Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-11
CONGRESS

In the House., Mr. DoasEY, f. ON The Com
miuee on Naval Affairs, reported the follow
ing bill:
AN ACT for the relief Of the widows and Orphans OF
the Otficers Seamen and Marines, who were lost
in the United States Sloop of War Hornet
Be IL enacted By the Sennie and House OF fepre
sen fni,ves of the United States Of america IN Con
pyess assembled, Tha, the widows, ii an sut h
her b. & in case Their, BIZ no widow, the child
or children, and if here be no children, then
the n,ren, or parents. and # there be no parent,
,hrn The bro, hers and sisters Of the officers.
sesm.n and mariaes, who were in The service OF
the United States and lost in the United S'airs
sIoop Of war Hornet, shall bp entitled TO, and
receive, out Of any money in The Treasury. not
otherwise appropriated, sum equal to SIX
months pay OF their respective deceased rela-
tives aforesaid, in addition to the pay due 10
the said deceased on The first day OF Jan. eight
eer hundrrd and thirty, up to which day the
arrears of pay due the deceas' shall be al ow
ed and paid by he accounting officer OF The
Navy Department.
This dill was read twice, directed to be print
ed, and commit ed la Commiriee OF the
wse'e House on Wednesday the l7th inst.
Mr. ISeEHsoLL. & ON th- Committee Of Ways
and Means, TO whom was referred several me-
morals on the sublec,, reported bill imposing
reeuia ions on sales a, Auction for the further
protection Of The revenue, As follows:
A BILL imposing regulations on Sales at Auction,
for the further prote tiun uf the Rev enue
Be Il enacted 5y the Senate and House of Pepre
sentafipes of the United States Of .5msriea m Cen
sress assembled. That from aud after he thirty
firs, day OF May mkt, no sale OF anv goods,
wares, or merchandise, he growth, produce or
manufacture Of airy foreign place "r country,
shall be made a. public auction within any ciiy
or town within the Uni'ed S,a'es, which, by the
laws thereof, has been or NAV b. erected into
q Dor, oi entry, or wi in twenty miles OF sue b
civ or town unless the auc,ioueei. Or person
so selling said g1nds, wares, or mere hsndisr,
shall. a, the time OF said sale, exhibit the orisi-
nal invoice on which The duties have been le
We'd a, the Custom house Of the port into which
they were imported, or certified copy Of he
entry Of said Invoice, under the hand Of the
Collector Of said rort. or his deruy
SEC Q find be IL further enacted, Thai, from
and ai,er he thirty first dav of Nav next in all
sale. a, public aucrion Of any gn' ds, wares, or
mere handis' Of The grow h, produce, or manu-
la ure Of any foreign place or country, in any
sity or own, which is. or NAV b., by the laws
Of the UMIsd Sta'es, ?o't Of en'ry, or within
twenty miles thereof. The auc'inneer, or person
81 selling The same, shall publish, or cause 10
be published, in one or more OF the newspapers
printed in said civ or own, fortv-eieh' hours
Immediately before said sale, schedules OF said
g,oas, wares, or mere handise, containing the
usrnc or names Of the importer and consignee,
vi h a description cf said goods, wares. or mer
chandisc, with he original m rks and numbers
OF the packages, Casks, or chests IN which they
were imported, and OF the pieces not sold in
packages and the name or names oil the Nes>
sci q, vessels in which The same were imported
toge her with the time Of imp"r alton; and shall
also exhibit a number Of sue schedules, ., the
time and place Of sale: Provided, Th,r il no
n-wspaper b. printed in such city, town, or
place, said schedules, either written or printed.
shall be posted I'D for The same oumber OF
hour, before the sale, in three public places
Ni,hin said city town, place, and liz like
manner be exhibited at the time and place Of
sale
SEC. 3. find be IL further enacted, That any
auc,ioneer, ar other psrs"r, who shall, af'er
said thirty frs day Of May sell, or attempt to
sell, at public auction, any goods, wares, or
merchandise, SO imported aforesaid, withou
having Exhibited the invoice, or a copy thereof
mentioned in The frs section of this ac', OF
WI bout having published the schedule or sche
dulles, according TO the requisitions OF The Sc
cond section Of his act, shall forfti' and nay,
for each and every of nee, one third Of the va,
Tue Of he goods solo a, aforesaid.
SEC. :, find be IL further enacted, That any
auciionrer. OF o. her person, VINO shall sell, at
ter said thirty first dav Of May, any goods,
wares, or merr handise, he grow h, produce, or
msnufacture Of any foreign place country, al
public auction, knowing that the same goods.
wares. or merchandise, had b-eR SNUG glrd into
any lort or place within he Unied S ates, or
any Territory thereof, or knowing that tn.
ssme had been Introduced INFO the United
STATES, nr any Territory thereof, IN evasion Of
the revenue laws, ,r hs, thr full amour, Of he
duties w law chsrgeable thereon had no, be,
paid, or secured 20 be ptid. shall f,rf-ii snd
pay. for each and every of, nee, the full value
Of thu goods, wares, or merchandise, so sod
~ sfrr aid.
Sss and be it further enacted Tha: i shall
be the duty Of ihr Collectors OF ne Gus om,,i
their r-spertiv districts, 10 prosecute e. thr
recovery Of any OF the penalties or fort lures
which nav sccrue und, his sc,. And % Pr
nalties and forfi,ures which may SO accrue; or