Chapter XLVII. to amend the act, entitled “An act far the gradual increase of the navy of the United States.” March 3, 1821. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unite d States of America, in Congress assembled*, That the first section of the Act of April 29, 1816, ch. 138
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Chap. XLVII.— An Act to amend the act, entitled “An act far the gradual increase of the navy of the United States.” March 3, 1821. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unite d States of America, in Congress assembled*, That the first section of the Act of April 29, 1816, ch. 138. First section of the act of 29th April, 1816, repealed.act, entitled “An act for the gradual increase of the navy of the United States,” approved April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixteen, shall be, and the same is hereby, repealed. 500,000 dollars per annum for six years, for the gradual increase of the navy.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That, instead of the appropriation therein contained, there shall be, and is hereby, appropriated, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars per annum, for six years, from the year eighteen hundred and twenty-one, inclusive, to be applied to carry into effect the purposes of the said act. Approved, March 3, 1821.