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of the United States have been transported from foreign ports where there was no consul, vice-consul, commercial agent, or vicecommercial agent of the United States, to ports of the United States; and in all cases where they shall hereafter be so transported, there shall be allowed to the master or owner of each vessel, in which they shall or may have been transported, such reasonable compensation, in addition to the allowance now fixed by law, as shall be deemed equitable to the Comptroller of the Treasury.

J. B. VARNUM,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN POPE,

President of the Senate, pro tempore.

February 28, 1811.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER XCVI.

AN ACT supplementary to the act, entitled "An act concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other purposes."

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That no vessel owned wholly by a citizen or citizens of the United States, which shall have departed from a British port prior to the se

before 2d

cond day of February one thousand eight Vessels leav hundred and eleven, and no merchandize, ing England owned wholly by a citizen or citizens of the February not United States, imported in such vessel, shall liable to seibe liable to seizure or forfeiture, on account of any infraction or presumed infraction of the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in case Great Britain shall so revoke or modify Great Britain her edicts, as that they shall cease to violate revoking its decrees, &c. the neutral commerce of the United States, &c. the fact the President of the United States shall de- to be declar ed by Pro: clare the fact by proclamation; and such clamation, proclamation shall be admitted as evidence, &c. &c. and no other evidence shall be admitted of such revocation or modification in any suit or prosecution which may be instituted under the fourth section of the act to which this act is a supplement. And the restrictions imposed or which may be imposed by virtue of the said act, shall, from the date of such clamation, cease and be discontinued.

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to be in force.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Certain sec. until the proclamation aforesaid shall have tions of a been issued, the several provisions of the former law third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eighteenth sections of the act, entitled "An act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other purposes," shall have full force and be immediately carried into effect against Great Britain, her colonies and dependencies: Provided however, That any vessel or merchandise which may pursuance thereof be seized, prior to the fact being ascertained, whether Great Britain shall, on or before the second day of Febru

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ary, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, have revoked or modified her edicts in the manner abovementioned, shall nevertheless be restored on application of the parties, on their giving bond with approved sureties to the United States, in a sum equal to the value thereof, to abide the decision of the proper court of the United States thereon; and any such bond shall be considered as satisfied if Great Britain shall, on or before the second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, have revoked or modified her edicts in the manner abovementioned: Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any ships or vessels or the cargoes of ships or vessels wholly owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States, which had cleared out for the Cape of Good Hope, or for any port beyond the same, prior to the tenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ten,

J. B VARNUM,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN POPE,

President of the Senate, pro tempore.

March 2, 1811.

APPROVED,

JAMES MADISON.

CHAPTER XCVII.

AN ACT for establishing trading houses

BE

with the Indian tribes.

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it

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shall be lawful for the President of the United States to establish trading houses at Trading such posts and places on the frontiers, or in Houses to be the Indian country, on either or both sides with the In of the Mississippi river, as he shall judge dian tribes. most convenient, for the purpose of carrying on a liberal trade with the several Indian nations, within the United States, or their territories.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States shall be authorised to appoint a superintendant of In- Superinten dian trade, whose duty it shall be to pur- dant of Indichase and take charge of all goods intended his duties, for trade with the Indian nations aforesaid, &c. &c. and to transmit the same to such places as he shall be directed by the President; and he shall take an oath or affirmation faithfully to execute the trust committed to him, and that he will not directly or indirectly be concerned or interested in any trade, commerce or barter restricted by this law, and except on the public account; and he shall also give bond, in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars, with sufficient security, to be approved of by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, truly and honestly to account for all money, goods and other property whatever, which shall come into his hands, or for which in good faith he ought so to account, and to perform all the duties required of him by this act; and he shall render to the Secretary of the Treasury a quarter yearly account of all his receipts and expenditures of cash, purchases and transmittals of goods for the Indian trade, to be settled and adjusted by the accounting officer of the Treasury, as other public ac

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Salary of the the superintendant of Indian trade shall reSuperinten- ceive an annual salary of two thousand dollars, payable quarter yearly, at the Treasu ry of the United States.

dant.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States shall be authorised to appoint an agent, (and when he shall deem it proper an assistant agent,) Agents &c. &c. to be ap- for each trading house establishment, estabpointed. lished under the provisions of this act; and every such agent and assistant agent shall give bond, with sufficient security, in such sum as the President shall direct, truly and honestly to account for all the money, goods and other property whatever, which shall come. into his hands, and for which he ought so to account; and to perform all the duties required of him by this act; and shall take an oath or affirmation faithfully to execute the trust committed to him; and that he will not directly or indirectly be concerned or interested in any trade, commerce or barter but on the public account.

agents, &c. &C.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That Duties of the it shall be the duty of each of the said agents to receive, from the superintendant of Indian trade, and dispose of in trade with the Indian nations aforesaid, such goods as may be transmitted to him by the superintendant, to be received and disposed of as aforesaid, according to the rules and orders which the President of the United States shall prescribe; and he shall render an account, quarter yearly, to the superintendant of Indian trade, of all money, goods and other property whatsoever, which shall be transmitted to him, or which shall come into his hands, or for which in good faith he ought to account; and

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