Southern shield., 1850-11-16

tory of said act, that have occurred or may occur in the collection districts in the Statt of California and territory ot Oregon, th' Secretary otthe Treasury be and he IS here by authorized, if in his opinion the said fine penalty or forfeiture was incurred, withou wiiul negligence or intention of fraud, tC prescribe such rules or modes of proceed ing 10 ascertain the facts as in his opinion may be convenient and proper, without re gard to the provisions of the act above re- ierred to-, and upon the said facls so to be ascertained as aforesaid, the said Secretary may exercise all the power conferred upon him in and by said act as fully as he might have done, had said facts been ascertained under and according to the provisions oi said act: Pr0rided, That where any ships or vessels; or any goods. wares and mer- chandise may have been subjected to seiz- ure or cOnfiScaton or detenton by any ot- fcer of the customs in the collection district of Upper California or the district of Ore gon, prior to the passage of this act, and it shall be made 10 appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that the owner or owners of any such ship or vessels. or the oWneror owners, or importers ot any such goods, wares, and merchandise, has or have sustained damage or loss by reason of any improper seizure, conliscation or detention thereof, the said Secretary is here by authorized to extend such relief in the respective cases, as he may deem just and proper.
 SEC. 5. And De H further enacted, That all the territory, harborS, rivers and waters on the eastern shore of the State of Wiscon- sin bordering on Lake Michigan, lying south of the torty-fourth parallel of north
 latitude, heretofore embraced in the district of Chicago, as are contained within the lm-
 its and jurisdiction of the State of Wiscon- sin, shall be and are hereby constituted a collection district to be called the district of MiIwaukie, and the port of entry of said district 5 hereby established at MilWaukie and Southport, Racine, Sheboygan, Green Bay, and Depre, shall be ports of delivery only; and the town of WaWkegan, in the State of Illinois, in the collection district of Chicago, shall be a port of delivery also. And all the territory, harborS, rivers, and waters on the eastern shore oi the State oi Wisconsin, bordering on Lake Michigan and Green Bay, lying north oi sad forty fourth parallel of latitude, shall be, and Ihe sane are attached to and made part ot the collection district of Mackinac.
 SEC 6. And 6e further enacted, That there shall be appointed, in pursuance ol law, a Collector of Customs fol the aforesaid district, who shall reside at the port of entry created by this act, together with such other subordinate officers of the customs as are provided for by law, and the compensation of such collector shall be two hundred and fifty dollars per annum, together with such commissions and fees as are authorized by existing laws.
 SEC. ' find De t further enacted, That Deputy Collectors of the Customs shall be appointed and compensated for their ser vices in the mode prescribed by existing laws, to reside at the respective ports of de- livery constituted by this act, and said off cers shall exercise all the powers and duties vested in Deputy Collectors under existing laws.
 SEC. $. Aud be it ,further enacted, That all that part of the territory of the United States ying north of the northern bounda- ry line of the States of Wisconsin and Iowa, and east of the Rocky Mountains, is hereby created collection district, to be called the Minnesota District, whereof Pembina shall be the port of entry; and Collector shall be appointed who shall give the usual bond required of such officers, and who shall be entitled to a salary of twelve hundred dol lars per annum, and who shall not receive any other compensation whatever in the shape of extra allowance or fees of any de- scription whatever.
 SEC. 9. find De n further euacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby author ized, at his discretion, to appoint Deputy Collector or an Inspector of the Customs for said district, at a rate of compensation not to exceed three dollars day when he is employed.
 Sec. 10. find De H fttrther enacted, That the town of Jetlersonvie, in the State of Indi- ana, shall be attached to and made part of the port of delivery as now existing at Lou isville in the State of Kentucky; and goods suance of existing laws and destined for Jacksonville, may be landed and ware housed under the provisions of the Ware housing acl oI the 9th of August, lS46, at Jtfiersonvie, under the control of the sur veyor of the port of Louisville.
 SEC. II. find 5e i furiher enacfed, Tha the town oi Memphis, in the State ot fen nes,ee, >haII be pori dehteN and >h3iI De subject to the same regulations and resiric- tions as other ports ofdeIiyety in tae Unl- ted States; aud there shall be appointed q surveyor of the customs, to Ieside at The said port, who shall, in addition 10 his own duties, also perform the duties and receive the salary and emoluments' Of surveyors prescribed by the act of Congress passed