The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-08-15
[BY AUTHORITY.l
LAWS or THE UNITED STATES,
PASSED AT TuE SECOND SESSION or THg
TwENTY-FiFTH CONGRESS.
TPUBLIc. No. SO.


port of New York the naval officer OF the SAID port
and the district attorney for the southern district
the State Of New York, be, and they are hereby
constituted commission 10 ascertain the amount
OF duties paid, or secured TO be paid, upon al
goods wares and merchandise, destroyed in uu
broken and original packages as imported, by the
great conhlgration which took place in the city o
New York the sixteenth and seventeenth days OF
Detgmber in the year one thousand eight hundred
aud thirty five and the name or names and places Oi
residence Of the several persons entitled as owners
OF the sad goods otherwise, 10 receive or have
RENTED to them the amount of the duties so pad
secured to be paid, upon the several parcels and
packages OF goods so destroyed pursuant to the pro-
visions OF this act.
Sec 2 And be IL Gtrtier enacted, That, the said
commissioners shall meet at such time and place in
the city of New iork as shall be appointed by the
secretary Of ME Treasury, by notice for that pnr
pose TO be published in at least five Of the public
newspapers printed in the said city, for the period
ofa, least ten days before the time appointed for
Ihe said meet ingi and, when so convened shall
proceed TO take testimony ~ relation TO the goods
- destroyed, and the amount OF duties paid,
cured TO be paid, TO The United States, thereupon.
and To the pnrsons entitled to receive or have rel
initted to them the of such duties and sia-
continue the examination aud investigation con
stlnry ~ their other Official duties will permit, I'M
I'll all the claims presented 10 them for the re-
mission or rehndng of duties provided for by this
act, which may be presented TO them, shall be cx-
anlned to their satisfaction; but claim shall be
received which shall not be presented within four
usnttg hOIT and after the time appointed be The
Secretary for the first meeting OF the commission
%, and each of the said commissioners shalt he
and is hereby, authorized 10 admin ster the neccs-
sary oahs to all persons who To give testimony
llir prrlrees; and all tho testimony presented TO
or taken before the said cOmmisslOn shall be com
mied To writing, and sgnad by the respective wit
nesses giving heshmei and amy wlliult false swear
ing before the said commission or in any affidavit ,r
lee OH oil
ml-soners, shall subject the person guilty of the Of
ience, upon convection before any court OF compc-
tent jurisdiction to the punishment prescribed by
the laws Of the United States for wu perjury.
Sec. 3. And be Il further enacted, That as soon as
the said commissioners shall have finally closed tax
ing the testimony in relation to any one or more
claims they shall cause to be made full and perfect
statement OF the goods, wares and merchandises
proved in said claim claims to their satisfaction
have been destroy ed at the connagraon aforesaid
IN tie anbroken aud orgiual packages in which the
same were imported, designating in such te,nent
the number Of packages, the rate aud amount of du.
y upon each and the of the person or persons
culltled to receive or have RENTED TO him or them
the duties pald' or secured to be paid, upon each
package, and the fact whether such duty has been
paid, or remains unpaid, and secured in tho ordn
aIy manner and shall ascertain and report whether
any and what part Of the merchandise so DESTROYED
was insured or sold what proportion of the insur.
Hnce has been paid or is secured 10 be mid in conse
quence of its destruction by the conasration aore.
said and shall deduct from the certificate TO be grant
cd under the provisions Of tins act tho amount paid
On such insurance aud the amount of dntic. paid on
the goods sold And the said commissioners shall
cause three iaIr copies Of such statement TO be made
and certified by themselves to be the true and correct
results OF their Investigations one Of which copies
they shall hle with the collector of the customs for
the porta New York, another with the naval officer
OF the said port, aud the third together with the es
mony taken before the said commissioners they
ola 10 tho ,lou
10y hHn kept on file in his Department.
SIC. 4. 1nd DC IL further eRoetcd, That
II shall be the duty of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, with as little delay as practicable, to
examine the testimony taken before tfe said
COMMISSION, from time 10 time, as the same
shall be returned to him, TO compare the same
with the sad statement aud adudications of
the sad commissioners, and To signify to them
ms approval or disapproval of their determine
ton as TO each claim; and as soon as the de-
termination of the Secretary shall he officially
communicated TO the said commissioners, as To
any one or more of The said claims, they shall
forthwith execute and deliver to each clajmant,
whose claim has received the approval Of the
Secretary, certifcarc, signed by them, and
stating the amount of duties which the com
pialnants has paid, and is entitled to have re-
funded 10 him, and the amount he has secured
To be paid, and is entitled to have RENTED up
on his bonds ProUidcd, That no such ccrtili-
cate shall be delivered 10 any claimant, his a.
gent, OF attorney, or to his order, until he, oi
some person on his behalf, shall have executed
and delivered TO the collector of the custom;
for the port of New York. bond with sure
ties to the satisfaction of the said collector, in
penalty OF double the sums to be refunded o
remtted; as shown by the said certificate, an,
conditioned for the payment, to the Unite'
States, of, the whole amount refunded or remit
tel to such claimant, with interest from tn
date Of the said bond, in case II shall thorcaite
be made to appear that the goods upon whlcl
tie duties RENTED or refunded were charge
able, were not in fact destroyed at the couill
grafton aforesaid Propidcd, That in all case
when the applicant for relief under this act shal
have had bonds other than those given for du
ties on goods destroyed by said fire suspcnde
under the act entitled "An act for the relief q
the sufferers by fire in the city of New York,
approvci19ih March 1896, the amount of 2
per cent on Tie amount of duties secured b
such bonds shall be deducted from the sun
which would otherwise be remi,tcd 10 such ap
plicants under this act.
SEC. 5. .And be IL further enacted, Tha
upon the presentation By any person to thecol
lcet6f Of New York, OF any, certhcate so lSsu
ed by the said commissioners, showing that
remission is to be made upon any unpaid bono
given TO secure duties. aud then in the hand
of the said collector, il shall be his duty {,
make,the requisite endorsement upon the sait
bond or bonds and likewise so far to cancel tn,
said certificate by proper endorsement there
as his endorsement upon the bond or bond
shall require and so far as any such certilicat,
shall show that duties paid are to be refunded
the said collector Of the port of New York shall
receive such certificate in lieu Of money fol
the payment Of duties at all times endorsing up
on the certificate the amount of duties canccll-
ed by its presentation; and as fast as the said
certificates shall be thus fully cancelled the said
collector shall retain and traesmit to the Sec
retary of the Treasury to be by him placed up
on the files ofthc Department with the state
ment upon whch they were issued. and testi-