Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-08-26

be joined 10 iald manitctt.
A. "A fine of 1909 dollars fhlll be tx
acted of the captain or lupercargo in case
he omits 70 prefcnt the detailed manifclt,
and take his oath within the time before
mentioned and ihould there be any ma
terial difference between the two manIs
feits, The overpIus fnall be feized, and
line Of an equivalent amount OF iaid
goods lhalI be exacted from the captain
Or fuprrcargo, unlefs fuch difference
lnould have arifen undeGgnedlY.
{. When the captain is not able TO
make oath 10 the particular manlfeit, from
incapscity, and not having suPercargo
on board, in that cafe, this duty ihall fall
upon the conGgnee, who ihall always ex-
hibit within the time already tated, the
original invoices, authorized by the ref
pective confuls or vicc-coniuis OF Spain
as heretofore required, and the lnterpre-
ter of the royal finance lhall tranhate lueh
invoices within two following days
which regulation is 10 be obierved ref
pective'y when the cargo belongs 10 dit
fereDt perlons
s. Nothing fhall be landed without the
proper permit from the cuitom hoLie,
either before or after the Proclamation of
the manifelts and invoices. The iimple
aQ of attempting to lard any goods,
however rriAing their value, without the
permit, will make the captain liable TO a
6ne of 100 dollars, beGdes the feizure of
the artiss landed or intended to be Ian
ded.
2. Should there be any articles pafed,
conveyed or trannated, from one veflel to
another in the harbour, without the cuff
tom houie permit, the captaia of the vef-
Eel receiving them, and any per(on aiding
ar siiiltiug in the fame, ihall pay three
times The value thereof, and the effects
con6fcated, as alto the veiTel or vehels re-
ceiving them, together with the boats,
launches, &c. employed in their tranl-
portation.
8. AL! goods or effects which may be
feized by the cuitom houie officers frau
dulently landed, beGdes the confifcation
thereof, and the fine impofed upon the
captain, exprened in article 9th, fhall be
Immediately valued by the appraling off
GERS of the cuttom houie, and fhoud they
amount at the higheft market price 10
D.4oo, the vehcl with her tackle appar-
Ell, and every thing belonging to her, ihalI
be comprehended in the penalty of feiz-
ure and conhfcatiop
9. When the culom houle permit is
obtained, the landing mutt take place by
daylight on the wharf, or other pace that
may be pointed out to each yefs. Thols
articles which are to be examined weigh
ed or meafured, fhall nor be removed to
any other wharf or place without the CUFF
tom houie mermr7, under the penalty of
conhlcation.
10 Should any goods or merchandise,
entered for expectation, be landed or in
tended TO be landed fraudulently, in this
or any other port CT the Island, fuch
goods, together with the veilel they pro-
coed from, and the boats and launches
employed in laid landing, fhan Be con6f
Gated.
II. Should any vefel attempt to land
goods, however fmall the amount, in anv
port NOT port OF entry, fuch veliel and
her appartenances with all her cargo
ihall be ieized and con6fcased.
II. All the proviGons on board vef-
fel ihall be manifehed, and ihould the
quantity appear exccai c the duty lhall be
exasted on fuch exceis.
I3. PsheDgers' baggage, and oeher eff.
fs6ts, free of duty, fhall ALTO be manifeft .
ed and fhould any fraud be difcovered,
the whole fhall be con6fcated, and pen
atty exacted of three times the value
thereof,
r4.-Goods may be carried from one
port to another in the Ifland, in the fame
veiiel they were imported or manifeRed,
by fecuring or paying the duty thereon.
IS. Generally in the loading or un-
loading of veflels, every article which
may be difcovered without a permit. in
tended TO be introduced or exported
fraudulently, lhall be con6fcateG, and the
Perions guilty of the fame fhall be liable
20 a penalty of three times the amount,
provided fuch goods ihould not be Tub
Jected to the heavier penalty exprehed in
article 9Th.
10 In The clearing of foreign velTtls,
vilit ihall be pafied by the cufom