The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-10

foreign ~ due thereon 49, tymenp q me duties
Of such &c Of States, and for failure
on the pal{ .ne saloon keeper or person paTchas-
and nav duties, as hereinbefore required, such arti
! cles. together with the fxt1res md other goods,
e n such
SsaIoon keeper or other person Interested IN such
aooh shall be seized and forfeited; and such saloon
Keeper or other person purchasing and owning as
9oresaid shall forfeit and pay the sum Of not less
IAN one hundred dollars nor more than five hun.
Fed dollars, and IN addition thereto shall pc i'm.
| 80 than two years
- % And be it further enacted, That the equip
<Nks or any part thereof dncluding boats,) pur-
I'D for or the expenses Of repairs made In
5S senn agy oPGR ysssea enrolled and Licensed
IN foreign and coasting trade on the northern.
IH8ktheastern, and northwestern frontiers of the
lifted States or vessel intended to be employed
6sl in any port Of the United States be liable to
cry and the payment Of an ad valorem duty Of
tpnntry; and If the owner or owners or master OF
ach vessel shall wilfully and knowingly neglect or
Gil to report make entry, and pay duties as herein
Tniture, shall be seized and forfeited; Provided
sdnt if the owner or owners or master Of such YES
81 shall furnish good and sufficient evidence that
SUI 81 vessel while in the regular course of her voy
IS was compelled, by stress Of weather or other
"S to put into said foreign port and purchase
go. .JAipmentS or mako such repairs, to secure
sne of the vessel to enable her to reach her
III " destination. then it shall be competent for
such ies, and such vessel Shall not be liable to
~. ra~a& and no license or enrolment and LICENSE,
any sueK vessel until the Collector 20 whom appiica
oath made for the same shall be satisfied, from the
ment2T the owner or master, that ali such equip
ICY preceding such application, have been duly
conted for under the provisions of this sect on,
of this act duly paid and Il such owner 81
sSe s!a ss be sefse sFS Sh a4 ft6rfsfted
See. "A. And be 1t further enacted, That If
any certificate of registry, enrolment, or IL
cense, or other record or document granted in
| lieu thereof, TO any vessel shall be knowingly
and fraudulently obtained or used for any YES
sci not entitled to the benefit thereof, such YES
| sci, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture,
| shall be liableto forfeiture.
Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That on
and after the first day of July next, the several
provisions of the act entitled "An act to regu-
late the collection of duties on imports and ton
nage," approved March two, seventeen hum
| dfed and ninety mine, relating to manifests,
| shall apply as well to vessels owned in whole
| or in part by foreigners as to vessels of the
United States; and that the Secretary of State
send copies of this section to all consular off,
GERS of the United States in foreign countries.
| Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That no
goods, wares, or merchandise, taken from any
port or place in the United States, on the north
| erl, northeastern, or northwestern frontiers
thereof, to port or place in another collection
district of the United States on said frontiers,
| in any ship or vessel, shall be unladen or de-
liyered from such ship or vessel within the
United states but in open day, that is to say,
& between the rising and the setting OF the sun,
except by -speeial license frooa-the collector or
other principal oHfeef- of thdE7ars our
| pose, nor at any time without a peffl1es tom
such collector op other principal officer for such
| llnlading or delivery. And the owner or
owners of every vessel whose master or mana
ger shall neglect to comply with the provisions
OF this section, shall forfeit and pay to the.
If0dC fnfn not
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars
Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be, and he is hereby, authorized, from time to
time, to make such regulations as to him shall
seem necessary and eXpedient for unlading at
and clearance from any port or place on said
frontiers of ships or vessels ut night.
Sec. q. And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,
authorized to make such rules and regulations,
from time to time, as to him shall seem neces-
sary, relative to the duties of inspectors au-
thorized by law, to be placed on board of YES
sells destined for one or more ports in the United
States.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted, That all
vessels which, under the provisions Of the
fifteenth section of the act entitled can act in-
creaslng temporarily the duties on imports, and
for other purposes" approved July fourteen,
eighteen hundred and siXty-two, of the fourth
section OF the act entitled Gan act to modify
existing laws imposing duties on imports, and
for other purposes" approved March three,
eighteen hundred and sixty-three and of the
fourth section of an act entitled Gan act amend
atory OF certain acts imposing duties upon for
eign importations," approved March three,
eighteen hundred and siXty-five, are exempted
from paying tonnage duties more than once in a
year, shall hereafter pay the same either at their
first clearance from or entry at, according to
priority, custom-house in the United States
in each calendar year Provided, That all IL
censed and enrolled and licensed vessels of the
United States shall pay the sail duty when
taking out or renewing their respective enroll
ments or licenses, if the same has not preyi-
ousty been paid for the calendar year: And
provided further, That nothing i'm this act shall
be construed to prevent customs officers from
collecting such tonnage duty at the entry Of
any. vessel at their respective custom-houses
during the calendar year, if the same shall not
previously have been paid for such year: And
provided further, That all vessels which are
subject to enrolment or license shall hereafter
be liable to the payment Of the fees established
Dy law for services OF customs officers incident
thereto.
sec. %. And be it further enacted. That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is,
authorized, whenever he shall think it advan-
tageous to the public service of revenue, to
abolish or suspend the offices of naval otficen |
or any other subordinate office, in any collec-
ton district of the United States, except in
those enumerated in section nine of the act Of |
May seven, eighteen hundred and twenty-five,
and the amendment thereto, by the act of April |
nine, eighteen hundred and sixty -four, and the |
port Of San Francisco, and to assign tile duties |
of the Office or any other subordinate office SO
abolished or suspended to deputy collector or |
inspector of the customs; and so much of all |
lines, penalties, and f0rfeitures as would other |
wise inure to either of such naval officers SHALL
AFTER the dlscontinuance of their offices re- |
spectiyely, be paid into the Treasury of the |
United States, and there credited to the fund |
Lof delfaylng tie expenses of collecting the |
&c from customs. And the Secretary of |
me I1 treasury Is hereby further authorized, in
oil cases III which, in his opinion, the public |
interest demands it, to clothe deputy collectors,
located at ports other than the principal port |
d entry OF their respective districts, with all
ne powers OF their principals appertaining to |
heir official acts.
q sec. ~. And be it further enacted, That no
,nicer or clerk whose duty it shall be to make
payments ON account of the salary or wages of
my onlcer or person employed in connection
Win the customs or the internal revenue SER
nee snail make any payment to any officer or
,erson so employed ON account of services rem
Tered, or OF salary, unless such officer or pef-
on so to be paid shall have made and SUBJ
erlbed an oath that, during the period for
when ne or she is to receive pay for salary or
eryIceS rendered, neither he nor She nor any 4
member of his or her family, has received.
ither personally or by the Intervention of
mother party, any money or compensation of
my description whatever, nor any promises for
ne same, either directly or Indirectly, for SER
ices rendered or to be rendered, or acts per-
ormed or to be performed, in connection with |
he customs or internal revenue, nor purchased,
or like services or acts, from any importer, (if
fiant is connected with the customs, or manu-
acturer, II affiant IS contested with the inter-
lal revenue seryice,) consignee, agent, or GUS
broker, or other person Whonls0eyer, |
ny goods, wares, or merchandise, at less than
egular retail market prices therefor, And any
'erson who shall wiltlllly aud falsely take and
ubscribe said oath, and being duly convicted
hereof, shall be subjected to the penalties and