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

LAWS OF THE United STATES.
AN ACT
For the assessment and collection of direct taxes
and internal duties


BE &c cnacse1 6v IKE Senate and House OF Rep
vesei,tdtives ofehe U;;ted States Of .l,,erica IN
Congress assembled That for the purpose OF asscss-
ing and coecting>the direct taxes and Internal du-
ties, there shall be, and are hereby designated and
established the Following collection districts to Wit
The state Of Ncw-Hampshire shall contain FIVE
collection districts, follow: The first district shall
consist OF the county OF Rockingham; the second OF
the county of Stafford the third OF the county of
fIillshoroug, the fourth ofthe county of Cheshire
and the 9th of the counties of Grafton and Coos
The state of Massachusetts, shall contain eighteen
collection districts, psfollow The first district shall
consist Of the county OF Washington the second of
the county of Hancock; the third of the county of
Lincoln the fourth ofthe county OF Ecnnebec; the
eth of the county OF Somerset; the sixth Of the
county Of Oxford the seventh of The county of Cum
berland the eighth OF the county of York; the
ninth OF the county eli Essex the tentl, of the coun-
ty Of Middiesex the eleventh OF the county of Suf-
,fplk; the twelfth Of the county OF Norfolk; the
ttilteenth of the county of Plymouth; the four
tkdHk the county OF Bristnl the fifteenth of u,e
Sountiesee BsrnsiaLie, Dukes aud Nantucket; the
sixteaat&5f the county of Worcester; the seren-
teenth sSttfA counties Of Hampshire, Franklin and
Hampdcn, and the eighteenth of the county OF
Berkshire.
The state Of Vermont shall contain six collection
districts, as follow The frst shall consist OF the
count b OF Ben nugton and R0tland The second of
tie ceYhty OF Windham; the third OF the counties
oeNE{adsor and Orange; the fourth OF the counties
OF Addison AND Chttcnden, tue 6f,li Of the counties
eountcs OF Caledonia. Essex and Orleans.
= The aforesaid counties comprised in the said dis
ytrics Contained in the state ct Vermont, shall he
taken 10 ,comprshcnd such territory "a as incul-
ed in the said counties respectively prior the for
maliap.ol the county of Jefferson in said statc.
e If Rnodc Island shall contain three COL
Ic, rict las follow The first shall consist of
IL IS OF Newport and Bristol--tle second of
Tin ~ of Providence, aud the third OF the coun-
ties 81 Washington and Kent.
The state of Connect cut shall contain seven col
lection districts, follow The first shall consist
of the county o Iitchdeld; the second of the coun-
~ of Fairfield; the third of the county OF Ncw-Ha-
ven: the fourth of the county of Hartford; the fifth
OF the county off New London /; the sixth of the
county Of Aidllesex and the seventh Of the
tics OF Wiadham aud 1'olland.
The state of New-Yors shall contain twenty eight
collection districts, follow The first shall consist
of the counties of Suffolk, Queens, aud Kings; the
second Of the city and county ct New-Tork; the
the thicd of the cocnty OF Wese,sester the fourth
of Dntchess county; the fifth OF the counties of o.
range and RockIand the sixth of the counties of
Ulster and Sullivan; the seventh OF the county of
Sehoharie; the eighth O: the county Of Columbia
the ninth OF the county OF Rensselaer,; thu tenth
OF the county OF Washington the eleventh OF the
county of Saratoga; the twelfth OF the counties of
Essex, Clinton and Franklin; the thrtccnth of the
counties Of Albany and Scheme c:sta the fourteenth
OF the county of Montgomery; the fifteenth of the
county Of HerkiIner; the sixteenth of the county
Of Oneida; the seventeenth OF the counties OF Lew
is, Jefferson and st. Lawrence; the eighteenth of
the county oil Otacgoj the nineteenth OF the coun-
~ Of Chenango; the twentieth of the county of
Madison; the twenty first OF the counties of Tiogs
Broomcand Steuben; the twenty second Of tho
counties Of Onandsgo and Cortland; the twenty
third of the counties of Cayuga am Seneca; the
twcnty-fourth Of the county of Ontario; the TWEEN
tyffth OF the counties Of Gencssec, Niagara, Chau-
tsqus Cataraugus andlAlleghany the twenty sixth
OF the county of Richmond the twenty seven I'll of
the county Of Greene and the twenty-eishth of
the county of Delaware.
The state of New Jersey shall contain six coiIee-
ton districts follow the first shall consist of the
counties Of Bergen sud Essex; the second of the
counties of Sussex and Morris; the third OF the
counties of Somerset and Huntcrdon, the fourth
of the counties Of Mddlesex and Monmouth; the
9Th Of the counties OF Burlington and Gloucester,
aud the sixth of the counties of Salem, Cumberland
and Cape May.
The state of Pennsylvania shall contain twenty:
three collection districts, follow Ekfist shall
consist of the city of Philadelphia atf &eeond OF
the county of Philadelphia; the tbga 81 the coun-
ties of Chester and Delawares the fourth of the
county of Montgomery, the fifth OF the county OF
Bucks; the sixth OF the county of Lancaster; the
seventh OF the counties of York aud Adamsi the
eighth Of the counties Of Northampton aud Wayne;
the ninth Of the county OF BTkss the tenth OF the
county of Dsuphin; the eleventh Of the counties oil
Cumberland and Frunklin the twelfth Of the eoun.
~ northumberland the thirteenth of the coun.
ties of Mifflin aud Huntingdon the fourteenth, Of
the counties of Bedford, Somerset aud Cambria
the fifteenth o. the counties of Fayette and Green
the sixteenth Of the county Of Washington the Sc.
venteenth of the counties of Allegheny and Arm.
stronge the eighteenth ofthe counties of West
noreland and Indiana the nineteenth ut the coun-
ties Of Centre, Ciear6eid, Potter, Jefferson aud NJ
Reani tile twentieth of the county of Euzerne
having the same limitsas il had before the coante,
oil SusauelIaunal and Bradford laid of. the
twentJ-frst Of the counties OF Iycompg and Tiog-
a: thesAule limits as il was before The county Of
Bradford was laid OFT: the twcnty-second OF the
counties Of Mercer, Butler, and Beaver: and the
twenty-thrd of the counties OF Crawford, Vcnango
Erie and Warren.
,phe state of Delaware shall contain three collec
tion Districts, as follow: The frat shall consist
the county Of New Castle the second Of the eoun-
IN of Keut: and the third OF the county OF Sussex
The state ofMaryland shall contain nine collect
= S,nsdstr.cts "a follow. The first shall consist of the
eouaties Of Somerset, Worcester, nnd Dorchester
sttel3.<opd of the counties Of Talbot, Queen AIMS
ant s 0iias the third ofthe counties Of Kent, &c
el IN fInffforl. the fourth OF the eity aud count,
~ &sulore the fifth Of the counties Of Anne a
= - f<s,nd Prince George the SIXTH of the eoun
Roftaiyert, ST. Mary s and Charles the seventh
Et,e counties Of Montgomc.y and Frederick tn,
zbib Of tte county OF Warrington and the nintl
oftbe eonnly Of Allegheny.
Ibo state Ok Virginia shai contain twcnty-sx col
lse,on districts, as follow Fhe Grit shall consist d
die counties OF Lee, Russell, Washington, WythC
and Grayson the second oilhe eo4ntes OF MoAt
aororry. 1Tazewel, Giles, AbnroeRad Botetout
third of the counties Vt lreenbfisr, Kenhawa
Csheiland Mason: the ioa4l Of the counties Of
HARRISON. Wood and RauUoih: the 18th OF the
o,,nties OF Monongalla, qo aud Brooke the
- az the counties OF Bsth Pcndleton, Hardy y
Ii.mn.lire; the seventh Of &c counties Of n, OK
hrslss ausI Augusta the ei 80 OF the counties d
pooRioeha,n and Shauandet the ninth Of the
co,nt;eS Of Frederick, Bsrk%y and Jefferson the
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