That the legislature of Georgia shall cede the jurifdiction over the same to the United

States.

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Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That Appropriathere shall be, and hereby are appropriated, burfe certain for the re-imbursement of the merchants of merchants. Plymouth and Duxbury, for monies expended by them in erecting a temporary light on the Gurnet, a fum not exceeding two hundred and seventy dollars; for the rebuilding the light-house on the faid Gurnet, a fum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars; for the rebuilding of the lighthouse on the eastern end of New-Castle Island a fum not exceeding four thousand dollars; and for the erection of the faid light-house on said Lynde's point, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars; for the erection of the light-house on Cumberland south point, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars; and for taking the survey, and for erecting light-houses and placing buoys in the found, a fum not exceeding eight thousand dollars to be paid out of any monies which may be in the treafury, not otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the secretary of the treasury, under the direction of the Prefident of the United States, to cause to be expended, in repairing and erecting public piers, in the river Delaware, a fum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars; and that the fame be paid out of any monies in the treafury, not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That the jurisdiction of the site where

ditions.

On what con- any such piers may be erected, shall be first ceded to the United States, according to the conditions in fuch cafe by law provided.

NATHL. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

A. BURR,

Vice-President of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-APRIL 6, 1802.

TH: JEFFERSON.

CHAPTER XXI.

AN ACT for the relief of the marshals of certain districts therein mentioned.

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it enacted by the Senate and House of

Compenfations America, in Congress assembled, That the for taking the fecretary of the treafury be, and he hereby cenfus to be is authorised and directed to apportion to apportioned. the feveral marshals of the district of Vir

ginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, respectively, who have been employed or concerned in taking the late cenfus, the compenfation allowed by the "Act providing for the fecond cenfus or enumeration of the inha

bitants of the United States," according to the service each may have performed.

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 XXII.

AN ACT to authorize an advance of money to Samuel Dexter.

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B it enacted by the Senate and House of

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Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the fecretary of the treasury be, and he is here- propriation. by authorised and directed to advance out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred dollars to Samuel Dexter, for the purpose of assisting him in defraying the expenses of the fuit of Joseph Hodgson against him in the circuit court of the district of Columbia, he, the said Dexter to be accountable for the fame.

NATHL. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

A. BURR,

Vice-President of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-APRIL 14, 1802.

TH: JEFFERSON.

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CHAPTER XXIII.

AN ACT declaring the affent of Congress to an act of the General Affembly of Virginia, therein mentioned.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the affent of Congress is hereby given and declared to an act of the General assembly of Virginia, intituled "An act to amend and reduce into one, the several acts of assembly for improving the navigation of Appomattox river, from Broad-way to Pocahuntas bridge."

NATHL. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

A. BURR,

Vice-President of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-APRIL 14, 1802.

TH: JEFFERSON.

K. Jones:

CHAPTER XXIV.

AN ACT for the relief of Thomas K. Jones.

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BE Reenacted by the Senate and House of

Debentures to America, in Congress affembled, That the be iffiued to T. collector for the port of Boston and Charlestown be, and he hereby is authorised to issue to Thomas K. Jones, the debentures for the drawback of the duties on ten pipes

of wine imported by faid Jones, in the ship Juno, captain Thomas Dingley, and exported on the fifteenth day of June last, in the ship Enterprize, captain Hearsy, for Havanna, on full and fatisfactory proof being made to the faid collector, of the actual quantity of wine in the faid pipes, at the time of their being shipped, as aforefaid: Provided, On what conThat every other requisite shall have been dition. pursued, agreeably to law, for the obtaining the faid drawback.

NATHL. MACON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

A. BURR,

Vice-President of the United States and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-APRIL 14, 1802.

TH: JEFFERSON.

CHAPTER XXV.

AN ACT to revive, and continue in force, an act, intituled, "An act to augment the falaries of the officers therein mentioned," paffled the second day of March, one thousand Seven hundred and ninety

nine.

E it enacted by the Senate and House of America, in Congress affembled, That an act, intituled " An act to augment the falaries of the officers therein mentioned," be, and the fame is hereby revived, and con

Former act re tinued.