United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/9th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 51
Chap. LI.—An Act for erecting certain Lighthouses in the state of Massachusetts; for building a beacon, or pier, at Bridgeport, in the state of Connecticut; and for fixing buoys in Pamptico sound, in the state of North Carolina.
Lighthouses to be built.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be erected the following lighthouses in the state of Massachusetts:
Franklin island.One on Franklin island, at the mouth of St. George’s river, in the district of Maine.
West Passamaquoddy head.One on West Passamaquoddy head, at the entrance into the bay and harbor of Passamaquoddy, in the district of Maine.
And a double lighthouse at or near Chatham harbor, on the back of Cape Cod.
Proviso.Provided sufficient land for the accommodation of the said lighthouses can be obtained at reasonable prices, and the legislature of Massachusetts shall cede the jurisdiction over the same to the United States. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to agree for the salaries, or wages, of the persons who may be appointed by the President for the superintendence and care of said lighthouses, and otherwise to provide for the same, at the expense of the United States.
Beacons or piers to be also erected—at what places.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby required to cause a beacon, or pier, to be erected near the mouth of the harbor of Bridgeport, in the state of Conncecticut; and to cause buoys to be fixed on Bluff Shoal, Royal Shoal, northwest Straddle, and southwest Straddle, in the waters of Pamptico sound, in the state of North Carolina.
Appropriations for erecting the lighthouses and piers.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there be appropriated for defraying the expense of erecting each of the aforesaid lighthouses, the sum of five thousand dollars: for the expense of erecting the said beacon, or pier, the sum of one thousand dollars; and for the expense of fixing the said buoys, one thousand dollars, to be paid, respectively, out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, April 21, 1806.