Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
H. R. 173.
(No Report.)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
February 8, 1848.
Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. Grinnell, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill:
A BILL
To establish the collection district of Wareham, in the State of Massachusetts.

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11 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That, from and after the thirtieth day of June
next, a collection district shall be formed, which shall in-
clude all the waters, shores, and islands in the town of
Wareham; the waters, shores, and islands of that part of
the town of Sandwich, on Buzzard’s and Buttermilk bays;
and the waters, shores, and islands, lying and being east-
erly of the southwest point of Ancoot cove in the town of
Rochester; such parts of the aforesaid district as have
been included in the collection districts of Barnstable and

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19 New Bedford are hereby separated therefrom; Wareham
shall be the sole port of entry in said district, and a col-
lector shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, to reside and keep his
office at Wareham; whose compensation shall be the
usual fees, forfeitures, and penalties, as established by law,
and no more; and Sippican, in the town of Rochester,
shall be a port of delivery in said district.

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To establish the collection district of Wareham in the State of Massachusetts.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, from and after the thirtieth day of June next, a collection district shall be formed, which shall in- clude all the waters, shores, and islands in the town of Wareham; the waters, shores, and islands of that part of the town of Sandwich, on Buzzard’s and Buttermilk bays; and the waters, shores, and islands, lying and being east- erly of the southwest point of Ancoot cove in the town of Rochester; such parts of the aforesaid district as have been included in the collection districts of Barnstable and
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	New Bedford are hereby separated therefrom; Wareham shall be the sole port of entry in said district, and a col- lector shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to reside and keep his office at Wareham; whose compensation shall be the usual fees, forfeitures, and penalties, as established by law, and no more; and Sippican, in the town of Rochester, shall be a port of delivery in said district.