The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-05-30
pUBLIsaED BY AUTHORITY.

an ACT fartne to fegulaie the Eo'ry OF
Me ichandise impoeed into the United
States from any adjacent Territory.
BE il enacted oy ne Senafe ard House of
Rcsresesfcuves Of the United S'Gses Of .An7cri-
ca 1. Congress assembled, That il shall be
The dujy OF he mas ler OF sny vessel, excep,
registered vessels and Of eveCy person hay
ING charge Of any boat, canoe. or raft, and OF
,he conductor or driver Of any carriage or
sleigb, and of every other perscn, coming
sron any foreign territory adjacent to the
Uaitcd States, into the United States, with
merchandise subjsct TO duty, to deliver, i'm
mediately on his or her arrival within the
Uoited States, manifest OF the cargo or
load0g OF such vessel, boat, canoe, rstt, car.
rage, or sleigh, or of tho merchandise so
Brought from such foreign territory, at the
offce of any co!lecto' or deputy collector
which shall oe nearest to the boundary line,
or dearest 10 the road or waters by which
suah merchandise ia brough, aud every
snch manifest shalt be yersihed by the oath
of such person delivering the sane; which
oath shall be taken before sach collector oc
deputy collector and such oath shall state
shat sue, manifest contains q full JUST, aud
sraa, aceoaat, Of the kinds, quantities, and
values, of all tho merchandise, so bTough,
ffom such foreign territory; and, II the mas
YER, or olher person having charge OF such
vessel, boat, canoe, or raft. or the conductor
or driver OF such carriage or sleigh, or other
person, bringing merchandise as Aforesaid,
-shal neglect or refuse to deliver the mani
fest he Elm required, or pass by, or avoid
such Office, the merchandise subject 10 duty,
and so imported, shall be forfeited TO the u
nited States, together with the vessel, boat,
canoe, or raft, me tackle, apparel, and furni
,ure, If The same, or The Carriage or sleigh,
and ba cess and ca',ie, drawing the same, or
soc horses with their saddles and bri5les, as
the case may be aud such master. conduct
or, or Other inIpostor, shall be subjected TO
pay penalty OF :ous hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. Ind be if farther enacted, That
any deputy collector, stationed IN any district
Ui The customs contiguous TO foreign terri.
tory, to whom q manifest Of mefehandise,
subject TO duty, shall be delivered as afore-
said, is hereby authorized to require of the
importer Of such merchandise the payment
of the duties thereon, o. good and ample Sc
curiiy, either by bond, with one or more suf
.hcieot surciies, for the payment thereof, or
by the dsposlte Of potion Of such merchan
disc, equal, ct least, 10 double the amount OF
the duies on the whole importation which
bond shall be cancelled, or the merchandise,
so deposited, shall DO delivered 10 the own
er, on the producing to the deputy collector
certificate, of the collector Of the district,
that the duties have been duly paid.
Sec. 3. .f,d be H further enaefed, That
all penalties and forfeitures incurred by force
Of Iois act, shall be sued for, recovered, dis
uibuied, and scccunted for, in the manner
prescribed by the act, entitled I" An act 10
regulate the COLLECTION Of duties and Imports
aud tonuage," passed on the second day Of
Ei'ch, one thousand seven hundred aud
ninetY.nine, and may be mtigated or remit
ted in the manner prescribed by the act, en-.
titled 4" An act 10 provide tor the o,itigstiDg
or remitliag the forfei,ores, penalties, and
disabilities, uing ia certain cases therein
mentioned" passed 90 the third day OF
March, one thousa seysn hundred and
pinety-seyen.
Washington, Mar. 2, 1921.
Approved JAMES MONROE.
An ACT 10 establish the District Of Pearl
River.
Be IL enacted 6y the Senate and House Of
Retresen,aiues of fhe United States Of hnser-
., Congress assembled, That, from aod aftef
the frs. day Of July next, oil the bays, wa
ters, and shares, on Lake Borgne and the
Gulf af Mexico, and all the rivers emptyDg
INTO the same, wilhin the limits Of the State
Of Nissisippi, shal, be o Collection District,
10 be called the District OF Peat River OF
ghich a port near the mouth of Pearl river,
n such place as the President Of the United
States shall designate, shall be the port OF
,p,ry and a Collector Tor the district shall
!. appoirted, to reside at such place ss the
'tcsiden, shall direet; al or assr the said