United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 18
Appearance
July 22, 1813.
Chap. XVIII.—An Act to establish the town of Mobile a port of entry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the first day of August next, the town of Mobile shall be, and the same is hereby established Mobile shall be the sole port of entry for the district. the sole port of entry for the district, including the shores, waters, and inlets of the bay and river Mobile, and of the other rivers, creeks, inlets, and bays, emptying into the gulf of Mexico, east of the said river Mobile, and west thereof to the eastern boundary of the State of Louisiana.
Approved, July 22, 1813.