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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That under Buoys to be placed the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, within Buzthere fhall be provided and maintained at the zard's Bay. expenfe of the United States, not exceeding fix buoys to be placed within Buzzard's Bay, upon the most dangerous ledges there, in fuch manner as the fafety of navigation in that bay requires.

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Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the SeLight-houfe cretary of the Treasury shall be, and he is hereby to be erected authorized and directed to caufe a fufficient on Wigwam light-house to be erected on Wigwam Point, fo called, within the town of Gloucefter, in the state of Maffachusetts, where it will beft ferve the purpose of discovering the entrance of Anesquam harbour, and to appoint a keeper, and otherwise to provide for the fupport of fuch light-house at the expense of the United States. Provided, that fufficient land for the accommodation of fuch light-house, together with the jurifdiction thereof, fhall be duly and legally granted to and vefted in the United States.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That there Appropria fhall be and hereby are appropriated for provid- tions. ing the faid buoys, a fum not exceeding three hundred dollars, and for the erection of the faid light-house at Wigwam Point, a fum not exceeding two thousand dollars, to be paid out of any monies which may be in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated. THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-Prefident of the United States, and
Prefident of the Senate.
APPROVED-April 29th, A. D. 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,

VOL. V.

Prefident of the United States.

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CHAPTER XL.

An ACT fupplementary to the law's now in force, fixing the compenfations of the officers of the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives.

Sec. 1. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That from and after the thirty firft day of December, one thoufand seven hundred and ninety-nine, the officers of the Senate and House of Reprefentatives, hereinafter mentioned, shall be, and hereby are entitled to receive, in addition to their compen fations as now fixed by law, the following fums, that is to fay: The Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, two hundred and fifty dollars each, in addition to their falaries as at present established by law; and each of their principal and engroffing clerks, in addition to their per diem allowance as eftablished by law, two hundred dollars per annum.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the fergeant-at-arms of the Senate, who alfo performs the duty of door-keeper, the fergeant-atarms of the House of Representatives, and the door-keeper of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, fhall be and hereby are entitled to receive five. hundred dollars per annum each, and two dollars a day during the feffion; and the affiftant door-keepers of the Senate and House of Reprefentatives four hundred and fifty dollars per annum each, and two dollars per day during the session, in lieu of the compenfations heretofore established by law, which compenfations fhall commence from the commencement of the present feffion.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act fhall continue in force for and during the term of two years and no longer. THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-Prefident of the United States, and
Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-May 2d, A. M. 1800.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER XLI.

An ACT to divide the territory of the United States northwest of the Ohio, into two feparate govern

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Sec. 1. DE it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congrefs affembled, That from and Boundary after the fourth day of July next, all that part the new terof the territory of the United States northweft ritory. of the Ohio river, which lies to the weftward of a line beginning at the Ohio, oppofite to the mouth of Kentucky river, and running thence to fort Recovery, and thence north until it fhall interfect the territorial line between the United States and Canada, fhall, for the purposes of temporary government, conftitute a feparate territory, and be called the Indiana Territory.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there fhall be established within the faid territory a governmeut in all refpects fimilar to that pro- form of govided by the ordinance of Congrefs, paffed on the thirteenth day of July one thoufand feven leges of the hundred and eighty-feven, for the government of the territory of the United States northweft of the river Ohio; and the inhabitants thercof fhall be entitled to, and enjoy all and fingular

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the rights, privileges and advantages granted and fecured to the people by the said ordinance. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the officers for the faid territory, who by virtue of this compenfati- act fhall be appointed by the Prefident of the United States, by and with the advice and confent of the Senate, fhall refpectively exercife the fame powers, perform the fame duties, and receive for their fervices the fame compenfations as by the ordinance aforefaid and the laws of the United States, have been provided and eftablished for fimilar officers in the territory of the United States northwest of the river Ohio: And the duties and emoluments of Superintendant of Indian Affairs fhall be united with thofe of governor: Provided, That the Prefident of the United States fhall have full power, in the reCommiffions cefs of Congrefs, to appoint and commiffion all may be iffu- officers herein authorized; and their commiffions fhall continue in force until the end of the next feffion of Congrefs.

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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That so much Organizati- of the ordinance for the government of the terneral affem- ritory of the United States northwest of the Ohio river, as relates to the organization of a General Affembly therein, and prefcribes the powers thereof, fhall be in force and operate in the Indiana territory, whenever fatisfactory evidence fhall be given to the governor thereof, that such is the wifh of a majority of the freeholders, notwithstanding there may not be therein five thousand free male inhabitants of the age of twenty-one years and upwards: Provided, That until there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants of twenty-one years and upwards. in faid territory, the whole number of reprefentatives to the General Affembly fhall not be lefs than feven, nor more than nine, to be ap

portioned by the governor to the feveral counties in the said territory, agreeably to the number of free males of the age of twenty-one years and upwards which they may respectively contain.

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Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained fhall be conftrued fo as in Conftruction any manner to affect the government now in with refpect force in the territory of the United States north- to the goweft of the Ohio river, further than to prohibit the n. w. the exercise thereof within the Indiana terri- territory. tory, from and after the aforefaid fourth day of July next: Provided, That whenever that part of the territory of the United States which lies to the eastward of a line beginning at the mouth Eventual of the Great Miami river, and running thence change of due north to the territorial line between the dary. United States and Canada, fhall be erected into an independent ftate, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original tates, thenceforth faid line fhall become and remain permanently the boundary line between fuch state and the Indiana territory; any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithftanding.

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Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That until it fhall be otherwife ordered by the legislatures Seats of the of the faid territories refpectively, Chilicothe, on Scioto river, fhall be the feat of the government of the territory of the United States northweft of the Ohio river; and that Saint Vincennes, on the Wabash river, fhall be the feat of the government for the Indiana territory. THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
TH: JEFFERSON,

Vice-Prefident of the United States, and
Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED-May 7th, A. D. 1800.

JOHN ADAMS, Prefident of the United States.

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