The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-04-19


ses, to be paid out of any monies in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN GAlLLARD,
President, pro femporc, Of the Senate.
March 5, 181S.-.sbproued, JAalES MADISON.
TFor the information OF those, concerned,
We repabiish the first section Of an act, en,i.
tied an act 10 provide additional revenues
for defrayiDg the expenses Of government,
and maintaining the public credit, by duties
on sales at auction, &C." passed and approx
ed by ,hs President of the United States,
December %, 1914:
"Be il enacted by tie Senate ana House Of Rebresei-
fatres Of the United Satcs Of IDerica, IN Congress
assembled That from and after the first day OF Feb
ruary next. there shall be laid, levied and collected
for the use OF the United States, sum of one hun
dred per een,um upon, and in addition TO, the
mount of the rates and duties respectively aiG upon
sales by way OF auconn and by the Of Congress,
entitled "An act laying duties sales at auction
OF merchandise, and ships and vessels" passed on
The twen,yiourth day Of July, in the year eighteen
hundred and thirteen. And the said additional duty
Of one hundred per centum shall be levied, collect
cd, paid and accounted tor, in like manner, by the
officers, subject in all sespecis to the same
guia,ions and proviscns and with the like fines pc.
the law the said Of Congress, and the &C; to
amend the said act, passed on the nty-iourh day
Of March, in the year eighteen hundred and four.
teen, declare and establish for lcvyng, collecting,
and paying the original duties to which the said duty
OF one hundred per ccn,um is hereby added and at
tachcd And it shall be the duty Of every auction.
Ger, who shall have given bond under the said acts.
give like bond unocr this act, subject to the same
penalties prescribed in the said act passed on the
twenty fourth day Of July, thousand eight hun.
dred and thirteen. And all sales at auction OF any
part, or parcel, Of any merchandise, with tho de-
sign and effect TO ascertain and fix price for the
whole, for any other part, OF such merchandise,
without exposing the whole, such other part, 10
public sale, shall be deemed and taken TO be sales
1T auction within the meaning Of this act, and OF
the said act Of Congress, to the whole amount of
the merchandise whereof the sale is SO effected,
whether the same is afterwards conducted and ei.
fectcd by the auctioneer, by any person, or rer-
sons. acting a commissioned merchant, factor, or
agent, or by the owner and owners of the merchan-
dIze. And il shall be the duty OF the auctionccrs
respectively specify in their quarterly accouns,up
on oath or Affirmation, all sales by them respective
Iy made of part or parcel Of any merchandise as
aforesaid, with the design and effect aforesaid, Tor
whom and 10 whom, such sales respectively were
made, and the amount Of the comfnissions or other
compensation them respectively paid, or payable
by reason of such sales, well with respect 10 The
part or parcel Of the merchandise actually exposed
TO sale, a with respect TO the whole or any other
par, Of such merchandise, the sale whereof is de-
signed and effected as aforesaid. Add the peglect
or refusal so TO do, shall be deemed to be breach
Of the bond Of the auctonecr, SO negcc'ing or re-
fusng, who shah also in that behalf iorieit and pay
such other penalties the said act OF Congress pre-
scribes in case Of the nonperormancc of any other
duty required from auconcers, TO be performed "
taking licences, giving bonds. and keeping and
rendering accounts I"
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