which he shall return to the faid master, with a permit, fpecifying thereon, generally, the lading on board fuch fhip or veffel, and authorizing him to proceed to the port of his destination. And if any ship or veffel, being laden and deftined, as aforefaid, fhall depart from the port where she may then be, without the mafter or commander having first made out and fubfcribed duplicate manifests of the lading on board fuch ship or vessel, and in case there be a collector or furveyor refiding at fuch port, or within five miles thereof, without having previously delivered the fame to the faid collector or furveyor, and obtaining a permit, in manner as is herein required, fuch mafter or commander fhall pay one hundred dollars.

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Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That the Duty of mafter or commander of every fhip or veffel mafters of licenced for carrying on the coafting trade, coafting having on board, either diftilled fpirits in cafks veffels havexceeding five hundred gallons, wine in cafks board difexceeding two hundred and fifty gallons, or tiled fpiin bottles exceeding one hundred dozens, fugar in cafks or boxes exceeding three thoufand pounds, tea in chefts or boxes exceeding five hundred pounds, coffee in casks or bags exceeding one thousand pounds, or foreign merchandize in packages, as imported, exceeding in value four hundred dollars, or goods, wares or merchandize, confifting of fuch enumerated or other articles of foreign growth or manufacture, or of both, whofe aggregate value exceeds eight hundred dollars, and arriving from a district in one state, at a district in the fame or an adjoining state on the sea-coast, or on a navigable river, fhall, previous to the unlading of any part of the cargo of fuch fhip

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ør veffel, deliver to the collector, if there be one, or if not, to the furveyor refiding at the port of her arrival, or if there be no collector or furveyor refiding at fuch port, then to a collector or furveyor, if there be any fuch officer, refiding within five miles thereof, the manifest of the cargo, certified by the collector or furveyor of the diftrict from whence fhe failed (if there be such manifeft) otherwise the duplicate manifefts thereof, as is herein before directed, to the truth of which, before fuch officer, he fhall fwear or affirm. And if there have been taken on board fuch fhip or veffel, any other or more goods, than are contained in fuch manifeft or manifefts, fince her departure from the port, from whence fhe first failed, or if any goods have been fince landed, the faid mafter or commander shall make known and particularize the fame to the faid collector or furveyor, or if no fuch goods have been fo taken on board or landed, he fhall fo declare, to the truth of which he fhall fwear or affirm: Whereupon, the faid collector or furveyor fhall grant a permit for unlading a part, or the whole of fuch cargo, as the faid mafter or commander may requeft. And if there be no collector or furveyor, refiding at, or within five miles of the faid port of her arrival, the master or commander of fuch fhip or veffel may proceed to discharge the lading from on board fuch fhip or veffel, but shall deliver to the collector or furveyor, refiding at the first port, where he may next afterwards arrive, and within twenty four hours of his arrival, the manifeft or manifefts aforefaid, noting thereon the times when, and places where, the goods, therein mentioned, have been unladen, to the truth of which, before the faid

laft mentioned collector or furveyor, he shall fwear or affirm; and if the mafter or commander of any fuch fhip or veffel, being laden as aforefaid, fhall neglect or refufe to deliver the manifest or manifefts, at the times, and in the manner, herein directed, he shall pay one hundred dollars.

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Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That the Duty of master or commander of every ship or veffel, veffels deflicenced for carrying on the coafting trade, tined from and being destined from any district of the any district United States, to a district other than a dif- than a diftrict in the fame, or an adjoining state, on the fame or an fea-coast, or on a navigable river, fhall, previ- adjoining ous to her departure, deliver to the collector refiding at the port where fuch ship or vessel may be, if there is one, otherwife to the collector of the district comprehending fuch port, or to a furveyor within the district, as the one or the other may refide nearest to the port at which fuch fhip or veffel may be, duplicate manifefts of the whole cargo on board fuch fhip or veffel, or if there be no cargo on board, he fhall fo certify, and if there be any distilled fpirits, or goods, wares and merchandize, of foreign growth or manufacture on board, other than what may, by the collector, be deemed fufficient for fea-ftores, he fhall fpecify in fuch manifefts, the marks and numbers of every cafk, bag, box, chest or package, containing the fame, with the name, and place of refidence, of every shipper and confignee of such diftilled fpirits, or goods of foreign growth or manufacture, and the quantity fhipped by, and to each, to be by him fubfcribed, and to the truth of which, he fhall fwear or affirm; and fhall alfo fwear or affirm before the faid collector or furveyor, that fuch goods, wares, or

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merchandize, of foreign growth or manufac ture, were, to the beft of his knowledge and belief, legally imported, and the duties thereupon, paid or fecured; or if fpirits diftilled within the United States, that the duties thereupon, have been duly paid or fecured; upon the performance of which, and not before, the faid collector or furveyor shall certify the fame on the faid manifefts; one of which he shall return to the master, with a permit, thereto, annexed, authorizing him to proceed to the port of his destination. And if And if any fuch fhip or veffel fhall depart from the port where the may then be, having diftilled fpirits, or goods, wares or merchandize, of foreign growth or Forfeiture manufacture on board, without the feveral on neglect things herein required, being complied with, the mafter thereof fhall forfeit one hundred dollars; or if the lading be of goods, the growth or manufacture of the United States only, or if fuch fhip or veffel have no cargo, and fhe depart, without the feveral things herein required, being complied with, the said master shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars.

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Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That the Masters of master or commander of every fhip or veffel, coafting licenced to carry on the coasting trade, arriwhen and ving at any district of the United States, from to whom to any district, other than a district in the fame, or an adjoining state on the fea-coaft, or on a navigable river, fhall deliver to the collector refiding at the port where fhe may arrive, if there be one, otherwife to the collector or furveyor in the diftrict comprehending fuch port, as the one, or the other, may refide nearest thereto, if the collector or furveyor refide at a distance not exceeding five miles, within twenty four hours, or if at a greater distance,

within forty-eight hours next after his arrival ; and previous to the unlading any of the goods brought in fuch fhip or veffel, the manifest of the cargo (if there be any) certified by the collector or furveyor of the district from whence The laft failed, and shall make oath or affirma- under oath tion, before the faid collector or furveyor, that there was not, when he failed from the district where his manifeft was certified, or has been fince, or then is, any more, or other goods, wares or merchandize of foreign growth or manufacture, or distilled spirits (if there be any, other than fea-ftores, on board fuch veffel) than is therein mentioned; and if there be no fuch goods, he shall so swear or affirm; and if there be no cargo on board, he fhall produce the certificate of the collector or furveyor of the district from whence the last failed, as aforefaid, that fuch is the cafe : Whereupon fuch collector or furveyor fhall and obtain grant a permit for unlading the whole, or part fading. of fuch cargo (if there be any) within his diftrict, as the master may request; and where a part only of the goods, wares and merchandize, of foreign growth or manufacture, or of diftilled fpirits, brought in fuch ship or veffel, is intended to be landed, the faid collector or furveyor shall make an endorsement of such part, on the back of the manifeft, fpecifying the articles to be landed; and fhall return fuch manifeft to the mafter, endorfing alfo thereon, his permission for such ship or vessel, to proceed to the place of her destination and if the master of fuch fhip or veffel fhall neglect or refuse to deliver the manifeft, (or if the has no cargo, the certificate) within the time herein directed, he fhall forfeit one hundred dollars, and the goods, wares and mer

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permits for