relative to

Firft All evidence relative to invalids fhall Evidence be taken upon oath or affirmation, before the invalids judge of the district, in which fuch invalids how taken. refide, or before any three perfons specially authorized by commiffion from the faid judge.

Secondly: The evidence relative to any claimant must prove decifive difability to have been the effect of known wounds, received while in the actual line of his duty, in the fervice of the United States, during the late war. That this evidence must be the affidavits of the commanding officer or furgeon of the fhip, regiment, corps or company, in which fuch claimant ferved, or two other credible witnesfes, to the fame effect, fetting forth the time and place of fuch known wound.

Thirdly: Every claimant fhall be examined upon oath or affirmation, by two physicians or furgeons, to be authorized by commiffion from the faid judge, who fhall report, in writing, their opinion, upon oath or affirmation, of the nature of the faid disability, and, in what degree it prevents the claimant from obtaining his livelihood by labour.

Fourthly Every claimant fhall produce evidence of the time of his leaving the fervice of the United States. He muft alfo produce evidence of three reputable freeholders of the city, town or county, in which he usually refided, for the two years immediately after he left the fervice, as aforefaid, of the existence of his difability, during that period; and af certaining, of their own knowledge, the mode of life, employment, labour or means of fupport of the claimant.

Fifthly: And the faid claimant muft produce the evidence of two credible witneffes,

Diftri& judge to tranfmit lift of

claims to Secretary at War,

of the continuance of his disability, from the expiration of the faid two years, to the time of his application.

Sixthly Each claimant must shew a good and sufficient cause why he did not apply for a penfion to the perfon or perfons authorized to examine his claim on or before the eleventh of December, one thousand feven hundred, and eighty-eight, the time limited for applications of this nature,

Seventhly: No evidence of any claimant fhall be admitted whofe claim has been examined and rejected, on or before the aforefaid cleventh of December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight,

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the judge of the district shall tranfmit a lift of fuch claims, accompanied by the evidence herein directed, to the Secretary for the department of War, in order that the fame may be compared with the mufter-rolls, and other documents in his office; and the faid Secretary fhall make a statement of the cafes of the faid claimants to Congrefs, with fuch circumftances and they are to remarks, as may be neceffary, in order to Congrefs. enable them to take fuch order thereon, as they may judge proper.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That no perfon not on the penfion-lift, before the twenfons fhall ty-third day of March, one thousand seven be entitled "hundred and ninety-two, fhall be entitled to a fion under penfion, who fhall not have complied with

to a pen

this act.

the rules and regulations herein prefcribed; faving however to all perfons, all and fingular their rights founded upon legal adjudications under the act, intitled "An act to provide for the fettlement of the claims of Widows and Orphans, barred by the limitations here

at War &

tofore established, and to regulate the claims Duty of to invalid penfions:" But it fhall be the duty Secretary of the Secretary at War, in conjunction with Attorney the Attorney-General, to take fuch meafures. General as may be neceffary to obtain an adjudication of the fupreme court of the United States, on the validity of any fuch rights claimed under the act aforesaid, by the determination of cen tain perfons ftyling themfelves commiffioners.

under this

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That no Limitation claim to a penfion fhall be allowed under this of claims act, which fhall not be prefented within two act. years from the paffing the fame.

JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, February twenty-eighth, 1793: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XVIII.

An Act making Appropriations for the Support of Government for the Year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-three.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That for the fervice of the year one thousand feven Specific hundred and ninety-three, there be appropri- ations for ated a fum of money, not exceeding one mil- the year lion five hundred and eighty-nine thousand, and forty-four dollars, and feventy-two cents; that is to fay:

For the compenfations granted by law to

1793.

year 1793.

the Prefident and Vice-Prefident of the UniSpecific appropriati ted States, thirty thousand dollars: For the ons for the like compenfations to the members of the Senate and House of Reprefentatives, their officers and attendants, estimated for a feffion of fix months continuance, one hundred and forty-three thousand, five hundred and ninetyone dollars: For the falaries of the doorkeepers and affiftant-doorkeepers of the Senate and House of Reprefentatives, under the act for their compenfation, paffed the twelfth of April, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two, one thousand two hundred and thirty-three dollars, and fixty-eight cents: For the expenfes of firewood, ftationary, printing work, and all other contingent expenfes of the two Houfes of Congrefs, nine thousand five hundred and fifty-two dollars: For making good a deficiency in the appropriation, in the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-two, for contingent expenfes in the office of the clerk of the House of Reprefentatives, five hundred and feventy-eight dollars: For the compenfations granted by law, to the chief juftice, affociate judges, diftrict judges, and the attor ney general, forty-three thousand two hundred dollars: For the additional falary of the attor ney general, by the act of the eighth of May, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-two, two hundred and fixty dollars, and eighty-two cents: For defraying the expenfe of clerks of courts, jurors and witneffes, in aid of the fund arifing from fines, forfeitures and penalties, twelve thousand dollars: For defraying the expenfes of profecutions for offences against the United States, and for the fafe-keeping of prifoners, four thousand dollars: For compen fation to the fecretary of the treafury, clerks

year 1793.

and perfons employed in his office, eight Specific ap thoufand three hundred and fifty dollars: For propriati falary of the two principal clerks to the fecre- ons for the tary of the treasury, from the eighth of May to the thirty-firft of December, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two, one thousand and forty-three dollars and twenty-eight cents: For expense of stationary, printing, and all other contingent expenfes in the office of the fecretary of the treafury, five hundred dollars: For compenfation to the comptroller of the treafury, clerks and perfons employed in his office, nine thoufand four hundred and fifty dollars: For the encreased falary of the comptroller, from the eighth of May to the thirty-firft of December, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two, two hundred and fixty dollars and eighty-two cents: For expenfe of ftationary, printing and all other contingent expenfes in the comptroller's office, fix hundred dollars: For compenfation to the auditor of the treafury, clerks and perfons employed in his office, ten thousand four hundred and fifty dollars: For the encreafed falary of the auditor, from the eighth of May to the thirty-firft of Decem ber, one thousand feven hundred and ninetytwo, two hundred and fixty dollars, and eighty-two cents: For expenfe of ftationary, printing, and other contingent expenfes, in the auditor's office, fix hundred dollars: For compenfation to the regifter of the treafury, clerks and perfons employed in his office, eighteen thoufand fix hundred dollars: For the encreafed falary of the regifter of the treafury, from the eighth of May, to the thirty-firft of December, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two, three hundred and twenty-fix dollars and three cents, and for making good the