Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-24

entered from any foreign port or
place, or carrying goods from one
district TO another district. shall pay
per ton,
Ships or vessels built within the Uni
ted States, but belonging wholly or
in part, to the SUBJECTS of foreign
powers, entering from foreign
port or place, shall pay so
Ships Of vessels of every other des-
cription. entering from fore gn
place or port, Or carrying goods
from one district to another within
the u. S. sha!ip.y, so
Ships or vessels not OF the United
States, OF not wholly owned by A
merlcan citizens. entering the ports
of the U. 5. shalt pay for light
money" so
But the additional duty upcn Tonnage.
and the Light money Imposed upon
foreign vessels, are MT 10 be eXac-
tel IN. the case Of f'reign vessels
specially entitled by treaty or acts
of Congress, to an cotry upon do
mestic duties and charges only.
WAREHOUSE MONEY.
To constitute fund for erecting and main
stores.
1. There should be paid for every
permit to unlade, goods, twenty
FIVE cents.
@ There shall be retained upon the
amount of the duties of goods,
exported for The ben fit of draw
backs, Except spirits,) five per
cent.
'Ti,a., -, III No y NO
of spirits exported, for the benefit
of drawback, two cents per gal
lon. and also three per cent. on
the amount of the duties.
4 separate account shall be kept at the
custom house Of the money collected for
this fund and the amount shall be ex-
pended, from time to time. under such
directions as the President of the Uni
ted States shall approve and autho-
rize.
DRAWBACKS AND BoUNTIEs.
There shall! be allowed drawback of the
duties on goods imported into the United
States, If the goods be exported within
twelve months alter the time of inpor-
tahon, subject to the following exccp-
tons and prQyislons:
/. There shall not be an allowance of
drawback in the case Of goods inn
ported in fJrcign vessels from any of
tie dominions or colonies Of any =
reign power to which the vessels of
the u. States are not permitted to
trade.
2. There shall not be an allowance of
drawback for the additional duty of
twelve and a half per cent. imposed
on goods imported iH vesse.s not of
the u. States.
S. There shall not be an allowance of
drawback Inthe case of foreign tlri. d
and picked fish and other salt
ed provisions, fish oil, OF playing
cards.
4. There shall be retained upon the
amonnt of the duties of goods ex-
ported for the benefit of drawback,
Except spirits.)5 per cent.
5. There shall be retained in the case of
spirits exported, for the benefit of
drawback, two cents per gallon, and
also 5 per cent. on the amount If the
duties.
6. The present bouatics, allowances, and
drawbacks, shall be contnued in the
case ofexporling pickleo. fish, of the
tisheri of the United States; in the
case of American vessels employed in
the fisheries and IN the case OF ex-
porting sugar refined WITHIN the Uni
ted States.
These provisions respecting drawbacks.
must, however, be conformed to the priv
leges specially allowed to foreigners by
treaty, or by acts of Congress.
Ii only remains, in the performance of
the task prescribed by the House of Re-
representatives,, to give succinct statement
of the probable product Of the duties up
on imports, according to tie proposed ia
riff.
The annual product of the single duties,
has been estimated at IL 100000 and of
this sum the specific duties produced a
bout S7.20O,O00 90
The duties ad valore IN
produced about, 100000 90
100000 90
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