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CHAPTER CIV.

An ACT to amend the act, intituled "An act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of flaves, within the United States," and to repeal the act, intituled "An act to enlarge the powers of the surveyors of the re

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Sec. I.

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E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Surveyors States of America, in Congress affembled, That each furveyor of the revenue who has been or fhall be make cor- appointed under the act, intituled "An act to to the furs provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling pervifors houses, and the enumeration of flaves within 2nd infpec- the United States," after completing the lifts of the fums payable, for every dwelling house and flave within the diftrict to which fuch furveyor does or shall belong, and delivering the fame to the collector of the revenue, and after taking receipts for fuch lifts from the collector, in the manner provided by the act, intituled "An act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States," fhall tranfmit to the fupervifor of the district, or to the infpector of furvey, in any district comprehending more than one furvey of infpection, to which fuch furveyor does or may belong, the receipts given by the collector for fuch lifts, together with all the records of the lifts, valuations and enumerations, which he has received or shall receive, or which doth or fhall exift in his office under authority of the act firft mentioned; and it fhall be the duty of fuch fupervifor or inspector to receive fuch receipts, records and papers, and fafely to preferve the fame.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That fo much of the act, intituled "An act to provide

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for the valuations of lands and dwelling houses, Repeal of and the enumeration of flaves," as makes it part of the the duty of the furveyors of the revenue to record the transfers of lands or dwelling houfes, included in the faid valuations, and to view and apportion the value of fuch land or dwelling houfes as fhall be divided by fale or partition, and to value and affefs new dwelling houses and lands which are exempted, but which fhall cease to be exempted from taxation by the laws of the state, where the fame fhall be fituated, and to cancel or reduce the valuation of dwelling houses, which may be damaged or deftroyed by fire or other accidents, fhall be and the fame is hereby repealed.

former act.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Repeal of a act, intituled “ An act to enlarge the powers of the furveyors of the revenue," paffed on the thirteenth day of May, in the year one thoufand eight hundred, fhall be and the fame is hereby repealed.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
TH: JEFFERSON, Vice President of the
United States and Prefident of the Senate.
APPROVED-February 27th, 1801.
JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER CV.

An ACT for erecting light houses on New Point Comfort, and on Smith's Point, in the ftate of Virginia, and on Faulkner's land in Long Island Sound, in the state of Connecticut, and for placing buoys in Naraganset Bay.

Sec. I.

BE it enacted by the Senate and House

of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That as

Light houses to

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on New

Point Com

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Smith's
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Faulkner's

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foon as a ceffion fhall be made by the ftate of Virginia to the United States, of the jurisdiction over the land proper for the purpose, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized to provide by contract, to be approved by the Prefident of the United States, for building a light houfe on New Point Comfort, and another light houfe on Smith's Point, both in the ftate aforefaid, and to furnish the fame with all neceffary fupplies; and alfo to agree for the falaries or wages of the perfons, who may be appointed by the President for the fuperintendance and care of the fame, and that the Prefident be authorized to make the said appointments.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That as A light houle to be soon as a ceffion fhall be made by the state of Conerected on necticut, of the jurifdiction over the land proper for the purpose, the Secretary be, and he is hereby authorized to provide by contract, to be approved by the Prefident of the United States, for building a light houfe on Faulkner's Ifland, in Long Island found, in the faid ftate of Connecticut, and to furnish the fame with all neceffary supplies, and alfo to agree for the falaries or wages of the perfon or persons appointed by the Prefident for the fuperintendance and care of the fame, and that the Prefident be authorized to make the faid appointments.

Buoys to be placed in

Bay.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treafury be, and he is hereby Naraganfet authorized and directed to caufe to be placed one buoy on the fhoal fouth of Kinnimicut Point, and one buoy on a ledge called the half way rock, in the Narraganfet Bay, in the ftate of RhodeIfland.

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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That there be appropriated and paid, out of the monies arifing from imports and tonnage, the fum of

five thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting the light house as aforefaid on New Point Comfort; the fum of nine thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting the light houfe as aforefaid on Smith's Point; and the fum of fix thousand dollars for erecting the light houfe as aforefaid on Faulkner's Island in Long Island Sound, and the fum of one hundred and fifty dollars for placing two buoys as aforefaid in the Narraganfet Bay, in the state of Rhode-Ifland.

THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives.
JAMES HILLHOUSE,

Prefident of the Senate, pro tempore.

APPROVED-March 3d, A. D. 1801.

JOHN ADAMS,

Prefident of the United States.

CHAPTER CVI.

An ACT further to alter and to establish certain

Sec. I.

poft-roads.

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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 following post-roads be difcontinued:

Certain

poft-roads to be continued.

From Lancaster to New-Holland in Pennfyl- Po te dit vania.

From Greenville in Tenneffee, by the Warm Springs, to Buncomb court-house.

From Flizabeth city in North Carolina, by New-Lebanon, to North-Weft river bridge.

From Upper Marlborough to Pifcataway.

From Henderson court-houfe to Muhlenberg court-house.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following be established as post-roads.

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New post roads eftablished,

IN MAIN

From Standish to Fryburg.

IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE

From Amherst by Francis-town, Washington and Claremont, to Windsor in Vermont. IN VERMONT

From Bennington to Brattleborough.

From Newbury by Bradford, Corinth, Wafhington and Barre, to Montpelier.

IN MASSACHUSETTS

From Leominster, through Westminster, Templeton and Athol, to Greenfield.

From Worcester, by Mendon, to Providence, and from Worcefter to Lancafter.

IN RHODE-ISLAND

From Providence, by Rehoboth and Attleborough, to Taunton, Maffachusetts.

IN NEW-YORK

From Albany, by Duanesburg and Durlock, to Cherry Valley.

From Poughkeepfie, by Sharon, to Litchfield.
IN DELAWARE-

From George-town, by Concord and the village of Laurel, to Salisbury.

IN MARYLAND

From Annapolis to Eafton, by Young Haddaways.

From Annapolis to Centre-ville,by Kent-ifland. From the city of Washington to Piscataway. From Elkton, by Warwick and Bridge-town, to Greensborough, in Caroline county.

From the city of Washington, by Brookville and W. Hobb's in Frederick county, to Taneyton. From the city of Washington to Wiley's tavern in Fairfax county, Virginia.

IN PENNSYLVANIA

From Pittsburgh, by George-town and Canfield, to Warren in the North-western territory. From Berwick to Wilkefbarre.

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