The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-28
LAWS OF 4HE UNITED H1.A7,ES.
(BY AUTHORITY
AN ACT
Laying duties sugar refined within the United
States

laying duties on sugar refined within the United
States.
BE it enacted by the .S,o,ate ard House oJ- Re.
Presenfatipes Of the United states of ,,sy;c-. ~
Congress .8sSeni6Eed, That nom and after the frs;
day OF January next, th-re be levied c,lIecf II
and paid, upon all sugar hch shall b refee,i ,fL
in the United States, duty of four cents rer
pound.
See. Q. Ind be If fu,tter enacted That every
retner OF sugar, WAC snail be sreh imipe.,.s.eiv hs
fore and on the first usy Of January next. sbaH mn
the said day, and eTsfy finer Of sugar who shall
be and become such after the 1ad day, shall twent;
Jays ~ The e2st, previous 10 eommeaeirg the b,ls
ness o! reaning su2sr, make true ana exact eptry
and report m writins 70 the collector Amounted ~
virtue o. the act entitled IN aes for ttegssssc
ment and collection OF direct tsxes aud internal de-.
ties Tor the co''eeto district ryiieiI s.,c DC fac
house or building where be or she shall carry on or
latent TO carry on the ssid business of every house
or building where such business snail he by hin, or
her carried or Or intended 20 be, and of every
pan or boiler, together With the cspse;ty of each
which he or she s.a have or employ for tic pur
pose OF refining sugar and shall also 1--WE bond in the
ss of five thousand dollars with condition that he
or Sc shall and VIII enter or Cause TO he entered.
IN book or paper to be kept Cor that uurpose nj
sugar Which he or she shall refine cause 10 be re-
aned and OF the quantities, from day TO day BY him
or her sent out or caused to be of tle house
or u1disg where the shall have been refined,
and shall ON the first day of April, July, Octo.er
and January, IN each year, render Just and ;rne
account ct all the refined Sugar which be OF she
Shall have sent out caused procured to be sent
out, from the first time of his or her entry aud re.
port aforesaid, until the day which shall first en-
sue, OF the days aforementioned, for the RENDERING
ct such account, and theneeforth su.e csyeiy from
the time VIXEN such account ought 60 have baer &
up TO which it shall have besen last rendered unti
tue Gay next thereafter, al the days above mention
ed, Tor the rendering of such account and
shelving herewith the original book or Dsi,cr
whereon the entries from day to dcy, to be mad. s
aforesaid, have been made and he or she shalt at
me time OF rendering each account, pay or secure
the duties which by this act ought 10 be maid poot
the refined sugar in the said account mentioned Il
ii any such reiinsr shall omi, to make any such en-
Try or report, he she shall forfeit and lose ever,
pan or boiler which lie or she ssli have snd use fir
the purpose Of refining sugar & shall as1 forfeit the
sum OF five hundred dollars, TO be recovered with
costs Of suit.
See. 5. Ind be it further enacted, That every
sueh rehner saali yearly being thereunto required
by the collector aforesaid make oath or afirmo,inn
according to the best of his OF her KNOWLEDGE or he
lief that the which have been by him or her
rendered OF the quantities Of refined sugar by him or
her sent out, or procured caused TO be sent our
OF the house building where the same shall how
bsen manufactured, have been lust add true.
Sec 4. .8ndbe it further enacted, That if anv per.
son shall knowingly and with design felsely swear or
ahrm, touching any nf the matters herein before re-
qured to be verified by oath or a1frn,atiou ne mr.
she snail be deemed guilty of wui and corrupt MIR
Jury. ~ P'i
Sec S. find 6eb f4rther enacted, That every re.
hDer OF sugar shnil at each time of rendering an ac
count, as herein before required. make tue 81 par
teuar report o. the buildings, pans x boilers which
he or she at any time since that Of rendering his or
her last account, hath used or sept and shall then
have, use or keep for carrying on the said business
OF refining sugar, pain Of forleitng for each and
every neglect omission all such pans and boilers.
together with the sum of five bunGred dollars to be
recovered with costs Of suit.
Sec. 6. .9Hd6 be Hfurtter enacted, That All refined
sugars which shall Aaye been manufactured or raede
within the u. States 10 manner aforesaid after the
sad first day Of January next, whereof the duties n
ioresa have not been duly paid or secured, accord
ing 10 the true intent aud meaning OF this act shall
upo default being made in the paving or securing
ct the sail dutss, he forfeited and shall and nav be
seized s' forfeited, by the collector aforesaid or Off
Ger Of the customs
Sec. Z. Ind De it further enacted, That Il shall
be ia"iu Tor every such reiner nj sugar. nj ais or
ner option, either TO pay, upon the rendering his or
her account rs aforesaid, the duties Which shall
thereby appear TO be due and paysbe, with dedue.
non or abatement Of Elk per cent. for proynpt nav
nent, or 70 give bond with one or more surefies
the Satisfaction of the collector, 10 whom such ne
count shall be rendered for the payment of the said
dntes. at the expiration at nine months tbereag -
FF0ufdcd, That no person whose bond for anv oil
tFs sal duties shsi rcmsin unpaid beyond the term
allowed for the payment thereof, shall be entitled
w future credit Ter anY of the said duties 80 long az
such bond shall rernein 1upsd.
Ses. .. Ind BE IL further enacted, That the du.