ties incurred on the fame, proportionate to the time thus remaining unexpired on fuch licenses: that the several banks, which may have agreed to pay the annual compenfition of one per cent. on their dividends, in lieu of the stamps duty on the notes issued by them, shall pay only at the rate of one per cent. per annum, on such dividends, to the thirtieth day of June next: that retailers of wines and spirits, who may take licenses after the passing of this act, shall pay for fuch licenses only in proportion to the time which may intervene between the obtaining of fuch licenses 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 passing of this act, and before the thirtieth day of June, next, shall pay the duty for the same only to the faid thirtieth day of June.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Supervisor of the supervisor of the North West district the N. W. dif- shall, in addition to the fame commiffions anannual fala- on the product of all the internal duties colry, in addition lected in his district, as heretofore have

rict allowed

to his commif

fion for clerk been allowed to the supervisor of Ohio, be

hire.

Extra allow

allowed an annual falary of five hundred dollars, and at the rate of three hundred dollars per annum, for clerkhire.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That ances forclerk the following extra allowances for clerkhire to certain hire, shall be made for one year, to the fusupervisors. pervisors of the following districts, as a full compenfation for the additional duties arifing from the fettlement of accounts of certain inspectors of the internal revenues, whose offices have been suppressed by the President of the United States, that is to fay, to each of the supervisors of Maffachusetts, Pennsylvania, 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 so 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.

collectors,

the Trea

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That Certain certithe certificates accompanying foreign distil- ficates to be led fpirits, wines and teas, which are now furnished by furnished by the supervisors to the inspect- defignated by tors of the ports shall, from and after the the Secretary aforesaid thirtieth day of June, be furnish- fury: ed by fuch collectors of the custom, as may be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. And it shall be the duty of the infpectors to account with fuch collectors, for the application of such certificates, in like manner, and under the same regula- to them for all tions, as heretofore they have accounted fuch. with the supervisors.

And the in

spectors to whom deliver

ed, to account

the collectors

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

supervisors, respectively.

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

certi icates.

on hand, upon

Stamped paper stamped by the superintendant of stamps which duty and counter-stamped by the commiffioner has been paid, of the revenue, and on which a duty has up, and the been paid to the use of government, shall 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 designated for that purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury, the value of the faid stamps, after deducting, in all cases, seven and an half per cent. and the faid officers are hereby authorized to pay the fame: Provided, The faid blank vellum, parchment or paper, be presented within four months after the thirtieth day of June

next.

NATHL. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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-houses; and for other purposes.

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

Treasury, there shall be purchased, for the ufe of the United States, the land whereon lately stood the light-house on Gurnet Point, and so much land adjoining thereto, as may be fufficient for vaults and any other purposes necessary for the better support of the faid light-house.

Secretary of authorifed to procure one or

therns.

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

on the Gurnet to be rebuilt.

Secretary of authorised to rebuilt.

the treafury

cause a light house to be

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the fecretary of the treasury shall be, and he is hereby authorised to cause to be rebuilt, of fuch height as he may deem expedient, the light-house now situated on the eastern end of New Castle Island, at the entrance of Piscataqua river, either on the land owned by the United States, or on Pollock Rock: Provided, That if built on on what conPollock Rock, the legislature of NewHampshire shall vest the property of the faid rock in the United States, and cede the jurisdiction of the fame.

dition.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the fecretary of the treasury shall be, and to be erected he is hereby authorised and directed to cause a fufficient light-house to be erected on Lynde's point, at the mouth of Connecticut river, in the state of Connecticut, and to appoint a keeper, and otherwise pro- To appoint a vide for fuch light-house, at the expence

On what condition to be rebuilt:

Light houses

to be built beland and the

tween Long If

main:

Keepers to be appointed:

On what conditions to be built.

A light house to be built at

of the United States: Provided, That fufficient land for the accommodation of fuch light-house can be purchased at a reasonable price, and the legisflature of the state of Connecticut shall cede the jurisdiction over the fame to the United States.

Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to cause proper light-houses to be built, and buoys to be placed, in the situations necessary for the navigation of the found between Long Island and the main; and be, to that effect, authorised to cause, by proper and intelligent persons, a survey 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 sufficient land for the accommodation of the respective light-houses can be purchased at a reasonable price; and that the legislatures of Rhode-Island, Connecticut, and NewYork, shall, respectively, cede the jurifdiction over the same to the United States.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the entrance the secretary of the treasury shall be, and St. Mary's he is hereby authorised and directed to cause a fufficient light-house 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 said secretary, there shall be purchased, if the fame cannot otherwise be obtained, fufficient land for the erection of the faid light-house, and accommodations for the better fupport thereof: Provided,