ACTS OF THE TENTH CONGRESS
of the
UNITED STATES,
Passed at the first session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the seventh day of November, 1808, and ended on the third day of March, 1809.
Thomas Jefferson, President; George Clinton, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate; Stephen R. Bradley, President of the Senate pro tempore, from the 4th to the 7th of January, 1809; John Milledge, President of the Senate pro tempore, from January 30th, 1809; J. B. Varnum, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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[Obsolete.]
Chapter I.—An Act to authorize the transportation of a certain Message of the President of the United States, and documents accompanying the same.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the members of Congress and delegates from the several territories of the United States be, and they are hereby authorized to transmit by mail, free of postage, the message of the President of the United States of the eighth day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, and documents accompanying the same, printed by order of the Senate, and by order of the House of Representatives, to any post-office within the United States and territories thereof, to which they may respectively direct, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved, November 18, 1808.
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Chap. III.—An Act authorizing the President of the United States to employ an additional number of revenue cutters.
Additional revenue cutters to be employed not to exceed twelve.
[Obsolete.]Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby empowered to procure so many revenue cutters, not exceeding twelve, as may be necessary for the public service, the expense whereof shall be paid out of the product of the duties on goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships and vessels.
Approved, January 6, 1809.
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Chap. IV.—An Act authorizing the payment of certain pensions by the Secretary of War at the seat of government.
