The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-01

rej dollars For each ton Of the We sse or boat as
'psc,ed in the fourth section OF the THIS bond
VIII be OF the form annexed marked Bh. a month
y return of all the perpssioas granted under this
| authority, thus committed by the President 10 the
| oeetors, is to he transmitted To the Secretary OF
| the Treasury, at the form marked Ba. Msnifests
| Vt the cafgoes taken hoard these vessels each
,age or trip, must be delivered by the masters to
the collector or surveyor-snd certificates of the
'sn'iin' OF the cargOes, are TO I've delivered the
masters every voyage trip, If they hall require
1t, sn' may lie at The form snnex ID marked c.. As
many esrgoes may both be- taken in shd landed at
places v here there il officer now stationed for
receiving the manifests granting the certificates OF
anoing, 1t may be necessary, aud tn collectors are
hereby authorised To appoint tt nporsry inspectors
at pro1cr places for the sole purpose of receiving
manit SIS OF csrgoes, aud granti"g clearsnces and
ecruhcates ct Landing. duplicates of all these pa
pers should he sent by them to the col'scto II
may not be necessary in every instance, that the
Inspectors should actually be present when the car.
10 I" landed they may in such cases shall he di-
reteu by tie collectors take evidence of the fact
tne ceruhcate o. any respectable citizen not interest.
td IN tire mater. And there may also be situatons
~here such evidence may he receive hy tn csllec-
tor or surveyor with VI the Intervention of an ia
spectnr The compensation Of the Temporary in
spectors appointed for these purposes must consist
wholly OF the fees to which they will be enti,,e.
on the sale or transfer of any ship vessel, or
VI any case IN which new register license is to be
granted, or when, the sale Of any vessel not emit
tied to register or license, il shall become nece,-
sarv, by nny custom-hi document, or in my oii-
cini transaction al the custom house. to recognize
such sale, il is male ne ssary by the sixth section
OF the act. tina, bond with one or inore STR ties
shan be take1. in an amount equa! 10 three hun
dred doiers FOR each ton of the ship vessel that
snch Sap or vessel SHALL not, during t,,e continuance
OF the act, contra infringe sv of It's provi.
sicns The 'o:m Of this bond, be executed by The
former owner, is given under the letter d.
as eiearanoes OF American vessels are expressly
prohibited by the first section OF the act, unless in
cases under the special direction of the Pre- dent of
tue United States, which prohibition is repeatcd in
the eighth ee' ton, the bonds required in the Sc
ven,h section from vessels licensed for the fisheries
OF NOSE mound on whaling vsyage, not TO be
taken and vessels Of those descriptions are not TO
be cleared without further provs ons snd instructions
on thar subject
ny the zenith section of tn act, tn. Collectors are
vested with the power to take into custody any uf
the srticies there enumerated whether on board of
any ship or vessel, in veLie useil for trans.
portaton by land, or under other circum stances
winch afford reason to believe that they are intended
TO be exported, and to hold them until bond with
sufficient snreties shall he given f r the landne or
delivery OF the articles in place nf the Usited
STATS whence, in the opinion of the Collector
there shall not he any danger ar their being exported
me eleventh SECTION of the act, in prescribing the
mode n which the defence of a Collector is To he
conducted if he shall be called upon by any indyi-
ona 70 answer i-dciay, for his done under this
law, Is intended to shield him from veyatjous and nm
Just prosecutions But he is not to proceed under
the tenth section Of the act, to take the articles
therein mentioned into his custody unless there he
eicuHstSnces, other than mer- si7DiciOh indtlcS
belief that vio'ai on OF the law is intended Sue
may be, the information of persons employed to ms.
SYST IN. or entrusted with the know edge of tn. de:
Sens oil the parties; former violations by them, of
thi law, or of 5ther restrictive laws or of the Re-
venue laws ef the United States; an unusual accu-
mutation ot articles suitable export alton in suspi
c,ous places shipments to islands, out barbors or
places pen to the sea- beyond the wants or
ties OF those places, &c. A sound discretion must
be exercised by the Colecois and it is confidently
trusted, thstin no instance will personal feelings or
any other improper motive, producv y procedure
that will give any Just for complaint With
such mode of executing the law, it is hoped that
no occasion will arise for resnrtng to the means MA
ced, by the twelfth section of the act at the dispo
ston OF the President, for carrying its provisions
INTO effect or expressing attempts frciby to oppose
it-But if such dispositions shall at any time be ma
nifestod, and such steps taken in opposition to the
law, as can oGiy he prevented depressed by the
use OF force, t1 Cnllectors by direction of the Pre-
sident of the United States, are hereby empowered
to call to their aid, any of the Naval or Military for
ces OF the United Ststes Militia in the service
OF the United States, that may be within such con
venent distance as to afford them the reauist tie az
stance.
BY Order of the President of the
United States
w JONES,
- .4rting Secretary of thc Yyeasvrr.
The Collector Of the Customs
for The District OF RichnrOtd