The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-03-29

may and shall be corrected in such way aud within
such time AS shall he prcscribsd BY the secretary Of
the treasury
Sec. IL md be % further enacted, That every
collector shalt give receipts for all sums by him coll
ected Under this act which shall specify the value
OF the household furniture with the number and de.
scr'p'on OF watches, for which duty shall have
been paid
Sec is Ind De- it frqser enacted, Tha, Inc forms
ct lists and notifications required BY this act shall
be prescribed by the treasury department.
Sec. ~ .and be IL further enacted, That IL any
person shall forcibly obstruct er hinder an, ofcet
IN the execution of this act. or Of any of the powers
or authorities hereby vested in him, the person 30
offending shall forfeit and pay the sum Of two hun.
dled dollars
See. 80. Ind be it .frihsr enacted, that snv Ae,
s's,ant assessor who shall wiItully neglect or fail 10
perform any Of Ire duties herein required 10 be per.
formed, SHALL for every such neglect or failure for
isi, and pay sutn not exceeding one hundred dolls
lars and any principal assessor or collector who
shall wliiuliy iaii or neglect To perform any of tho
duties herein required TO he performed by him,
shall Tor every such neglect or failure, forfeit and
pay sum not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars.
SIC 81. .snd BE- IL jtrtirr enacted. 'rha, for per-
forming the duties herein required, thars shall 5o
snOuaiy allowed aud paid to each principal assessor
a, the rate OF two donars and hfy cents for every
thousand persona in his collection district according
TO the previous census TO each collector in districts
i'll which the direct is not laid there shall be an.
nuay allowed and paid At the same rate and TO each
assistant assessor where the lists aforesaid shall bd
sken there shall be allowed and paid for taking tho
the rate Of five dollars for every hundred lists
delivered to the principal assessor. each Of which
lists shah contain the several objects herein taxed
besides which there shall be allowed and paid 10
each principal assessor collector, for collection
districts in wk,h lists as - ressid, under general
assessment therein, shall not he made by the hssistt
ant assessofs ave dollars for every thousand pttsohs
in his collection district according 20 the previous
Ii eriA ~ theu rssit In ln{r
in the yesr one thousand eight hundred and dftcths
at each inhabited house P'otidsd, That no adds
,ional allowance shall he made 10 the said offic,rs
for any contingent cxpences. other than for adverlss
ing, printing. and paper ,ha, maybe incurred by
them ia the discharge Of the dulles hereby rtpuifed
70 be performed. for the payment Of whirh allowahs
ces, well those hcieinsf CIR authorized, scvea
~ thousand dolsrs, TO be paid out of any moni,f In
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, are hereby
annually appropriated
Sec. %. And Be IL further enacted That III eases
where persons Cannot be- found TO serve principal
or assistant FOR the foregoing compeussons
the pre- sdsnt Of the United States hereby empows
cred 70 make al additional allow ancc Preraeds
That the whole sum allowed shall not IN lhy
year, exceed ten thousand dollars.
Sec. -, ind be further ssac,ed, That The several
provslons Of An sct making further provision Zoe
the colleriuh of Internal dusics ana for the sppuhts
meet and compensation ef sstsssors, tesse4 tbe
second OF August, one thousand eEh, hun0rcd and y
full force to the duties laid by. and 10 be collected
under this sct the same as II such dutics and this
act were recognized therein which sad duties ehal
collected by the collectors, the same nsnterS
for the commissioners and under the same ~"
fcctons are thereby established in relation 10 Tho
other internal duties and oil the obligations. duties
snd penalties, thereby imposed upon collectors. are
hereby imposed upon the collectors OF the duties
laid BY this act
Sec a. Ind he IL further enacted, That Il shall bu
the duty of the collectors aforesaid in their rcspec1
tive districts and they ars hereby authorized 70 col.
Icct the dutics imposed BY this actr and 10 prose-
for the recovery Of the ssme and tor the ccov.
cry Of any sim or sums which may be fo fci,ed by
virtue Of this act. And ali fines p pe'ties, tors
feiiures, which sisll be ircureo by fotce OF ss
act shall and may be sued for aud ecovered IN the
rsme Of the United States, or Of the collector With
in whose dis'ric. any such fnc. penalty. or foffet@
ure, shall have been incurred by h., plant o. in.
formation, one mocty thereof TO The use of the u
nned States and the other moiety ,heicof To tie '1o
of the person who, il collector, sba u discovers
IL other than colIecos, shall frst nfoin, OF 'be
cause, matter or thing, rlcIeby my 1ch hne pen.
atty, or forfeiture. shall have been ncurred and
where the cause of aciioer complaint shall trise or
accrue more than fifty miles distant from the nesrest
place bylaw establsh>i for the hodrg cf district
court within the district 81 which thc same siaIi ~
rise or accrue, which sui and recoycgy may be had
before any court Of the state holden within .hc said
district having jurisdiction 10 like eases
Sec IS md be- further enacted. That towards
establishing an adequate revcnuc TO provide for the
payment of the expenses OF government tor the
punctual payment OF the public debt, principal and
interest, contracted and 10 be contracted according
10 the terms Of the contracts respectively and for
ere ating adequate sinking fund, gradually 10 re-
duce and cventuslly to extingutsh the public dsbs
contraoe ed and TO be contracted, the duiies laid and
imposed by this act shall continue 70 be- laid letieds
aud collected, during the present var between tho
United States and Great. Britain, and until The pur
poses aforesaid shall be completely accomplished.
Asd for the eIectusi application Of the revenue to
be raised by and fro, the said duties to the purpo.
scs Aforesaid, in due form Of law, the faith Of The
United States is hereby Pledged Prooidsd ai~oys.
That whenever Congress shall deem it cspeden, ~
alter, reduce, or change the said duties. either
of them, il shall be lawful TO do upon providing
and Substituting by law, at the ssfno ,ims and for
the came purposes, other duties, which shall be C.
qually productive with the duties so altered reduce
ed, or changed. LANCDoN chbVEs,
Speaker Of the House Of Rebresenfafirss
JOHN GAILLAgD.