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CHAPTER XXVI.

An Act declaring the Confent of Congress to a certain Act of the State of Maryland, and to continue an Act declaring the Affent of Congress to certain Acts of the States of Maryland, Georgia and Rhode-Iland and Providence Plantations, fo far as the fame refpects the States of Georgia, and RhodeIland and Providence Plantations.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United Confent of States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That to a certain the confent of Congrefs be, and is hereby act of Magranted and declared to the operation of an act of the General Affembly of Maryland, the warmade and paffed at a feffion begun and held at the city of Annapolis, on the first Monday Baltimore to levy and of November, in the year one thousand seven colled the hundred and ninety-one, intitled, "An act duty thereempowering the wardens of the port of Bal- tioned. timore to levy and collect the duty thereinmentioned."

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Part of the act, intitled, “ An act declaring the affent of Congrefs to certain acts of the states of Mary- fent of land, Georgia and Rhode-Ifland and Provi- Congrefs dence Plantations," fhall be continued, and is acts of the hereby declared to be in full force, fo far as the Maryland, fame refpects the ftates of Georgia and Rhode- Georgia, Ifland and Providence Plantations.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Plantations act shall be, and continue in force for the term force,

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of three years, and from thence to the end of the next feffion of Congrefs thereafter, and no longer.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Reprefentatives.

SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the
Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, May the twelfth, 1796:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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CHAPTER XXVII.

An Act authorizing the Erection of a LightHoufe on Cap-Cod, in the State of Maffa chusetts.

E it enacled by the Senate and Houfe of Re

ca, in Congrefs affembled, That it fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide, by contract, which fhall be approhoufe to be ved by the Prefident of the United States, Cape Cod. for building a light-house on Cape-Cod, in the

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ftate of Maffachusetts, (as soon as the neceffary ceffion of land for the purpose shall be made by the faid ftate to the United States ;) and to furnish the fame, with all neceffary 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 that

the number or difpofition of the light or lights
in the faid light-houfe, be fuch, as may tend
to diftinguish it from others, as far as is prac-
ticable; and that the light or lights on Gur-
net-head, at the entrance of Plymouth har-
bour, be altered or diminished, if neceffary: Appropri
And that eight thousand dollars be appropri- for.
ated for the fame, out of any monies not
otherwise appropriated.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Reprefentatives.

SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the
Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, May the feventeenth, 1796:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

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CHAPTER XXVIII.

An Act to authorize Ebenezer Zane to locate.. certain Lands in the Territory of the United States, north-west of the River Ohio.

Sec. I.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That upon the conditions herein-after mentioned, there fhall be granted to Ebenezer Zane, three Three tracts of land, not exceeding one mile fquare land to be each, one on the Muskingum river, one on granted to Hockhocking river, and one other on the Zane on north bank of, Sciota river, and in fuch fitu- certain ations as fhall beft promote the utility of a

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road to be opened by him on the most eligible route between Wheeling and Limestone, to be approved by the Prefident of the United States, or fuch perfon as he fhall appoint for that purpose: Provided, fuch tracts fhall not interfere with any exifting claim, location or furvey; nor include any falt-fpring, nor the lands on either fide of the river Hockhocking at the falls thereof.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That upSpecifica on the faid Zane's procuring, at his own extion of the penfe, the faid tracts to be furveyed in fuch way and manner as the Prefident of the United States fhall approve, and returning into the Treasury of the United States plats thereof, together with warrants granted by the United States, for military land-bounties, to the amount of the number of acres contained in the faid three tracts: And alfo producing fatisfactory proof, by the first day of January next, that the aforefaid road is opened, and ferries established upon the rivers aforefaid, for the accommodation of travellers; and giving fecurity, that fuch ferries shall be maintained, during the pleasure of Congrefs, the Prefident of the United States fhall be, and he hereby is authorized and empowered, to iffue letters-patent in the name and under the feal of the United States, thereby granting and conveying to the faid Zane, and his heirs, the faid tracts of land located and furveyed as aforefaid; which patents fhall be counterfigned by the Secretary of State, and recorded in his office: Provided always, that the rates of ferriage, at fuch ferries, fhall, from time to time, be afcertained by any two of the judges of the terri

tory north-west of the river Ohio, or fuch
other authority as shall be appointed for that
purpose.

JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of
the House of Reprefentatives.

SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the

Senate pro tempore.

APPROVED, May the feventeenth, 1796:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXIX.

An Act providing for the Sale of the Lands of the United States, in the Territory north-west of the River Ohio, and above the Mouth of Kentucky River.

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Sec. 1. E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That a Surveyor-General fhall be appointed, whose duty it fhall be to engage a fufficient number Afurveyor. of skilful furveyors, as his deputies; whom he appoinhe fhall cause, without delay, to furvey and ted; his mark the unafcertained outlines of the lands duties. lying north-weft of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of the river Kentucky, in which the titles of the Indian tribes have been extinguished, and to divide the fame in the manner herein-after directed; he fhall have authority to frame regulations and inftructions for the government of his deputies; to administer the

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