THAT^[^all that part of the collection district of Saluria in the State of Texas South and west of the northern point of the Island of Padre shall constitute a new collection district to be called the district of Brazos de Santiago, and that the Town of Point Isabel shall constitute the sole port of entry for said district.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a collector for the said district shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall reside and keep his office at the said town of Point Isabel, and who shall be entitled to receive a salary of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, including in that sum the fees allowed by law, and the amount he shall collect in any one year for fees exceeding the said sum shall be accounted for and paid into the Treasury of the United States.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the mouth of the Rio Grande is hereby constituted a port of delivery and attached to the said collection district of Brazos de Santiago, and that a surveyor for the said port shall be ap-

pointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall have a Salary not exceeding one thousand dollars.^]^

Resolved That the Bill from Senate (No. 299) entitled “An ActTo establish the collection district of Brazos de Santiago in the State of Texas– do pass with the following

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That all that part of the Collection District of Saluria, south and west of the north side of Padre Island in the Gulf of Mexico, be, and the same is hereby made a Collection District, which shall be known as the District of Brazos Santiago; and that Point Isabel be and the same is hereby made the Port of Entry of the said District.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a Collector for the said district of Brazos Santiago Shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall reside at Point Isabel and hold his office for the terms and the time prescribed by law for the like office in other districts, and who shall be entitled to a salary not exceeding seventeen hundred and fifty dollars per annum, including in that sum, the fees allowed by law; and the amount he shall collect in any one year for fees, exceeding the said sum of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, shall be accounted for, and paid into the Treasury of the United States.

Sec. 3. ^And^ Be it further enacted, That any merchandise which shall have been duly entered at the said port of entry, and the duties thereon paid or secured according to law, may be transported by land to Fort Brown on the Rio Grande or any other place near the said Fort Brown which may be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury and be thence exported with the privilege of drawback to any foreign country–

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Provided, That such exportation shall be made within one year from the date of importation and under the conditions and provisions of the act entitled “An act allowing drawback upon foreign merchandise, exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Santa Fee in Mexico; and to the British North American provinces adjoining the Untied States, approved March third eighteen hundred and forty five.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall appoint an additional inspector who shall reside at Fort Brown or such other place as may be designated by him as aforesaid and who shall inspect all merchandise entitled to drawback under the provisions of this act and otherwise protect the revenue.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That any merchandise which shall have been duly entered at the port of Corpus Christie, and the duties thereon paid or secured according to law, may be transported to Loredo on the Rio Grande, and from thence exported to Mexico with the privilege of drawback – provided that such exportation shall be made within one year from the date of importation, and under the conditions and provisions of the Act entitled “An act allowing drawback upon foreign merchandise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua and Santa Fee in Mexico and to the British North American provinces adjoining the United States approved March third – eighteen hundred and forty-five. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to appoint an additional inspector to reside at Loredo, who shall inspect all merchandise entitled to drawback under the provisions of this act, and otherwise protect the revenue.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to appoint a deputy collector to reside at Chesapeake

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city in the State of Maryland with authority to grant enrollments and licenses to vessels, provided, that the compensation of the said deputy collector shall be the usual fees of office, and nothing more.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the owners of vessels residing on New River in Onslow County, in the State of North Carolina, shall have the privilege of taking out Registers or Enrollments and Licenses at Wilmington in said States, and the Collector of that District is hereby authorized to grant the same on the conditions now required by law.

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