Chapter 311. To amend sections twenty-five hundred and eighty-six and twenty-five hundred and eighty-seven of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the Acts of April twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and August twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety, relating to collection dis
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CHAP. 311.— An Act To amend sections twenty-five hundred and eighty-six and twenty-five hundred and eighty-seven of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the Acts of April twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and August twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety, relating to collection districts in Oregon. June 22, 1910.[[S. 538](/us/bill/61/s/538).][[Public, No. 220](/us/pl/61/220).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section twenty-five Customs.
Oregon collection districts. hundred and eighty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States be amended so as to read as follows: " “Sec. 2586. There shall be in the State of Oregon four collection [R. S., sec. 2586, p. 513](/us/rs/s2586/p513), amended. Vol. 22, p. 48. districts, as follows: “First. The district of Coos Bay, to comprise all of the waters and Coos Bay. shores of that part of the State of Oregon lying south and east of the north bank of the Siuslaw River and west of the summit of the Coast Range of mountains; in which Coos Bay, in Coos County, shall be the Ports of entry and delivery. port of entry, and Ellensburg, at the mouth of the Rogue River;
Port Orford and Gardiner, on the Umpqua River, ports of delivery. “Second. The district of Yaquina, to comprise all the waters and Yaquina. shores lying north and east of the north bank of the Siuslaw River to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude and west of the summit of the Coast Range of mountains; in which Yaquina shall be the port of entry Ports of entry and delivery. and Newport a port of delivery. “Third. The district of Astoria, to comprise all the waters and Astoria. shores lying within the territory described as follows:
Beginning at the summit of the Coast Mountains, on the forty-fifth degree north latitude, running thence west to the Pacific Ocean, thence north to where the north bank of the Columbia River intersects the Pacific Ocean, thence easterly and southerly along but excluding the north bank of the Columbia River to where one hundred and twenty-two degrees forty-six minutes fifty-five seconds west longitude intersects forty-five degrees fifty-one minutes north latitude, thence westerly to the summit of the Coast Mountains, thence southerly along the summit of said Coast Mountains to the place of beginning; in which Astoria Port of entry. shall be the port of entry.
“Fourth. The district of Portland, to comprise all the waters and Portland. shores in the State of Oregon, excluding the north bank of the Columbia River between the States of Oregon and Washington, not described in the collection districts of Coos Bay, Yaquina, and Astoria; in which Port of entry. Portland shall be the port of entry.” " Sec. 2. That section twenty-five hundred and eighty-seven of the Officers. Revised Statutes of the United States be amended so as to read as follows:
" “Sec. 2587. There shall be in the collection districts in the State of [R. S., sec. 2587, p. 513](/us/rs/s2587/p513), amended. Vol. 22, p. 48. Oregon the following officers: “First. In the district of Coos Bay a collector, who shall reside at Coos Bay. Empire City, and three deputy collectors, who may be appointed by the collector, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, and of whom one shall reside at Ellensburg, one at Port Orford, and one at Gardiner. “Second.
In the district of Yaquina a collector, who shall reside at Yaquina. Yaquina, and who shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars a year, 580 with the fees allowed by law and a commission on all customs moneys collected and accounted for by him, such salary, fees, and commissions not to exceed the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars per year. “Third. Astoria. In the district of Astoria a collector, who shall reside at Astoria, and who shall receive a salary of three thousand dollars a year, and storage charges not exceeding three hundred dollars per annum in lieu of all compensation now allowed by law.
“Fourth. Portland. In the district of Portland a collector, who shall receive a salary of six thousand dollars a year, in lieu of present salary, fees, commissions, storage, and all perquisites of every name and nature; and an appraiser, who shall receive a salary of three thousand dollars a year, *Proviso*. Discontinuance of officers not affected. both of whom shall reside at Portland, Oregon: *Provided, however*, That nothing in this Act shall be construed as in any way affecting the action heretofore taken by the Secretary of the Treasury under the [R.
S., sec. 253, p. 42](/us/rs/s253/p42). provisions of section two hundred and fifty-three of the Revised Statutes in discontinuing Port Orford, Gardiner, Ellensburg, and Newport as ports of delivery, nor as requiring customs officers to be stationed at such places.” " Approved, June 22, 1910.