Pennfylvania, to iffue letters patent, in the name and under the feal of the United States, granting and conveying to the said state forever the faid tract of land, as the fame was ascertained by a furvey made in pursuance of the refolution of Congress of the fixth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, January the third, 1792: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER V. An Act to extend the Time limited for fettling the Accounts of the United States with the Individual States. Sec. I. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, Board com- That the powers of the Board of Commiffioners, which, by an act paffed in the fecond fefment of ac fion of the firft Congress, was established to tinued till fettle the accounts between the United States miffioners for fettle counts con 1793. and individual states, fhall continue until the first day of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, unless the bufinefs fhall be fooner accomplished. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforefaid act fhall extend to the fettlement of the accounts between the United States and To fettle the ftate of Vermont: and that until the firft with Ver day of December next, fhall be allowed for the mont. faid ftate to exhibit its claims. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the paffing of this act, the pay of the Pay of principal principal clerk of the faid Board fhall be the clerk. fame as the pay of the principal clerk in the Auditor's office. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United CHAPTER VI. An Act concerning certain Fisheries of the United States, and for the Regulation and Government of the Fishermen employed therein. Section 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That the allowance now made upon the expor Allowance tation of dried fish of the fisheries of the United in lieu of States, in lieu of a drawback of the duties paid drawback on the falt used in preferving the fame, fhall tion of dri ceafe on all dried fifh exported after the tenth ed fifh liday of June next, and as a commutation and equivalent therefor, there fhall be afterwards on export 3 mited to June 1792 and as an equivalent, each fish allowed a fum ac cording to burden not paid on the last day of December annually, to the owner of every veffel or his agent, by the ing veffel collector of the district where fuch vessel may belong, that shall be qualified agreeably to law, for carrying on the bank and other cod fishto exceed eries, and that shall actually have been employ170 dollars. ed therein at fea for the term of four months at the leaft, of the fishing season, next preceding which feafon is accounted to be from the laft day of February to the last day of November in every year, for each and every ton of fuch veffel's burthen according to her admeafurement as licenfed or enrolled, if of twenty tons and not exceeding thirty tons, one and an half dollars; and if above thirty tons, two and an half dollars; of which allowance aforefaid, three-eighth parts fhall accrue and belong to the owner of fuch fifhing veffel, and the other five eights thereof fhall be divided by him, his agent or lawful representative, to and among the feveral fishermen who fhall have been employed in fuch veffel during the season aforefaid, or a part thereof, as the cafe may be, in fuch proportions as the fifh they fhall refpectively have taken may bear to the whole quantity of fifh taken on board fuch vessel during fuch feafon: Provided, That the allowance aforefaid on any one veffel, for one feafon, fhall not exceed one hundred and feventy dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That on Annual al- the last day of December annually, as aforefishing vef faid, there fhall alfo be paid to the owner of fels above 5 every fishing boat or veffel of more than five Jowance to tons, tons, and lefs than twenty tons, or to his agent or lawful reprefentative, by the collector of the diftrict where fuch boat or veffel may belong, the fum of one dollar upon every ton admea furement of such boat or veffel; which allow under what regulations Owners of and penalties are to be fued for, recovered and appropriated for any breach of an act, entitled, "An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties impofed by law on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of fhips or veffels." Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the fifhing vef- Owner or owners of every fishing veffel of fels how to twenty tons and upwards, his or their agent obtain the or lawful reprefentative, fhall previous to reallowances ceiving the allowance which is provided for in granted by this act, produce to the collector who is authori proceed to this act. zed to pay the fame, the original agreement or agreements which may have been made with the fishermen employed on board fuch veffel, as is herein before required, and alfo a certificate to be by him or them fubfcribed, therein mentioning the particular days on which fuch veffel failed and returned on the feveral voyages or fares, fhe may have made in the preceding fishing feafon, to the truth of which they fhall fwear or affirm before the collector aforefaid, Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That no fhip or veffel of twenty tons or upwards, employed as aforefaid, fhall be entitled to the allowance granted by this act, unless the skipper or mafter thereof hall, before he proceeds on any fishing voyage, make an agreement in writing or in print, with every fifherman employed therein, excepting only any apprentice or fervant of himself or owner; and in addition to fuch terms of fhipment as may be agreed on, fhall in fuch agreement exprefs whether the fame is to continue for one voyage or for the fifhing feafon, and fha alfo exprefs that the fifh or the proceeds of fuch fishing voyage or |