The Portland daily press., 1883-01-13

OF tobacco and blankets, and that any of the
contents of the slop chest shall be sold from
therefor for his own use at profit not exceed
ing twenty-five per centum of the reasonable
wholesale value of the same at the port at
which the voyage commenced.
SEC. 15.-That all masters and owners of
vessels shall have the right to ship and pay off
the men they employ, and all laws or part of
laws requiring the payment of any renumera-
tion to the shipping commissioner for the ship
ping OF seameD, If supplied by said master or
owner, be and the same are hereby repealed;
provided that the duties performed by the
snlpplDg commissioners at home ports shall be
performed by collectors of several ports of the
United States and that no fees be charged for
said services.
SEC. 14.-That section 2514 of the Revised
Statutes be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 25l4.- That all materials of foreign pro-
duclion to be manufactured in this country in
to articles necessary for and used in construc-
ton, equipment or in repairs or supplies If
American vessels employed or to be employed
exclusively in the foreign trade including
trade between the Atlantic ports and Pacific
ports of the United States may be withdrawn
from bonded warehouses free from duty un-
der such regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe; and if the duty shall
have been paid upon such material so used
the same shall be refunded and paid to the
owner or swners of such vessels so using
them or to their legal representatives.
SEC. ID So that in lieu of all duties on ton
mage including light money now imposed
duty OF six cents per ton is imposed at each
entry on all vessels which shall be entered into
the United States from the West India Is
lands or from any port or place in the Reput-
lie OF Mexico, or from any port or place south
OF Mexico down to and including Aspln-
wall and Panama, or from any port or place in
the Dominion of Canada; and duty of II cents
per ton is hereby imposed on all vessels which
shall be entered in the United States from any
other port provided nothing in this section
shall repael to section 2773 of the Revised
Statutes and provided also the ag4 regate duty
imposed under this section in any one year to
any vessel engaged in any foreign
trade than trade between the United States
and Canada or Republic of Mexico or any port
or place south of Mexico down to and includ-
ing Aspinwall and Panama or any ports or
places in the West India Islands shall not ex-
ceed 30 cents per ton.
SEC. 16.-That instead of assessments of 40
cents per month upon seamen engaged in the
foreign and carrying trade authorized by Secs.
45S3 and 1887 of the Revised Statutes of the
United Sta'es there shall hereafter be assessed
and collected 20 cents.
SEC. 17-That the individual liability of the
ship owner shall be limited to proportion of
any or all debts that his individual
share of the vessel bears to the whole,
and aggregate liabilities of all the owners of
the vessel on account OF the saure shall not ex-
provision shall not affect the liability of any
owner incurred previous to the passage of this
act nor prevent any claimant from joining all
owners in one action, nor shall the same apply
to wages due persons employed by said ship
owners.
Sec. 18-That when a steam or sailing YES
sci is built In the United States for foreign
account, wholly or partly of foreign material
on which import duties have been paid there
shall be allowed on such vessel when exported
a drau hual al inc 70 thn dntx, mold
on such material to be ascertained under such
regulations as may be prescribed by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. Ten per cent. Of the
amount of such drawbacks so allowed shall,
however, be retained for the use of the United
States the collector paying the same
SEC. 19-Whenever any fine, penalty, for
feiture, exaction or charge arising under the
laws relative to vessels or seamen
have been paid under protest to any
collector OF cestoms or consular
officer, and application has been made
within one year from such payment for refund
ing or remission OF the same, the Secretary of
the Treasury, if on investigation he finds such
fine, penalty, forfeiture, exaction or charge was
illegally, improperly or excessively imposed,
shall have power either before or after the
refund as much of fine, penalty, forfeiture, ex-
action or charge as he may think proper from
any moneys IN the treasury not otherwise ap
propriated.
Statutes be amended by striking out the words
propelled IN whole or in part by steam," so
said section as amended shall read as follows
Section 2966.-When merchandise shall be
imported into any port of the United States
from any foreign country in vessels, and it
shall appear by bills of lading that & Q mer-
chandise SO imported is to be delivered imme-
diately at the entry of the vessel, the Collector
of such port may take possession of such mer-
chandise and deposit the same in bonded
warehouse, and when it does not appear by the
bills OF lading that merchandise so imported
is TO be Immediately delivered the collector of
customs may take possession of the same and
deposit in bonded warehouse at sthe request
OF the owner, master or consignee of the vessel
on three days notice to such collector after
entry of the vessel.
That section 267 of the Revised Statutes be
amended by adding thereto the following:"
when license to unload between setting
and rising of the sun is granted to sailing YES
seliunder this section fit, uniform and reasonable
compensation may be allowed to the inspector
or inspectors for service between the setting
and rising of the sun under such regulations as
the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe to
be received by the collector from the master
owner or consignee of the vessel, and to be
paid by them to the inspector or inspectors.
SEC. 22-That all acts and parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.