Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-08
L1IY& o. I'HE UNITED ST1TES.
An ACT

bounty on picked FISH exported and al
loSSaaceS TO certain vessels employed in
! thf hshcYIes.
III; t erucfeR 6y The Senlfe and House
| Of Representatives Of the United States Of
| fmerica ia Congress- assembled, That from
and alter the first day of January next, a
duty OF twenty cents per bushei shall be and,
imposed and collected upon all salt import
ed from any foreign port OF place into the
United States. In calculating the said duty,
every fifty six pounds of salt shall be com
puted as equal TO one bushel. And the SAID
duty shall be collected in the same manner.
and under the same regulations as other du-
ties laid on the importation of foreign goods
wares and merchandise into the Unted
States: Propidcd, That drawback SHAH IN
no case be allowed, and the term of credit
for the payment of duties shall be nine
| months.
SEC. 2. Ind be it further enacted, That
| on all picked fish of the fisheries Of the Uni
ted Starea, exported thcrefrom subsequent
to the last day Of December, one thousand
eight hundred and fourteen, there shall be
| allowed and paid bounty of twenty cents
! por barrel to be paid by The collector of the
district from which the same shall be so ex-
ported, without any deduction or abatement
Pro7ided Arrays, That in order to entite
The exporter or exporters of such picked
iisl 10 he benefit of such bounty or allow
ance, tAe said exporter or exporters shall
make entry with the collector and naval of
hcer OF the district from whence the said
| picked fish are intended to be exported );
and shall specify IN such enlry tie names of
the master and vessel in which, and the
place where such fish are intended to be
exported, together it'll the particular guam
and pF. ,olI Il,
faction of the ccilcCtor Of the district from
which such picked fish are intended to be
exported, and of the naval officer thereof. II
| afy, that the same are If the isheries of the
unred States: and no entry shall be re
! ceiVed as aforesaid, of any icklld fish which
nave not been inspected and marked pur>
suan1 20 the inspection avs 0f the rcspsc
nc stetes where IaspectU isws ere in force
IA regard 10 any picked asst, 2nd the cas- k
| containing SUCH fish shall be BRANDED with
the words for bounty" with The name OF
the Inspector or packer. the species and
quality OF the FISH contained therein, and the
name OF the porf ot expectation and the
collector ii such district shall, together win
the max al officer, where there is one, giant
an order or permit tor ain inspector to exa
mine the picked fish as expressed in such
entry, and itthey correspond there With. and
the said o:bceris fully satisfied thar they
are OF the fisheries OF the United States, to
iade the same, agreeably To such entry, on
board the ship or vessel therein expressed
which ladinG shall be performed uuder the
superintendance OF the officer examining
the same, who snail make resigns of the
quantity and quality of picked fish so laden
on board in virtue Of such order or permit.
TO the officer or officers granting The same
And the said exporter or exporters, when
the lading is completed, and after returns
thereof have been made as above directed.
shall make oath or affirmation, that the
picked hsl expressed in such entry, and
then actually laden on board the shin or
vessel as therein expressed, are truly and
bona Hde, oi the fisheries OF the u. S,a.es.
that they are truly intended TO he exported
as therein specified, and are not intended to
BE- re,andet within the limits of the United
States; and shall also give bond in double
the amount of the bounty or allowances TO be
received, with one OF more sureties to the
Subtraction OF the collector Of the port or
place from which the said picked hSs are
mtended 10 be exported Conditioned that the
same shalt be landed and left AZ some foreign
port or place without the limits aforesaid !;
which bonds shall be Cancelled al the same
periods and in like manner rs is pr0videt!.in
iOaiiEON W oNt4ttN kiNtN w we CNgur-aLfnu Ui
goods. wares and merchandise entitled 20
drawback of duties: Py9pidcd afryauq, That
the said bounty or allowance shall no. be
paid until at least six months after the ex-
portation OF such picked FISH, 70 be co,aDu
ed from the date OF the bend. and until the
exporter or exporters thereof shall produce
60 the collector with whom such outward
entry IS ua ACE, such certificates or other 81
tisfactory proof of the landing Of tho same
"a Aforesaid, as IS made necessary for cam
ceiling the bond, given on the expectation of
goods entitled 20 dra wback: .fHd hropided
also. That the bounty or allowance as a
toresald. shall not be paid unless the same
shall amount to ten dollars at least upon each
entry.
Sec. 8. .frd BE- IL further enacted, That
no bounty, drawback or allowance shall be
made under the authority OF this ac,, unless
1t snail be proved 10 the satisfaction ot the
collector that the picked fish for which the
bounty, drawback or allowance shall be
claimed, was wholly cured With foreign saN.
and on which duty shalt have been secured
or paid.
Sc. 4. yfad be Il. further enacted, That
f any picked fish shalt be falsely or fran
duienuy entered with intent to obtain th,
bounty or allowance on their expectation as
here provided, when the said fish are not
entitled 10 .hc same, the said fish or the va
lue thereof. to be recovered Of the person
making such false entry, shall be forfeited.