AN ACT To provide for light houses in Long Island Sound: and to declare Roxbury, in the state of Massachusetts, to be a port of delivery. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the town or landing place of Roxbury, in the state of Massachusetts, shall be a port of delivery, to be annexed to the district of Boston and Charlestown, and shall be subject to the same regulations and restrictions, as other ports of delivery in the United States. 22d January, 1806. 1 Ses. g Con. AN ACT Declaring the town of Jersey, in the state of New Jersey, to be a port of delivery; and for erecting a light house on Wood Island, or Fletcher's Neck, in the state of Massachusetts. Jersey, in the state of New-Jer sey, made a port Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the town, or landing place of Jersey, in the State of New of delivery. Jersey, shall be a port of delivery, to be annexed to the district of Perth Amboy and shall be subject to the same regulations and restrictions as other ports of delivery in the United States. And there shall be appointed a surveyor to reside at See antea page 20. Surveyor to reside at the said place. the said port of delivery, who shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the other emoluments allowed by law, a salary of one hundred dollars annually. 8th March, 1806. 1 Ses. 9 Con. AN ACT To amend, in the cases therein mentioned, the "Act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of AmeEgg Harbor may rica, in Congress assembled, That so much of in his district ap the Act to regulate the collection of duties on im Collector of Great reside any where proved of by the secretary of the treasury. Town of Darien in Georgia made a port of delivery the district of Brunswick. ports and tonnage" as requires the collector for the district of Great Egg Harbour,* in the state of New-Jersey, to reside at Somer's Point, be, and the same hereby is repealed; and the said collector shall reside at such place, within said district, as may be directed by the secretary of the treasury. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the to be annexed to town or landing place of Darien, on the Alatamaha river, in the state of Georgia, shall be a port of delivery, to be annexed to the district of Brunswick, and shall be subject to the same regulations and restrictions as other ports of delivery in the United States; and a surveyor shall be appointed to reside at the said port of delivery, who shall be entitled to receive one hundred dollars, * See antea page 21. † See antea page 34. annual salary, together with the other emoluments of office, as fixed by existing laws. in North Caroling, of "Ocracocke." be designated by there. His compensation Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Ocra- Ocracoke inlet, cocke inlet,* in North Carolina, together with Shell made the district Castle, and Beacon Islands, and all the shores, islands, shoals, bays and waters within two miles of the shores of said inlet, on each side thereof, shall be a district, to be called the district of Ocracocke; The president of the United States shall Port of entry to be authorized to designate such place in the said the President. district, as he shall think proper, to be the port of entry; And a collector for said district shall be appointed to reside at such port of entry, who, in Collector to reside addition to his other emoluments, shall be entitled to receive the salary now allowed to the surveyor of Beacon Island, and no other; and shall also perform the duties heretofore enjoined by law on the said surveyor: but no duties shall be paid, or Duties, on what secured to be paid, in the said district of Ocra- and collected. cocke, on any articles intended for any other port connected with the waters of the said inlet of Ocracocke, such only excepted, as may be cast away within the said district. The office of surveyor of Beacon Island, shall be henceforth abol- Office of surveyor ished, and the masters or commanders of every ship or vessel, coming in at Ocracocke inlet, and intending to unlade her cargo, or any part thereof, at any port, other than the district of Ocracocke, connected with the waters of the said inlet, as well as the masters or commanders of all lighters, or coasting vessels, who shall receive goods, wares or merchandize, to be transported to any such port, shall be bound to exhibit their reports and *See antea page 31. articles to be laid of Beacon Island abolished. manifests to the said collector, and to perform all April 21st, 1806. 1 Ses. 9 Con. All the shores and waters of the Ohio and its branches, and of the Mississippi and its branches added to the dis trict of Mississippi. AN ACT To annex certain shores and waters to the district of Mississippi; and to authorize the building a custom house at New-Orleans. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That from and after the thirtieth day of June next, all the shores and waters of the river Ohio, and of the several rivers and creeks emptying into the same; and also, all the shores and waters of the rivers which empty into the river Mississippi, or any of its branches, be, and the same are hereby annexed to, and shall make part of the district of Mississippi. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a surveyor shall be appointed for each of the following towns or places, that is to say; Fittsburg, Charlestown, Marietta, Cincinnatti, Limestone, Louisville, Massac, and Natchez, who shall be authorized to grant temporary registers to vessels See antea page 36. Permanent registers to be is sued by the col lector of Missis of the United States, in the same manner and on Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That so much of any act or acts, as erects any of the shores or waters, annexed by this act to the Mississippi district, into separate districts, be, and the same is hereby repealed. sippi Repeal of any act making separate districts of the shores and waters referred to. the treasury au thorized to cause to be built at New Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the The secretary of secretary of the treasury be, and he hereby is au- a custom-house thorized and directed to cause to be built upon Orleans. some convenient site, belonging to the United States, in the city of New-Orleans, a good and sufficient house, to serve as an office and place of deposit for the collector of the customs at that place. And the sum of twenty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the expense of erecting the same, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. February 13th, 1807.2 Sess. 9 Con. |