Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-06-01

dollars; and the master of any such boat or vessel, arriving at either of the ports above named, on board of which merchandise, as aforesaid, shall have been shipped at New Orlenas, shall within eighteen hours next af- ter the arrival, and previously to unloading any part of said merchandise deliver to the Surveyor, of such port the manifest of the same, certified, as aforesaid, by the Collector of ew-Orle2ns, and shall make oath or af- firmation before the said Surveyor that there was not, when he departed from New-Or- leans, any more or other goods on board such boat or vessel, imported as aforesaid, than is therein mentioned; whereupon the Surveyor shall cause the said casks, bags, boxes, chests, or packages, to be inspected, and compared with the manifests, and the same being den- tihed, he shall grant permit for unloading the same, or such part thereof as the master shall request, and when a part only of such merchandise is intended to be landed, the Surveyor shall make an endorsement on the back ot the manifests, designating such part, specifying the articles to be landed, and shall return the manifests to the master, endorsing thereon his permission to such boat or ves- sel to proceed to the place of it's destination; and,.if the master of such steamboat or ves- sel shall neglect or refuse to deliver the mani fests within the time herein directed, he shall forfeit one hundred dollars.
 Sec. 4. And De b .further enacted, That the Collector of the port of New Orleans shall permit no entry to be made of goods, wares, or merchandise, where the duty on the same shall exceed the amount of the bond deposited with the Surveyor, as aforesaid, nor shall the said Surveyor receive the bond of any person not entitled to a credit at the GUS courthouse, nor for sum less than fifty dol lars, and that, when the said bond shall have been completed, and the actual amount of du- | ty asCertained and certified on the margin, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Sur vcyor of the port where the bound is taken, to deposite the same for collection in such bank as may be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
 Sec. 5. .dnd De t further enacted, That where Surveyors are not already appointed in any of the places mentioned in the first section of this act, suitable person shall be appointed for such places, and on all such Sur veyors, whether appointed or to be appoint ed, shall devolve the duties prescribed by this act, in addition to the customary duties per- formed by that officer in other places; and the Surveyor at each of said places shall, before taking the oath of office, give security to the l United States for the faithful performance of all his duties, in the sum of ten thousand dol lars, and shall receive in addition to his GUS 1 tomary fees, an annual salary of three hun dred and fifty dollars: ProUiled, That no sala- ry arising under this act, shall commence un- til it's provisions shall take effect, and mer- chandise may be imported under its autho-
 rity.
 Sec. 6. And De H further enacted, That all penalties and forfeitures incurred by force
 of this act shall be sued for, recovered, dis
 tr'ibuted, and accounted for, in the manner prescribed by the act, entitled ssAn act to
 regulate the collection of duties on imports
 and tonnage," passed on the second day oi
 March, one thousand seven hundred and nine
 ty-nine, and may be mitigatcd or remitted in
 the manner prescribed by the act, entitled
 "An act to provide for mitigating or remitting
 the forfetures, penalties, and disabilities, ac- cruing in certain cases therein mentioned, J passed on the third day of March, one thou sand seven hundred and ninety-seven.
 1 APPROVED, March 9, 1881.