Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-06

and IN case OF failure IN the said due co,ec-
ton and payment, the said bonds shall De
deemed to be forfeited to The United States.
and may be sued and Judgment recovered
thereupon IN the manner pointed cut by
this act.
Sec. 2. find be il further enacted, That
the Presidcnt of the United States be, and
he ishereby authorised to divide respective
ly the several territories OF the Snhed States
and the District of Columbia into cow chi
en-, districts for the purpose of coils citing the
internal duties above specified, and to nom
mate and BY aud with the advice and con
sent OF the Senate appoint collector for
every such district:
Propided, That any of the said territories,
as well as the said district of Columbia,
may, IT the President shalt think il proper,
be erected INTO one collection district only !:
Ind froUided also, That if the appoint
meat OF the said Collectors, or any of them
shall not be made during the present SEES
sion of Congress, the President shall be
and Is hereby empo gered TO make such APP
pOntment during tse recess OF the Senate,
by granting commissions which shall expire
at The cad of their next session.
Sec 3. ind be il further enacted, That
tie several duties laid by the acts entitled
" an act laying duties Gu sales at auction
osmerchandlze, and of ships and vessels ;"
." an act laying duties on sugar refined
within the United States ; AN act laying
duties on Carriages for the convey ancc OF
persons an act laying duties on licenses
10 retais dealers in wines, spirItuous liquors
and foreign merChandi2es an act laying
duties on licences to distiliers of spirituous
liquors. and AN act laying duties on notes
OF banks, bankers and certain companies;
oil notes, bonds and obligations dscoun-
red by banks, bankers and certain compa.
MES. ana on bills of exchange of certain
descriptions" shall be laid out and cnllec-
Ted in the several territories of the United
atates and in the District of Columbia in the
same manner and under the said penal
ties . is prescribed by the SAID acts res
pcctiyely; which said acts shall TO ali IN
tents and purposes, and ili every respect
and particular, apply and extend tp The Sc
veral Territories of the United States, and
90 the District of Columbia
Sec. o. lind be IL further enacted, That
each OF the collectors thus appointed with
IN the several territories Ut the United
states, ana the District of Columbia, and
each collector appointed III any state,
which shai under the provisions OF the act
entitled ian act to Jay and collect a direct
AK within the URited States" pay its quota
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whereby the collection by the several col
iectors OF the quotas of the said direct tax
imposed ugon the several Counties OF dis
irlcis OF such state snai, becOrSc umnecessa.
~, shall, within three months after being
thereto required. give q bond with. surieties,
10 Dc approved by the Comptroller of the
Treasury, for the true and faithful exec.
ton OF i,lS Office, and settlement Of his ac
Counts according to law, in a sum not less
than three thousand dollars; which bond
shah be fled III the Office ofthe Compr otler
cf the Treasury, TO lac by him put in suit for
The benefit OF the United States, upon any
breach Of the conditions thereof
sec. S. lind be IL further enacted, That
II any Collector of internal duties, wiihin the
United States or the territories thereof, shall
neglect or refuse for more than three months
TO make mp and render TO the proper officer
his accounts OF ali dsties, collected or secur>
ed, pursuant 10 such form as may be pre-
scribed according to law, or to verify such
accounts ON oath or affirmation, if thereto
required, or to pay over the monies which
shall have been collected, his bond shall be
deemed forfeited, anu Judgment thereon
snail and may be taken at the return term.
on motion TO be made 10 open Court by the
attorney OK the United States. unless suifi-
Gent cause to the contrary be shown to and
allowed by the court: Proutdcd af7yaus,
mat the writ or process in such case shall |
have been executed at least fourteen DAYS
before the return day thereof.
sec. 9. Ind be ~ further enacted, That
the amount OF all the debts due to the Uni.
tea States by any collector of internal duties,
whether secured by bond or Otherwise, shall,
and hereby is declared 20 be lien upon the
lands and real estate of such collector. and
OF his surcties, it he shall have given bond,
from the time when a suit shall be instituted
for recovering the same; and for want If
goods and chattels or other personal effects
OF such collector or his suretes, 20 satisfy a.
NY judgment which shall or may be reco-
vered against them respectively, such lands
and real estates may be sold at public auc-
ton after being advertised for az least three
weeks in not less than three public places
within the collection district, and in one news
paper printed in the county, fany there be, at
least six weeks prior to the time Of sale and
for all lands or real estate sold in pursuance
of the authority aforesaid, the conveyance Of
tha marshais, or their deputies. executed in
due f0rm Of law, shall give valid title a
ga,nst al! persons claiming under such col
lector or his sureties respectively.
sec. Z. .4Ha be 10 further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to the collectors OF
direct tax and internal duties the following
commissions on tue monies received and &C
cuuated for by them, viz. On the monies
arising from the direct tag in each and eve
recollection district, where the quota of such
district shall not exceed ten thousand dollars,
eight per cent. where the quota SHALL ex-
coed ten thousand dollars, and shall not ex