The Empire County argus., 1854-11-25
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ANACT to constitute Tuscumbia, in the State of Alaba
ma, port of delivery, and for other purposes:
BE enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives.
of the United States of Ameica IN Congress assembled
1hat Tuscumba in the State Of Alabama shall be and is
hereby constituted port OF delivery within the collection
district of New Orleans; and there shall be appointed
surveyor of customs, to reside at said port who SHALL in
addition his duties perform the duties and receive
act of Congress approved the second March, eigh
teen hundred and thrtyone for importing merchandize
into Pittsburgh Wheeling and other places.
SEC. g And be ii further enacted That Paducah, in the
State of Kentucky Shreveport in the State of louisiana
and Jefersonve in the State of Indiana, shall be, and
they are hereby, constituted ports of delivery within the
collection district of New Orleans to reside at each port
who SHALL in addition to their duties, perform the du
scrbed by the act of Congress approved on the second of
March, eighteen hundred and hirty-one for importing
merchandise into Pittsburgh, Wheeling, and other places
Approved August 2, 1854.
Public, No. GIL
AN ACT creating COLLECTION OSTRICH in Texas and New
Be enacted by the Seate ana House of REPRESENTATIVES
of the United States of AnercG Congress assembled,
That the county of E Paso in the State Of Texas the
collection district which shall be called the district OF
Paso del Nore, and Frontera within said county of Ell
Paso hereby made port of entry and delivery for said
district
Sec 2. And be ii further enacted, That there shall be
collector of customs appointed for said district together
with such other officers provided for by law The
said collector shall reside at Frontera aforesaid and he shalt
be entitled to salary not exceeding two thousand dollars
exceeding the of two thousand dollars shall be
counted for and paid into the Treasury of the United
States.
SEC g. And be further enacted, That the district court
for the Territory of New Mexico shall have and exercise
Jurisdiction over all which shall arise in the collection
district of Paso del Norte in the administration of the
revenue laws, in the manner, as if the said district
was entirely within the Territory of New Mexico.
Approved August 2, 1854.
[Pubc, No. 63.
AN ACT to authorize the State of Illinois select the
residue of the lands to which she is entitled under the
of second of March, eighteen hundred and twenty
seven granting land to aid that State in opening canal
the waters of the Illinois river with those of
Lake Michigan.
BE enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of america IN Congress assembled
That the governor of the State of Illinois is hereby
thorzed to be the balance of the land
which that State entitled under the provisions of the
of the second of March, eighteen hundred and twenty
seven, granting land aid that State in opening canal
to the of the Illinois river with those of
Lake Michigan out of any of the usold public land in
the State subject to private entry at dollar and twenty
five cents per and not claimed by preemption, the
quantity to be ascerained upon the principles which gov
erned the final adjustment of the grant the State of
Indiana for the Wabash and Erie canal under the provs-
ions of the of Congress approved the ninth of May
eighteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved August Sd, 1854.