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# 33 U.S.C. § 6 - Free passage to harbor of Michigan City, Indiana

## Text

The passage of vessels to and from the harbor of Michigan City, in Indiana, shall be free and not subject to toll or charge.

(R.S. § 5247.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 5247 derived from acts June 23, 1866, ch. 138, § 1, 14 Stat. 73; Mar. 2, 1867, ch. 144, § 2, 14 Stat. 421.