The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-06-01

now paving duty of seyeB and bali pcF Gem
turn Nd val0rrm with the exception nf pafeni
adhesive felt, f0r covering ships bottoms, which
shall he admitted free IA dun until june Thrift
eth, one Thousand eight hundred and twenty
six
Sec 2. And be further enacted That en-
addition of ten per rentum shall ~ madr ~ the
several rates OF duties hereby imposed upon tie
several articles aforesaid, which, after the said
respective times Cor the commencement III the
duties hereby imposed, shall By imported in ships
or vessels not of the United States Provided,
That this addition shall not be applied 20 articles
imported in ships and vessels. not 81 the United
States, entitled hy treaty, or BIZ any act OF Con-
gress, 70 be admitted on payment d the same
duties thst are paid on like articles imported IN
ships or vessels Of the United States
Sec. 3. And Ne II further enacted, The there
shall be allowed a drawback of the duties by this
act imposed upon the expectation % any artI-
Giles that shalt base paid the same, willsin the
time, and In the manner and subject % tfe pro-
visions and restrictions prescribed w the fourth
section If The aes. sntiiled Ar sea 70 requisite
the duties OIL irnf'orts ana tonnage passed the
twenty-seventh day Of April one thousand eight
hundred and sixteen.
Sec. A. And be Il further enacted, That the
drawback allowed by law on plain silk, shall be
expiration thereof. shall have been coloured,
printed, stained, dyed, stamped or painted IN
the United States But whenever any such Silk
shall be intended to be 50 cOloured, printed,
stained, dyed, stamped. or painted, and after
wards to be exported from the United States,
with privilege OF drawback, each package there
Of shall, before the same shall be delivered from
the public stores, be opened and examined by an
Inspector Of the customs and the contents there
Of measured or weighed, and the qsalty there
Of ascertained, and a sample Of each piece
thereof reserved al the custom house, and par
ticuar account or registry NJ such examination,
describing the number Of pieces in each pack
age, their weight or measure, and the samples
thereof reserved, shall be entered in the books
Of the custom house, and after such examination,
said goods shall be repaCked in the original
package, aHd the said original package shall be
marked with q custom house mark And. when
ever any such goods, being thus coloured, print
ed, stained, dyed, stamped OF painted, shall be
entered at the custom house for expectation and
drawback, the same shall be so entered ~ the
original package, marked as aforesaid, and not
otherwise, unless the person, 50 entering the
same, shall give satisfactory evidence 10 the col
lector or naval officer, or one Of them, that such
original package, has been lost or destroyed by
accident; and no such application for drawback
shall be made, except on the contents ot entire
packages and upon application tor such entry
and drawback, the contents Of the packages, SO
offered shall, Be examined by IN Inspector Of
the customs, and measured or weighed. and
compared with the original entry, registry and
samples,-and If. upon such comparison and
full examination, the collector shah be satisfied
that the contents OF each package are the same
identical goods imported and registered a.
aforesaid, and not changed or altered, except BY
being coloured, printed, stained, dyed, stamped
or painted, as aforesaid then the person, SO en-
lterfng such goods. shall be admitted 10 Che oath
prescribed by law, to be used in cases Of aprli-
cation for expectation or goods for the benefit
of drawback, and shall thereupon be entitled 20
drawback, as in other cases Provided That
the exporter shah, in every other particular,
comply with the regulations and fOrmaiities,
heretofore established, for entries Of goods for
expectation with the benefit Of drawback. And
! If any person shall present, for expectation and
( drawback, any cooured, printed, stained, dyed
stamped or painted silk, knowing the same not
10 be entitled % drawback, according 10 the
provisions of this act, or shall wilfuliy misrepre-
sent or conceal the contents or quality OF any
package as aforesaid, the said goods, so presen-
ted or entered for drawback, shall be forfeited,
and may be seized bv the collector. andproceed-
ed with and the forfeiture distributed, in 9th
er cases.
! sec. ,. ana De u enhcteds mat the eAsnhg
law shall extend to. and BE- in force for, the col
lection of the duties imposed BY this act, for
the prosecution and punishment Of all offenders,
and for the recovery, collection, distribution,
and remission, OF al fines penalties, and forfeit
ures, as fully and efectually as II every regula-
ton, penalty, forfeiture, provision. clause, mat
ter and thing. 10 that effect. ~ the existing laws
contained, had been inserted in, or re-eHaeted
| by, thisact.
/ Sec 6. And be il enacted, That the provisions
Of the second section Of the act Of Congress,
entitled An act 70 regulate the duties on inn
ports and tonnage" approved April twenty-sev-
enth, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
shall extend and enure 70 the benefit Of schools
and colleges within Che United States, OF the
\ territories thereof, in the same manner. and
under the like limitations and restrictions as Is
provided in said act, with respect 10 seminaries
Of learning
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