The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-05-21

Sac 3. Ind be IL jnrsher enacted, That
!, shsll DO lswful'hcrssftsr for the master, or
pe-.or, having charge orcommand of any
%,eam boa, on lake champiaia, hengoing
from the United States into the Province OF
Aower Canada, to deliver q. .manifeN Of the
cargo on board, and taks clearance from the
COLLECTOR Of the disttiet through which any
such boM shall lsss. pass, when leaving the
Cn,cd States without regard 10 the place
from which any such boat shall have COM
.rncnced her voyage, b, where her cargo shall
have been taken on board; any law 70 the
centrcry Notwithstanding.
Sec. 4. Ind be il Jarfhrr enaefed, That
when any goods, wares or merchandise, shall
hereafter be imported from the province OF
lower Canada into the United States in any
steam boat on Lake Champlain, and the said
goods, wares or merchandise shalt have been
duly entered, the duties thereon paid or Sc,
cured ut the Office Of the collector OF any
district adjoioing Lake Champlain, 1t shall
Sc lawful to land such goods wares or mer.
ehsndize in the same, or any other district
adjoioing said Lake Champlain, any law to
tho contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. s. hnd Be h further enacted, That
in any action or'pfosecuticn again.. cay per-
son, as aforesaid, Il shall be lawial Tor such
person to plcad,the general issuc, and give
mi, act, and any. special matter in evidence.
And il In any suit, or judgemcn, psss against
him, the defsndhst shall recover double costs.
Sec. 6. Ind Be is further enacted, That
hi, ns, shall continue in force for tho term
Of four years, from md after the third day OF
March next, and no longer.
Sec. 2, And Be {, further enacted, That
svess collector Of the custom. shall have
authority, with tho appreciation OF the Sec
retary Of the Treasury, 10 employ within his
district Sueh number Of proper persons, as
deputy collectors Of the customs, as he shall
Judge oeoossa!Y, Who ere hereby declared 10
be officers of the customs and the SAID dep.
buty collectors hefore they enter on the du-
ties Of their Office, shall take and subscribe,
before tho collectors appointing them, or be-
foro some magistiate within their respective
.<linric,s, .au,hetiziog by law TO administer
oaths, the following oath or efiirns,ion, TO
Wit: l,->having been appointed deputy
collector Of the customs, within and for the
iistric, Of, do sole mnly, sincerely and
truly swear Cor affirm, as the case may be }
chat will diligently and faithfully execute
tho duties Of the said oisice Of deputy collect
or, and will use my best eRdcAyours TO pre-
veat and detect frauds and violations against
yshe laws Of the United States further
cswesr. (or aMrm) that will suppor, the con-
a,itution Of the United States.
March ., isi7.~ApprovcJ,
- JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT making appropriations for tho
support Of the Navy OF the United States
for the y.:c.s~- ,hnmssnh -i"h' h"ntis~d
Be 10 enacted Sy Me Sesare and House Of
sSenresenfonves Of the Unifed Sfates of.fmer-
iea, in Congress assems!cd, That ic- defray.
ing the expenses Of the Navy for the yeaS
pne thousand eight hundred and seveutsen,
.he following sums be, and they arc hereby
respectively appropriated; that Is to soy:
For psy and subsistence Of tho officers,
snd pay for seamen, one million ninety TWO
4housand sevea hundred and tbirty-two dol
sars.
For provisions, four hundred and ninety.
ak thousand seven bundrcd sixty FIVE dollars:
For medicine, hospital stores, and oil ex-
3enses on account Of sick, including those
Of the mariae corps, ten thousand dollars.
For repsifs Of vessels, three hundred and
gw.nty I've thousand dollars.
For ordn,hcc, ammunition, and military
Stores ono hundred thousand dollars.
For purchase of salt pe,rc and sulphur,
twenty thousand dollaS pa,
For navy yards, docks, and wharvcs, one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For esntingen, expenses, including freight,
transportation nod recruiting expenses, three
hundred and fifty thousand do!ls~s.
For expenses in procuring gold and silver
medals, and swords, Ia conformity with sun.
dry resols,ions of Congress, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For pay and subsistence Of the marine
corps, one hundred and eighy.sevcn thous-
and three hundred and eight dollars.
For clothinE for the same, thir,y-four
thousand one hundred and sixty dollars.
For military stores for tho same, one thou.
sand one hundred and sighty.c;ght dollars.
For contingent e<pen,ss Tor the same,
fourteen thousand dcllsrs.
Sec. 2, md Be if jEriher enacted, That TIE