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Secretary

for build

house on the island

of Seguin

with ap probation

of the Pre

fident.

CHAPTER XXXI.

An Act for erceting a Light-Houfe 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.

Sec. I.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, of Treasury That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of to contract the Treafury to provide, by contract, which ing light- fhall be approved by the Prefident of the United States, for building a light-house on the ifland of Seguin, near the entrance of the river Kennebeck, in the diftrict of Maine, (the commonwealth of Maffachufetts having ceded to the United States ten acres of the faid island, for that purpofe) and to furnish the same 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 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 cause

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 erecting Appropria-
a light-houfe on the ifland of Seguin, is appro- for
priated by this act, for the purpose of defray-
ing the charges of erecting and placing 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.

tion there.

CHAPTER XXXII.

An Act further to authorize the Adjournment of
Circuit Courts.

E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of when cir

BER

cuit court

Reprefentatives of the United States of may be

America, in Congress affembled, That a circuit adjourned court in any district, when it thall happen that by district judge or no juftice of the fupreme court attends within marbal. four days after the time appointed by law for the commencement of the feffion, may be adjourned to the next stated term by the judge

of the district, or in cafe of his abfence also, 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 encouraging 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.)

CHAPTER XXXVI.

An Act further extending the Time for receiving
on Loan the Domestic Debt of the United States.
(EXPIRED.)

CHAPTER XXXVII.

An Act making Provifion for the Payment of the Intereft on the Balances due to certain States, upon a final Settlement of the Accounts between the United States and the individual States.

Sec. I.

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Bit

of intereft

due to

E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That interest upon the balances reported to be due to certain ftates, by the commiffioners for fet- Allowance tling accounts between the United States and on balance individual States, be allowed, from the laft day certain of December, one thousand seven hundred and ftates, &c. eighty-nine, and to be computed to the last day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, at the rate of four per centum per annum: And that the amount of fuch interest be placed to the credit of the state, to which the fame shall be found due, upon the books of the treasury of the United States, and shall bear an intereft of three per centum per annum, from and after the faid laft day of De cember, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the interest on the said balances, reported by the when and faid commiffioners, as aforefaid, which fhall be how to be paid. funded agreeable to the terms of the act inti

Out of what fund

payable,

tled, "An act to provide more effectually for the fettlement of the accounts, between the United States and the individual ftates," together with the intereft on the amount placed to the credit of any fuch state, for arrearages of intereft on fuch balances, agreeable to the terms of this act, be paid quarter-yearly, after the faid laft day of December, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-four; that is to fay one-fourth part thereof, on the last days of March, June, September and December, refpectively, in each year, at the offices of the commiflioners of loans, within fuch ftates as fhall be entitled to receive the fame; the first payment to be made on the laft day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five: And for the payment of the faid interest, so much of the duties arifing, yearly, on imports and tonnage, from and after the last day of December, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-four, as may be neceffary, and not heretofore otherwife appropriated, be, and the fame is hereby pledged and appropriated; and that the faith of the United States be, and the fame is hereby pledged to provide for deficiency, that may happen, by fuch additional and permanent funds, as may be neceffary therefor.

any

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 thirty-firft, 1794:
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

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