--- Page 1 --- --- Page 2 --- --- Page 3 --- THIRD OF CONGRESS THE U NIT E U S T A T E S: AT THE FIRST SESSION, Begun and held at the City of PHILADELPHIA, in the ftate of on Monday, the fecond of December, one thoufand feven Pennfylvania, hundred and ninety-three. An ACT providing for the relief offuch of the inbabitants fSaint Domingo, refident witbin tbe United States, as may be found in want offupport. Sec. I. B Ei it enadted by tbe Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of tbe United fifteen thoufapd States dollars, of America, be, and in the Congrefs fame eftembled, is That a fum not exceeding out of any monies which may be in the hereby appropriated, from to be paid for the fupport of fuch of the inhabitants Treafury, of Saint arifing foreign loans, the United States, as fhall be found in want of fuch Domingo, fupport. refident within Sec. 2. And be it furtber enadled, That in order to fecure the tion of the monies aforefaid, the fame fhall be placed under the due applicathel Prefident ofthe United States; and it thall be lawful for him direélion of faid monies, or any part thereof, from the treafury of the United to draw the to caufe the diftribution thereof to be made, for therelief ofthe Srares, afore- and faid, in fuch manner, and by the hands of fuch perfons, as perfons ofthel Prefident, appear moit conducive to the humane purpofes fhall, in of this the opinion aét. Sec. 3. And be it furtber enacled, That a regular ftatement and kept of the monies fo expended, and being lodged in the account be treafury department, the amount thereof Thall be proper office of the debit of the French Republic, fubjedt to fuch future provifionally charged to the made thereon, between the government oft the United arrangements States and the as fhall be public. Provided bervever, that unlefs the French faid Reor other authorized agent, thall within fix months from Republic, the or its ofthis minifter exprefsly authorize a charge to the debit of the faid pafling act, plies which fhall have been, or may be made under this Republic ofthe faid fupplies under the fame, fhall, from anda after the expiration ofthe ac, all faid further fupmonths, be difcontinued. term of fix FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker ef the Houfe of Reprefentatives, JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, APPROVED, February the twelfth, and Prefident of tbe Senate. Go; WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. --- Page 4 --- fraic 27809 boa RPJCB) u58 --- Page 5 --- --- Page 6 ---