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ties incurred on the fame, proportionate to the time thus remaining unexpired on fuch licenses: that the feveral banks, which may have agreed to pay the annual compenfition of one per cent. on their dividends, in lieu of the ftamps duty on the notes issued by them, fhall pay only at the rate of one per cent. per annum, on fuch dividends, to the thirtieth day of June next: that retailers of wines and fpirits, who may take licenses after the paffing of this act, fhall pay for fuch licenses only in proportion to the time which may intervene between the obtaining of fuch licenfes and the thirtieth day of June next: and that the owners of carriages for the conveyance of perfons, who may enter the fame after the paffing of this act, and before the thirtieth day of June, next, fhall pay the duty for the fame only to the faid thirtieth day of June.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Supervifor of the fupervisor of the North West district the N. W. dif- fhall, in addition to the fame commiffions an annual fala- on the product of all the internal duties colry, in addition lected in his diftrict, as heretofore have fion for clerk been allowed to the supervisor of Ohio, be allowed an annual falary of five hundred dollars, and at the rate of three hundred dollars per annum, for clerkhire.

to his commif

hire.

Extra allow

fupervisors.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That ances forclerk the following extra allowances for clerkhire to certain hire, fhall be made for one year, to the fupervisors of the following districts, as a full compenfation for the additional duties arifing from the fettlement of accounts of certain infpectors of the internal revenues,

whofe offices have been fuppreffed by the Prefident of the United States, that is to fay, to each of the fupervisors of Maffachusetts, Pennfylvania, Maryland, NorthCarolina and South Carolina, the fum of eight hundred dollars, and to the supervifor of Virginia, the fum of five hundred dollars.

of stills to be

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That Annual entries fo much of any act, as directs an annual en- no longer try of stills to be made, be, and the fame made. hereby is repeated.

Certain certi

furnished by

collectors,

of the Trea

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the certificates accompanying foreign diftil- ficates to be led fpirits, wines and teas, which are now furnished by the fupervisors to the infpect- defignated by tors of the ports fhall, from and after the the Secretary aforefaid thirtieth day of June, be furnish- fury: ed by fuch collectors of the cuftom, as may be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. And it fhall be the duty of the infpectors to account with fuch collectors, for the application of fuch certificates, in whom deliverlike manner, and under the fame regula- to them for all tions, as heretofore they have accounted fuch. with the supervisors.

And the in

fpectors to

ed, to account

the collectors

certificates.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That Allowance to for preparing and iffuing the certificates for preparing the collectors performing that duty, fhall be and delivering entitled to, and receive the fame compenfation as heretofore has been allowed to the fupervisors, refpectively.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That all perfons who fhall, on or after the thirtieth day of June next, have any blank vellum, parchment or paper, which has been

which a duty

Stamped paper ftamped by the fuperintendant of flamps on hand, upon and counter-ftamped by the commiffioner has been paid, of the revenue, and on which a duty has up, and the been paid to the ufe of government, fhall money paid, be entitled to receive from fuch collector or refunded.

may be given

collectors of the customs, or other revenue officer in the respective states or districts as may be defignated for that purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury, the value of the faid ftamps, after deducting, in all cases, seven and an half per cent. and the said officers are hereby authorized to pay the fame: Provided, The faid blank vellum, parchment or paper, be prefented within four months after the thirtieth day of June

next.

NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. A. BURR,

Vice-President of the United States, and Prefi

dent of the Senate.

APPROVED-APRIL 6, 1802.

TH: JEFFERSON.

CHAPTER XX.

AN ACT authorising the erection of certain light-houfes; and for other purposes.

BE

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That under the direction of the Secretary of the

Treafury, there fhall be purchased, for the ufe of the United States, the land whereon lately ftood the light-houfe on Gurnet Point, and fo much land adjoining thereto, as may be fufficient for vaults and any other purposes neceffary for the better fupport of the faid light-house.

Secretary of

authorifed to

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the fecretary of the treasury fhall be, and the treafury he is hereby authorised, at his difcretion, procure one or to procure a new lanthern or lantherns, with more lanfuitable diftinctions, and to cause convenient vaults to be erected; and the faid Light-houfe light-house, on the Gurnet, at the entrance to be rebuilt. on Plymouth harbour, to be rebuilt.

therns.

on the Gurnet

the treasury

houfe to be

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Secretary of the fecretary of the treafury fhall be, and authorifed to he is hereby authorised to caufe to be re- caufe a light built, of fuch height as he may deem ex- rebuilt. pedient, the light-houfe now fituated on the eastern end of New Caftle Ifland, at the entrance of Pifcataqua river, either on the land owned by the United States, or on Pollock Rock: Provided, That if built on On what conPollock Rock, the legiflature of NewHampshire fhall veft the property of the faid rock in the United States, and cede the jurisdiction of the fame.

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A light houfe

on Lynde's

point.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the fecretary of the treasury fhall be, and to be erected he is hereby authorifed and directed to caufe a fufficient light-houfe to be erected on Lynde's point, at the mouth of Connecticut river, in the ftate of Connecticut, and to appoint a keeper, and otherwife pro- To appoint a vide for fuch light-houfe, at the expence

I

keeper.

rebuilt:

of the United States: Provided, That fufOn what con- ficient land for the accommodation of fuch dition to be light-houfe can be purchased at a reasonable price, and the legislature of the state of Connecticut fhall cede the jurisdiction over the fame to the United States.

Light houfes

to be built beland and the

tween Long lf

main:

Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That the fecretary of the treafury be directed to caufe proper light-houfes to be built, and buoys to be placed, in the fituations neceffary for the navigation of the found between Long Island and the main; and be, to that effect, authorised to cause, by proper and intelligent perfons, a furvey to be taken of the faid found, as far as may be requfiite; and to appoint keepers and otherwise provide for fuch light-houses, at the expence of the United States: Provided, That fufOn what con- ficient land for the accommodation of the respective light-houses can be purchased at a reasonable price; and that the legislatures of Rhode-Ifland, Connecticut, and NewYork, fhall, respectively, cede the jurifdiction over the fame to the United States.

Keepers to be appointed:

ditions to be

built.

A light house to be built at

river.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the entrance the fecretary of the treasury shall be, and of St. Mary's he is hereby authorised and directed to cause a fufficient light-houfe to be erected on the fouth point of Cumberland Island, at the entrance of St. Mary's river within the state of Georgia; and that, under the direction of the faid fecretary, there shall be purchased, if the fame cannot otherwife be obtained, fufficient land for the erection of the faid light-house, and accommodations for the better fupport thereof: Provided,

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