The Empire County argus., 1854-12-02
IPuhlic. No. COL

AN ACT to constitute Tuscumbia, in the State of Alaba
ma, port Of delivery and for other purposes
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives.
of the United States Of America Congress assembled,
That Tuscumba in the State of Alabama shall be and is
district district Of New Orleans and there shall be appointed
surveyor of customs, to reside at said port who SHALL in
addition to his dutes perform ths duties and receive
the salary and emouments of prescribed by the
act of Congress- approved the second of March, egh
teen hundred and thry-one for importing merchandise
into Pittsburgh Wheeling and other places ..
SEC. q Ard be further enacted, That Paducah, in the
State of Kentucky Shreveport in the state OF louisiana
and Jefcrsonve in the State OF Indiana snail be' and
they 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-
ties and receive the salary and emouments of surveyor pre-
scrbd by the act of Congress approved on the second OF
March, eighteen hundred and thrtyone, for importing
merchandise into Pittsburgh Wheeling and other places"
Approved August 2, 1854.
Public, No. GIL
AN ACT creating collection distrch in Texas and New
BE enacted By the Senate House of Representatives.
Of the United States of Ame,rca Congress assembled,
Territory of New Mexico be- and they are hereby created
collection district, which shall be called the district of
Paso del Norte and Frontera within said county of L
Paso hereby made port of entry and delivery for said
district.
SEC q And be ii further enacted That there shall be o.
collector of customs appointed for said district together
with such other officers provided for by law The
said collector shall reside at Frontera aforesaid he shall
be entitled to salary not exceeding two thousand dollars
per annum including in that the fees allowed by aw
and the amount he shall collect in for fees
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 all which shall arise in the collections
district of Paso del Norte, in the administration of the
laws, in the same manner if the said district
was entirely within the Territory of New Mexico.
Approved August q 1854.
Public, No. 63
AN ACT to authorize the State of Illinois select the
residue of the lands which she is entitled under the
act 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 be selected balance of the land
which that State is entitled under the provisions of the act
of the second of March, eighteen hundred and twenty
seven granting land to aid that State in opening canal
to connect the waters 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 asceraned upon the principles which gov
erned the final adjustment of the grant to the State of
Indiana for the Wabash and Erie canal under the provs
of the of Congress approved the ninth of May,
eighteen hundred and fory-eght.
Approved August Sd, 1854.