Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-11

bond agreeah'y to the second section of this
act, aud shall have ceased TO use the same for
one year and made DATA or affirmation there
OF to be lodged with said collector, hath acted
aSreeabiY TO ;hA condition OF such bond, The
collector shall cAu,e such bond 10 be Delivered
70 said owner, eccuPier, agent or superintens
dent
Sec, %. Ind be il farther eauc,si, That the
several provisions of An act making further
prrvissioA for thc collection o. internal duties
and for the appointment and compensation OF
assessors pass the sccDud Of August, one
thousand eight hundred and thiriecn, shall
Snt sire hereby declared to apply in full force
TO The duties laid by anil TO b.. collected under
this act the same as itsuch duties and this act
were recognized there;n, which said duties
s'lail be collected by the same collectors, in
p'c same manner for the same commissions,
and under the same directions as are hereby
es'abiishea in relation to 9th T. in srnal duties (;
ana al the obligations, duties and pena, ties
merely imposed upon cSSeciors arc hereby
imposed upon the collectors of tie duties lai
sy this act.
Sec. ct. Ind be u far:is- enacted, That it
sla,i be the duty of The collectors aforesaid, in
Iheir respective ,listric .. and they are heF-oy
authorz-d ID, to collect the duties imposed by
ti'i5 act, an 70 prosecute for the recovery OF
the same, and for the recovery of any sum
or sums which may he forfeited by y.Ftue of
tilis act and al fines, penalties and ,rieturys,
Which shall be incurred BIZ force of this act,
snail and may be sued Tor and recovered in the
name o. the United States, or oil the co iector
WITHIN whose district any such fine, penalty, or
forfeiture, snail have baen incurred, by bill,
plant, or in'arm ssj0l, one mole ty thereof to the
use of the United SCates, and The other mole.
~ thereof to ale use of the person who if
co lector, shall first discover If other than !.
collector shall first inform, o. the cause, mat
ter or hing, whereby any such fine, penalty
or forfeiture, s'ia(l have BEEN incurred and
where the cluse of action or complaint shall
arise or accrue mos than tify miles distant
rom the nearest piacs by liw established for
the holding Ola district caur w.thina the dis.
trict ~ which The same shall arise or accrue,
sucn snlt or recovery may ae had before any
court OF the stale, holden within tn said Dis
trict, having jurisdiction in ike cases
Sec y And be it jar!hes enacted, That the
collector shat furnish one copy II this act 10
each person Liable to pay duty underthe same,
w'tnin 'hs collection district, That may apply
therefor, and sh, advertise in ncws~psper
or post up notices at ihe Court houses tere.
IN, o! his instruction TO furnish the same,
sec 20 dnd 0e &c Jnrtler enacted, That to-
wards estab sizing an adeI ta.t revenue to pro
vide for the payment Of the expences of govern
ment for tie Punctusl payment OF the public
debt, princp& and interest, contracted, and to
~ SNHNE 'CtG'IJ tCDfUlnR 10 lile- terms OF the
contracts, respectivciy and for crsatin. AN
adequate sinking fund, grad ualiy to reduce,
and eventually 10 extingulsh, the pubic debt,
contracted and 20 re contracted, The rates
and duties laid ard imposed by this act shall
continue 20 be laid, levied and eol.ec ed, du.
ring the Presnt war between the United S,at.s
and GTeatsBF!:ain, and until the purposes a.
fore AID sla.. Pc completely accomplished -
Aud Tor The eff c,ual application Of the reve-
nue. to be raised by and from the said duties !, to
the purposes Aforesaid, in due form OF Jaw, the
faith OF the United ) axes is hereby pledged
provided aitoags, That Whenever congress hall
I.een 1t lxledcnt 10 alter, reduce, and change
the sad dunes, or either o them, it sh u be
iawl lido, upon providing and subsutu
ting 81 law, a The same time, and or the same
pur poses to tie If duties which shall be equal
iy productive with the dulics so al cred, reclu-
ced, or charged
Acc Il .qadbe it further enacted, That so
long Is 1ae duties, herein imposed on each of
the foregoi6g descriptions of goods, wares. anc
mercNaidize, shall continue to be laid, the
duties atPrs So nj payable on the Xix dscripti-
ons OF goods, WAYS and merchandise, iinpor-
ted into the Un,ted States, shall not be dis
continued or diminished and the faith Of the
United States - reby pledged ;or the con,in-
ance o. tile same until this act shall be repeal
ed.
LANGDON CHEVES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
JOHN GAlLLARD,
President, pro tenDDre of the Senate.