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... therein , be dif charged from fuch fervice or labour ; but fhall be de- livered up on claim of the party to whom fuch fervice or labour may be due . Sect . 3. New ftates may be admitted by the Con- grefs into this union ; but no new ...
... therein , be dif charged from fuch fervice or labour ; but fhall be de- livered up on claim of the party to whom fuch fervice or labour may be due . Sect . 3. New ftates may be admitted by the Con- grefs into this union ; but no new ...
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... therein , to be called the Secretary for the Department of War , who fhall perform and execute fuch duties as fhall from time to time be enjoined on , or entrusted to him by the Prefident of the United States , agreeably ' to the ...
... therein , to be called the Secretary for the Department of War , who fhall perform and execute fuch duties as fhall from time to time be enjoined on , or entrusted to him by the Prefident of the United States , agreeably ' to the ...
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... therein , the fecreta- ry . Sec . 2. And be it further enacted , That it Duties of fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Trea- fury to digeft and prepare plans for the improve- ment and management of the revenue , and for the ...
... therein , the fecreta- ry . Sec . 2. And be it further enacted , That it Duties of fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Trea- fury to digeft and prepare plans for the improve- ment and management of the revenue , and for the ...
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... therein : He shall moreover provide for the regular and punctual payment of all monies which may be collected , and fhall direct profecutions for all delinquen- cies of officers of the revenue , and for debts that are , or fhall be due ...
... therein : He shall moreover provide for the regular and punctual payment of all monies which may be collected , and fhall direct profecutions for all delinquen- cies of officers of the revenue , and for debts that are , or fhall be due ...
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... therein refpec- appoint tively as they fhall find neceffaty ; and the fala- clerks ; ry of the faid clerks refpectively fhall not exceed their falas the rate of five hundred dollars per annum . FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG , Speaker of ...
... therein refpec- appoint tively as they fhall find neceffaty ; and the fala- clerks ; ry of the faid clerks refpectively fhall not exceed their falas the rate of five hundred dollars per annum . FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG , Speaker of ...
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Page 471 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St Croix, from its mouth in the bay of fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St Lawrence...
Page 115 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the State from whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Page 21 - The friends of our country have long seen and desired that the power of making war, peace, and treaties, that of levying money and regulating commerce, and the correspondent executive and judicial authorities, should be fully and effectually vested in the General Government of the Union...
Page 471 - Erie through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron; thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that lake and Lake Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux to the Long Lake; thence through the middle of said Long Lake and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods...
Page 480 - Mississippi ; thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude. South, by a line to be drawn due east from the determination of the line last mentioned, in the latitude of...
Page 247 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
Page 479 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the Boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and .shall be their Boundaries...
Page 474 - ... against any person or persons for, or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present war; and that no person shall, on that account, suffer any future loss or damage, either in his person, liberty or property ; and that those who may be in confinement on such charges, at the time of the ratification of the treaty in America, shall be immediately set at liberty, and the prosecutions so commenced be discontinued.
Page 470 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 22 - ... or injurious to others ; that it is liable to as few exceptions as could reasonably have been expected, we hope and believe ; that it may promote the lasting welfare of that country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness, is our most ardent wish...