The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-05
L.atR OF 1HE UNITED ,st.qvsgs.
BIZ AUTHORITY.
AN ACT,


To provide additional revenues for deiray;ng the ex
pences OF government, and naiutainne the pullie
credit, BY duties sales at auction and on LICENCES
to retail wines, sIirituous liquors, and foreign
merhaIs1ze, and for increasing the rates o. pos
ta,e.
BE il enGc.ei BIZ The Sesn.e and Rsnoc or Retire..
Se'r0ti7es IF The United States Of q,s.-sc,. ~ INN;
s1ess assembled, That from aud after the first da,
OF February next, there shall he laid levied and col
lected, Tor the use OF the United Ststcs sum of
one hundred per centnm uPo', and in addition to- the
amount ~ rates and duties respectively laid upon sales
by way OF auction, IN and by the act of Congress en-
tailed " An act laying duties sales q, auctions of
nerchandize ships aid vessels passed on The TWEEN
ty.turth uay c Juiy N the year eighteen hundred *
thirteen And the said additional duty oeone hundred
per cenrm, shall be levied, collected, paid and ac-
counted Tor IN like manner, by the same officers s,h
Jecti all respects 10 the regulations and pv
SONS ana with the Ike lines, penalties, forfeiturcs and
remedies from breaches othe law, as the said act Of
Congress, and the amend the said net psssed The
twenty-lourth day of March, in the year eighteen up
dred and fourteen, declare and establish for lowing
collecting and paying the original duties 10 which liz.
said duties of one hundred per ceutm .herebv added
and attached And IT shall be the duty OF every auc-
tioneer, who shalt have given bond dnt the s, cts
t.sre Ike bond under this act, subject to the same ue
naities prescribed IN the said act passed on the twenty
fourth day OF July, thousand eight hundred AID
uiirteen. Ard all sales auction of any lart or rsr
Gel, at any merchandise, with the design and f.c, IN
ascertain md Tx price for the whole or for any other
sic part, public sale. shall be deemed ana, t.k
to be saes At auction within the meaning of this pct
and ote said act of Congress 10 the VIII l arnnun; OF
The merchandze, whereof the safe ia effected ,yhe
Their the same is afterwards conducted ard effected nv
the anctoneer, by any person or persons acting az
commission merchant, factor or agent or nv the ov
ner and owners OF the merchandise And il shall be,he
duty OF The auetioneers respectively To specify in their
quarterly accounts, upon oath or affirmation all sacs
by them respectively male Of part or purcel M any
merchandise as aforesaid, with the design ndefftct ~
toresac. FOR whom and To whom such sales respec,iye
~ made, and the amount of th. comm;ss;o.s mr.
ether compensation them RESPECTIVELY I,ad 81. nav,
ble by reason OF such sales well with respect IN the
part or parcel OF the merchandise actually exposed to
sale, as with respect to the whole any part of such
merchandise, the sale whereof is designed and eff o,c
as aforesaid, and the neglect refusal 50 to do shall
be dccu.ed 20 Ee breach oftho bond of the auctinn
eer 80 nesccdns or refusing. who shall also in that be-
halt forfeit and ay such other penalties as the said act
Of Congress presctibe case Of the non-oerfonancr
otany ether duty required from aucoueer. 10 he per
formed IN taking licenses giving bonds and keepin
and rendering accounts.
Ses hid 6ea further enacted That from and ar.
ter tie first day OF February next there shall be aIJed
to the rates OF postage as at present established by law
sum equal to fifty per cenfum upon the amount of
such rates respectively OF the United States
And the said additional offty per cenuin shall be
Charged collected paid q accounte, for IN like man.
n"r, Ivy the same officers. subject in ali respects to the
same regulations and provisions, and with the ikefnes
pens!;ios foieitures aud remedies for breaches of the
law, rs are provided for charging, collecting and nav
ing the original rates of postage Ia which the sol
sum oiify per ccntum is hereby allied and attach
ed.
See. S Ind be further enacted, That from and af
ter the first day Of February next there shall ~, laid
levied, collected and psid f the use cf the Inte
States san OF Fifty per centun upon and in addition
TO- The duties laid OF licences, granted in pursuance of
the act al Congress- entitled An act Iai1g duties on
licenses retailers Of Wines spirtuous liquors and To-
reign merchandise" passed the cond tiay of Au.us
ia veal etri drrdE ~ Al 81
additional oi fifty per crattlI shall be CHARGED ,ei
collected and accounted for, in ike manner by The
sme officers, subject, in all respects, the same recn.
lati0ns sud provisions and with the saroe 6pee cnoi
lbs forte res and remedies, for breachca Of the law
ia and y tie said last mentioned act Of (oncress
and the act, entitled, An amend the act lsyiu
duties n, licenses to retailers OF wince sprituous n
qIois and foreign merchandise and for olhcr r,,r,o
s"s, pas5' oii the eighteenth dry of kI,til. in he
yCar eighteen hundred and fourteen and l,roeiI.d
Tor charging paying and collecting the orcinal duties
on the ssd licenses fes,ecf's"ly 10 which the said sum
~ fifty per c,~iinm Is liere, added ard .a,.r,i-
Md 10 any license for carrying On the business Of
selling by retaii shall have been granted ,ud,,. tb,.
said ace, "by ing duties licenses to retailers of
wines, spriuo'is liquors, and foreign nercapdiz /" Tor
perlnd extending beyoud the FIRST d.y OF r,brua,,
next che person to whom tie lBag have been
g-ajed, transferred, shall previous TO the first d
Of May there mter make the like application repnied
uleftin which SHALL further specify such perioG AID
shall pas the proper Collector sum equal TO such
on such license said pcrio bears 10 year. The pay-
meut of which shall he cndorsed on the license
previously granted. And fany person shall, after he
last eniiOned day, deal n the selling Of Vincs tist.
led ypiriUnus liquors. merchandise by r-tal rs de-
fined in she said act. wfont hayifg made such pay-
ment--sich person shall IN addition to he pNytnet ~
tie additional duty hereby imposed orii anil ,,v the
sum o. one hundred and fity dollars to be recovered
vi;h cost of suit; PrO1fdcd, That fnny person 10
whom = license shall have Lecn granted according 70
the provisions g is act, entitled An lay;ng d.
ties licenses 10 Retailers Of vines spirirous ftor
foreign merchandise" aad who SHAFT have t,aid
in he same, shall have gwen bond Cor the payment
q ne same sls on or before the commencement NJ
the operation Of t sc, discontinue the use 81 the MI
tfges by said hecnse granted, and shall rive disc no
lice thereof to the Col, cto- fthc Inter,a Revenues
ct ie district ia which sucl license shall have been
grsoic such license shall 10 We Of force, anil
such pcr-on shall bc holden 70 pay . sam proportion
Ste n The time which stall have from the 'ine of
granting said lccnsc 10 Tie frtdaJ ~ Fe5rs,ary ncxt
And n eess ~ cctisl payment fpr term snbseqrcnt
70 c las mentioned day, shall be entitled to receive