Chapter X. to establish a port of entry at Magnolia, in Florida
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Chap. X.— An Act to establish a port of entry at Magnolia, in Florida. Jan. 21, 1829. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * Collection district established in Florida, by name of St. Mark’s, &c. That all the ports, harbours, shores, and waters, of the main land of Florida, and of the islands opposite and nearest thereto, extending from Ocklockney bay to Charlotte harbour, be, and they are hereby, established a collection district, by the name of the St.
Mark’s district; and a port of entry shall be establishedProvision for collector. at Magnolia for said district, and a collector shall be appointed, who shall give the same bond, perform the same duties, and be entitled to the same compensation and fees as the collectors of the other districts in Florida. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted, *That all that part of Florida, betweenCertain portion of Florida annexed to St. Augustine district. the St. Mary’s and St. John’s river, shall be annexed to, and made a part of, the collection district of St.
Augustine. Approved, January 21, 1829.