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 400 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 112, 113. 1849. hwghm thigact Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, Thet this act shall take effect ° a mm ° °° °’ on and after the-fifteenth day of March, enghteen hundred and forty, nme. APPROVED, March 3, 1849. March 3, 1849, Crux-. CXII.-—.An, .5ct to extend the Ieevzmfc Laws of the United Stqtes our —·-———-— the Territory and Waters of Upper Calgforum, and to create a Collutum. District therein. Bc it encwted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the fI:§:°’{}‘°S1z‘;*f United States 4f America in Congress assembled, That the revenue Kgndgd migup. laws of the United States be, and they are hereby, extended to and P¢¤‘ C¤m°*¤i9· over the main land and waters of all that portion of territory ceded to the United States by the " treaty of peace, friendship and limits between the United States of America and the Mexican republiej; concluded on the second day of February, in the year eighteen hungreq and forty-eight, heretofore designated and known as Upper Caliorma. C¤11ecti¤u dis- Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all the ports, harbors, bays, g‘§:feg$b?i;]; rivers, and waters of the main land of the territory of Upper {Jalied.‘ fomia shall constitute a collection district by the name of Upper Cali- £g'1L£;a°°:{ forma; and a port of entry shall be, and is hereby, established for said cisco district at San Francisco, on the Ba of San Francisco, and a collector Sam Fran,  Y    and c¤1}ect¤r to of customs shall be appointed by the PY€S1dCDt of the United States, b°“PP°“"°‘r by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to reside at said port of entry. P¤¥f¤¤f dehv- Sec. 3. And be it futher cmuted, That ports of delivery shall be, °rgQ,um0,,,, aP_ and are hereby, established in the eollection district aforesaid, at Sam pom: three dep- Diego, Monterey, and at some convenient point within the territory ““Y °°H"*°"· of the United States, to be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury, as near as may be to the junction of the Rivers Gila and Colorado, at the head of the Gulf of California · andthe collector of the said district of California is hereby authorized to appoint, with the approbation of the Secretary of the Treasury, three deputy collectors, to be stationed at the ports of delivery aforesaid. Compensationé Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the collector of said district °f °°u°°‘>°’ an shall be allowed a compensation of fifteen hundred dollars per annum gggjty mm and the fees and commissions allowed by law; and the said deputy collectors shall each be allowed a compensation of one thousand [dollars] per annum, and the fees and commissions allowed by law. How violation Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That, until otherwise provided 0*; ¤‘€*’¤¤¤¢ ijlws bylaw, all violations of the revenue laws of the United States, com- Qgfuaf négm-3: mittcd within the district of Upper California, shall be prosecuted in uiashall beprus- the District Court of Louisiana or the Supreme Court of Oregon, °°“t°‘r which courts shall have original jurisdiction, and may take cogniznnce of all cgses arising under the revenue laws in the said district of Upper Clfiforuia, and shall proceed therein in the same manner and with the like eH act as if such cases had arisen within the district or territory where the pgoseeutiou shall be brought. ];;h;1;fh;;¤<;t Sm;. 6. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect S 0 60 ‘ from and after the tenth day of March next. Approved, March 3, 1849. March 3, 1849. CHAP. CXIII.—An dat I0 settle the Title to certain Tracts of Land in the Stats ·——•··  of Arkansas. p“’“°" 9* °°" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ?;;:n¤? ;i§i¤t: United States of America in Crmgress assembled, That each. and every