The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-23
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AN ACT to authorize the bnildine II rg.,
houses, light vessels, and beacon, thef.in
rrentioned, aud Tor other purposes
BE itcnoctei By the Senate and T.g" e
Representatives. oftie United States 81 <.
m,ritd IN Congress dsSt emitted, TIT tha
Secretary nf the Treasury, b.. aai T.
hereby Is, empowered 10 provide. b.
contract, Tor building liSht noosts aa3 hghf
vessels, erecting beaeens, and pl5e,uf btoY...
on the following sites or shoals, 49, 1T -
A light house on Bakers lsIdit, near Mount
ltcsrft, in the slnte of Maine arr CA Ma
namoy Point, IN the stat" OF Gass4rh8srtis,
"A light house on Goat islaad, m lie stat.
of Rhode Island a light vessel, ma To be
undcrtwohandred q dfly lsas,oa CaleHa.
teras, in North Carolina = hGht house en-
Cape Ronain, ~ the state nj Soofi. Gafa-
Ena light house II N pear .. ui-erer
Of the harhor ef Pens .eia. fat thai rart 6f
the territory hnonn.as West Florida
light house near horJ GuiR, ~ Msh,gm
territory Il hcaco. ou iiedfaas gput ~
the state Of ooGtn Gar3i.td Two lind
vessel. to be Ilaccd iaih" E. If behavior,
the one at or netf toe prntywre si,oaI.
and the other n er D"Hr IN s.ni ralied
the Upper Middle ,.2na also, II agree .or
the idrlss, uagrs, or hire, ot The persons
to he appointed tY til Pr idtut Il ia
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nit,} ihr Jurisdiction Ia sa.l l.,.s..,.s II
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Hand tvs tn9asasa -. I#Istfal ..fLa4
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10 authorize tls HFalrr l#Gt haf#.a.
therein n,.ntio,.I saA faf ..tk,, a..e4zf,.
scs. !" pasyrd the s,...#,i, 33,#s, Nv mo
thousana eight bnadfe1 .a5 tsaafg two.
for the state of Nru Fres. fre t4ous,e,E
dollars for m addirinn.A am 70 com,ipie
the hight hueise on oldhe!d Point, ia the
same state, one Thousand Ave hnudfed dol
lats: for an additional sum To complete a
tower for the light on Fort niagara, IN the
same state, o,e Thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars; for placing 4 lantern at Font 3t,1a-
ware, IN the river Delaware, une Thousand
five hundred dollars; for completing the
light house on Cape May, in the state OF
New Jersey, sum NOT exceeding FIVE
Thousand seven hundred aud fifty dollars
for placing Il light vessel 1T or near Cape
ltattcras Shoals, u srr, not exceeding
twenty five thousand dollars; for building
"A light house on Cape Edmdin, ten thou
sand dollars for erecting a beacon on iia-
drcll's Point, one thousand fle hundred
dollars for finishing the light house near
ST. Augustine, in the territory Of East
florida, The sum pf five ii.onsant dollars
for building a light house at or near Pen
sac6ia, sum nos exceeding six Thousand
dollars for building IA light house at Fort
Gratot, tire. Thousand five hundred dol
lars and for ba4eiiug and placing two light
vessels in Delaware BAY, twenty thousand
dollars.
Co.. 3. Anu b. IL f.yihfr eaocied, That
the presio.nt of the United States be, aud
ne IS hereby. Authorized 10 cause such an
examination and survey 10 be made Of the
sbstt,,r,idn hetwern fine ,larbor OF Glou
c.st.r and the harhor of S.i,atn, ia The
stat. of ossayl,nsetts. as may be rea,isile
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