In North
Carolina.

burg, Urquarhart's store, and C. Bower's, to South Quay. From Wythe Courthouse, by Tazewell Courthouse, Russell Courthouse, Scott Courthouse, and Lee Courthouse, to Cumberland Gap, in Tennessee. From Brown's store, to Dickenson's store, Franklin county. From Winchester, by Cedar Creek, Trout Run, and Lost river, to Moorefields. From Pittsylvania Courthouse, by B. Wadkin's store, and Island Ford, Smith's River, to Rockingham Courthouse, in North Carolina. From Wythe Courthouse to Giles Courthouse. From New Canton to Columbia. From In Kentucky. Aldie to Leesburg. From Aldie to Battletown. In Kentucky. From Washington, by Maysville, to Xenia, in Ohio. From Columbia to Greensburg. From Great Crossings, by Sanders' mills, and New Fredericksburg, to Vevay, in Indiana territory. From Washington, by Newtown, Marysville, and Cynthiana, to Georgetown. From Middletown to Brunerstown. From Glasgow, by Hartsville, to Lebanon, in Tennessee. In North Carolina. From Tarborough, by Staunton's bridge, Snowhill, and Kingston, to Duplin Courthouse. From Charlotte, by Harrisburg, Pine Hill, Alexander's, Landford, and Lewisville, to Chester Courthouse, in South Carolina. From Murfreesborough, by Windsor, to Plymouth. In South Carolina. From Chesterfield Courthouse, by Lawry's mills and Pickett's store, to Wadesborough, in North Carolina. From Greenville Courthouse to Spartanburg. From Barfield's, by Marion Courthouse, or Gilesborough, and Godfrey's Ferry, to Johnson's Ferry, on Lynch's Creek. From Conwayborough, by Gallivant's Ferry, to Marion Courthouse. From Conwayborough to Smithfield, in North Carolina. In Georgia. From Chester Courthouse to Lewisville. In Georgia. From Jefferson to Hurricane Shoals. From Montgomery Courthouse, In Tennessee. by Blackmore's and Hardin's, to Riceborough. In Tennessee. From Nashville, by Murfreesborough, Stone Fort, and Winchester, in Tennessee, Lowry's, Van's old place, and Backburn's, to Athens, in Georgia. From Lebanon, by Williamsburg, and Hilham, to Monroe. From Sparta, by Liberty and Lebanon, to Nashville. From Bean's station, by Stiffey's mill, to iron works of Mossy creek, thence to Danbridge. From Maryville, by Morgantown, to Tellico block-house. From Port Royal to John Hunt's, in Robertson's county. That the post road from Jonesborough to Greenville pass through Leesburg and Brownsburg. In Mississippi In Mississippi Territory. From Franklin Courthouse, to Liberty, Amity Courthouse. [Approved, April 30, 1816.]

In South
Carolina.

Territory.

Vol. iii. p. 1687.

A drawback of six cents for

ed within the

CHAP. 172. An act to allow drawback of duties on spirits distilled and sugar refined within the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Be it enacted, &c. That a drawback of six cents for every every gallon of gallon of spirits, not below first proof, distilled within the United spirits distill- States, or the territories thereof, shall be allowed on all such U. S. and ex- spirits as shall be exported to any foreign port or place, other ported, &c. than the dominions of any foreign state immediately adjoining additional if to the United States, adding to the allowance upon every gallon of such spirits, so distilled, from molasses, four cents; which allowances shall be made without deduction: Provided, That the quantity must quantity so exported shall amount to one hundred and fifty gal

and four cents

from molas

ses.

Proviso; the

Marks.

lons, at the least, to entitle an exporter thereof to drawback, and amount to 150 that no drawback shall be allowed whenever any of the said spi- vessels of not galls. and in rits shall be exported otherwise than in vessels not less than thir- less than 30 ty tons burden.

tons.

branded, &c.

hours' notice of

§ 2. That in order to entitle the exporter or exporters to the The vessels or benefit of drawback allowed by this act, on such spirits so dis- casks must be tilled, the vessels or casks containing the same shall be branded, or otherwise marked, in durable characters, with progressive numbers, with the name of the owner, the quantity thereof, to be ascertained by actual gauging, and the proof thereof. And the The exporter exporter of such spirits shall, moreover, previous to putting or must give six lading the same on board of any ship or vessel for exportation, intention, &c. give six hours' notice, at least, to the collector of the customs for the district from which the same are about to be exported, of his or her intention to export the same; and shall make entry, And make enin writing, of the particulars thereof, and of the casks or vessels try in writing, of particulars, containing the same, and of their respective marks, numbers, &c. and contents, and of the place or places where deposited, and of the port or place to which, and ship or vessel in which, they, or either of them, shall be so intended to be exported; and the form of the said entry shall be as follows: Entry of domestic Form of the spirits, intended to be exported by [here insert the name or names,] on board of the [insert the denomination and name of the vessel,] whereof [insert the name of the master,] is master, for (insert the port or place to which destined,] for the benefit of drawback.

entry.

in writing, to

ficer to super

And the said collector shall, in writing, direct the surveyor, The collector, or other inspecting officer, to inspect, or cause to be inspected, direct the surthe spirits so notified for exportation, and if they shall be found veyor to into correspond fully with the notice concerning the same, and its and grant shall be so certified by the said surveyor, or other inspecting a permit. officer, the said collector, together with the naval officer, if any there be, shall grant a permit for lading the same, on board of the ship or vessel named in such notice and entry as aforesaid; which lading shall be performed under the superintendence of Inspecting of the officer by whom the same shall have been so inspected and intend the lathe said exporter or exporters shall likewise make oath, that the ding. said spirits, so notified for exportation, and laden on board such to make oath ship or vessel, previous to the clearance thereof, or within twenty that the spirits days after such clearance, are truly intended to be exported to the ed to be replace whereof notice shall have been given, and are not intended landed, &c. to be relanded within the United States or the territories thereof. § 3. That for all distilled spirits which shall be exported to for the amount any foreign port or place, and which shall be entitled to the of drawback; VOL. III.

183

The exporter

are not intend

Debentures

Gauge.

assignable,

received in

rect taxes and

ties, &c.

refuse deben

bentures not

benefit of drawback in virtue of this act, the exporter or export&c. and to be ers shall be entitled to receive, from the collector of the cuspayment of di- toms for such district, a debenture or debentures, assignable by internal du- delivery and endorsement, for the amount of the drawback to which such spirits are entitled, which shall be received in payment of direct taxes and internal duties in the collection district Proviso; the in which the same shall be granted: Provided always, That the collector may collector aforesaid may refuse to grant such debenture or debentures, &c. and tures, in case it shall appear to him that any error has arisen, or represent the any fraud has been committed and in case of such refusal, if case to the comptroller of the debenture or debentures claimed shall exceed one hundred the treasury, dollars, it shall be the duty of the said collector to represent the if, &c. case to the comptroller of the treasury, who shall determine whether such debenture or debentures shall be granted or not. Proviso; de- And provided further, That in no case of an exportation of spirto issue unless its, entitled to drawback in virtue of this act, shall a debenture or the exporter debentures issue, unless the exporter or exporters shall, before that the spirits the clearance of the ship or vessel in which the spirits were laden for exportation, or within twenty days after such clearance, make oath or affirmation that the said spirits, notified for exportation as aforesaid, and laden on board such ship or vessel, are truly intended to be exported to the place whereof notice shall have been given, and are not intended to be relanded within the United States; and shall moreover give bond, with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of the collector, in a sum equal to double the amount of the sum for which such exporter may be entitled to claim a debenture, conditioned that the said spirits, or any that the spi- part thereof, shall not be relanded in any port or place within the limits of the United States, and that the exporter or exporters shall produce, within the time limited, the proofs and certificates required of the said spirits' having been delivered without the limits aforesaid.

makes oath

are truly intended to be

exported, &c.

And gives bond, with sureties, in double the amount of the debenture,

rits shall not

be relanded,

&c.

Bond to be drawn and

discharged as in cases of

Penalties, &c.

foreign spirits.

4. That the said bond shall be drawn, as near as may be, in the same form, and may be discharged in the same manner, as are or may be prescribed by law, in relation to cases where drawback, &c. drawback is allowed on the exportation of merchandise importas in cases of ed into the United States; and the like penalties shall be incurdrawback on red, and proceedings had, whether in regard to officers of the United States or other persons, and the same fees be allowed, in cases relative to drawback on domestic distilled spirits, as in cases relative to drawback on foreign spirits; and the form of prescribed by, the said bond, and of the other documents, oaths, and affirmations, not herein inserted, shall be prescribed by the treasury department.

Form of the bond, to be

&c.

In cases of drawback on

spirits from molasses,

5. That in all cases in which drawback shall be claimed for spirits made out of molasses, an oath or affirmation shall be there must be made, by two reputable persons, one of whom shall not be the an oath or af- exporter, that, according to their belief, the said spirits were firmation, &c. distilled from molasses of foreign production; which oath or affirmation, in case the collector of the customs shall not be satisfied therewith, shall be supported by the certificate of a reputable distiller to the same effect.

and if, &c. a distiller's certificate.

Four cents per lb. additional

§ 6. That in addition to the duty at present authorized to be

from sugar

affirmation,

drawn back on sugar refined within the United States, and ex- drawback on ported therefrom, there may hereafter be drawn back on such sugar refined refined sugar, when made out of sugar imported into the United imported, &c. States, the further sum of four cents per pound, without deduc- upon oath or tion, which shall be allowed under the same provisions with the &c. duty now permitted to be drawn back; and furthermore, on the express condition that the person exporting the same shall swear or affirm that the same, according to his belief, was made out of sugar imported from a foreign port or place; which oath Refiner's ceror affirmation, in case the collector of the customs shall not be satisfied therewith, shall be supported by the certificate of a reputable refiner of sugar to the same effect; and that the draw- Drawback on back on refined sugar heretofore imported, be allowed, subject heretofore imto the regulations applicable to the drawback of duties on other ported, to be allowed, &c. imported articles.

tificate in

case, &c.

refined sugar

7. That if any principal or assistant collector of the inter- Collectors, &c. neglecting nal revenue, or collector of the customs, or other officer, shall to perform the neglect to perform the duties enjoined upon him by this act, he duties, &c. to shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a sum not less than 100 to 500 one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.

forfeit from

dolls.

8. That the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars 250,000 dolls. be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any for the hire, appropriated money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be applied purchase, or by the secretary of the treasury, under the direction of the pre- customhouses, building, of sident of the United States, in the hire, purchase, or building, of warehouses, customhouses, warehouses, and stores, for the purposes of col- securing the lecting and securing the revenue, at such places, and in such revenue, &c. manner, as he shall deem most expedient. [Approved, April 30, 1816.]

and stores, for

RESOLUTIONS.

[No. 6.] Resolution requiring the secretary of state to compile and print, once in every two years, a register of all officers and agents, civil, military, and naval, in the service of the United States.

officers, civil,

vice, up to 30th

years, to be

Heads of de

Resolved, That, once in two years, a register, containing cor- A register of rect lists of all the officers and agents, civil, military, and naval, military, and in the service of the United States, made up to the last day of naval, in serSeptember ef each year in which a new congress is to assemble, September, be complied and printed, under the direction of the secretary for once in two the department of state. And, to enable him to form such regis- compiled and ter, he, for his own department, and the heads of the other de- printed, &c. partments, respectively, shall, in due time, cause such lists, as partments to aforesaid, of all officers and agents, in their respective depart- furnish lists. ments, including clerks, cadets, and midshipmen, to be made and lodged in the office of the department of state. And the said lists shall exhibit the amount of compensation, pay, and emoluments, allowed to each officer, agent, clerk, cadet, and midship- Lists to exhibman, the state or county in which he was born, and where em- it compensation, pay, &c. ployed. 2. Resolved, That the secretary of the navy subjoin to The Secretary the list of the persons employed in his department, the names, of the navy to

subjoin to his force, and condition, of all the ships and vessels belonging to the list the names, United States, and when and where built. 3. Resolved, That force, &c. 500 copies to five hundred copies of the said register be printed; and that, on be printed and the first Monday in January, in each year, when a new congress delivered, &c. shall be assembled, there be delivered to the president, the vice

president, each head of a department, each member of the senate and house of representatives of the United States, one copy of such register; and to the secretary of the senate and clerk of the house of representatives, each, ten copies, for the use of the re25 copies to spective houses; that twenty-five copies shall be deposited in the be deposited library of the United States, at the seat of government, to be used in the library like other books in that library; and that the residue of the said copies be disposed of in such manner as congress shall, from time Register to be to time, direct. 4. Resolved, That, for the information of the prepared and distributed. present congress, such register, as aforesaid, be prepared and distributed, as aforesaid, on the first day of its next session. [Approved, April 27, 1816.]

[No. 7.] Resoluion authorizing the president of the United States to employ a skilful assistant in the corps of engineers.

The president Resolved, That the president of the United States be, and he authorized to is hereby, authorized to employ, in addition to the corps of engiemploy a skilful assistant to neers as now established, a skilful assistant, whose compensation the corps of shall be such as the president of the United States shall think engineers, &c. proper, not exceeding the allowance to the chief officer of that corps. [Approved, April 29, 1816.]

The secretary

ry directed to adopt mea

&c.

[No. 8.] A resolution relative to the more effectual collection of the public revenue. Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be, and he hereby of the treasu- is, required and directed to adopt such measures as he may deem necessary, to cause, as soon may be, all duties, taxes, debts, sures to cause or sums of money, accruing or becoming payable to the United duties, taxes, &c. payable, States, to be collected and paid in the legal currency of the United States, or treasury notes, or notes of the bank of the United States, as by law provided and declared, or in notes of banks which are payable and paid on demand, in the said legal curAfter the 20th rency of the United States; and that, from and after the twenof Feb. 1817, tieth day of February next, no such duties, taxes, debts, or sums no duties, &c. of money, accruing or becoming payable to the United States, ought to be collected as aforesaid, ought to be collected or received otherwise than in otherwise than in legal the legal currency of the United States, or treasury notes, or currency, &c. notes of the bank of the United States, or in notes of banks which are payable and paid on demand, in the said legal currency of the United States. [Approved, April 30, 1816.]