Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-13
This Afternoons Report.
FROM WASHINGTON. "

NAsHIEeToS, July Il
The following is the bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to remit fines
and penalties incurred in certain cases, re-
gulsting the compensation of certain sur
Yeyors Of the customs, and for other pur-
poses:
BE it enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives in Congress assembled,
That from and after .he passage of this
act, the Surveyors Of Customs at Ports on
the Mississippi River and its tributaries
shall respectively be entitled to and receive
for their official services, including fees and
emoluments, compensation not to exceed
the following rates, to wit
Surveyor at Pittsburgh, Pa, 81, 900 per
annum; Surveyor at Wheeling, Va, 5000;
at St. Louis, Mo, $1,000; at Hannibal, Mo,
$500; at Cincinnati, O., $1,000; at Louis
vile, KY, $1,000; at Evansville, Ind,
$780, at Madison, Ind, $500; at New Al
bany, Ind, $500; at Alton, ILL.,, 5000; at
Galens, Ill, 5000; at Quincy, ILL.,, 81, 600;
at Cairo, Ill, 81, 800; at Peoria, Ill, S400 );
at Burlington, Iowa, $500; at Keokuk,
Iowa, $400.
Sec. 2. And ba it further enacted, that the
Secretary of the Treasury be and is hereby.
authorized to pay out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated to
the person or persons entitled to re
eeive the same, the amount Of such fines
and penalties as have been incurred and
paid by the owners or masters of vessels
| since the lst day of Dec. 1, 1860, in conse-
quance of their failures to produce to collec-
tors of the customs the cleaIanees or other
papers prescribed and required by the laws
of the U. S. regulating the issue of marine
papers and the foreign and coasting trade,
| provided that the Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall be satisfied in each case that
there was no wilful neglect or Intention Of
fraud on the part of the person or persons
incurring the fines or penalties aforesaid,
and that they we're unable to obtain the
requisite papers by reason Of there being
no office Of customs at the port Of departure
authorized to issue marine papers or grant
olearahces under the laws Of the United
States. s-l -lsI eo a.- a5--5.sl
Sec. Sd. Be it further enacted that the
Secretary of the Treasury be and is hereby
authorized to pay. out of any money in the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the
person or persons entitled to receive the
same, the sum of $500, that being amoun
: of the fine improperly exseted by the Colec
, tor of Customs at the port of Norfolk, Fa.
in the month of November 1860, of thu
Master of the India, Russian vessel.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, Tha
the Secretary be and he is hereby author
lied to remiS in whole or in part, on sucl
conditions and under such regulations, no
. Inconsistent with Law, Rs he may prescribe
1 the additional duty received by the bono
= given for the transportation Of merehand
i ise from q port in Collection District de
e soribed by the 9Th section Of the cot enti
!, tied an act to extend Warehousing system
! BY establishing private bonded warehouse
Z and for other purposes, approved May 18th
!, 1854; provided that it shall be proven 7
! the satisfaction of the SecretaFyof tn
!. Treasury thar the failure to transport AM
T deliver the merchandise aforesaid, accord
! ing to the conditions Of the bond, oocurre
f without Willful negligence or fraudulent in
? tent on the part Of the obligators.