an inventory of the effects of the deceased taken as before directed.. Duty of consuls with re gard to strand. &c. § 3. That the said consuls and vice consuls, in cases where ships or vessels of the United States shall be stranded on the coasts of their consulates, respectively, shall, as far as the laws ed vessels of of the country will permit, take proper measures, as well for the the U. States, purpose of saving the said ships or vessels, their cargoes and purtenances, as for storing and securing the effects and merchan- Merchandise dise saved, and for taking an inventory or inventories thereof; and effects and the merchandise and effects saved, with the inventory or in- saved, to be ventories thereof, taken as aforesaid, shall, after deducting there- delivered to the owner, &c. from the expense, be delivered to the owner or owners. Pro- Proviso; convided, That no consul or vice consul shall have authority to take sul not to take possession of any such goods, wares, merchandise, or other pro- possession perty, when the master, owner, or consignee thereof, is present, or capable of taking possession of the same. when the mas ter, &c. is pre sent. Fees of office § 4. That it shall and may be lawful for every consul and vice consul of the United States, to take and receive the follow- for consuls. ing fees of office, for the services which he shall have performed:-For authenticating, under the consular seal, every protest, declaration, deposition, or other act, which such captains, masters, mariners, seainen, passengers, merchants, or others, as are citizens of the United States, may respectively choose to make, the sum of two dollars. For the taking into possession, inventorying, selling, and finally settling and paying, or transmitting, as aforesaid, the balance due on the personal estate left by any citizen of the United States who shall die within the limits of his consulate, five per centum on the gross amount of such estate. For taking into possession, and otherwise proceeding on, any such estate which shall be delivered over to the legal representative before a final settlement of the same, as is hereinbefore directed, two and an half per centum on such part delivered over as shall not be in money, and five per centum on the gross amount of the residue. And it shall be the duty of the consuls and vice consuls of the United States, to give receipts for all fees which they shall receive by virtue of this act, expressing the particular services for which they are paid. § 5. That in case it be found necessary for the interest of the United States, that a consul or consuls be appointed to reside on the coast of Barbary, the president be authorized to allow an annual salary, not exceeding two thousand dollars, to Barbary. each person so to be appointed: Provided, That such salary be not allowed to more than one consul for any one of the states Vol. i. 483. on the said coast. Consuls to give receipts for fees. President authorized to allow a salary to consuls in with sureties, § 6. That every consul and vice consul shall, before they Consuls to enter on the execution of their trusts, or if already in the exe- give bond, cution of the same, within one year from the passing of this to be approved act, or if resident in Asia, within two years, give bond, with by the secresuch sureties as shall be approved by the secretary of state, in tary of state. a sum of not less than two thousand, nor more than ten thousand, dollars, conditioned for the true and faithful discharge of Bond to be the duties of his office, according to law, and also for truly ac- lodged in the counting for all moneys, goods, and effects, which may come secretary of office of the the treasury. This section repealed. into his possession by virtue of this act and the said bond shall be lodged in the office of the secretary of the treasury. § 7. That to prevent the mariners and seamen, employed in Vol. ii. p. 835. Vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, in cases of shipwreck, sickness, or captivity, from suffering in foreign ports, it shall be the duty of the consuls and vice consuls, respectively, from time to time, to provide for them in the most reasonable manner, at the expense of the United States, subject to such instructions as the secretary of state shall give, and not exceeding an allowance of twelve cents to a man per diem; and all Master of ves- masters and commanders of vessels belonging to citizens of the sels to convey United States, and bound to some port of the same, are hereby ports in the U. required and enjoined to take such mariners or seamen on board States, free of of their ships or vessels, at the request of the said cousuls or charge, &c. mariners to &c. Proviso; not more than two men to every 100 tons, &c. vice consuls, respectively, and to transport them to the port, in the United States, to which such ships or vessels may be bound, Mariners, if free of costs or charge; but that the said mariners or seamen able, to do uty on board, shall, if able, be bound to do duty. on board such ships or vessels, according to their several abilities: Provided, That no master or captain of any ship or vessel, shall be obliged to take a greater number than two men to every one hundred tons burthen of the said ship or vessel, on any one voyage; and if any such captain or master shall refuse the same, on the request or order of the consul or vice consul, such captain or master shall Forfeit of 30 forfeit and pay the sum of thirty dollars for each mariner or seaman so refused, to be recovered, for the benefit of the United States, by the said consul or vice consul, in his own name, in any court of competent jurisdiction. dolls. for each mariner refused, &c. Repealed. Vol. ii. p. 885. Powers of con States under § 8. That where a ship or vessel belonging to citizens of the United States is sold in a foreign port or place, the master, unless the crew are liable by their contract,, or do consent, to be discharged there, shall send them back to the state where they entered on board, or furnish them with means sufficient for their return, to be ascertained by the consul or vice consul of the United States, having jurisdiction of the port or place. And in case of the master's refusal, the said consul or vice consul may, (if the laws of the land permit it) cause his ship, goods, and person, to be arrested, and held until he shall comply with his duty herein. 9. That the specification of certain powers and duties in suls of the U. this act, to be exercised or performed by the consuls and vice this act, not to consuls of the United States, shall not be construed to the exbe construed clusion of others resulting from the nature of their appointin exclusion of ments, or any treaty or convention, under which they may act. others, &c. Obsolete. On the 1st July, 1792, the duties now in force on cer [Approved, April 14, 1792.] CHAP. [27.] An act for raising a further sum of money for the protection of the frontiers, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That from and after the last day of June next, the duties now in force upon the articles hereinafter tain articles to enumerated and described, at their importation into the United States, shall cease, and that, in lieu thereof, there shall be henceforth laid, levied, and collected, upon the said articles, at cease, and others to be collected in their stead. enumerated. their said importation, the several and respective rates or du- Specific duties ties following, viz.-Wines, namely: Madeira, of the quality of on the articles London particular, per gallon, fifty-six cents: Madeira, of the Act of 1800, quality of London market, per gallon, forty-nine cents: Other ch. 66. Madeira wine, per gallon, forty cents: Sherry, per gallon, thirty-three cents: Saint Lucar, per gallon, thirty cents: Lisbon, per gallon, twenty-five cents: Oporto, per gallon, twenty-five cents: Teneriffe and Fayal, per gallon, twenty cents. All other wines, forty per centum, ad valorem: Provided, That the amount of the duty thereupon shall, in no case, exceed thirty cents per gallon. Spirits, distilled, wholly or chiefly, from grain: Of the first class of proof, per gallon, twenty-eight cents: of the second class of proof, per gallon, twenty-nine cents: of the third class of proof, per gallon, thirty-one cents: of the fourth class of proof, per gallon, thirty-four cents of the fifth class of proof, per gallon, forty cents: of the sixth class of proof, per gallon, fifty cents. All other distilled spirits: Of the second class of proof and under, per gallon, twenty-five cents: of the third class of proof and under, per gallon, twenty-eight cents: of the fourth class of proof and under, per gallon, thirty-two cents: of the fifth class of proof and under, per gallon, thirty-eight cents: of the sixth class of proof and under, per gallon, forty-six cents. Which several classes or denominations of proof shall be deemed and taken to correspond with those mentioned in the "act repealing, after the last day of June next, the duties heretofore Vol. i. p. 178. laid upon distilled spirits imported from abroad, and laying others in their stead, and also upon spirits distilled within the United States, and for appropriating the same." Beer, ale, and porter, per gallon, eight cents: steel, per hundred weight, one hundred cents: nails, per pound, two cents: cocoa, per pound, two cents: chocolate, per pound, three cents: playing cards, per pack, twenty-five cents; shoes and slippers, of silk, twenty cents: all other shoes and slippers, for men and women, clogs and galoshoes, ten cents: all other shoes and slippers, for children, seven cents: on hemp, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, one hundred cents: on cables, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, one hundred and eighty cents: on tarred cordage, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, one hundred and eighty cents: on untarred cordage and yarn, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, two hundred and twenty-five cents: on twine and packthread, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, four hundred cents: on coal, per bushel, four and a half cents on salts, called Glauber salts, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, two hundred cents. Articles ad valorem: China Duties, ad wares, looking glass, window and other glass, and all manufac- valorem. tures of glass, black quart bottles excepted; muskets, pistols, and other fire arms; swords, cutlasses, hangers, and other side arms; starch, hair powder; wafers; glue; laces, lines, fringes, tassels, and trimmings, commonly used by upholsterers, coachmakers, and saddlers, and paper hangings; painter's colours, whether dry or ground in oil, fifteen per centum ad valorem : cast, slit, and rolled iron, and, generally, all manufactures of iron, steel, tin, pewter, copper, brass, or of which either of these Articles referred to, and Specified, exempted from duty. metals is the article of chief value, not being otherwise particu larly enumerated, brass and iron wire excepted; cabinet wares; leather, tanned and tawed, and all manufactures of leather, or of which leather is the article of chief value, not otherwise particularly enumerated; medicinal drugs, except those commonly used in dying; hats, caps, and bonnets, of every sort; gloves, and mittens; stockings; millenery, ready made; artificial flowers, feathers, and other ornaments for women's head dresses; fans; dolls, dressed and undressed; toys; buttons, of every kind; carpets and carpeting, mats, and floor cloths; sail cloth; sheathing and cartridge paper; all powders, pastes, balls, balsams, ointments, oils, waters, washes, tinctures, essences, or other preparations or compositions, commonly called sweet scents, odors, perfumes, or cosmetics; all dentifrice powders, tinctures, preparations, or compositions whatsoever, for the teeth or gums, ten per centum ad valorem. 2. That all articles which are excepted and exempted from duty by the "act making farther provision for the payment of the debts of the United States," shall continue to be so excepted and exempted; and that, to the articles heretofore made free Vol. i. p. 159. from duty, the following shall be added, namely, copper in pigs and bars, lapis calaminaris, unmanufactured wool, wood, sulphur. The bushel of § 3. That from and after the last day of June next, in comsalt to be com- puting the duty heretofore laid upon salt, a bushel of salt shall puted at 56 lbs. if actual. be deemed not to exceed the weight of fifty-six pounds avoirduly more, to be pois: and as often as the actual bushel of salt shall exceed the charged in said weight, such salt shall be charged in the proportion of the proportion, present rate of duty per bushel, for every fifty-six pounds of its actual weight. &c. Additional duty of two and an half per cent. on § 4. That after the said last day of June next, there shall be laid, levied, and collected, in addition to the present duty thereupon, a duty of two and an half per centum ad valorem, upon all goods, wares, and merchandises, not above enumerated or merated, &c. described, which, if imported in ships or vessels of the United States, are now chargeable with a duty of five per centum ad valorem. goods not enu Additional duty of 10 per cent. to con tinue, &c. Drawbacks continued. Drawbacks § 5. That the addition of ten per centum made by the second section of the "act making further provision for the debts of the United States," to the rates of duties on goods, wares, and merchandise, imported in ships or vessels not of the United States, shall continue in full force and operation, after the said last day of June next, in relation to the articles hereinbefore enumerated and described. 6. That all drawbacks and allowances authorized by the not abolished, act aforesaid, which have not been heretofore abolished or changed, shall continue to operate, as in the said act prescribed, in relation to the several duties which shall become payable by virtue of this act, and that, in addition thereto, there shall be alon provisions lowed and paid upon provisions salted within the United States, except upon dried fish, upon the exportation thereof to any foreign port or place, as follows, to wit: On pickled fish, at the rate of eight cents per barrel, and on other provisious at the rate of five cents per barrel; and from and after the first day of Ja salted within the United States, &c. allowances to nuary next, there shall be an addition of twenty per centum to Addition of 20 the allowances, respectively granted to ships or vessels employed per cent. to the in the bank or other cod fisheries, and in the terms provided by vessels eman act, entitled "An act concerning certain fisheries of the Unit- ployed in the ed States, and for the regulation and government of the fisher- fisheries, &c. men employed therein," and during the continuance of the said act. Vol. i. p. 208. dit for pay ment of duties. § 7. That all duties, drawbacks, and allowances, which, by Duties, drawvirtue of this act, shall be payable or allowable on any specific backs, and allowances, to quantity of goods, wares, and merchandise, shall be deemed to apply in' proapply, in proportion, to any quantity, more or less than such spe- portion to cific quantity. quantity. § 8. That the term of credit for the payment of duties on salt, Terms of creshall be nine months; and on all articles, the produce of the West Indies, salt excepted, where the amount of the duty to be paid by one person or copartnership shall exceed fifty dollars, shall be four months; and that the duties on all other articles, except wines and teas, which shall be imported after the last day of June next, shall be payable, one half in six, one quarter in nine, and the other quarter in twelve, calendar months, from the time of each respective importation. tioned, appli § 9. That the act, entitled "An act to provide more effectu- Provisions of ally for the collection of duties imposed by law on goods, wares, the acts menand merchandise, imported into the United States, and on the cable to this tonnage of ships and vessels ;" and, as touching the duties on act. Vol.i. p. distilled spirits only, the act, entitled "An act repealing, after 117, 178. the last day of June next, the duties heretofore laid upon distilled spirits imported from abroad, and laying others in their stead; and also upon spirits distilled within the United States, and for appropriating the same," shall extend to, and be in full force for, the collection of the duties specified and laid in and by this act; and, generally, for the execution thereof, as fully and effectually as if every regulation, restriction, penalty, provision, clause, matter, and thing, therein contained, had been herein inserted and re-enacted. the care of the § 10. That all wines, which, after the said last day of June Wines to be next, shall be imported into the United States, shall be landed landed under under the care of the inspector of the port, where the same shall inspector of be landed; and, for that purpose, every permit for landing any the port, &c. wines, which shall be granted by a collector, shall, prior to such Permits for landing wines landing, be produced to the said inspector, who, by endorsement to be produced thereupon, under his hand, shall signify the production thereof to inspector, to him, and the time when, after which, and not otherwise, on &c. be marked, pain of forfeiture, it shall be lawful to land the said wines. And Inspector to the said inspector shall make an entry of all such permits, and make an entry of the contents thereof, and each pipe, butt, hogshead, cask, case, of permits; box, or package, whatsoever, containing such wines, shall be pipes, &c. to marked by the officer under whose immediate inspection the &c. same shall be landed, in legible and durable characters, with progressive numbers, the name of the said officer, and the quality or kind of wine, as hereinbefore enumerated and distinguished. And the said officer shall grant a certificate for each such A certificate pipe, butt, hogshead, cask, case, box, or package, specifying for each pipe, VOL. I. 31 &c. |