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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