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Trrna xxxrv.—-COLLECHON OF DUTIES.-·Ch. 1. 515 Third. The district of Cuyahoga; to comprise all the waters and shores C¤Y¢h<>s¤· of Inks Erie within the ]urisdiction of the United States, from the 2 MM-»1799» ¤· western boundary of the State of Pennsylvania to the western bank of 22g,“,H;_"· the Vermillion River. The President is authorized to designate such 34 ,,3 ,,"2 P 53E' place as he shall deem exppdient to be the port of entry; and Fair rt i1 jpri1,'1t·l18,c; andttwg pltlfer places whic may be established by the President shaliobe 5l§Vi€;i>·§2:é5 po s 0 e xvery. 8 ;* * 'E‘ _ Smcdi2604. There shall be in the collectiomdistricts of Ohio the follow- in 0 cers: L. Tint. In the district of Miami, a collector, who shall reside at Toledo. Miami- 3 Mar., 18(B, c. 84, s. 3, v. 2, p. 336. 28 Sept., 1850, c. 79, . 12, v. 9, p. 511. Second. In the district of Sandusky, a collector, who shall reside at Sandusky. Suudusky. 33 2 2 657 16A 1842 37iluu·5181b07:. ,8. ,V. ,p. . UK., ,0. ,V. ,p. . Third. In the district of Cu aho , a collector, who shall reside at C¤Y¤h08¤- Cleveland; and an appraiserat Clevéhnd. 7H`ig§;; 22, s. 17, v. 1, p. 638. 3 Mar., 1805, c. 34, s. 4, v. 2, p. 336. 11 April, 1818, c. 51, v. 3, p. 425. 14 July, 1870, c. 225, m. 35, 36, v. 16, p. 271. Sec. 2605. The Secretary of the Treasury may appoint, whenever he Additiaaal indeems it necessary, additional inspectors of the revenue for the districts “P$’°*3’.'“ i°' °°"‘ named below, as follows: Passamaquoddy, four; Portland and Falmouth, eight; Boston and Charleston, fourteen; Pembina, two; Chica , eight; 27 ·T¤§€»1864»<=· Superior, two; Sandusky, one; Cuyahoga, three; Erie, one; Dunkirk, {Q “· '·'·13·P‘ one; Bulfalo, six; Niagara, two; Genesee, two; Oswego, five; Os wegatchie, ` two; Champlain, four; Vermont, two. Sec. 2606. At each of the ports of Providence, Norfolk, Portland in W°i8h°’¤· S¤¤8· Maine, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Saint Louis, Evansville, $;i:(Q‘°;""*°“d Milwaukee, Louisville, Cleveland, San Francisco. Portland in Oregon, Memphis, and Mobile there shall be appointed such number of weighers, 255, ,_ 36,'v_ 15,},; gaugers, measurers, and inspectors as may be necessary. 271. Sec. 2607. At the port of San Diego, in the district of San Diego, the Weigbera, gaug- Secretary of the Treasury shall have power to appoint such inspectors, ;’)'P· *°-· “* S“ weighers, gaugers, measurers, and other officers as may be necessary for '°g°‘ the collection of the revenue at that port. 37Mar., 187%:. 253, v. 1 , pp. 585, . Sec. 2608. There shall be appointed by the President, by and with the General aptdvice and consent of the Senate, four appraisers of merchandise, who P"‘*’°"· shall be em loyed in visiting such ports of entry in the United States, 3 Mar., 1851, e. under the direction of the Secretary, as may be deemed useful by him 38»¤-3,v-9. D·630- for the security of the revenue, an shall at such ports afford such aid Gibb, v_ wm,- and assistance in the ap raisement of merchandise thereat as may be i¤gt¤n,McA11.,430. deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury to protect and insure uniformity in the collection of the revenue from customs. Sec. 2609. Whenever an appraisement of imported merchandise is to Merchants arpbe made at an port for which no appraiser is provided by law, the col- P1°Y°d ” **PP’“”‘ lector of the district shall appoint two respectable resident merchants, who shall be the appraisers o such merchandise. [Su s Sw.] 2, {lg"`; g?;;,;; Sec. 2610. Every merchant who, after being chomn by the collector MQ,,cf,,_,,{ ,,,;,,,,_ as provided in the receding section, and after due notice of such choice ing_to serve as apbas been given to him in writing, declines or neglects to assist at such appraisement, hall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, and 1 Mar., 1823, e. to the costs of prosecution therefor. [su s sms.] _ I · 21, s. 19,v.3, p. 736. Sec. 2611. S ·ial examiners of drugs, medicines, chemicals, and so Oath of special forth, shall, befbie entering upon their duties, take and subscribe an oath 3**m*¤°" af faithfull and dili ntl to rform such duties, and to use tbe1r best B'; Y gc Y P6 . endeavors to prevent and detect frauds upon the revenue of the United 7026 June, 1848, c. States; which oath shall be administered y the collector of the port or •'·“·"·9» P- 239- district where the examiner making it is employed. _ [Saul 88.9*87-1 _ Sec. 2612} The Secretary of the Treasury shall give to the collectors iuatractwnn to of districts for which an examiner of drugs medicines, and chemicals 18 {’,;°!;'g;‘:d;;';B1:_';"h;’5 not provided by law, such instructions as e may deem necessary to_pre— d,.,,;,, vent the importation of adulteratod and spurious drugs and medicmes. ,8. ,V. , p. .