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within the United States, July 9, 1798, chap. 70; an act to amend the act entitled, “An act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling-houses, and for enumeration of slaves within the United States,” ; an act supplementary to the act entitled, “An act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling-houses, and for enumeration of slaves within the United States,” ; an act to provide for equalizing the valuations of unseated lands, ; an act to enlarge the powers of surveyors of the revenue, ; an act to provide for completing the valuation of lands and dwelling-houses, and the enumeration of slaves in South Carolina, and for other purposes, ; an act for the assessment and collection of direct taxes, and internal duties, ; an act to provide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of government, and maintaining the public credit, by laying a direct tax upon the United States, and to provide for assessing and collecting the same, ; an act to fix the compensation, and to increase the responsibility of the collectors of the direct tax and internal duties, and for other purposes connected with the collection thereof, ; an act to amend the act entitled, “An act to provide additional revenues for the expenses of the government and maintaining the public credit, by laying a direct tax on the United States, and to provide for collecting and assessing the same,” &c., ; an act to fix the commissions of the collectors of the direct tax and internal duties, and to revive and continue in force “an act to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,” ; an act relating to the assessment and collection of the direct tax, ; an act supplementary to the several acts relative to direct taxes and internal duties, ; an act extending the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes, in certain cases, ; an act for reviving and extending the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes in certain cases, ; an act to extend the time for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes in certain cases, ; an act to extend the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes in certain cases, ; an act to extend the time allowed for the redemption of land sold for direct taxes in certain cases, ;. purpose of making the valuations and enumerations herein after directed, there shall be, and are hereby designated and established, the following divisions, to Wit:

The state of New Hampshire shall contain five divisions as follow: The first division to consist of the county of Rockingham; the second division to consist of the county of Strafford; the third division to consist of the county of Hillsborough; the fourth division to consist of the county of Cheshire; and the fifth division to consist of the county of Grafton.

The state of Massachusetts shall contain nine divisions, as follow: The first division to consist of the counties of Hancock, Washington and Lincoln; the second division to consist of the counties of York and Cumberland; the third division to consist of the county of Essex; the fourth division to consist of the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk; the fifth division to consist of the county of Middlesex; the sixth division to consist of the counties of Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Duke’s county and Nantucket; the seventh division to consist of the county of Worcester; the eighth division to consist of the county of Hampshire; and the ninth division to consist of the county of Berkshire.

The state of Rhode Island shall contain three divisions, as follow: The first division to consist of the counties of Newport and Bristol; the second division to consist of the counties of Washington and Kent; and the third division to consist of the county of Providence.

The state of Connecticut shall contain five divisions, as follow: The first division to consist of the counties of Hartford and Tolland; the second division to consist of the counties of New Haven and Middlesex; the third division to consist of the counties of New London and Windham, the fourth division to consist of the county of Fairfield; and the fifth division to consist of the county of Litchfield.

The state of Vermont shall contain five divisions, as follow: The first division to consist of the counties of Windham and Windsor; the second division to consist of the counties of Bennington and Rutland; the third division to consist of the counties of Orange and Caledonia; the fourth division to consist of the counties of Addison and Chittenden; and the fifth division to consist of the counties of Franklin, Orleans and Essex.

The state of New York shall contain nine divisions, as follow: The first division to consist of the counties of Suffolk, Queen’s, King’s and Richmond; the second division to consist of the city and county of