The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-17
(BY AUTHORITY
LAWs OF TIE UNITED STATES.
AN ACT


For extending the terms of creais Of. revenue borI
IN certain cases, ana for ether purposes.
! DE it enacted6y tie Senate and House Of Repre-
- sentatives Of the United &taseS Of Anlerica, IN
Congress assembled, That the payment of all bonds
given for duties the importation of coffee, SUI
gar, pepper, indigo, cocoa, wine, and paying a
duty OF twenty three cents per gallon, which re-
| main unpaid at the passing of this act, and have
| or may become due, subsequent to the 22d of De-
cenber last, and whilst the act entitled An act
laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the
ports and harl,ors OF tle United States,'' shall
continue in force, may be suspended during the
continuance OF the said act, on the terms and con-
ditions herein after provided: Provided, that such
extension of credit shall not apply to the duties
due for any ofthe aEove-described articles, which,
either have been re-eXportcd or are not entitled
10 be exported with benefit of drawback, nor to
| any which have been, viii be sold by the i'm
porter.
Sec. 2. 4ud be 1t jnythet enacted, That the per-
sons entitled to the extension of credit allowed
by tie preceding sections shall, in order to enjoy
its benefit, take up, or have cancelled, the bonds
heretofore given for duties on which the extern
sion OF credit is allowed. and give to the coec.
tor new bonds, with one or more sureties, to tine
satisfaction of said collector, for the other
former bonds respectively, payable whenever the
| act entitled " An act laying an embargo on all
ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the
United States shall no longer De iii force
which bonds shall be accepted by the collectors
respectively upon the terms following, that is TO
say, the goods for The duties wilereon SUCH bonds
shall be accepted, shall be deposited 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 rs is
now provided for the deposit of teas, by the cd
section of the act entitled p" An act to regulate
the collection of duties on imports and tonnsge,"
but delivery of the said goods, ofpart there
of, shall be made TO the owners thereof, unless
the duties SO much thereof, as may, on the APP
plicaton OF the owners, be thus delivered, shall
have been paid. And whenever the sum speci-
fed in any of the bonds taken by virtue Of this
| section, shall become due and remain unpaid more
than forty five days, so much of the said deposit
ed goods may be necessary, shall be sold by
| the collector at public sale, and the proceeds
thereof, after deductng the charges of ie-keep-
ing and sale thereof shall be applied to the pay.
| ment of such SUN, rendering the overplus arts
nag on such sale and thc residue of the goods so
deposited, if any there be, to the person or per-
sons, by whom such deposit shall have been
made, or to his or their agent or lawful represen-
tatiye. Buff the proceeds Of such sale shall not
be sufficient TO pay the duties and charges, or if
any of the goods shall while deposited, be des-
| troyed, stolen, lost or damaged, 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 taken by collectors for
duties due to the United States.