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Chapter XXIX: Appendix: A

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CUSTOMS DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND SUB-PORTS OF UNITED STATES

Names of +DISTRICTS+ are shown in +BOLD FACE CAPITALS+ followed by the district +Headquarters in Capitals and small letters+. The District Boundary follows immediately below with the Ports of Entry following.

MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE—Portland

_State of Maine and all of New Hampshire except county of Coos_

Portland, Houlton, Fort Fairfield, Mars Hill, Van Buren, Madawaska, Monticello, Machias, Lubec, Bath, Boothbay, Limestone, Fort Kent, Bridgewater, Eastport, Calais, Bangor, Ellsworth, Rockland, Vanceboro, Lowelltown (or Holeb), Belfast, Rockport, Castine, Vinalhaven, South West Harbor, Portsmouth, N. H. (including Kittery).

VERMONT—St. Albans

_All of the State of Vermont; and the County of Coos in the State of New Hampshire_

Newport, North Troy, Derbyline, Island Pond, Bleecher Falls, St. Albans, Richford, Burlington, Alburg, Swanton, Highgate.

MASSACHUSETTS—Boston

_All of the State of Massachusetts_

Boston, Gloucester, Salem (including Beverly, Marblehead, and Lynn), Provincetown, Plymouth, Barnstable, Vineyard Haven, Fall River, New Bedford, Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke.

RHODE ISLAND—Providence

_All of the State of Rhode Island_

Providence, Newport.

CONNECTICUT—Bridgeport

_All of the State of Connecticut_

Hartford, New Haven, New London, Stonington, Middletown, South Manchester, Bridgeport, Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk.

ST. LAWRENCE—Ogdensburg

_State of New York, to include all of the counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis_

Ogdensburg, Nyando, Morristown, Rouses Point, Malone, Fort Covington, Plattsburg, Champlain, Chateaugay, Moores Junction, Waddington, Cape Vincent, Alexandria Bay, Chaumont, Clayton.

ROCHESTER—Rochester

_All of the counties of Oswego, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Broome, Tompkins, Chenango, Madison, Cortland, Hamilton, Schuyler, Chemung, Herkimer, Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Yates, Steuben, Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming_

Rochester, Oswego, Utica, Syracuse, Charlotte, Fair Haven, Sodus Point.

BUFFALO—Buffalo

_All of the counties of Niagara, Erie, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua_

Buffalo, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda (including Tonawanda), Dunkirk, Lewiston.

NEW YORK—New York

_To include all that part of the State of New York not expressly included in the districts of St. Lawrence, Rochester, and Buffalo, and also to include the counties of Sussex, Passaic, Hudson, Bergen, Essex, Union, Middlesex, and Monmouth, in the State of New Jersey_

New York, Newark, Perth Amboy, Patchogue, Greenport, Albany.

PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia

_To include all that part of the State of Pennsylvania lying east of 79° west longitude, all of the State of Delaware, and all of that part of the State of New Jersey not included in the district of New York_

Philadelphia (to include Camden and Gloucester City, N. J.), Somers Point, Thompsons Point, Tuckerton, Chester, Wilmington, Lewes.

PITTSBURGH—Pittsburgh

_To include all of the State of West Virginia and all of the State of Pennsylvania lying west of 79° west longitude, except the county of Erie_

Pittsburgh, Wheeling.

MARYLAND—Baltimore

_To include all of the State of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the county of Alexandria in the State of Virginia_

Baltimore, Washington, Crisfield, Annapolis, Alexandria.

VIRGINIA—Norfolk

_To include all of the State of Virginia, except the county of Alexandria_

(The port of Norfolk shall include both of said cities and the waters and shores of Hampton Roads)

Norfolk, Newport News, Richmond, Petersburg, Cape Charles City, Chincoteague, Reedville.

NORTH CAROLINA—Wilmington

_To include all of the State of North Carolina_

Wilmington, Elizabeth City, Newbern, Manteo, Beaufort.

SOUTH CAROLINA—Charleston

_All of the State of South Carolina_

Charleston, Georgetown, Beaufort.

GEORGIA—Savannah

_All of the State of Georgia except the north shore of the St. Marys River and the city of St. Marys_

Savannah, Brunswick, Darien, Atlanta.

FLORIDA—Tampa

_All of the State of Florida and the north bank of the St. Marys River and the city of St. Marys, Ga._

Tampa (including Port Tampa), Key West, Punta Gorda, Boca Grande, Miami, Jacksonville, Pensacola, St. Andrews, St. Augustine, Fernandina (including St. Marys, Ga.), Cedar Keys, Port Inglis, Apalachicola, Carrabelle.

MOBILE—Mobile

_All of the State of Alabama and all that part of the State of Mississippi lying south of 31° north latitude_

Mobile, Birmingham, Gulfport, Scranton.

NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans

_All of the State of Louisiana and all that part of the State of Mississippi lying north of 31° north latitude_

New Orleans, Morgan City.

SABINE—Port Arthur

_To include the following territory; Beginning on the Gulf of Mexico at the center of the stream of Sabine Pass; thence north with the center of the stream of Sabine Pass to Sabine Lake; thence with the center of the stream of Sabine Lake to a point directly opposite to the Sabine River; thence north with the east shore of the Sabine River to the north boundary line of Shelby County, Tex.; thence west to the Neches River; thence down said river with its west shore to a north boundary line of Jefferson County, thence in a westerly direction with the said north boundary line to the east boundary line of Liberty County, Tex.; thence south to the Gulf of Mexico; thence in an easterly direction along the Gulf shores to the place of beginning_

Port Arthur, Sabine.

GALVESTON—Galveston

_All of the State of Texas except the territory included in the districts of Sabine, Laredo, El Paso, and Eagle Pass_

Galveston (including Port Bolivar and Texas City), San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Port Lavaca.

LAREDO—Laredo

_All of the counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Nueces, Zapata, Duval, Brooks, Willacy, Jim Wells, Aransas, Webb, La Salle, Dimmit, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Refugio, and San Patricio in the State of Texas_

Laredo, Brownsville, Rio Grande City, Corpus Christi, Roma, Santa Maria.

EL PASO—El Paso

_All the counties of El Paso and Culberson in the State of Texas and all of the State of New Mexico_

El Paso, Columbus, New Mexico.

EAGLE PASS—Eagle Pass

_All of the counties in the State of Texas lying along and contiguous to the Rio Grande River not included in the districts of Laredo and El Paso_

Eagle Pass, Boquillas, Del Rio, Presidio.

ARIZONA—Nogales

_All of the State of Arizona_

Nogales, Naco, Yuma, Douglas.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—Los Angeles

_All that part of the State of California, lying south of 35° north latitude_

Los Angeles, San Pedro, San Diego, Calexico, Campo, Tia Juana.

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco

_All that part of the State of California lying north of 35° north latitude_

San Francisco (including Oakland), Eureka, Port Harford.

OREGON—Portland

_All of the State of Oregon_

Portland, Astoria, Newport, Empire.

WASHINGTON—Seattle

_All of the State of Washington_

Seattle, Port Townsend, Aberdeen, Anacortes, Bellingham, Blaine, Chopaka, Danville, Everett, Ferry, Friday Harbor, Laurier, Molson, Northport, Port Angeles, Roche Harbor, South Bend, Spokane, Somas, Tacoma.

ALASKA—Juneau

_All of the Territory of Alaska_

Juneau, Eagle, Ketchikan, Cordova, Sulzer, St. Michael, Skagway, Unalaska, Wrangell, Fortymile, Fairbanks, Nome.

HAWAII—Honolulu

_All of the territory of Hawaii_

Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului, Kaloa, Mahukona.

MONTANA AND IDAHO—Great Falls

_All of the States of Montana and Idaho_

Great Falls, Eastport, Port Hill, Plentywood, Sweetgrass, Gateway.

DAKOTA—Pembina

_All of the States of North and South Dakota and the county of Kittsen in the State of Minnesota_

Pembina, Noyes, St. Vincent, Portal, St. John, Hannah, Neche, Ambrose, Souris, Walhalla, Sarles, Sherwood, Hansboro, Crosby, Antler.

MINNESOTA—St. Paul, Minneapolis

_State of Minnesota, lying south of 46° north latitude_

St. Paul, Minneapolis.

DULUTH AND SUPERIOR—Duluth and Superior

_All of the State of Minnesota, except the county of Kittsen, lying north of 46° north latitude and all of the State of Wisconsin lying north of said latitude, and the island of Isle Royal, in the State of Michigan_

(The port of Duluth and Superior shall include both of said cities and West Superior)

Duluth, Superior, International Falls, Warroad, Ranier, Two Harbors, Ashland, Isle Royal.

WISCONSIN—Milwaukee

_All of the State of Wisconsin lying south of 46° north latitude_

Milwaukee, Green Bay, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette (including Menominee), Racine, Sheboygan, Sturgeon Bay.

MICHIGAN—Detroit

_All of the State of Michigan_

Detroit, Port Huron, Saginaw, Alpena, Bay City, Marine City, St. Clair, Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Charlevoix, Ludington, Manistee, Manistique, Muskegon, St. Joseph, Petoskey, Sault Ste. Marie, Cheboygan, Mackinaw, Detour, Escanaba, Gladstone, Houghton, Marquette.

CHICAGO—Chicago

_All of the Stale of Illinois lying north of 39° north latitude and all that part of the State of Indiana lying north of 41° north latitude_

Chicago, Peoria, Michigan City.

INDIANA—Indianapolis

_All of the State of Indiana lying south of 41° of north latitude_

Indianapolis, Evansville.

OHIO—Cleveland

_All of the State of Ohio and the county of Erie in the State of Pennsylvania_

Cleveland, Conneaut, Ashtabula, Fairport, Lorain, Sandusky, Put-in-Bay, Toledo, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and Erie, Corry, Pa.

KENTUCKY—Louisville

_All of the State of Kentucky_

Louisville, Paducah.

TENNESSEE—Memphis

_All of the State of Tennessee_

Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville.

IOWA—Des Moines

_All of the State of Iowa_

Des Moines, Sioux City, Dubuque.

ST. LOUIS—St. Louis

_All of the States of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, and all that part of the State of Illinois lying south of 39° north latitude_

St. Louis (including East St. Louis), Kansas City, Cairo, Ill., St. Joseph, Mo.

OMAHA—Omaha

_All of the States of Nebraska and Wyoming_

Omaha, Lincoln.

COLORADO—Denver

_All of the State of Colorado_

Denver.

UTAH AND NEVADA—Salt Lake City

_All of the States of Utah and Nevada_

Salt Lake City.

PORTO RICO—San Juan

_The island of Porto Rico_

San Juan, Humacao, Aguadilla, Mayaguez, Arecibo, Arroyo, Fajardo, Ponce, Guanica.

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The use of the terms "port of delivery" and "subport of entry" has been discontinued, and all ports of entry, sub-ports of entry, and ports of delivery not above specifically mentioned as ports of entry, abolished.

The privileges of the first and seventh sections of the act of June 10, 1880, commonly known as the "immediate transportation act," remain as heretofore existing with respect to the ports of entry.

Ports at which merchandise may be entered for transportation to other ports without appraisement under the act of June 10, 1880

Alburg, Vt.
Astoria, Ore.
Baltimore, Md.
Bangor, Me.
Bath, Me.
Bay City, Mich.
Beecher Falls, Vt.
Blaine, Wash.
Boston, Mass.
Brownsville, Tex.
Brunswick, Ga.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Burlington, Vt.
Calais, Me.
Charleston, S. C.
Chicago, Ill.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit, Mich.
Duluth, Minn.
Eagle Pass, Tex.
Eastport, Idaho.
Eastport, Me.
El Paso, Tex.
Everett, Wash.
Fernandina, Fla.
Galveston, Tex.
Gladstone, Mich.
Honolulu, T. H.
Island Pond, Vt.
Key West, Fla.
Knights Key, Fla.
Laredo, Tex.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Malone, N. Y.
Marquette, Mich.
Miami, Fla.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Mobile, Ala.
New London, Conn.
New Orleans, La.
Newport, Vt.
Newport News, Va.
New York, N. Y.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Nogales, Ariz.
Norfolk, Va.
Nyando, N. Y.
Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Pembina, N. Dak.
Pensacola, Fla.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Port Arthur, Tex.
Port Huron, Mich.
Portal, N. Dak.
Portland, Me.
Portland, Ore.
Port Townsend, Wash.
Providence, R. I.
Ranier, Minn.
Richford, Vt.
Rochester, N. Y.
Rouses Point, N. Y.
St. Albans, Vt.
St. Vincent, Minn.
San Diego, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Savannah, Ga.
Seattle, Wash.
Sioux City, Iowa.
Sumas, Wash.
Tacoma, Wash.
Tampa, Fla.
Texas City, Tex.
Toledo, Ohio.
Van Buren, Me.
Vanceboro, Me.
Wilmington, N. C.

Ports to which merchandise may be transported without appraisement under the act of June 10, 1880

Albany, N. Y.
Astoria, Ore.
Atlanta, Ga.
Baltimore, Md.
Bangor, Me.
Bath, Me.
Bellingham, Wash.
Birmingham, Ala.
Boston, Mass.
Bridgeport, Conn.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Burlington, Vt.
Calais, Me.
Charleston, S. C.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chicago, Ill.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Coal City, Ill.
Columbus, Ohio.
Corry, Pa.
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Dallas, Tex.
Dayton, Ohio.
Denver, Colo.
Des Moines, Iowa.
Detroit, Mich.
Dubuque, Iowa.
Duluth, Minn.
Dunkirk, N. Y.
Durango, Colo.
Durham, N. C.
Eagle Pass, Tex.
Eastport, Me.
El Paso, Tex.
Enfield, Conn.
Erie, Pa.
Evansville, Ind.
Everett, Wash.
Fall River, Mass.
Galveston, Tex.
Gladstone, Mich.
Gloucester, Mass.
Grand Haven, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Green Bay, Wis.
Greenwich, Conn.
Hartford, Conn.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Houston, Tex.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Kansas City, Mo.
Key West, Fla.
Knoxvile, Tenn.
Laredo, Tex.
Leadville, Colo.
Lincoln, Nebr.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Louisville, Ky.
Marquette, Mich.
Memphis, Tenn.
Middletown, Conn.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mobile, Ala.
Nashville, Tenn.
Newark, N. J.
New Bedford, Mass.
New Haven, Conn.
New Orleans, La.
Newport, R. I.
Newport News, Va.
New York, N. Y.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Nogales, Ariz.
Norfolk, Va.
Norwalk, Conn.
Oakland, Cal.
Ocala, Fla.
Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Omaha, Nebr.
Peoria, Ill.
Perth Amboy, N. J.
Petersburg, Va.
Petoskey, Mich.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Port Arthur, Tex.
Port Huron, Mich.
Portland, Me.
Portland, Ore.
Portsmouth, N. H.
Port Townsend, Wash.
Providence, R. I.
Pueblo, Colo.
Richmond, Va.
Rochester, N. Y.
St. Augustine, Fla.
St. Joseph, Mo.
St. Louis, Mo.
St. Paul, Minn.
Sabine Pass, Tex.
Saginaw, Mich.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
San Antonio, Tex.
San Diego, Cal.
Sandusky, Ohio.
San Francisco, Cal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Savannah, Ga.
Seattle, Wash.
Sioux City, Iowa.
South Manchester, Conn.
Spokane, Wash.
Springfield, Mass.
Stamford, Conn.
Superior, Wis.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Tacoma, Wash.
Tampa, Fla.
Titusville, Pa.
Toledo, Ohio.
Utica, N. Y.
Vanceboro, Me.
Vernon (Rockville), Conn.
Washington, D. C.
Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington, N. C.
Worcester, Mass.

List of ports at which bonded warehouses are established

Apalachicola, Fla.
Atlanta, Ga.
Baltimore, Md.
Bangor, Me.
Bath, Me.
Belfast, Me.
Bonners Ferry, Mont.
Boothbay, Me.
Boston, Mass.
Bridgeport, Conn.
Brownsville, Tex.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Burlington, Vt.
Cape Vincent, N. Y.
Castine, Me.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chicago, Ill.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Denver, Colo.
Detroit, Mich.
Duluth, Minn.
Durham, N. C.
Eagle Pass, Tex.
Eastport, Me.
El Paso, Tex.
Erie, Pa.
Evansville, Ind.
Everett, Wash.
Fall River, Mass.
Galveston, Tex.
Gloucester, Mass.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Great Falls, Mont.
Green Bay, Wis.
Hartford, Conn.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Kansas City, Mo.
Key West, Fla.
Laredo, Tex.
Lincoln, Nebr.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Louisville, Ky.
Minneapolis, Minn.
New Haven, Conn.
New London, Conn.
New Orleans, La.
Newport News, Va.
Newark, N. J.
New York.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Nogales, Ariz.
Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Omaha, Nebr.
Oswego, N. Y.
Pensacola, Fla.
Perth Amboy, N. J.
Petersburg, Va.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Plattsburg, N. Y.
Port Huron, Mich.
Portland, Me.
Portland, Ore.
Portsmouth, N. H.
Port Townsend, Wash.
Providence, R. I.
Provincetown, Mass.
Richmond, Va.
Rochester, N. Y.
St. Joseph, Mo.
St. Louis, Mo.
St. Michael, Alaska.
St. Paul, Minn.
Saginaw, Mich.
Salem, Mass.
San Antonio, Tex.
San Diego, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
San Juan, P. R.
Savannah, Ga.
Seattle, Wash.
Sioux City, Iowa.
Skagway, Alaska.
Spokane, Wash.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Tacoma, Wash.
Tampa, Fla.
Toledo, Ohio.
Utica, N. Y.

List of ports where the custom-house premises are used for the storage of imported goods in bond

Albany, N. Y.
Aguadilla, P. R.
Arecibo, P. R.
Arroyo, P. R.
Bangor, Me.
Charleston, S. C.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio.
Fajardo, P. R.
Guanica, P. R.
Humacao, P. R.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Marquette, Mich.
Mayaguez, P. R.
Memphis, Tenn.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Nashville, Tenn.
Norfolk, Va.
Peoria, Ill.
Ponce, P. R.
Providence, R. I.
Rochester, N. Y.
St. Augustine, Fla.
Sandusky, Ohio.
San Juan, P. R.
Springfield, Mass.
Washington, D. C. (Georgetown)
Wilmington, Del.

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