Chapter 1414. To amend sections twenty-five hundred and sixty-six and twenty-five hundred and sixty-seven of the Revised Statutes of the United States, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, so as to remove the port of entry for the district of Pearl River from Shieldsboro to Gulfport, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 1414.— An Act To amend sections twenty-five hundred and sixty-six and twenty-five hundred and sixty-seven of the Revised Statutes of the United States, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, so as to remove the port of entry for the district of Pearl River from Shieldsboro to Gulfport, and for other purposes. April 22, 1904. [[H. R. 10956](/us/bill/58/hr/10956).] [[Public, No. 137](/us/pl/58/137).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Customs.
Mississippi collection districts. [R. S., secs. 2566, 2567, p. 507, amended](/us/rs/s2566/2567/p507). That section twenty-five hundred and sixty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: " “Sec. 2566. There shall be in the State of Mississippi three collection districts, as follows: “First. Gulfport made port of entry. Ship Island, Scranton and Horn Island, ports of delivery.
The district of Pearl River, which comprises all the waters and shore of the Gulf of Mexico and of Lake Borgne, within the State, in which Gulfport shall be the port of entry, and Ship Island, Scranton, and Horn Island ports of delivery. 243 “Second. The district of Natchez, to comprise all the waters and shores of the Mississippi River within the State of Mississippi south of the range line between townships thirteen and fourteen, in which Natchez shall be the port of entry and Grand Gulf a port of delivery.
“Third. The district of Vicksburg, to comprise all the waters and shores of the Mississippi River within the State of Mississippi north of the range line between townships thirteen and fourteen, in which Vicksburg shall be the port of entry.” " Sec. 2. That section twenty-five hundred and sixty-seven of the Revised Statutes of the United States, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: " “Sec. 2567. There shall be in the collection districts in the State of Mississippi the following officers:
“First. In the district of Pearl River, a collector who shall reside Officers. Residence of. at the port of Gulfport, a deputy collector who shall reside at Bay Saint Louis (Shieldsboro), a deputy collector who shall reside at Scranton or Pascagoula, as the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate, and a deputy collector who shall reside at Biloxi, together with such other officers as may be necessary for the proper performance of the business of the district, who shall be designated and appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury: *Provided*, That the Secretary of the *Proviso*.
Compensation. Treasury shall have the right to fix the compensation of such deputy collectors and of such other officers as he is by this bill authorized to designate. “Second. In the district of Natchez, a collector who shall reside at Natchez. “Third. In the district of Vicksburg, a collector.” " Sec. 3. That this Act take effect and be in force from and after its Effect. passage. Approved, April 22, 1904.