Section. Page DUTIES. Vessels of Louisiana territory entitled to the same benefits as of the United States, . 1 227 Persons claiming such privileges shall comply with the registering act, and Repeals all laws establishing a district, &c. south of the state of Tennessee, Proviso restricting drawbacks to importations into New Orleans, (repealed 5th January, 1805), 7 231 Vessels bound to a port of delivery other than the port of Bayou St. John, in the district of Mississippi, shall first come to at New Orleans, ibid Any vessel bound to the port of Bayou St John, may proceed thereto and after wards make report at New Orleans, Any master of a vessel contravening the provisions of this act shall forfeit 500 dollars, French and Spanish ships exempted from foreign duty in Louisiana for The President authorized to cause one revenue cutter to be built, Act to commence in thirty days, Two an half per cent. additional duty, called "Mediterranean fund," laid on all Regulations respecting the application of said fund, 2 238 reshipped in other vessels without any charges, 1 241 Terms of credit for the payment of duties on goods imported by sea from foreign ports, (See p. 127,) 1 241 (See p. 71, Vessels may proceed with their cargoes to foreign ports or places free of duty, District of Gennesee and Buffaloe Ceeek established, Collectors to be appointed for each district, District of Miami established. Port of entry at or near Sandusky, and two to be appointed, &c. . 3 244 President authorized to designate a port of entry in the district of Erie, Proviso that certain oaths are taken by the master or owner on his arrival Roxbury annexed to the district of Boston and Charlestown, as a port of de livery, 1 247 Jersey in the state of New Jersey added to the district of Peath Amboy, as a ibid Collector of Great Egg Harbor may reside any where in his district, 1 248 Town of Darien annexed to the district of Brunswick, Georgia, as a port of delivery, 2 248 Ocracocke established as a district-port of entry to be designated by the Pre- Vessels coming in at Ocracocke and bound for another district connected with the waters thereof, to make report at Oeracocke, ibid All the waters and shores of the Mississippi and Ohio annexed to the distriet of Mi sissippi, 1 250 All acts repealed which erected any of the waters of the Mississippi, &c. into The secretary of the treasury authorized to cause a custom-house to be built at New Orleans, 3 251 The name of the district of Biddeford and Pepperelborough changed to Saco, Regulations relative to the delivery of letters at the post office from vessels Mumphremagog established as a district-a Collector to he appointed to to reside thereat, 1 257 Öswegatchie and White Mountains established as districts, Collectors to re- The President authorized to alter the port of entry of the district of Vermont and establish another place in lieu thereof, 4 295 Part of state of New Jersey added to district of New York-an assistant collec- Cape St. Vincent, in district of Sacket's Harbor, made a port of delivery- Collectors office removed from Niagara to Lewistown; Plymouth and Nantucket made ports of entry for vessels beyond the Cape of Bangor made a port of delivery, A surveyor to be appointed to reside at the mouth of Rappahannock river, Rates of duties, 273 to 315 of Plank Bridge, ENROLLING AND LICENSING. What ships shall be deemed of the United States, On what conditions Collectors may enrol vessels, How far licenses shall be deemed in force, Certain vessels not complying with this act to be forfeited, Collectors to number licenses, Vessels before proceeding on a foreign voyage to obtain register and give up Duty of masters of licensed coasting vessels having on board distilled spirits, Duty of masters of licensed coasting vessels having on board distilled spirits, &c. 15 Masters of coasting vessels, when and to whom to deliver manifests under In what cases masters of vessels may be exempt from delivering manifests, Collector of Pennsylvania may grant permits for transporting foreign goods to certain states and under what regulations, 19 422 Registered vessels employed in going from district to district, subject to regu- Masters of vessels bound from district to district, previously to deliver dupli- EAST RIVER. Established as a district-taken out of the district of York Town, Vir- ELIZABETH CITY. Made a port of entry and delivery for the district of Camden, in FISHERIES. The Collector of the customs at Edenton to permit the landing of salt at Conditions to which they become subject. Agreements with fishermen under what sanetions to be made, -and proviso, Fishing vessels to continue liable for wages of the hands on certain conditions Duty upon salt and proviso, Duties upon pickled fish-and proviso, Bounty on drawback, Allowance to be made to owners, &c. of fishing vessels, Penalty for falsely entering piekled fish to obtain bounty, Penalty for false oaths, Tonnage allowance to be made to owners of fishing vessels and proviso, Limitation, FOREIGN COINS AND CURRENCIES. Estimation of, No foreign coins to be received unless a legal tender, Rates of foreign coins, how to be estimated in payment of duties, Rates of foreign coins established, Rates of certain coins altered-all invoices to be made out n the currency of Other foreign coins to be coined anew, When all coins except Spanish dollars shall cease to be a tender, Assay of coins when to commence, After the 1st July, 1793, 55th sec, of certain act rating foreign coins repealed, Second section of act of 9th Feb. 1793, suspended three years, Part of the act for regulating foreign coins suspended for three years, Operation of the other section suspended, of Perth Amboy, vency of the principal, JERSEY. In the state of New Jersey made a port of delivery, to be annexed to the district Meaning of insolvency in such case, ibid INSPECTORS OF THE REVENUE. To account with Collectors for certificates for JUDICIARY. In suits for pecuniary penalties, defendant may be held to special bail, In case the plaintiff is non-suited, or judgment passed against him, defendant Onus Probandi to lie upon the claimant, Money paid into any district or circuit court to abide the decision of the 71 139 ibid ibid 1 271 as a port of delivery, KETTERY AND BERWICK Annexed to the district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1 207 LIEN. See Duties Revenue. LYME. Annexed to New London-duties of the surveyor of Saybrook to extend to Lyme, Secretary of the treasury authorized to mitigate or remit penalties, 442 Limitation, Continuance of act of 3d March, 1797, LETTERS OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL. President authorized to revoke letters of marque and reprisal, Bond to be given, Formalities required from persons applying for letters of marque, and conditions, 2 Distribution of prize money, &c. Recapture of property of citizens, &c. to be restored on payment of salvage, LETTERS OF MARQUE AND REPRISALS. Distribution of salvage, Prizes to be brought in for adjudication, into the ports of the United States, District courts of the United States to have original exclusive jurisdiction of Regulations concerning prisoners found on board prize vessels, President to prescribe instructions to privateers, Bounty for destroying enemies' property, Commanding officers of privateers to keep journals, Penalties for neglecting to keep journals, or keeping untrue ones, Section. | Page Non-Importation law, so far as it concerns prize goods, dispensed with, Offences on board private armed vessels, how punishable, Commissions to the Collectors and consuls upon prize goods, and to what uses to be applied, Prizes made by private armed ships to be sold by the marshals of the districts wherein they are condemned-and proviso, Marshals to pay over the proceeds, &c. Commission to the marshals for this service, The two per cent reserved &e. in the hands of the Collectors and consuls, to 1 478 Secretary of the Navy to place certain persons on the pension list, &c. 2 479 Commanding officers to enter the names, &c. of wounded persons in a journal, 3 479 Collector to transmit a transcript, &c. 4 479 Bounty to officers and crews of private armed vessels, for persons taken by Regulations concerning pensions to persons on board private armed vessels. 1 482 States provided for, 2 482 One hundred dollars to be paid out of the treasury to privateersmen for each Vessels sailing with such licenses to be considered and treated as British, 2 546 Proviso, 2 547 Vessels within the jurisdiction of the United States, sailing after the promul- MARIETTA. District of, established, (See act 13th Feb. 1807, annexing the waters of the NANTUCKET Made a port of entry for vessels beyond the Cape of Good Hope, 5 261 NAVAL OFFICER. His duties, 21 60 May in case of sickness or necessary absence act by deputy to be appointed Section. Page To perform the duties, on the death or disability of the Collector, if no de puty Collector, 22 54 May go on board vessels, Table of fees to be fixed up in his office, Penalty on taking unlawful fees, Not to be concerned in shipping or commerce, May buy or dispose of public funds, Penalty on receiving a bribe, May act by substitute, NATURALIZATION. On what condition aliens may be naturalized, 1 461 Mode prescribed, 2 463 What courts may be considered as capable of naturalizing aliens, United States, 4 464 Privilege of citizenship not to extend to children of persons who have never 4 465 Repeal of former acts, 5 465 Certain aliens permitted to become citizens of the United States, OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS. Eligible as inspectors of the revenue, PORT TONNAGE. Certain acts of Maryland and Georgia revived, Proviso, That ves sels propelled by steam shall be exempt from the charge, 1 271 PRIZE. See Letters of Marque and Reprisal. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Collector, naval officer and survey- 59 Masters of vessels owned by citizens or inhabitants of the United States, on Officers neglecting or refusing to certify manifests, penalty 500 dollars, If after the arrival of a ship or vessel, any part of the cargo shall be landed Exception in case of necessity upon proof before the Collector, any vesels re- If any ship or vessel shall depart from a district, unless to proceed to some Except in cases of necessity, The master or person omitting to make report of spirits, wines and teas, to for- Penalty on failure of the master of a vessel to make report (other than that re- The master of a vessel who shall neglect to obtain from the Collector of the If the master of a vessel bound from district to district, with spirits, wines and The proprietor, &c. of spirits, &c. who shall omit to deliver up certificates Spirits, &c. unaccompanied with certificates, to be forfeited, 93 Penalty on false entry of sea stores, and on landing without permit-such stores 45 96 thereof, 46 99 Goods required to be weighed, &c.-forfeited if removed without the consent All persons concerned or aiding in landing goods without authority, or in re |