Nebraska advertiser., 1863-04-09
Approved, July IA, 1862.

CHAP. Act to further provide FOR the Col
lection of the Revenue upin the Northern. N1rtheas-
tern and Northwestern Frontier, and for other pur-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Represen-
tGtiUes of the United States of america in Congress
assembled That from and after the first day Of October
next, the master or manager OF every vessel which Is
enrolled or licensed fer carrying on the coastlng trade
on the northern, northeastern, and northwestern IRON
tiers OF the United States shall, before the departure OIL
his vessel from any port, file d manifest OF his cargo
with the collector and gain aTcleaTanee; and sald YES
sci shall touch at any Of the ports OF the Unl'ed states,
and there receive on board any goois, wares or mer-
~chandise, or discharge any portion Of her cargo, the
master OF manager shall report to the collector such ar
rival and produce his manifest, ard it shall be the
duty Of the collector to endorse thereon, certified oy
himself, a description Of the goods, wares, or merchan-
disc so taken on board or unladen, aad return the same
to the master or manager, who shall deliver to the col
lector OF the port at which the unlading of tue cargo 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 neglect to comply with the provisions
Of this section. shall forfeit and pay to the United States
the sum OF twenty dollars for each and every offence,
one half for the use Of the informer, and for which sum
the vessel shall be liable, and may be seized and pro-
ceeded against SUNNI arily by way OF libel in any district
court Of the United States having jurisdiction Of the Of
fence.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That collectors and
surveyors Of the collection districts on the said from
tiers are authorized to keep on sale, at their several
offices. blank manifests and clearances required Tor the
business Of their districts, and TO charge the sum OF ten
cents and no more for each blank which shall be pre-
pared and executed by them.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That goods lmpoT-
ted under the reciprocity treaty with Great Britain may
be entered at any port on the northern, northeastern,
and northwestern frontiers OF the United states. upon
satisfactory evidence being given 10 the collector az he
port where such goods are offered for entry, thai ttey
are of the growth or production OF Canada, without the
consular certificate now required.
Sec. 4. And be it further enahted, That for every en-
try Of goods at any custom-house ON the northern,
northeastern, and northwestern frontiers II the United
States, a fee Of forty cents shall be charged by the col
lectCr, and accounted for to the government.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the secretary
Of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized IN all
cases where ports may be opened within the limltso OF
insurrectionary States, during the existing rebelllOn,
to appoint special agents to perform the functions Of
the ordinary officers subordinate 60 the Treasury De-
partment at such ports Provided, That the c0mpehSa-
ton to be allowed such temporary offices shall not ex-
coed that paid to permanent officers Of the same position
during the year eighteen hundred and hfty-nine, nor
exceed the compensation ordinarily allowed TO sucn Of
fetal agents.
Approved, July IA, 1852.