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of the session of Congress next ensuing the expiration of that term, any thing in the ninth section of the said act to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.

. And be it further enacted, That the additional allowances which were by the sixth section of the act, intituled “,” and by the second section of the act, intituled “,” respectively granted to those ships or vessels employed in the bank and other cod fisheries, shall be continued to the ships and vessels, respectively, which shall be so employed, in the terms and according to the intent of the said first mentioned act, for and during the further continuance thereof, as aforesaid: Provided, that the said allowances shall not be understood to be continued for a longer time than the correspondent duties respectively, for which the said additional allowances were granted, shall be payable.

, April 12, 1800.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the first section of the act passed during the present session of Congress, intituled “,” as relates to the form of the oaths or affirmations thereby directed to be taken by the marshals, secretaries, and assistants therein mentioned respectively, shall be, and hereby is repealed, and that the said oaths or affirmations shall be in the following form; that is to say: the marshals and secretaries’ oath or affirmation in the form following: “I, A. B. marshal of the district of (or the secretary of the territory of  as the case may be) do solemnly swear or affirm, that I will well and truly cause to be made a just and perfect enumeration and description of the persons resident within my district (or within the territory of  as the case may be) and will return the same to the Secretary of State agreeably to the directions of an act of Congress, intituled ‘An act providing for the second census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States,’ according to the best of my ability.” And the assistants’ oath or affirmation in the form following: I, A. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will make a just and perfect enumeration and description of all persons resident within the division assigned to me by the marshal of the district of  (or the secretary of the territory of  as the case may be) and make due return thereof to the said marshal (or secretary) agreeably to the directions of an act of Congress, intituled “,” according to the best of my ability.

, April 12, 1800.

. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all and