t 26 1 .J, assembled, Thattheconfcntof'Congrefs, be andhereby is granted to the operati jn of an aft of the general afiembly, of the state. of Maryland, paffed on the twenty-fit- h day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninet)-on- e, entitled, "An ift empowering the wardens of the port of Baltimore, to levy jnd collect the duty therein mentioned," andalfo to so much of an aft df the state of Georgia, pafi'dd February the tenth, onetlou-fan- d seven hundred and eighty-seve- entitled, ' An aft for re? gulating the trade, laying duties on all goods', wares, liquors, merchandize & negroes imported into this state ; and alfhA ini; pofton the tonnage of (hipping, and for other purposes thprein mentioned," as authorises a duty of three pence per ton in all fliipping entering the port of Savannah, tobe set apart as jl fund for clearing the river Savannah. Sec-- z. And be it further enabled, That this aft hall be, and continue in force until the third day 6f March one tnoufand eight hundred and eight, and no longer. THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of tbc House of Representatives. Th: JEFFEKbON, ' nt of the United States, ahd President of the Senate, ArfsoviD "March 17, 1800 j. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States."

CHAPTER XVI. , An A'C-T't- f alter the times of holding the District" Court in North-Carolin- ' '

E enabled by the Senate and House Sec. i.-- of lives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tne feffions of the diftrift court for the'dif-tri- ft of North-Carolin- a, fliair hereafter be holden orj the 'first Monday in February, May, August, and NoVenjber annuallr. Sec. 2.-- And be-i- t further cnail-cd- j That all process wjiich shall have been iflued, and all recognizances returnable, and all suits' and other proceeding, which have' "Been continued to the said diftrrft court on t?he first Monday m April next, shall be returned and held continued to the 'said court on the iirft Monday of May next.

THEODORE SEDGWIGK, . Speaker' of the House of Representatives. , '

nt of the United States, and President of the Senate. j Aftrtovr.rj Mach 10, 1B00 JOHN ADAMS. President of the United Stateft