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AUGUSTA CHRONICLE:* ' Vol. XX.] FREEDOM OF the PRESS and TRIAL bv JURY shall remain invidlate, [N#. io 5# AUGas T A; (Georgia) Printed by D. DRISCOL, near phe market. SATURDAT, June 2%, itob. [3 .] (By Authority.) AN ACT 0 ame id, in the cases therein mentioned the “ arl to regulate the collegian *f duties on imports and tonnage.” BE it enabled hy the Senate and Hmfe if Reprefenta fives of the United States of America in Cong refs ap mile d. That Co \ much of the (( act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage ” as req lircs the collect »r for the cl iit rid of Great Egg harbor, in the Hate of New-Jerky to reside at Somers’ Point, be, and the fame hereby is repealed, and the said collcftor (hall re.' fide at such place within fa id dilhift as may be direded by the secretary of the treasury. Sec. Z. And be it further enaSed, That the town or landing place of Darien,, «n the Alataraa'aa river, in the (fate of Georgia, hall be h port *f delivery, to bcarnexed t» the diftrift of Brunfwiek, and (hall he fab. jest to the fame regulations and reftriftintis us other port* of delivery in the U. States ; and a surveyor (lull be appointed to reside at the said port of delivery, who (lull be entitled to receive one hundred dollars annu al filar/, together with the other emolu u.nents ofoffice, as fixed by existing laws. Sec. 3. And be it further enabled, That Ocracoke inlet, in North-Carolina, to gether with Shell Caftel and Beacon illands, and all the (1 lores, isl inds, shoals, bays and waters within two miles of t he (hores of said inlet, «n each fide thereof, (hall be a diilrift, to be called the dillrift of Ocracoke ; the Prou lent of the United States (hail be au rhorifed to deiign tie such place in the said didriii as he ill all think proper, to be the port of entry; and a c«!leftor for (aid dif trift (hall be,appointed to reside at such port of entry, who in addition to his othere«olu tHciits, dull he entitled to receive the salary n«w allowed to the surveyor of Beacon ill and, dr no osher ; & [hall also perform the duties heretofore enjoined by law on the said surveyor : But no duties (hall be paid, er fecurcd ta be paid, in the said dillrift of O cmcoke, on any articles intended for any otb cr port connected with the waters of the said inlet of Ocracoke, such only excepted as may be call away within the said dillrift. The office cf surveyor of Beacon lihnd (hall be henceforth abolihed, and the mailers cr commanders of every (hip or vessel coming in at Qjcracoke inlet, and intending to un. ladder cargo or any part threof, at any port, other than the dillrift of Ocracoke, esnnefted with the. waters of the said inlet, as well as the uiaftcrs or commanders of all lighters.or ccvaTting vessels, whoihall receive goods, wc/53 or mcrchandife to be trtnfpor ted to an./ such port, (hall be bound to ex hiblttfer.r reports and manifells to the said collet i»r f and to perform ail the other duties whif >l, by the eighteenth feftion of the aft, “ An aft to regulate the collcftion of duties ®n imports and tonnage” they are t £w bound to perform, under similar cir ' jumftaticcs, inthe'inlet aforefaid. NATHI. MACON, Speaker ts the Hitife of Reprefenlatives . S. SMITH, frefsdoit of the Senate, pro tempore. Approved—April 21, iBo6> iP TH: JEFFERSON* AN ACT Ref the claims to land m the Indiana 'territory apdflate of Ohio. Bs it enacted by the Senate and House of Keprefentafives of the U. States of America, ut Congress affemhltd. That the rraiders and receivers cf public monies of the diftrifts of Vincennes and Kalktfkias, re. fpeftively. be, and they are hereby autho rifed and empowered, under the d.reftion or , the secretary of the tre-fary, to by oat ew or more trafts of land, tn their refpefttve it ft rifts, for the purpose of locating therein, trafts of land granted by virtue ct any legal French or Bruih grams, or of any refo«u tion craft of Congress ; Provided, that the trafts thus laid out (hall be whenever prafti cable, adjoining the trafts which, in confor mity with former laws, had been laid out for f miliar pirpofa by the governors of the north weft or Indiana territories ; and the trafts thus bid out (hall not be otherwtfe difpofcd of unkfs by ord?r of Congress. Sec 2 . And bett further enacted, lhat f or -trior. entitled t. gt»U «f Und <o’™ “ Ift of Congrcf., which m n« magnate! ih .he patents tff«4 Sj ’ «« 8^ emors aforefaW, or which haveo.t;et been I (hall have a right to m pfcfcncc j.Kutea, ’ ma . ~ fare- Wltn whom the regider of the land office, witn the location hall be entered ; and .h vevor general hall cause the fame to be fur ft the expence of the parties ; Provt ded that all the lands thus located, hall, fn each mft laid out for that purpose, he laid cut in a body without leaving any in - JaWttacen. larJ. aedlhall eact.be to leVeTin th. fa.™ a a t klognm, the length ofwhich haU norex ceeß three times its breadth. Sec. 3. And be it further <na»ci> That the Registers and receivers aforefaid (hall compicat and transmit their reports to the fecrctary of the treasury before the firft day of December next. Each of the said offi cers fall be allowed an additional compenfa ti*n as five hundred dollars ; & each of the clerics of the relpertivehoards, (hallbe allowed an additional coinpenfatlon of two hundred and fifty dollars, in fnll for his fcrviccs as such in relation to fuoh claims. Sec. 4,. And be it further enaded, That the regilier and receiver of public monies in the diftrirt of Cincinnati be, and they are hereby authoris'd to grant certificates of a right of pre-emption to any porfon rending on any reserved fertiou (other than feftion Ni. 1 5,) tot the trart m which he resides, on the applicant’s producing fafisfrrtory evi dence that his claim was within the provi (ions of the seventh Tertian ofan art intitu led “ An art making provision for the dis posal of the public lands in the Indiana ter ritory, and for other purpofss Provided, that the perfonflatfil exhibit the evidence of his claim, and (hill have paid at lead one twentieth part of the purchase money, on or before the fird day of Augi.T- next ; And ■provided also , that such certificates (hall not be granted for any lands previously granted' or fold, or fora larger trart than "a quarter of afertton, nor for any other trart that on which he redder, and such land dial! be granted at the fame price, and on the pay. rr.ents being made, as for the public lands fold at private sale. NATHI. MACON, Speaker of the House of Rcprefentatires • S. SMITH, P reft dent of the Senate, pro tcm. Approved, April 21, 1806. TH: JEFFERSON* AN ACT Making appropriations for the support of the militia eflabli/hnent of the (.suited Stales , for the year one thousand eight hundred and fx . BE it enabled by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in congie/s ajfembled , That for ■defraying the expence of the militia establish ment of the. United ?tatc«, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fix; for the Indian department, and for the expcncc *of fortifications, arsenals, magazines and armories, the following sums be, and the fame hereby are refpedtively appropriated ; that Is ta fay : For the pay of the army of the Umtsd States, three hundred and two thoufaud, five hundred and fifty-fix dollars : For forage, four thousand fix hundred and eight dollars : For the fubfiftance of the army and corps of engineers, two hundred and twenty four tliou&nd, nine hundred and ninety four dollars five cents ; For cloathing, eighty five thousand dal larst . rr , For bounties and premiums, fifteen tncu and dollars: For the medical and hafpital departments twelve thousand dollars: For camp equipage, fuel, tools and tranl porration, eighty five thousand dollars:^ For fortifications, arfrnals, magazines and armouries, two hund-cd and eighteen thousand, five hundred and forty two dol lars, five cents: , . For purchasing maps, plans, books, and instruments, one thousand five hundred dol lars : f , For the contingent expences of the war department, eighteen thousand dollars; For the pay and subsistence of the com mandants in Louisiana, fix thousand and sixty dollars, sixty seven cents; _ For the Indian department, ninety fix thousand fix hundred dollars : Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, 1 oat the several appropriations herein before made, (hall be paid and difchargccl, hrrt out of any balance remaining unexpended of former appropriations for the support of the military eftablifrtnent; and secondly, out of any monies in the treasury, not othtr»ifc AGON. Speaker of the House of Representatives. P J S. SMITH, Preftdent of the Senate, pro tern. Approved, April ‘^fjIpFERSON. AN ACT For evening certain light houses m the fiat* of Majfachufetts ; for building a beaeon, or pier, at bridgeport, in the fate of Connecticut; and for fixing buoys in Pam. piticofound, in the fate of North Caroh- B*K it enabled by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, m Congre/s Ajfembled, That the Secretary of the Trcalury be, and he is hereby authorized and direrted to cause to be crcrtcd the following light houses in the state of Mrffachufetts: , . One on Franklin ifiand, at the mouth ot Sr. George's river, in the diftrirt of Maine, > ’ ; Ore #n Weft Paffamaquody head, at the entrance into the bay and harbour of Paf fainquedy, in the dittriid of Maine. And a double light house at or near Chat ham harbour, on the back of cape Cod. Provided fufficient land for the accom modation of the said light houses can be ob tained at reafvnable prices, and the leglf laturc cf Maffacbafctts (hall cede the juris diction over the fame to the United States. And the fecrctary of the treasury is hereby authorized to agree for the salaries, or wa ges, of the persons who may be appointed by the PrefiJent for the fiiperintcndance and car* of said light houses, and otherwise to provide for the fame, at the expence of the United States. Sec. 2. And he it further enaSed, That tha fecrctary cf the treasury be, anil he is hereby required to caufc a beacon, or pier, to be creClcd near the mouth of the harbour of Bridgeport, in the state «f Connecticut; and to c mfe buoys to be fixed on BlulFShoa), Royal Shoal, north weft Shaddle, and fouth weft Shaddle, in the waters of Pamptico found, in the state of North Carolina. Sec. 3. And be it further enabled, Wtcic i/vfar defraying theex pence of erecting each or the aforefaui ligm houses, the furp .of five thousand dollars; for the expence of trading the said beacon? or pier, the firm of »ne thousand dollars ; and for expence of fixing the said buuys, one thousand dollars, to be paid, refpcCtive ly, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. NATHI/MACON, Speaker of the lluufe of Reprejentntvvef S. SMITH. Prrfjent of the Senate, prt tern . Approved, April zr, ISO 6. Til: JEFFERSON. AN ACT Far the rlief of Gilbert C. Russell, BE it entitled hy the Senate and lloufe of Reprfentatiycs cf the United' States of Amt riray in Cong refs a/ft mbit d, r l hat there be paid to Gilbert C. Russell late a captain of a company of mounted infantry, of the state of Ttnneffee, out of any monies in the M'O.firy not otherwise appropriated by law, the sum of fix hundred and seven teen dollars and ninety-five cents, for so much by him expended to the use of the U, States, for provision and forage, supplied by him, for his men and horses, and for ferriages paid, «n a tour cf duty from fhs state of Tennessee to the Natchez; preform ed under the *rdcr of the Prclident of the United Spates, by virtue of “ an aCt to caable the Prcfident ®f the United States to lake poffcftion of the territories ceded by France to the by the treaty concluded at Paris, on the thirtieth of April last, and f»r the temporary government thereof." NATHI. MACON, Speaker of the llonfe es lieprefenlatives. S. SMITH, Prefdent of the Senate pro tempore. Approved, April 15, iBos. 1 TH : JEFFERSON. AN ACT Supplementary to the aft making provtjion for the payment of claims of citizens of the United States on the government of France, BE it enabled by the Senate and Horse of Representatives of the United States ■of America in Congress ajfembled, That the fecrctary of the treasury shall cause to he paid, at the treasury of the United S r ates, the amount of certain claims of citizens of the United States against the government of France, anfing from the Bordeaux em bargo, in conformity with a certified lift *f liquidations, attetted by the mini tier cf the public trealnry of France, and tranfir.ittcd # by the minister plenipotentiary of the U. Stares, at Paris, to the said fecrctary ; which payments lhall be made for such sums, respectively, as are ttated in the ab«ve mentioned lift of liquidations, to such per sons, refpeftively, as the accounting officers cf the treasury shall determine to be right, fully entitled to the fame, and out of the . monies heretofre appropriated for the purpofc of difeharging the claims cf ciiiz-s of ihc United States against the government of France, the payment of which was affuened by the government of tbc United Stares, by virtue of the convention of the thirtieth April, «ne thousand eight hundred and three. P NATHI. MACON, Speaker of the House of Re prefonta fives. r S. SMITH, P refit nt cf the Senate pro tempore. Approved, April 18, iBcd. ™ TH : JEFFERSON. ACTS. Puffed hy the lafi Legislature of the fate of Georgia. AN ACT T 0 appropriate monies for the political year t iBo<s. BE it enabled h t^e Senate and Mou/eof Representatives of the fate of Georgia , in General AJfembly met, anJ it is Indy matted by the muihtrity afore/aid, That for the support of government, for the political year, 1806, the following sums of money be appropriated, viz ; The salary of the Governor, shall be two theufand five hun dred dollars per annum j the secretaries of the Executive Department, not exceeding two, five hundred dollars each; the fecrctary of state, two hundred dollars; the treafarcr, twelve hundred dollars ; the surveyor gene ral, two hundred dollars ; the comptroller general, four hundred dollars; the clerk of the Heufe of Representatives, three hundred dollars ; the fecrctary of the Senate, three hundred dollars ; the judges of the superior court, fourteen hundred dollars each; the attorney general, and two folicitots gene ral, one hundred and fifty dollars each ; which laid several turns (hall be, and they are hereby appropriated for their ufc, to be ptid quarterly by warrant from the govern or, on the treasury, out of the taxes to be received for tho years eighteen hundred four, and eighteen hundred five. Sec. a. And be it further enaSted, That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be appro priated as a contingent fund, fubjeft to the Sec. 3. dtr*}'He 1 ??] * fur their enactear, , „ ufc for the like compensation to the members ofths House of Representatives, and Senate, the sum of three dollars each per day, during their attendance, and the sum es three dol lars for every twenty miles, in coming to, and returning from the feat of gavernmtnt; and the sum of four dollars each, to the prefuknt of the Senate and fpcaker *f the House of Representatives, daring their at tendance, and the sum of four dollats each, for every twenty miles in coming to and returning fr«un the feat of government j to the clerk of the Houle of Representatives and fecrctary of the Senate, during the fitting of the legislature, four dollars per day each j the sum of fifty dollars each for flationary, &c. j to two tngrofling cleiks of the Senate, arid two of the Hyufe of Re presentatives, four dollars each per day, during their attendance; to the. raeflenger and door-keeper cf the Senate, k messenger and door-keeper of the House of Reprcfcnta tives, three dollars each per day ; t» KJ mund Booker Jenkins, clerk of the commit tee of finance, forty dollars ; to Jofcph Worfham, clerk of the committee «n the (Kite of the republic, forty dollars; —to the ajutant general, three dollars per day, while inaftual fetvice; to the commifiioncrs of the lottery, three dollars each per day, and the Turn of three dollars each for every twenty miles in coming to and returning from the feat of government; to the com miflioners *f Millcdgcvillc, that is to fay, John Harbcrt, one hundred and thirty nine dollars and fifty cents; to Howell Cobb?, one hundred and two dollars ; to Littleberry Baftkk, eighty two dollars and fifty cents ; to Archibald M. Dcvcre aux, one hundred and five dollars ; to Oli ver Porter, fixry dollars, and to George M, Troup, the furn of eighty dollars ; to Benj. Eafley Sc bis chain carriers, for laying out the town of Millcdgcvillc, the sum of two hundred and fifty four dollars ; to Samuel Tinfley, fecrctary to the ermmif fioners, one hundred and twenty fix dollars, and to the said commifltoners for printing, twenty two dollats; to Abraham Jones, the sum of two hundred and eighty three dollars, agreeably to a concurred rcfolution ; to Jofcph Law, the sum of one hundred and thirty eight dollars, agreeably to a concur red rcfolution ; to William Johnson, the furn of three hundred and ninety three dol lars and twenty seven cents agreeably to a concurred rcfolution, which said several sum» are hereby appropriated for their use, and (hall be paid out of any ironies which now arc or hereafter may be in the treasury, not otherwise fpeciallv appropriated. Sec. 4. And be it further enatied, That the sum of fifteen thoufanddoilars be appro priated, and fuhjeft to the order of the commiffioncrs of Milledgcville, to enable them to contrail for the ertftion of a ftate hnufe, at Millcdgevrlle ; which said sum (hall be paid out of any monies which now ' are, or hereafter may be in the treasury, not otherwise fpccially appropriated. Sec. 5. And be it further enabled, That the following sums be appropriated' to the use vt the several persons herein after named, and payable as above mentioned—that is to fay, to Butke Chifloro, drawer cf the lottery, two dollars per day, and Peter Pharr, messenger to the commiflicners of thrlot’ery, two dollars per day; to Am. brofe D. y, fifty dollars, agrcfablv to a concurred ie(«}ution j to John Nichohon, one hundred dollars, agreeably to a concur red icf*lutitn; to Nathaniel Twining, twenty-five dollars, fer difltibotjfcg the laws and journals in the counties of Bryan, Liberty, M‘int©(h, Glynn, and Camdcr, agreeable ta contract; to John Boftick* the sum of sixty-nine dollars, and Jacob Rabinfon, fifty-four dollars, they being employed by me treafnrer in dedroying paper medium, &c. agreeable to- rcfolution ; and