The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-12-02

'ltIRLlSREO sr .fUYW0 RfTY. ]
AN ACT


assembled, That the collectors appointed under the
act, emitted An act for the assess nent aud cole
ton OF direct taxes ard internal dues," shall be.
! chstged nnder the direction and superintendent OF
the Treasury IMPAIRMENT. with the collection IN the ;r
several districts, defined in the said act, of the
.dties ON sses at auction OF merchandise, and Of
ships aud vessels on sugar refined within the Unit
ed States; on carriages for the conveyance Of per-
sons, on licenses to retail dealers in wines, spiri,u
GUS liqucrs and foreign merchandise on licenses
TO dis,isrs Of spirtuous liquors. and on notes of
hanks, bankers and certain companies. on notes.
bonds and obligations discounted by banks, bankers
and CERTAIN companies, and on bills OF exchange ot
certain descriptions; and the bonds which the said
collectors undcr the aforesaid act required 40
give for the true and faithful discharge OF their Off.
ces shalt be deemed to extend TO, and include the
due collection and payment over OF the monies ais.
ng within rss respective districts from The sovcray
duties above reccd; and IN case OF failure IN tho
sai'. due collection and payment. the said bends
shall be deemed To be forfeited 10 the United States,
and may be sued and judgment recovered thefeupon
in the manner pointed out by this act.
Sec 2. Ind Be Il further enacted. That the Pres
dent OF the United states be, and he is hereby su
thorized to divide respectively the several territories
OF the Uni,ed States and the District Of Columbia
into convenient districts for the purpose Of collecting
the Internal duties above specified, and to nominate
and by aud with the advice and consent Of the Ssy
ate appoint collector for every such district Frs
,aded That any OF the said territories, well th9
said District of Columbia, may IL the President
shall think il proper, be erected into collection
district Only Ind brosrded aiso That IL the appoint
ment OF the said collectors any Of them shall not
be made during the Present session of Congress, the
President shall be and is hereby empowered to make
such appointment during the recess of the Scnatei
by granting commissions which shall expire at the
end OF their next session
Sec. 8. Ind be il jurflsr enacted That the seveyst
duties laid by the acts entitled An act laying in.
sies sales at auction of merchandise and Of shps
asd vessels !" I" act laying duties on sugar refined
within the United States, an act laying duties on
carriages for the conveyance Of persons - can act
laying duties on licenses to retail dealers in wineai
splritucus liquors and foreign merchapdile;" an
act laying duties on licenses To disiers Of spirtI.
ous," and "an act laying du les notes Of banks
bankers and certain companies on notes. bonds and
obligations discounted by banks, bankers and csrs
taia companies, and bills Of exchange of certain
descriptions" shall be laid out and collected in ,ht
several territories of the United States and in tis
District OF Columbia in The same manner and unhef
the same penalties is provided by the said rel
spcctveiy; which said acts shall 10 all in.ents and
purposes, and in every respect and particular apply
and extend 70 the several territories Of the United
States, and to the District OF Columbia
Sec & Ind be is fashss enacted. That each cf M
collectors thus appointed within the several ter,1f>
res Of the United States, and the Dstrct'of Coums
bia and each collector appointed in any States which
shall under the provisions Of the act entitled An
act to lay and collect direct tax within the United
States, pay its quota into the Treasury of the Unis
ted states, whereby tie collection by the several col.
lcctors Of the quotas OF the said direct imposed
upon the several counties districts Of such sstej
shall become unnecessary shall within three monhS
after being thereto required, give bond with slIrci
ties to be approved by the Comptroller Of the TreaJ
sury for the true and faithful execution Of his ocej
and settlement Of his accounts according 10 law, in
q sum not less than three Thousand dollars which
bond shall be fled in the Office Of the Comptroller
of the Treasury, to be by him put in suit for The be-
neEt Of the United States upon any breach Of the
conditions thereof.
Sec S. md be ii further enacted, Tha! f any ccis
lecor Of internal duties, within the United States of
the rritorics thereof, shall ncgec, refuse for
more than three months to make up and render 70
the proper officer his accounts Of all duties, collect
ed secured, pursuant to such form may be pre-.
scribed according TO law, or to verify such accounts
on oath affirmation, IL thereto required, or to
pay over the monies which shall have been collect
ed, his bond shall be deemed forfeited, end jmdgI
ment thereon shall and may be taken at the return
term, on motion to be made IN open court by the fS-
to,ncy Of the United States, unIess sufficient cause
to the contrary be shown to and allowed by tho
court Provided Arrays, That the writ or process in
such case shall have been executed at least fourteen
DAYS before the return day thereof
Sec. g. ind be IL further enacted, That the amount
Of all debts due TO the United States by any collcc-
Of internal duties, whether secured by bond or
otherwise shall and hereby is declared to be lien
upon the lands and real estate Of such collector and
Of his sugeties, f he shall have given bond, from
the time when suit shall be instituted for recovers
ing the same and for want Of goods and chattels
or other personal effects of such collector or his SUI
retes, TO sa.isfy ny judgment which shall or may
be recovered against them respectively, such lands
and real estates may be sold public auction, after
being advertised for at least three weeks ~ not ess
than three public places within the collection dis
tict. and in newspaper printed in the county, ii
any there be, nj least six weeks prior TO the time of
sale and for all lands or real estate sold pursu
ance If The authority aforesaid, the convcyanccs Of
the narsbals, or their deputies, executed in due
form of law, sha give valid title against all per-
sons claiming under such collector or his surcties
respectively.
Sec z. Ind Be IL further enacted, That there shall
be allowed 10 the collectors Of direct tax and inter.
nal duties the following commissions on the monies
received and accounted for by them, viz On the
monies arising from the direct tax in each and every
collection district where the quota OF sIch district
shall r exceed ten thousand dollars eight per cent,
ILL .xc<cd fhnisand dnllarA