Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-18
Approved, July IA, 1862.
(PUBLIc-No. 1897

AoOAs
PUBIc-No. 1897
AN ACT further to provide for the
collection Of the revenue upon the
northern, northeastern. and north
western frontier, and for other pur
poses.
Be ii enacted by The Senate and House Of Repre-
senfdtires Of the United .St1es Of Americd in Con
gress assembled, That from and after the frs
day of October next the master Of
manager Of every vessel which is en-
rolled or licensed for carrying on tht
coasting trade on the northern, north
eastern, and northwestern frontiers o
the United States shall, before the de-
parture Of his vessel from any port
file o manifest of his cargo with the
collector and obtain a clearance and
if said vessel shall touch at any O
the ports of the United States, anc
there receive on board any goods
wares or merchandise. or discharge
any portion Of her cargo. the master
or manager shall report to the collect
or such arrival and produce his man
ifest, and it shall be the duty Of the
collector to endorse thereon, certified
by himself, description of the goods,
wares, or merchandise SO taken on
board or unladen, and return the
same to the master or manager, who
shall deliver to the collector Of the
port at which the unlading of the car
go is completed, the manifest to be
placed on file in his office. And the
owner or owners of every vessel
whose master or manager shall neg.
lect to comply with the provisions oi
this section shall forfeit aud pay to
the United States the sum Of twenty
dollars for each aud every offence
one-half for the use of the informer
and for which sum the vessel shall b,
iiapie, anu rnay u. .~:-~l -.J ,,.~
ceeded against summarily by way oi
libel in any district court of the Uni.
ted States having jurisdiction Of the
offence
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
collectors aud surveyors of the col
lection districts on the said frontiers
are authorized to keep on sale, at
their several Offices, blank manifests
and clearances required for the busi-
ness of their districts and to charge
the sum Of ten cents and no more for
each blank which shall be prepared
and executed by them.
SEC. 3. And BE- IL further enaeted, Tha,
goods imported under the reciprocity
treaty with Great Britain may be en-
tered at any port on the northern
northeastern, and northwestern from.
tiers of the United States, upon sat
isfactory evidence being given to the
collector at the port where such goods
are offered for entry, that they are
Of the growth or production Of Cana.
da, without the consular certificate
now required.
SEC. 4. And be IL further eancted, Tha,
for every entry of goods ut any Gus
toIn-house on the northern, northeast
ern, and northwestern frontiers of the
United States fee of forty ceuts
shall be charged by the collector ane
accounted for to the Government.
SEC. 5. Aad be IL further enacted, Tha,
the Secretary Of the Treasury be and
he is hereby authorized in all cases
where ports may be opened within
the limits of insurrectionary States,
during the existing rebellion, to ap-
point special agents to perform the
functions Of the ordinary officers SUBJ
ordinate to the Treasury Department
at such ports: Proridcd. That the COM
pensation to be allowed such tempo
rary officers shall not exceed that paid
to permanent officers Of the same
positi on during the year eighteen
hundred and fifty-Dine, nor exceed
the compensation ordinarily allowed to
such official agents.
Approved, July IA, 1862.