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kle, apparel and furniture, and the cargo found on board her, fhall be forfeited.

Sec. 33. Provided nevertheless, and be it furIn what ca- ther enacted, That in all cafes where the whole fhall be ex- or any part of the lading, or cargo on board, empt from any fhip or veffel, fhall belong bona fide to any person or perfons other than the master, owner, or mariners, of fuch fhip or veffel, and upon which the duties fhall have been previously paid or fecured, according to law, fhall be exempted from any forfeiture under this act, any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

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Sec. 34. And be it further enacted, That the Fees allow fees and allowances for the feveral duties and fervices, to be performed, in virtue of this act, fhall be as follow; that is to say:

this act.

Fees for ad measuring fhips or veffels.

For admeasuring every ship or veffel, in order to the enrolment, or licencing and recording the fame, if of the burthen of five tons, and lefs than twenty tons, fifty cents; if of twenty tons, and not exceeding seventy tons, feventy-five cents; if above feventy tons, and not exceeding one hundred tons, one hundred cents; if above one hundred tons, one hundred and fifty cents:

For every certificate of enrolment, fifty

cents:

For every endorsement on a certificate of enrolment twenty cents:

For every licence, and granting the fame, including the bond, if not exceeding twenty tons, twenty-five cents; if above twenty, and not more than one hundred tons, fifty cents; and if more than one hundred tons, one hundred cents:

For every endorsement on a licence, twenty

cents:

For certifying manifefts, and granting a permit for a licenced veffel to proceed from diftrict to district, twenty-five cents, if lefs than fifty tons, and if above fifty tons, fifty

cents:

For receiving a certified manifeft, and granting a permit, on the arrival of fuch veffel, twenty-five cents, if lefs than fifty tons, and if above fifty tons, fifty cents:

For certifying manifefts, and granting a permit for a registered veffel to proceed from district to district, one hundred and fifty cents:

For receiving a certified manifeft, and granting a permit, on the arrival of such registered veffel, one hundred and fifty cents:

For granting a permit for a veffel, not belonging to a citizen or citizens of the United States, to proceed from district to district, and receiving the manifeft, two hundred cents:

For receiving a manifeft, and granting a permit, to unload, for fuch laft mentioned veffel, on her arrival in one district from another district, two hundred cents:

For granting a permit for a veffel carrying on the fishery, to trade at a foreign port, twenty-five cents, and for the report and entry of any foreign goods imported in fuch veffel, twenty-five cents.

And where a furveyor fhall certify a manifeft, or grant a permit, or receive a certified

manifeft and grant a permit, the fees arifing Difpofal of therefrom shall be received by him folely for fees under his ufe. And all other fees arifing, by virtue of this act. this act, shall be received, and accounted for, by the collector, or, at his option, by the naval-officer, where there is one, and where there is a collector, naval officer, and furveyor, fhall be equally divided, monthly, between the faid officers; and where there is no naval

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officer, two thirds to the collector, and the other third to the furveyor; and where there is only a collector, he fhall receive the whole amount thereof; and where there is more than one furveyor in any district, each of them fhall receive his proportionable part of fuch fees, as fhall arife in the port, for which he is appointed: Provided always, That in all cafes, where the tonnage of any fhip or veffel, fhall be afcertained, by any perfon appointed for that purpose, fuch perfon fhall be paid a reasonable compensation therefor, out of the fees aforefaid, before any diftribution thereof, as aforefaid; and every collector and naval officer, and every furveyor, who fhall refide at a port where there is no collector, fhall cause to be affixed, and conftantly kept, in some confpicuous place of his office, a fair table of the rates of fees, demandable by this act.

Sec. 35. And be it further enacted, That forfeitures all penalties and forfeitures, which fhall be incurred by virtue and force of this act, shall and may be fued for, profecuted and recovered, in like manner, as penalties and forfeitures, incurred by virtue of the act, intitled "An act to regulate the collection of the duties impofed by law on goods wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of fhips or veffels," may be sued for, profecuted and recovered, and fhall be appropriated in like manner : Provided always, That if any officer, entitled to a part or share of any fuch penalty or forfeiture, fhall be neceffary as a witness on the trial for such penalty or forfeiture, fuch officer may be a witnefs upon the said trial; but in fuch cafe, he fhall not receive, or be entitled to any part or fhare of the faid penalty or forfeiture, and the part or fhare to which he would otherwife have

been entitled, fhall accrue to the United States.

in force, &

other acts

repealed.

Sec. 36. And be it further enacted, That this When this act fhall commence and take effect, from and at shall be after the last day of May next, and thence- certain forth, the act intitled, "An act for registering and clearing veffels, regulating the coafting trade, and for other purposes," and also, the act, intitled, "An act to explain and amend an act, intitled "An act for registering and clearing veffels, regulating the coafting trade, and for other purposes," shall be repealed, and cease to operate, except as to the validity of the registers, records, enrolments and licences, with the certificates and documents, which fhall have been done or granted, in pursuance of thofe acts, prior to the first day of June next, which fhall continue to be of the like force and effect, as if the faid acts were not repealed; and except alfo, as to the prosecution, recovery and distribution of, and for fines, penalties and forfeitures, which may have been incurred, prior to the first day of June next, for which purpose likewife, the faid acts fhall continue in force.

Sec. 37. And be it further enacted, That Nothing nothing in this act, fhall be conftrued to ex- herein to tend to any boat or lighter, not being mafted, extend to or if masted, and not decked, employed in the harbor of any town or city.

JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker
of the House of Representatives.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, eighteenth of February, 1793
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefident of the United States.

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CHAPTER IX.

An Act providing Compenfation to the Prefident and Vice-Prefident of the United States.

E it enacted by the Senate and House of

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America in Congress affembled, That from and after the third day of March in the Compenfa. present year, the compenfation of the Prefi

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tion to the dent of the United States fhall be at the rate of twenty-five thousand dollars per annum, with President. the ufe of the furniture and other effects be

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longing to the United States, and now in poffeffion of the Prefident: And that of the Vice-Prefident, at the rate of five thoufand dollars per annum, in full for their respective fervices, to be paid quarter-yearly, at the Treasury.

JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker
of the House of Reprefentatives.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United
States, and Prefident of the Senate.

APPROVED, eighteenth of February, 1793:

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

Prefident of the United States.

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