New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-26

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nm. and executed in such manner, as the
Secretary Of the Treasury may from time to
time prescribe. D
If the master Of any enrolled or licensed
vessel as aforesaid shall neglect or fail to
comply with any Of the provisions or
requirements of the foregoing sections of
this act, such master shall forfeit and pay
to the United States the sum of twenty dol
lars for each and every failure or neglect,
and for which sum the vessel shall be liable.
and may be summarily proceeded against
by way Of libel in any district court Of the
United States.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
in case the master or owner of any vessel
shall wllfully and falsely swear OF affirm to
any of the matters or facts herein required
to be sworn or affirmed to, said master or
owner shall be deemed guilty of perjury,
and shall be liable to all the fines and pen
alties imposed by existing laws Furnishing
such Ofienses.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this acl the
following fees shall be levied and collected
from the wner and masters Of vessels en-
rolled or licensed on the northern, north
eastern, and northwestern frontiers of the
CuALCu 0edlc6, anu uOuC OtASA ALdA uC Ic.
ceived than those herein specially enum-
Grated:
For the admeasurement of any vessel the
fees prescribed by section - Of an act emit
tied IAN act -" approved Nav six.
eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
For certificate of enrolment, including
bond and oath, one dollar and ten cents.
For granting license, including bond and
oath, if not over twenty tons, forty-fve
cents.
For granting license, including bond and
oath, above twenty and not over one hun
dred tons, seventy cents.
For granting license, including bond and
oath. above one hundred tons, one dollar
land twenty cents.
For certifying manifest, including mas
ters oath, and granting permit tor vessel to
go from district to district, under fifty tons,
twenty-five cents.
For certifying manifest including mas
ter's oath, and granting permit for vessel to
60 from district to district, over fifty tons,
Fifty cents.
For receiving manifest, including mas
ter's oath, on arrival of a vessel from one
collection district to another, whether touch
ing at foreign intermediate ports or not,
under fifty tons, twenty-five cents.
For receiving manifest, including masters
oath, on arrival of a vessel from one collec-
ton district to another, whether touching
at foreign intermediate ports or not, over
fifty tons, fifty cents.
For certifying a manifest. including mas
sci under fifty tons, laden with a cargo des-
tined for q port or place in another district
at which there is no custOm-hOuse, twenty
five cents.
For certifying a manifest, including mas
ter's oath, and granting permit to a vessel
above fifty tons, laden with a cargo destined
for a port or place in another district at
which there is no customhOuse, fifty cents.
For the entry of a vessel of fifty tons or
under. direct from a foreign port, one dol
lar and fifty cents.
For the entry of a vessel above fifty tons,
direct from a foreign port, two dollar and
fifty cents.
For the clearance of a vessel of fifty tons
or under, direct to a foreign port, one dollar
and fifty cents.
/, For the clearance of a vessel above fifty
tons, direct to a foreign port, two dollars
land fifty cents; provided, that vessels de-
parting to or arriving from a port in one
district to or from a port III an adjoining
district, and touching at intermediate for
eign ports, are exempted from the payment
Of the entry fees.
For a port entry Of such vessel, two
dollars.
For a permit to land or deliver goods,
twenty cents.
For a bond taken officially, not other
wise provided for, fifty cents.
For a permit to load goods for exporta-
ton entitled to drawback, thirty cents.
For debenture or other official certificate
not otherwise provided for, twenty cents.
For recording all bills Of sale, mortgages,
hypOthecations or conveyances OF vessels.
fifty cents.
For recording all certificates for discharg-
ing and cancel[lling any such c~onveyances,
fifty cents.
For furnishing a certificate setting forth
the names of the owners of any registered
or enrolled vessel, the parts or proportions
owned by each, and also the material facts
of any existing bill of sale, mortgage,
~hypothecation or other membranes; the
date, amount of such incumbrance, and
from and to whom made, one dollar.
For furnishing copies of such records for
each bill of sale, mortgage or other convey
ance, fifty cents.
For receiving manifest of each railroad
car or other vehicle laden with goods, wares
or merchandise, from a foreign contiguous
territory, twenty-five cents.
For entry of goods, wares or merchandise,
for consumption warehouse, re-warehouse
transportation or expectation, including
oath and permit to land or deliver, fifty
cents.
For certificate of registry, including bond
and oath, two dollars [andl twenty-five
cents.
For Endorsement of change of masters on
registry, one dollar.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
all acts or parts of acts conflicting with this
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall have
authority to ascertain the facts npon all ap-
plications for remission Of fines or penalties
incurred under the provisions of this act,
where the amount in question does not ex-
coed one thousand dollars, in such manner
and under such regulations as he may deem
proper, and he may thereupon remit or miti-
gate such fines or penalties, if in his opinion
the same shall have been incurred without
wilful negligence OF intention of fraud in
the person or persons mourning the same,
and all fines and penalties imposed or re-
covered by this act shall, after deducting
proper costs and charges, be disposed OF as
provided by section ninety-one, act OF
March two, seventeen hundred and ninety
nine. e
Approved, July l, 1870.
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which a State is a party in the courts OF
the United States.
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