Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-06-01
TPuBLIC=No. 62.l

ANAcT allowing the duties foreign merchandise import
 Louis, Nashve aud Natchsz to be secured and paid at those places.
 Be n enacted by the Senate and House of RehresentatiUes of the United States Of .Hme- rica in Congress assembled, That when any goods, wares, or merchandise, are to be inn ported from any foreign country into Pittsburg, in the state of Pennsylvania Wheeling, in the State of Virginia, Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, Louisville, in the State of Kentucky, St Louis, in the State of Missouri, Nashville, in the State of Tennessee, or into Natchez, in the State of Mississippi; the importer thereof shall deposite in the custody of the Surveyor of the place schedule of the goods so intended to be imported, with an estimate of their cost at the place of eXportations, whereupon, the said Surveyor shall make an estimate of the amount of duties accruing on the same, and the importer or consignee shall give bond, with sufficient sureties to be ap- proved by the Surveyor, in double the amount of the duties so estimated, conditioned for the payment of the duties on such merchandise, ascertaincd as hereinafter directed and the Suryor shall forthwith notify the Collector at New-Orleans of the same, by forwarding to him copy of said bond and schedule.
 Sec. 9. .dnd De n further enacted, That the importer or his agent, is hereby author ized to enter any merchandise, imported, as aforesaid, by the way of New-Orleans, at that port, in the manner now prescribed by law; and the Collector shall grant permit for the landing thereof, and cause the duties to be as certained as in other cases the said goods re- maining in the custody of the Collector until reshipped for the place of destination; and the Collector shall certify to the Surveyor at such place the amount of such duties, which the said Surveyor shall enter on the margin of the bend, as aforesaid given to secure the same, which goods shall be delivered by the Collector to the agent of the importer or con slgnee, duly authorized to receive the same, for shipment to the place of importation and the master or commander of every steamboat or other vessel, in which such merchandise shall be transported, shall, previously to her departure from New-Orleans, deliver to the Collector duplicate manifests of such mer- chandse, specifying the marks and numbers of every case, bag, box, chest, or package, containing the same, with the name and place of residence of every importer or consignee of such merchandise, and the quantity ship ped to each, to be by him subscribed, and to the truth of which he shall swear or affirm, and that the said goods have been received on board his vessel; stating the name of the agent, who shipped the same; and the said collector shall certify the facts, as aforesaid, on the manifests, one of which he shall return to the master, with permit thereto annexed, authorizing him to proceed to the place of his destination
 Sec. 8. dnd Dc t further enacted, That if any steamboat or other vessel, having mer- chandise on board, imported as aforesaid, shall depart from New-Orleans without hav- ing compiled with the provisions of this act,