Contingent expenses of the Senate and House of Representatives.Towards defraying the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, during the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, ten thousand dollars:
Towards defraying the contingent expenses of the Senate, during the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, three thousand dollars:
Navy.Towards defraying the expenses of the navy of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, the sum of one million of dollars.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations herein before made, shall be paid and discharged out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, January 11, 1814.
Statute II.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. IV.—An Act to amend the seventh section of the act entitled “An act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States.”
Where the legislature of a state shall not meet before January 1, 1814, such state to be allowed until February to make payment of the quota of the state of the direct tax.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in every case where the legislature of a state shall not convene prior to the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, no notice of the assumption of the quota of such state of the direct tax shall be deemed necessary; and such state shall be allowed until the twentieth of February next for making payment, and shall receive thereon the same deduction as if such payment had been made on the tenth day of February.
Approved, January 17, 1814.
Statute II.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. V.—An act authorizing the President of the United States to grant certain permissions to the inhabitants of the island of Nantucket.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United StatesPermission given to the inhabitants of Nantucket island to hold an intercourse with the main on certain conditions. of America in Congress assembled, That during the continuance of the act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbours of the United States, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, when in his opinion the public interest shall not forbid it, to grant permission, on application made therefor, to any inhabitant or inhabitants of the island of Nantucket, to employ any ship, vessel, or boat, for the purpose of conveying from the main land to said island, fuel, provisions and other necessaries for the subsistence of the inhabitants thereof, and of carrying from Nantucket to the main land, in the ship, vessel, or boat, oil, spermaceti candles and fish, under such regulations and restrictions, and with such security as are required by the fourth section of the actAct of December 17, 1813, ch. 1. “laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbours of the United States.”
Approved, January 25, 1814.
Statute II.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. VII.—An Act making further provision for filling the ranks of the regular army, encouraging enlistments, and authorizing the re-enlistments, for longer periods, of men whose terms of service are about to expire.
