Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-04-26
TIL: JEFFERSON.

March 81, 1908
APPROVED, TIL: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT,
Granting William Wells the right Of pre-
emption.
+ BE ii enacted 6y the Senate and House
Of Representatives offhe United .States of
.fa'crfcG, IN Congress assembled, That
William Wells shall have the right pre-
emption to three hundred and twenty acres
of land, 70 include his improvements stu
ated at Fort Wayne, in the Indiana Ter
rltory, ut the conhuencs of the rivers Saint
!oseph's and Saint Mary's, which form the
Miami OF the lake; the boundaries of
which shall be designated under the dilec-
ton OF the Secretary of the Treasury
which tract of land shall be granted to him,
ut the same price, and on the same terms
tor which other public lands are sold at
private sale, and the respective instruments
OF the purchase money shall become due at
the same time with those of the first public
lands which may be sold in the tract of six
miles square coded by the treaty of Green
vile GO the United States, at shc confluence
of said rivers.
]. B. VARNUM, Sneaker
ofthe House Of r. .flreSenfafiUes
GEO: CLINTON,
Ylce- President Of the United States, and
March 10, 1905. W
APPROVED, TIL: JEFFERSON.
Az ACT,
For erecting lighthouse on the south
point OF the island of Sapeio, and for pIa-
cling huoyS and beacons 10 the shoals of
the iulct Lending TO the town of Darien,
and near the entrance of Ipswich harbor.
near Plymouth h2rbor, before the harbor
OF NantuCk et, and on the island Of Tuck
anuncS, az or near tAe entrance Of Con-
nscticut river, and near the entrance oe
Great Egg IIarbor river.
FL it enacted by The Senate and House
of Rel TeeenfofiUeS of the United States of
.dmerica, in Congress assembled, That as
soon as the jurisdiction of so much of the
head land Of the sonth point Of the island of
Sape1o, in the state of Georgia, as the Pre-
sident Of the United States shall deem suf-
fcient for the purpose OF erecting light
house and its aPpUrteuances, shall have
been coded to the United States, provided
the SAID land can be obtained at a reason
bic price. il shall be the duty Of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to provide bv contract,
which shall be approved by the President
of the United States, for building Iigh.-
house thereon, and furnishing the same
with all necessary supplies, and also to "a
gree for the salaries or W ges Of the per.
son orpersons who may be appointed by the
President for the superintendance and care
of building the said lighthouse And the
President is hereby authorised to make the
said appointment
Sec. 2. ind be IL further enacted, That
the Secretary OF the Treasury be further
author sed and directed 20 cause to be pla-
ccd fonr buoys on the shoals called the
South and North banks Of the harbnr or
entrance of the inlet leading to the town Of
Darien.
Sec 9. ind belt further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury be and he
is hereby authorised 60 cause to be erected
and placed beacons and buoys at the fol-
lowing places, to wit two beacons end three
buoys near the entrance Of Ipswich harbor I;
three buoys, one on Gurnet rock, one on
Boss rock, and one on Decks fats, and two
beacons on the stony muscle bed, near Ply
mouth h1ri,or three additional buovs be
fore the harbor of Nantucket, and buoy
or leading mark on the island Of Tucka.
nunck, in the state Of Massacbusetts-three
buoys at or near the entrance Of the Con.
necticut river, and three buoys N be pia.
ced at or near the entrance of Great Egg
HarbOr river, in the state Of New Jersey
Sec. 4. IND Be it further enacted, Thar
there shall be appropriated and paid Cut Q