[ 277 ] report and entry of any fuch fhip or veffel, and with the confent of the naval-officer (where there is one) to grant a permit or permits for unlading or landing the goods, wares or merchandize imported in fuch fhip or vessel at any place within his diftrict, which fhall appear to him to be moft convenient and proper. lations in Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Under the report and entry of fuch fhip or veffel, and of usual reguher cargo, or any part thereof, and all perfons other cafes. concerned therein, fhall be under and fubject to the fame rules, regulations, restrictions, penalties and provifions, as if the faid ship or veffel had arrived at the port of her destination, and had there proceeded to the delivery of her cargo. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, January the feventh, 1791: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER III. An Act to continue an Act, intituled, "An Act declaring the Affent of Congress to certain Acts of the States of Maryland, Georgia, and RhodeInland and Providence Plantations," fo far as the fame refpects the States of Georgia, and Rhode-Iland and Providence Plantations. (EXPIRED.) Recital. Confent of of Virginia An Act declaring the Confent of Congress, that a new State be formed within the Jurifdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and admitted into this Union, by the Name of the State of Kentucky. WH HEREAS the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, by an act entitled, "An act concerning the erection of the district of Kentucky into an independent state,” paffed the eighteenth day of December, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-nine, have confented, that the district of Kentucky, within the jurifdiction of the faid Commonwealth, and according to its actual boundaries at the time of paffing the act aforefaid, fhould be formed into a new ftate: And whereas a convention of delegates, chofen by the people of the faid district of Kentucky, have petitioned Congress to confent, that, on the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninetytwo, the faid district should be formed into a new ftate, and received into the Union, by the name of the State of Kentucky:" Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Congres Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of that a part America in Congress affembled, and it is hereby within cer- enacted and declared, That the Congress doth tain boun confent, that the said district of Kentucky, become a within the jurifdiction of the Commonwealth new ftate. of Virginia, and according to its actual boun daries, fhall daries, on the eighteenth day of December, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-nine, fhall, upon the first day of June, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-two, be formed in to a new state, separate from, and independant of, the faid Commonwealth of Virginia. by what name ad Sec. 2. And be it further enacted and declar- When and ed, That upon the aforefaid first day of June, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-two, mitted into the faid new state, by the name and file of the union. the State of Kentucky, fhall be received and admitted into this Union, as a new and entire member of the United States of America. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, An Act declaring the Confent of Congress to a CHAPTER VI. An Act making Appropriations for the Support of Government during the Year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-one, and for other Purpofes. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That there be appropriated the feveral fums, and for the feve Appropria ral purposes following, to wit: A fum not extions of mo ceeding two hundred and ninety-nine thoufand ney for the two hundred and feventy-fix dollars and fifty eivil lift; three cents, for defraying the expenses of the civil list, as estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the statement, number one, accompanying his report to the House of Repre fentatives of the fixth inftant, including the contingencies of the feveral executive officers, and of the two Houfes of Congress, which are hereby authorized and granted; a fum not exSpecified ceeding fifty thoufand feven hundred and fifpurpofes. ty-fix dollars and fifty-three cents, for fatisfy Certain Department of war; ing the feveral objects. fpecified in the statement, number two, accompanying the report aforesaid, all fuch whereof, as may not have been heretofore provided for by law, being hereby authorized; and a fum not exceeding three hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and ninety-nine dollars and fifty-four cents, for the use of the department of war, pursuant to the statement, number three, accompanying the report aforefaid, including therein the fum of one hundred thousand dollars, for defraying the expenfes of an expedition lately carried on against certain Indian tribes; and the fum of eighty-feven thousand four hundred and fixty-three dollars and fixty cents, being Penfions to the amount of one year's penfions to invalids, invalids; & together with the contingencies of the faid deout of what partment, which are hereby authorized: Which pay- feveral fums fhall be paid out of the funds following, namely, The fum of fix hundred thoufand dollars, which, by the act, intituled, “An act making provifion for the debt of the United States," is referved yearly for the fupport of the government of the United States, and their common defence; the amount of fuch able. funds pay. furplufes as may remain in the treafury, after out of what FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, APPROVED, February the 11th, 1791: GEORGE WASHINGTON, CHAPTER VII. An Act for the Admission of the State of Vermont THE into this Union: HE State of Vermont having petitioned the Congrefs to be admitted a member of the United States, Be it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United VOL. I. N 2 |