United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/6th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 7
Chap. VII.—An Act to establish the district of Bristol, and to annex the towns of Kittery and Berwick to the district of Portsmouth.
District of Bristol established.Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the thirty-first day of March next, the towns of Bristol, Warren and Barrington, in the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and all the shores and waters around the same, within the following limits, viz. a line beginning at the middle of the bay, between Mount Hope and Common Fence Point, running southwesterly through the middle of Bristol Ferry, and continuing such course until it strikes a point of equal distance from Rhode Island to Prudence Island, from thence northwardly on a straight line to the westernmost part of Nahant Point, and from thence to the western shore of Bullock’s Point, shall be a district, to be called the district of Bristol, of which the port of Bristol shall be the sole port of entry,Collector to reside at Bristol.
1799, ch. 22. and a collector for said district shall be appointed to reside at Bristol, and Warren and Barrington shall be ports of delivery only, and a surveyor shall be appointed to reside at each of the ports of Bristol and Warren; and the surveyor at Warren shall also be surveyor for the port of Barrington.
Vessels from beyond the Cape of Good Hope may enter at its ports.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said port of Bristol shall also be a port of entry, for all ships or vessels arriving from the Cape of Good Hope, or places beyond the same.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the said thirty-first day of March next, the towns of Kittery and Berwick, in the state of Massachusetts, shall be annexed to the district of Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, as ports of delivery only: Provided,Kittery and Berwick annexed to Portsmouth. that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the master or commander of any ship or vessel, having merchandise on board, destined for either of the said places, from making entry at his option, with the collector of the district of York, and obtaining permits for the delivery thereof as heretofore.
Approved, February 25, 1801.