Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-04-16

10 any foreign port. the identity of fach article
fhall be alcertained and certified IN the fam,
manner by the proper officers as has been o.
hereafter may be provided, for the tranfporta
lion OF the fame articles TO any Of the ports o
the Uni.el States, without the MiAiGppi.
Sec. Z. 6xd be IL faYf6er snaAsd. That il
fl,all be Ia 0fuI ior the collector of the caaom
for the diane, of MllIiippi, to grant TO any
fhip or velIei owoed by citizens Of the United
States, laden with articles OF the growth, pro-
duce, or manufacture Of the faid States and ac-
tuslly lying 10 fome part of the river Mi1iCppi.
fouih Of the fouthern boundary OF the United
States, clearance in the fame manner as if fuch
1hip or yeGsl was lying within the faid diariet,
which clearance fhall be of the form following,
10 wit:
"Diaritt of Miaidppi. to
Port of Adams,
1'hefe are TO certify to all whom it doth
concern, That maAer or commander
of the burthen tons or theieaoonts,
mounted with guns lif any) uayigA'ed With
men built, now lying in the river MinihP-
pi, out of the limits Of the United Staies, aod
bound for having on board (heie
fpeeify the articles If required) being o' the
Growth, produce, or manufacture of the United
States, or (if no fpee hcsnon be requlred) being
laden With articles Of ,ae growth, produce. or
rnanufadu,e of tn. Unilcd States bath here
cleared hi, laid vrne according TO la":
Given under my hand and Zeal, at thc cpf-
rom houic Of Fort Adams, this day OF
one ,houiaud eish, hundred and IN the
year OF the Independence Of the United States
of America"
ProOidtd ~,y,,ibsls6. That ioch clearance
fhsll no, he e,anlel until The identity OF ,he ar
ticc, laden on board fuch hip or veIcl, as berg
of the growth, produce, or manufacture or the
United states. ihsll he efablifhed TO the iatis-
faction Of the laid collector. ciher by the exhi-
bition Of certificate % that effect, from the
confol, vice con(ul. or other authorized agent Of
the United States, reGding al or near New
Oflcans on The isid river. or oiherwile Axd
Pyspided 0L6, That before the departure OF fuch
fhp or yegcl tor any foreign PORT or place with
cut the laid river, it fhall be the duty Of the
matter or commander thefeof, to exhibit iuch
clearance 10 the faid coniul, vicc.conful, or
other authorized agent OF the .Uniled Srares.
who fhall certify thereon, under his conioiar
zeal, H he he fati,6ed that the fate of the cargo
at the time Of iuch exhibition, corefpond there
with, that fuch is the cafe or il the whole or
any pars thereof lhali have been unladen. or
otherwife changed. 70 as no, to agree with the
tenor OF luch clearance, he ihall accordingly
rate the fame.
SIC. 3. And be il fnrfber sxa7rd, That
the coniol, vice coniul, OF either authorized A.
gent Of the UAited States, reGding at ke9-Or.
leaos, or at fnch other place Of depuGt on the
banks of the MiiIiGppi, fouth Of the fouthern
boundary Of the United States, as may be al
fgncd by virtue Of the treaty of San Lorenzo
fhsIl be en,tled 60 receive from the captsins on
owners of American veiels, two dollars for each
certificate he ihsll ign, certifying that the ar
sicles contained in fuch certificate, are of the
growth, produce, or manufacture OF the United
States and he ihal alo be authorized TO en-.
pioy proper rcrion 90 attend 20 the lanhi z
AID loading ot fuch articles, whole duty therein,
and compsuis,iun, ihall be The fame as ,hofc q
an irfpcetor Of cuhoms in one ~ the port, OF
the United States, which compeniation fhail be
cooGdered as charge agaien ,hc revenue, and
betrayed BY she collector for ,he difsiet oi Milf
6npi, out ot the monies received by him on ac.
count of the dut,es on tonnage and merchandise.
NATHANIEL MACON,
Speaker If tbs Hosf ef Rspye/enfatives,
A. BURR,
F,er Prt6desi Of fbr Uan'd Sfafrs, and
P,ehdew Of ibe Ssnat.
APPROVED. February %, 1903.
TIL: JEFFERSON.