The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-17
RuRL1o-No. 48.l

An Act to re-establish the boundar-
les of the collection districts of
Michigan and Michilimackinae, and
to change the names of the cOllec-
ton districts of Michilimackinac
and Port Huron.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
United States of America in Congress
Assem- bled. That the collection dis
trict of Michigan shall be extended
so as to embrace all the territory and
waters Of the State of Michigan lying
west of the principal meridian and
south of the latitudinal line dividing
townships nunlber forty-three from
townships number forty-fOur, north
ing the territory bordering Green
Bay and including the island of Bois
Blanc.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the collection district of Mich
ilimackinac shall hereafter be called
the District of Superior, and shall
embrace all that part of the upper
peninsula of the State of Michigan
lying east of the principal meridian,
all the islands in, and bordering upon,
the Saint Marie River. and all that
part of the State of Michigan lying
west of the principal meridian and
north of the latitudinal line dividing
townships number forty-three from
townships number forty four, north
of the base line of the said State, in-
cluding the territory In said State
bordering Green Bay, together with
all the Islands, waters, and shores OF
Lake Superior and the adjacent terri
tory unto the headwaters of all the
rivers and streams tributary thereto
and within the jurisdiction Of the
United States.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted,
That the collection district of Port
Huron, in the State of Michigan,
shall hereafter be called the district
of Huron.
Approved, June %, 1868.
PUBLIC REsoLUToN-NO. 30.
JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the
pay of the assistant Librarian of the
House.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
| United States of America in Congress
assembled, That for the present Con-
gress, commencing Herewith, the
Clerk is directed to pay from the con-
tingent fund of the House, to the
assistant librarian in charge of the
hall library, the difference between
his present pay and the pay of the
file, printing and engrossing clerks.
Approved, July 3, 1868.
CPUBLIc REsoLUTroN-No. 4O.1
Joint Resolution in relation to the
erection OF bridge in Boston har-
DOR il -rE 3s 1a asg aHa-7tFs
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
| United States OF America in Congress
assembled. That the Secretary of the
| Navy shall detail two competent and
impartial officers of the navy, and
the Secretary of War shall detail q
competent and impartial officer of the
engineer corps, who shall compose a
commission. whose duty it shall be to
make careful examination of the har-
! Dor of Boston, and shall report to
Congress. at its next session = in what
manner the commerce of said harboI
aud the interests of. the United
I States In the nayy-yard at Charles,
town will be affected by thu
construction Of bridge over the
water between the mainland in the
city of Boston and East Boston, in
the manner provided in an act of the
/ legislature of the State of Massachu-
I sets. entitled AN act to incorporate
the Maverick Bridge Company; ana
no bridge shall be erected by said
company across stid water until lhe
assent of Congress shall be gwen
thereto. g5a 5l15 9-ii p -
Approved, July z, 1868. Iaai .7fa &
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rPuBLIc-NO. So. 8eig1.