American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-04-19

JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to authorize the Register or Enrolment and
License to be issued IN the of the President OK
Secretary of any incorporated Company, owning
boat or vessel.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires Of the United States Of .an,egica IN
Congress assembled, That enrolments aud licenses
for steam boats or vessels, owned by any ineorpora
ted company, may be issued in the name of the
President or Secretary OF such Company and that
such enroments and licenses shall not be vacated
or affected by sale of any share shares Of any
stakeholder or stockholders, in such Company.
Sec. @ find be 1t further enacted, That registers
for steam boats vessels, owned by any ncorpora-
ted company, may be issued in the name of The
President or Secretary of such company; and that
such registers shall not be vacated or affected by
sale Of any share or shares OF any stakeholder or
stockholders, in such company.
Sec. find be it further enacted, That upon the
death, removal, or resignation of the President or
Secretary of any incorporated company, owning any
steam boat or vessel, new register, enrolment
and license, as the case may be, shall be taken out
for such steamboat vessel.
Sec a. find be 1t further enacted, That previously
to granting register, enrolment. and license, for
any steam boat vessel, owned by any company,
the President Secretary of such company shall
swear or affirm as TO the ownership OF such steam
boat or vessel, by such company, without designa-
ing the names oil the persons composing such COM
pany which oath or affirmation, shall be deemed
sufficient, without requiring the oath or affirmation
of any other person interested or concerned in such
steamboat or vessel.
Sec. S. find be it farther enacted, That before
granting a register for any steam boat vessel,
so owned by any Incorporated company, the Pre-
sident or Secretary thereof, shall affirm
that, to the best OF his knowledge and belief, no
part of such steamboat or vessel has been, or is
then, owned by any foreigner or foreigners.
Washington, March 5. 1926 Approved.
AN ACT to establish the city of Hudson and the city Of
Troy, in the state of New York, Bowdonham, in the
state of Niane and Farport, in the state Of Ohio,
ports of delivery, and to abolish Topsham port Of
delivery.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires of the United States of 9merca in Con.
gresS assembled, That the city of Hudson, and The
city of Troy, in the state OF New York, Bowdoins
ham, in the district of Bath in the state of Mane,s
and Fairport, in the district OF Cuyahoga, in the
state Of Ohio, be-, and the same are hereby, several
ly, made port of delivery.
Sec. Q. find be it further enacted, That the
port of delivery established at Topsham, in the
state of Maine, be, and the same is hereby, abolish
cd
Washington, March 3, 1926 Approved.
AN ACT to authorize the building of ten soops of war,
and for other purposes
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Re
of the United States Of .9meiica in
Congress assembled That the President of the Unit
ted States be and he is hereby, authorized cause
to be built in addition to the present naval force of
the United States, number of sloops of war nnt
exceeding ten, to carry moi less than twenty guns,
each, OF such description and weight oil metal as the
President may direct; and that the Of FIVE hum
dred thousand dollars be, and the is hereby, APP
for the aforesaid purpose, cut any mo
ney in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. .. find be it further enacted, Thathe Pres
ident of the United States be- and he is hereby, au-
thorizcd 10 cause to be sold, .. such time, and in