An A making an Alteration in the Flag of the
United States.

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Alteration

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That from and after the first day of May anno Domini one in flag of thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, the flag of the United States, be fifteen stripes alternate red and white. That the Union be fifteen stars, white in a blue field.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, January the thirteenth, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

U. States.

ation for

CHAPTER II.

An Act providing for the Relief of fuch of the Inhabitants of Saint Domingo, refident within: the United States, as may be found in Want: of Support..

Sec. 1.

BE

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United Appropri- States of America, in Congress affembled, That fupport of a fum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, inhabitants be, and the fame is hereby appropriated, to Domingo. be paid out of any monies which may be in

of Saint

To be ap

the Profi

dent.

the treasury, arifing from foreign loans, for the fupport of fuch of the inhabitants of Saint Domingo, refident within the United States, as fhall be found in want of fuch fupport.

Sect. 2. And be it further enacted, That in plied under order to fecure the due application of the modirection of nies aforefaid, the fame fhall be placed under the direction of the Prefident of the United States: and it fhall be lawful for him to draw the faid monies, or any part thereof, from the treasury of the United States, and to caufe the distribution thereof to be made, for the relief of the perfons aforefaid, in fuch manner, and by the hands of fuch perfons, as fhall, in the opinion of the Prefident, appear moft conducive to the humane purposes of this act.

Account of

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That a expendi- regular statement and account be kept of the of lodged in monies fo expended, and being lodged in the trealury. proper office of the treafury department, the

ture there

Amount how and to whom

amount thereof fhall be provifionally charged to the debit of the French Republic, fubject to fuch future arrangements as fhall be made charged. thereon, between the government of the United States and the faid Republic. Provided bow

ever, That unless the French Republic, or its minifter or other authorized agent, fhall within fix months from the paffing of this act, expressly authorize a charge to the debit of the faid Republic of the faid fupplies which fhall have been, or may be made under this act, all further fupplies under the fame, fhall, from and after the expiration of the faid term of fix. months, be difcontinued.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, February the twelfth, 1794: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States.

1

An Act in Alteration of the Act establishing a
Mint and regulating the Coins of the United

States.

Sec. 1.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That Duty of from and after the paffing this act, it fhall be of the mint the duty of the treasurer of the mint, to receive herein.

treasurer

and give receipts for all metals which may lawfully be brought to the mint to be coined; and for the purpose of afcertaining their refpective qualities, fhall deliver from every parcel fo received, a fufficient number of grains to the affayer, who fhall affay all fuch of them as may require it. And the faid treasurer fhall from time to time deliver the faid metals to the chief coiner to be coined in fuch quantities as the director of the mint may prescribe.. See. And be it further enacted, That the chief coiner aflayer and chief coiner of the mint, previous bond, &c. to entering upon the execution of their refpective offices fhall each become bound to the United States of America with one or more fureties to the fatisfaction of the fecretary of the treafury,' the faid affayer in the fum of one thousand dollars, and the faid chief coiner in the fum of five thousand dollars, with condition for the faithful and diligent performance of the duties of his office.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That fo tain act re- much of the act, intitled, "An act establishing pealed. a mint and regulating the coins of the United States," as comes within the purview of this act, be and the fame is hereby repealed.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.
APPROVED, March the third, 1794:.

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.