for.

twenty-two feet at the bafe, and to be reduced gradually to twelve feet at the top exclufively of the lantern, which fhall be made to contain one large lamp with four wicks, and for furnifhing the fame with all neceffary fupplies. Provided, That no fuch lighted beacon fhall be erected, until a ceffion of a fufficient quantity of land on the faid ifland fhall be made to the United States, by the confent of the legiflature of the ftate of North-Carolina.

Arpropria.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
tion there- fufficient monies be appropriated for the erect-
ing and completing the buildings aforefaid out
of any monies heretofore appropriated which
may remain unexpended, after fatisfying the
purposes for which they were appropriated, or
out of any monies which may be in the trea-
fury not fubject to any prior appropriation.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, May the thirteenth, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXIX.

An Act providing for the Payment of certain Expenfes incurred by Fulwar Skipwith, en public Account.

BE

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That the Profident of the United States be authorized and requested

the United

ment of

to direct the payment, out of the fund provi- Prefident of ded for the intercourfe with foreign nations, States to of all just and reasonable expenfes incurred by direct payFulwar Skipwith, in relieving the wants, and certain exfacilitating the return of the feamen belonging penfes into the veffels of the faid ftates, lately taken or F. Skipcurred by condemned in the British Weft-India islands, with. under orders from the king of Great Britain; certained the faid expenfes having firft been afcertained by treafury by the accounting officers of the treasury-de- departpartment, who are hereby authorised to liqui

date the fame.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, May the nineteenth, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

To be af

ment.

CHAPTER XXX.

An Act for the Relief of Reuben Smith and Nathan Strong.

1

Secretary

for build.

ing light

house on the island

of Seguin

with ap probation

of the Pre

fident.

CHAPTER XXXI.

An Act for erecting a Light-House on the Island of Seguin in the District of Maine, and for erecting a Beacon and placing three Buoys at the Entrance of Saint Mary's River, in the State of Georgia.

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Sec. 1.

B

E it cnacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, of Treafury That it fhall be the duty of the Secretary of to contract the Treafury to provide, by contract, which fhall be approved by the Prefident of the United States, for building a light-houfe on the ifland of Seguin, near the entrance of the ri ver Kennebeck, in the diftrict of Maine, (the commonwealth of Maffachusetts having ceded to the United States ten acres of the said ifland, for that purpose) and to furnish the fame with all neceflary fupplies, and alfo to agree for the falaries or wages of the perfon or perfons, who may be appointed by the Prefident, for the fuperintendance and care of the fame: And the Prefident is hereby authorized to make to appoint the faid appointments: That the number or difpofition of the light or lights in the faid light-house, be fuch as may tend to distinguish it from others, as far as is practicable.

Prefident

fuperin

tendant.

for.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a fum not exceeding five thousand dollars be Appropria appropriated for the fame, out of any monies tion there- heretofore appropriated, which may remain unexpended, after fatisfying the purpose for which they were appropriated, or out of any other monies which may be in the treasury, not fubject to any prior appropriations.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it

to caufe

at St. Mary's

fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Trea- Secretary
fury, to cause a beacon to be erected, and of Treasury
three buoys to be placed at the entrance of beacon, &c.
Saint Mary's river in the ftate of Georgia, and to be placed
that a fum, not exceeding three hundred dol- river, &c,
lars, be appropriated in like manner, as the
fum for defraying the expenfes for crecting Appropria-
a light-houfe on the island of Seguin, is appro- for.
priated by this act, for the purpofe of defray.
ing the charges of erecting and placing the
fame.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, May the nineteenth, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

tion there.

CHAPTER XXXII.

An Act further to authorize the Adjournment of

BE

Circuit Courts.

cuit court

may be

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of when cisReprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That a circuit adjourned court in any district, when it fhall happen that by dirig judge or no juftice of the fupreme court attends within marhad. four days after the time appointed by law for the commencement of the feffion, may be adjourned to the next ftated term by the judge

of the diftrict, or in cafe of his abfence alfo, by the marshal of the district.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, May the nineteenth, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

An Act prohibiting, for a limited Time, the Exportation of Arms and Ammunition, and encou raging the Importation of the fame, (EXPIRED.)

CHAPTER XXXIV.

An Act to continue in Force the Act for the
*Relief of Perfons imprisoned for Debt
(EXPIRED.)

CHAPTER XXXV.

An Act to alter the Time for the next annual Meeting of Congress.

(EXPIRED.)