Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 11 STAT. · March 3, 1857 · Chapter CII

Chapter CII. to constitute Selma, in the State of Alabama, a Port of Delivery

137 words·~1 min read·/statutes-at-large/vol-11/chapter-cii-816515·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Chap. CII.— An Act to constitute Selma, in the State of Alabama, a Port of Delivery. March 3, 1857. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Selma, in the State ofSelma, (Ala.) made a port of delivery. Alabama, shall be and is hereby constituted a port of delivery within the collection district of New Orleans; and there shall be appointed a surveyor of customs, to reside at said port, who shall, in addition to his own*Post*, p. 260. duties, perform the duties and receive the salary and emoluments prescribed by the act of Congress, approved on the second of March, eighteen1831, ch. 87, § 5.Vol. iv. p. 481. hundred and thirty-one, for importing merchandise into Pittsburg, Wheeling, and other places.
Approved, March 3, 1857.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.