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10. The district of New Bedford: to comprise 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, as bounded on the second day of March, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine; in which New Bedford shall be the port of entry, and Westport, Rochester, and Wareham ports of delivery.

11. The district of Fall River: to comprise all the waters and shores on Taunton River, and in the town of Rehoboth, as bounded on the second day of March, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, and all that part of the town of Tiverton, in Rhode Island, north of the south line of the farm of William Slade, and of the farm of the heirs of Boylston Brayton, as bounded on the ninth day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-two, to Watuppa Pond, and by that pond to the south line of the State of Massachusetts, and the waters and shores adjoining thereto; in which Fall River shall be the port of entry and delivery, and Swansea, Somerset, Freetown, Berkley, and Taunton ports of delivery.

Rev. Stat., §2,528. Sippican and Mattapoisett Harbors, within the township of Rochester, in Massachusetts, shall be known as ports under those names, within the collection district of New Bedford, and the respective inhabitants are authorized to describe, as the law requires, their vessels as belonging to those places respectively, instead of Rochester.

Rev. Stat., §2,529. There shall be in the collection districts in the State of Massachusetts the following officers:

1. In the district of Newburyport, a collector and a surveyor, who shall reside at Newburyport.

2. In the district of Gloucester, a collector and a surveyor, who shall reside at Gloucester.

3. In the districts of Salem and Beverly, a collector and a surveyor, who shall reside at Salem.

4. In the district of Marblehead, a collector, who shall reside at Marblehead. 5. In the districts of Boston and Charlestown, a collector, a naval officer, a surveyor, who shall reside at Boston; two appraisers, and two assistant appraisers, a special examiner of drugs, medicines, and chemicals; and the Secretary of the Treasury may appoint an inspector of customs for the port of Chelsea.

6. In the district of Plymouth, a collector, who shall reside at Plymouth. 7. In the district of Barnstable, a collector, who shall reside at Barnstable. 8. In the district of Nantucket, a collector, who shall reside at Nantucket. 9. In the district of Edgartown, a collector, who shall reside at Edgartown. 10. In the district of New Bedford, a collector, who shall reside at New Bedford.

11. In the district of Fall River, a collector, who shall reside at Fall River. Rev. Stat., §2,530. The clerks and other persons employed in the appraiser's office at the port of Boston shall be appointed by the principal appraiser, and their number and compensation shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Rev. Stat, §2,531. There shall be in the State of Rhode Island three collection districts, as follows:

1. The district of Newport: to comprise all the waters and shores from the east line of the town of Westerly, as bounded on the third day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-two, along the sea-coast, and northward, up the

Narragansett Bay, as far as the southerly boundary of Kent County, as the same existed on the twenty-ninth day of July, eighteen hundred and fifty, including the several towns, harbors, and landing places at Charleston, South Kingston, and North Kingston; and also the towns, harbors, and landing places of Tiverton and Little Compton, as bounded on the second day of March, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, and all the towns, harbors, and landing places of the islands of Rhode Island, Jamestown, Prudence, New Shoreham, and every other island within the State, southward 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; in which Newport shall be the port of entry, and North Kingston and Tiverton ports of delivery.

2. The district of Bristol and Warren: to comprise the towns of Bristol, Warren, and Barrington, and all the waters and shores around the same, within a line beginning at the middle of the bay, between Mount Hope and Common Fence Point, running southwesterly through the middle of Bristol Ferry, and continuing such course until it strikes a point of equal distance from Rhode Island to Prudence Island, from thence northwardly on a straight line to the westernmost part of Nahant Point, and from thence to the western shore of Bullock's Point; in which Bristol and Warren shall be the port of entry, and Barrington a port of delivery.

3. The district of Providence: to comprise all the waters and shores 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, and so much of the waters of the Narragansett Bay, and the shores in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, as are within the county of Kent, including the port of East Greenwich, and the part of Warwick lying upon Greenwich Bay; in which Providence shall be the port of entry, and Pawtuxet and East Greenwich ports of delivery.

Rev. Stat., §2,532. There shall be in the collection districts in the State of Rhode Island the following officers:

1. In the district of Newport, a collector, who shall reside at Newport.

2. In the district of Bristol and Warren, a collector, who shall reside at Bristol.

3. In the district of Providence, a collector and an appraiser, who shall reside at Providence.

Rev. Stat., § 2,533. There shall be in the State of Connecticut five collection districts, as follows:

1. The district of Stonington: to comprise all the waters and shores from the west line of Mystic River, including the villages of Portersville and Noank, in the town of Groton, to the east line of Pawcatuck River, including the town of Westerly, in Rhode Island, as bounded on the third day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-two; in which Stonington shall be the port of entry, and Pawcatuck River, in the town of Westerly, a port of delivery.

2. The district of New London: to comprise all the waters and shores from the west line of Mystic River to and including the town of Lyme, as bounded on the tenth day of May, eighteen hundred; in which New London shall be the port of entry, and Norwich, Groton, and Lyme ports of delivery.

3. The district of Middletown: to comprise the waters and shores of the towns of Saybrook, Killingsworth, Haddam, East Haddam, Middletown, Chat

ham, Weathersfield, Glastenbury, Hartford, East Hartford, Windsor, and East Windsor, as bounded on the second day of March, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine; in which Middletown shall be the port of entry, and Saybrook, Killingsworth, Haddam, East Haddam, Middletown, Chatham, Weathersfield, Glastenbury, Hartford, East Hartford, Windsor, and East Windsor, ports of delivery.

4. The district of New Haven: to comprise the waters and shores from the west line of the district of Middletown, westerly to the Housatonic River; in which New Haven shall be the port of entry, and Guilford, Branford, Milford, and Derby ports of delivery.

5. The district of Fairfield: to comprise all the waters and shores in the State of Connecticut west of the district of New Haven; in which Fairfield shall be the port of entry, and Norwalk, Stratford, Stamford, and Greenwich ports of delivery.

Rev. Stat., 2,534. There shall be in the collection districts of the State of Connecticut the following officers:

1. In the district of Stonington, a collector, who shall reside at Stonington. 2. In the district of New London, a collector, who shall reside at New London. 3. In the district of Middletown, a collector, who shall reside at Middletown. 4. In the district of New Haven, a collector, who shall reside at New Haven. 5. In the district of Fairfield, a collector, who may reside at Fairfield or Bridgeport.

Rev. Stat., 2,535. There shall be in the State of New York ten collection districts, as follows:

1. The district of Sag Harbor: to comprise all the waters and shores within the two points of land called Oyster Pond Point and Montauk Point; in which Sag Harbor shall be the port of entry, and Greenport a port of delivery. (See $2,536, 2,537).

2. The district of the City of New York: to comprise all the waters and shores of the State of New York, and of the counties of Hudson and Bergen, in the State of New Jersey, not included in other districts; in which New York shall be the port of entry, and New Windsor, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Esopus, Kinderhook, Albany, Hudson, Troy, Rhinebeck Landing, Cold Spring [Suffolk County], and Port Jefferson ports of delivery; and Jersey City a port of entry and delivery, with an assistant collector to act under the collector at New York. [See §§ 2,536, 2,538, 2,539, 2,540, 4,340, and 4,345. By Chap. xxix, January 29, 1875, Patchogue, on the south side of Long Island, was created a port of delivery, to have a surveyor to reside at that port, and to have power to enroll and license vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries. For the boundaries between this district and the district of Newark, New Jersey, see § 2,541, and Chap. cxii, February 28, 1879.]

3. The district of Champlain: to comprise all the waters and shores of Lake Champlain, and the rivers connected therewith within the State of New York, and to extend westwardly along the northern boundary line of the State to the river St. Lawrence; in which Plattsburgh shall be the port of entry, and Whiteball and Fort Covington ports of delivery.

4. The district of Oswegatchie: to comprise all the waters and shores of the river St. Lawrence within the State of New York, from the western boundary of the district of Champlain to the western boundary of the county of St. Law

rence, as bounded on the second day of March, eighteen hundred and eleven; in which Ogdensburgh shall be the port of entry.

5. The district of Cape Vincent: to comprise all the waters and shores of the river St. Lawrence, from the western boundary of the county of St. Lawrence, as bounded on the second day of March, eighteen hundred and eleven, and all the waters and shores of Lake Ontario, and the rivers and waters connected therewith, within the jurisdiction of the United States, and within the State of New York, to the western extremity of Hungry Bay; in which Cape Vincent shall be the port of entry.

6. The district of Oswego: to comprise all the waters and shores of Lake Ontario, and the rivers and waters connected therewith, within the jurisdiction of the United States, and within the State of New York, from the western extremity of Hungry Bay to the western extremity of Sodus Bay, including all the rivers and waters emptying into that bay; in which Oswego shall be the port of entry.

7. The district of Genesee: to comprise all the waters and shores of Lako Ontario, and the rivers and waters connected therewith, within the jurisdiction of the United States, and within the State of New York, from the western extremity of Sodus Bay, but excluding all the rivers and waters emptying into that bay, to the eastern extremity of Oak Orchard Creek; in which the river Genesee shall be the port of entry. [Rochester is now recognized as the port of entry.]

8. The district of Niagara: to comprise all the waters and shores of Lake Ontario and the river Niagara, and the rivers connected therewith, within the jurisdiction of the United States, and within the State of New York, from the eastern extremity of Oak Orchard Creek to the channel of Tonawanda Creek, in which Suspension Bridge shall be the port of entry.

9. The district of Buffalo Creek: to comprise all the waters and shores of Lake Erie or the river Niagara, within the State of New York, from Tonawanda Creek to the eastern shore of Cattaraugus Creek; in which Buffalo shall be the port of entry.

10. The district of Dunkirk: to comprise the waters and shores of the counties of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua, as bounded on the twenty-seventh day of July, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and the harbors, rivers, and waters on the southern shore of Lake Erie, within the State of New York, west of and including Cattaraugus Creek and the shores on each side of that creek, and west along the shore and territory bordering on Lake Erie, to the Pennsylvania State line, and the islands in the lake contiguous thereto; in which Dunkirk shall be the port of entry, and Barcelona, Silver Creek, and Cattaraugus Creek ports of delivery.

Rev. Stat., § 2,536. There shall be in the collection districts of the State of New York the following offices:

1. In the district of Sag Harbor, a collector, who shall reside at Sag Harbor, and a surveyor, who shall reside at Greenport.

2. In the district of New York [should be of the City of New York-see 2535], a collector, an assistant collector, a naval officer, a surveyor, one appraiser, and ten assistant appraisers, who shall reside at the port of New York; one assistant collector, who shall reside in Jersey City, and shall have power to enter and clear vessels in like manner as the collector at New York is authorized by law to do, and shall act in conformity to such instructions as he shall

from time to time receive from the collector of New York; a surveyor, to act, also, as collector, who shall reside at Albany. A surveyor at each of the ports of Cold Spring, on the north side of Long Island, and Port Jefferson, who shall reside at their respective ports. [Also a surveyor, to reside at Patchogue, on the southerly side of Long Island. Chap. xxix, January 29, 1875. See § 2,535.] 3. In the district of Champlain, a collector, who shall reside at Plattsburgh; a deputy collector, who shall reside at Rouse's Point; a deputy collector, who shall reside at Whitehall; and the President may appoint not exceeding two surveyors, who shall reside at such places as he may deem proper.

4. In the district of Oswegatchie, a collector, who shall reside at Ogdensburgh.

5. In the district of Cape Vincent, a collector, who shall reside at Cape Vincent.

6. In the district of Oswego, a collector, who shall reside at Oswego.

7. In the district of Genesee, a collector, who shall reside on the Genesee River. [The collector resides at Rochester.]

8. In the district of Niagara, a collector, who shall reside at Suspension Bridge.

9. In the district of Buffalo Creek, a collector, who shall reside at Buffalo, and an appraiser.

10. In the district of Dunkirk, a collector, who shall reside at Dunkirk; and for each of the ports of Barcelona, Silver Creek, and Cattaraugus Creek, a deputy collector.

Rev. Stat., § 2,537. All cargoes chargeable with duties intended for delivery at the port of Greenport, in the State of New York, shall be entered, and the duties paid at the port of Sag Harbor, before permission shall be granted to discharge the same at Greenport.

Rev. Stat., § 2,538. The Secretary of the Treasury may, on the nomination of the appraiser, appoint such number of examiners at the port of New York as the Secretary may in writing determine to be necessary, to aid each of the assistant appraisers in the examination, inspection, and appraisement of merchandise.

Rev. Stat., § 2,539. The Secretary of the Treasury shall also appoint, on the nomination of the appraiser at the port of New York, the clerks, verifiers, samplers, openers, packers, and messengers employed in the appraiser's office, or in any of the departments thereof, and shall limit and fix their number.

Rev. Stat., §2,540. All merchandise chargeable with duties intended for delivery at the port of Cold Spring, on the north side of Long Island, in the State of New York, or at the port of Port Jefferson, in that State, shall be entered, and the duties paid at the port of New York, before permission shall be granted to discharge the same at Cold Spring or Port Jefferson.

Rev. Stat., 2,541.. There shall be in the State of New Jersey six collection districts, as follows:

1. The district of Newark: to comprise all the waters and shores of that part of the State of New Jersey lying north and east of Elizabeth and Staten Island, extending eastward as far as the mouth of the Kil van Kull, where it empties into the bay of New York; including all the waters and shores of Newark Bay, and the rivers and bays tributary thereto, the northern shore of the strait or passage known as Kil van Kull, and all that part of the western shore

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