of the ship Mary and Frances of Boston, owned by Nathaniel Goddard, as he would have made had application been made to him previous to the removing of the disability incurred by the said Ezekiel Hubbel and the said Nathaniel Goddard: Provided however, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to restrict the Secretary of the Treasury from requiring satisfactory proof of the fairness of every act having relation to these transactions.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding one thousand four hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to render effectual the decision of the Secretary of the Treasury, should it be in favor of the said Ezekiel Hubbel and Nathaniel Goddard, or either of them.

H. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEO: CLINTON,

Vice-President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.

January 31, 1812.

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the court changed.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER XX.

AN ACT to alter the times of holding the district courts, within and for the district of Connecticut.

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the district court within and for the district of Con

necticut, shall hereafter be holden on the fourth Tuesdays of February, May, August and November, in each year, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. And that all actions, suits,

accordingly.

writs, process, pleadings or other proceedings, Process, &c, commenced or to be commenced, or which &c. returnaare now pending in the district court in said ble, &c. &c. district, may be returned to, and shall be continued to the district court, to be holden on the fourth Tuesday of February, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, as is herein provided.

H. CLAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEO: CLINTON,

Vice-President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.

February 6, 1812.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER XXI.

AN ACT authorising the President of the United
States to accept and organize certain Volunteer
Military Corps.

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Presi- President dent of the United States be, and he is here- may accept of by authorised to acccpt of any company or of volunteer companies of volunteers, either of artillery, corps. cavalry or infantry, who may associate and offer themselves for the service, not exceeding

the services

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fifty thousand men; who shall be clothed, and in case of cavalry, furnished with horses at their own expense, and armed and equipped at the expense of the United States, after they shall be called into service; and whose commissioned officers shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by law in the several states and territories to which such companies shall respectively belong: Provided, That where any company, battalion, regiment, brigade or division of militia, already organized, shall tender their voluntary service to the United States, such company, battalion, regiment, brigade or division, shall continue to be commanded by the officers holding commissions in the same, at the time of such tender; and any vacancy thereafter occurring, shall be filled in the mode pointed out by law in the state. or territory wherein the said company, batta. lion, regiment, brigade or division, shall have been originally raised.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That any company, battalion, regiment, brigade or division, thus offering itself for the service, shall be liable to be called upon to do military duty at any time the President of the United States shall judge proper, within two years after he shall have accepted the same; and shall be bound to continue in service for the term of twelve months after they shall have arrived at the place of rendezvous, unless sooner discharged; and when so called into service, and whilst remaining therein, shall be under the same rules and regulations, and be entitled to the same pay, rations, forage, and emoluments of every kind, bounty and clothing excepted, with the regular troops of the United States: Provided, That in lieu of clo

thing, every non-commissioned officer and private in any company, who may thus offer themselves, shall be entitled, when called into service, to receive in money a sum equal to the cost of the clothing of a non-commissioned officer or private, (as the case may be) in the regular troops of the United States.

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not exempt

duty.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That President au the President of the United States be, and he thorised to hereby is authorised, to organize the compa- volunteer organize the nies so tendering their service as aforesaid, companies into battalions, squadrons, regiments, brigades into batta and divisions, as soon as the number of volun- When. teers shall render such organization, in his judgment, expedient; but, until called into In the mean actual service, such companies are not to be time they are considered as exempt from the performance of from militia militia duty, as is required by law, in like man ner as before the passage of this act. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in case any volunteer above mentioned, while thorised to in actual service, shall sustain any damage, by have the vo injury done to his horse, or such other equip- pensated for ment as shall have been furnished at his own certain inju ries and lossexpense, or by loss of the same, without any es. fault or negligence on his part, a reasonable sum, to be ascertained in such manner as the President of the United States may direct, shall be allowed and paid to such volunteer, for each and every such loss or damage.

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Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That Volunteers any officer, non-commissioned officer, mu- may be placsician or private, shall be disabled by wounds ed on pension or otherwise, while in the line of his duty in public service, he shall be placed on the list of invalid pensioners of the United States, at such rate of pension, and under such regulations. as are, or may be directed by law: Providet

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