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SATURDAY, September 12, 1789.]
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
AND
GAZETTE of the STATE.
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An ACT to regulate the COLLECTION of the
Duties impojed by law cn the Tonnage of
Jhips or njef els, and on Goods , Wares and
Merchandizes , imported into the United States.
BE it enabled by the Senate and lioufe of
Reprejentatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled , That for the
due collection of the duties imposed by law,
on the tonnage of (hips and velfels, and on
goods, wares and merchandizes, imported in
to the United States, there thall be eftablith
ed and appointed, diftriCts, ports and officers,
in manner following, to wit:
The slate of NEW-HAMPSHIRE Mil be
one diftriCt, to include the town of Ponfraouth
its the foie port of entry ; and the towns of
Newcastle, Dover and Exeter, as ports of
delivery only; but all (hips or vefTels bound
to or from either of the laid ports of delive
ry, shall firft come to, enter and clear at Fortf
inouth; and a naval-officer, collector and
furveyor,.for the said diftriCt Hull be appoint
ed, to reside at Portsmouth.
In the ftjUe of MASSACHUSETTS (hail
fee twenty diltriCts and ports of entry, to wit:
Newbury-poit, Gloucester, Salem and Bever
ly, as one port; Marblehead, Boftou and
Charleflown, as one port; Plymouth, Barn
flahle, Nantucket, Edgartown, New-Bedford,
Dighton, York, Biddeford and Pepperelbo
rough, as one port; Portland and Falmouth
as one port; Bath, Wifcaflet, Penobfcot,
•Frenchman’s Bay, Machias and Pallamaquo
dy. To the diftriCt of Newbury-port thall
be annexed the several towns or landing places
of Almlbuty, Salilhury and Haverhill, which
Uiall be ports of delivery only ; and a col
leCtor, naval-officer and surveyor, for the
diftriCt shall be appointed, to reside at New
hury-port. To the diftriCt of Gloucester thall
be annexed the town of Manchester, as a port
of delivery only ; and a collector and survey
or thall be appointed, to reside at Gloucester.
To the diftriCt of Salem aud Beverly thall be
annexed the towns or landing places of Dan
vers and Ipswich, as ports of delivery only ;
arid a collector, naval-officer and surveyor,
for the diftriCt thall be appointed, to reside
at Salem ; aud a surveyor to retire at each of
the. towus of Beverly and Ipswich. To thd*
diftriCt of Marblehead thall be annexed the
town of Lynn, as a port of delivery only;
and a collector for the diftriCt Dial! be appoint--
ed, to refule at Marblehead. To the diftriCt
of Boftou and Charleftown thall be annexed
the towus or landing places of Medford, Co
halfet and Bingham, as ports of delivery on
ly ; and a collector, naval-officer and survey
or, thall be appointed, to reside at Boston.
To the diftriCt of Plymouth thall be annexed
the several towns or landing places of Sci
tuate, Duxbtiry and Kingston, as ports of de
livery only; and a collector for the diftriCt
fffall be appointed, to reside at Plymouth. I<>
the diftriCt of Barnftable thall be annexeJ the
leveral towns or landing places of Sandwich,
Harwich, Wclfieet, Province-Town aud Cha
tham, as ports of delivery only ; ami a col
lector for the diftriCt thall be appointed, to
reside at Barnftable. In the diftriCt of Nan
tucket, the port of Sherbourne thall be the
folc port of entry aud delivery within'the
fame# and a collector thall be appointed, to
reftde at bherbourne. To the diftriCt ot Ed
gartowu thall be annexed the town of t’*l
mouth, as a port of delivery only ; and a
eolledoc thill be appointed# to **
GEORGIA :
gartown. To the diftrid of New-Bedford
fliall be annexeed Weft-Port, Rochefler and
Wareham, as ports of delivery only ; and a
colledor for the diftrid shall be appointed, to
reside at New-Bedford. Tothe diftridof Digh
ton lhall be annexed Swanfey and Freetown, as
ports of delivery only; and a colledor for the
diflrid fliall be appointed, to reside at Dighton.
To the diftrid of York fliall be annexed Kit
tery and Berwick, as ports of delivery only ;
and a colledor for the diftrid fliall be appoint
ed, to reside at York. To the diflrid of Bid-
Pepperelborough fliall be annexed
Scarborough, Wells, Kennebunk and Capc-
Porpoise, as ports of delivery only; and a
colledor for the diftrid fliall be appointed, to
reside at Biddeford. To the diftrid of Port
land and Falmouth fliall be annexed North-
Yarmouth and Brunswick, as ports of deli
very only ; and a colledor and surveyor fliall
be appointed for the diftrid to reside at Port
land. 1 o the diftrid of Bath fliall be annex
ed HallowelJ, Pittttown andToplham, as ports
of delivery only ; and a collector for thedi
ftnd lhall be appointed, to reside at Bath.
1 o the diftrid of Wifcafiet fliall be annexed
Bristol, Boothbay and Waldoborough, as ports
of delivery only; and a collector for the di
ftrid fliall be appointed, to reside at Wifcaf
l'et. To the diftrid of Penobfcot lhall be an
nexed Thomafton, Frankfort, Sedgwick-
Poiut and Dcei-Ifland, as ports of delivery
only ; and a colledor for the diftrid lhall be
appointed, to reside at Penobfcot. To the
diftrid: of Frenchman’s-Bay fliall be annexed
Union-River, as a port of delivery only;
aud a colledor for the diftrid fliall be appoint
ed, to reside at Frenchmau’s-Bay. Fur each
of the diftrids of Machias and Pafl\maquody
lhall be appointed a colledor, to reside at the
laid ports ol Machias and Pafiimaquody re
fpediveiy. The diftrid of Newbury-port
lhall include all the waters and ihores from
the state of New-Hampihire, to the north line
of Ipswich. The diftrid of Gloucester lhall
include all the waters and lhoies in the towns
of Gloucester and Manchefier. The diftrid
of Salem and Beverly lhall include all the
Ihores and wafers within the towns of Ips
wich, Beverly, Salem and Danvers. The di
ftrid of Mai biehead fliall iuclycle all the Waters
and lhoies within the towns of Marblehead
and Lyun. The diftiidof Boston aud.Charlef
town Ih-tU include all enc waters and Ihores
within the counties ot Middlesex and Suffolk.
The diftrid of Plymouth thall include all the
waters aud ihores within the county of Ply
mouth, excepting the towns of Ware£am
and ftocheftcr. The diflrid of ihunflable
fliall'iuclude ail the Ihores and waters within
the county of Barnftable, excepting the town
of Falmouth. The diftrid of Nantucket flnll
include the illand of Nantucket. r l he diftrid
(if Edgartown lhall include all the waters and
lhoies vviiinn toe county of Duke's—County
and the town of Falmouth. The diflrid of
New-Beaford lhall include all the waters and
ffiorcs within the towns ot New*Bedford,
Dartmouth, Weft-Port, Rocheficr and Ware
ham, together with all the illauds within the
county of BrifloL The diftrid of Dighton
lhall include all the waters aud inures on Taun
ton river, aud in the towu of Kohoboth; and
the collectors of the levers! diftrids within
thaf jar: of the Hate of Mitfachofetts, east
/ ward of Ncw-llampdiire, lhall agiee, as loon
it# may upon a <JrV*tioitsl tine
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tlieir refpeftive diflrids, and transmit the
fame to the fame to the comptroller of the
trcal'ury, and Inch diftritts lo agreed upon
Ihall include all the llrorcs, waters and illands
within the fame.
In the Hate of CONNECTICUT (hall be
three diftrids, to wit: New-London, Ncw-
Haven and Fairfield. The diftrifl of New-
London dull extend from the east line of the
laid Hate of Conned icut to the wett line of
the towu of Killingfworth, and north to the
louth line of the Hate of Malfacbufecrs, and
lhall also include the several towns or lauding
places of Stonington, Groton
Lyme, Saybro k, Haddam, Eaft-Haddam*
Middletown, Chatham, Weathersficld, Glaf
tenbury, Hartford, Eaft-Hartford and Kil
lingfworth, as potts of dclivei y only ; New-
London to be the foie port of entry ; and a
culledor and surveyor for the diftrid (hall be
appointed, to reside at New-London, and a
surveyor to reside at each of thp ports of
btoumgton and Middletown. The diftrid of
New-Haven ihaU extend from the weft line
of the diftrid of New-London, wefiwardly
to Oufatum'nick river; 10 which lhall be an
nexed the several towns or landing places of
Guiltord, Brandtord, Milford and Derby, as
ports of delivery only ; New-Haven to* be
the folepoa of entry; and a colledor and
luiveyor lor the diftrid (lull be appointed, to
reiide at New-Haven. The did rid of Fair
field lhall include all the ports and places in
the laid Hate of Coniiedicut, weft of the diftrid
of New-Haven, to which lhall be annexed
the leveral towns or landing places of Nor
walk, Stratford, Stamford and Greenwich,
as ports of delivery only; Fairfield to be’the
lole port of entry; and a collator for this
dillnd lhall be appointed, to reside at Fair
field. And New-London, New-Haven and
Fairfield, lhall leverally hepoirsof entry.
In the state of NEW-YORK (hail be two
dill rids, town: Sagg-ha. bour on Nall'au or
Long Hland, and the city of New-York, each
oi which lhall be a port of entry. The di
llrict oi ba 6 g-harbotir lhall include all bays
harbours, rivers and ihores, within the rwtf
points ot land, which are called Oyster-Fond
i'o.m, and Momauk Point; and a colledor
for tiie di rict lhall be appointed, to reside
at Sagg-iiarbotir, which Hull he the only
J' ra<?c 01 ricl *vcry :n the laid diftrid. Ihe di
ltnctof the city of New-York Hull include
such part of the coasts, rive s, bays and bar-*
hours, of the said state, udtiocluded in the
(liftnet of Sagg-haihour ; and moreover, the
levetal towns or landing places of New-
Windsor, Ncw-burgh, Poughhcepfie, Efopus,
city ol Hudson, Knudcihuok aiid Albany, as
puits ol cel.very o ly j and a naval-othcer,
colkdoi and ti/;veyor, for the drllrid ftnjl be
appointed, to 1 elide at tiie city of New-York ;
a»io two Ijrvcyors, one t > refhic at the city
of Albany, and the other at the city of Hud
*• ft i i.;)3 ail lliips or veliels bound to, or fo.Ti
any pou ot delivery wit tun the last mined
oiltud, lhall be obligcil to come to, anti en
tci or t Ear out at the city ol Ncw-Vmk.
In the state of NhW-JfclvSl-Y H all bt ’
thus diftrid*, 10 wu 5 Kcnh-Ajnbuy, Bur- ;
lingioa and Bridgetown, which lhall feveially
be {Otis ot tuny. 'lht fit ft rid of Penh- ,
Auihoy lhall coinpiehctid ail that (art ot tho
fta*e of Nvw-jeiUy known by the mine ts
Put Nerley, {'hut jau excepted
hfu-tter iiivi.uJed n »hn di.lu > of Purling#