&(tzdU A NATIONAI. PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH.STREET, PHILADELPHIA [No. hi, of Vol. lII.] SECOND CONGRESS OP thf. UNITED STATES. AT THE FIRST SRSSION, Begun and held at the city ol Philadelphia, in the State of Penn sylvania, Monday the twenty-fourth of O&ober, one thouland seven hundred and ninetv-one. An ACT for raising a further Sum of Money for the Protection of the Frontiers, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefcntatives of the United States ot America, in Congress airemblcd, That from and after the last day of June next, the duties now in force upon the articles hereinafter enumerated and described, at their importation into the United States, shall ccafe, and that in lieu thereof, there shall be thenceforth laid, levied and collected upon the said articles, at their fa id importation, the several and respec tive rates of duties following :—viz. Wines: namely, Madeira, of the quality of London particu lar, per gaUon fifty fix cents: —Madeira, of the quality of London market, per gallon, forty-nine cents :—Oiher Madeira wine, per gallon, forty cents :—Sherry, per gallon, thirty-three cents: — Saint Lucar, per gallon, thirty cents : — Lisbon, per gallon, twen ty-five cents :—Oporto, per gallon, twenty-five cents; —Tene- rifFe and Fayall, per gallon, twenty cents—All other wines, forty per centum ad valorem, Piovided that the amount of the duty thereupon shall, in no cafe, excecd thirty cents per gallon. Spirits, distilled wholly or chiefly from grain :— Of the fir ft class of proof, per gaJl6n, twenty-eight cents : —of the fecorrd class of proof, per gallon, twenty-nine cents : —of the third class of proof, per gallon, thirty-one cents:—of the fourth class of proof, per gallon, thirty-four cents :—of the fifth class of proof, per gallon, forty cen;s :—ot the sixth clals of proof, per gallon, fifty cents. All other distilled spirits:—Of the second class of proof and under, per gallon, twenty.five cents :—of the third class of proof and under, pei gallon,twenty-eight cents :—of the fourth class of proof and under, per gallon, thirty-two cents: —of the fifth class of proof and under, per gallon, thirty-eight cents: — of die sixth class of proof and under, per gallon, forty-fix cents. "Which fevera! clafTes or denominations of proof shall be deemed and taken to corrcfpond with those mentioned in the 44 ast rc -44 pealing after the last day of June nexr, the duties heretofore 44 laid upon distilled spirits imported from abroad, and laying 4< others in their stead, and also upon spirits distilled within the 44 United States, and for appropriating the fame." Beer, ale and porter, per gallon, eight cents :—fteel, per hun dred weight, one hundred cents :—nails, per pound, two cents : —cocoa, per pound, two dents :—chocolate, per pound, three cents : —playing cards, per pack, twenty-five cents :—fhoes and flippers of silk, twenty cents :—all other shoes and flippers for inen and women, clogs and golofhoes, ten cents : —all other shoes and flippers for children, seven cents : —on hemp, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, one hundred cents :—on cables, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, one hundred and eighty €cnis :— on tarred cordage, for eveiy one hundred and twelve pounds, one hundred and eighty cents: —on untarred cordage and yarn, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, two hun dred and twenty-five cents :—on twine and pack-thread, for eve ry one hundred and twelve pounds, four hundred cents :—on coal, per bushel, four and a half cents :—on falls called Glaubt r salts, for every one hundred and twelve pounds, two hundred cents. Articles ad valorem : — China wares, looking glass, win dow and other glass and all manufa£lures of £lass, black quart ton les excepted ; muskets, piflols, and other fire arms; swords, cutlafles, hangers and other fide arms; (larch; hair powder; wafers; glue;' laces, lines, fringes, talTels. and trimmings com monly used by upholftcrers, coachmakers and fadltrs, and paper hangings ; painters colours, whether dry or ground in oil—fifteen per centum ad valorem : —caft, flu and rolled lion, and generally, all manufa&ures of iron, steel, tin, pewter, copper, brass, or of which either of these nutals is the article of chics value, not being other wife particularly enumerated, brass and iron wire excepted ; cabinet wares ; leather tanned and tawed, and all manufactures of leather, or of which leather is the article of chief value, not o therwise particularly enumerated ; medicinal drugs, except thoft commonly used in dying ; hats, caps, and bonnets of every fort f gloves and mittens ; (lockings ; millenary ready made ; artificial flowers, feathers and other ornaments for women's head dresses ; fans ; dolls, diefTed and undressed ; toys ; buttons of every kind ; Carpets and carpeting, mats and floor cloths ; fail cloth ; sheath ing and cartridge paper; afll powders, pastes, balls, balsams, oint ments, oils, waters, wafhe , tinfturrs, clTcnccs, or other prepara tions or compofnions commonly calltd fweil fctnts, odois, per fumes or cosmetics ; all dentrifice powders, tinflures, preparati ons, or compositions whatloevcr for the teeth or gums,—ten per centum ad valorem. Provided always, and be it further ena&ed, That all articles •which are excepied and exempted from duty by the u a£b mak ing provision for the payment of the debts of the tJnited States," shall continue to be so excepted and exempted, and that, to the articles heretofore made free from duty, the following shall be added, namely, copper in pigs and bars, lapis calaminaris, unrtia uuta&ured wool, wood , sulphur. And be in further cnaftcd, That from and after the last day of June next, in computing the duty heretofore laid upon fait, a bushel of fait shall be deemed not to exceed the weight of fiftv-fix pounds avoirdupois : and as often as the a&ual bushel of fait shall exceed the said weight, such fait shall be charged in the proporti on of the prelcnt rate of duty per bushel for every fifty-fix pounds of its attual weight. And be it further ena&ed, That after the said last day of June next, thv re shall be laid, levied and colle&ed, in addition to the present duty thereupon, a duty ©f two and a half per centum ad valorem, upon all gosds, wares and merchandizes, not above enu Saturday, May 19, 1792. merated or described, which, if imported in ships or veflels of the United States, are now chargeable with a duty of five per cen tum ad valorem. And be it further cnafted, Thai the addi'ion of ten per cen. turn made by the second feftion of the " ast making further pro vision for the debtsof the United States," to the rates ot duties on goods, wares and merchandize, imported in ships or veflels not of the United S'ates, shall continue in full force and operation, after the said last day of June next, in relation to the articles here in befoie enumerated and described. And be it further enaftcd, That all drawbacks and allowances authorized by the ast aforefaid, which have not been heretofore abolished or changed, shall continue to operate, as in the said ast prescribed in relation to the several duties which lhall become payable by virtue of this ast, and that in addition thereto, there (hall be allowed and paid upon provisions faltcd within the Unit ed States, except upon dried fifh, upon the exportation thereof to any foreign port or place, as follows, to wit : On pickled fifh, at the rate of eight cents per barrel, and on other provisions at the rate of five cents pcT barrel ; and f'om and after the fir 11 day of January next, there shall be an addition of twenty per centum to the allowances, refpeftively granted to Ihips or velfels employed in the bank or other cod-fi(heries, and in the terms provided b) an ast, intituled, " an ast concerning certain fifheries of the Unit ed States, and for the regulation and government of the fifhermen employed therein," and during the continuance of the said act. And be it further t nafted, That all dunes, drawbacks and al lowance which, by virtue ot this ast, shall be payable or allowa ble on any fpecific quantity of goods, wares and merchandize, shall be deemed to apply, in proportion, to any quantity more or lefsthan such fpecific quantity. And be it further enacted, That the term of credit for the pay ment of duties on fait shall be nine months, and on all articles, the produce of the \Veft Indies, fait excepted, wbtne the amount f the duty to be paid by one person or co-partnership shall ex ceed fifty dollars, shall be four months, and that the duties on all other articles, except wines and teas, which shall be imported af ter the last day of June next, shall be payable, one half in fix, onr quarter in nine, and the other quarter in twelve calendar months from the time of each refpeftive importation. And be it further enacted, That the ast intituled, 41 an ast to provide more etfeftually for the colle£f">n of duties imposed by law on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships and vcflels," and as touching the duties on eiiftilled spirits only, the ast, intituled, " an ast re pealing, alter the last day of ]unc next, the duties heretofore laid upon eiiftilled spirits imported from abroad and laying otheis in their stead ; and also upon spirits distilled within the United States, and for appropriating the fame," shall extend to, and be in full force for the collection of the duties fpecified and laid in and by this ast, and generally for the execution thereof, as fully and effeftudlly, as if every regulation, reftriftion, penalty, provi sion, clause, matter and thing therein contained had been herein infertcd re-enacted. And be it further enacted, That all wines, which, aftei the Paid last day of June next, (hall be imported into the United States, (hall be landed under llie care of the infpeftor of the port where the fame (hall be landed ; and for that purpose, every permit for landing any wines, which (hall be granted by a collector, shall, prioi 10 such landing, be produced to the said infpeftor, who, by endorsement thereupon under his hand, Ihall (igrnfy the produc tion thereof to him, and the time when, after which, and not other wife, on pain of forfeiture, it shall be lawful to land the said wines. And the said infpeftor shall make an entry of all such permits, and of the contents thereof, and each pipe, butt, hogs head, cask, cafe, box or package whatsoever, containing such wines, shall be marked by the officer under whose immediate infpeftion the fame shall be landed, in legible and durable characters, with progressive numbers, the name of the said officer, and the quality or kind of wine, as hereinbefore enumerated and distinguished. And the said officer shall grant a certificate tor each such pipe, butt, hogshead, cask, cafe, box or package, fpecifying therein the name or names of the importer or importers, the (hip or vessel in which the fame shall have been imported, and the number thereof, to accompany the fame wheiefoever it lhall be sent. And if any pipe, butt, hogshead, cask, cafe, box or package, containing wine, shall be found without such marks and certificates, the fame shall be liable to be seized, and the want of such marks and certificates (half be presumptive evidence, that such wine was unlawfully im ported and landed. And be it tuithcr enacted, That every person, who shall have in his or her pofTefTion, wines which are intended for sale, in quantity exceeding one hundred and fifty gallons, shall, prior to the said last day of June next, make entry thereof in writing at some office of infpeftion in ihe city, town, or county where he or ffie shall reside, fpecifying and describing the casks, cases, boxes and other packages containing the fame, and the kinds, qualities and quantities thereof, and where, and in whose polleflion they are ; and the officer of infpeftion at whose office such entry may be made, shall, as soon as may be thereafter, visit and infpeft, or cause to be visited and infpefted, the wines so reported, and shall mark, or cause to be marked, the casks, cases, boxes and packages containing the fame, with progressive numbers, with the name of the per (on to whom the fame may belong, the kind or kinds thereof, and the words Old Slock and shall grant a ccrtifi. catc for each cask, cafe, box or package, containing such wine, de scribing therein the said cask, cafc, box or package, and the \a ines therein contained, which certificate fhafl accompany the fame, wherever it may be sent. And if any person who may have wines in his or her po fie (lion for sale, shall not, prior to the said last day of June next, make entry thereof, as above directed, he or (he, for such oiniffion or neglect, shall forfeit and pay the value of the wine omitted to be entered, to be recovered with costs of su it, for the benefit of any person who shall give information thereof, and the wines so omitted to be entered, shall be forfeited. And be it further cna&ed, That from and after the last day of December next, no beer, ale «r porter, (hall be brought into the United States, from any foreign port or place, except in calks or veiTcls, the capacity whereof shall not be less than forty gallons, or in packages containing not less than fix dozen of bottles, on uain of forfeiture of the said beer, ale or porter, and of the ship or veflel in which the fame shall be brought. And be it further enacted, That the fcveral and refpe&ive du ties aforefaid, except that mentioned in the fourth fettion of this a£l, shall continue to be levied, colle&ed and paid, until the debts arid purpofei, to and for which the duties, nereby dire&ed to ccafe after the lafl day of June next, were pledged and appropriated, shall have been fully paid and fatisficd; and that so much thereof as may be necefTary, (hall be, and arc hereby pledged and appro 441 [Whole No. 519.] priated, in the fame manner, for the fame purposes, and with the fame force ai>d efleft, as thofc which 31 e hereby directed 'o ceafl atter the said last day of June next ; and that so much of the resi due thereof as may be nectflary, shall be, and are hereby appro priated for making good deficiencies in any funds which may have been defignatcd lor fat'.sfying grants and appropriations here tofore made. And be it further eriafted, That the additional duty of two and an half per centum ad valorem, fpectfied in whe fourth frftion of this ast, shall continue for the term of two years, from the com mencement thereof, and no longer. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, out of the surplus of the duties which ac crued to the end of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and a farther sum of five hundred and twenty-three thousand five hundred dollars, out of the surplus of the duties hereby established, as the fame shall accrue, making together tlx; futti of fix hundred and seventy-three thousand five hundred dol lars, shall be, and are hereby appropriated and applied, in add.- fion to any former appropriation for the military establishment j)i the United States, towards carrying into execution the ast, inti tuled, " An ast for making farther and more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers of the United States." And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be empowered to take on loan on account of the United State.', from the president, directors and company of the bank of the United States, who are hereby authorized and empowered to lend the fame, from any other body politic or corporate within the United States, or from any other person or persons, the whole or any part of the aforefaid sum of five hundred and twenty-three thousand five hundred dollars, to be applied to the purpofc to and for which the fame is above appropriated, awd to be reirnburfed out of the aforefaid surplus of the duties by this ast imposed, which surplus is accordingly appropriated to the said reimburse ment. Provided, That the rate of interefl of such loan shall not exceed five per centum per annum, and that the principal thereof may be reirnburfed at the plcafure of the United States. And be it fuYther ena&ed, That so much of the ast, intituled, 44 An ast to provide more cfTeftually for the collection of duties imposed by law on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United Slates, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels," as hath rated the livre tournois of France at eighteen and an half cents, be, and the fame is hereby repealed. And be it enacted and declared, That if the principal, in ahy bond which shall be given to the Ur.ited States, for duties o.i goods, wares and merchandize imported, shall be insolvent, or if such principal being desd, his or her estate and efiefts, which shall hare come to the hands of his or her executors or administrators, shall be inefficient for the payment of his or her debts, and if, in either of the said cases, any surety in the said bond, or the execu tors and administrators of such surety, shall pay to the Ufuted States the monies thereupon due, such surety, his or her executors or administrators shall have and enjoy the like advantage, priority and preference, for the recovery and receipt of the said monies out of the estate and effects of such insolvent or dcceafed princi pal, as are refer ved and secured to the United States, by the forty fourth feftionof the ast, intituled, " An ast to provide more ef fectually for the collection of duties imposed by law on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or velTels," and shall and may bring and maintain a suit upon the said bond, in law or equity, in his, her or their own name or names, for the recovery of the monies which shall have been paid thereupon. And it is further declared, That the cases of insolvency in the said forty-fourth feftion mentioned, shall be deemed to extend, as well to cases in which a debtor, not having fufficient property to pay all his or her debts, shall have made a voluntary aflignment thereof, for the benefit of his or her creditors, or in which the estate and effects of an abfeonding. con cealed or anfent debtt>r, fhail hare been attached by procels of law, as to cases in which an ast of legal bankruptcy lhall have been committed. And be it further enabled, That the President of the United States be, and hereby is authorized to appoint such place within the diftrift of Vermont to be the port of entry and delivery within the said diftrift, as he may deem expedient, any thing in the ast, intituled, " An ast giving effect to the laws of the United States within the state of Vermont," to the contrary notwithstanding. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker of the Houje oj Representatives. RICHARD HENRY LEE, trefident pro tempore of the Senate. APTROVED MAY THE SECOND, 1 792. FROM THE AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER. Mr. Dunlap, AS Corner Stones to public buildings are merely intended for the information of pollcrity, when their ruins may be searched, to trace their antiquity, nothing should be handed down by the press, which, profeffing to be authentic, is an in correct relation of a fart. Your paper of this morning, con tain?, as a reader would be apt to suppose, a copy of the in scription on the corner stone of the President's house, taken by a person who had feeti it. I will take the liberty ofprefenting you tvith a true copy, taken from the stone as it lay in the stone cutter's shop. That the inscription you have been pleased to give is not superior to that on the stone, I will not after t; but as old Hearne, tfye an tiquarian, would have deemed it an unpardonable deviation, if chance had presented to his view an antique falfely delcrib cd by a writer cotemporary with the artist, I would gladly screen you from the Hearnes of future days. The true in scription is as follows : {( This Corner Stone, of the House to accommodate the President of the United States, was laid, May 10, 1792 : when Pennsylvania was happily out of debt; Thomas Mifflin then Governor of the State/' WARDENS OFFICE. ALL persons acquainted with the River and Bay of Dela ware, and willing tr> take charge of veflels and tonduft thera either to fafe anchorage at Reedy Island, or to sea, will find immediate employment and good encouragement, by ap plying to the Board of Wardens at their office in Walnut ftreet. NATHANIEL FALCONER, M. W. Philadelphia, May 17, 1792. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States.
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