Public Law 29–LVII

That all that part

New collection district in Texas established.

of the State of Texas, south and west of the counties of Matagorda and Wharton, and including said counties, shall be detached from the District of Texas, and shall constitute a collection district; that

Salaria created a port of entry.

Ports of delivery.

Saluria, on the north-easterly part of the Island of Matagorda, shall be the port of entry for said district; and that Matagorda, Aransas, Copano, and Corpus Christi, as ports of delivery only.

Sec. 2.

And be it further enacted, That a collector for the district of Saluria aforesaid shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, who shall hold his office for the terms and for the time prescribed by law for the like office in other districts. The said collector shall reside at Saluria

Salary.

aforesaid, and he shall be entitled to a salary not exceeding twelve 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 twelve 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 surveyors for the aforesaid ports of delivery, to wit, Matagorda, Labaca, 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 on such officers; and that the salaries of said surveyors

Salaries.

at Matagorda and Labaca shall be at the rate of six hundred dollars per annum, and of those at Copano and Corpus Christi shall be at the rate of five hundred dollars per annum; and that there shall be

Deputy-collector to reside at Aransas

a deputy-collector appointed according to law, to reside at Aransas, and to exercise such powers under the revenue laws as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe; the compensation of said deputy

Fees.

collector shall be the legal fees on the business he may transact, and TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 59, 60. 1847. no more, and that the surveyor for the port of Cavallo shall be discontinued.

Sec. 4.

And be it further enacted, That the surveyor for the port

Surveyor for port of Sabine discontinued and deputy-collector to be appointed.

of Sabine shall be discontinued, and a deputy-collector shall be appointed for said port of Sabine, with the same powers as the deputy collector of Aransas, provided for in third section of this act, whose salary shall be at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum.

Sec. 5.

And be it further enacted, That the salary of the collector

Salary of collector at Galveston.

for the District of Texas, residing at Galveston, shall be, from and after the thirtieth 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 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.