The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-09-09

Ad the PTesidtnt of the United States 10 .
heeby authorized, in the recess Of the SEN
smto appoint the appraisers of the said ports,
wieh appointment shall continue la tclce
ont The end cf the next session OF Cung,ess.
&c. 10. .dad BE- ia .hsrsAer enacssd, Tha,
anymerchant who shall be chosen by the COL
iecN, or by the parsY in INTEREST," TO make
any.ppFsise0sn, reqn,srd under this act. or
uncs any other act respecting imports and
'onnee, and who shall, after due notice of
,uehfhoice has been given, decline os neg
leet I assist Al such spprsisemcni, shall Be
suhJct 10 hne OF not more than 6f'y dol
lars, ID 10 the costs Of prosecution IN cay
eoSriM the United States having eoynisancs
eftht same.
Seelil. .dnd Be is JsrsAer <nacred, Tha,
whenetrr, in the opinion of the collector,
there bah be jus, grounds TO suspecl ,ha,
soods,wsres, or merchandise, subj,ct 10 Sn
ad WALDEN duty, aud imported in,o his dis
,rict, lave been invoiced below the true value
Of such goods, wares, OF merchandise, ia
heir bt,ual state of unsruIsc suse, q tho place
from which they were imported, such collec-
Tor slrli direct the same to be apprsised in
the mponsr prescribed by The nia,h section
Of thi, act aid II the value q, which the
sa,ne shalt be appraised shsIi exceed, by
wtn'y ave per eentum, the invoice p,ices
he,eoy then, ia addition to the ten or twenty
Pc. ceIaums as the case my be-, laid upon
correc, and regular invoices according 70
law, there shall be added Ely per cent, on
the appraised value; ON whch agg gate a.
moont the duties on such goods, wares, OF
nc, cAandise, shalt be estimated.
Soc. IL. ind be n, jLrtLer enacted, Tha,
40 al! case, where the appraised value OF any
goods, wares, or mefchsndise, appraised un,
der this, OF any o,ner sct conce mag import,
and tonnaee, shall exceed, by less than TWEEN.
.y.hye per cen,om. the Insoicc value thereof
such appraised value shall be considere red The
cue value Of such goods, wares, or. .snsrchan.
dise, upon which the cuy is to be- estimated,
with tue ,ddiion OF such per cenrum ss is BY
law required but Ia all cases where The apr
prsissd value shall be less ,hsn the invoice
value, the dnly shall be charged % the in
voice value in the anne manneg ss 1t no sp-
praise meui had been made.
Sec. l3 .znd be i Jlriher enacted, Tha,
any goods, wares, OF merchandise, subject TO
an ad valoIem duiy, and belonging 10 per,
son or 2cssous, residing, and, ~ the time oi
he imporialioK thereof. being, out Of the Z
Slstes, and which shall be imported in ,hr
United States, bur. TO- want of the ve,nco.
ION required by the eig,h section of this act,
nos sdmiucd 10 en.l y. shall be suffice, TO The
same sppraisemr and 10 the ssme sddilion
The app, aised value, ~ ase prescribed by
iac t,cven,h seeiion of this act, In tho case of
{ audulen, Invoices.
Sec. -. Ind be h further enacted, That
Nil ..( A..,x
= fii y por ceD'un which may be imposed
90. any goods, wsfes, OF mc'ehaodisc, in vir-
,ue ot the eleventh section Of this act. shall
be divided among The custom house .fficsrs
of the port in which spch goods, ws,es, or
merchandise, may be, in ,hr manner PIE crib
cd by ihc act, enti,isd. "An act 10 regulate
me duties on imparis and tonnsge," passed
IN the second cl March, one thousand seven
aundred and ninety nine.
Sec. Is. Ind DC IL further enacted, That,
before any goods, wares, or e'chAndise,
witch may be 'sksg ffom any week, shall be
sdmi,,cd TO entry, the same shall be spps sis-
ed IN the manner presc fibed by The ninth scc
sioo of this ACT, /; and the same proceedings
shall be had, where y reduction OF duties
shsll be claimed, on account ot damage which
soy goods wares, or merchandise, imported
into the United States. shall have tuslained
"a the course Of the voypge.
Sec. i6. And BE- ~ yharsAsr enacted. That
the expenses of sppr1lsemsnts made under
this act shaIi, 10 all cases, be borne BY The
owner OF owners Of the goods, wares, OF mer.
chsndiss, appraised, accept wben The ap.
prsiscmsnt ordered under the eleventh sec.
ion shal! not exceed the invoice value Of
such goods, wares, o. mere ehancisc, and where
& shaIl be made on good. damaged by the
voyage add except, slso, when the goods
wares, OF mcrebsodise. spprsised, shalt bass
been taken from wreck
Sec. IL. .fnd BE- II further. enacted, That
eaeh of the appraisers who msy be- ~ppoipisd
onder the ninth section of this sss, 'nste tev-
er.I ports therein named, excepting New;
Yo,k, shall receive, as . compensation Tor
rs services, one ,housand 6se HUNDRED dol.
ar, per snDum, sed the sppr Users tor the
port OF New York thaIl seceive each two
housand dollars per soo0~; and The soer-
cnsop Who mSy ACT . apr aisefs unde this
sot shall fee<tse, for their services, while sm-
pioycd on thh duty, compensation Of live
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