compensation, as is or may be allowed by law, to the members of the House of Representatives of the United States, to be certified and paid in like manner.
Approved, December 3, 1794.
Statute Ⅱ.
Chap. Ⅲ.—An Act to amend and explain the twenty-second section of “the act establishing the Judicial Courts of the United States.”
Act of Sep. 24, 1789.Whereas by the twenty-second section of the act entitled “An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States,” it is provided that “Every justice or judge signing a citation on any writ of error, shall take good and sufficient security that the plaintiff in error shall prosecute his writ to effect, and answer all damages and costs, if he fail to make his plea good.” And whereas doubts have arisen as to the extent of the security to be required in certain cases:—
Security to be taken on signing citation on writ of error, &c.Be it enacted and declared by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the security to be required and taken on the signing of a citation on any writ of error, which shall not be a supersedeas and stay execution, shall be only to such an amount, as in the opinion of the justice or judge taking the same, shall be sufficient to answer all such costs as, upon an affirmance of the judgment or decree, may be adjudged or decreed to the respondent in error.
Approved, December 12, 1794.
Statute Ⅱ.
[Expired.]
Chap. Ⅳ.—An Act authorizing a Loan of two million of Dollars.
President of United States to borrow $2,000,000.Section 1. Be it enacted by thee Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be empowered to borrow, on behalf of the United States, any sum not exceeding two million of dollars, at an interest not exceeding five per cent. per annum, reimbursable at the pleasure of the United States, to be applied to such public purposes, as are authorized by law, and to be repaid out of the duties on impost and tonnage, to the end of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.
Bank of United States may loan said sum.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Bank of the United States, and the said bank hereby is authorized and empowered to loan the said sum, or any part thereof.
Approved, December 18, 1794.
Statute Ⅱ.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. Ⅵ.—An Act making appropriations for the support of the military establishment for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five; and for the expenses of the Militia lately called into the service of the United States.
