An act to annex a part of the state of New Jersey to the collection district of New York; to remove

the office of Collector of Niagara to Lewis Town, and to make Cape St. Vincent in the district of

Sackett's Harbor, a port of delivery; and out of the districts of Miami and Mississippi to make two

new districts to be called districts of Sandusky and Teche, and for other purposes,

An act to establish the town of Mobile a port of entry,

An act laying duties on sugar refined within the United States,

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An act making Elizabeth City the port of entry and delivery for the district of Camden, in the

state of North Carolina,

An act granting pensions to the officers and seamen serving on board the revenue cutters in certain

cases,

An act to repeal an act, entitled, "An act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and

harbors of the United States," and so much of any act or acts as prohibit the importation of goods,

wares, and merchandize of the growth, produce, or manufacture of Great Britian or Ireland, or of

any of the colonies or dependencies thereof, or of any place or country in the actual possession of

Great Britian,

An act directing the disposition of money paid into the courts of the United States,

An act to revise and continue in force, "an act declaring the assent of congress to certain acts of the

states of Maryland and Georgia,

An act making further provision for the payment of the debts of the United States,

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An act supplementary to the act, entitled "an act making further provision for the payment of the

debts of the United States,"

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the debts of the United States,"

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An act repealing after the last day of June next, the duties heretofore laid upon distilled spirits im

ported from abroad, and laying others in their stead; and also upon spirits distilled within the Uni.

ted States, and for appropriating the same.

An act for raising a further sum of money for the protection of the frontiers, and for other purposes

therein mentioned,

An act laying certain duties on snuff and refined sugar,

An act laying additional duties on goods, wares and merchandize, imported into the United States,

An act supplementary to the several acts imposing duties on goods, wares and merchandize, import-

ed into the United States,

An act for raising a further sum of money, by additional duties on certain articles imported; and for

other purposes,

An act to continue in force for a limited time, a part of an act, intituled "an act making further pro-

vision for securing and collecting the dutics on foreign and domestic distilled spirits, stills, wines

and teas,

An act laying an additional duty on salt imported into the United States, and for other purposes,

An act to continue in force "an act laying an additional duty on salt imported into the United

States, and for other purposes,

An act to lay additional duties on certain articles imported,

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An act repealing the acts laying duties on salt, and continuing in force, for a further time, the first
section of the act, intituled "an act further to protect the commerce and seamen of the United
States, against the Barbary powers,

An act for imposing more specific duties on the importation of certain articles; and also, for levying

and collecting light money on foreign ships or vessels; and for other purposes,

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An act to allow the importation of old copper salt-petre and sulphur, free of duty,

An act to impose a duty on the importation of iron wire,

An act imposing additional duties upon all goods, wares and merchandize, imported from any for-

eign port or place, and for other purposes,

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An act to establish the compensations of the officers employed in the collection of the duties on im-

ports and tonnage; and for other purposes,

An act supplementary to an act, intituled "an act to establish the compensations of the officers em-

ployed in the collection of the duties on imposts and tonnage,

An act to amend "an act to establish the compensations of the officers employed in the collection of

the duties on imports and tonnage, and for other purposes,

An act relative to the compensations of certain officers of the customs, and to provide for appointing

a surveyor in the district therein mentioned,

An act concerning the registering aud recording of ships or vessels,

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An act in addition to an act, entitled an act concerning the registering and recording of ships and

vessels."

An act in addition to an act entitled, "an act concerning the registering and recording of ships or

vessels" and to an act entitled "an act for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels employed in the

coasting trade and fisheries, and regulating the same,"

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An act relating to the recording, registering and enrolling and licensing ships or vessels in the Dis-
trict of Orleans,

An act in addition to the act, entitled "an act concerning the registering and recording of ships and

vessels of the United States " and to the act entitled "an act to regulate the collection of duties on

imports and tonnage,"

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An act to amend the act, entitled "an act concerning the registering and recording of ships and

vessels,"

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An act to authorise the secretary of the treasury to provide new certificates of registry,

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An act providing passports for the ships and vessels of the United States,

An act relative to the passing of coasting vessels between Long-Island and Rhode Island,

An act respecting the enrolling and licensing of steam boats,

An aet for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries,

and for regulating the same,

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An net supplementary to the act, entitled "an act providing passports for the ships and vessels of

the United States,"

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An act respecting quarantine and health laws,

An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures and penalties accruing under the
revenue laws, in certain cases therein mentioned,

An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties and disabilities, accruing

in certain cases therein mentioned,

An act to repeal part of an act, entituled, "an act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfei-

tures, penalties and disabilities, accruing in certain cases therein mentioned, and to continue in

force the residue of the same,

An act directing the secretary of the treasury to remit fines, forfeitures and penalties, in certain

cases,

An act directing the secretary of the treasury to remit certain fines, penalties, and forfeitures therein

mentioned,

An act to relinquish the claims of the United States to certain goods, wares and merchandize, cap-

tured by private armed vessels,

An act for the accommodation of persons concerned in certain fisheries, therein mentioned,

An act for the government of persons in certain fisheries,

An act laying a duty on imported salt; granting a bounty on pickled fish exported; and allowances

to certain vessels employed in the fisheries,

An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the acts heretofore passed on that

subject,

An act in addition to an act, entitled "an act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization; and to

repeal the acts heretofore passed on that subjects,"

An act supplementary to the acts heretofore passed on the subject of an uniform rule of naturaliza-

tion,

An act concerning letters of marque, prizes and prize goods,

An act in addition to the act concerning letters of marque, prizes, and prize goods,

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An act to prohibit the carrying on of the slave trade from the United States to any foreign place or

An act in addition to the act, entitled "an act to prohibit the carrying on the slave trade from the

United States to any foreign place or country,

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An act to regulate pensions to persons on board private armed ships,

An act for reducing the duties payable on prize goods captured by the private armed vessels of the

United States,

An act allowing a bounty to the owners, officers and crews of the private armed vessels of the United

States,

An act to amend and explain the act regulating pensions to persons on board private armed ships,

An act giving pensions to the orphans and widows of persons slain in the public or private armed

vessels of the United States,

An act in addition to an act, entitled "an act allowing a bounty to the owners, officers and crews of

the private armed vessels of the United States,

An act providing for salvage in cases of recapture,

An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the

United States, from and after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight

hundred and eight,

An act to prevent the importation of certain persons into certain states, where, by the laws thereof

their admission is prohibited,

An act to repeal a part of the act, entituled "an act supplementary to the act, concerning consula

and vice-consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen."

An act supplementary to the "act concerning consuls and vice-consuls, and for the further protection

of American seamen."

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An act fixing the compensation of public ministers, and of consuls residing on the coast of Barbary,

and for other purposes.

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An act in addition to the act, intitled "an act supplementary to the act concerning consuls and vice-

consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen,"

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An act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen,

An act for the relief and protection of American seamen,

An act for the government and regulation of seamen in the merchant service,

An act to prohibit American vessels from proceeding to or trading with the enemies of the United

States, and for other purposes,

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An act in addition to an act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen,

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purposes,

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An act to amend the act, entituled "an act for the government and regulation of seamen in the Mer-
chant service,

An act to revive and continue in force certain parts of the act for the relief and protection of Ame-

rican seamen," and to amend the same,"

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An act regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes,

An act for the regulation of seamen on board the public and private vessels of the United States,

An act to prohibit the use of licenses or passes granted by the authority of the government of the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,

An act supplementary to the act, entituled an act regulating foreign coins; and for other purposes,

An act to suspend, in part, the act, entituled "an act regulating foreign coins; and for other purposes, 551

An act regulating the currency of foreign coins in the United States,

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OF THE UNITED STATES,

NOW IN FORCE, RELATIVE TO

COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS.

AN ACT

TO REGULATE THE COLLECTION OF DUTIES ON
IMPORTS AND TONNAGE.

Districts and

Hampshire.

SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the State of ports in New New-Hampshire shall be one district, to be called the district of Portsmouth,* of which the town of Portsmouth shall be the sole port of entry, and the towns of New-Castle, Dover and Exeter, ports of delivery only; but all ships or vessels, bound to or from either of the said ports of delivery, shall first come to, enter and clear at Portsmouth; and a collector, naval officer and surveyor for the said district, shall be appointed, to reside at Portsmouth; and the authority of the

*Kittery and Berwick added to the district of Portsmouth as ports of delivery.

It is provided, that nothing contained in the act shall be construed to prevent the master or commander of any ship or vessel, having merchandize on board, destined for either of the said places, from making entry at his option, with the collector of the district of York, and obtaining permits for the delivery thereof as heretofore.

Act 25th February, 1801. 2 Ses. 6 Con.

Districts and ports in Massachusetts.

officers of the said district shall, for the purposes of this act, extend to the northern boundary line of the said state of New-Hampshire, adjoining to the British colony of Lower Canada.*

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in the state of Massachusetts there shall be twenty-two districts and ports of entry, to wit: Newburyport, Ipswich, Gloucester, Salem and Beverly, as one; Marblehead, Boston and Charlestown, as one; Plymouth, Barnstable, Nantucket, Edgartown, New-Bedford, Dighton, York, Biddeford and Pepperelborough, as one; Portland and Falmouth, as one; Bath, Wiscasset, Penobscot, Frenchman's Bay, Machias, Passamaquody and Waldoborough.

To the district of Newburyport, shall be annexed the several towns or landing places of Almsbury, Salisbury, Haverhill and Newbury, which shall be ports of delivery only; and a collector, naval officer, and surveyor for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Newburyport.

To the district of Gloucester shall be annexed the town of Manchester, as a port of delivery only; and a collector and surveyor shall be appointed for the district, to reside at Gloucester.

To the district of Salem and Beverly shall be annexed the town or landing place of Danvers,

*District of White Mountains established. Includes all that part of the state of New-Hampshire which lies adjacent to the boundary of the United States, and north of 44 degrees thirty minutes north latitude.

The President authorized to establish a port of entry and delivery, and to appoint a collector to reside thereat. Act 2 March, 1811. 3 Ses. 11 Con.