Chapter XXVII. *to continue in force the act intituled “An act to authorize the defence of the merchant vessels of the United States against French depredations.”* April 22, 1800. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House, of Representatives of the
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Chap. XXVII.— An Act *to continue in force the act intituled “An act to authorize the defence of the merchant vessels of the United States against French depredations.”* April 22, 1800. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House, of Representatives of the. United States of America in Congress assembled,* [Obsolete.]June 25, 1798, ch. 60. That the act passed on the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, intituled “An act to authorize the defence of the merchant vessels of the United States against French depredations,” excepting such parts of the said act as relate to salvage in cases of recapture, shall continue and be in force for and during the term of one year, and from thence to the end of the next session of Congress thereafter, and no longer.
Approved, April 22, 1800.