Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-13

putting or lading any OF the SAID refined su /.
gar on board of any ship or vessel for expor-
tation, give six hours notice at the least to
the proper officer of inspection of the port
from which the said sugar shall be intended
to be exported. of his, her or their intention
TO export the same, and of the number of
packages containing the same, and the res
pective marks thereof, and the place or
places where deposited, and of the place to
which, and ship or vessel in which they or
either of them shall be so intended TO be
exported whereupon it shall be the duty
OF the said officer to inspect, by himself, or
deputy, the packages so notified for expor-
tation, and the same after such inspection
shall be laden on board the same ship or
vessel of which notice shall have been given,
and in the presence of the same officer or
his deputy who shall have inspected the
same; which officer, after the same shall
have been so laden on board, shall certify
to the collector OF the customs for the dis
trict the quantity and particulars of the re-
hned sugar so laden for expectation.
sec. 10. find be n further enacted, That
the said allowance shall not be made unless
the said exporter or exporters shall make
oath OF affirmation that the said sugar so mo-
tlced for expectation and laden on board
such ship or vessel is truly intended To be
exported to che place whereof notice shall
have been given, and IS not intended to DC
relanded within the United States, and lhat
he or she doth verify believe mat The duues
thereupon charged by this act have been du-
ly paid or secured to be paid and shall al
so give bond to the collector OF the customs,
with two sureties, one OF whom shall be the
master or other person having the com
mand or charge of the ship or vessel, in
which the said sugar shall be intended TO be
exported, the other such sufficient person az
shall be approved by the said collector, in
the full value, in the judgement of the said
Collector. of the sugar SO intended 70 be ex
ported, with condition that the SAID sugar
(the dangers OF the seas and enemies ex-
cepted) shall be really and truly exported
to and landed iii some port or place without
the limits of the United States, and that the
said sugar shall not be unshippad from on
board the said ship or vessel whereupon the
same shall have been laden for expectation,
within the said limits, OF any ports or har-
bors of The United States (sh!pwreck or o.
ther unavoidable accident excepted.)
Sec. II. And be n further enacted, That
the said allowance shall not be paid until
months after the said sugar shall have been
50 exported: Provided, That whenever
the owner of any ship or vessel on board of
which any such sugar is laden for exportas
ton, shall make known to the collector, pre-
vious To- the departure of such snip OF ves-
sci from the port where such sugar is laden
that such ship or vessel is not going to pro-
coed on the voyage nteoded, or the voy age
is altered, it shall DC lawful for the collec
sor 10 grant permit for relanding TIE
same.
Sec. u. ind be IL further enacted, That
If any of the said sugar, after the same shall
have been shipped for expectation, shall be
unshipped for any purpose whatever, either
within the limits of the United States, or
within four leagues of the coast thereof, or
shall be rclanded within the United States,
from on board the ship or vessel, wherein
the same shall have been laden tor expor
tatlon, unless the voyage shall not be pro-
ceeded on, or shall be altered as aforesaid,
or unless in case Of necessity or distress to
save the ship and goods from perishing,
which shall he Immediately made known to
the principal officer of the customs residing
at the post nearest to which such ship or
vessel shall be at the time sucn necessity or
distress shall arise then not only the sugar
so unshipped, togethe' with the casks, YES
sells and cases containing the same, but also
the ship or vessel, III or on board of which
the same shall have been so shipped or la
den, together with the guns, furniture, am
munition, tackle and apparel, and also the
ship, vessel, or boat into which tile said su.
gar shall be unshipped or put, after the un-
shipping thereof, together with her guns,
furniture. ammunition, tackle and apparel,
shall be forfeited, and may be seized by a.
ny officer OF the Customs or of inspection.
Sec. 13. ind be il further enacted, That
the bond 70 he given as aforesaid. shall aud
NAV be discharged, b. producing within one
year from its date Gil the same shall be ship
ned to any part OF Europe or America, and
within two years, It shipped to any part of
Asia or Africa and II the delivery of the
sugar, III respect to which the same shall
have becu 81, en-, be at any place where a
crhsUl or other age-t Of Tie United States
rcsidcS) a certificate Of such consul or agent,
or II there be no consul or agent, then a Ger
tificate Oi any two known aud reputable A
merican merchants, residing at the said
place, and it there be not two such mer
chants residing at the said place, then a
certificate OF any other two reputable mer-
chants, testitying the delivery OF the said SUI
gar az the SAID place, which certificate shall
in each case be confirmed by the oath or af
hrmation Of the master or mate or other
like officer ct the vessel in which the said
sugar shall have been exported, and when
such certificate shall be from any other than
consul or agent, or merchant of the Uni
ted States, il shall be q part Of the said oath
or affirmation, that there we're not, upon
diiigent enquiry, to be found two merchants
Of the Unittd States al the said place Pro
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