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SATURDAY, September 19, 1759.]
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THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
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GAZETTE of the STATE.
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FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JURY, to rethain inviolate forever. Confituticn of Georgia .
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An ACT to reguldtethe COLLECTION of the
Duties impo/ed by law cn the Tonnage of
Jhips or vejfels, and on Goods , Wares and
Merchandizes, imported into the United States.
(Concluded from our lajl.)
AND be it further enacted, That the mas
, ter or other person, having the charge
or command of any (hip or veflel, ((hips and
vell'els of war excepted) coming into, or ar
riving in any of the ports or diftrids of the
United States, or in any of the cieeks or har
bours thereof, (hall, within forty-eight hours
after such arrival, repair to. the office'of the
collector of the district where foch veil'd (hall
so arrive, and (hall report to the laid collec
tor, the place from whence he last failed, with
the name and burthen of his (htp or veflel,
and (hall deliver to such colledor, two mani
iefts, agreeably to the Hi regions of this aft,
unless he (hall before have delivered one raa
nifeft to some officer, or other person lawful
ly authorifed in manner gslierein before is re
quired ; in which case, he (hall deliver the
manifeft certified as aforefaid, together with
such documents as are ufnally furnifhed in the
port from whence they came, and (lnll take
and fubferibe an oath or affirmation, before
the collector or other proper officer, which
oath or affirmation be or they are authorifed
and required to administer, and (lull be in
the words following, to wit: “ I, —»
« do folcmnly swear or affirm, (as the case
«c may be) that this is, to the bell of my
** kn wledge and belief, a just and true ma
tt nifeft of all the goods, wares and mer
c* chaudize, onboard the , at the port
« fiom which (he last failed, at the t-ime of
tc her failing, or at any time since, and of
« which vellel I am at present master.” And
if the master, or other person having charge
or command of any such (hip ot vellel, (lull
negied or refufe to make entry, or deliver
Lis manifefts and documents, ' purfuanf to the
diredions of this ad, or to take the oath or
affirmation herein prefcribed,'he (hall forfeit
and pay five hundred dollars for each refufal
or negled. , . -
And be it further mailed, That no goods,
waies or merchandize," (hall be unladen or
delivered, from any (hip or veil'd, but in open
day, or without.a permit from the colledor
for that purpose; and if the master or com
mander of any (hip or veflel dull fofTer or
permit the fame, such master and command
er, and every other person who (lull be aid
ing or a flirting in landing, removing, housing,
or'otherwife securing the fame, (lull forfeit
and pay-the sum of four hundred dollars for
evgry oiTence; (hall moreover be di famed
from holding any office of trust or profit under
the United States, for a term not exceeding
seven years ; atid it (hall be the duty of the
colledor of thediftrid, to advertise the names
of all such persons in the public gazette of the
Hate in which he resides, within twenty days
after each lefpedivc convidion. And all
poods, wares and merchandize, so landed or
difeharged, (lull become forfeited, and may
be seized by any officer of the cufloms ; and
where the value thereof (hall amount to four
taXd Mb* w«. »•««?, arp^l,
cud furniture, (lull be fubjtft 10 like fotfti;
ture and feiznte t Provided always I«** ”
\ny (hip or vellel, compelled by dirt rei» of
weather, or other Efficient c*ufu, «•’*•« l»‘»t
Jtilo any port or place of the United butc^
GEORGIA
other than to which (lie was adually destined,
the niaftet or other person having command,
(hall, within forty-eight hours next after his
arrival, make report and deliver a true mani
fest of his cargo to the collector of the port
or diltrid; and moreover thall, within
ty-tour hours, make protest in the usual form
before a notary public or jnftic of the peace,
of the cause and circumflances of such distress \
and if it (hall appear to the colledor, that
there is a necessity for unloading such (hip or
veil'd, be (hal! grant peimiffion, and appoint
a proper officer to attend the unloading there
of; and all goods, wares and merchandize,
i'o unladen, lhall be Itored under the direction,
and fubjed to the lase keeping of such collec
tor; but if any part thereof (hall be of a
perilhable nature, or it mar be uecedary to
make sale of any part thereof 10 defray the
expcnces of such veflel or cargo, the laid col
lect r (hill grant a licence to the master,
commander or owner, to dispose of so much
thereof as arc peruhable, or (ha 1 be neceli'ary
to delray such expeuces: Prodded, That
the duties thereon be fiifi paid or feeured :
And provided ulo, That such necessity be made
appear by the wardens of the por., or other
[ erf ns legally authorifed to certify the fame,
and where there are no such persons, by tiie
affidavit of two reputable citizens of the
neighbourhood, heft acquainted with matters
of that kind.
And be it further enabled, That every per
son having goods, wares or merchandize, iii
any (hip or veflel, which (hall arrive at any
port of emry, or of delivery only, dull make
entry with the collector of the port or diftiid
where the fame lhall arrive, of all such goods,
wares and merchandize, fpecifying me num
ber ot packages, and the marks, numbers and
contents of each, (or if in built, the quan
tity and quality) together with an account of
the nett prime cod thereof; and fliail more
over produce to the colledor, the original
invoice or invoices, together with the bills of
loading: And thefaid collector lhall estimate
and endorse the duties on the laid entry, the
party making such entry tatting an oath or
affirmation, that it contains the whole of the
goods, wares and merchandize, imported by
him, or to him configntfd in Inch (hip or ves
sel, which lhall then have come tolfis know
ledge, and that the fzid invoice contains, to
the bed of his knowledge and: belief, the nett
prime cod thereof, and that if be (hall after
wards dilcover any other, or greater-quanti
ty than is contained in ftch entry, he will
make due report and entry thereof; and the
said oath or affirmation (hall be admmirtered
by the collector, and the entry lhall be fin
(cubed by the pet foil making the fame : Pt o
, njjded, That in allcales where the party mak
ing entry mail reside ten mnes or upwaids
from loth port, the affidavit or affiruiatj-iii of
jucb party, taken before a fufitce ul the pr *ce,
and by him endorsed on the original invoices,
(lull be as effectual as if admiuifterei! ami en
dorsed by the colledor.
And be it fun her enabled, That all fucli en
tries so authenticated by (lie collector, t*ye
ther with a copy of the fame made out by the
party, tl.ali, l ci »rc any peuuil is grame.l for
landing of any gouds, watee o. lueulundi/e,
tliereu. contained, be examined by the naval
officer, ( ml«crcr fodi officer i# ei ililhed)
j who lhall rmmterfign (be fame, and ietaia* 1
iu 0 » one, (hill WUfft U»C nth** tCfLM <■* ••*»« •
party, together with the bills of lading, and
invoice or invoices ; am) on such certified cn-*<
tries being returned to the colle&or, and the
duties thereon paid, or secured to be paid,
he (hall grant a permit for the unlading and
lauding the goods, wares and merchandize
therein mentioned : And at such ports for
which no naval-otficer is appointed, the collec
tor thall grant like pcrrlits for the unlading
and landing of all such goods as (hall he (o
entered, and the duties thereof paid or fe
cufed.
And be it farther tnafied y That it (hall and
may he lawful for the collector, naval-oflicer
and futveyor, of any po;t of entry or deli
very, at which any fliip or vedcl may arrive,
to put on board such (hip or veTel oue or more
infpeitors, who (hall make known to the per
son having charge of Inch (h : p or veflcl, the
duties lie is to perform by virtue of. this att,
' and such iofpet'tor (hall lutfer no go »ds, wares
or mcichand'ze, to bedeliveied without a
permit from the proper officer, authorifing
the fame; and fliall en er in a Look to he by
him kept for that purpose, the contents of
each peanut, fpecifyirfg the mirks and num
bers of each package, and adefeription theie
of, with the name of the person to whom
luch permit was grantc 1; ancf if at the expi
ration of fifteen working days after such ship
or veflcl (hall begin to unload her cargo, there
fliall be fount] on board anv g'«ol«, wares or
merchandize, the fail iufpeffors fln.l take
pofTeifior,'thereof, and deliver them t»the col
lector of the diltrid, Oi to such person as he
lh ill authorife or appoint on his hehilf to .re
ceive the fair] goods, takmg his receipt for
the fame, and giving a ce-tificate to the per
fa;i having command, def.ribing the packages,
and their marks and numbers so taken ; and
as soon as a'nyfliip or vcflel is entire.y unlade:),
he (hall, with the collector and uavai-oflicer,
ertmparc the account and entries lie his nude
of the goods unladen from such (hip or veflcl,
with'he mani ert delivered to the collector,
and if it apiens that th re aie more goods
than are fpecificd in the said nun felt, the
fame (hall be eudorfed thereon, with a de
scription of the packages, their marks and
number', or of Inch good# as maybe in bulk,
and the fame fliall be fubferibed by such in
fpeftor, who is hereby directed to remain oa
board the said fl.ipo; veil’d until (he is ditcharg.
ed : Provided alvuityr , That the said limira
i tion of fifteen days (hall not extend to vciTel#
! laden with fait or coal, but if the maffer nr
owner of fuc„h veflels inquire longer time to
difeharge their cargoes, the wages of the in -
factor for every day'*.- attendance, exceeding
the said fifteen days, Anil bepiid by the drif
ter or owner : And if any goods, ware* oc
merchandize,' ftfbjecl to doty, 4hill be re- .
moved from lie wliaif or place where the’,
fa ne may be landed, before they fliall be
weighed <»r guaged, (as me case may he) or
wi'!:' 'l'Voufeni of the t olleftor, or other pro
pel officer, all In li goods, wares and mer
chandize, so removed, ft.*!l be forfeited:
good* delivered to th* col!cft»r in man
nei .if uvf iid, liiall be kept at the charge an l
ri;k oi the owner, fur a term not exceeding
jiii.c months i a id if, within that time, n »
cl urn l e made ror the fame, an appraifemeuc
thcieuf iji ill be made bv two or mote rc
pUr)l4e me mm%, and lodged wr:h the col• *
|»<t ,i, who il-ill leii «iit f. .u at publica n- .
, t ' v i . ii.J p«y ibe ictu.miidihe du-*
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