Recital. Governor to make CHAPTER VIII. An Act to provide for the Government of the HEREAS in order that the ordinance of the United States in Congrefs affembled, for the government of the territory north-west of the river Ohio may continue to have full effect, it is requifite that certain provisions should be made, fo as to adapt the fame to the present conftitution of the United States: Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Communi- House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That in all cathe Prefithe fes in which by the faid ordinance, any infor cation to United States. mation is to be given, or communication made by the Governor of the faid territory to the United States in Congress affembled, or to any of their officers, it fhall be the duty of the faid Governor to give fuch information and to make fuch communication to the Prefident how to be of the United States; and the Prefident fhall appointed. nominate, and by and with the advice and Officers, Commif confent of the Senate, fhall appoint all officers which by the faid ordinance were to have been appointed by the United States in Congress affembled, and all officers fo appointed, shall be commiffioned by him: and in all cafes fioned and where the United States in Congress assembled, might, by the faid ordinance, revoke any commiffion or remove from any office, the Prefident is hereby declared to have the fame powers of revocation and removal. removed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in case of the death, removal, refignation, or neceffary abfence of the Governor of the faid territory, the Secretary thereof shall be, and he death, re is hereby authorised and required to execute In cafes of all the powers, and perform all the duties of moval, &c. the vacancy occafioned fecretary to Governor, during the by the removal, refignation or neceffary ab- power of fence of the faid Governor. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives." JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, August the 7th, 1789: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. execute the governor during fuch vacancy, CHAPTER IX. An Act for the Establishment and Support of Piers. Section 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and Expences to be de House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, after 15th That all expences which fhall accrue from and Aug. 1789 after the fifteenth day of Auguft, one thousand frayed out of treasury seven hundred and eighty-nine, in the neceffary of States fupport, maintenance and repairs of all lighthoufes, beacons, buoys and public piers, erected, placed, or funk before the paffing of this act, at the entrance of, or within any bay, inlet, harbour, or port of the United States, for rendering the navigation thereof easy and safe, VOL. I E fhall be defrayed out of the treafury of the Provided a United States: Provided nevertheless, That made with- none of the faid expences fhall continue to be none year. fo defrayed by the United States, after the ex cellion be Light house to be erec piration of one year from the day aforefaid, unlefs fuch light-houfes, beacons, buoys and public piers, fhall in the mean time be ceded to, and vefted in the United States, by the. ftate or states refpectively in which the fame may be, together with the lands and tenements thereunto belonging, and together with the jurifdiction of the fame. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a ted near light-house fhall be erected near the entrance entrance of of the Chesapeake-Bay, at fuch place, when Bay. ceded to the United States in manner aforefaid, as the Prefident of the United States fhall di Chesapeake rect. Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, That it Secretary of fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treatreasury to contract for fury to provide by contracts, which shall be building, repairing, approved by the Prefident of the United States, when for building a light-houfe near the entrance neceffary. of Chesapeake-Bay, and for rebuilding when neceffary, and keeping in good repair, the light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers in the several states, and for furnishing the fame, with all neceffary fupplies and alfo to agree for the falaries, wages, or hire of the perfon or perfons appointed by the Prefident, for the fuperintendance and care of the fame. Sect. 4. And be it further enacted, That all Pilots to be pilots in the bays, inlets, rivers, harbours and regulated by theexift ports of the United States, fhall continue to be ing laws of regulated in conformity with the exifting laws ive ftates of the ftates refpectively wherein fuch pilots may be, or with fuch laws as the states may the refpec refpectively hereafter enact for the purpose, un til further legislative provifion fhall be made by Congrefs. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, Auguft the 7th, 1789: GEORGE WASHINGTON, CHAPTER X. An Act providing for the Expences which may attend Negociations or Treaties with the Indian Tribes, and the Appointment of Commiffion ers for managing the fame. (EXPIRED.) CHAPTER XI. ⠀ An Act for regiftering and clearing Veffels, regulating the Coafting Trade, and for other Purpofes (REPEALED.) Depart nated. CHAPTER XI. 1 An Act to establish the Treasury Department Section 1. E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, ment defig- That there fhall be a department of Treafury, in which fhall be the following officers, namely; a Secretary of the Treafury, to be deemed head of the department; a Comptroller, an Auditor, a Treafurer, a Regifter, and an Affiftant. to the Secretary of the Treafury, which Affiftant fhall be appointed by the faid Secretary. Officers therein, the fecreta ry. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it Duties of fhall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treafury to digeft and prepare plans for the improvement and management of the revenue, and for the fupport of public credit; to prepare and report estimates of the public revenue, and the public expenditures; to fuperintend the collection of the revenue; to decide on the forms of keeping and stating accounts and making returns, and to grant under the limitations herein established, or to be hereafter provided, all warrants for monies to be iffued from the Treafury, in pursuance of appropriations by law; to execute fuch fervices relative to the fale of the lands belonging to the United States, as may be by law required of him; to make report, and give information to either branch of the Legiflature, in person or in writing (as he -may be required,) refpecting all matters referred to him by the Senate or House of Reprefentatives, or which fhall appertain to his office; and generally to perform all fuch fervices relative to the finances, as he fhall be directed to perform. |