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FIFTY-SECON D CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 85-88. 1892. 4l Patricio as bounded on the twenty-eighth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, in which Corpus Christi shall be the port of entry, Laredo a subport of entry, and Aransas a port of delivery." ukgvdv =· subpart or Approved, June 3, 1892.` CHAP. 86.-An act to amend sections twenty-eight hundred and seven and June 3, 1892. twenty-eight hundred and eighty-one of the Revised Statutes. mj Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rgyresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section twenty-eight Shins mmrm. hundred and seven of the Revised Statutes be amended by adding after m*§uS_;ég¤¤· 2801 v-543, the word “ respectively,” in the iirst paragratph, the following words, to ' wit: “Prorided, however, That the master o a vessel laden exclusively 1’r···»f¤·¤- either with sugar, coal, salt, hides, dyewoods, wool, or jute butts, cousigned to one consignee, arriving at a port for orders, may be permitted crtucmgm umm. to destine such cargo or determine its disposition “for orders/’ upon entering the vessel at the custom-house, and, within nfteen days after- u_Am•>¤dm¤¤¢¤rm»¤- ward and before the unloading of any part of the cargo, to amend the °"' manifest by designating the actual port of discharge of such cargo: Provided further, That in the event of failure to designate the port of _ _ _ discharge within fifteen days such cargo must be discharged at the port L‘“"“‘“°“ °*` “'”°· where the vessel entered? Sec. 2. That section twenty-eight hundred and eighty-one of the Revised Statutes be amended so as to read as follows: ` “SEO. 2881. The limitation of time for unlading, prescribed by the ,m,E‘c*j,“J,‘: gif my preceding section, shall not extend to vessels laden exclusively with »1t,mg¤,1¤iaa,m. coal, salt, sugar, hides. dyewoods, wool, or jute butts, consigned to one a K §j§,¤¤- 2881. p. 558. consignee, arriving at a port for orders; but if the master of any such m°° ` vessel requires a longer time to discharge her cargd; the wages or compensation of the inspector, for every day’s attendance exceeding the number of days allowed by law, shall be paid by the master or owner; and thereupon the collector is hereby authorized aud required to allow such longer time, not exceeding fifteen days. Approved, June 3, 1892. CHAP. 87.-An act to repeal the license tax of twenty-five dollars per year now •T”¤° 3- 1892- imposed upon produce-dealers in the markets of the District of Columbia. V" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqoresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the annual corporation ,,,f"*'*°* °‘ C°l·¤¤· license tax of twenty-five dollars per year, now imposed by an ordinance of the District of Columbia upon dealers in farmers’ produce, such as k,}ji°°}‘§§,f§ ‘}$,,$'§,E'; butter and cheese. poultry, eggs, fruits, and vegetables, or any other ¤=p<>¤l)·d- articles of family provisions, in the markets of the District of Columbia, is hereby repealed, to take effect at the end of the present license year, April one, eighteen hundred and ninety-two. Sec. 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, June 3, 1892. _ CHAP. 88.-An act to establish West Point, Virginia, a subport of entry and do- 'T““° 4- lm livery in the Collection district of Richmond, Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of America in Oangress assembled, That West Point, in Said gx?} °°“°°“°° collection district, be, and hereby is, constituted a subport of entry wm Pom me · in said collection district, and that a deputy collector and such other sutpunerenery. officers of the customs as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary 0¤¤¤r¤-