TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cn. 135. 1834.
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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be reimbursed to thenavy pension fund, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap-propriated, the cost of the stock of the Bank of Columbia, heretoforepurchased by the commissioners of the said fund, and which now remainsunredeemed by the said bank, together with interest thereon from theperiod at which said bank ceased to pay interest, lo the time of thereimbursement, herein directed to be made; and at the period of saidreimbursement, the said stock shall be transferred by the Secretary of theNavy, to the treasurer of the United States .
Approved, June 30, 1834.
Chap. CXXXV.— An Act to establish a port of entry at Natchez, in Mississippi ,and creating certain ports of delivery, and for other purpose^
JBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That all the ports, harbours,shores and waters of the Mississippi river, within the state of Mississippi ,be, and they are hereby constituted a collection district, by the name ofthe Natchez district, and a port of entry shall be established at Natchez for said district, and a collector shall be appointed, who shall give theusual bond required of such officers, and be entitled to a salary of fivehundred dollars per annum.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all vessels proceeding to thesaid port of Natchez , from any port or place in foreign countries, shallstop and report her arrival at the port of New Orleans ; and before suchvessel shall proceed on her voyage to the said port of Natchez , it shallbe the duty of the collector of the said port of New Orleans to order onboard any such vessel, a custom-house officer, who shall remain on boardsuch vessel until her arrival at the said port of Natchez ; and it shall bethe duty of such custom-house officer, to take possession and safely keepall the papers belonging to such vessel, having relation to the freight orcargo on board, which papers he shall deliver to the collector ofthe port of Natchez , immediately after his arrival at that port; andany such vessel, which shall depart from the said port of New Orleans ,without such custom-house officer on board, shall be subject to all thepains and penalties provided for by law for a violation of the revenuelaws of the United States .
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the expenses of the custom-house officer which may be put on board of any such vessel at NewOrleans, from the time of his being put onboard, until his return to NewOrleans , shall be paid by the owner or owners of such vessel.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Dorchester, in the state ofMassachusetts , be, and the same is hereby, declared to be a port ofdelivery.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage ofthis act, the port of entry and delivery for the district of Philadelphia ,shall be bounded by the navy yard on the south, and Gunner’s run on thenorth ; any thing in any former law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the town of Camden , in thedistrict of Bridgeton, in the state of New Jersey , shall be a port ofdelivery, and shall be subject to the same regulations and restrictions asother ports of delivery in the United States ; and there shall be appointeda surveyor of the customs to reside at said port, who shall also performthe duties of an inspector, and who shall be entitled to receive the annualsalary of one thousand dollars and no more.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor of the port ofCamden shall be authorized to enrol and license ships or vessels lo beemployed in the coasting trade and fisheries, under the regulations and
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Cost of stockof the Bank ofColumbia to bereimbursed.
Statute LJune 30, 1834.