Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 25, Number 30, Vincennes, Knox County, 16 August 1834 — Page 1
OS VOL. 22V. VmOBKnXTE3, (La.) OTURDZIY, Z1UGUCT 1G, 3.030. E70. SO. BY ELIIIU STOUT.MoIn Street Price TWO.DOLLARS per year, payable in advance; TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS if not paid until the expiration of the year.
Y AUTHORITY. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES PAMKH AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWEXTV THIRD CONGRESS. Pcblic. No. 43. AN ACT granting pensoins to certain persons therein named. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United State cf America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he it hereby, authorixed and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the following persons, the penions herein granted to them respectively, rnmmnirinv a t the times set a pain it their .vttii.-',l 9 Karnes severally, and to continue during ieir natural lives, to wit: VVSimon Deloach, at the rate of six dollars YA month, commencing on the first day of January, eighteen huncrcu anu tinrty-iwo. Levi Strong, at the rate of six dollars per month, commencing on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one. John O'Ncil, at the rate of eight dollars Jer month, commencing on the first day of anuary, eighteen hundred and thirty-two. Benjamin Goodrich, at the rate of six dollars per month, commencing on the first day of January eighteen hundred and thirty-two. William Warren, at the rate of sixteen dollars per month, commencing on the twenty. second of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. George Lynch, at the rate of six dollars per month, to commence on the fourteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred thirty-one. Eli Mitchcl at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty -four. John G. Warkman, at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the eleventh day of June, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine. Sf.c. 2. And be it further enacted. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to Benjamin Cirover. of Pownal, in the State of Vermont, the pension granted to Benjamin (Jroun.by an act passed the fourteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, the same pension having been intended for said Benjamin G rover, to commence at the same time as by said act is provided. JNO. BELL. Speaker of the House cf Representatives M. VAN BUR EN, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. ArrnovED, June 50th, 1834. ANDREW JACKSON. Pcblic. No. 44 AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to annex a part of the State of New Jersey to the collection district of New York; to remove the office of collector of Niagara to Lcwistown; to make Cape St. Vincent, in the district of Sacketts harbor, a port of delivery: and out of the districts of Miama and Mississippi, to make two new districts, to be called the districts of Sandusky and Teche, and for other purposes." "1 E it enacted by the Senate end House of 3 9 Representatives cf the United S:ates cf America in Congress assembled. That there shall be paid, annually to the collector of the port of Franklin, in the district of Teche, in lieu of all demands against the government of the United States for house t ent, storage, and so forth, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. ArrROVF.D, June 30th, 1834. PinLic. No. 15. AN ACT to enable the Secretary of State to purchase the papers and books of Gen eral ashmgton. E it enacted by the senate and louse cf Rcftrcsentatii'es cf the United States cf America in Lontrrcss assembled, l hat the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Sccrvtary of State to purchase the manuscript papers and a portion of the printed books vl General George Washington, the said papers and books to be deposited rhd pref erved in the Department of State.under the regulations the Secretary shall prescribe. ArpKovF.D. June 30, 1S34. iny ney in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the President ot the United States to cause a road to be opened from Helena, in Arkansas Territory, to the mouth .f Cache river; also, a road leading from Jackson, in the county of Lawrence, by Liberty and Fayettcville, in the county of Washington, m the aforesaid Territory, to Tort Sinit!.: And also. That the sum of seven thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, for the purpose of lo.itinir ar.il constructive a roau irom j f Public. o.4.j AN ACT to suspend the operations of cer r . . . i . i lam DTOVlSOv S Ul Wll M w "I'' iv. -.4 rni aril imnn&inr duties imports." approved the fourteenth day Jaly. eighteen hundred and thirtv-two. T L if enacted bu the Senate ana Hzusc M9 lie fire tentative s ot the United ta:es America in Ccnrrcs. assembled. That the proiioci of the tenth and t clfth cl.iu
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f America in Confess assembled. That " to 'that part of the district of the sum of ten thousand dollars be. and the ;? which lies northward of Alio-
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ana amend the several acts imnosinsr dutie on importtpXtaed July fourteenth, eighteen uuimrcu ana irrriy-iwo De, ana the same are hereby, sulnded until the third day of March next. And in the mean time, that the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to inquire, whether it be necessary, to except, any manufactured articles from the operation and effect of those provisoes by reason of the difficulty of ascertaining the duties chargeable upon such articles, and that he make report to Congress, at the commencement oi the next session. Appioved, June 30th, 1834. Public. No. 43. AN ACT for the better organization of the United Statet "Marine Corps." BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That from and after the passage of this act, the Marine Corps shall consist of the following officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, viz. one colonel commandant, one lieutenant colonel, four majors, thirteen captains, twenty first lieutenants, twenty second lieutenants, one adjutant and inspector, one paymaster, one quartermaster, one assistant quartermaster, one Serjeant major, one quartermaster serjDt one drum major, one fife major, eighty Ser jeants, eighty corporals, thirty drummers, thirty fifers and one thousand privates. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said corps shall, at all limes, be subject to, and under the laws and regulations which are, or may hereafter be, established for the better government of the navy, ex cept when detached for service with the ar my by order of the President of the United States. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That the officers, non-commissioned officers, mu sicians and privates, shall take the oath pre! scribed by law, and that all enlistments shaib be for the term of four years, duringtliciq period marines, so enlisted, shall be, an&Vare hereby, exempt from all personal arrcsTfor debtor contract. V Sf.c. 4. And be it further enacted, ThaO the officers of the Marine Corps shall be, in relation to rank, on the same footing as officers of similar grades in the army: Jtv ided. That no officer of the Marine Cc)s, shall exercise command over any navy yard or vessel of the United States. Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers of the Marine Corps, shall be entitled to, and receive the same pay, e umcnts, and allowances, as are now, or hereafter be allowed to officers of simil grades in the infantry ot the army, except the adjutant and inspector, who shall be en titled to the same pay, emoluments and allowances, as are received by the paymaster of said corps; and the non-commissioned officers musicians and privates, shall be entitled to the same pay, rations, clothing, and allowances, as they now receive. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That the staff of said corps shall be taken from the captains and subalterns of the corps. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the commissions of the officers now in the Marine corps shall not be vacated by this act, and that the President of the United States may during the recess of the Senate, first by promotions according to rank, and then by selections, appoint the officers hereby authorized, which appointments J"i be submitted to the Senate, at their ncStxSession, tor their advice and consent. Sf.c. 8. And be it further enac ted, Tlifc the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to prescribe such military regulations for the discipline of the Marine corps, as he may, in his judgment deem expedient. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That so much of the fourth section of an act, passed the sixth day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled ' An act making further provision for the army of the United States, and for other purposes," or of any other act as authorizes the President to confer brevet rank on such officers of the army or of the Marine corps, as shall have served ten vears in any one grade, shall be, and the same hereby is rc pealed: and so much cf the second section jof an act passed the sixteenth of April, one I I hnnciiirt .-.err., hi.r... rr . ami r-i frh (pen rn ? i - , tIed An act rerulatinr the nav and cmoluments of brevet officers," as may be applicable to the clause herein above repealed, shall be, and the same hereby is, also repealed. Provided, Nothing herein shall affect any right already acquit ed by ten years expired service to brevet rank. Srx. 10. And be it further enacted. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent w ith the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, June 30th, IS34. Public. No. 49 . u f a AN ACT to increase and regulate the pav of the surgeons and assistant surgeons cf the armv. - V A.i C,.,,, nJ TT, r,f j. sistant su rgeons, who shall be designatcdjor lose by the Secretary cf War; and j that nurnose no nervnn hftll rrreive the annointnient cf surgeon in the army of the United States, unless he shall have served at least five years as an assistant surgeon, and unless, also, he shall have been examined by an army medical board constituted as aforesaid. Sku 2. And be it further enacted. That i the surgeon in the army of the United ' j States shall be entitled to receive the pay and emoluments of a maior: and thessis be entitled to receive the same allowance for forage as they are at present cutitled to. i : J ; . . . -. on everv surceon and assistant surctlWlm - v. . ....i. .miuiy iiav of 'shall have j-erved faithfully ten years in these grades, respectively, shall be entitled cr to receive an increase oi rations, per ciav, equal iu uc nuiuutr vi rations w uninie m-y be entitled under this act. . - AraoY o, June 30:h, 1834.
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AN ACT concerning naval pensions, and the navy pension fund. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That all the provisions and benefits of the act of the twenty-eighth June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, entitled, "An act further to extend the pension heretofore granted to the widows of persons killed, and who died in the naval service," be continued for another term of five years to all those widows who have heretofore had the benefit of the same, and the same arc hereby, also extended to the widows of officers, seamen and marines, who have died in the naval service since the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, or who may die in said service, by reason of disease contracted, orof casualties by drowning or otherwise, or of injuries received while in the line of their duty, and the pensions of such widows shall commence from the passage of this act: Provided, That every pension hereby granted shall cease on the death or marriage of such widow. Skc 2. And be it further enacted. That there be reimbursed to the navy pension fund out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated the cost of the stock of the Bank of Colombia, hcretoforeVirchased by the commissioners ofjrtit Aid fund, and which now remains unrcrowied by the said bank, together with interest thereon, from the period at which said bank ceased to pay interest, to the time of the reimbursement, herein directed to be made; and at the period of said reimbursement, the said stock shall be transferred by the Secretary of the Navy to the Treasurer of the United States. Approved, June 30th, 1834. Public. No. 51. AN ACT to establish a port of entry at Natchez, in Mississippi, and creating c tain ports of delivery and for other p poses Be it enacted by the Senate and House o liefircsentatives. of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the ports, harbors, shores and waters of the Mississippi river, within the State of Mississippi, be, and they are hereby constituted a collection district, by the name of the Natchez district, and a port of entry shall be established at Natchez for said district, and a collector shall be appointed, who shall give the usual bond required of such officers, and be entitled to a salary of five hundred dollars per annum. Sec, 2. And be it further enacted, That 11 vessels proceeding to the said port of atchcz, from any port or place in foreign countries, shall stop and report her arrival at the port of New Orleans; and before such vessel shall proceed on her voyage to th? said port of Natchez, it shall be the duty of the collector of the said port of New Orleans to order on board any such vessel, a custom-house officer, who shall remain on board such vessel until her arrival at the said port of Natchez; and it shall be Jhe duty of such custom-house officer to possession and safely keep all the pape longing to such vessel, having rela the freight or cargo on board, which papers he shall deliver to the collector ot the port of Natchez, immediately after his arrival at that port; and any such vessel, which shall depart from the said port of New Orleans, without such custom-house officer on board, shall be subject to all the pains and penalties provided for by law for a violation of the revenue laws of the United States. Sec. 3. And be it further enacUd, That the expenses of the custom-houT officer which may be put on board of ajj:h ves sel at New Orleans, from the time ot his be ing put on board until his return to New Or leans, shall be paid by the owner or owners of such vessel. Sec. 4. Arid be it further enacted. That Dorchester, in the State of Massachusetts, be, and the same is hereby, declared to be a port of delivery. Sec. 5. And be it rurther enacted. That from and after the passage of this act, the port of entry and delivery for the district of Philadelphia, shall be bounded by the navy vard on the south, and Gunner's run on the north: any thine: in any former law to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. G. And be it furthct enacted, That the town ct Camden, in ine district o Bi ideeton, in the State of New Jersey, shal be a port of delivery, and shall be subject to the same regulations and restrictions as other ports of delivery in the United States and there shall be appointed a surveyor o: the customs to reside at said port who shal also perform the duties of an inspector, and . . i . - i i . . ' .1 i who sliall oe entuieu to receive uie annua salary of one thousand dollars and no more Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor ot the port ot Lamaen shal be authctizedto enrol ana license snips or vessels to be employed in the coasting trace i . . .... i and hsrienes, under the rcguiauons anu pro ...,- i. Visions OI the aci eniiueu "AH ai. w aumu. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, Jliat nil the waters, shores, inlets and harbors of Lake Michigan, lying south of a poiat fifty miles north of the mouth of Grand river, on the east side, and the like distance north of the mouth of the Milwauke river on the west side of said lake, shall be, and hereby v III are, attached to, and made a part of, the collection district of Detroit, in the TerritoI ry of Michigan, any law to the contrary . j notwithstanding. ! Srr O And be it further enacted, lhat. the thirtieth day ot beptem- - thatpartof the State of ew th and east ot LhzabetliIsland, extending eastward outh of the Kill Van Kull, where it empties into the bay of New York, I with all the waters ot the i assaick . it -i i. -... i,aM Inrm a r nl (rr.n uai.&(.iioatfc , . v . .it district, to be called the district ot ewarx. j cf which the town of iewark shall be the , port of entry. i fctc. IU. And be u juriticr cnacitu, iu. Jlna oe u jurt;icr cnaucu, i nat a collector lor tne saia aisinci snan uc , anoint, d. to reside at Newark, who shall
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for the true and faithful performance of the duties of his office, in the sum of five thousand dollars, and shall be allowed three per centum on all moneys received on account
ot tne duties arising on goods, wares and merchandise imported, and on the tonnage of ships and vessels; and the said collector shall also receive, in addition to his other fees and emoluments allowed by law, the annual sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, subject however to the limitations provided ' by law. j Sec. 11. And be it further enacted. That the President of the Uuited States be, and he hereby is, authorized to remove the seat of the custom house of the district of Frenchman's Bay, in the State of Maine, from its present situation to the town of Ellsworth, in said district. Approved, June 30th, 1834. Public. No. 52. AN ACT for the repair of the Mars Hill military road, in the State of Maine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United State of America in Congress assembled. That the sum of six thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the repair of Mars Hill military road in the State of Maine, which sum shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; the State of Maine having, by a resolve approved the eighth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, agreed to assume the preservation and repair from and after the first day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, on condition that the said road shall be put in a state of repair by the United States prior to the first day of January aforesaid; Provided, That no toll shall be received or collected for the passage of any wagon or carriage, laden with the property of the United States, or any cannon or military stores belonging to the United btates, or to any of the States, .composing this Union. Approved, June 30th, 1834. Public. No. 53.1 AN ACT authorizing the selection of cer tain Wabash and Erie Canal lanes in the State of Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in lieu ot lands sold or otherwise disposed of by the United States, within the state of Ohio, and which would otherwise become the property of the State of Indiana, in virtue of "An act to grant a certain quantity of land to the State of Indiana for the purpose of aiding such State in opening a canal to connect the waters of the Wabash ri ver with those of Lake Erie," approved March second, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, the canai commissioners authorized to locate the lands granted as aforesaid or the use of the canal within the State of Ohio, be, and they are hereby, authorized to select an equal quantity from the alternate sections, which would otherwise belong to the United States in the division under said act, or from the lands recently acquired by purchase from the Indians, or from other lands in the neighborhood near the line of said canal as they shall think proper; and the lands thus selected shall be vested and disposed of for the use of the canal as oth er lands appropriated by the act aforesaid Sec. 2. And be if further enacted. That in case of selections of lands authorized by the previous section, and which agreeably to the treaty stipulations, may hereafter be sold by tbe United States for the benefit of the Indians; a sum equal to the amount for which said lands may have been sold, shall be paid over, by the Treasurer of the Uni ted States, to the commissioners authorized to receive the same, for the use and bene fit of said canal. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That until the lands granted by the aforesaid act of March second, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, shall be selected and the se lections contemplated by this act shall be made, the public lands on and near the line of said canal, and liable to the selections aforesaid shall be reserved from sale. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of the General Land office, to furnish said commissioners with a perfect map of the surveyed lands on and contiguous to the Maumee river within the State of Ohio, including the lands recently purchased from the Indians, carefully noting thereon the lands which have been sold or otherwise disposed of by the United States. Approved, June 30th, 1834. Public. No. 54. AN ACT to procure a bust, in marble, of r. rV- r t..-.: t?,i i. the late Chief Justice Ellsworth rurui. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Joint Committee of the two Houses cf Congress on the Library be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to contract with a suitable American artist for the execution, in marble, and delivery in the room of the Supreme Court of the United States, a bust of the late Chief Justice Ellsworth. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That, for the purpose cf carrying this act into effect, there be, and hereby is, appropriated, eight hundred dollars; to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, June 30th, 1834. Public No. 35. AN ACT concerning the duty on lead. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a duty of three cents a pound on lead in pigs, bars, and sheets, shall be considered as extending to all articles manufactured cf lead, the value of which does not exceed double that of the raw material of which it is composed, excepting lead manufactured into pipes, and old and scrap lead, which shall pay the same duties as heretofore: Provided, That nothing in this section shall extend to or affect the present duties on red and white led, shot, sugar of lead end litharge. &ec . And be it further ended, That the provisions of the aforesaid section shall be subject to the reductions in duties provi cec lor in tue act entiuea-vin aci 10 moui ded for in the act entitled "An act , iy me aci. oi inc lounccnm juij, thousand eWrht hundred and thirty-two,
passed second March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. Approved, June 30th, 1834. Public. No. 56. AN ACT to aid in the construction of certain Roads in the Territory of Michigan. Be it enacted by tke Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and hereby are appropriated, out of any money iu the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in the Territory of Michigan, the following sums of money, and for the following purposes, to-wit: To aid in opening and constructing the Territorial road between Sheldon's on the Chicago road, and the mouth of the river St: Joseph's of Lake Michigan, the sum of twenty thousand dollars. To aid in opening and . constructing the Territorial road between Port Lawrence Adrian, the sum of ten thousand dollars. To aid in opening and constructing the Territorial road between Niles and the mouth of the river Saint Josephs, the sura of ten thousand dollars. To aid in opening the Territorial road from the village of Clinton, on the Chicago road, through the county of Jackson, to tbe rapids of Grand river, the sum of eight thousand dollars. To aid in opening, bridging, and constructing a Territorial road from Vistula, westwardly, to the Indiana State line, in the direction of Chicago, ten th or sand dollars: Provided, however. That the moneys to be thus expended shall be applied upon such parts of the several roads as may be most difficult to make, and running principally through the lands of the United States. Approved, June 30, 1834.
Public. No. 57. AN ACT for the completion of the road from a point opposite to Memphis, in the oiwicui ciinee, 10 inline xvuck, id the Territory of Arkansas. Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the completion of the road from a point opposite to Memphis, in the State of Tennessee, to Little Rock, in the Territory of Arkansas; to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, AnovID Jn30, 1834. Public. No. 58. AN ACT making certain allowances, and granting certain arrearages to the Captains and Subalterns of the United Stales Corps of Marines. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage of this act, the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized to extend the benefits of the act of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, entitled "An act giving certain, compensation to tho captains and subalterns ot the army of the United States
in certain cases," to the captains and sub- of the piers at the harbor of Oswego, on alterns of the corps of United States ma- Iake Ontario, three thousand six hundred rines under similar cases. and sixty-six dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That For placing four lights on tho following the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is points in Hudson's river, viz. one near hereby, authorized to cause to be settled by Van Wie's point, one near Castletoa, one the proper accounting officers of the dc- en the island near New Baltimore, and partment all arrearages of pay and allow- one at Ktnderhook, 6ix hundred dollars, anccs which ehall be found due the said For a beacon light at the end of the pier captains and subalterns of the United at Silver creek, in Lake Eric, two thouStates corps of marines from the period at and dollars. which the act of March, one thousand For a light-house on a proper site at tho eight hundred and twenty-seven, above mouth of Oswegatchie, a tributary stream referred to, went into operation, up to the of the St. Lawrence, five thousand dollars.
passage of this act; and that the same bet paid out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Appboved, June 30, 1631. Public. No. 59. AIN Atyl making appropriations lor cer tain fortifications of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred anu ininy-iour. jse it enacted by the senate ana uouse -j - of America in Congress assembled, mat .L.r.ii- T. .,J 4 "V " i herebv. anoroDnated. to be oaiu out ot anv i j-r-ti r-- ' . - unapprupnacu ...uucj .uc iCuty, lorcc.ia.u ''uv For the preservation of Castle Island, uu fcp . tw iuuuwiiw, four dollars. For a fort on George's Island, one hun dred thousand dollars. Eor Fort Adams, one hundred thousand dollars For repairing Fort Columbus and Cas tie Williams, fifty thousand dollars For a fort on Throg's neck , East river, New York, one hundred thousand dollars. For rebuilding rort Delaware, seventy nine thousand dollars. For Fort Monroe, fifteen thousand dollars. For Fort Clhouo, on. hundred . - twenty thousand dollars. r or fortifications in Charleston harbor fifty thousand dollars. 1 or the fort at Cockspur island, Georgia, eighty-two thousand dollars. lor completing a fort at lensacola, fortv- tVtmtsnnd AcArm -j . . . . fifty thousand dollars. A VI t IV ft uu M. vfw m " J - -
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For a fort at Grand Terre. Louisiana, fifty thousand dollars. For contingencies ot lortihcations, ten thousand dollars. For completing Fort Macon repairing the wharf and dyke, and tor tne protection OI IDC alio ui luat vtui, vvom iuvumuu - ; . f . of a contract made with . . -. , . ( atirnAimr ihn irnnnm of and John .trguhart lor cnang no rw ! the United State, as surgeon from
Mitchell to Charlestown and thence to Point Comfort, four hundred and fifty do! Iart. ArrxoYZD, June 30, 1S3-1. Public. No. 60. AN ACT making appropriations for building light-houses, light-boats, beacons and monuments for the year one thous and eight hundred and thirty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tho following appropriations be, and the same are hereby made and directed to he paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to provide by contract, for building lighthouses, light-boats, beacons, and monuments, to wit. STATE OF MAINE. For a light-house to be erected on a proper site on Fort Point at tho entrance of Penobscot bay, five thousand dollars. For a light-house to be erected on a proper site on Negro island at tho enterance of Camden harbor, four thousand fire hundred dollars. Eor the erection of a beacon on tbe end of a shoal in Georgea rirer, round which is formed what is called the Great Bend, three thousand dollars. For a fog-bell to be placed on a proper site on Cape Elizabeth, near the eastern light-house, seven hundred dollars. STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. For the erection of a fight house on th northeasterly part of Straitraouth harbor, five thousand dollars.
For building a light-house at the entrance of the harbor of Marblehead, four thousand hve hundred dollars, For a beacon at the harbor in the mouth of Bass river, between the towns of Dennis nd Yarmouth, at or near the situ vhAM the former beacon was erected, one thotuand five hundred dollars, For a beacon or monument on Deer Island Point, Boston harbor, three thou-.. and five hundred dollars, For a monument of stone on the Island of Nixe's Mate, in the harbor of Boston, one thousand dollars STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. For the removal of the light-house, now on the north end of Goat island, near tho harbor of Newport, to a point north of its present site, agreeably to a survey and estimate heretofore made by direction of the Department of War, fifteen thousand dollar?. STATE OF NEW YORK. For a light-house on a proper site at or near the mouth of Esopus creek and near Saugcrtics, five thousand dollars. For beacon light on tho piers at the mouth of Genesee river and Sod us bav, four thousand dollars. For a light-house or beacon licht on one For a light-house on tho flats in Hudj son's river, above Stuyvesant's landing in the place of the one carried away by tht ice, five thousand dollars. STATE OF NEW JERSEY. For a light-house on or near the shoals of Barnegat, to be erected in such a man ner as to be distinguished from tho aditccnt iiptlt ;x thousand dollars. STATE OF DELAWARE. For rebuilding the light-house on Bran i uywiuc auuais, in mo nay oi Uel aware. thirty thousand dollar. Prrtr,V i. I J . - . ' mat Deiore tne commencement of the I .rt.L , i nvtm. u iunt; ,piu iuu esumaio SXi&il be made, and that then it shall be in the discretion ot the proper Department to enter upon tbe rebuilding of the said li-ht-house, or report ouch survey, plan and elimate to Congress as shall be considered best for the public interests. For building a light-house at the mouth of Christiana river, six thousand dollars. STATE OF MARYLAND. For a bell, and fixing tho same on the light-house at Cove point, in Chess peaks bay, one tnousand two bund red dollars. For building a light house on Lots point, tho sum of five thousand fire hundred dollars. STATE OF VIRGINIA. For a light-boat to bo anchored in a dtetf.1.'h..?2r bannock river, twelve thousand dollar STATE OF NORTH CAROL! For a light-boat to be anchored proper place at or near tho mouth t anoko river, ten thousand dollars. STATE OF GEORGIA. For two small beacon light r I -i . . t r 1 J . "r ur "wusand dollars. STATE Ur" Oil' I For a beacon light on a Huron river, two thouaa' dollars. 1 For a beacon light r neaut river, two thou i f ui m ucaivu Ashtabula creek, t 1 For completing L nior t ClrmnA iiv P' unf "v fort J hundred and fifty-si
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