The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-03-13
ACTS OF THE THIRTY-FIRST
CONGRESS OF THE U. s.,

CONGRESS OF THE U. s.,
/ Passed at the frs, Session, which was begun and
! held at the City Of Washington, in the District
| Of Columbia, on Monday, the third day Of De-
cember, one thouusand eight hundred and forty
nine.
MILLARp FILLMORE, President. WILLIAM
| r. KING, President Of the Senate, pro ien-
| pore. Howell CoBs, Speaker of the House
Of Representatives.
CHAP. LXXIx.--An Act to create additional collection
districts In the State Of California, aud change the
existing district thereia, anA TO modify the existing
collection districts ia the United States. 49,
SEC. l. Be ii caactef6e the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of The United States of
.qmcfica az Congress assembled, That there
shall be in the State OF California six collection districts
to w San Francisco Monterey San Diego, Sacrs,nen-
To- sonoIna and Jan joaquin The district Of San Fran
cisco shall include sl the territory, bays harbos rivers
anu shores, embraced within the counties OF san Fan
cisco, Santa Clara Contrs Costa Marin MondocDo and
Trinidad and collector naval officer and surveyor ior
the district shah be appointed 10 reside at the city Of
San Francisco which shall be the sole port Of entry for
the district.
The district Of Montery shall include al the territory
bays harbors rivers and shores embraced within the
counties Of Monterey San Louis Obspo and Santa Cruz
and collector shall be appointed for said DISTRICT
side st the town OF Monterey which shall BE the sole port
OF entry iorthe district.
The district Of San Diego shall include all the territory,
bays harbcrs rivers and shores of the Of San
DcsG. Los Angeles, aud Santa BaEbara and collector
shall be appointed for said district reside the
of San Dcgo which shall be the sole port OF entry for
said district.
The district OF Sacramento shall include all the terrific
~. bays, karbors, rivers and shores OF the OF
sacramento Suttcr, El Dorado Yuba Butte Nolo Coluse
and shasta; and collector for the district shall ap-
pointed 20 reside az Sacramento city, which shall be the
sole pert OF entry for the district.
The district OF sonoma shall include all the territory,
bays harbors rivers R.G shores embraced within the
counties Of Sonoma Napa and Soano, and collector
shall be appointed for said district TO reside at the town
Of Benicia which, together with the town Of Baejo,
shall be the sole port OF entry for the district.
The district Of San Joaquin shall include ali the terri
tory bays, haIbors, rivers and shores embraced within
the counties of Calaveras. san Joaquin, TGolumue and
Marposa and collector Of the district shall be appoint,
I'd, 10 reside at the town OF Stockton, which sha be
the sole port entry for the district Aud the towns OF
Santa Barbara Pedro the collection district of
San Diego snail be- and hereby constituted ports Of
delivery for said districts, aud surveyor snail BE- appoint
ed 10 reside al cach with such other officers the Sec
retary OF the Treasury may deem necessary for the pub
lie service.
SEC. 2. .7nd be it further enacted, That ia
addition to the officers herebeiore provided for, the
port Of San Francisco there shall be appointed pr-
cipal and stat appraisers m said port and the
compensation OF the officers provided for This act shall
he follows, 10 wit the collector o the district Of
Francisco shall be'alowed compensation exceedIg
ten thousand dollars per snnum the naval oiCsr
pensaiion not exceeding eight thousand dollars per
nuni the surveyor compensation not exceeding seven
thousand dollars per annum. The principal appraisers,
conf ensaton hot exceeding six thousand each
Iul, ad the assistant praisers each exceed
ing three thorsand ve hundred dollars per The
collectors of the districts OF Monterey Diego Sacra
mento SOnoma aid san joaquin shall be allow ed three
thousand dcllars each per eun, with additional maxi
compensation Of two thousand dollars each per au-
mum, should their official emoumehts aid fees provided
by existing laws, that respectively The
survc. a Santa Barbara and San edro shall be allow
cd in addition 10 the fees authorized by existing laws
compensation Ct two thousand dollars per anuun. ard
the deputy collector appointed pursuance Of existing
laws, at the port Of San Francisco, shall be allowed
compensation not to eAceed five thousand dolaIs Per
annaD.
SEC. 3. .fHI Je II further enacted, That
until otherwise directed by Congress- the provisions Of
law III relation to the payment oi expenses incidental to
ihe collection ot the from customs, listing prior
10 the act OF Sd March, eighteen hundred aEd forty e,
entitled IAN act requiring all moneys receivable from
y into the Treasury without abatement reduction, and
Tor otheI pnrposcs shall be- aid hereby appli-
cable 10 the several collection districts the State Of
Cdiorlla ana tue territory oi oregon, any thing III The
aforesaid act to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. 4. Had be II further enacted, That in
all cases OF ne penalty OF forfeiture mentioned and
braccd III the act entitled An provide for rntga-
ling RENTING the iorienres penalties and disabilities
ccItiin, certain cases therein metoEcdn in any
act IN addition TO anendstory of said act that have
occurred may in the collection Districts in the
Stale OF California and Territory OF Oregon, the secre-
ary oi The Treasury be- and he is hereby authorized if
his OF mion, the SAID he penalty forfeiture was in
curlcd without wiliu negligence Itention Of fraud to
prescribe such rules aud mode Of proceeding ascertain
the facts as in his opinion NAV be convenient md nron
without regard to the provisions OF the above
orred TO, and the sad facts be asceraned as
aforesaid hc Secretary exercise all the power con-
have done, had said facts been ascertaned under and
corcing the provisions of said act: Pco,sded Tha,
where any ships vessels or any goods, and
Chandse, have been subjected to seiznre conisca
ton detention by any officer of the customs in the
collection districts Of Upper California, the district of
Oregon, prior TO the passage Of this IL shall be
made appear the satisfaction of the Secretary of
the Treasury, that the owners of any such
ships or vessels or the owner or owners ar mnorte, o
any such goods, wares, and merchandise, has have
sustained damage loss by Of improper seiz-
ure, conhscaon or deention thereof the said secre
tary is hereby authorized extend relief in the
respective cases, as nc may deem just aud proper
SEC. 5. find be ii further eAacied, That
all he territory harbors rivers and waters on the east
shore of the state Wisconsin bordering on Lake
Michigan yir south of the forty fourth parallel north
latitude heretofore embraced the district of Chicago
as contained within the limits and jurisdiction of the
State Of Wisconsin, shall be- and hereby constituted
collection district to be called the district Mwau-
ke and the por, OF entry for said district is hereby
fabished at Miwauhie and Southport, Racine Sfheboy-
gan, Green Bay and Depre, shall be ports Of delivery
only. And the town of Nawkegan in the State OF Hi.
nos in the collection district OF Chicago, shall be port
OF delivery also And all The territory, habors rivers
nnd the eastern shore Of the State Wiscon-
sin bordering on Lake Michigan and Green Bay lying
north Of said forty fourth parallel of latitude shall
be and the hereby attached to and made part
of the collection district of Mackinac.
SEC. s. find be IL further enacted, 7 hat
there shall be appointed in of law collector
OF the for the aforesaid district who shall reside
at the port OF entry created by this act together with
such other subordinate officers Of the are pro-
vided for by law and the compensation of said collector
shall be hundred and fifty dollars per aunum to-
geiheI with such commissions and fees authorized
by existing laws
SEC. 7. .aad be it further enacted, That
deputy collectors OF the customs shall be appointed and
compensated for their services, in the mode prescribed
by existing laws, reside the respective ports Of de-
livery constituted BY this ard said officers shall
ercise all the powers and duties vested in deputy collec
tors of the customs under existing laws.
SEC 8. find be it further enacted, That
all that part Of the territory of the United States Iyng
north Of the northern boundary line of the Of Wis
consin ard Iowa and east of the Rocky Mountairs
hereby created collection district TO be called Min
district whereof fembna shall he the port of en-
and collector shall be appon ted who shall give the
usual bond required OF such officers and who shall be
entitled to salary of twelve hudnred dollars per annun
ard who shall receive any other what
in the shape of extra allowance fees Of any des-
crtption whatever.
SEC. 9. find te IL further enacted, That !
the Secretary Of the Treasury is hereby authorized u
his discretion to appoint deputy collector inspec
tor of the customs for said district a of compcn-
sation exceed three dollars per day when he is
employed.
SEC. 10. .4nd be IL further enacted, That !
the town of Jefersonylie in the State Of Indiana shall
he attached to, and Dnde part of The port Of delivery
existing Louisville in the State Of Kentucky
aud goods imported into the port OF Louisville in purs
ance Of existing laws, and destined Tor Jeersonve
be landed ard warehoused under the proy sons of
the warehousng act Of the sixth of August eighteen
hundred and ioity-sx, at Jeerssnve under the control