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ton) together with all the waters thereof, heretofore witl.in the jurtfdiftion of the said state, in which diftriCt the towns or landing places of New-Bnmfwick, Elizabcth-Town and Newark, lhall be ports of delivery only ; aud.a collccbr for the di firicl ihall be anointed, to relide at I'ertii- Amboy* The diftrift of Burlington (hall comprehend that part of the said state known b-y the name of Weil New-jcrfey, which lies to thccallward and northward of tlre'couaty of Glouceftcr, with all the waters thereof, heretofore within the jurifdiftion of the laid state, including the liver and inlet of Little Egg-harbour, with the waters emptying into the fame, and the sea coast, found, inlets and harbours thereof, from liarnegat inlet to Bri gantine inlets, in which diftrift the landing places of Lamberton and Little Egg-ha i hour lliall be ports of delivery only ; and a col lector (hall be appointed for the diihift to re side at Burlington, and a surveyor at Little - Egg-harbour. The diftiict of ftidgetowu Ihall comprehend the counties of Glouceller, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May, (that part of Gloucester county excepted, which is inr • eluded within tbe-'dift-ritt of Burlington) and all the waters thereof, heretofore vyithm the jurifdiCtion of the said date ; and the town of Salem, Port Elizabeth on Maurice river, and Stilwell’s landing on Great Egg-harbour, lhall be ports of delivery only; and a collector for the diftritt lhall be appointed, torelide'o-t Bridgetown. The state of PENNSYLVANIA (hall be One district, and Philadelphia lhall be the foie port both of entry and delivery for the fame ; and a u ival-oificer, c odleCtor and surveyor, for the diftriCt ihall be appointed, to reftdeat the said port of Philadelphia. • The state of DELAWARE ftujl be one dilluft, and the borough of Wilmington lhall be the'port of entry, to which ihall bs an nexed Ncwcaftle and Port Penn as ports of delivery only ; and a collector for the district ftiail be appointed,• to refidc at the laid port of Wilmington. In the ftiie of MARYLAND (hall be ftine d drifts, to wit: Baltimore, Chefler, Oxford, Vienna, Snow-Hill, Annapolis, Nottingham, Nanjemoy and George-Town. The diftritt of Baltimore (hall include Patapfco, Sufijue lianna and Elk rivers, aud. all the waters and fliores on tli dt weft fide of Chefapcake Bay, from the mouth of Magetty river to the fouth fide of Elk river inclusive, in whi’ch Havre de Grace and Elkton (hall be ports of deli very only ; and a nuvul-oHicer, collector and surveyor, lhall be appointed for the said di fhiCl, to relide at the town of Baltimore, which lhall be the foie port of eatry. The diftrift of Chsftcr (hall include Chefler river, and all the waters and chores t>n the eastern fide of Cheiapeake Bay, from the fotuh fide of Elk river, to the north fide of the eastern bay and Wye river exclusive, in which George-Town on Sadafras river ihall be a port of delivery only ; aud -a collector for the di ftrift ftiail be appointed, to relide at Chester, which ihall be the f«le port of entry* The diftriCt of Oxford ihall include all the waters and flioref on the eastern lide of Chesapeake - Kay, from the north fide of Wye river and the eastern bay, to the fouth fide of Chop tank river inclusive, add Cambridge lliall baa port of delivery only ; aud a collector for the di fliicl lliall be appointed, to relide at Oxford, which lhall be the foie port of entry. The difttift of Vienna lhall include all the waters and llioies ou the eastern lide of Chesapeake Ray, from the fouth lide of Choptank river, to the fouth fide of Wicomico river inclu sive, and Salilbu'y ftiail he a port of delivery only ; and a collector for tire diiti ift lhall be appointed, to relide at Vicuua, which lhall be the foie port of entry. Tne diftrift of Snow-Hill (ball include all the waters and fliores on the fca coast, from the noitli line of Virginia to the fouth line of Delaware, toge ther with all the waters and lhores on the eastern fide of Chesapeake Bay, from the fouth fide of Wicomico river to the fouth of Pocomoke river inclusive, so far as the jtirifdiftion of the said state of Maryland ex tends, to which Siimcpuxein lhall be a port of delivery for Weft-India produce ouly ; aud a collector for the difti ift lhall be appoint ed, t<v relide at Snow-Hill, which lhall be the foie port of entry. The diftrift of An napolis ihall include Magetty river, aud all the waters and lhores from thence to Drum Point, ou Paiumim tivti i and a collcftoi for the diftrift Ihali be appointed, to reside at j Annapolis, which lhail be the foie port of entry and djftivery for the fame. The oUtri<\ of Nottingham lhail include all the waters and ihores on the welt fide of the Chefapeaxe Bay to Drum Point, on the river Patuxent, together with the said river, and all the navi gable waters empt; mg into thrfaui#,tu which Benedict, Lower Marlbmough, Town Creek, and Silver’s landing, ihali be annexed as ports . of delivery only ; colleftor for the diftrift (liall be appointed, to refide 1 at Nottingham; and a surveyor at Town Creek ; and Notiing hafn lhall.be the foie port of entry. The diltriCt of Nanjemoy ihali include all the wa te;s of Po'towmack. river, within the jurifuic tion of the ftaie of Maryland, from Point Look-out to Pomonkey Creek indulive, to which St. Mary’s Ihali be annexed as a port of delivery only; and a collector for the di ftrift fliali be appointed, to-reside at Nanje moy ; alio a surveyor to reiide at St. Mary’s, and Nanjemoy ihali be the iole port of entry. The diftrift of George-Town ihali include all the waters-and fliores from Pomonkey creek, on the north fide of Potowmack river, to the head of the" navigable waters of the said river, within the jurifdiftiou of the (fate of Maryland, to which Diggs’s landing and Carrolifburg ihali be annexed as ports es de livery only ; and a collector for the diftrift ihali btranouinted, to reiide at George-Town, which ihali* be the foie port of entry. In the date of VIRGINIA ihali be twelve did litis, to wit: Hampton a6 one port; Nor folk and Portsmouth as one port; Bermuda Hundred and City Point as one port; York- Town, Tappabatiuock, Yeocomico river, in cluding Kinfale,. Dumfries, including New port, Alexandria, 1 Folly-Landing, Cherry ftone, South-Quay and Louisville ; the au thority of the Ovl-cers at Hampton lhail ex tend over’all tire waters, lhores, bays, har bours and hi lets, between the fouth fide of the mouth cf York river, along the weft lhore of Chelapeake Bay to Hampton, and thence up james river to the weft lide of Chickaho miny rivet, and a collector ihali be appoint ed, to reiide at Hampton, which ihallbe the foie port of entry. To the diftrift of'Nor folk and Portsmouth lhail annexed Suffolk and Smithfield, as ports of delivery only ; and the authority of «he officers of the said diftrift ihali extend over all the waters, lhores, bay 9, harbours and inlets, compre hended within a line drawn from-Cape Henry to the mouth of-James river, and thence up james river to jordon’s Point, and Eliza beth river to the highest tide water thereof, and Norfolk and Portsmouth (hall be the sole port of entry ; and a colleftor, naval-officer, andfurveyorfor the diftrift ihali be appoint ed, to reiide at Norfolk ; alio a surveyor to reiide at each of the ports of Suffolk and Smithfield To the dillrift of Bermuda Hun dred, or City Poiut, (hall be annexed Rich mond, Pcteriburg and Mancheller, as ports of delivery only v and a colleftor and survey or lhail be appointed, to reiide at Bermuda Hundied or City Point, which lhail be the foie port of entry ; alio a surveyor for Peterlburg, to reiide thereat, and a surveyor for Richmond and Mancheller, to rcfuSe av Richmond ; and the authority of the officers of the said di ftnCt lhail extend over all >he waters, lhores, bays, harbours and inlets, comprehended be tween Jordon’s Point and the highest tide water on James and Appomatox rivets. To the district of York-Town ihali be annexed Weft-Point and Cumbeiland, as ports of de livery only ; and a colleftor for the dillrift lhail be appointed, to reiide at York-Town, which Ihali be the idle port of entry; alio a surveyor for the two ports of delivery," to re iide at Weft-Point; and the authority of the officers of the said diftrift, Hull extend over all the waters, lhore*,- bays, harbours and inlets, comprehended between the point form ing the fouth lhore of the mouth of Rappa hannock river, and the point forming the fouth lhore-of the mouth of York river, and thence up the laid river to Weft. Point, and thence up Pkmankey and Mattapony rivers, to the highest navigable waters thereof. To the diftrift of Tappahanuock lhail be annex ed Urbanna, Port-Royal, Fredericklburg ami Falmouth, as ports of delivery only. and a collector for the district ihali be appointed, to reiide at Tappahannoeb, which ihali be the foie port of entry; a!ft> a Auvtyop for cadi of the puns of lJib urns, Port-Royal* auJ Frcderickiburg, officers of the said district (hall extend ove"? all (be waters, lhores, bays, harbours a«d inlets, comprehended between Smith’s Point, jat the mouth of Fpiowmack, and the pome forming the fouth lhoie of the mouth of R«p« pabannock river, and thence up the last men-" tipned river to-the higheft'tide water thereof. The district of Yeocomico river, including Kinfale, (hall extend from-fcraitl/s Point, on the foutn fide of Potawmack river, to Boyd’s Hole on the lame river, including all the waters, (bores, bays, rivers, creeks, har bours and inlets, along the fouth lhore of Potovrmack river to Boyd’s Hole aforefaid ; and Yeocomico, including Klnfale, (hall be the foie port of entry ; and a collector lhali be appointed, to reside on Yeocomico river i 1 the district of Dumfries, including Newport, (hall extend from Boyd’s Hole to Cockpit-. Point, on the fouth fide of Potowmack river ; and a collector lhali be appointed, to reside at Dumfries, which lhali be the foie port of entry; and the authority of the officers of this diftrid iha4l extend over all the waters, lhores, bays, harbours and inlejs, compre hended beeween Boyd’s Hole and Cockpit.- Poiut aforefaid. For the diftrid of ‘Alexln dria lhali be appointed a collector and survey or, to refide' at Alexandria, which* lhali be the foie port of entry ; and the-authority of the* officers of the said diftrict'lhali extend overall the* waters, lhores, bays.’'harbours and inlets, on the fouth fide of the river- Po towmack, from the last mentioned Cockpit** Point, to the bigheit tide water of the laid river. For the diftrid of Folly-Landing (hall 1 be appointed a collector, who lhali reside at Accomack Court-iroul'e, whose authority (hall extend over all the waters, (hoses, bays, harbours and inlets of the county of Acco mack. For the diftrid of Cherry-Stone lhali ; be appointed a collector, to reside at Cherry- Stone, whose authority (liall extend over all the waters, lhores, bays, harbours and inlets, compiehended within Northampton county. For the diftrid of South-Quay a collector (hall beappoin.ed, to reside theieat, .whose autho rity lhali extend over all the waters, lhores* hays, harbours and inlets, in that part of Virginia, comprehended within the limits of the said (late. For the diftrid of Louisville a coilcttor (liall be appointed, to reside there at, whof? authority (hall extend over all the waters, (bores and inlets, included between the rapids and the mouth of Ohio river, and on the southeast line tbeieof. lu the ftate*of bOUI H-CAROLINA (half be three diltrids, to wit: George-Town, Chat left on and Beaufort, each of which (hall he a port of entry. The diftrid of George- Town lhali include the (bores, inlets and ri sers, ftom the. boundary of Noith-Caroliqa to the point us Cape Roman. The diftrid of Charlelton (hall include all the (hores, inlets and rivets, from Cape Roman to Combahee ruer inclusive; and the diftrid of'Beaufort dial!- include the lhores, inlets" and rivers, fioM-Coaibah.ee river to Back river in Geor gia, comprehending aHo the (bores, inlets *■ and harbours, formed by the different bars * an d (ea-islands, lying within each diftrid re fpedively ;-~at the port of Charleston (hall be a collector, naval-officer and surveyor, and a colledor at each of the other ports. In theifate of GEORGIA (liall be four di drifts, to wit: Savannah, Sunbury, Bruns wick and St. Mary’s, each of which (lull be • port of entry.* The diftrid of Savannah lhali include Savannah river, Great and Little Ogeechee rivers,with the other harbours,creeks and rive:s, rormed by the inlets of Tybce, Lit tle 1 ybee, Warfatv and Oflabaw, north of the illand of Olfabaw, and a naval-officer, col lector and surveyor, for the said diftrid (ball be appointed, to reside at Savannah. The*- diftrid of Sunbury (hall include the Medway, Fi orth and South Newport and Sapelo rivers, with the harbours/ creeks and rivers, formed by the inlets of St. Catharine’s, fouth of Of fabaw and Sapelo \ and a colledor for the di itrid lhali be appointed, to relidc at Sunbury. Ihe dtftrid of Brunlvvick (hail include the ALtamaha, Frederica, and Turtle rivers, with the other harbours, cieeks and rivers, fotm.cd by the inlets of Doboy, fouth of Sa pehy Alatamaha, and St. Simon’s, north of the fouth point of jekyl iilaud ; Fiederica (hall be a port -of delivery only ; and a colledor for thrfaid diftrid (lull be appointed, to re , lideat Brunswick; the diftrid of St. Mary’s r (#mIL include* Great Sctilla, Little Setilla, tLat-M !iv«r4ud St. Mary's river, with the