The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-03-26


goods, wares, or merchandise, spprswed 90.
der this or coy other &C, CONCERNING imports
and ,onnsge, shall exceed, ty less ihsn twsn.
". five per centum, ,he invoice vsloe thereof,
such spp,aised value shall be conside red Tho
tue value o! such goods, wares, or meschan.
disc, opon which the duly shall be charged,
with the addition Of such per csn,um ss my
be by Law required Provided, That, in no
esse, shall The yslue be estimated on an a.
mount less tbsp the invoice value, with Tho
sddiion Ivy law required.
Sec. 5. md be n further enacted, That
tho collectors OF The revenue shall esusc Of
less, oce package cot Of every invoice, aud
one pockage, 81 iesst cut VI eveiy twenty
packages az each inscicr OF goods, waves, or
ms,ehandi.e, imported into their respective
districts, which packoge o. psetsecs he shall
have 81. 81 desisostsd On the invoice 10 10
opened and exsmined, snd II the same be
fouod no, to correspond With tho invoice
ihe'soi or to be fs,scly charged IN such M
vuice, tuil inspection OF oil such goods,
wnres, or merchandise, as msy be included ia
the same entry, shall be made and IN case
such goods, waves, or mere ohanaise, be sub.
jec, 10 I'd ssiorem duty, The same shsil be up.
pTsi,ed, und objected TO The psnshie. provi-
dod in the ihiteenih scc,iop, IN case OF So -
pcc,cJ or fiaudulem invoiccss soJ In .very
csse, whe,he. such goods, wares, or me chsn.
disc, be subject TO al vslorem or specIh du.
~. It any paeksee msy be found 10 contain
any article not described In the invoice, tho
whole package shall be forfeited. Provided,
Ths. tho Secretary OF the Trcssu'y y be, md
he /, hereby, suiborized 10 ,emi, tho ssid Tor
icitute, il, in his opinion, the SAID article was
put in by mistake, of without any Intention 10
defrsud be revenue.
Sec. l6. ind be IL further enacted, That,
fos the app'sise emrn, Of goods, wares, o, mer.
chaodse, 'equi,sd by this OF rny other act
concerning impo'w and tonnage, tho P,esi-
den, OF The Uni'ed States shsli, by end with
the advice and consen, Of tho Senate, sppoioi,
IN each Of the ports Of Boston, New.York,
pbilsdelphis. Bsitirnolc, Chatespa, Savsn.
nah, aud New Otissns, Two pelsons, well
qualified TO perform that duty, VITO, befyre
hey enter thereon, shelI ssve'siy make ostb,
diligently snd faithfully TO examine oOa in
spect such goods, wares, or metchsadise, az
the collector may direct, and truly 10 ,sport,
TO the bcs, Of their knowledge and belle, tho
troe value thereof, sccordipg 10 The provi-
sions of the 6i,h section OF this act; and
when any spprsss .neni is 10 he made In aoy
port, other Than those above named, tho col
Iec,T shalt lppo,n, Two respectable resident
mefchsnts, who, after having taken the oath
required oy This ection, shall be The app sis-
ELS aud the Secretary Of tho TSesso' .bail
have authority to direc, tho spprs'se,s ios any
collection disiijct, to attend jn any other col
.Iec,ion district ior the purpose ot app s.ing
Hlse tt1n Il
therein and the Pfe,ide0t VI rhe United
sisles il hereby authorized, in ibc recess Of
The Sensle, 20 eppoint me apprsise,s Tor 'ho
pofls provided for io ,h, section, Which sp-
poiotmen,. shall continue in force Oo,,, VI,
end Of the session Of Congress 'hc'esfcr.
Sec. IL. ind be IL /uriher enacted, That
esch Of the apyraisors, who may be srpoin,ed
under The s,xieedth section Of This act ~ tho
por,s Of Nsw Otleens, Savanosh, Charleston,
BALTIMORE, Pi,ilsdelphis, snd Boston, shall
! esch receive, as . compensation tor his sc'vi-
ccs. fifteen bood'ed dollars per snoum and
the appraisers ior the port OF New Yo shs,l
each ,eceive two Thousand dollars per ao-
nun and tho meicbso's who may be ap-
ponIcd 10 act ss appraisers under this sc',
shall receive for their services, while actually
employed oo thai dnty, each, . compensation
oi five dollars per diem and whenever mo
app. siscrs, appointed under The six'een,h Sec
ton Of this se,, atcpd IN any district, other
than that in which they reside, Tor the pur-
pose OF spprsisipg any goods. ws'es, or mer-
cbspd,,e, ,hey shall respectively receive at
the rate ot five dollars ior every twenty 1--we
miles ia gong 10, ~ returning from, sueh
district, 10 addition to the saisiyor pay pro-
vided Tor W this section.
Sec. 10. .drd be IL Jarfher enaefed, That In
all cases where the owner, eoo"sn~e, i'pro'-
ter, o, agent, shall be disssii'h fed wiib The sP-
prsi.emen, Of sny goods, ws'o' o. "efehsn'
dizc, made By the appraisers appointed under
The .ix,eeo,h ,ec,ioD cf this act, u shah be
lawful for bin TO employ a his own expsnee,
two respectable residen, merchants, "ho alter
being duly qualified. according to the Mx'
te, nth section Of this set shall, togefher win
,wo sppfsise. appointed on The part OF Tho
Un,ed States uneer this aci, examine and 'n-
spect be goods, wares, OF ms'cnaho'zs, III
question and. alter such exsm'oouoo snd 10
.p,e,iou, they ,hsil report the value ibofeo',