Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-05

fees Of the Clerk and Nalshal Of Il. 4
trict Court OF the U. States, for tbs n ~
trict Of Lou isiana, was twice read ana ~
miited. wy
The bill from the Senate. 10 ,e,,
the Medical department OF The ARM
twice read and ordered to lie read a,
time To- morrow. '
The engrossed bill to prevent t,e,,.
Inanders, and other officers in the naval,
vice OF the United States, from acc.,r
OF any present or eWolument Of anv {;
whatever, from any king, prince, or to, s~
state, and Tor other purposes was ,.,S
third time, passed, and sen, 10 tho e.
for concurrence.
The billion the relief OF Susanna g.,
art was taken up, and ordered to b, =
crossed for a third reading. VI
DUTIES ON SALES AT AUCTION
I The house having resolved itself.
committee ofthe whole, Mr. T;,ylc, mH
chair, ont the bill Tor layirgduties =,
at auction. the bill Was read through
The following is the first sec,io, :,
contains the marrow OF the bill |
Be 1t enacted, &c That from and =
the day OF - next, there shall AZ aug
wed and paid, for the use of the ' me- u le,
States, upon all sales by way of srct Suiea
hereinafter described, which shall bs '. ~ a
within the Y. States, the respective r,r:
and duties for every hundred dolars II i' i
purchase money arising on the sale hv .~s
ton, OF goods, wares aud mercbsnd;5,s' w. y
wit on all articles manufactured in H., r r
States, one dollar on all articles Of fn,.i.
growth Or manufacture not herein.G..
Enumerated, two dollars; on wooden -,
ton, and linen manufactures of all de',%
tons, or otwhich wool fax, and cotton J,
either, is the material OF Chief value o,a
OF all kinds, iron, steel hemp, cordage r. b,
ed or untarred, twines, silks, nspk.@
ready made clothing, all articles mamie.
tured from iron, steel, copper, brass nav
ter, lead or tin, or OF which these metal. O.
either f them, is the material of cbiefv
lae. china ware, earlhen ware, stone w,r.
musical instruments, hats, caps, and hon.
nets Of all kinds. umbrellas and parssok
dressed or tanned skins. cabinet wares s,.
ther, and all NAV, f ctures OF wood or b,
Their, OF of which the leatheris The article d
chief value. paper. of every description
and all articles Of the above description nj
part manufactured, printed books, cork,|
col d leaf, --ten dollars; and atsAe same
rate for any greater or lesser sum, exup,|
as hereinafter excepted. The said nspsc
tive rates and duties to be paid by The aut
tioneer, or person making such sale; Il
auction, out OF the moneys arising from ead
and every such sale. And il any good:
wares and merchandise, shall be sold Al
auction in any other manner, or in any ea
quantities, dimensions or weight, than thee
contained in the original bales or pack4ga|
in which they shall have been imported
III IRE shall be levied and paid an addition
sum of FIVE dollars sor every hundred d.
lars of the purchase money arising from sucl
sales Provided, that nothing in this acton
tanned shall extend TO any sale or sales b
auction of goods, wares and 'merchaHdN,
made pursuant to, or in execution Of. sg|
rule, order, decree, sentence, or judgment
of any court, or judicial officer &C tbe Us
either OF them or made in virtue, or by foTn
of any distress for rent. or other cause I'd |
which distress is allowed by law or made |
in consequence OF any bankruptcy or lnNf
vency, pursuant to any law coneenlsI
bankruptcies or insolyencies or made III
consequence of any general assignment d
property and effects, Tor the benefit OF GREG
tors or made by, or on behalf OF ezecuG9'|
or administrators, or made pursuant TO h'|
directions OF any law of the u. 5. or ellle
of them, touching the collection OF any "a
or duty. or disposal by auction OF puOl'
property of the U. S. Or OF any stale nor
any such sale or sales by auction, OF snip
their tackel, apparel. and furniture, o.
the cargors OF any ships or vessels, |1T
shall be wrecked or stranded within The
S. and sold Tor the benefit of the insuTeh
proprietors thereof.
This section being under conslderalfop-
Mr.. Baldwin, the chairman OF the 'D
mittee of manufactures, delivered an e'E'
sition of the views of the committee ID
porting the bill, and the reasons oyFr'
he was induced to urge its passage
system ofauctions he described as mon4l
oily in the hands Of few persons in 'he 'a,1
towns, and fair subject for taxation
present operation Of the sales at duc''Uu
foreign merchandise, he argued, was T"
place the fair trader, by lnunda'pS
country with worthless goods at redu'eor
ces and its effect had been, connec'sut
other causes, 10 throw our comnei0 i
the hands of foreigners, and banRfup 4
fair American merchant, at the same