Districts and ports in Massachusetts.a port of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Frenchman’s Bay.
For each of the districts of Machias and Passamaquody, shall be appointed a collector, to reside at the said ports of Machias and Passamaquody respectively.
To the district of Waldoborough shall be annexed the towns of Bristol, Nobleborough, Warren, Thomaston, Cushing and Cambden; also that part of a place called Ducktrap, which lies between the towns of Cambden and Northport, as ports of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Waldoborough, and a surveyor, to reside at Thomaston.
The district of Ipswich shall include the town of Ipswich, as a port of entry only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Ipswich.
The district of Newburyport shall include all the waters and shores from the state of New Hampshire to the north line of Ipswich.
The district of Gloucester shall include all the waters and shores in the towns of Gloucester and Manchester.
The district of Salem and Beverly shall include all the shores and waters within the towns of Beverly, Salem and Danvers.
The district of Marblehead shall include all the waters and shores within the towns of Marblehead and Lynn.
The district of Boston and Charlestown shall include all the waters and shores within the counties of Middlesex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
The district of Plymouth shall include all the waters and shores within the county of Plymouth, excepting the towns of Wareham and Rochester.
The district of Barnstable shall include all the waters and shores within the county of Barnstable.
The district of Nantucket shall include the island of Nantucket.
The district of Edgartown shall include all the waters and shores within the county of Duke’s county.
The district of New Bedford shall include all the waters and shores within the towns of New Bedford, Dartmouth, Westport, Rochester and Wareham, together with all the islands within the county of Bristol.
The district of Dighton shall include all the waters and shores on Taunton river, and in the town of Rehoboth.
The district of Waldoborough shall include all the waters and shores from the middle of Damarascotty river to the southwardly side of the town of Northport.
The collectors of the several districts within that part of the state of Massachusetts, eastward of New Hampshire, shall, from time to time, agree upon a divisional line between their respective districts, and transmit the same to the comptroller of the treasury; and such districts so agreed upon, shall include all the waters, shores, and islands within the same, and all the lands adjoining to the British colonies of New Brunswick and Lower Canada, within the eastern part of the state of Massachusetts aforesaid. And in case of disagreement between any of the said collectors, concerning such divisional line, the President of the United States shall determine the same.
Sec. 3. Districts and ports in Rhode Island.And be it further enacted, That in the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, there shall be two districts, to wit: the district of Newport, and the district of Providence. The district of Newport shall comprehend all the waters, shores, bays, harbors, creeks, and inlets, from the west line of the said state, all along the sea-coast; and northward, up the Narraganset bay, as far as the most southerly part of Warwick Neck, and from thence nearly a northeast course, to the south end of Rumstick Point, at high water mark, and shall include the several towns, harbors, and landing places at Westerly, Charleston, South Kingston,