STATUTE I.

April 30, 1816.

[Expired.]

Act of April 18, 1818, ch. 69.

Salaries of the secretary of the Senate and

clerk of the House of Representatives

altered and es

tablished. Repeal of former acts.

Increase of salaries of the principal and engrossing clerks.

CHAP. CLXVIII.—An Act fixing the compensation of the secretary of the Senate, and clerk of the House of Representatives, and making provision for the clerks employed in their offices.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That in lieu of the compensation heretofore allowed by law to the secretary of the Senate, and clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, they shall severally receive the sum of three thousand dollars annually, payable quarterly, as heretofore.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of any act heretofore passed, providing any compensation, salary or perquisites, of any nature or kind whatever, to the said secretary and clerk, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That there be allowed to the principal and engrossing clerks of the Senate and of [the] House of Representatives, an addition of twenty per centum on the compensations to which they are at present entitled by law. This act shall take effect and continue in force for two years from and after the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.

APPROVED, April 30, 1816.

STATUTE I.

April 30, 1816.
Salary of
chaplains of
Congress.

CHAP. CLXX.-An Act fixing the compensation of the chaplains of Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the chaplains of Congress shall be allowed and paid five hundred dollars per annum, each, as a compensation for their services, to commence with the present session of Congress, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. APPROVED, April 30, 1816.

STATUTE I.

April 30, 1816.

Post-roads discontinued.

Act of April 30, 1810, ch. 37.

CHAP. CLXXI.—An Act to establish post-roads.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following post-roads be, and the same are hereby discontinued: that is to say,

From Portland, by Windham, Raymond, Bridgeton, Lovell, Waterford,
Norway, Paris, Buckfield, Sumner, Hartford, Livermore, Turner, Poland,
New Gloucester, and Hebron Academy, to Paris, in Maine.

From Waterford, by Norway, Rumford and Bethel, in Maine.
From Maryland to Milford, in New York.

From Delhi to Meredith, in New York.

From Onondaga, by Tully, Preble and Homer, to Courtland Courthouse in New York.

From Montgomery Courthouse, by Tatnall Courthouse and Barrington, to Darien in Georgia.

From Abington, by Russell Courthouse, and Mockinson Gap to Abington, in Virginia.

From Rogersville, Tennessee, by Lee Courthouse, Virginia, to Cumberland Gap, in Tennessee.

From Huntington, by the north road, to Smithtown, in New York.
From Buckstown, by Frankfort, Hampden, Bangor, and No. I. to
Orrington; also the route from Prospect, by Mount Ephraim, to Frank-
fort in Maine.

From Plymouth, by New Hampton, Meredith, Gilmanton, Northwood,
Nottingham and Durham, to Portsmouth in New Hampshire.
From Greersburgh, Pennsylvania, to New Lisbon, in Ohio.

From Barfields, by Port's Ferry, to Johnson's Ferry, on Lynch's Creek, Post-roads disin South Carolina.

From Port's Ferry to Conwayborough, South Carolina.

From Carthage to Lebanon, in Tennessee.

continued.

From Taunton to Weymouth, in Massachusetts.

From Canton to Goshen, in Connecticut.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following be established as post-roads, viz:

In Maine. From Lovell to Fryburg.

From Portland, by Poland, Hebron, Norway, Paris, Buckfield, Sumner,
Hartford, Livermore, Turner, Minot, New Gloucester, and Hebron
Academy, to Paris.

From Portland, by Windham, Raymond, Bridgeton, Lovell, Water-
ford, Norway, Paris, Rumford, Bethel and Albany, to Waterford.
From Norridgewalk, by Starks and Industry, to Farmington.
From Machias to Hagg's Point, in Lubeck.

From Belfast, by Mount Ephraim, Frankfort, Hampden and Bangor, to Edington.

From Augusta, by Brown's Corner and Harlem, to Palermo.

From Orrington to Brewer.

From Canaan by Palmyra, New Port, Crosley town and Carmel, to Hampden.

Post-roads es

tablished.

Maine.

In New Hampshire.-From Plymouth, by Campton, Thornton, Peeling New Hampshire. and Lincoln, to Franconia.

From Portsmouth, by Dover, Madberry, Barrington, Barnstead, Gilmanton, Meredith and New Hampton, to Plymouth.

In Vermont.-From Grand Isle to Alburgh.

From Hyde Park, by Morristown and Stow, to Waterbury.
From Rutland, by Parkerstown, Pittsfield, to Stockbridge.

From Newbury, on the Passumpsie turnpike, by Barnet, St. Johnsberry, Lynden, Sheffield and Barton, to Derby.

From Colraine, Massachusetts, by Halifax and Whitingham, to Wilmington.

That the post-road from Monkton to Hinesburg, pass through Starkesborough.

Vermont.

In Massachusetts.-From Northampton, by Williamsburgh, Goshen, Massachusetts. Plainfield and Savoy, to Adams.

From Worcester, by Milbury, Northbridge and Uxbridge, to Smithfield,

in Rhode Island.

From New Bedford, by Bridgewater, to Boston.

That the mail from Northampton to Worcester, pass through Paxton.
From the south parish of Bridgewater, by the west and north parishes

of Bridgewater, Randolph and Milton, to Boston.

In Connecticut.-From Middletown to Killingworth.
From Hartford, through Canton, Torringford, Torrington, Goshen and
Cornwall, to Sharon.

In New York.-From Essex, by Westport, Moriah, Crown Point, Ticonderoga, Hague and Bolton, to Fort George, in Caldwell.

From Williamstown, Oneida county, by Richland, Ellisbury, and Henderson's, to Sackett's harbour in Jefferson county.

From Richfield, by Plainfield, Brookfield and Hamilton, to Skaneatelas.

From Catherinetown, by Reading, to Benton.

From Manlius, by Pompey east, and Pompey west, Hill, Tully, Preble and Homer, to Cortlandt Courthouse.

Connecticut.

New York.

Post-roads established.

New Jersey.

Pennsylvania.

Ohio.

From Whitehall, (to intersect the post-road from Albany to Middlebury, Vermont, at Granville,) to Pawlett, in Vermont.

From Sullivan, by Camillus, Brutus and Mentz, to Junius.

From Auburn, by Mentz, Cato and Walcott, to Sodus bay.

From Stamford, by Roseville, to Delhi.

From Maryland, by Otego and Milford, to Hamburg Post-office in Unadilla.

From Genoa to Auburn.

From Oswego, by Hannibal and Sterling, to Cato.

From Whitesborough along the new road to the east end of Oneida lake, to Camden.

From Brownsville to Cape Vincent.

From Saratoga Springs, by Palmertown and Moreau, to Sandy Hill. From Canandaigua, by Rochester, and thence along the ridge road, to Lewistown.

From Owego, by Spencer Courthouse, in Tioga county, Dutch and Johnson's settlements, to Catharinetown.

From Geneva, by Phelps and Lyons, to Sodus.

From Westport, by Elizabeth and Keene, to Jay.

From Newburgh, by Pleasant Valley, to New Paltz.

From Batavia, by Middlebury, to Warsaw.

From Goshen, by Minisink and Amity, to Warwick.

From Goshen, by Philipsburg, Middletown, Mount Hope, Deer Park and Carpenter's Point, to Post-office in Montague, in New Jersey. From Huntington, by Dixhill's, to Smithtown.

From Hudson, by Kinderhook Landing, Castleton, and Schodack Landing, to Greenbush.

From Hudson to Lebanon.

From Sagg Harbour to Easthampton.

In New Jersey.-From New Brunswick, by Boundbrook, Middlebrook, Somerville, White House, Hunt's Mills, and Bloomsbury, to Easton, in Pennsylvania.

From Pittstown, in the county of Hunterdon, by Bloomsbury and Stewartsville, to Harmony, in the county of Sussex.

From Jobstown, in the county of Burlington, to Egypt, in the county of Monmouth.

In Pennsylvania. From Meadville, by forks of Oil Creek, Warren, and outlet of Chetauga lake, to Mayville, in New York.

From Seller's tavern to Doylestown.

From Sunbury, by New Berlin, Union county, and Middleburg, to Lewistown.

From Lewisburg, by Loyal-sock Gap, to Williamsport.

From Bellefont, by Birmingham and Burgoes Gap, to Ebensburg. From Downingstown, by Brandywine Manor, Waynesburg, Carnarvon, Ephrata, Elizabeth, Cornwall and Humelstown, to Harrisburg. From Beavertown to New Lisbon, in Ohio.

From Gettysburg, by Oxford and Berwick, to York.

From Bedford, by Johnstown, to Indiana.

In Ohio.-From Waynesville, by Bellebrook, to Xenia.

From Hamilton, by Oxford, to Bath, in Franklin county, Indiana territory.

From Gallipolis to Aurora; from West Union to Ripley.

From Salem, by Canfield, Austintown, Warren, Braceville, Sharon,
Nelson, Hiram, Mantua, and Aurora, to Newberry.

From West Union, by Hillsborough and Wilmington, to Xenia.
From Steubenville, by Salem, Millersburg, and Hamburg, to Canton.
From Gallipolis, by Sciota Salt Works, to Chillicothe.

From Avery, by Jessup, to Ridgeville, to intersect the post-route from
Cleveland to Detroit at Rocky river.

In Indiana Territory.-From Brookville, by Bath, to Salisbury.
From Valonia, by Brownstown, to New Natchez, in Jackson county.
From Vincennes to Emmerson's mills, in Knox county.

That the post-road from Vincennes to Shawnestown pass through
Harmony, in Gibson county.

In Illinois Territory. From Shawnestown, by White Courthouse, and Edward Courthouse, to Vincennes, in Indiana territory.

In Missouri Territory.-From St. Louis, by Potosi and Lawrence Courthouse, to Arkansas.

From St. Charles, by Murphey's in St. John's settlement, to fort Cooper or Howard Courthouse.

In Maryland.-From Triadelphia, by Damascus, to New Market.
From Hagerstown to McConnelstown, in Pennsylvania.
From Upper Marlborough to McGruder's tavern, in Prince George's
county.

In Virginia. From Cabin Point, by J. Edmund's, Baileysburg, Urquarhart's store, and C. Bower's, to South Quay.

From Wythe Courthouse, by Tazewell Courthouse, Russell Courthouse, Scott Courthouse, and Lee Courthouse, to Cumberland Gap, in Tennessee. From Brown's store, to Dickenson's store, Franklin county.

From Winchester, by Cedar Creek, Trout Run, and Lost River, to Moorefields.

From Pittsylvania Courthouse, by B. Wadkin's store, and Island Ford, Smith's River, to Rockingham Courthouse, in North Carolina.

From Wythe Courthouse, to Giles Courthouse.

From New Canton, to Columbia.

From Aldie to Leesburg.

From Aldie to Battletown.

In Kentucky.-From Washington, by Maysville, to Xenia in Ohio.
From Columbia to Greensburg.

From Great Crossings, by Sanders' mills, and New Fredericksburg, to
Vevay, in Indiana territory.

From Washington, by Newton, Marysville, and Cynthiana, to George

town.

From Middletown to Brunerstown.

From Glasgow, by Hartsville, to Lebanon, in Tennessee.

In North Carolina.—From Tarborough, by Staunton's Bridge, Snow North Carolina. Hill and Kinston, to Duplin Courthouse.

From Charlotte, by Harrisburg, Pine Hill, Alexander's, Lanford and

Lewisville, to Chester Courthouse in South Carolina.

From Murfreesborough, by Windsor, to Plymouth.

In South Carolina.—From Chesterfield Courthouse, by Lawry's mills, South Carolina. and Pickett's store, to Wadesborough, in North Carolina.

From Greenville Courthouse to Spartanburg.

From Barfield's, by Marion Courthouse, or Gilesborough, and God

frey's ferry, to Johnson's ferry, on Lynch creek.

From Conwayborough, by Gallivant's ferry, to Marion Courthouse.
From Conwayborough to Smithfield, in North Carolina.
From Chester Courthouse to Louisville.

In Georgia. From Jefferson to Hurricane Shoals.

From Montgomery Courthouse, by Blackmore's and Hardin's, to Riceborough.

In Tennessee.-From Nashville by Murfreesborough, Stone Fort, and Winchester, in Tennessee, Lowry's, Van's old place, and Blackburn's, to Athens, in Georgia.

From Lebanon, by Williamsburg, and Hilham, to Monroe.

From Sparta, by Liberty and Lebanon, to Nashville.

From Bean's station, by Stiffey's mill, to Iron works of Mossy creek, thence to Danbridge.

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Georgia.

Tennessee.

Mississippi Territory.

From Maryville, by Morgantown, to Tellico block house.
From Port Royal to John Hunt's, in Robertson's county.
That the post road from Jonesborough to Greenville pass through
Leesburg and Brownsburg.

In Mississippi Territory.-From Franklin Courthouse, to Liberty,
Amity Courthouse.

APPROVED, April 30, 1816.

STATUTE I.

April 30, 1816. CHAP. CLXXII.—An Act to allow drawback of duties on spirits distilled and

Regulations

of drawback upon spirits distilled within the

United States.

Act of April 20, 1818, ch. 79.

Proviso.

Further regulations.

sugar refined within the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That a drawback of six cents for every gallon of spirits, not below first proof, distilled within the United States, or the territories thereof, shall be allowed on all such spirits as shall be exported to any foreign port or place, other than the dominions of any foreign state immediately adjoining to the United States, adding to the allowance upon every gallon of such spirits so distilled from molasses, four cents, which allowances shall be made without deduction: Provided, That the quantity so exported shall amount to one hundred and fifty gallons at the least, to entitle an exporter thereof to drawback, and that no drawback shall be allowed whenever any of the said spirits shall be exported otherwise than in vessels not less than thirty tons burden.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in order to entitle the exporter or exporters to the benefit of drawback allowed by this act, on such spirits so distilled, the vessels or casks containing the same shall be branded or otherwise marked, in durable characters, with progressive numbers, with the name of the owner, the quantity thereof to be ascertained by actual gauging, and the proof thereof. And the exporter of such spirits shall, moreover, previous to putting or lading the same on board of any ship or vessel for exportation, give six hours' notice at least to the collector of the customs for the district from which the same are about to be exported of his or her intention to export the same; and shall make entry in writing, of the particulars thereof, and of the casks or vessels containing the same, and of their respective marks, numbers and contents, and of the place or places where deposited, and of the port or place to which, and ship or vessel in which they or either of them shall be so intended to be exported; and the form of the said entry shall be as follows: Entry of domestic spirits, intended to be exported by [here insert the name or names] on board of the [insert the denomination and name of the vessel,] whereof, [insert the name of the master,] is master, for [insert the port or place to which destined,] for the benefit of drawback.

And the said collector shall, in writing, direct the surveyor or other inspecting officer to inspect, or cause to be inspected, the spirits so no

Gauge.