Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-20

bonds given for duties on the impor-
tation of coffee, sugar, pepper, indigo,
cocoa, wine, & paying duty of twenty
three cents per gallon, which remain
unpaid at the passing of this act, and
have or may become due, subsequent
to the ed of December last, and
whilst the act entitled can act lay
ing an embargo on all ships and vessels
In the ports and harbors of the United
States" shall continue in force, may be
suspended during the continuance of
the said act, on the terms aud condi-
tions herein after provided: Provi.
ded that such extension of credit shall
not apply to the dnties due for any of
the above described articles, which,
either have been re-exported, or are
not entitled to be exported with bene-
mt OF drawback, nor to any which have
been, or will be sold by the improver.
| Sec. 9. Ind be IL further enacted, That
the persons entitled to the extension OF
credit allowed by the preceding secti-
on, shall, in order to enjoy its benefit,
take up, or have cancelled, the bond
heretofore given for duties On which
the extension of credit is allowed, and
give to the collector new bonds, with
one or more suretics, to the satisfac-
ton of said collector, for the sums OF
their former bonds respectively, pay
able whenever the act entitled" An
act laying an embargo on all ships and
vessels In the ports and harboIs OF the
United States" shall no longer be in
force: which bonds shall be accepted
1 by the collectors respectively upon the
terms following, that is to say, the
goods for the duties whereon such
bonds shall be accepted, shall be de
posted at the same expense and risk
OF the importer, or Importers, parties
to the said bonds, in one or more store
house or store-houses, in the same
manner as is now provided for the de
post of teas, by the ed section OF
he act entitled" An act to regulate
4 rhe collection OF duties on imports and
tonnage, but no deliverF1of the said
/ goods, or OF part thereof, shall be
made to the owners thereof, unless
the duties on so much thereof, IS NAV.
on the application of the owners, be
thus delivered, shall have been paid.
And whenever the sum specified in
any of the bonds taken by virtue O!
this section, tshall become due and
remain unpaid more than fortv-6ve
days, so much of the said deposited
goods as may be necessary, shall be
sold by the collector at public sale, and
the proceeds thereof, after dedmctinp
the charges of safe-keeping and sale
thereof, shall be applied to the pav-
ment of such sum, rendering the over
plus arising on such sale and the resi-
due OF the goods so deposited, if any
there be, to the person or persons, by |
whom such deposit shall have been
made, or to his or their agent or law |
iul representative. But if the pro-
ceeds of such sale shall not be sufici. !
ent to pay the duties and charges, or
it any of the goods shall while depo-
sited, be destroyed, stolen, lost or da- |
mayed, the bonds taken by virtue of
this section, for the payment of du-
ties on such goods. shall be proceeded
with, in all respects as other bonds Ia
ken by collectors for duties due to the
United States.
SEC. 3. ind belt further enacted, That
whenever any goods, wares or mer-
chandize, which being entitled to be
exported with benefit of clergy, had
prior to the 22d day Of December
last, been actually laden on board
vessel, and Inspected under the super
attendance of proper officer, in con-
formity with the provisions of the
10Th section of the act entitled -" An
act to regulate the collection Of duties
on imports and tonnage, have been
detained under the act laying an en-
barge on all ships and vessels in the
ports and harbors of the Il. States, so
as TO prevent the actual expectation of
such goods, wares and merchandise,
the payment of bonds given for du-
ties on the importation of the same,
may TO an amount equal to that of such
duties and nofarther, be suspended du-
ring the continuance ofthe lastmention
ed act, in the same manner, and on the
same terms and conditions, as is provi-
ded bv the nrecedino, eecfioo for honde