Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-07
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State for its use, by an act entitled can act
supplementary to the act entitled an act to es-
tabilsh the northern boundary line of the State
of Ohio, and to provide for the admission of
the State of Michigan into the Union on GER
tam conditions" approved June twenty third,
eighteen hundred and thirty-six
SEC. 2. And be at further enacted, That the
State of Illinois shall be, and hereby is, au-
thorlzed and empowered to sell, in such man.
ner as the Legislature of said State shall by
law direct, the whole or any part of the sa-
line lands lying in Jackson county, in said
State. which were granted to the State of Illi-
nois, by virtue of g An act to enable the peo-
pie of the Illinois Territory to form consti-
tuition and State government, and for the ad-
mission of such State into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States,'' APP
proved April eighteenth, eighteen hundred and
eighteen.
SEC, 3. And be 1t further enacted, That the
State OF Arkansas shall be, and hereby is, au-
thorlzed to sell, in such manner as the leglsla-
ture OF said State shall BY law direct, the
whole or any part of the saline lands granted
to said State by virtue of an act Supplemental
~ to the act entitled &c An act for the admis-
sion OF the State of Arkansas into the Union
and to provide for the due execution Of the
laws of the United States within the same, and
Apther purposes" approved June twenty
tAHd, eighteen hundred and thirty-six.
Approved March 3, 1917.
[PUBEIc-No. 81
AN ACT TO establish port of entry at Salu
ria, IN the State of Texas, and for other pur
poses.
[SEC. IL Be at enacted by the Senate anc
House Of Representatives. Of the United State
Of Amertca in Congress assembled, That al
that part Of the State of Texas south and Yves
of the counties of Matagorda and Wharton
and including said counties, shall be detache.
from the district of Texas, and shall constitute
a collection district That Saluria, on tn,
northeasterly part of the island of Matagorda
shall be the port of entry for said district, ant
that Matagorda, Aransas, Copano, and Corpus
Christi, as ports OF delivery only
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
collector for the district of Saluria aforesaid
shall be appointed by the President, with tn,
advice and consent of the Senate of the United
States, who shall hold his office for the term
and for the time prescribed by law for the lik
office in other districts The said collecto
shall reside at SaIuria aforesaid, and he shall
be entitled to salary not exceeding twelv
hundred and fifty dollars per annum, inc!udin!
in that sum the fees allowed by law, and tn
amount he shall collect in any one year TO
fees exceeding the said sum of twelve hundre
and fifty dollars shall be accounted for an
paid into the treasury of the United States
Sec. g. Ind be it further enacted, That sur
veyors for the aforesaid ports of delivery, II
wit :: Matagorda, Labaca, Corpus Christi AM
Copano, shall be appointed by the President
with the advice and consent of the Senate
with authority to exercise all the powers con
ferred by law on such officers; and that tn
salaries of said surveyors at Matagorda an
Labaca shall be at the rate of six hundred dol
lars per annum; and of those at Copano an
Corpus Christi shall be at the rate of five hun
dred dollars per annum; and that there shall
be deputy collector appointed according t.
law, to reside at Arkansas, and to exercise SuCl
powers under the revenue laws as the Secre
tary OF the Treasury may prescribe; the com
pensation of said deputy collector shall be tn
legal fees On the business he may transact, an
no more; and that the surveyor for the port O
Caval!o shall be discontinued
| SEC 4. A1ld be 1t further enacted, That tn
surveyor for the port of Sabine shall be dis
continued, and deputy collector shall be ap
pointed for said port of Sabine, with the sam
powers as the deputy collectors of Arkansas
provided for in third section of this act, who's
salary shall be at the rate of one thousand doi
| lars per annum.
SEC. 5. And be it farther enacted, That til
salary Of the collector for the district of Tex
as. residing at Galveston, shall he, from an
after the thirtieth day of June next, not ex
ceeding seventeen hundred and fifty dollars
including in that sum the fees allowed by law
and that the amount he shall collect in an
one year for fees exceeding the said sum c
seventeen hundred and fifty dollars shall b
accounted for and paid into the treasury of tn
| United States
Approved March 3, 1917.