Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-12-24

nHH oen ,T'fher enacted, Tat when.
ncnt made throughout the United sf,tos :.
shall he the. duty OF the principal assessor in
each collection district, ayreeably To ;ng.r,.-
tons TO Dc given by the Sec. .tary of .,,a 80,
sury, to cause = list of carriages liable 10 6,,.v
W.T., the valuation thereof, as fixed in ibis no.,
20 b. made oat anil L.lirered to the co;lsctos
Or such district, according to which vai,,,.
lions, SO f"r as the same NAV apply, the du,ie.
merely imposed shall be thereafter assessed
saN coseStei - Propiied. That tho owner or
sstpSr ~ q outrage liable to duty. shall rot
ne thereby re Sassit from the ob,iostion I, m,Ls
lie ertry hereby reqsirsi to be made gr,S
Pyoo'aed fn';her. That carriages that are NOT
contained IN said list, shall be also Liable To
duty. u
Sec. g. and Be Il further enacted. That N. 90.
verai provisions OF " IN act making furtbe-
provision for the collection of internal dn,;..
and TOR the appointment and compensation ~
assessors" passed the second d yof Auru,, onr
thousand eight hundred and thirtees' sS.m
and are hereby declared to apply in e. forcs
70 tue duties lad by, anil to be COLLECTED ,,n5sS,
sh's act. the same as &c such .,,i.a s,1 -,
act We're recognize .her>in, wi,ic.. said ,[.,.:es
s:tail BE- collected by the same co..s.;ors i'm
same manner, Tor The same couriss;o. !. .,I
uirIsr the sam: d:rsctions, as are thu rebv es.
tablisaed III relation to The other internal H..
sies and all the obligations, duties. ani ,sn-
aites, thereby imposed upon collectors. ~.
hereby imposed upon the collectors of the din.
ties iaij by this act. "
Sec. 10 n 5e IL further enacted. That tow
ards establishing an adequate revenue f., nro-
wac 'or tte payment Of the cxperces of INV.
vs",rs"t, Tor the punctaai payment Of the pub
lie debt. principal anil interest, contracted on,
q" be contracted, according to the terms of the
contracts respecs ''cly, and for creating an aJes
quate sinking fund, gradually to reduce and q.
venuna.y TO ex:inguish the public debt. CON.
tT1cted anil to be contracted, the internal dnr
ties isid and imposed by this act, (and those
iaid and lmpos ID BY the " Act laying duties ~,
Ior inc conveyance of persons" pas
SEQ W. 'tyrsourth July, one thousand eight
hundred and %thirtees, so far: az the same are
nor hereby abolished shall be laid, levied. and
coiicfted, during the present war between the
United States and Great Britain. and until tie
purposes aforesaid shall be completely accom-.
pushed, any thing in any act of Congress ia
contrary thereof III any wise notwithstard.
,ns. ana Tor effcctua' application of ttc res
venue to be raised by and from the said ;nter.
nal duties 20 the purposes aforesaid, in due
iorn OF law, the faith of the United sts,es !.
hereby pledged Provided aisvcps. .rh.e
Congress shall deem it expcdient
% alter, reduce, or change the said internal
dutes' or any or either of thcm,it shall be-
- so TO 90, upon providing and substitute.
- '"hi tiIlS Aiu IOr Inc same
other duties which shall be eouaIlv
with the duties so altered, reduced
OF onanged (: Provided. further, That nothinp i,
mus act contained shall be deemed or constru-
Ell ~ any wiscto rescind or impair any specific
opropristion OF the said duties, or any or e,-
thef o 'thcin. heretofore made by law. hut s,.h
appropriation shall, remain and be carried int
snect according to the true intent and mean
81 the avs making the same, any tl,ins in
act TO the contrary thereoTin any Wise not.
withstarding.
pee IL. And be ii FIR Mer enacted. Thar Oh.
ACT laying duties on Carriages for the con
yeyancc OF PERSONS passed July tw.ntv
ourt', one tsoussnd eight hundred and tnir.
cen shall cease afer the thirty FIRST dav RI
'ecemoer. on Thousand eight hundred AMI
ourteen, except so lar as the same NAV ann,v
% t.e collection of duties which inav Lav,
1revionS'y accrued, ana except so far as eu,r;es
havs been made or duties paid under tre
iaine, as coniolip. ated in the seveptL secf;on IS
act : FrOsidsa, That all fines, penalties. Al,
or'e'taFes, winch have been or may be incar-
en uader tn SAID act, shall be recovered AMI
and may b- mitigsted or rem,,t,d Z
y IKE manner as if the said act had co ,t;n,,ey
u full force and virtue.
L.NGDON CHEyES.
Speaker of the House of representative.
John GAILLARD,
President, pro tie opore. of the Senate.
Dec.l5. isI4-Approved.