Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-12


entry for the district
The district Of San Joaquin shall include all the territory
bays harbors, rivers and shores embraced within The
ties of Calaveas, San Joaquin, Tuoumne, and Marposa
and collector OF the district shall be appointed reside
the town of Stockton which shall be the sole port entry for
the district And the towns Of Santa Barbara and San
Pedro n the collection district Of San Diego, shall be and
hereby constituted ports Of delivery for said Districts and
surveyors shall be appointed reside each with such other
officers the Secretary Of the Treasury may deem necessary
for the public service.
Sec. 2 And be 1t further enacted That in addition to
the officers herenbefore provided for the port Of San Fran
csco there shall be appointed two principal and assistant
appraisers for said port and the compensation OF the officers
provided for in this act shall be follows to wit The col
ector Of the district of San Francisco shall be allowed COM
pensaton net exceeding ten thousand dollars per annum
the naval officer compensation not exceeding eight thou
sand dollars per the surveyor compensation not
exceeding thousand dollars per the principal
appraisers compensation exceeding thousand dollars
each per annum and the assistant appraisers each
not exceeding five thousand dollars per annum. The coec
tors Of Monterey, San Diego Sacramento Sonoma and San
Joaquin shall be allowed three thousand dollars each per
annum with additional maximum compensation of two thou
sand dollars each annum should their official emoumens
and fees provided for by existing laws, to that sum
respectively The surveyors at Santa Barbara and San Pc
dro shall be allowed in addition to the fees allowed by exist
ing laws compensation Of thousand dollars per annum
and the deputy collector appointed in pursuance Of existing
laws at San Francisco, shall be allowed compensation not
to exceed five thousand dollars per
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directed by Congress- the provisions Of law in relation TO the
payment OF expenses incidental the from the col
lection Of CUSTOMS existing prior the third March, eighteen
hundred and forty mine, entitled An act requiring all
moneys receivable fom customs, and from all other
to be paid Immediately into The Treasury, without abatement
or reduction and for other purposes shall be and hereby
made applicable to the several collection districts in the State
of California and heTenoy of Oregon, any thing n the
aforesaid nc, to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. A. 8nd be further enacied, That in all cases Of
hne penalty, forfeiture mentioned and embraced in the
act entitled can act to provide for mitigating renting
the foreures, penalties and disabilities sccrung in certain
therein mentioned" in any act in addition to
amendatoy Of said act that have occurred may
the collection districts in the State Of California and Territory
Of Oregon the Secretary Of the Treasury be and he hereby
authorized Il in his opinion the said 6ne penalty or forfeiture
incurred without wilfu negligence nteaton Of fraud,
to prescribe such rules and mode Of proceeding to
the facts as in his opinion may 30 convenient and proper