Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-12

and upon the said facts 50 10 be ascsraned as sfeaa5
said Secretary may exercise I'll the power conferred upor
him in and by said fully be might have done haf
said facts been asceraned under and according the pov
of said act Provided, That where any ships or ve
any goods and merchandise may have been suI
jeccd to SEIZURE conscaton detention by any Office
Of the customs In the collection district Of Upper California
the district Of Oregon, prior to the passage ofthis act and
shall be made appear the satisfaction of the Secretary d
the Treasury that the Of any such shps
vessels the importers Of any such
goods and merchandise has have sustained damaoe
loss by any improper SEIZURE conscation or a.
tenon thereof the said Secretary hereby authorized to
tend such relief in the respective he may deem lust
| and proper.
Sec. s. And 6ea further enacted That all the territory
harbo rivers waters on the eastern shse of the
Of Wisconsin, bordering Lake Michigan lying south Of
the forty parallel Of north ade heretofore embraced
IN the district of Chicago, contained within the limits
and jurisdiction Of the Stale Of Wisconsin, shall be- and ara
hereby, constituted collection district tebe called te Distict
Of and port Of entry for said dsricy Is hereby
established at Milwaukee, and Southport Racine. Shebovesn
Green Boy, and Depre shall be ports Of delivery only And
the town q Wawkegan in the State Of Illinois, in ss dis.
tict Of Chicago, shall be apor of delivery Also And All the
territory, harbors rivers and the eastern shore of
the State Of Wisconsin, bordering Leke Michigan and
Green Bay, lying north Of the said fortyouh psraS Of
atte shan be- and the hereby attached 10 and
made of the collection dict Of Macknac in the Snte
of Michigan.
Ssc 6i Ard be 1t further enacted, That there shall he
apPontsd in pursuance of law, collector Of for the
aforesaid District who shall reside in the port cf entry created
by this act together with such other subodte officers of
the customs provided for by law; and the compensa
ton of said collector shall be two hundred and fifty dollars
per annum together with such commissions and fees as are
authorized by existing laws.
Sec. Z. And6e further enacted That deputy collectors
the customs has be appointed and for their
services in the mode prescribed by existing laws To- reside at
the respective ports Of delivery constituted by this ac and
said officers sha exercise all the powers and duesyveed in
deputy collectors of customs under existing laws.
Secs 8: A,sd6e Il further enacted That all that part Of
the territory osthe United States yingSnoh of the northern
boundary line othe States Of Wisconsin and Iowa. and east
of the Rocky Mountains, is hereby crested collection dis
tc 10 be called the Minnesota dsric whereof Pembna
shall be the port entry and collector shall be appointed
who shall give the usual bond required o. such oce and
who shah be entitled to salary of twelve hundred dolass DER
annum, and who shall receive any other compensation
whatever in the shape of extra allowances fees Of any de-
scripdons whatever a2 1aW
Sec. % And be further enacted That the Secretasy of
the Treasury hereby authorized his Discretion appoint
deputy collector inspector Of the for sadds
tc at rate Of compensation not to exceo three dollars per
day when heis employed B
fersonve In the State Of ndana shall be attached to and
made part Of the port Of delivery, existing Louis
ve IN the State OF Kenncky; and goods imported into the
port Of Louisville in pursuance Of existing laws, and destined
for Jeffersonve be landed and warehousd under the
provisions OF he Waehousng Act Of the sixth Of August
eighteen hundred and foysx, at JeHsrsonyile under the
custody and control Of the surveyor Of the port Of Louisville
Sec IL. And-be It further enacted That the town Of
Memphis in the State Of Tennessee shall be port deve
U and shall be- subject to the regulations and restrc
tons other ports Of delivery in the United States and
there shall be appointed surveyor of tho customs reside
at the said port who SHALL Addison to his dues also
perform the dues and receive the salary and eoument Of
prescribed by the Of Congress passed the 80
cond Of March, eighteen hundred and hryons providing
for the payment Of duties onmpoed goods at certain ports
therein mentioned the being entitled An act allowing
the duties foreign merchandise imported into Psburg,
Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, ST. Louis Nashville, and
Natchez to be received and paid al those places and the
said town Of Memphis and the said port Of delivery be and
the hereby and made part the collection
district of New Orleans; and all the privileges and facilities
afforded to Pittsbug and Wheeling and Cincinnati, &c. by
the act Of Congress Of second March, eighteen hundred and
thryone, be and the hereby extended said port
Of Memphis
Sec IL. And be further, enacted, That the port of
try existing by law the port Of entry in the collection
district Of Mam Ohio be and the same is hereby changed
and transferred to the Of Toledo in the State Of Ohio,
and all the laws in force regard said port Of entry
the said collection district Of Miami be and the here
by declared to bcn full force, and apply to the port of
Ioedo and the Secretary of the Treasury be and he here
by authorized and directed the archives and
house of said district Of Miami to be transferred to the town
Of Toledo.
Sec. l3. An95e further esaoed That the town Of Chel
in the State Of Massachusetts, shall be attached to and
made part Of the port Of and collection district of Bosten
and Chaestown, in the State Of Massachusetts,
sting by law; and goods imported into the port of Boston
be landed and waehoused the provisions of the
housing act Of sixth Of August eighteen hundred and forty
six Chelsea under the custody and control Of the Coec-
Of Boston and Chaestown and the Secretary of the
Treasury be and be hereby anthozed appoint nspec
tor Of customs for the said port Of Chelsea.
Sec. H. .2aa be ii further enacted That the towns of
Evansville and New Albany shall be ports of delivery, and
shall be subject the regulations and restriction other
ports of delivery In the United States and there shall be ap
pointed surveyor of the CUSTOMS reside each Of said
pors who SHALL in addition their dutes also perform
he duties and receive the salary and emoument of
veyo prescribed by the act Of Congress passed second
,f March, eighteen hundred and hyone providing for the
payment opored goods at certain ports therein mentioned
The being entitled An act allowing the duties for
sign merchandise imported into Psburg Wheeling Cincin
natl, Louisville ST. Louis Nashville, and Natchez to be
ceived and paid those places - and the said towns Of Evans
the hereby annexed and made part of the coec
on district of New Orleans and all the privileges afforded
10 Psburg and Wheeling, and Cincinnati, &C., by the act
of Congress Of second Of March, eighteen hundred and thr
yone be and the hereby extended the said ports
Of Evansville and New Albany.
Sec. l5 And be it further enacted, That much Of
entitled An act to establish port of entry Sauras in
he State Of Texas and for other purposes, approved the
hird day Of March, eighteen hundred and forty seven,
xss the said port of entry Salua and requires the resi-
lence Of the collector be there shall be and the b
hereby repealed and hereafter the Of entry and the resi-
lence of the collector shall be at La Sae in said district
Sec. l6 find be IT. further enacted, That the provisions
of the seventh section of the act entitled San oct allowing
packages Chhuahua and Santa Fe in Mexico and TO the
States" approved third March, eighteen hundred and forty
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