The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-11-18

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assembled lha, fon aud after the first day of Jam
usry next, duty OF twenty cents per bushel shall
be laid, imposed and collected upon all sal! import
ca from an! foreign port or place into the United
states. ie calculating the said duty, every 6fy.six
pounds Of salt shall be computed as equal 10 one
bushci. And the said duty shall he collected in the
same manner, aud under the same regulations as
other duties laid the importation of foreign goods,
wares and merchandise, into the United States {,
Eietsded That drawback shall in no case be allow
ed. aid the term Of credit Tor the payment of du-
ties shall be niae months.
Sec. ?. .fad &c 10 further enacted, That on rckled
fish 0. the fisheries Of the United States. expot
therefroin subsequent 10 the last day OF pecember
one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, there
shall be allowed and paid bounty of twenty cents
per barrel &c be paid by the collector Of the dis.
'rct from which The same shall be exported with
out any deduction or abatemsnt Provided ateoys,
That IN order 10 enttIe the exporter or exporters OF
such picked nsh 70 the benefit OF such bounty or al
iowancc, the said exporter exporters SHALL make
entry wah the collector and naval officer of the dis
trict from whence the said picked fish are intended
to be esported and shall specify in such entry the
names Of The master and vessel in which, and the
place where such fish are intended 10 be exported,
together with the particular quantity and proorsball
be made 10 the satisfaction Of the collector Of the
district from which such picked FISH are intended 10
be expoitca, and of the nsy officer thereof. ii any,
that the same reof tho fisheries of the United Ststcs
and no entry shall be reccived as aforesaid of any
picked fish which have not been Inspected md mar.
ked pursuant the inspection laws Of the respective
States where inspection laws are in force, in regard
to any picked fish, and the casks containing such
hsh shall be brsnded with the words " Tor buuntv,"
With the name Of tic inspector packer, the ape
cies and quality of tie fish contained therein, and
the Name Of the port Of exportaton; and the coec
tor OF such district SHALT together vlh the naval Of.
fcer, where there is one, grant an order or permit
Tor an inspector 10 examine the picked fish az cx-
pressed in such entry, and IL they correspond there
With, and TIE said Officer Is fully satisfied that they
are Of the fisheries of tkc United States to ae the
sApe, agresaby 20 such entry, on hoard the ship or
vessel therein expressed which lading shall be per.
formed under the supcsintendaicc Of tic officer ex.
amiping tile san.e, WHO shall make returns os the
quantit. and quality Of picked fish so laden on board
IN vittoc Of such order permit 10 the officer or
officers granting the same. Ard the said exporter
or exporters, when te lading is completed, and af.
tc returns thereof have Lcen made ~ shove direct
Cd, sl.sll make oath or sftmaton, that the picked
tsh expressed n such entry, andth actually laden
o. boasd the ship or vessel ts therein exnfeszxs.
~ ~ lsi &c x Iss of the fisheries 81 The Uni.
ted States, that they are truly intended TO be ex-
ported as therein specified, and not intended to
be relanded within the limits of the United States
end shall also give bond in double The amount Of The
bounty allowance TO be received, with one or more
sure,es 10 the satisfaction of the collector ote port
place from which the said picked fish are intend
ed 10 be exported, conditioned that the same shall
be landed and left at foreign port or place with.
out the limits aforesaid which bonds shall be can
cciled the same periods and in like manner as is
provided in respect 70 bonds given on tho exporta-
ton of goods, wares and merchandise entitled to
drawback of duties Prorsded Gl.yoys That The said
bounty allowance shall be paid until at leSst
six months after the expectation Of such picked fish,
to he computed from the date OF the bond and until
the exporter or exporters thereof shall produce To
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such certificates other satisfactory proof of the
landing of the aforesaid, as ismadc neccs-
sary for cancellng the bonds given OH the cxports
tion of goods entitled TO drawback ind f,Yridsa
olso That the bounty allowance aforesaid shall
not be pad unless the shall to ten dol
lars at least Upon each entry
Sec 3. find be further enacted, That no bounty,
drawback or allowance shall be made under the su.
thority of this act, unless it shall be proved TO the
satisfaction Of the collector that the pckld fish for
which the boun,y, drawback or allowance shall be
claimed, was wholly cured with foreign salt, and on
which duty shsll have been secured or paid.
Sec. A. ind be IL further enacted, That il any pick
led FISH shall be falsely fraudcnt!y entered will,
tend to obtain the bounty allowance their ex-
poria,ion as here provided, when the said Ssb arc
not entitled 10 tho same, the said FISH the value
thereof, 10 be recovered Of the person making such
false entry, shall be forfeited.
Sec. s. find be IL further enacted, That from and
a''cs she 0sy W DtCculDer, oUc tuousa0o eK0t
hundred and fourteen there ssll be paid Oh the last
day of December, annually, to the owner of every
vesseI or his agent, by the collector Of the district
where such vessel msy belong, that shall be quaIi-
ed asreeably to Law for carrying the bank and
other cod 6sherss. and that shall actually have been
employed therein at for the term O. four months
at the least Of the 6shirg season next preceding,
which 10 accounted 10 he from tho last day Of
February 70 the last day of November in every year.
for each aud every ION of such vessels burthen ac-
cording to her admsasurerhtr, ~ Eccnced and enroll
led, II OF twenty and not exceeding thirty TONS
two dollars and forty cents and IL ABOVE thirty tons
four dollars; Of which allowance aforesaid three
eighth parts shall accrue aud belong 10 The Of
such fishing vessel, and the other hse-eighths there
oil shall be divided by him, bis agent, or svfnl re.
prescntative TO and among The seyerd Ashcrpeo,
who siIall have bee, Employed in such vessel during
the season Aforesaid. part tiersof the case
may be. in such proportions the FISH they shall
respectively have taken may bear to tbe whole qnsn-
tty cf fish taken on board sucb vessel during zach
season: Prosfded, That the allowance aforesaid ON
any one vessel for season, shzi not exceed two
hundred and seventyfwo dollars.