sea ports of entry collectors, &c. include all the waters and shores within the county of Barnstable. The district of Nantucket shall include the island of Nantucket. The district of Edgartown shall include all the waters and shores within the county of Duke's county. The district of New Bedford shall include all the waters and shores within the towns of New Bedford, Dartmouth, Westport, Rochester, and Wareham, together with all the islands within the county of Bristol. The district of Dighton shall include all the waters and shores on Taunton river, and in the town of Rehoboth. The district of Waldoborough shall include all the waters and shores from the middle of Damarascotty river, to the. southwardly side of the town of Northport. The collectors of the several districts Collectors of within that part of the state of Massachusetts, eastward of New districts eastHampshire, shall, from time to time, agree upon a divisional line ward of New Hampshire, between their respective districts, and transmit the same to the to agreee upcomptroller of the treasury; and such districts, so agreed upon, on a divisionshall include all the waters, shores, and islands, within the same, al life, &c. and all the lands adjoining to the British colonies of New Brunswick and Lower Canada, within the eastern part of the state of Massachusetts aforesaid. And in case of disagreement between In case of disany of the said collectors, concerning such divisional line, the agreement, the president president of the United States shall determine the same. to determine. § 3. That in the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plan- Districts in tations there shall be two districts, to wit: the district of New- Rhode Island; port, and the district of Providence. The district of Newport and delivery; shall comprehend all the waters, shores, bays, harbors, creeks, and inlets, from the west line of the said state, all along the coast, and northward, up the Narraganset bay, as far as the most southerly part of Warwick Neck, and from thence nearly a northeast course to the south end of Rumstick Point, at high water mark, and shall include the several towns, harbors, and landing places at Westerly, Charleston, South Kingston, North Kingston, East Greenwich, and all that part of Warwick, southward of Warwick Neck, and also the towns, harbors, and landing places, of Barrington, Warren, Bristol, Tiverton, Little Compton, and all the towns, harbors, and landing places, of the island of Rhode Island, James Town, Prudence, New Shoreham, and every other island and place within the said state, southward of Warwick Neck and Rumstick Point. The district of Provi- District of dence shall comprehend all the waters, shores, bays, harbors, Providence, creeks, and inlets, within the state of Rhode Island, northward of a line running nearly a northeast course from the south end of Warwick Neck to the south end of Rumstick Point at high water mark, including only the waters bounded by the east and west shores of said Rumstick Point and Warwick Neck, leading up the bay of the port of Providence. The town of Newport shall be the sole port of entry in the said district of Newport; and a collector, naval officer, and surveyor for the district, shall be appointed, to reside at the said town of Newport; and North Vol. i. p. 812. Kingston, East Greenwich, Barrington, Warren, Bristol, and Pawcatuck river, in Westerly, shall be ports of delivery only; and a surveyor shall be appointed to reside at each of the ports of North Kingston, East Greenwich, Warren, Bristol, and Paw District of &c. Districts in District of New London. District of catuck river; and the surveyor to reside at Warren shall be surveyor for the port of Barrington. The town of Providence shall be the sole port of entry in the said district of Providence; and Patuxet, in the same district, shall be a port of delivery only; and a collector, naval officer, and surveyor, shall be appointed, to reside at Providence; and a surveyor shall be appointed, to reside at Patuxet. § 4. That in the state of Connecticut there shall be four disConnecticut; tricts, to wit: New London, New Haven, Fairfield, and Middleports of entry town. The district of New London shall extend from the east and delivery: collectors, &c. line of the said state of Connecticut to the east line of the town of Lyme, and shall include the several towns or landing places of Norwich, Stonington, and Groton, as ports of delivery only; and New London to be the sole port of entry; and a collector, and surveyor, for the district, shall be appointed, to reside at New London; and a surveyor, to reside at Stonington. The district of New Haven shall extend from the west line of the New Haven. district of New London, westerly, to Oufatumnick river, to which shall be annexed the several towns, or landing places, of Guildford, Branford, Milford, and Derby, as ports of delivery only; and New Haven shall be the sole port of entry; and a collector, and surveyor, for the district, shall be appointed, to reside at New Haven. The district of Fairfield shall include all the ports and places in the said state of Connecticut west of the district of New Haven, to which shall be annexed the several towns or landing places of Norwalk, Stratford, Stamford, and Greenwich, as ports of delivery only; Fairfield shall be the sole port of entry; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Fairfield. The district of Middletown shall inMiddletown. clude the several towns and landing places of Lyme, Saybrook, District of District of Vol. iii. p. 1576. Vol. iv. p. 2243. Districts in Killingsworth, Haddam, East Haddam, Middletown, Chatham, Weathersfield, Glastenbury, Hartford, East Hartford, Windsor, and East Windsor, of which Middletown shall be the sole port of entry; and the other towns, and landing places, before named, shall be ports of delivery only; and a collector and surveyor shall be appointed, to reside at Middletown; and a surveyor shall be appointed, to reside at Hartford, and another, to reside at Saybrook. 5. That in the state of New York there shall be six districts, New York; to wit: Sagg Harbor, on Nassau or Long Island, the city of ports of entry New York, the city of Hudson, Champlain, Oswego, and Niagaand delivery; The district of Sagg Harbor shall include all the bays, harcollectors, &c. ra. District of bors, rivers, and shores, within the two points of land which are Sagg Harbor. called Oyster Pond Point and Montauk Point; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Sagg Harbor, which shall be the only port of entry and delivery in the said district. The district of the city of New York shall include all District of the such part of the coasts, rivers, bays, and harbors, of the said state, as are not included in other districts of the said state, especially the several towns or landing places of New Windsor, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Esopus, Kinderhook, and Albany, as ports of delivery only; and a collector, naval officer, and surveyor, for the district, shall be appointed, to reside at New city of New York. Vol. ii.p. 1193. Vol. iii. p. Vol. ii. York, which shall be the sole port of entry for the district; and a surveyor, at the city of Albany: and the president of the United States is authorized, if he judge it expedient, to appoint one other surveyor, to reside at such other place in the said district as he shall appoint. The district of Hudson shall include District of all the waters and shores of the said city; and a collector shall Hudson. be appointed for the said district, to reside at the said city of 2010. Hudson, which shall be the sole port of entry and delivery. The district of Champlain shall include all such shores and District of waters of lake Champlain, and the rivers connected therewith, Champlain. as lie within the said state of New York; and the said district shall extend, westwardly, along the northern boundary line of the said state, unto the place where said line is bounded by the river St. Lawrence; and the president of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint such place, within the said district, to be a port of entry and delivery, as he shall judge expedient; and a collector shall be appointed, to reside at the port of entry which may be established within the said district; and the president is also authorized, if he shall judge proper, to appoint not exceeding two surveyors, to reside at such place as he may judge expedient, to constitute ports of delivery only. The dis- District of trict of Oswego shall include all the shores and waters of the Oswego. p. 973, river St. Lawrence, from the place wheres said river is intersect- 1192, 1193. ed by the forty-fifth degree of northern latitude, and all the Vol. iii. p. shores and waters of lake Ontario, and the rivers and waters connected therewith, lying within the jurisdiction of the United States, and within the state of New York, to the eastward of the west bank of Genessee river; and a collector shall be appointed, who shall reside at or near Oswego, at such place as the president of the United States shall appoint, to be the port of entry for the district; and the president of the United States is authorized to appoint not exceeding three surveyors, to reside at such places, within the said district, as he shall judge proper, and to constitute each or either of such places to be ports of delivery only. The district of Niagara shall include all the shores District of Niand waters of lake Ontario and lake Erie, and the rivers con- agara. nected therewith, lying within the jurisdiction of the United Vol. ii. p. 892, States, and within the state of New York, to the westward of the 1193. west bank of Genessee river; and a collector shall be appointed, who shall reside at Niagara, which shall be the sole port of entry for the district; and the president of the United States is authorized to appoint not exceeding two surveyors, to reside at such places, within the said district, as he shall judge proper, and to constitute each, or either, of such places, to be ports of delivery only. 1679. 973, 1192, § 6. That the state of Vermont shall constitute one district, District of which shall include all such shores and waters of lake ChamVermont ; ports of entry plain, and the rivers connected therewith, as lie within the said and delivery; state, and shall also extend along the northern boundary line of collector, &c. the said state, adjoining to the British colony of Lower Čanada; Vol. ii. p. and the president of the United States is authorized to appoint such place, within the said district, to be the sole port of entry, as he shall judge proper and a collector shall be appointed to VOL. I. 73 1192. reside thereat; and the president of the United States is also authorized, if he judge it expedient, to establish not exceeding two places as ports of delivery only, and to appoint surveyors for each, or either, of said places, at his discretion; Provided, Proviso; the nevertheless, That the president of the United States may, whenpresident may ever he shall judge it expedient, and for the interest of the Unitthern bounda- ed States, erect the northern boundary line of the said state, adjoining the British colony of Lower Canada, or so much thereVermont into of as he may think proper, into a separate district, and appoint a collector, to reside at such port of entry and delivery as may be established by the president within the same. erect the nor ry line of a separate district, &c. District of Vol. iv. p. 2387. District of Vol. iii. p. Districts in § 7. That in the state of New Jersey there shall be five disNew Jersey; tricts, to wit: Perth Amboy, Burlington, Bridgetown, Great Egg ports of entry Harbor and Little Egg Harbor, which shall, severally, be ports and delivery; collectors, &c. of entry. The district of Perth Amboy shall comprehend all that part of the state of New Jersey, known by the name of East Perth Amboy. New Jersey, (that part excepted which is hereafter included in Vol. ii. p. 989. the district of Little Egg Harbor,) together with all the waters thereof, heretofore within the jurisdiction of the said state; in which district the towns, or landing places of New Brunswick, Middletown Point, Elizabethtown, and Newark, shall be ports of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Perth Amboy, and a surveyor to reside at New Brunswick. The district of Burlington shall comprehend that part of the said state known by the name of West New Jersey, which lies to the eastward and northward of the county of Gloucester, with all the waters thereof heretofore within the jurisdiction of the said state, in which district the landing place of Lamberton shall be a port of delivery only, and a collector shall be appointed for the district, to reside at Burlington, which shall be the port of entry for the district. The district of Bridgetown Bridgetown. shall comprehend the counties of Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, and Cape May, (such parts of the county of Gloucester and Cape May, as shall be hereinafter included in the district of Great Egg Harbor excepted,) and all the waters thereof heretofore within the jurisdiction of the said state; and the town of Salem and Port Elizabeth, on Maurice river, shall be ports of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed to reside at Bridgetown, which shall be the port of entry for the district. The district of Great Egg Harbor shall comprehend the river of Great Egg Harbor, together with all the inlets, bays, sounds, rivers, and creeks, along the seacoast, from Brigantine Inlet to Cape May; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Somers' Point, on the said river of Great Egg Harbor. The district of Little Egg Harbor shall compre hend all the shores, waters, bays, rivers, and creeks, from Barnegat Inlet to Brigantine Inlet, both inclusively; and the town of Tuckerton shall be the sole port of entry for the said district; and a collector for the same shall be appointed, to reside at Tuckerton. District of Vol. iv. p. 2386. District of Harbor. Vol. ii. p. 102). District of Districts in § 8. That in the state of Pennsylvania there shall be two disPennsylvania; tricts, to wit: Philadelphia and Presque Isle. The district of ports of entry Philadelphia shall include all the shores and waters of the river 1836. Delaware, and the rivers and waters connected therewith, lying and delivery; within the state of Pennsylvania; and the city of Philadelphia District of collectors, &c. shall be the sole port of entry and delivery for the same; and a Philadelphia. collector, naval officer, and surveyor, for the district, shall be Vol. iii. p. appointed, who shall reside at the city of Philadelphia. The Vol. iv. p. district of Presque Isle shall include all the shores and waters of 2386, 2196. Lake Erie, and the rivers and waters connected therewith, lying District of within the jurisdiction of the United States and the state of Presque Isle. Pennsylvania; and a collector for the said district shall be appointed, who shall reside at Presque Isle. § 9. That the state of Delaware shall be one district, and the District of borough of Wilmington shall be the only port of entry to which Delaware; shall be annexed New Castle and Port Penn, as ports of delivery ports of entry and delivery; only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to re- collector, &c. side at the said port of Wilmington. Vol. iv. p. 2242. Districts in collectors, &c. § 10. That in the state of Maryland there shall be ten districts, to wit: Baltimore, Chester, Oxford, Vienna, Snowhill, Annapolis, Maryland: Nottingham, Nanjemoy, Georgetown, and Havre de Grace. The ports of entry district of Baltimore shall include Patapsco river, Turkey Point, and delivery; Spes Utiæ Island, and all the waters and shores on the west side District of of Chesapeake Bay, from the mouth of Magetty river, which Baltimore. shall not be included in the district of Havre de Grace; and a collector, naval officer, and surveyor, for the district, shall be appointed, to reside at Baltimore, which shall be the sole port of entry. The district of Chester shall include Chester river and District of all the waters and shores on the eastern side of Chesapeake Bay, Chester. from the south side of Elk river, to the north side of the Eastern Bay, and Wye river, inclusive; in which Georgetown, on Sassafras river, shall be a port of delivery only, and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Chester, which shall be the sole port of entry. The district of Oxford shall include all District of the waters and shores on the eastern side of Chesapeake Bay, Oxford. from the north side of Wye river, and the Eastern Bay, to the Vol. ii. p. 892. south side of Great Choptank river, inclusive; and Cambridge shall be a port of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Oxford, which shall be the sole Snowhill. port of entry. The district of Vienna shall include all the wa- District of Viters and shores on the eastern side of Chesapeake Bay, from the enna. south side of Great Choptank river, to the south side of Hooper's Straits, Hayne's Point, and Wicomico river, inclusive; and Salisbury shall be a port of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Vienna, which shall be the sole port of entry. The district of Snowhill shall include all District of the waters and shores on the seacoast, from the north line of Virginia to the south line of Delaware, together with all the waters and shores on the eastern side of Chesapeake Bay, from the south side of Wicomico river to the south side of Pocomoke river, inclusive, so far as the jurisdiction of the said state of Maryland extends, to which Sinnipuxent shall be a port of delivery for West India produce only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Snowhill, which shall be the sole port of entry. The district of Annapolis shall include Magetty District of river, and all the waters and shores from thence to Drum Point, Annapolis. |