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 An act to amend 
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 AN ACT 
 
 To amend an net entitled " An Act recognizing the existence of war between the United 
 States and the Confederate States, ami concerning Letters of. Marque, Prizes and Prize 
 Goods, approved May 6th, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one." 
 
 Section 1. The Congress of tin Confederate States do enact, That (lie tenth section of the 
 
 above entitled act he so amended that in addition to the bounty therein mentioned, the 
 Government of the Confederate States will pay to the cruiser or cruisers of any private 
 
 armed vessel commissioned under said act, twenty per centum on the value of each and 
 every vessel of war belonging to the enemy, that may he sunk or destroyed by such private 
 armed vessel or vessels, the value of the armament to he included in the estimate. The 
 valuation to he made by a hoard of naval officers appointed, and their award to be approved 
 by the President, and the amount found to he due to he payable in eight per cent, bonds of 
 the Confederate States. 
 
 SBC. 2. That if any person who may have invented or may hereafter invent any new kind 
 of armed vessel, or floating battery, or defence, shall deposit a plan of the same, accompa- 
 nied by suitable explanations or specifications, in the navy department, together with an 
 affidavit setting forth that he is the inventor thereof, such deposit and affidavit (unless the 
 facts set forth therein shall he disproved) shall entitle such inventor or his assigns to the 
 sole and exclusive enjoyment of the rights and privileges conferred by (his act. reserving, 
 however, to the Government, in all cases, the right of using such invention. 
 
 Approved May 21, 1801. 
 
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