602 TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess.III. Ch. 45,46,47,49. 1843.

Statute IlkFeb. 24, 1843.

Act of 17thMarch, 1800,ch. 15, so far asrelates to Mary-land , revivedand continuedto 1st June,1850.

Proviso.

STATUTE III.Feb. 27, 1843.

Act of March13, 1835, ch. 14.

Duties of melt-er and refinertransferred fromthe assayer tothe coiner in thebranch mints atDahlonega andCharlotte .

Statute III.Feb. 27, 1843.

The appropria-tion for Ocra-coke hospitalnot to revert tothe surplusfund.

1842, ch. 265.

Statute III.March 1, 1843.

Act of 16thJuly, 1798, ch.77, extended tothe coastingtrade.

Act of July 20,1840, ch. 48.Act of Feb.

12, 1842, ch. 3.

Measures tobe taken to col-lect hospitalmoney.

Chap. XLV.— An Act to continue in force an act therein mentioned , relating tothe port of Baltimore .

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the act pass-ed the seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred, entitled“ An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the Statesof Maryland and Georgia, ” and which by subsequent acts has been re-vived and continued in force until the third of March, one thousandeight hundred and forty-three, be, and the same, so far as it relates tothe act of the State of Maryland , is hereby revived and continued inforce until the first day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundredand fifty : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize thedemand of a duty on tonnage on vessels propelled by steam employedin the transportation of passengers.

Approved, February 24, 1843.

Chap. XLVI .—An Act amendatory of an act establishing the branch mint atDahlonega, Georgia , and defining the duties of assayer and coiner.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That an act passedthe thirteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, to amend an act entitled “ An act to establish branches of themint of the United States, ” passed the third day of March, one thou-sand eight hundred and thirty-five, be, and it is hereby, altered andamended so as to transfer the duties of melter and refiner from theassayer to' the coiner at the branches of Dahlonega in Georgia , and ofCharlotte in North Carolina , respectively, and that all laws and parts oflaws conflicting with this act be, and they are hereby, repealed.

Approved, February 27, 1843.

Chap. XLVII .—An Act to amend an act entitled “An act making an appropria-tion for the erection of a marine hospital at or near Ocracokc, North Carolina .' 1 ' 1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of ten thousanddollars, appropriated by an act entitled “ An act making an appropria-tion for the erection of a marine hospital at or near Ocracoke, NorthCarolina, ” shall not revert to the surplus fund at the expiration of twoyears from and after the thirty-first day of December, eighteen hundredand forty-four, anything in the act of March third, seventeen hundredand ninety-five, to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved, February 27, 1843.

Chap. XLIX. — An Act amendatory of “An act for the relief cf sick and dis-abled seamen .”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions andpenalties of the act of the sixteenth of July, one thousand seven hundredand ninety-eight, entitled “ An act for the relief of sick and disabledseamen,” be, and the same hereby are, extended to the masters, ownersand seamen of registered vessels employed in carrying on the coastingtrade; and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed toissue such instructions to the collectors of the various ports as shallsecure the collection of hospital money from said seamen, masters andowners.

Approved, March 1, 1843.