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Designation of Customs Collection Districts

Federal & State Law Editorial TeamLast reviewed: April 2026
Abraham Lincoln
October 20, 1862
N/A (pre-Federal Register)

Summary

Established customs collection districts in areas of the South that had come under Union control during the Civil War, enabling the resumption of federal revenue collection in occupied Confederate territory.

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customsCivil Wartrade

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