Ports.

bays, harbors, 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, Providence. 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 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 Pawcatuck 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.

SEC. 4. That in the State of Connecticut there shall be four districts, Districts and to wit: New London, New Haven, Fairfield and Middletown. The dis- ports in Connecticut. trict of New London shall extend from the east line of the said State of New London. 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 district of New London, westerly to Ousatumnick 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.

New Haven.

The district of Fairfield shall include all the ports and places in the Fairfield. 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 include the several towns and landing Middletown. places of Lyme, ‡ Saybrook, 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.

Districts and

SEC. 5. That in the State of New York there shall be six districts, to wit: Sagg Harbor on Nassau or Long Island, the city of New York, ports in New the city of Hudson, Champlain, Oswego, and Niagara.

York.

Sag Harbor.

The district of Sagg Harbor shall include all the bays, harbors, rivers and shores, within the two points of land which are called Oyster Pond See 1848, ch. 5. Point, and Mantauck 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.

New York.

See 1825, ch. 96, and 1827, ch.

The district of the city of New York shall include all 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 58.

* See 1801, ch. 7, § 1, 2.

↑ See 1803, ch. 26, § 2.

See 1800, ch. 49, § 3.

Hudson.

Champlain.

Oswego.

Niagara.

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 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 all the waters and shores of the said city; and a collector shall be appointed for the said district, to reside at the said city of Hudson, which shall be the sole port of entry and delivery.*

The district of Champlain shall include all such shores and waters of Lake Champlain, and the rivers connected therewith, 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 places as he may judge expedient to constitute ports of delivery only.

The district of Oswego shall include all the shores and waters of the river St. Lawrence, from the place where said river is intersected by the forty-fifth degree of northern latitude, and all the 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 Genesee 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 and waters of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, and the rivers connected therewith, lying within the jurisdiction of the United States, and within the State of New York, to the westward of the west bank of Genesee river; and a collector shall be appointed who shall reside at Niagara, which shall be the sole port of See 1811, ch. entry for the district; and the President of the United States is author31, § 2. ized 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 the ports of delivery only.

Districts and ports in Vermont.

SEC. 6. That the State of Vermont shall constitute one district,† which shall include all such shores and waters of Lake Champlain, and the rivers connected therewith, as lie within the said State, and shall also extend along the northern boundary line of the said State, adjoining to the British colony of Lower Canada; 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 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 nevertheless, That the President of the United States may, whenever he shall judge it expedient, and for the

District annexed to New York, 1822, ch. 107, § 1, and Hudson made port of delivery, 1825, ch. 96. † Act of 1811, ch. 31, § 1, established district of Mumphreymagog, which, however, was abolished and annexed to district of Vermont, by act of 1822, ch. 107.

interest of the United States, erect the northern boundary line of the said State, adjoining the British colony of Lower Canada, or so much thereof, 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.

SEC. 7. That in the State of New Jersey, there shall be five districts, Districts and to wit: Perth Amboy, Burlington, Bridgetown, Great Egg Harbor, and ports in New Jersey. Little Egg Harbor, which shall severally be ports of entry. The district Perth Amboy. of Perth Amboy shall comprehend all that part of the State of New Jersey, known by the name of East New Jersey (that part excepted which is hereafter included in 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 Burlington. 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 shall comprehend the counties of Glouces- Bridgetown. ter, 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 sea-coast, from Brigantine Inlet to Cape May; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Somer's Point † on the said river of Great Egg Harbor.

The district of Little Egg Harbor shall comprehend 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.

Great Egg

Harbor.

Little Egg Harbor.

Districts and

sylvania.

42.

Philadelphia.
See 1865, ch.

SEC. 8. That in the State of Pennsylvania there shall be two districts, to wit: Philadelphia, and Presque Isle. The district of Philadelphia ports in Pennshall include all the shores and waters of the river Delaware, and the rivers and waters connected therewith, lying within the State of Pennsylvania; and the city of Philadelphia shall be the sole port of entry and delivery for the same; and a collector, naval officer and surveyor for the district shall be appointed, who shall reside at the city of Philadelphia. The district of Presque Isle ‡ shall include all the shores and waters of Presque Isle. Lake Erie, and the rivers and waters connected therewith, lying within the jurisdiction of the United States and the State of Pennsylvania; and

a collector for the said district shall be appointed, who shall reside at Presque Isle. ‡

SEC. 9. That the State of Delaware shall be one district, and the District and borough of Wilmington shall be the only port of entry, to which shall be ports in Delaannexed, New Castle and Port Penn, as ports of delivery only; and a

* Act of 1830, ch. 50, provides that the collector shall reside at Lamberton.

t See 1806, ch. 45, § 1.

ware.

Name of district and port changed to Erie, 1864, ch. 65.

See 1881, ch. collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at the said port of 76, § 3. Wilmington.

Districts and

SEC. 10. That in the State of Maryland there shall be ten districts, to ports in Mary- wit: Baltimore, Chester, * Oxford, Vienna, † Snowhill, Annapolis, Nottingham, Nanjemoy, Georgetown and Havre-de-Grace.

land.

Baltimore.

Chester.

Oxford.

Vienna.

Snowhill.

Annapolis.

Nottingham.

Nanjemoy.

The district of Baltimore shall include Patapsco river, Turkey Point, Spes Utiæ Island, and all the waters and shores on the west side of Chesapeake Bay, from the mouth of Magetty river, which 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 all the waters and shores on the eastern side of Chesapeake Bay, 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 the waters and shores on the eastern side of Chesapeake Bay, from the north side of Wye river, and the Eastern Bay, to the 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 port of entry.

The district of Vienna shall include all the waters and shores on the eastern side of Chesapeake Bay from the south side of Great Choptank river, to the south side of Hooper's Streights, 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 the waters and shores on the sea-coast, 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 river, and all the waters and shores from thence to Drum Point on Patuxent river; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Annapolis, which shall be the sole port of entry and delivery for the same.

The district of Nottingham § shall include all the waters and shores on the west side of Chesapeake Bay, to Drum Point, on the river Patuxent, together with the said river, and all the navigable waters emptying into the same, to which Benedick, Lower Marlborough, Town Creek, and Sylvey's Landing, shall be annexed as ports of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Nottingham, and a surveyor at Town Creek; and Nottingham shall be the sole port of entry.

The district of Nanjemoy shall include all the waters of the Potomac within the jurisdiction of the State of Maryland, from Point-look-out to Pomonky Creek, inclusive, to which Cedar Point, Saint Mary's, and Lewellensburgh shall be annexed as ports of delivery only; and a collec

Act of 1822, ch. 107, annexed Chester district to Baltimore. Act of 1844, ch. 51, abolished port and office of Surveyor at Chester.

† Snowhill district annexed to Vienna and made port of delivery only, 1844, ch. 51.

Name changed to St. Mary's, 1808, ch. 61, § 2.

Annexed to Annapolis, 1822, ch. 107, § 2.

tor for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Nanjemoy; also a sur- Districts and veyor, to reside at each of the towns of St. Mary's and Lewellensburgh; ports in Maryand Nanjemoy shall be the sole port of entry.*

The district of Georgetown shall include all the waters and shores from Pomonky Creek on the north side of Potomac river, to the head of the navigable waters of the said river, within the jurisdiction of the State of Maryland, to which Digges's Landing and Carrolsburg shall be annexed as ports of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Georgetown, which shall be the sole port of entry. The district of Havre-de-Grace † shall include all the waters and shores of the Chesapeake Bay, above Turkey Point and Spes Utia Island to the south side of Elk river, inclusive; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Havre-de-Grace, which shall be the sole port of entry for the same.

The

SEC. 11. That in the State of Virginia there shall be eleven districts, to wit: Hampton, ‡ as one port, Norfolk and Portsmouth, as one port, Bermuda Hundred and City Point, § as one port, Yorktown, Tappahannock, Yeocomico river, including Kinsale, Dumfries, including Newport, Alexandria, Folly Landing, Cherrystone, and South Quay. authority of the officers at Hampton shall extend over all the waters, shores, bays, harbors and inlets between the south side of the mouth of York River, along the west shore of Chesapeake Bay, to Hampton, and thence up the northern side of James river, to the east side of Chickahominy river; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Hampton, which shall be the sole port of entry.

To the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth shall be annexed Suffolk and Smithfield, as ports of delivery only; and the authority of the officers of the district shall extend over all the waters, shores, bays, harbors and inlets, comprehended within a line drawn from Cape Henry to the mouth of James river, and thence up the south side of James river to Hood's, inclusively, and up Elizabeth river to the highest tide-water thereof; and Norfolk and Portsmouth shall be the sole port of entry; and a collector, naval officer and surveyor for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Norfolk; also a surveyor, to reside at each of the ports of Suffolk and Smithfield.

land.

1802, ch. 45, § 9.

Districts and

ports in Virginia.

Hampton.

Norfolk and Portsmouth.

To the district of Bermuda Hundred, § or City Point, shall be annexed Bermuda HunRichmond, Petersburg and Manchester, as ports of delivery only; and a dred. collector and surveyor shall be appointed for the said district, to reside at Bermuda Hundred, or City Point, which shall be the sole port of entry; also a surveyor for Petersburg, to reside thereat; and a surveyor for Richmond and Manchester, to reside at Richmond; and the authority of the officers of the said district shall extend over all the waters, shores, bays, harbors and inlets, comprehended between Hood's, on the southern side of James river, and the highest tide-water on James and Appamatox rivers, and on the northern side of James river from the highest tidewater to the eastern bank of Chickahominy river.

To the district of Yorktown** shall be annexed West Point and Cumberland as ports of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Yorktown, which shall be the sole port of entry; also a surveyor for the two ports of delivery, to reside at West Point; and the authority of the officers of the said district shall extend over all the waters, shores, bays, harbors and inlets comprehended between the

Removed to St. Mary's river, 1808, ch. 61, § 2.

↑ Annexed to Baltimore, 1822, ch. 107, § 2.

Annexed to Norfolk and Portsmouth, 1822, ch. 107, § 2.

See acts of May 10, 1800, ch. 49, § 4, and March 3, 1801, ch. 25.

Annexed to Tappahannock, 1822, ch. 107. § 2.

Yorktown.

Annexed to Cherrystone, and port of delivery established at or near Folly Landing; and South Quay discontinued as a port of delivery, 1844, ch. 51, § 1.

See 1802, ch. 45, § 1, and 1844, ch. 51, § 1.