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PRIVATE ACTS OF THE SEVENTH CONGRESS
of the
UNITED STATES,

Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday, the sixth day of December, 1802, and ended on the third day of March, 1803.

Thomas Jefferson, President; Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate; Stephen R. Bradley, President of the Senate pro tempore on the 14th day of January, and from the 2d day of March, 1803; Nathaniel Macon, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

STATUTE Ⅱ.

Jan. 14, 1803.

Chap. II.An Act for the relief of Charles Hyde

Account of Charles Hyde to be settled.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers liquidate and settle the account of Charles Hyde, for his services as judge advocate to the army, from the second day of December, Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, to the fifteenth day of July, Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, both inclusive; and that he be allowed such pay and emoluments for said services, in addition to his pay in the line, as were, at that time, allowed by law to officers acting in that capacity.

Approved, January 14, 1803.

Statute II.



Feb. 14, 1803.

Chap. III.An Act for the relief of Henry Messonnier.

Certain duties refunded.Be it enacted, &c., That there be paid to Henry Messonnier, from any money in the Treasury not heretofore appropriated by law, the sum of six hundred and fifty-five dollars and ninety cents, being the amount of duties paid by him on fourteen hogsheads of coffee imported in the ship Pacareau, Captain Latour, and entered at the port of Baltimore, on the eighteenth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, which sum had also been paid on the same fourteen hogs. heads of coffee, by Champaign and Deyme.

Approved, February 10, 1803.

Statute Ⅱ.



Feb. 19, 1803.

Chap. VI.An Act for the relief of the sufferers by fire, in the town of Portsmouth.

Suffers by fire at Portsmouth to have further time for discharging their customhouse bonds.Be it enacted, &c., That all persons who, being indebted to the United States, for duties on merchandise, have given bond therefor, with one or more sureties, payable to the collector for the District of Portsmouth, and who have suffered a loss of property by the late conflagration at that place, shall be, and they hereby are allowed to take up, or have cancelled, all bonds heretofore given for duties as aforesaid, upon giving to the said collector new bonds, with one or more sureties, to the satisfac-