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fhall be the duty of the Secretary of War, to Secretary provide, at the public expenfe, under fuch re- at War to gulations as fhall be directed by the Prefident books and of the United States, the neceffary books, in- apparatus. ftruments and apparatus, for the ufe and bene

fit of the faid corps.

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Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Prefident Prefident of the United States fhall caufe fuch how to proportions of the faid corps to ferve in the faid corps. field, on the frontiers, or in the fortifications of the fea-coaft, as he fhall deem consistent with the public fervice.

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 ninth, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXV.

An Act Supplementary to “ An Act to provide for the Defence of certain Ports and Harbors in the United States."

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That the port Harbor of and harbour of the city of Annapolis be for- Annapolis tified, in fuch manner, and at fuch time or fed and times, as the Prefident of the United States garrisoned. may direct and that it fhall be lawful for the Prefident of the United States to employ a

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garrifon in the faid fortification, provide cannon and equipments, and receive from the state of Maryland, a ceflion of the lands on condition. which the faid fortification, and its neceffary buildings, may be erected, agreeably to the fecond and third fections of the act to which this is a fupplement.

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 ninth, 1794:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XXVI.

An Act for the Remission of the Duties on eleven Hog fheads of Coffee which have been destroyed by Fire.

(PRIVATE.)

CHAPTER XXVII.

An Act directing a Detachment from the Militia of the United States.

(EXPIRED.)

CHAPTER XXVIII.

An Act to erect a Light house on the Head-Land of Cape Hatteras; and a lighted Beacon on Shell Castle Iland, in the Harbor of Occacock in the State of North-Carolina.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That as foon as the jurifdiction of fo much of the Lighthouse head-land of Cape Hatteras in the ftate of on Cape North-Carolina, as the President of the Uni- how, by ted States fhall deem fufficient and most pro- whom, and per for the convenience and accomodation of condition a lighthouse fhall have been ceded to the Uni- to be built. ted States, it fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to provide by contract, which fhall be approved by the Prefident of the United States, for building a lighthouse thereon, of the first rate, and furnishing the fame with all neceffary supplies, and also to agree for the falaries or wages of the perfon or perfons who

may

to appoint

be appointed by the Prefident for the superintendance and care of building faid light- Prefident houfe: And the Prefident is hereby authoriz- fuperinten ed to make faid appointments. That the num- dant, ber and difpofition of the lights in the faid lighthoufe fhall be fuch, as may tend to diftinguifh it from others, and as far as practicable, to prevent mistakes in navigators.

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Shell Caftle

Sec. 2. And be it further enacled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized beacon on to provide by contract, which hall be ap- and, by proved by the Prefident of the United States, whom and for building on an island in the harbor of Oc- condition cacock, called Shell Cafle, a lighted beacon to be built, of a wooden frame, fifty-five feet high, to be

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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 necefiary 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.

Ar propria. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That tion there- fufficient monies be appropriated for the erecting 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 any monies which may be in the treafury not fubject to any prior appropriation.

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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, on public

Account.

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

the United

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to direct the payment, out of the fund provi- Prefident af 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 incurred by to the veffels of the said states, lately taken or F. Skipcondemned in the British Weft-India islands, with. under orders from the king of Great Britain; certained the faid expenses having first been afcertained by treasury by the accounting officers of the treafury-de- departpartment, who are hereby authorised to liqui

date the fame.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. 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.

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ment.

CHAPTER XXX.

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

(PRIVATE.)

VOL. III.

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