The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-30
TIL JEFFERSON.
AN ACT


FARTHER 10 pro'ef Tire commerce and GnD,er Of
IRE United Sfafe5, csah.R tee Bar5ary 3ozvers.
E2E il cna7ed ky RE Senate and Howf If Re-
~ br5rnt0tivsJ Of fbe Uaitcd STATES of Aafr-
rica IN COAgreG a2enibhed, That for the purpor.
of defraying the expences OF ~equipping, officer
ing, manning, and employing iuch of the armed
veiiels OF the United States, as may be deemed
requitite by the PRECEDENT Of the United States,
fcr protecting the and fcamen there
OF, ana for carrying on warlike operations A.
CAN'T the regency Of Tripoli, or any other OF
the Barbary powers, which may commit hoaili-
ties aeainit the United States, and for the pur-
pole alto OF defraying any other expenses Incl
dental 70 the intercouufc with the Bsrbarv pow
ers, or which are authorized by this act 4 d,-
" oftwo and an half per centum advolorem,
IN addition to the duties now iInpofed by law,
ihall be laid, levied and collected upon ali
goods, wares and merchandise, paving a duty
ad valorem, ihall after The thirtscnth day Of
June next, De imported into the United States
from any foreign port or place And an add
uon often per cCntum fhall BIZ made TO the flid
additional duty in reipect 10 all goods, wares
and merchandise imported in ihips or vefleis
not of the United States and the duties inn
poied by this at ihali be levied and collected
m the fame manner, and under the fame rcct,-
latlons and allowances as to drawbacks, mode
OF tecurity aud time of payment respectively,
as are already preicribed by law in relation TO
the duties now in force on the articlee on which
the faid additional du: nfs laid by this act.
Sec. 9. A1d be it fuyfber eratfeA. That 2
diitin6t account fhall be kept of the duties i'm.
pofed by this act, and the proceeds thereof
mall conftitute 4 fund, to be denominated
"Ihe Mediterranean Fund.-" and ihall be ap-
Piled foley TO the purpofes designated by
this act and the faid additional duty ihaiI
ceafe and be Discontinued at the exp.raticn
OF three months after the ratification by the
Preiident of the United States, ola treaty of
peace with the regency OF Iripoii unleis the
United States, Mould then be at war with any
other OF the Barbary powers, in which cafe the
ftid additional duty fhall ceaie and be d~ifconti-
nued at the expiration of three months after the
ratification by the PRECEDENT Of The United
States of a treaty of peace with fuch power:
Prouiaea bo9rerler, That tle fad additional du-
~ laal! he collected oil ali fuciI gooGs, wares
and mercnandifc, liable to pay the fame, as Glall
have been imported previous to the day on
which the faid duty is 70 ceaie.
Sec. 8. Ind be it frfber ena7e1, That the
PRECEDENT of the United States, if he lhall deem
1t necefary, Glall be and is hereby authorized to
caufe TO be purchafed or built, Offered, man
ned and equipped, two veiiels of war, TO carry
not more than fXteen guns each, and lkewiie
to hire or accept on loan in the Mediterranean
lea, as many gun-boats as he may think pro-
per.
Sec. 4. Ind be it .f1fker eaaFca, That a
ium not exceeding one million Of dollars, to be
paid out of any money il the |tresfury not o.
therygiie appropriated, ihall be, and the fame is
Hereby appropriated I'm addition to the fam
heretofore appropriated for the fame chiectsl
FOR the purpote of defraying any oe the expen-
les authorized by this act, which may be incur
red. during the preilnt year Or ifnecenarv the
PRECEDENT ofthe United States is hereby autho-
riied to borrow the faid fun, or fuch part there
OF as he may think proper, at a rate of interef
not exceeding fix per centItm per annu1n, from
the Bank ofthe United States, which is hereby
empowered to lend the fame, Or from any o.
ther body or bodies polite or corporate, or
from any perfon or perfons and 70 mcuh of
the proceeds of the duties laid by this act, as
may be neceGary, fhall be, and is II hereby pledg-
ed for replacing in the t~reafiry, the faid fun of
one million of dollars, or TO much thereof as
ihall have been thus expended, and for paying
the principal and ~intereft of the faid fun, or 70
much thereof as may be borrowed, purfuant to
the authority given in this fiction And an ac-
count of the feveral expenditures made under
this act ihall be laid before Congrefs during
their next fcllion.
NATHL. MACON,
Speaker Of the HoaE Of Rfbrgentatiprsj
JESSE FRANKLIN,
PySEdeat Of fbe Senate, bro-tempo,y.
March 25, 1904.
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