/ PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FEN NO, No. BROAD-STREET, NEAR THE EXCHANGE, NEW-YORK [No. so, cf Vol. ll.] COLLECTION LAW. Concluded. A XlND_the better to secure the collettion of the said duties, Be tt further enaßed t That the President of the United States be empowered to cause 10 be built and equipped, so many boats or cutters, nqf exceeding ten, as may be neceffdry to be employed for the protection of the revenue, the expense whereof (hall not exceed ten thousand dollars, which lhall be paid out ot the pro duct of the duties on goods, wares and merchandize, imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of fhipsor vcffcls. And be it further enaded, That there shall be to each of the said boats or cuttcrs, one matter, and not more than, three mates, fir ft. second, and third, four manners and two boys; and that the compen ations and allowances to the said officers, mariners and °J S r lta t0 lc ma^cr thirty dollars per month, iubfittence of a captain in the army of the United States ; to a hrit mate twenty dollars per month, to a second mate sixteen 0 ars per month, to a third mate fourteen dollars per month, and to every mate the fubfcftence of a lieutenant in the said army ; to each manner eight dollars per month, to each boy four dollars per month ; and to each mariner and boy the fame ration of pro visions which is or (hall be allowed to a soldier in the said army. 1 he said allowances for subsistence to be paid in provifrms or inoney at the contra# prices, at the option of the Secretary of the Trealury. V 7 And he itfurther enafled % Thpt the officers of the said boats or cutters, lhall be appointed by the President of the United States, and shall refpeflively be deemed officers of the cufloms, and lhall have power and authority to go on board of every (hip or veflfel which (hall arrive within the United States, or within four leagues of the coast thereof, if bound for the United States, and to leaich and examine the fame and evety part thereof, and to de mand, receive and certify the manifctts herein before required to be on board of certain (hips or veffcls, and to affix and put proper r*n"' n^ S ° n alc^rs other communications with the holds of (hips or vessels, and to remain on board the laid fliips or ves sels until they arrive at the places of their dettination. And be it further entfltd) That the collcdiors of the refpe&ive dittritts may, with the approbation of the Secretary of the Trea sury, provide and employ iuch small open row and fail boats, in eich diiln&, together with the i number of perfous to Jerve in them, as shall be ncceflary lor the use of the surveyors and infpc&ors in going on board of (hips and vessels and other wise, for the better deletion of frauis ; the expense of which (hall be defrayed out of the product of duties. And be it further enafled, That if any officer of the customs shall dire&ly or mdire&ly take or receive any bribe, reward or recom pense for conniving, or lhall connive at any falie entry of any (hip or veflel, or of any goods, war s or merchandize, and (lull be thereoi convi&cd, every such officer (hall forfeit and pay a fuin not iefsthan two hundred, nor more than two thousand dollars for rich offence; and any person giving or offering any bribe, rccom penf»* or f Qr »ny deception, collusion or fraud, Ihjll forfeit and pay a sum not lefl than two hundred, nor more than two thousand dollars for each offence. And in all cases where ©n oath is by this ail required from a matter or other person hav ing command of a (hip or vessel, or from an owner or consignee of goods, wares and merchandize, his or her faClor or agent, if the person so swearing (hall swear lalfly, such person (hall, on in diclrncnt and conviCliou thereof, be punished by fine or impri sonment, or both, in the discretion of the court before whom the conviction (hall be had, so as the fine lhall not exceed one thou sand dollars, and the term of unprifonmcnt (hall not exceed 4welve months. -And be it further That all penalties accruing by any breach of this ast, (hall be (aed for and recovered with tolls of iuit, inthenamcof the United States of America, in any court propvi to try the fame, and the trial of any fact which may be put in iflue, (hall be within the judicial diflrift in which any such pe nalty (hall have accrued, and the collector, within whose diftrift the Icizure (hall be made, is hereby authorized and directed to caufc luits for the fame to be commenced and profeculed to effect, and to receive, distribute and pay the futn or iums recovered, af ter firft deducting all necellary cods and charges, according to law. And that a!! (hips or vcflels, goods, wares or merchandize, which lhall become forfeited by vntue of this ast, (hall be seized, libel- Jed and prosecuted as atorelaid, in the proper court having cog nizance th<T7*of; which court (hall cause fourteen days notice to be given of such fej.'-ure and libel, by causing the fut>(lanee of such libel, with the ordV* of the court thereon, setting forth the time and place appointed sos to be inserted in some newspaper, poblifhed near the place of* and also by polling up the fame in the mod public manner for tHe space ot fourteen days, at «r near the place of trial, for which a turn not ex ceeding ten dollars (hall be paid ; and proc}** oßl ' oo (hall be made in such manner as the court lhall direst ; and no pcrfon lhall appear to claim such (hip or velTel, goods, wares or merchandize, the fame (hall be adjudged to be forfeited ; but if a fry person lhall appear before such judgment of forfeituie, and claim any such (hip or veflel, goods, wares or merchandize, and lhall give bond to de fend the piofecution thereof, and to respond the cod in cafe he shall not support his claim, the court lhall proceed to hear and determine the cause according to law : And upon the prayer of any claimant to the court, that any lh-.p or vefTel, goods, wares or rnr nandize so seized and prosecuted, or any part thereof (hould be delivered to such claimant, it (hall be lawful for the court to appoint three proper persons to appraifc such (hip or veflel, goods, wares or merchandize, who lhall be sworn in open court tor the faithful discharge of their duty ; and such appraifoment (hall be made at the expense of the party on whose piayer it is granted ; and on the return of such appraifemenr, if theclaimaut (hall, with one or more sureties, to be approved of by the court, execute a bond in the usual form, to the United States, for the payment of a sum, equal to the sum at which the (hip or veflel, good , wares or merchandize, so prayed to be delivered, be appraised, the court (hall by rule, order such Ihip or vessel, goods, wares or merchandize, to be delivered to the said claimant, and the said bond lhall be lodged with the proper officer of the court ; and if judgment (hall pass in favor of the claimant, the court (hall caufc the said bond to be cancelled ; but if judg-ment (hall pass against the claimant, as to the whole or any part of such (hip or veflel, goods, wares or merchandize, and the claima/it lhall not within twenty days thereafter, pay into the court the amount of the ap praised value of such (hip or veflel, goods, wares or merchandize so condemned, with the cods, the bond (hall be put in (uit. And •when any prosecution (hall be commenced on account of the fei »ure ot any (hip or veflel, goods, wares or merchandize, and judgmeut (hall be given for the claimant or claimants ; if it (hall appear to the coy#t before whom such prosecution QuU be tried, SATURDAY, OCTOBER that there was a reafoaable cause of seizure, theHame court (hall cause a proper certificate or entry to be tvatie th reof, and in fuel) cafe the claimant (ball not .it e entitled to ao : e>, nor fh jll the perfoii who made the seizure, or the profecuto/sfc ; liable to action, fun or judgment, on account of such seizure (jflmrofecution. Provided, That the (hip or vessel, goods, wares <AJmerchandize, be after judgment, forthwith returned to such or claimants, his, her or their agents : *And provided, Thakrio action or profccution ill jll be maintained in any cafe under %ff\i ast, unless the fame (hall have been commenced, within thrtfc years next after the penalty of forfeiture was. incurred. And be itfyr.'U^ja/^T\^t 9 \\ f! r?sl*efl"els, goods, wares or I merchandize, which c?..denized by virtue of this ast, (hallbe fold by the proper officer of thecoutt in which such con demnation (hall be had, to the htgheft bidder at public action, by order of such court, and at such place the court may appoint, giving at least fifteendays notice (except Jncafeof perishable goods) in ouc or more oi the jpUblic newfpapelk of the place where such | la le (hall be, or if qo'paoftrr is publ i (hefi: u such place, in one or more of the papers pa>li(hed areft place thereto, for which advertising a sum not exceeding 6' : dollais (hall be paid. And be it further enafled, 1 hat all pen? • ies, fines and forfeitures, recovered by virtue ol tiiis ast (and not otherwise appropriated) lhall, after deducting all proper colls aud charges, be disposed of as follows : Ooe moiety lhall be lor the use ot the United States, and paid into the trcafury thereof ; 1 the other moiety (hall be di vided into iqual parts, and paid to the collector and naval officer of the diftiift, and surveyor of the port wherein the fame lhall hive been incurred, or to such of the fuid officers as there may be in , the (aid diftrift ; and in diftrifta one of the aforefaid officers (hall have been eftablilhed, thefaid moiety (hall be given to such officer : Provided That in all cases where such penalties, fines and forfeitures, dial 1 be recovered in pursuance of information given to such collector, by any person other than the naval-officer or surveyor ofthe diftrift, the one half of such moieiy (hall be given to the informer, and the remainder thereof (hall be disposed of between the collector, naval-officer and surveyor or surveyors, in manner aforefaid. And be tt further enaded, That no goods, wares or merchandize of foreign growth or manufacture, fubjeft to the payment of du ties, (hall be brought into the Uuited States from any foreign port or place in any other manner than by sea, or in any (hip or veff l of left than thirty tons burthen, except within the diftrift of Louis ville, nor (hall be landed or unladen at any other place than is by this ast direfled, under the penalty of seizure and forfeiture of all such veflels, and of the goods, wares or merchandize brought in, landed or unladen, in any other manner. And all goods, wares and merchandize brought into the United S:aies by land, contra ry to this ast, lhall be forfeited, together with the carriages, hor ses and oxen that (hall be employed ij. conveying the fame ; pro vided nothing herein lhall be cooftrutd to extend to household furniture and cloathing, belonging to any person or persons aftu aliy removing into any part of ttjr States,for the purpose of becoming an inhabitant or inhabitants thereof. And be it further enafled, That all matieis by this ast dircfted to be done to or by the collector of a diftiift, (hall and may be done to and by the person who in the cases fpecified in this ast is or may be authorized to ast in the place or stead of the said collector. And be itfurther That wherever an oath is required by this ast, persons conscientiously scrupulous (hall he permitted to affirm. And be it further enafled. That the master or person having the charge or command of a ship or vessel bound to a foreign port or place, (hall deliver to the colUftor of the diftrift from which such (hip or vessel (hall be about to depa> t, a manifeft of the cargo on board the fame, and (hall make oath or affirmation to the truth thereof, whereupon the said collector (hall grant a clearance for the said flup or vessel, and her cargo, but without fpecifying the particulars thereof, unless required by the said master or person having said charge or command. And if any (hip or vessel bound to a foreign port or place, (hall depart ou her voyage to such fo reign port or place without such clearance, the said master or per son having the said charge or command, (hall forfeit and pay the sum of two hundred dollars for such offence. And be it further enafled, That after the firft day of October next the ast, intituled, li An ast to regulate the collefton of the duties imposed t»y law on the tonnage of (hips or veflels, and on goods, wares and merchandizes imported into the United States," and also all other acts or parts of acts coming within the purview of this ast, thall be repealed, and thenceforth ceale to operate, ex cept as to the continuance of the officers appointed in pursuance of the said ast ; except aKo as to the recovery and receipt of such duties on goods, waies and merchandize, and on the tonnage of Ihips or velfels, as ihall have accrued, and a« to the payment of drawbacks and allowances in lieu thereof, upon the exportation of goods, wares or meichanoize which (hall have been impored, and as to the recovery and distribution of fines, penalties and for feitures which (hall have been incurred before or upon the said day, fubjeft nevertheless to the alterations contained and expressed in this present act. And whereas by the ast, intituled, " An ast to regulate the col- Icftion of the duties imposed by law on the tonnage of (hips or veflels, and on goods, wares and merchandizes imported in:o the United States," it was declared that the ruble of Ruflia (hould bo rated at one hundr d cents, and by the ast, intituled, " An ast to explain and amend an ast, intitled, 4t An ast for registering and clearing vessels, regulating the coasting trade, and for other pur poses," that part of the said firft mentioned ast which so rated the ruble of Ruflia was repealed and made null and void, And wheicas it is doubted whether the said repeal can operate with refpeft to duties incurred prior thereto, as was intended by Con gress. That fore be it enafled, and declared, That the said repeal (hall be deemed to operate in refpeft to all duties which may have arisen or ac«. "ucd pi ior thereto. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG Speaker of the House of Reprefeyitatives JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States and Prejident of the Senate Approved, August the fourth, 1790. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prejident oj the United States. (True Copy) THOMAS JEFFERSON, Secretary oj State BON MOT. AN Abbe reproachedthe National Aff-rably of France for de llioying the Clergy, under the pretext of reforming abuses, while yet they fuffered the existence of houses of ill fame. " It ts impolTible," replied a lay orator, " to think of reforming the brothels, until you have married the Clergy," 613 2, 1790. THE TABLE f No. CXLV. " Every objett ajfumes an importance, in our rfli motion, proportioned, in fame degree, to the tabor a/ij attention we bestow ttpon it." NO employment is thought useless ; no tuation uninterelting, in the view of him who occupies it. Quixotifin, in some fiiape or other, infufes itfelf into the conJuc'i of every hu man being, and bellows an exaggerated value on his character and attainments. How common is it for men, when they are speaking of a proief fion, in which they themselves atfl, toconlerfucli encomiums on its utility and importance, as would make an ignorant by-slander imagine, nothing else could be compared to it, so excellent and ule ful ! But how mult his admiration cease, and li:s opinions change, when lie hears twenty perlons in a day, heaping the fame extravagance of ay>- plaufe, on the modes of life they refpecftively pursue ! The fame fpeciei of delulion leizes the imagination when we are eflimating the value of any favorite principle or tenet, as prevails when we are valuing our occupation or profeffion. — Those who acquire some degree of polemic skill, and cherish any fondnefs for it, either about re ligion or polities, are apt to'feletft some particular point, and pursue it so far, and so long, as real ly to believe every thinggreat or excellent is con centered in it, and that it is merely a waste or time to think or speak upon any other subject. An elegant writer in an eflay on difput at ion makes the following sprightly remarks :—" Polemic skill is a dangerous qualification ; and if not go verned by charity, wisdom and integrity, may be tray the poflefl'or, either into intemperate z.eal, or absolute indifference for truth. The fame enthusiasm that dignifies a butterfly or medal to the virtuoso and the antiquary, may convert con troverfyinto quixotifni, and present to the delu ded imagination of a theological or political knight-errant, a barber's bason, as Mumbreuo's helmet." Perhaps there is no defer!ption of men, who understand or love the truth so little, as thofo who are impelled by the rage of controversy. 1c too often happens that we embrace a system or a principle before we have examined the proofs or reafcyis on which it rests. By this means, an at tachmeut is fixed to the theory itfelf, independent of the truth which ought to support it. We thus become regardless of right and wrong, as they are applicable to dodtrinegor sentiments ; and it is not difficult to perceive that we insensibly ac quire the fame indifference forthofe diflincftions, in our language and conduit. Such a disregard to the moral nature of obje&s often grows upon an heart which originally gave no indications of extraordinary perverfenefs. It has been the ef feA of an inordinate love of disputation, and a pride ofconqaeft over others in argument, con tracted by inadvertently falling iuto habits of difcuflion, for the fake of defending ingenious theories, or discovering a dexterity in mental re sources. One cannot too much control a desire for con troversy, for ifit be left to itfelf unchecked by reason and propriety, it will become a vicious and irregular propensity. Every person, in his invefligations, should be solicitous to attain the truth, and should never facrifice it to theory.— For however much we may have labored to de fend an hypothesis, and however important it may feeni 111 our eyes, it mud sooner or later be tried by fair and impartial judges, who will ex amine it not by our prejudices and prepofleflions ; but by that standard which will exist, when the current whims and follies of the day may be for gotten. PATRIOTISM. AN EXTRACT. TNSTEAD of inculcating the principle ofpar- A tial patriotism, it were to be wi(hed thephi lofophers of this late age would reason upon a larger scale. Would not that education have a much better efftii upon the minds of the millions of men, which inform us that the whole world is but one country, and all mankind but one fami ly,the offspring of one universal parent ; that the iuterefts ot all are, in fadl, the fame ; that hap pinefi can only be found in a mutual good under standing with each other, and that the human f'pe cies can have no rght to hold them selves np as the rational viliblei ruling intelligences on this earth till they divert themselves of all felfifl.i opinions. [Whole No. i 54-3
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