Districts and ports in Massachusetts.
officers of the said district shall, for the purposes of this act, extend to the northern boundary line of the said state of New-Hampshire, adjoining to the British colony of Lower Canada.*
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in the state of Massachusetts there shall be twenty-two districts and ports of entry, to wit: Newburyport, Ipswich, Gloucester, Salem and Beverly, as one; Marblehead, Boston and Charlestown, as one; Plymouth, Barnstable, Nantucket, Edgartown, New-Bedford, Dighton, York, Biddeford and Pepperelborough, as one; Portland and Falmouth, as one; Bath, Wiscasset, Penobscot, Frenchman's Bay, Machias, Passamaquody and Waldoborough.
To the district of Newburyport, shall be annexed the several towns or landing places of Almsbury, Salisbury, Haverhill and Newbury, which shall be ports of delivery only; and a collector, naval officer, and surveyor for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Newburyport.
To the district of Gloucester shall be annexed the town of Manchester, as a port of delivery only; and a collector and surveyor shall be appointed for the district, to reside at Gloucester.
To the district of Salem and Beverly shall be annexed the town or landing place of Danvers,
*District of White Mountains established. Includes all that part of the state of New-Hampshire which lies adjacent to the boundary of the United States, and north of 44 degrees thirty minutes north latitude.
The President authorized to establish a port of entry and delivery, and to appoint a collector to reside thereat. Act 2 March, 1811. 3 Ses. 11 Con.