ACTS OF THE FIRST CONGRESS

OF THE

UNITED STATES , Passed at the second session , which was begun and held at the City of

New York on Monday , the fourth day of January , 1790 , and ended

on the twelfth day of August , 1790 . GEORGE WASHINGTON , President , John Adams , Vice President of the

United States , and President of the Senate , FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG , Speaker of the House of Representatives .

STATUTE II .

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Chapter I. - An Act for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned , in Feb. 8 , 1790 . respect to the state of North Carolina , and other purposes .

[ Obsolete . ] Sec . 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of The provisions the United States of America in Congress assembled , That the several of the acts of and respective duties specified and laid , in and by the act , intituled of 1789 , chap . “ An act for laying a duty on goods , wares and merchandises imported 3 , laying du

ties on imports into the United States ; ” and in and by the act , intituled “ An

tonnage de imposing duties on tonnage , ” shall be paid and collected upon all goods , clared in force wares and merchandises , which , after the expiration of thirty days from as to the state

of N. Carolina the passing of this act , shall be imported into the state of North Caro

after thirty days lina , from any foreign port or place , and upon the tonnage of all ships from the passing and vessels , which , after the said day , shall be entered within the said this act ,

Act of July state of North Carolina , subject to the exceptions , qualifications , allow

4 , 1789 , ch . 2 . ances and abatements in the said acts contained or expressed ; which

Act of July acts shall be deemed to have the like force and operation within the 20 , 1789 , ch . 3 . said state of North Carolina , as elsewhere within the United States . Sec . 2. And be it further enacted , That for the due collection of the

And for due

collection five said duties , there shall be in the said state of North Carolina five dis tricts ; one to be called the district of Wilmington , and to comprehend lished ; all the waters , shores , bays , harbours , creeks and inlets , from Little their limits . River inlet , inclusive , to New River inlet , inclusive . Another to be called the district of Newbern , and to comprehend all the waters , shores , bays , harbours , creeks and inlets , from New River inlet , exclusive , to Occacock inlet , inclusive , together with Pamticoe Sound , ( except that part of it into which the Pamticoe , or Tarr and Machapunga rivers empty themselves , and which lies between the Royal Shoal extended to Machapunga Bluff , and the shoal which projects from the mouth of Pamticoe River towards the Royal Shoal . ) Another to be called the district of Washington , and to comprehend all that part of Pamticoe Sound excepted out of the district of Newbern , and the waters , shores , bays , harbours , creeks and inlets adjacent to , and communicating with the same . Another to be called the district of Edenton , and to com prehend all the waters , bays , harbours , creeks and inlets from the chan nel between Pampticoe Sound and Albemarle Sound , inclusive . The other to be called the district of Cambden , and to comprehend North River , Pasquotank and Little Rivers , and all the waters , shores , bays , harbours , creeks and inlets , from the junction of Currituck and Alber marle Sounds , to the northern extremity of Back Bay . That in the district of Wilmington , the town of Wilmington shall be a port of entry Ports of entry and delivery , and Swansborough a port of delivery only ; and there shall and delivery . be a collector , naval officer and surveyor to reside at the said town of

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