Secretary of the Treasury for build ing a light house on Baker's inland. CHAPTER XII. An Act authorizing the Erection of a Light-Houfe on Baker's Iland, in the State of Massachu fetts. BE E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That the Secreto provide tary of the Treafury be and he is hereby by contract authorized and directed, to provide by contract, which fhall be approved by the Prefident of the United States, for building a light-house on Baker's island, near the entrance into the harbour of Salem and Beverly, in the state of Maffachusetts, (as foon as a ceffion of the jurifdiction, to the United States, over the land proper for the purpose, is made by the faid ftate) and to furnish the fame with all neceffary fupplies: And also, 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 that the Prefident be authorized to make the faid appointments? That the number or difpofition of the light or lights, in the faid light-house, be fuch, as may tend to diftinguish it from others, as far Appropri as is practicable: And that fix thousand doltion there lars be appropriated for the fame, out of any monies not otherwise appropriated. for. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United APPROVED, April the eighth, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. An Act for establishing trading Houses with the Sec. I. BE E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United Prefident States of America, in Congress affembled, That it to eftablish trading fhall be lawful for the Prefident of the United houfes, States, to establish trading houses at fuch pofts and places on the western and fouthern frontiers, or in the Indian country, as he fhall judge moft convenient for the purpofe of carrying on a liberal trade with the feveral Indian nations, within the limits of the United States. them their duties Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the and appoint Prefident be authorized to appoint an agent agents for for each trading houfe eftablished, whofe duty it fhall be, to receive, and dispose of, in trade, with the Indian nations aforementioned, fuch goods as he fhall be directed by the Prefident of the United States to receive and difpofe of, as aforefaid, according to the rules and orders which the Prefident fhall prefcribe; and every fuch agent fhall take an oath or affirmation, faithfully to execute the and oath, truft committed to him; and that he will not, directly or indirectly, be concerned or interested in any trade, commerce or barter, with any Indian or Indians whatever, but on the public account; and fhall alfo give bond, with fufficient fecurity, in fuch fum as the Prefident of the United States fhall direct, truly and To give honestly to account for all the money, goods and other property whatever, which fhall come into his hands, or for which, in good faith, he ought fo to account, and to perform" all the duties required of him by this act : VOL. III. K 2 bond. to be made up half Accounts And his accounts fhall be made up, half. yearly, and tranfmitted to the Secretary of the Treafury of the United States. yearly. Agents, not to carry on trade count of take other as is provi act. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the agents, their clerks, or other perfons emclerks, &c. ployed by them, fhall not be, directly or indirectly, concerned or interefted in carrying but on ac on the bufinefs of trade or commerce, on the United their own, or any other than the public acStates, nor count, or take, or apply to his or their own emolument ufe, any emolument or gain for negociating than fuch or tranfacting any bufinefs or trade, during ded by this their agency or employment, other than is provided by this act. And if any fuch per fon fhall offend against any of the prohibitions aforefaid, he or they fhall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fhall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit to the United States, a fum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and fhall be removed from fuch agency or Half of the employment, and forever thereafter be incapenalty to pable of holding any office under the United be for the States: Provided, That if any other perfon, informer, than a public profecutor, fhall give informaif he is not tion of any fuch offence, upon which a proprofecutor. fecution and conviction fhall be had, one-half the aforefaid penalty, when received, fhall be for the ufe of the perfon giving fuch information. Penalty. ufe of the a public Prices of goods how Sec. 4. And be it further enacled, That the prices of the goods supplied to, and to be to be regu- paid for by the Indians, fhall be regulated in fuch manner, that the capital-ftock furnished by the United States may not be diminished. lated. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That during the continuance of this act, the Prefident of the United States be, and he is hereby authe allowance rized to draw annually from the Treafury of Pay and the United States, a fum not exceeding eight to agents thousand dollars, to be applied, under his and clerks, direction, for the purpose of paying the agents and clerks; which agents fhall be allowed to draw out of the public fupplies, two rations each, and each clerk, one ration per day. priation trade with Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, exclufive Appro of the allowances to agents and clerks, be for the and they are hereby appropriated for the pur- the inpofe of carrying on trade and intercourse with dians. the Indian nations, in the manner aforementioned, to be paid out of any monies unappropriated in the Treafury of the United States. agents, the Indians. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That if Penalty of any agent or agents, their clerks, or other clerks, &c. perfons employed by them, shall purchase, or certain arreceive of any Indian, in the way of trade or ticles from barter, a gun or other article commonly used in hunting; any inftrument of husbandry, or cooking utenfil, of the kind ufually obtained by Indians, in their intercourse with white people; any article of clothing (excepting fkins or furs) he, or they fhall, refpectively, forfeit the fum of one hundred dollars for each offence, to be recovered by action of debt, in the name, and to the ufe of the United States, in any court of law of the United States, or of any particular ftate having jurifdiction in like cafes, or in the fupreme or fuperior courts of the territories. of the United States: Provided, that no fuit Sult there. fhall be commenced except in the ftate or ter- to be com ritory within which the caufe of action fhail menced, have arifen, or the defendant may refide: for where intendants of Indian Duty here- And it fhall be the duty of the fuperintenin of fuper- dants of Indian affairs and their deputies, refpectively, to whom information of every such offence fhall be given, to collect the requifite evidence, if attainable, and to profecute the offender, without delay. affairs. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That this Limitation act fhall be in force for the term of two years, and to the end of the next feflion of Congrefs thereafter, and no longer. of this act. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, April the eighteenth, 1796: Prefident of the United States. Prefident ftruction CHAPTER XIV. An Act fupplementary to an Act, intitled, "An Sec. I. B E it enacted by the Senate and Horife of Reprefentatives of the United to continue States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That the con- the Prefident of the United States be authoand equip- rized to continue the conftruction and equipment (with all convenient expedition) of two frigates of forty-four, and one of thirtyfix guns, any thing in the act, intitled, " An A&t to provide a naval armament," to the contrary notwithstanding. ment of three fri gates. |