Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-26


ties of Orange. Madison and Cuipepper the twen-
~ frst Of the counties of Fauquier, Prince VIII
liam and Stafford; the twcnty-second of the
counties Of Loudon and Fairfax: the twenty
third of the counties of Louisa aud Ca
rolling: the twenty fourth of the counties of King
Gorge, Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumber-
land and Lancaster the twenty-fiith OF the coun-
tics of King William, King and Queen, Essex, Mid
dlessx, Gloucester and Mathews: aud the twenty
sixth of the counties Of Accomack and Norihamp-
ton.
The state of North Carolina shall contain thirteen
collection districts, follow The first shall n.
sist Of the counties OF Currituck, Camden, Pasquo
, tank, Pcrquimans, Gates, Chowan and Hertfoil :
the second OF the counties of BERTHE, Martia, Nor
tharapton and Halifax: the third of the counties OF
Washington, Tyrrel, Hyde, Pitt, Edgecombe, and
Beaufort: the fourth Of the counties Of Green, era
ven, Carteret, Jones, Lcnoir, Johnston, Wayne and
Warren the fifth of the counties Of Franklin, Nash
and Granville: the sixth of the counties OF Onslow,
New Hanover, Duplin, Sampson, Brunswick, Bla-
den and Columbus: the seventh of the counties Of
Cumberland Robertson, Montgomery, Richmond
and Moore the eighth OF the counties Of
Wake, Orange and Person: the ninth of the
counties of Rockingham, Caswell, Guiiford and
Stokes the tenth OF the counties OF Rowan, Kan
dolh and Chatham the eleventh of the coun les
ut Lincoln, Mecklcnburg and Cabarras tue twelfth
q the counties of Buncomb, Haywood, Burke and
rutherford: the thirteenth oil the counties OF SUR
ny, Wilkes, Ireden and Ashe.
The state of Ohio shall contain nine collection
districts, as follow: The first shsll consist of the
counties OF Hamiltou, Butler, Warren, Clinton and
Ccrnont: the second OF the counties Of Greene,
Montgomery, Prcble, Miami and Champagne the
third of the counties of Pickaway, Franklin, Mnd-
son, Delaware, Knox, Licking and Fairfield: tic
fourth of the counties of Ross, Athens, Galia, Sco
ia, Adams, Highland and Fayctte; the fifth OF the
counties oil Wnsl,ngt on, Muskingum, Tuscarawas
and Guernsey the sixth Of the counties VI Belmont
and Jefferson: the seventh OF the counties OF Co.
lumbia and Starke the eighth of the eoun les OF
rrumbu and Ashtabula: aud the ninth of the coun-
ties of Giauga, Cayahoga aud Portage.
The oil Kentucky shah contain ten collection
districts, follow The hrst district shall consist
ofthe counties of Clarke, Estl, Montgomery, Bath,
Fleming, Greenup and Floyd: the second of the
counties OF Fayctte, Jessamine and Wood.or,l: the
third of the cocnties of Scott, Harrison Pendeton
Campbell, Boone, Gaatn and Franklin: the fourth
ofthe counties OF Bourbon, Nicholas, Bracken, Ma
sou and Lewis the fifth ct the eouEtics OF Lvings
ton, sldwel, Christian, breckenridge, OHIO,
Gray son, Mutlenberg, Henderson, Hopkins and u
mon the sixth OF the counties OF Barron, Warren,
Logan, Butler aud Cumberland the seventh of the
counties OF Mercer, Garrard, Madison and Clay /:
the eighth the counties of Bullitt Jefferson, Hen
ry and Shelby the ninth of the counties Of Lincoln
sock-castle Knox Pulaski, Wayne, Adair and Ka-
sey and the tenth OF the counties Of Hardin M
sou, w ashington and Greene.
he state CT South Caroline shall oonsist Of <I
coh>ction districts, follow The first stall cdsiSf
OF the district of Charleston the second of thotis
tricts OF COLLATION. and Beaufort: the third IL fhc
aistrIefs OF Barnwell, Orangeburg, LexinRt4l and
hichtand the fourth of the districts of Elst4e *
Abbeville: the fifth of the districts Of Hc1fIeten
and Grecnyllle: the sixth Of the dstretSof f,irenS
Newberry and Fairfield the seventh ofthe districts
OF the Spartanburg, Union, York andChesSgs<: the
eighth OF the districts OF Lancasf ca,
shaw sod Chesterfield aud the ninth of the dstIiSts
OK Georgetown, Horny, Marion, Marlborough, nzr-
linston aud Williamsburgh.
The state of Tennessee shall contain six coleeti
on districts, follow Tho first shall consist of the
counties OF Washington, Sullivan, Greene, Hset3s
he dofth he ga al
Granger, Jefferson, Knox, Cooke, Sewer nd
Dlounts the third OF the counties OF Anderscn,
Campbell, Roane, Bicdsoe, Rhea, Overtsn, WsS:c,
Warren and Franklin: the fourth of tho counties
OF Smith, jackson, Summer and Wilson (: the fifth
OF the counties of Davidson, Williamson, Rnther-
ford, bedford aud Lincoln; and the sixth ut the
Counties Of Maury, Giles, Hickman, HUMPHREYS,
Steward, Dickson, Montgomery and Robertson.
/ The state OF Georgia shall contain six collection
Districts, as follow: The first shall consist of the
counties OF Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, Mc'Intosh,
Glynn, Camden, Wayne, bingham, Bullock, aud
Iataal the second of the counties OF Soriysn,
Burke, Richmond, Jefferson, Washington Mont
| Somery: the third Of the counties oil Columbia,
| Warren, Hancock and Greene; the fourth OF the
counties OF Lincoln, Wilkes, Ebert and Franklin !:
the fifth Of the counties of Oglethorpe, Jackson,
Clark and Morgan and the aixth ofthe counties OF
Lanrens, Pulaski, Wilkinson, Telfair, Twisgs,
Baldwin, Jones, Putnam and Jasper, formerly CALI
cd Randolph.
| Aud tue state Of Louisiana. shall contain four coli
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Of the counties Of Coneordia, Ouehtta, Naehtoches
and kapides; the second of the counties of Letour-
| che, Opelousas, and Attakapas: the third OF the
counties OF Orleans, German coast, Acadia, tberye
! and Point Coupee and the fourth of the parishes
! OF Fehsana, East Baton Rouge, st. Helena aud ST.
| THmmany.
The several counties and districts heretofore en-.
umerated, shall be held in reference to this act to be
such aud with the same boundaries as they had al
tho time Of taking the third census or enumeration
! OF the people Of the United States-and where a.
ny county district shall have becu, here
after may be formed within any state, out OF any
i one or more OF the counties districts composing
any one OF the said collection districts, such new
county district shall be considered rs part Of such
] collection dstrict-and if such new county shall
have teen hereafter shall be formed out OF ooun
tics lying in different collection districts then the
Secretary ofthe Treasury shall determine 10 which
| OF such collection districts it shalt belong
Sec. 2. find be it further enacted, That one col.
cctor and one principal shall be appointed
for each of the said collection districts, who shall
be respectable freebolder aud reside within the
same--and IL the appointment ol the said collectors
OF any OF them. shall not be made during the pre-
seat session OF Congress, the President at tie Unit
ed States shall be, and is hereby empowered, Il
| make such appointment during the recess of the
| Senste, by granting commissions, which shall OK
pre- ut the end Of their next session.
Sec. 5. Ind be ifji4rshey enacted, That each
| OF the principal assessors shall divide his dis
| trict into a convenient number OF assessment
districts, within each Of which he shall appoint
one respectable ireeholder, to be assistant as
| SCISSOR Pr0Uidsd, That the Secretary Of The
| Treasury shall be, aud hereby is authorised, u
| reduce the number Of assessment districts IN
| any collection district in any state, IL the NUN
Der shall nDpeu.. to him ia be too preai and