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ILAWSof the United States.
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BY AUTHORITY.
Third CONGRESS ofthe UNITED STATES,
AT THE SECOND SESSION,
Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the
, Aate as Pmf,lvanta,bu Monday, the third of
November, 1794.
As da for the relief of William Ser
mow.
BE it enffled b, the Senate and Heufe
of Re„efataivu of the United
Statu of America, in Congrtfs assembled,
That in lieuof his prefenrtate of pen-
Son, William Seymour be placed on
the pension lift, at the rate of twenty
dollars per month, to commence on
idie fifth day of March, one thousand
seven hundred and ninety five.
, Approved, March 2,1795-
&^ George Wafbington.
An AB relative to ceffiose of jarifdic
-1 : lion is places, where light boufes,
beacons, buoys and public piers have
been, or may hereafter be ereßed and
@Sec. 1. BE it enabled ^ the Senate
and House of ReprefentaUves of the
^&United States of America, in Congress
,^^ That where ceffioni have
(been, or hereafter may be made, by
&>y state, of the jurifdidion of places,
,here light-houfei, beacons, buoys or
public piers have been erected and
flexed, or may, by law, be provided to
tyffbe ereßed or fixed, with retervartun,
,"" p ocefi civil and criminal, issuing
under the authority of such state, may
be executed and served therein, such
ceffioni shall be deemed fuffi tent, un-
Ider the laws of the United States, pro
viding for the fopporting or erecting
of light-houses, beacons, buoys and
public piers.
Sec. 2. And be it farther enaacd,
That where any State hath made, or
shall mate a cession of jurifdia on, for
the purposes aforelaid, without refec
vation, all process civil and criminal,
issuing under the authority of such
state, or the United States, may be
served and executed within the placet,
die jurifdiaion of which has been so
ceded, in the fame manner, as if no
foch cession had been made.
Approved, March 3, 179;.
^t George Washington.
An AA relative to the passing of coa,
% vO/s between Longijland, and
Rbodeifland..
BE it cuffed by the Senate and Honfe
as Roprefentatives of the United States
of America, in Cengrefs afrmbhd, That
crafting veffeh lgoing from Long-
Island, in the state of New,ork, to
the state of Rhodeifland, or from the
state of Rhodeifland, to the said Long
.liland, (hall have the fame privileges
[ as are allowed to vessels under the Tike
cifcumftancei, going from a diftrift
in one state to a diftria in the fame
or an adjuring ftate.h
Approved, March z, 1795-
George Wa/bington.
At ^ for the relief cf Spencer Man
to Frantz Jacob Foltz.
BE it enaaed b, the Senate and Honft
as Renrefentatives of the United States
% e e&npttolterot the treasury of &
CONCORD, FRIDAY, April 17, 1795.
examine such evidence as shall be sub
mitted to him, by Meffieura Man and
Foltz, of Charleston, or their agent,
of the landing in any foreign port or
place, of forty five barrels, one tierce,
and forty bags of coffee, weighing
nett, thirteen thousand three hundred
and eleven pounds, (hipped by them
from Charleston, Southcarolina, to
Mmfterdara, on board the brig Trfr 1
der, W. E. Dickson, master, in the
month of April, one thousand seven
hundred and ninety one; and of fif
teen pipes of brandy, containing one
thousand five hundred and twenty
one gallons, Whipped also by them,
from Charleston aforefaid, to Monte
gobay, on board the schooner Indus
try, John Pullen Nutty, master, in the
month of January, one thousand fev.
eo hundred and ninety one: And if
he (hould find such evidence fatisfac
tory and fufficient, to order the pay
ment of the drawbacks or allowance
on the said quantities of coffee and
brandy, in the fame manner, as if they
had been refpedively exported since
the firft day of February, one thou
sand seven hundred and ninety two.
Approved, Match 2, 1795.
George Wajhington.
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An Aa to alter and amend the ad, intitied '' An
oa laying certain duties upen Jnnff and rtfaed
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Sec " """'"' by the Senate and House of
D Rebrefatatives of the United States ty
4^ ic ^ & Cong refo tfmbled, That the duty
of eight cents per pound on fnuff tad by fhr
aft of the last feffiin, intitled ''An ;& laying
certain duties upon fnoff and refined fug .r,"
&1I cease on the last day of plarch, in the
present year, and shall not thencefor hbe
collected : but in lieu thereof, thee shall be
levied and collected upon all mills employed
in the manufacture of fnuff wi:,in the Unit
ed States, the following yearly rates and du
ties, to wit :—For and upon each and every
mortar contained in any mill worked by wa
ter, and fo r every pair ot mil'ft ones employed
in the manufacture of fnuff, five hundred and
sixty dollars ; upon every peitle in any mill,
other than mills worked by hand, one hun
dred and forty dollars : upon every peine in
any mill worked by hand, one hundred and
twelve dollars : and upon every mill in which
friuffis manufactured by (tampers and grind
ers, CTothoufand iwo hundred arid forty dol
lars per annum.
Sec. 2., And be it further enaaed. That the
duties aforefaid, shall be levied, collected and
accounted for, bv the lame officers, as are
provided by thre ad, intitled " An aft repeal
ing after the last day of June next, the du
ties heretofore laid upo^diftilled spirits to,
ported front abroad, and laying others in
their stead, and also upon spirits distiled
within the United States, arid for appropri
ating the fame ;" fubjeCt to the fu perin tend
ance and, controul of the department of the
treasury according to the respective authori
ties and duties of the officers thereof.
Sec. 5. And brit-fur tbar eiraaed, That eve
ry person, who shall be a manufacturer of
fnuff, on the faft day of April, in the present
year, shall within thirty days thereafter, and
in each succeeding year, at least thirty days
before the firft day of April, nuke a true and
exact entry or entries, in writing at the office
of infpedion, which shall be nearest to the 1
house or building where he shall carry on theJ
business or trade of manufaauring fnufffl
therein fpecifying, truly and particularly, ev
ery house or building in which the said manu
facture shall be carried on, with the number
of mortars in every mill by him owned, oc
cupied or used, and worked by water, arid
Severy pair es millstones used or employed in
the manufacture of fnuff, and every pestle in
every mill as aforefaid, diftinCtly fpecifying
famines as are worked by ofher means;
ffbart by hand, andilf every pfflle worked
by hand, as also every mill in which fnuff is
manufactured by (tampers and grjnder, :—
And every person , ho shall commence the
bofmeh or tradeoff manufacturing fnuff gs.
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in manner as is before directed ; Ind in fai
lure thereof, every such manufacturer shall
forfeit and lose every mill, in refpeCt to which
such entry shall riot be made, with the uten
sils thereto belonging, and shall also forfeit
and pay the fem.of five hundred dollars, to
be recovered with costs of suit.
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled. That eV
ery person who shall be, on the firft day of
April, in the present year or at any time
thereafter, a mahufadurerof fnuff within the
U^it^d States, and who shall have made the
entry or entries herein before &re&ed, shall
be entitled, on application therefor, in writ
ing, by himfelf, or his agent or attorney, to
the officer of infpedian with whom entry
shall have been made, to receive a licence for
each and every mill by him owned, occupied,
or used in carrying on the said manufacture
of fnuff, for the term of one year, which li
cence shall be granted without fee or charge,
upon the condition of giving a bond or bonds,
with one or more (efficient sureties, for the
amount of the duty or duties for one year,
which according to this aft ought to be p&id
for and upon the mill, in refped io which
the said licence is requested, with condition
to pay the fame in three equal parts : one
third part at the expiration of nine months,
another third part at the expiration of twelve
months, and the remaining third part, at the
expiration of fifteen months from the date of
such licence : Provided, That in lieu of the
said bond or bonds, it shall be at the option
of the manufacturer to pay the laid amount
of the said duty immediately, with a deduc
tion or abatement of fix per cent
Sec. §. And be it further enaaed. That the
licences herein directed to be granted, shall
be prepared by the supervisors of the reve
nue, refpedively, purfuani to such forms as
shall be prescribed by the treasury depart
ment, and when issued, such licences shall,
in refped to all petfons who shall be manu%
faftwers of fni ff, on rhe fiift day of April,
in the present year, bear date on the said aay;
and in refpeft to all Derfoniwho shall there
after cofl^nence the said roanufiaure, roch
licence sh 4l bear date on the firft day of the
quarter ofrhe year in which the said licences
shall be issued ; and the said quarters of the
year shall be deemed, and are hereby declar.
& to commence on the firft day of January,
April, July, and October, in each year.
Sec. 6. And be it further m^ed, That ev
ery manufacturer of fnuff, to whom a licence
shall have been granted, so long as he or (he
shall intend to c^rry on the business of manu
facturing fm ff. shall yearly, and every year,
within toe thirty days immediately preceding
the expiration of each licence; apply toi a
new licence for the next succeeding Margin ;
manner heretofore directed, and in like m^n
n er, shall pay or secure the payment of the
duties for such year.
Sec. 7. ^d be it further gnaa&d, Th.it if
aft^r the fiift day of April tuat, any person
shall carry on the business of manufacturing
fnuff, without a licence for thf purpose, ac
cording to this aCt, or thall carry on the fame
at or with any mill other than that mention
ed in such licence, such manufacturer, so of
fending, shall forfeit arid pay upon every con- 1
viCtion ot such <ff ace, treble the yearly a
moant of the duty hereby charged upon the
mill or mills, wherein or whereby the said
business shall be to carried on. And all du
ties and penalties irnpofed by this aft, shall
attach to, and remain as alien upon each and
every mill in refpeCt to which such duty or
penalty shall have accrued, until the fame
be fully Utisfied and paid.,„
Sec. 8 And be u further loaded, That up
on all fnuff, which, after rhe last day of
March in the year one 'houfand fevenbun.
dred and ninety five, shall be manufactured
in he United States, and shall be exported
therefrom, under the limitations and provis
ions herein after prescribed, the exporter ci
exporters thereof shall be entiled to a draw
back of fix cents per pound: Ptided, That
the quanti y exported at any crietime by the
fame person, shall amount to three hundred
pounds. .
See :9, A^d be it further e,a2ed, That in
order so entitle th@ exporter or exporters cf
any fnuff, to a drawback (hereon, every tgcfr
perfop (hall, pflfoft^fH removal thereof,
from the mill of war^ho^fe, where the fame
may be, make out inwriting, an exact eptre/I
r w&fen=rar^mteuMCTßZure^^^b.- 7*l^-u^..tai
vessel and commander, in which such fnuff iz
intended to be exported ; and shall make ,
oath or affirmation to the truth of such ep
try, that the fouff therein specified was man
ufactured in the United States, after the last
day of March, one thcufahd seven hundred
and ninety five, and the name or names of
the person by whom, arid the mill where it
was manufactured, end that the fame is tru
ly and bona fide intended to be exported out
of the United States, and that no part there-
Qf is intended to be relanded therein. 4 n d
V@°° ' uc h entry being so made and certified,
it (hall be the cjiy or roe collector to whom
such entry is rendered to cause the said pack
ages to be examined, and to permit the fame
10 be exported, under the inspection of an of
ficer of the customs, in like manner, as is
provided for the exportation of other goods,
wares, & merchandize entitled to drawback:
Provided, That no drawback shall be allowed
on any fnuff, except the fame shall be ex
ported from any of the ports, at which (hips
or vessels from the Cape of Good Hope, or
from any place beyond the fame, are admits
ted to m^ke entry.
Sec. 10. Aud be it further enaSed, That eva
ery exporter of fnuff, entitled to drawback,
shall enter into bonds, with one or more sure
ties, in an amount equal to double the a
mount of the drawback, conditioned ffiat the
fame (hall not be felanded within the United
States ; and the master or commander of
the ship or vessel in which such fnuffhreport- °'
ed to be (hipped, shall make oath or affirma
tion, that the packages specified in the out- .
ward entry, are actually laden on board his
ship or vessel, and, that the fame or any part
thereof, shall hot be relanded in rhe united ,
States ; and upon such oath or affirmation
being made, and the other provisions of the
act being complied with, the collector, wi;h
whom such entry is made, shall grant a de
benture or debentures, fur the amount ot the
drawback to which such fnt ff is entitled, pay.
able in twelve months from the time of grant
ing the fame ; and such debenture or deben
-4 far+ty 4bA.il La. cliGharg^rt by the Collector,
I granting the fame, at the expiration of the
Iterm, out of any public money in his bands.
Sec 11. Profyi&d-aivajs, and he it further
enaaed, That before the payment of any de
benture, the person demanding such pay
ment, shall produce to the collector, the oath
or affir motion of the master and mate of the
veffel,(in which the fnuff, for which such de
benture was granted) declaring that the fame
was actually landed in some foreigh port or
place, and was not, or any part thereof, to
, the best of their knowledge and belief, re
-Ilanded or brought back to the United States;
and the person demanding such payment shall
flikewise make oath or affirmation, in like
{mahnef, that the fanffifor which such de*^^
bentur§ was granted, w^s pot, according to
I his beftfoowledge and belief, relanded in,
;&' brought back to the United States : Pro.
ivided %#, That in cases oflofs at sea, or oth
er unavoidable accident, whereby the oath
rtr affirmation of the captain or male of the
ship or vessel canpot be obtained^ shall be
lawful for the Comptroller of Treasury, to
admit such ethbr proof as to him shall appear
'fatisfactory, under the special circumstances
of the case.
Sec. 12. And be it further enafiid. That if
any fnuff, entered for exportation with in
tention to obtain a drawback therton^fhall
be relanded pr attempted to be [funded
within the United States, it shall be subject
to seizure and forfeiture, together with the
ship or vessel from which it frail be unladen,
and the vessel or boat in which it shall be
put ; and the master or commander of the
ship or vessel from which the fame is unladen,
shall moreover forfeit and pay five hundred
dollars : Presided, That every pr <fecution
for any such offence, shall be,commenced
within twelve months from the time when
the fame was committed, and that the ship,
veflel or boat from which any such fnuff shall
be unladen or landed, shall continue subject
to such seizure and forfeiture for 12 months, { ^
from the time the offence was committed,
and no longer,
Sec. 15. Aud be it further e^&d, That it
shall be the d,tv of the co^ctbri glinting
debentures for fnuff exported to keeo a feoA /'
arate account thereof, andtd foecity the mill
before the legifla'ure annually of the pro
duce of the revenue arifin fnuff, ;ard
[number 130.]