[Mint.] Treasurer of the mint shall give receipt for metals brought to be coined iii. 8 Treasurer of the mint fhall not receive depofits of bullion, if filver, in a lefs quantity than two hundred ounces, and if gold, in a lefs quantity than twenty ounces 223 President may reduce the weight of copper coin by proclamation 224 224 Mode of diftributing cents and half cents Appropriation of money to the purchase of copper equal to the cents and half cents delivered to the treasurer of the United States 317 The rates of foreign coin established i. 230, ii. 161 No foreign coin fhall be a tender after three years from the time coinage commences at the mint, to be announced by proclamation of the Prefident, except Spanish milled dollars and the parts thereof, All other foreign coins to be coined a-new Ministers, public, by whom to be appointed Mifprifion of treason of murder or felony Mitigation of penalties and forfeitures, ii. 162 162 i. 14 128 100 102 116. iii. 403 Money not to be drawn out of the treasury, but by appro priations made by law -accounts of expenditures to be published, Morocco, treaty with the emperor of, Murder, how punished Foreign Nations) Naturalization, act of N Nations, foreign, intercourfe with, (See Intercourfe with Naval officer, (See Duties, Collection of) NAV Y. i. 128 iii. 163 i. 185 Prefident of the United States authorized to provide by purchase, or otherwise, four ships of forty-four guns, and two of thirty-fix guns; or in lieu thereof, a naval force not exceeding the above, or any proportion thereof he may think proper iii. 24 [Navy.] Directions how they fhall be officered and manned, and provifion for their pay and fubfiftence iii. 25 When peace fhall be made with Algiers, no further proceeding fhall be had under the act Prefident authorized to compleat two frigates of forty-four guns, and one of thirty-fix guns Appropriation for that purpose Surplus perishable materials to be fold Netherlands, United, treaty with 27 260 261 261 i. 420 462 бо -convention relative to captured veffels New trials grantable by courts -to be renounced in cafe of naturalization Non-fubfcribing creditors, provided for North-Carolina, ceffion of territory by -laws of United States, extended to Neutrality, breaches of, how punished Newspapers, how transported in the mail Oath to be taken by the Prefident of the United States i. 14 -to fupport the conftitution, to be taken by the fenators and reprefentatives of the United States -form of, and how to be administered 18 25 -by all executive and judicial officers in the feveral ftates 26 -by all officers appointed under the authority of the United States 27 -form of, to be taken by the fecretary of the fenate and clerk of the houfe of representatives --by the judges of courts --by the clerks 27 53 52 Offences against the United States, defined and punished i. 100, iii. 88 --committed within the Indian territory, how punish ed 304 Officers of revenue and others holding public money when their accounts are adjusted, to be sued Ohio, territory north-west of, how governed -company, lands granted to Oneida Indians, treaty with [Navy.] Orphan children of officers dying in fervice, allowance to Ottawas, treaty with iii. 106 ii. 449 Owner of goods to make entry and produce original invoices and bills of lading -to pay or receive the duty on goods --of ftills, to make entry Pamphlets, poftage of P Parties in fuits may manage their own causes i. 201 218, 351 ii. 84 -every thip and veffel going to a foreign country to have one PATENTS. 357 Any citizen of the United States alleging that he has invented any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or compofition of matter, or any ufeful improvement thereon, he may present a petition to the fecretary of ftate, who fhall make out letters patent in the name of the United States, for the fole and exclufive privilege of making, ufing, and vending the fame, to him, his heirs, executors, and afligns for the term of fourteen years; to bear tefte by the Prefident of the United States, and to be examined by the Attorney-General, ii. 200 Any person discovering an improvement in the principle dels 201 202 Inventors may align their right, and the affignment muft perfons the ufe of the invention, to be recovered in an action on the statute ii. 202 The defendant in fùch action may plead the general iffue, and give this act, or any special matter in evidence, of which notice in writing has been given thirty days before trial 203 Any person relinquishing a right under a state may have a patent from the United States 203 204 In cafe of interfering applications, the matter fhall be fettled by fubmiffion to arbitration Mode of proceeding in cafe patents are obtained furreptitiously, or on falfe fuggeftion 205 Inventors must pay thirty dollars into the treasury before they prefent their petition to the Secretary of State 205 Pay-Mafter, duty of Peace, definitive treaty with Great-Britain ii. IIP i. 477 PENALTIES MITIGATED OR REMITTED. When any person fhall have incurred a fine, penalty, forfeiture, or difability, or shall be interested in any veffel or goods, fubject to feizure, forfeiture, or difability by any revenue-law, or by any act concerning the registering or recording of fhips or veffels, or concerning the coafting-trade and fisheries, and fhall prefer his petition to the district judge, ftating his cafe; fuch judge, giving notice to all concerned, fhall enquire into the facts, and tranfmit the fame with the petition to the Secretary of the Treafury, who fhall have power to remit or mi tigate fuch fine, forfeiture or penalty, or remove fuch difability, if incurred without any wilful negligence or intention of fraud iii. 403 The judicial courts of the feveral ftates, whofe jurifdiction is given by any of faid acts, may, in the cafes cognizable by them, exercife the power of district courts, for the mitigation or remiffion of fines The rights of individuals not to be affected Pennsylvania, contract with, for lands PENSIONERS. 404 405 405 ii. 13 Particular perfons placed on the penfion lift i. 259. 263. ii. 207 Modeeftablished for difabled perfons to obtain penfions ii. 27 Claims to invalid penfions regulated VOL. III. D 4 310 Certain perfons to be placed on the penfion lift by the Seiii. 112. 262 cretary of war Commiffioned officers muft return commutation 113. 172 Penfions fhall commence from the time evidence was completed before commiffioners 171 No arrears to be allowed to penfioners, and penfions to iii. 172 continue during difability Officers and foldiers belonging to the militia, wounded or difabled in actual fervice, to be placed on the pension lift 259 262 Secretary of war authorized to place certain persons on the penfion lift Widows and children of officers dying of wounds, received in fervice, to be placed on the penfion lift 106 Peremptory challenge, how to proceed in cafes of, i. 113 Perjury, how punished 108. Permits to unlade goods 207. 216 Piers, public, established and maintained, (fee Light Poft-roads established throughout the United States iii. 36.42 Poftmafter-general may fend a mail on any road on which a ftage-carriage is eftablifhed, on condition that the expenfe fhall not exceed the revenue 43 may make contracts for a time not exceeding eight years, to extend poft-roads, and authorize perfons contracting, to receive for their expences, the poftage of letters, news-papers, magazines, &c. and fhall lodge fuch contract in the office of the comptroller 43 General poft-office shall be established at the feat of government, under a poftmafter-general, who fhall have authority to appoint an affiftant and deputy-poftmafters at fuch places as he fhall find neceffary; and whose duty it shall be to provide for carrying the mail; to defray the expenfe out of the revenue of the poft-office; to prefcribe rules for deputy-poft mafters; to fuperintend the bufinefs of the |