Puhlic--No. 37.

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To establish port of entry at Sauria ia the State

 of Texas, and for other purposes.

 Be t endeied by the Senate aud Hoase of Reprss. entaires of the Uaited Saies of America Congress asasubied That all tBat part of the State of Texas, south and west of the counties of Matagordo and Wharton, and including said counties, shall be de- tached from the district of Texas and shall consti- ute collection district; That Saiura on ,ire north easterly part of the island of Haagorda shall be the port of entry for said distic, and that Maagorda, Aransss, Copano, and Corpus Christi as ports ol delivery only

 Sec ?. ind be il further enacted, That eollec. tor for the district of Salura aforesaid shall be pointed by the President, with the advice and con sent of the Senate of the United States, who shall hold his office for the terms and for the time pre- scrbed by law for the like office in other districts The said collector shall reside al Saiuria aforesaid and he shall be entitled to salary not exceeding twelve hundred and fifty dollars per ahnum, inclu. ding in that sum the fees allowed by law, and the amount he shalt collect in any che year fos fees exceeding the said sum of twelve hundred dollars shall be accounted for and paid into the treasury of tine United States.

 Sec. g. ind De il furthsr enacted, That surveyors for the aforesaid ports of delivery, to-wit: Ma,a- gorda, Labaea, Corpus Christi, and Copano. shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate with authority to exercise all the powers conferred by law oil such officers . and that the salaries of said surveyors al Matagofda and Labaea shall be at the rate of six hucdred dellars per annum; and of those at Copano snd Corpns Christi shall be at the rate of five hundred dollars per anuum; and that there shall be deputy colec- tor appointed according to law. to reside at Aran- sss and to exercise such powers under the revenue laws as the Secretary of the Treasury may pre-. scribe; the compensation of said deputy collector sha be the legal fees the business he may trans act and no more; and that the surveyor for thepor of Csgallo shall be discontinued.

 SKc, {, And De u farthsr enacted, That the sur veyor for the port of Sabine shall be discontinued, and deputy collector shall be appointed for said port of Sabine. with inc same powers as the depu. iy collector of Aransas, provided for in the third section of ths set, whose salary shall be at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum.

 Sec. 5. Be a farthsr enacted, That the salary of the collector for the district of Texas, residing at GavesioR, shall hs, from and after the thirtieih day of June next. not exceeding seventeen hundred and

 fifty dollars, including in that sum the fees allowed by law, and that the amount he shail collect in any year for fees exceeding the said som of seven teen hundred and fifty dollars. shall be accounted for and paid into the treasury of the United States

 Approved March 3, is47.