ARTICLE VIII. The navigation of the river Miffifippi, from Navigation its fource to the ocean, fhall for ever remain of the Mif Tipi to be free and open to the fubjects of Great-Britain, freeto both and the citizens of the United States. nations. before ar rival of cles in ARTICLE IX. In cafe it fhould fo happen that any place Conquefts or territory belonging to Great-Britain or to the United States, fhould have been conquered thefe arti- by the arms of either from the other, before America, to the arrival of the faid provifional articles in be restored, America, it is agreed, that the fame fhall be restored without difficulty, and without requiring any compensation. Ratification. ARTICLE X. The folemn ratifications of the present treaty, expedited in good and due form, fhall be exchanged between the contracting parties, in the space of fix months, or fooner if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the present treaty. In witnefs whereof, we the undersigned, their Ministers Plenipotentiary, have in their name and in virtue of our full powers, figned with our hands the prefent definitive treaty, and caused the seals of our arms to be affixed thereto. DONE at Paris, this third day of September, in the year of our Lord one thoufand Seven hundred and eighty-three. Table of Contents. CONSTITUTION of the United States, PAGE 5 Acts paffed at the Firft Seffion of the First Congrefs. CHAPTER ;་ I. An act to regulate the time and manner PAGE of II. An act for laying a duty on goods, wares, III. An act impofing duties on tonnage, IV. An act for establishing an executive de- ment of foreign affairs, 25 28 28 359 V. An act to regulate the collection of the du ties impofed by law on the tonnage of fhips or veffels, and on goods, wares and merchandizes imported into the United States, 28 VI. An act for fettling the accounts between the United States and individual states, VII. An act to establish an executive department, to be denominated the department of war, 29 30 VIII. An act to provide for the government of 33 35 CHAPTER XI. An act for registering and clearing veffels, PAGE 35 XII. An act to establish the treasury department, 36 XIV. An act to provide for the fafe-keeping of XVII. An act for allowing compenfation to the XVIII. An act for allowing certain compenfation XIX. An act for allowing a compenfation to the XX. An act to establish the Judicial Courts of XXI. An act to regulate proceffes in the courts of the United States, XXII. An act to explain and amend an act, in- 40 41 44 44 45 45 46 47. 75 75 CHAPTER PACE 76 77 XXIII. An act making appropriations for the fer- the pay of a captain in the army of the XXVII. An act to alter the time for the next mee- 77 77 Acts paffed at the Second Seffion of the First Congress. CHAPTER PAGE I. An act for giving effect to the feveral acts IV. An act making appropriations for the fup- VI. An act to accept a ceffion of the claims of VII. An act to promote the progress of useful 81 87 87 91 92 arts, 1 CHAPTER VIII. An act further to fufpend part of an act, act, PAGE 100 100 114 IX. An act for the punishment of certain crimes XIII. An act to continue in force an act paffed at Ohio, XV. An act for the encouragement of learn- XVI. An act for finally adjusting and fatisfying XVII. An act for giving effect to an act, inti- 115 116 118 118 118 123 123 |