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dar year, twenty-five thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, thir-ty-three thousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort Morgan, Mobile point, Alabama , for the said halfcalendar year, eight thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, tenthousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort Dupre, Louisiana , for the said half calendar year,three thousand five hundred dollars.

For repairs of Fort Jackson, Mississippi river, Louisiana , for the saidhalf calendar year, ten thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, tenthousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort St. Philip, Mississippi river, Louisiana , for thesaid half calendar year, five thousand dollars; and for the said fiscalyear, five thousand dollars.

For Fort Livingston, Grand Terre island, Barrataria bay, Louisiana ,for the said half calendar year, twenty thousand dollars; and for the saidfiscal year, thirty thousand dollars.

For repairing and rebuilding barracks at Fort Gibson at its presentsite, or in the vicinity thereof, fifteen thousand dollars.

For the completion of the works at Fort Smith, Arkansas , for thesaid half calendar year, twenty thousand dollars.

For completion of barracks, quarters, and storehouses, at Fort At-kinson, Turkey river, for the said half calendar year, six thousanddollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , That the sum of twenty-five thou-sand dollars, appropriated by the act of Congress , approved ninth ofSeptember, one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, for defensiveworks, barracks, and other necessary buildings, and purchase of a sitefor depot at or near the junction of the Mattawamkeag and Penobscotrivers, Maine , may be applied to the purchase of a site and commence-ment of defensive works at or near the Narrows of the Penobscot,Maine .

Approved, March 3, 1843.

Chap. LXXI_ in Act declaring Robbinston in the State of Maine , to he a port

of delivery.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the town ofRobbinston, in the State of Maine , shall be a port of delivery, to be an-nexed to the district of Passamaquoddy, and shall be subject to the sameregulations as other ports of delivery in the United States .

Approved, March 3, 1843.

Chap. LXXII. — An Act to permit the entry of merchandise recovered from ship-wreck, in certain cases, free from duty.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That whenever any ship orvessel laden with merchandise, in whole or in part, subject to duty,shall be, or shall have been, sunk in any river, harbor, bay, or waters,subject to the jurisdiction of the United States , and within its limits,and shall have remained so sunk for the period of two years, and shallbe abandoned by the owners thereof, any person or persons who mayraise such ship or vessel, shall be permitted to bring any merchandiserecovered therefrom, into the port nearest to the place where said shipor vessel was so raised, free from the payment of any duty thereupon,and without being obliged to enter the same at the custom-house, undersuch rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may pre-scribe.

Approved, March 3, 1843.

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Fort Morgan.

Fort Dupre.Fort Jackson.

FortSt.Philip.

Ft.Livingston.

Fort Gibson.Fort Smith .Fort Atkinson.

Narrows of thePenobscot.

1841, ch. 17.

Statute III.March 3, 1843.

Robbinstonmade a port ofdelivery.

Statute III.March 3, 1843.

Merchandise,recovered fromshipwreck, ad-mitted free ofduty.