Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-15
AN ACT
Authorizing the erection Of certain light t-houtes
and for other purpoies.


Authorizing the erection of certain light houies,
and for other purpoies.
\ u Ell enst7sd BY ibe S.xzte and Hssjs Of Re-
I ~ p,sjrsiaiir<s sffbs Un;ted Sfases Of .1sssr.
ieH. in Cssgrgs eDSm5lrd Thar under the di-
rsetion Of the Secretary of the Treaiury, there
ha!l be pnrchsfed, for the uie of the United
Stafes, the land whsSeon lately fiood the light
houle on Garnet Point, and 70 much land ad-
joinios ,hsrsto. as may be fuf6cien, for vaults
and any other Purpoic nrceflary for the better
iupport of the isd lighi-houis
Sec. =. dnd Be IL fsnber sssSsx, That
the Secretary ofthe Tfeafury ihall be, aud he "a
hereby authorised, at his diicietion, TO procure
a new ian,hcrn or lanlhrrns, with fuitabe dn-
diitintiions. and TO cauie convenient vavl,s TO
be erected; and the faii lighthouie on the Cur
net, al the enlrancs Of Plymouth harbor to be
rebuilt. sks
Sec. > fsSkf il fs,s5fy srat7eI, That
the Secretary OF the T,eafniy ihsil be, and he 10
hereby authorized 10 caule 10 lie rebuilt, of iuch
height ma he may deem sxpsdicnf, the light
hsutc nov htualed on thc eaaefn cad of New
Cattle lland. at The entrance OF Pifcataqus siv-
or. either on The laad owned by the Uniled
States, or on Pollock Rock : Propidsl. that il
: built on Pollock Rock, the 'cgiila,nre Of New
Hamplhirefh fhsil vsh the properly OF che fsid rock
IN the Snited States, and ceds ths juridietiou Of
the fans.
Sec. 4. A~d Be ii fxribu sssSs1. That
the Secretary of the Tresfury fhsl 20. and he
is hereby authorized ard direttcd to casfc fuffi-
cientlight-houie to be creeied on Lyndc's point.
at the month Of Connecticut river, in the State
nt l.. IL
othcrwiis provicc for iuch light. honie, a,ths
expenfe Of the United States Prvided. That
fuficient land for the accommodation of fueh
liGht-houfe can be purchaied At resfcSzble
price, land the IsgiaatUre Of the State Of Cohnsc-
ticut nall eede the jurifdieion over the fame to
the United States.
Sec. s. Asd d5sh fariksy rsaaed, That the
Secretary Of the Trsaiury be directed TO csafs
proper light houles TO be built, and buoysto i've
placed. in the ftustions nceclIary for the nayi-
cation of the found between Long Hand and
tbs naia; an6 be, to that effect. aoraoriisd 10
caufe, by proper and intelligent perfons, fur
vey TO be taken Of the iaid found, as far ~ may
be rcquiGic; and to appoint keepers and othsr-
wife provide for iuch light houies, 81 the ak
penic Of the United States Pvyided. That fnf-
Ecicns land for the accommodates OF the ref
prttive light-houies can bs rurchaied at res-
fonable price and that the legislatures of
Rhode Ifand, Connecticut, and New York,
fhall, respectively, ceds the jurildietion over
the fame 70 the United States.
Sec. 6. And be IL Jx,iby m1atd, That
fhs Secretary of the Ireafury fhal! be, and he is
hereby authorized snd directed to caufe fsiici-
cnt light-houfc TO be erected on the iouih point
/. Of Cumberland Illsnd, at the entrance Of 81.
Mary's river within the State Of Georgia; and
that, under the direction of the faid Secretary,
there ihaIl be parehafed. if the fame caonot
otherwife be obtaised, efficient land for the
ercdien of the faid lieht-bouic, and aecommo-
daions for the better fupport thereof /: P,evid.
81, That the Legislature Of Georgia fhalI ccds
the juriidietion over the fame 10 ths United
States.
Sec. ,. Asd be n fsrfbsy enaatl, That
there mall be. and hereby arc appropriated, tor
the &c. imburfement Of the merchants Of Ply
mouth and Doxbuty, for monies Expended by
them in erceiing a temporary light on the Cur
net. a fun NOT sxcsesing two hundred ard is-
ven,y dolisr For The rebuildiog the light
kouls on the fsid Ganet, lom no, cx-
ceeding two rhouisDt ise hundred dollars for
the febuiidirs of ,ns light-houie on the esitrn
end o, Ncs Cattle IOsn5, for, nor exceeding
four m, uisnd dolsa; AMI for fhe erection Of
rhe fid ligh'.ns6ie On fs'd Lynde's psini. a
fun NOT exceeding t~o fhrcfand hye bundled
dolIsg.: 90, lhc c,cttign oi rhe lignt-hooic on
Csnbsrlaod fcost > irs, fa- ao' exccedirg
fapr thouiand q tsts; $40 80 lskirs me 'of-
vey. AID br eret,ipg i,ni hpoies snt rlse''g
buoy. IN ,hs r usd, inG, eot exceeding eight
- -. 4.,... en- ~. o.,d .af q, ,ng .nunfcs
which r,v tic in the T"Aiu'y, aoi osasiwiis
s2rfoPnsscd.