Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-23
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NORFOLK. November 8 -'rRe fo;io,Yi,,
tta"t from Treasury Circular of the 27ib of
o'Ptembei last, To the Collectors Naval III; .
Cos dnd Surveyors of the United States NAV
ahN'u important Information TO masters NJ
vessels vino we heleve have been ..nara,I,
Tidei inc impression that if they have their
to'eis" inward manitests ready TO deliver IN
f'e Revenue Officer when depanded 49,
holhihg more Is required lbs law The con-
stfnciion VI the Treasury Department Lon-
Sti makes II obiig ttory on them TO havetbeir
n"hi'tsis completely made ont Lgfore the ~ :.
rive within four LEAGUES of the coastn 80 az
qut"uS u master of vessel shouId he hoard
ca pY Revenue Officer the moment M. h.
S"heS within that limit aud has not Lis mani.
ait! OF tie law '"e pc
EXTRACT.
a. ndS oeeh represented 10 this DeDart
IN ,na' tue masters of vessels in a certain
iiu'Ct, hAd so construed the law as IN Ia.ya
IL DE such construction upliOn,I m -.
!" n. OUT the mauifeStS Of the CAIRO e;rhn
S S.'nin iUur iea@ueS OF the coast of tie UuiIed
riynre w within any bays, barbouTs ports
rivers, creeks or inlets thereof mi. Co
s.tnCloD NOT according with that pivan -,
ne 'Feasnry take the occasion 10 Siata ,bs
F'"Ms or Inc Department on the subject
:. It"as decided by Mr.. Secretary Han,I,or
w ciicMdrletter OF the lIth lime ZOO 81,
.rcoiHhlg 10 the terms of the collection IL 10 Of
wy 'ti ~ august, 1899, manifeSts on,.bt In mo
u" uOdin at the time OF the cenarture of tio
her r'oH ,ie lHitiEn port or place at which
V.n''S S,th express words 10 that effect
,L .i,ntu"ugh 10 not find any eNDression il,
~; utlleF.of law OF tile I'd of March II0o
}roa 'eptaie" tue act of the 18th of August
80 plecseIF similar TO that ia the sixteenth
TrN,lon of lae ialter--yet Conceive Tho tina
- ,duinS lie vessel 10 b. the most nroner for
, ,s our the lnanifesfs, as then it can he
uohe Win greater accuracy than ~ .,,, ~
segment period, and feel nerSuad.5 sun
tttnIon oil the Legislature was. tI,at tho,
AnoHln Se made out at such time 's
nnSt be admitted. however, that the
e'inS OF me collection law Of 1899 will 49,
Deeli satisfied, if the manifests he ~ '.are
ieaug 10 be exhibited on the arrival of rho 49,
He1 "ithih -FOUR leagues of the coast of the ma,
nm, Tie privilege claimed ofmakino
"ut the mailifeSts after the arrival Is a. -S
sc! within tOur leagues of The coz, o. "o .es-
ohS pays, harbosrs, ports, rivers creaL. ~
, '9 t"S cor Is from the regulation in rho
s-Hith and twenty-siAth sections of the
'"w "a, Considered totally inadmissibIe.
ne hrst mentioned section reonire, tho,
rei ; Ihaster OF vessel belongin. to a citiaen
S,,eIS ihhaDitaBt or inhabitants of The II
80 Hnaii' on ms arrival within four Ieaoues
"a '''e coast OF The u States or within an, ~
the pays, IarbOrs, ports, riyers cresLs 49, W
lest or maDifests Sc '"e mdhI-
na' section evidently relates only 10 the
PIdcee "iiliu which the masters are bond -,
eAnlHit The nanfeSts 10 The booruiu p, So; ~
anu NOT 10 ne time when the manitests sG.II
DC made out, the law pre-supnoSir,r tL.,, ,'"l
~ N"'" completely made Out and ON t,nard
the vessels before their arrival wjtLIn a,,y nf
me places alInded o-and besides reaujTin,
ue production ofthe original nlanifesis nm,
uI' :" manu-, Hs already stated, the section also
requires Tue delivery Ot copies oflhe manife.ts
To t,e onlctts who may board the vessels win
0h' Tie limits Vt district but ,,itb;,, 50
ea&neS OF the coast of the United States 80
wen az TO Tie officers who may yisit li,e vessel
Wlthh The iImit5 II district N''N'
ne 10Th section provides that If tio ,,.,,i
rests bt not produced aud copies rendered nm
on me dl'lyAi OF the vessel within The nIacps
ss''udeo TO IN the law, certain forfeitures shaH
~. ne u,u'ieu "!uch section also pre-supposes
1be manliesis 10 be ready for exIiiiition heforo
'Ne arrival OF the vessel within those places
According 10 my views of the provisions
~ tn 1e several eectons Of the COLLECTION law
" lIsy, takeHln connection with each other.
" an otnceT OF the customs board a vpsseI heI
longing 10 whofe or ~ part to citizen or Gill
Eehs' ihhab'taHt or Inhabitants of tie United |
otd'e', al any place within four leagues of the |
coast thereof, and tUere be not at the time a
manifest or mauifeSis on board ready In he |
produced TO Such officer. the pen,,ity ~ ne e
law Will have been incurred I" 10y " VIC