ity to accept entries of merchandise, to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws.

(c) There are 45 customs collection districts of the United States." The following is an alphabetical list of customs collection districts with their numbers and with a list of the ports in each district. The first-named port in each district (in capital letters) is the headquarters port, and the asterisk preceding the name of a port indicates that marine documents may be issued at such

2 This does not include the customs collection district of the Virgin Islands which, although under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury, has its own customs laws. (See sec. 36, 49 Stat. 1816; 48 U. S. C. 14061)

In addition to the customs collection districts listed which are within the customs territory of the United States, there is the customs collection district of the Virgin Islands (No. 51), the headquarters port of which is Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, and the subports of which are Cruz Bay, Coral Bay, Christiannsted, and Frederiksted.

port.

The districts and ports were created by the President's message of March 3, 1913, by which he communicated to Congress his reorganization of the Customs Service pursuant to the act of August 24, 1912 (Secs. 1, 2, 3, 44 Stat. 1381, as amended, 1382; 5 U. S. C. 281–281b), except that certain changes in such organization have been made by subsequent orders of the President or the Secretary of the Treasury. In the following list the orders issued since March 3, 1913, that affect existing districts or ports are cited in parentheses following the name of the district or port affected.

'Marine documents may be issued at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, headquarters port of the customs collection district of the Virgin Islands (No. 51); at Washington, N. C., a customs station in the customs collection district of North Carolina (No. 15); at Biloxi, Miss., a customs station in the customs collection district of Mobile (No. 19); and at Morgan City, La., a customs station in the customs collection district of New Orleans (No. 20). Marine documents may also be issued at The Commercial Port of Guam, a port of documentation in Guam, under the supervision of the collector of customs at Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii.

36.

Duluth and Superior.

24

The State of Minnesota, except the county of Kittson, lying north of 46° north latitude, the State of Wisconsin lying north of said latitude, and the island of Isle Royale in the State of Michigan.

23.

Fabens, Tex. (E. O. 4869, May 1, 1928).
Presidio, Tex. (E. O. 2702, Sept. 7, 1917).
Ysleta, Tex. (E. O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F. R. 1042).

The State of Florida, the north bank of the St. Marys TAMPA (including Port Tampa).
River, and the city of St. Marys, Ga.

Laredo (E. O. 8288, Nov. 22, 1939; That part of the State of Texas lying west of 97° west 4 F. R. 4691). longitude and east of the Pecos River except the territory included in district 22 (Galveston).

Port St. Joe (E. O. 7818, Feb. 17, 1938; 3 F. R. 503){}
St. Augustine,
Cape of
St. Petersburg (E. 0.7928, July 14, 1938; 3 F. R. 1749).
West Palm Beach (E. O. 4324, Oct. 15, 1925) (T. D. 52409,
Feb. 13, 1950; 15 F. R. 861).

GALVESTON (including Port Bolivar and Texas City).
*Corpus Christi (E. O. 8288, Nov. 22, 1939; 4 F. R. 4691).
Dallas.

Freeport (E. O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F. R. 1042).
Houston.

LOS ANGELES (including San Pedro, Wilmington, and Long Beach and the territory described in T. D. 53033) (E. O. 4343, Nov. 16, 1925) (T. D. 53033, June 27, 1952; 17 F. R. 5982). *Port San Luis.

Maine and New Hampshire (E. O. The State of Maine and the State of New Hampshire PORTLAND, MAINE (including territory described 4709, Aug. 19, 1927), except the county of Coos