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TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1812.

NO. 32.

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AX ACT fupplementary to " An nfl to rade an additional military force. BE it enacted by me Senate and House of Representatives of the United States rf Amtrita in Cottgress aseetnbied, That the mm tomhiiOioOed officers, tnulicians & privates of the light til 'oons mull receive the fame uniform clothing as is now provided hy 1 nv f''" the artdle v and infantry, excepti1.'.; bhfc pair ot grers fetid lour pan of Ihoes, it! lieu of w )ir h, each per Ion (hall he annu-dly etltttlfd to and receive one pair of hoots. and two pair of (hot s. See. 2. And be it furtfw tHttcM Thst the uon comioiflnmed oftirers, mulicians & privates of the regiment of light artillery, Hull ret rive the fa ne clothing as the light dragoons, wlm ordered to W mounted. Sec. 3. And be it flirt kef enacted, That all the other rs, excpiing general o iiicerb1, who in iv he vnn ited durinc the prelent

frlli on of congrefs under the 41 Ac to raile an fetid iti H "I ftftititfer) I t Mull take rank in luth manner a-; the r Inotttl of tin United St ttes llnll direct, WitilOtit regaid I

to priority oi ippointrnent H. GL , Speaker cf the tiaUse of ftebresefttatiQtii OfeOi til IN TON, VicePresidevt cf the United States, and t f ; the Senate. March If, 1JI.J. AlT'UON KI,

JAMES MADISON.

1r AC P to incorporate the Tiu'tees of the Georgetown Lfetieaftef Sellout Society. BE if f I I the Senate and Home of p .tentative, cf tht I ted States ef A" - a, in Congress assemdtedt Tint

John 1 drd, H-,!v Fc lt Stfol.fu Ii. J

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Jd,M Mi I ktiii I, un, David W Ih , Walter D- U ... Ll ttl Huftard, F. M-ti, S. Kry, W-l-.tr St;. .!-, j,;:-, Aubfttti It tfettr

fttCteiToTS, duly elteu or appointed, in manner hereinafter directed, be, and they are hereby made, declared and ConfHtuted, a corporation and body politic, in law and in tadt, to have continuance forevrr, hy the name, Hile, atid title of u The TruHeer, of the Georgetown Lancafter School Society." Src. 2. And be it further enacted, That all &c finguLr, the lands, tenements, rents, annuities, rights, privileges, goo'U and chattels, heretofore given, granted, deviifd or bequeathed, to the did fthool, or to any perlon or perfons for t'ne nfe thteo', ; that have been purchal- d for or on accoutii of the fame, be, and -are hereby veiled fetid confirmed to the faid corporation : And furt1iers That the laid corporation nn'.y purchafe, t-d.e, receive and enjoy, any Ifenda, tenements, rents, annuities, rights or piiviIfgetfbi any goods, chattels or other rffrfts ot what kind or nature foe"er, which fliall or may here.ft-r lie given, granted, f dd, bequeated or demiled, unto them hy any perlon or perlon-, bodies politic or corporate capihl- of making filth gift, g'nt, la!e or becjut-ft ; and the faid property, re! fehd perlonal, to rent, fellj C(irvey ap.d ro firm, or otlierwife difpofe of, as fully and efT clually as any perhui or prrlVm, hndies polit e or corjiorate, may or can do : Provided That tiic i.lear :nun il income of all fur li

property mav not exceed the fum of 5000 dolLis ; and that the aforefaid properly, real and perlon.d, be coufidered as held in under the man urment and at the difpof'l of the laid corporation, lor the btirjiofe of defraying the expences inCideiital to i-id fthool. Sec. 3. And be it further enact :!. That the faid corporation, by the name, tliitf and title aforefaid, be, and Hull be h te..f ; r, forever aide and capaUe in law to lue ftftn be lued, plead and be I impleaded, anlwer 5c be Bnftvcird unto, defend and be defended, in any court or toui'.s. or ot! r pifetetj liftd belore any judge or JU iges, jullite or juilices, or other pet tons whatlot ver, w ithin the dilhtct of Columbia or tiles- here, in 11 and fell m tuner of tuits, adlions, complaints, picas, can I:?;, matters Be demands, of what loever kind or uatu e tiny mov be, in as tull and ellc cual a manner as any other perlon or perfons, bodies politic or corporate, may or can do. Sec. 4. And be it further ev.a- led. That

the laid corporation (hall have tull power fetid authority to make, have and Uife a common feiilf with fuch device a: d inlcr :p ion ; as thev lhall think proper, iWa tire f.o.nr t; j break, alter and renew, at their plcaiuve ; i

to appoint a preu rnc, rrrauirer, iccreiary, fetid Inch other otlicers a? they may deem tltfteffaty and proper, either ont ot t'.eir own euniber ot otheiwife ; to allien them tlieif lei ties and Hx their rompeniation, and to remove any or all ol them Frortl office, p point another or others in the II place, as of lea j they lhall think fit ; to m ke, ordam. etlabtlfh and execute fuch 1 ve Uws and or" dirtances a; may be detmt .l ufetUi for their own government and fof ihl government rt 'lie fchool ; and the IfettlC tO alter nmend or abtrgate at ph afure , to fill up vacanties that rhay happen ill their number, between two annud elections : lro to Sttetfftiflt lip en, do J tranfu al' hufuu 's and Rlittttl ferjoertaihiOff to the Lttd tornorfetiotli aeiee

ably to the rules, bye liM 5 a!id nratflfenfes thereof, during their t OntltttiattCf in OiH( I I 'ret . t i, That not le Is than five truliet - be a quorum to Uo bufinels, k that no bye lav,-, rulf or or-linance fliil be made irpugnant to the liWs of thcdiliiC ot Cottiiubiit

5?c. 5. And be it further enacted, Thii there hnil be a meeting of the members of the faid focicty held on the fecond Monday in February next, and on the fmeday in cveiy yenr ther-after, at the fchool houle erecXrd by the faid focicty, at whit h time and place the faid members, or fuch of them as may he prefent, lhall elect and thoofe ty brdloi, from their own number, twelve trul teeG to trve for the year enluing their election, and iinril others lhall ne lecAcd or appointed to lerve in their place. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the truliees fliall keep, oi caufe to be kept, in i'uitable books for the purpofe, juft and proper cntri.-s of all proceedings aj.d accounts of faid fchool ai d corporation, and have them laid before the focicty at every annual meeting, previt us to taking the votes ; and ftifell alwavs deliver the faid bo ' s together with fell the property cf faid fchool &c cot p-?tion, in gOod order 10 tlu-ir fu'.cefl" rs in oflice wheiu-vrr rtquid. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, 1 hat children may b" bound (in the manner now bylaw provided') to he faid loci: ty, the deed or at tides of Rppfentiefliip, to be tx erured on the part oil the faid fochty by any two of the trnftees rhern f, ind it Ihl! le agreed by the faid deetl, on the part ot tfff faio focltty that every fuch child or

thildfefi firal! ne provided wiih fell nei chary food, ctothil g and lodging, and tittght reading, writing and arethmetir, and be placed in the f rvice of, and under the control and management of fotlie difereet and fit perton Competent to inttruct and educate the laid apprentice, in fome trade or tmplcrymtnt, win h in y enable futh thild or chdaren to earn a living by honen induOiv. M.CLAY. Speaker of the HoUSi of Representatives. GF.O. CLINTON, Vi e President cf the United States, Olid President of the Senate. March 2, 18 i J APPROVED, jamf.s MADISON, AN ACT repeihng the tenth frcTion of the (tt to incoioorate the fubfwribcri to the hank ui the United Statf s. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representation cf the United States &jf America in Congress assembled, J hat the tenth ffct ion of the t, entitled, 11 An .a;Cl to incorporate the fnblVtibers to the bank of the United States," (hall be, and

the ldine il hereby rcnealedc H CLAY, Speaker of tlie House of Representatives. GEO. CLIN I ON, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate March i 18 12. A i pkov I n. JAMES MADISON'. Uefolution on the luhject of Arts and Ma. ttttl ciures. RESOLVED Sy the Senate end House of tit present aitves of the I nited Statt s f America, in Congress assembled, That the lr-ctetary of th tre fioy he ditrfttd to vmj li a perfon to digett fend reduce to fuch lorm i lh. ill be deemed moll conducive to -he tttferefta of the United State t ftatc mttit 1 1 the nun ben Bfeture, 'xtent, i'himtiou and value of ihe atts nl manufadturea ot the United States, together with ttttl other detfeili connected with theft Cut tiU as can bf made fr.m che febftrfel, and Oth tjt ttQCUmetlj anj icuin r'",,,ted to him

hy the marfhals and other perfons employed to collect information in conformity to the lecond iVdtion of the at ot the fn ft of May, 18 10, and futh other information as has been oi may be obtained winch the fub-jt-ct will admit ot ; and that he report the lame to congrefs. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO : CLIN i ON, Vice I resident of the United States and

President of the Senate. March 19. 1812. Approved, JAMES MADISON. COMMUNICATION On the 4th of Judv, a troop of hardy ions of Madifon, having obtained fpei perirutfion of capt. Z. i aylor, (ommaiidiotf (officer at fort Hferrifofl, proc eti tl in cue form fend order to celebrate tie 37th feftni verGry cf American Independei c . Tiic i !y (1 in morn being peculi rly plat id and faVouraDie, tfeai ofliered foith by ciifferent vollies of mi iketry, -.vlmh av life and fplcnt!or to the d. y and rendered the fucceed ing fcene delectable and iltuftfioos S'rt. Y rtl Blnndet, thofi n nr. fid nttcorpl. John Naif, vice preficirnr, ;)id Anty V. Eyard, a private, or itur of the dy '1 he orator being W( II eetfed in elocutn n. his eafy manner it ge liii ul.ttion. tempels tt to Cf, that while he occupied the ft aft d, a folrCtfl illei ce feened to pervade the nudifory, ai'd 0 a tight w.is heartl hut the mellifluent Voire of the Or a to, or tr.-n but Ids gracfTuI g ftures bis cxprf flive look and acliens The orator having concluded amidft the unboundU feppffuffe of his auditors, and the C ompany ha ng participant": in a rrpafl prepared ai'd difhtd up in neetly ortler for the Ipeeial ortanon, drank the annexed to fls, accompanied With appropriate mufic and ordered Vollift lf mulk-try. Tie feOival being ended, the fcene rf mirth ch fnl, the curtain of harmony gently defceoded, and covered the proceedings of the day. ORATION. Pellorv Soldiers, ON this happy fend memorable d y, my th Ughtl nd wr ids are all of hope and joy ; hope, that w I ile I attempt humbly to eXpacifefC on the pift illuliiious actions am) ICettei of tl is cGy's gloiy, that you my i How fi,!di-os w ill Ii nd mr your ferfotti attention j and joy, tbit inexprrffihlo lcni4tton which is ever foremoft on tlie mind, on occafions fimilar to this tliat while we continue to fmround the frftfVfl Imaro, like fe tho'iCC ban; of brothers, ad mr under tl;e immedidte fflfilel of Hraven, in Girder to imitate the unflained virtues of our forefather j our efi ots laill br n utu I, in endeavoring to menorate upon their ways -lid actions To prrpeu-te tht tun le principle of independent patriotism wnith is the birth hgtlt of n Ainrricn ; to Crlebrate the triumph of virtue, jtiftice ard Ii. berty, over tyranny, ulurpation and icr ta rejoice in the hppy Coofr quenrei of he glory of thtada) tr cll to pemetiranco the fplendtd deed, which the departed heroRt)d Uget 6f our revolution havrdrn", whlli Wecfl onr ey fefottd rhrir t; How i tomba, and fpk peacs to their far red dull ; t 'mJ I mg life, health and enjoyment to thotC that remain t bernuhd in ( lay with y ; to appreciate the blr fling nf fogoqdry n heritagi which they pure bale. 1 w j 1 1 thi m hvc'j forttttltl and facrcJ hamorif l hicjl