—£ —— —>—— —' ''■ - ■ '''' A. NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY 7OKN FENNO, No. 34, NORTH FIFTH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA [No. 89 of Vol. IV.] LAW OF THE UNION. IJ.CONP CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, AT T*» SICOND SISSION, Bcgon knd WW at the City of Philadelphia, io tlit State af-Petinfylvaqia, on Monday the fifth sfNoveflntaer, one thuu/and seven hundred and ninety-two. An ACT sot- enrolling and Kcenfiijg Ihips or veflels to be employed in the coasting trade' and fifheries, and for regulating the fame. BE itenaftedby the Senate and House of Repre Tentative? of the United States of America, in Congress alTembled, That Ihips or vessels, enrolled by virtue of lt An ast for registering and clearing veflels, regulating the coasting trade, and for other purposes," and those of twenty tons and upwards, which (hall be enrolled after the last day of May next, in puifuance of this ast, and having a licence in force, or if less than twenty tons, not being enrolled, /hall have a licence in force, as is hereinafter required, and no others shall be deemed ihips or veflels of the United States, entitled to the privileges of Ihips or vefTels ejn;>i<»yed in the coasting trade 01* fifheries. it further er<acted, That from and afTcT 1 next, in order for the of any (hip or velTel, (he (hall poifefs the fame qualifications, and the fame reqixiiite-, in all TCfjwgXsy; complied with, as neceflary for regilte"tnTg ihips pr reffeTs by the ast, intitutled An ast concerning the registering and recording of Ihips or veflels/' and the fame duties and author ties are hereby given and imposed on all officer", refpeftively, in relation to fuel} _ enra'nieoi*, the fame proceedings (hallbe had, in flmilar cafec, touching such enrol- ments ; and the (Hips or veflels so enrolled, with the matte, or owner or owners thereof, (hall be fubjsft to the fame requilites, as are in those refpefts provided for veflels register ed by virtue of the aforefaid ast; the record of which enrolment (hall be made, and an ab ftraft or copy thereof granted, as nearly as may be, in the form following u Knrolment in conformity to an ast of the Congress of the United State? of America, intituled, " An ast for enrolling and licensing (hips or veflels, to be employed in the coasting trade and filhe ries, and for regulating the fame," (inserting here the name of the person, with his occupa tion and pla :e of abode, by whom the oath or affirmation is to be made) having taken and fuhferibed the oath (or affirmation) required by this ast, and having sworn (or affirmed) that he (or (he, and if more than one owner, adding the words " together with," and the name or names, occupation or occupations, place or places of abode, of the o"-ner or Owners) is, (or are) a citizen (or citizens) of the United States, and sole owner (or owners; of the (hip or veifc], called the [inserting here her name] of [inserting here the name of the port to wtiich (he may belong] whereof [in serting here the name of the master] is at present matter, and is a citizen of the United States, and that the said (hip or veflel was [inserting here when and where built] and [inserting here the name and office, if any., «f the person by whom Hie (hall have been fur. veyed, or admeasured] having certified that the said (hip of veflel has [inserting here the number of decks] and [inserting here the afiinber ®f mads] and that her length is [Vn ferting here the number of feet] her breadth [inserting here the number of feet] her depth [inserting here the number of feet] and that flie measure? [inserting here her number of tons] that (he is (describing here the particu lar kind of vessel, whether (hip, brigantine, {now, schooner, sloop, or whatever else, to gether with her built,and fpecifying whether (he has any or no galley or head) and the said (naming the owner, or the master, or other person acting in behalf of the owner or own ers, by wboin the certificate of admeasure ment (hall have . been countersigned) (wiring agreed to the description and admeasurement above fpecified, and fufficient security having been gjven, according t« the said ast, the said ftrp or veflfel has been duly enrolled, at the port of (naming the port where enrolled) — Given under my hand and seal, at (naming the said port) this (inserting the particular day) day of (naming the month) in the year (fpecifying the number of thd year, in words at length.)" And be it further ena&ed, That it (hall and may be lawful for the collectors of the fe veral diftrjets, to enrol and licence my Blip or veHtl, that ma? bo registered, upon fitch registry being given up, or to register a'ny (hip or vessel, that m&y be enrolled, upon such en rolment and licence being given up. And when any Ihip or veiTel (hall be in any other diftriift, th»n the one to which (he'-belongs, the collector of" such diftrift, on the application of the mailer or commander thereof, and upon his taking an oath or affirmation, that, ac cording to iiis best knowledge and belief, the property remains, as expressed in the register or enrolment proposed to be given up, aftd upon his giving the bonds required for grantl - remitters, (hall make the exchanges afore faid ; but in every such cafe, the coll:ftor, to whom the register, or enrolmnet and licence may be given up, (hall transmit the fame to the register of the treasury i and the register, or enrollment and licence, granted in lieu thereof, ihall within ten days after the arri val of fnch ihip or vessel within the diftrifl to which (he belongs, be delivered to the col lector of the said diftrifl, and be by him can celled. And if the said mailer or commander ihall neglect to deliver the said register or en »olment and licehce, within the time afore faidyhe lha.'l forfeit one hundred dollars. And l)e it further enacted, That in order to the licenfmg of any ihip or vessel for carry ing on the coasting trade or iifheries, the hus band, or managing owner, together with the matter thereof, with one or more sureties to the fatisfa&ion of the collector granting the fame, (hall become bound to |>ay to the Uni ted States, if such (hip or vessel be of the bur then of five tons, and less than twenty tons, the Aim of one hundred dollars; and if twenty tons, and not exceeding thirty tons, the sura of two hundred dollars ; and if above thirty tons, and not exceeding sixty tons, the sum of five hundred dollars; and if above sixty tons, the fnm of one thousand dollars. In cale it ihall appear, within two years from the date of the bond, that such (hip or vessel has been employed in any trade, whereby the revenue of the United States has been de frauded during the time, the licence granted ~—i vessel remained in force; and the matter of lue-ir fliip or vessel (hall also swear, or affirm, that he is a citizen of the United States, had that fnch licence (hall not be used for any other vcfT^, — ploymen t, thaw that-itrr~wJi?ch it-is specially granted, or In any trade or business, whereby the revenue of the United States may be~de frauded ; and if such (hip or veflel be less than twenty tons burthen, the hulband or manag ing owner (ball swear or affirm, that lhe is wholly the property of a citizen or citizens of the United States; whereupon it (hall be the duty of the collector of the diftrift compre hending the port, whereto such (hip or vessel may belong (the duty of fix cents per ton be ing firft paid) to grant a licence, in the form following: " Licence for carrying on the [here insert, coasting trade, whale filhery, or cod filhery, as the cafe may be.] " In purfuanee of an ast of the Congress of the United States of America, intituled, " An ast for enrolling and licensing Ihips or veflels to be employed in the coasting trade and fifherics, and for regulating the fame," [inserting here the name of the hulband or managing owner, with his occupation and place of abode, and the name of the matter, with the place of his abode] having given bond, that the [inPert here the description of the veflel, whether (hip, brigantine, snow, schooner, sloop, or whatever else (tie may be] called the [insert here the veflel'j name] whereof the said [naming the matter] is mal ter, burthen [insert here the number of tons, in word?} tons, as appears by her enrolment, dated at (naming the diftrift, day, month, ami year, in words at length—but if (he be lels than twenty tons, insert, instead thereof proof being had of her admeasurement) (hall not be employed in any trade, while this li cence (hall continue in force, whereby the revenue of the United States (hall be defraud ed, and having also sworn (or affirmed) that this licence (hall not be uled for any other veflel, or for any other employment, than is herein fpecified, licence is hereby granted for the said (inserting here the description of the vessel) called the (inserting here the vessel's name) to be employed in carrying on the (in serting here, coasting trade, whale fifhery, or cod fiiherv, as the cafe may be) tor one year from the date hereof, and no longer : Given under my hand and seal, at (naming the said dittrift) this (inserting the particular day) day ps (naming the month) in the year (fpecifying the number of the year in words at length)." And be it further ena&ed, That no licence granted to any (hip or vessel,. (hall be consi dered in force, any longer than such (hip or veflel Is owned, and of the description Pet forth in such licence, or for carrying on any other business or employment than that for which flic is specially licenced, and if any (hip or vel&l be found with a forged or altered licence, or making use of a liccnce granted for any other (hip or veflel, such (hip or veflel, with her tackle, apparel, and the cargo found on board her, (hall be forfeited. 353 Saturday, April 6, 1795. % * '.si lie it further cnttfted, That after the l»ft cfsy of May next, every (hip or veflel of Went* tons or upwards (other than such as 1 are regiflrered) found trading between diftritt and diftrift, or between ditferect places in the fame diftrift, or carrying on the fifhcry, : without being enrolled and licensed, or if less than twenty tons, and not less than five tons, without a licence, in manner as is provided by this ast, such fliip or veflel, if laden with goods, the growth, or manufacture of the United States only (diftitled spirits excepted) or in baHaft, (hall pay the fame fees and ton nage in every port of the United States, at which (ha may arrive, as (hips or velTels not belonging to a citizen or citizens of the Uni ted Stares, and if (he have on board any arti cles of foreign growth or manufafiure, or distilled fbirits, other than sea-stores, the Ihip or velfel, together with her tackle, appare! and furniture, and the lading found on board, lhall be forfeited : Provided, however, if such or vdffel be at sea, at the expiration of the time, for which the licence was given, and the matter of fucb Ihip or veflel (hall swear or affirm that such was the cafe, and lhall also within forty-eight Honrs after his arrive deliver to the coltefcor oi the diftriit in which tie lhall firft arrive the licence which lhall hive expired, the forfeiture aforefaid lhall net be incurred, nor (hall the lliip or veflel Ve liable to pay the fees and tonnage aforeftid. Anii be it further enabled, That the col lector of each diftrift (hall progreflively num ber tie licences by him granted, beginning anew at the commencement of each year, and shall make a record thereof in a book, to be by him kept for that purpose, and (hall, once in three months, tranfrait to the Re gister of the Treafirry, copies of the licences, which/hall have been so granted by him ; and also of such licences, as fliall have been given up orretnrned to him, refpeftively, in pur suance of this act. And where any ship or vessel shaH be licenced, or enrolled anew, or bein^licenced and enrolled, fliall afterwards be registered, or being registered, fliall after wards be enrolled, or licenced, Air (hall, in every such cafe, be enrolled, licenced or re gistered by her former name. And be it farther enacted, That if any If Ed 8 s fSTO, lhaH proceed on a foreign voyage, with out firft giving up her enrolment and licence, to the coDcctor of the diltrrct comprehending the port, from which (he is about to proceed on such foreign voyage, and being duly re gistered by such collector, every such ship or vessel, together with her tackle, apparel and furniture, and the good?, wares and inee chandizc, so imported thexein, fliall be liable to seizure and forfeiture : Provided always, if the port, from which, ( such ship or vefTel is about to proceed on such foreign voyage, be not within the diftrift, where such ship or vessel is enrolled', the collector of fucb diftrift (hall give to the master of fiich ship or vessel a certificate, fpecifyuig that the enrolment and licence of such fliip or vessel is received by him, and the time when itwasfo received - ; which certificate fliall afterwards be deliver ed by the said master to the collector, who may have granted such enrolment and li cence. And be it further enacted, That the li cence, granted to any ship or vessel, shall be given up to the collector of the diftrift, who may have granted the fame, within three days after the expiration of the time, for which it was granted, in cafe such (hip or ves sel be then within the diftrift, qr if die be ab sent at that time, within three days from her firft arrival within the diftrift afterwards, or if she be fold out of the diftrift, within three days after the arrival of the master within any diftrift, to the collector of such diftrift taking his certificate therefor ; and if the master thereef shall neglect, or refufe to deliver up the licence, as aforefaid, he shall forfeit fifty dollars ; but if fnch licence fliall have been pre vioufly given up to the col lector .of any other diftrift, as authorized by this ast, and certificate thereof under the hand of such collector, be produced by such master, or if fnch licence be loft, or destroyed, or unintentionally mislaid, so that it cannot be fonnd, and the master of such ship or ves sel shall make and fubferibe an oath or affir mation* that such licence is loft, destroyed, or unintentionally mislaid, as he verily be lieves, and that the fame, if found, fliall be delivered up, as is herein required, then the aforefaiff penalty (hall uot be incurred. And if f«ch licence shall be loft, deftroytd, or un intentionally mislaid, as aforefaid, before the expiration of the time, for which it was granted, upon the like oath or affirmation be ing made and fubferibed by the matter of such ship or vessel, the said collector is here by authorized and required, upon applica tion being made therefor, to licence such ship or vessel anew. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the owner or owners of any licenced ship or vessel, to return such licence to the collector who grunted the fame, [Whole No. 41 j.] *t »Y time within lllii vear, for wJielv it was granted, who (hall tfcoif e*n«el •the fame and (hull licence fucti veifef knew,, upon the application^the owner or owncr',, and upon the conditions herein before re quired, being complied with } and in cafe the term, for which the former licence Wa* grant ed, shall not be expired, an abatement of the tonnage of fix cents per ton lh&ll be made, in the proportion of the time so u nexpired. And be it farther enacted, That every li cenced (his) or veflel (hall have her name, and the port to which she belongs, painted oil Jipr stern, in the manner as is provided for re gistered (hips or vessels, and if any licenced (hip or veJTel be found, without such paint' ing, the owner or- owners thereof (hall pay twenty dollars. And be it further ena&ed, That when the niafter of any licenced ship or vessel, ferry boats excepted, (hall be changed, the new mas ter, or, in cafe of hw ablenc«, the owner or one of the owners thereof, ftiaH report- fodi change to the collector residing at the pot* wliere tbcfam? mavtiapptfii, if ttlere be one, otherwise, to the col.'edtor i efidiug at my port, wbere Curb (hijj or vcffcl may nexr ar rive, wfio, upon the ojtfh or affirmation of fiich new niafter, or in r»'e of his absence, of the owner or one of the owners, that he is a citizen of the United States, and that such (hip or vqflel (hull not, whijc such licence con tinues in force, be employed in any manner, whereby the revenue of the United States may be defrauded, (hall endorse such change on tha licenco, with the name of the new matter ; and when any change (hall happen, as aforefaid, and such change (ball not be re ported, and the endorsement made of such change, as is herein required, such lh.ij> or veflel, found carrying on the coaftuig trade or fiiheries, (hall be fubjeft to pay the fame fees and tonnage, as a veflel of the United States, having a register, and the>faid new matter (hall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful, at all times, for any officer conceriu>d in the colleftlon of the revenue, to infpeft the enrolment or licence of any fliip or vessel $ and if the matter of any Ihip or vessel {hall not exhibit the fame, when thereunto requi red by fUoh oificer, be fliltt pay one hundred dollars^ And be it further enaffed, That the master or commander of eve/v fh'p or vessel licenced for carrying on the coasting trade, deflined from a diftrifl: in one Stale, to a difrtift in the fame, or an adjoining Slate on the fe« eoaft, ar o» a navi. gable river, having on board, either diftilted fpuita in calks exceeding five hundred gallons, wine in calks exceeding two hundred arid fifty gallons, or in bottles exceeding one hundred dozens, sugar in calks or boxes exceedingUtree thousand pounds, tra in cherts or boxes exceed ing five hundred pounds, coffee in calks or bags exceeding one thousand pound), or foreign mer. chandize-in packages, as imported, exceeding in value four hundred dollars, or goods, wares or merchandize, confiding of fiich enumerated or other articles of foreign growth or manufac ture, or of both, whose aggregate value exceeds eight hundred dollars, shall, previous to the de parture of such, ship or vessel, f»ora ttw port where (he may then be, make out and £übfcrib« duplicate manifefts of the whole ol such cargo on board such ship or vessel, ftecifying in.such manifefts, the marks and numbers of every cask, bag, box, cbeft or package containing the fame, with the name and place of residence of ev*r«y shipper and confujnee, aud the quantity (hipped by and to each, and if there be a collector or ftlrveyor, residing at such port, or within fiy p miles thereof, he (hall deliver such manifefts to the collector, if there be one, otherwise ta the furvevor, before whom he shall swear or affirm, to the best of his knowledge and belief, that the goods therein contained were legally imported, and the duties thereupon paid or secured, or if spirits difti-lled within the United States, that the duties thereupon have been paid or fecurcd, whereupon the said collefior or fuivevnr (hail certify (he fame on on the said maniftfts, ooe of which he (hall return to the said master, with a permit, fpecifying thereon, generally, the la ding on board such (hip or vessel, and author izing him to proceed to the port of hisdeftina tion. And if any (hip or vessel, beini; laden and destined, as aforefaid, (hall depart from the port where (he may then be, without the master or commander having fii (I made out and sub scribed duplicate manifefts of the lading on board such (hip or vessel, and in ea!e there be » colleftoror surveyor tcfiding at such port, or within five miles thereof, without having previ ously delivered the fame to the said collrftor or futveyor, and obtaining a permit, in manner as is herein required, such master or commander (hall pay onehnndred dollars. And be it further enacted. That the master or commander of every (hip or vessel licenced tor carrying on the coasting trade, having oo board, eitherdiftiHed spirits in calks exceeding five hundred gallons, wine m calks exceeding two hundred and fifty gal lorn, or in. bottles exceed ing one hundred dozens, sugar in calks or box es exreeding three thousand pounds, tea in chests 01 boxes exceeding five hundred pounds, coffee in calks or b*gs exceeding one thousand pounds, or foreign merchandize in packages, as unpoll ed, exceeding in value fout hundred dollars, ■ •* o *•
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