The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-19

on the expectation of any goods, wares,
and merchandise from the faid port OF
Ncw-Orkans, other than on thofc which
ihall have been imported directly into the
fame, from a foreign port or place.
Sec. 7. And be it further cRaded, That
the matter or commander of every hin or
%veilel, bound to Il port of delivery only,
other than the port of Bayon st. John in
the difri9 of Mifiilippi, fhall firit come to-
at the port of New-Orleans with his fhip
or veiiel, and there make report and entry,
in writing, and pay, or fecure to be paid,
all legal duties, port fees, charges, in man
ner provided by law, before iuch flip or
veilelihall proceed to'her port of delivery;
and any hip or veiiel bound to the port of
Bayon st. John, may firit proceed to the
fald port and afterwards make report and
entry at the port OF New-O% orleans, within
the time by law limited and the MATER
otevery ihiP or veilel, arriving from Il TO-
reign port or place, or having goods q,
board of which the duties have not been
paid or fecured, and bound TO any mort
within the difrift of MiGifippi (other than
New-Orleans or Bayon St. John) fbalI
take an infpector on board, at New-Or-
leans, before proceeding to fuch port and
~ th. AfliS VI my vi al NGilCl, ll1l pro-
coed to fuch port OF delivery, contrary to
the directions aforefaid, ne niall forfeit and
pay five hundred dollars, to he recovered
IN any court ofcompetent iu~rifdiGion, with
The COTS of fuit.
Sec. 8. ind lie it further eua7sd, That
during the term OF twelve years, to COM
mence three months after the exchange of
the Publications of the above mentioned
treaty ihall have been notified, at Paris, to
the French government, French fhips or
vefels, coming directly from France, or any
OF her iaid colonies, laden only with the
rroduce or manufactures of France or any
OF her fad colonies; and Spailh ihips or
veflels, coming directly from Spain or
any filcrfaid colonies, fhall be admittedinto
the port of New-Orleans, and into all O.
ther ports of entry which may hereafter be
efabihed by law, within the territories &C.
ded TO the United Staes by the above mem
toned treaty, in the fame manner rs fhips
or vefiels OF tine United States coming di-
re6tly from France or Spain, or anv oftheir
colonies, and without being iubieet to anv
othey, Or higher duty on the fad produce
or manufacture, than by law now is, or
lhall, at the time, be payable, by citizens
of the United States on imilar articles, i'm
ported from France or Spain, or anv of
their colonies, in vefcls of the United
States, into the laid port of New-O Orleans,
or other ports OF entry ill the territories a.
bove mentioned or to any other, or higher
tonnage duty, than by law now is, or fhalI
at the time pe, laid on the tonnage of vef-
fels o. the United States coming from
France, Or Spain, or from any of their CO.
lonies, 20 the iaid port of New-O orleans, or
other ports of entry within the territories
above mentioned,
Sec. 9. Apd be it .furt6er eua7e6, That
the collector Of the diltriS of Mififppi
ihall give bond for the true and faithful
diicharge of his duties, in the fun of ff-
teen thouiand dollars, and fhall be allowed
IN addition TO the fees and emoluments of
his ofnce,;ln heu OF al other cominifione.
one and a half per cent on all monies by
HIM received, on account of the duties H.
rIlng from goods, wares and merchandise
! imported into the faid diitri6t, and on the
tonnage or ihiPs and veiiels; and the naval
Officers and iurveyors of the faid difriGt
ihall, respectively, receive an annual COM
peniatlon oftwo hundred and fifty dollars,
iii addition to their other fees and emolu-
nlents.
Sec. 10. Hnd be it further enaGed, That
the PRECEDENT of the United States be, and
he hereby is authorized TO caufe to he
built and equipped one revenue cutter, i'm
addition TO thofe heretofore authorized by
law, which cutter may be differed man
ned and employed, in the fame manner,
and the eXpence thereof hall be paid out
OF the fame fund, as is provided for de-
traylng the eXpeTcc of the revenue cutters
heretofore authorized by law.
Sec. H.. And be it further enagea, That
the PRECEDENT Of the United States be, and
ne hereby ia authorized, whenever he fhall
deem it eXpedient, to erect the ihores, wa
tiers and inlets Of the bay and river Mobile,
and ofthe other rivers, creeks, inlets and
bays emptying into the gulph of Mexico,
eait OF the iaid river Mobile, and weh
thereof to the P~afcsguola inclufve, into a
feparate diRriGt, and to etablifh fuch
place within the fame, rs he fhall deem ex-
Fedient, to the port OF entry and delivery
FOR fuch diferict.; and to defignate fuch o.
ther places, within the fame difriGf, not
exceeding two, to be ports OF deliverv
only. Whenever flch feparate dihri3
HAL De erected, 4 collector fhall be an
pointed to reide ut the port OF entry and
a iJryeyoT ihall Ekewife be appointed, To
rs1de at each of the ports OF deliver.
which may be e%itabliihcd, and i1ch collect
or and furvcyor nlall be entitled to receive,
in addition to their other fees and emoln-
ments, an annual falary OF two hundred &
fifty dollars. And the flid collector fIali
J give bond for the faithful difcharge of the
duties ofhis Office in the fun of five thou
fand dollars.