AN ACT Further to protect the commerce and seamen of the valorem duty im ing expenses in relation to the Barbary states. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of defraying the expenses of equipping, officering, manning, and employing such of the armed vessels of the United States, as may be deemed requisite by the President of the United States, for protecting the commerce and seamen thereof, and for carrying on warlike operations against the Regency of Tripoli, or any other of the Barbary powers, which way commit hostilities against the United States, and for the purpose also An additional ad of defraying any other expenses incidental to the posed for defrayintercourse with the Barbary powers, or which are authorized by this act: a duty of two and a half per centum ad valorem, in addition to the duties now imposed by law, shall, be laid, levied, and collected upon all goods, wares and merchandize, paying a duty ad valorem, which shall after the thirtieth day of June next, be imported enter the into the United States from any foreign port or place: and an addition of ten per centum shall be made to the said additional duty in respect to all goods, wares and merchandize imported in ships or vessels not of the United States: and the duties imposed by this act shall be levied and collected in the same manner, and under the same regulations and allowances as to drawbacks, mode of security and time of payment respectively, as ported after 30th June next. Distinct account of the duties imposed by this act: proceeds to be called the "Medi when the duties cease. are already prescribed by law in relation to the duties now in force on the articles on which the said additional duty is laid by this act. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a distinct account shall be kept of the duties imposterranean fund:" ed by this act, and the proceeds thereof shall constitute a fund, to be denominated "the Mediterranean fund," and shall be applied solely to the purposes designated by this act: and the said additional duty shall cease and be discontinued at the expiration of three months after the ratification by the President of the United States, of a treaty of peace with the regency of Tripoli; unless the United States should then be at war with any other of the Barbary powers, in which case the said additional duty shall cease and be discontinued at the expiration of three months after the ratification by the President of the United States 1st Section of the above act continued, by act 21st April, 1806, to next session. Vol. 8, page 113, 1 Ses. 9 Con. 1st Section continued to 1st January, 1808, by act 3d March 1807, Vol. 8, page 299, 2 Ses. 9 Con. 1st Section continued to 1st January, 1809, by act 19th January 1808. Vol. 9, page 18, 1 Ses. 10 Con. 1st Section continued to 1st January, 1810, by act 10th January, 1809. Vol. 9, page 198, 2 Ses. 10 Con. 1st Section continued to 4th March, 1811, by act 12th January 810. Vol. 10, page 35, 2 Ses. 11 Cou. 1st Section continued to 4th March, 1812, by act 7th January 1811. Vol. 10, page 252, 3 Ses. 11 Con. 1st Section continued to 4th March, 1813, by act 31st January 1812. Vol. 11, page 28, 1 Ses. 12 Con. 1st Seetion continued to 1st April, 1814, by act 27th February 1813. Vol. 11, page 299, 2 Ses. 12 Con. And thence to the end of the next ensuing congress. of a treaty of peace with such power: Provided however, That the said additional duty shall be collected on all such goods, wares, and merchandize, liable to pay the same, as shall have been imported previous to the day on which the said duty is to cease. Approved 25th March, 1804, 1 Ses. 8 Con. (3d and 4th section prescribes the means of defence and authorizes the President to borrow money. AN ACT Concerning Drawbacks on Goods, Wares and Merchandize. act, imposing re on ex from New Or Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That so much of the Part of a former sixth section of the act, entitled, "An act for lay-portation of goods ing and collecting duties on imports and tonnage leans, repealed: within the territory ceded to the United States by the treaty of the 30th April, 1803, between the United States and the French republic; and for other purposes," as prohibits the allowance of drawbacks of duties on goods, wares and merchandize exported from the port of New Orleans, other than those imported into the same place directly from a foreign port or place, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.* Goods exported or southward of Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That any to the westward goods, wares, or merchandize, which shall be ex- Louisiana, entitled ported from the United States, or the district of *See proviso to 6th section of act 24th February, 1804. to drawbacks. Commencement of this act. Mississippi, in the manner prescribed by law, te any foreign port or place, situated to the westward or southward of Louisiana,* shall be deemed and taken to be entitled to such drawback of duties as would be allowable thereon, when exported to any other foreign port or place, any thing in the act, entitled "an act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," to the contrary notwithstanding: This act shall commence and be in force from and after the first day of March next. Approved 5th January, 1805. 2 Ses. 8 Con. Town of Cam -bridge in the district of Boston made a port of delivery. AN ACT Declaring Cambridge, in the state of Massachusetts, to be a port of delivery. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the town or landing place of Cambridge, in the state of Massachusetts, shall be a port of delivery, to be annexed. to the district of Boston and Charlestown, and shall be subject to the same regulations as other ports of delivery in the United States. *See 11th January. 1805. 2 Ses. 8 Con. page 145, 75th section. See antea page 7. AN ACT For carrying into more complete effect the tenth article of the treaty of friendship, limits and navigation with Spain. ish vessels, arriv the United States may be reshipped charges, &c. other without any Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That whenever any Span- Cargoes of Spanish vessel shall arrive in distress, in any port of ing in distress in the United States, having been damaged on the coasts, or within the limits of the United States, and her cargo shall have been unladen, in conformity with the provisions of the sixtieth section of the act, entitled, "an act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," the said cargo, or any part thereof, may, if the said ship or vessel should be condemned, as not sea-worthy, or be deemed incapable of performing her original voyage, afterwards be reladen on board any other vessel or vessels, under the inspection of the officer who superintended the landing thereof, or other proper person. And no duties, charges, or fees whatever, shall be paid on such part of the cargo, as may be reladed and carried away, either in the vessel in which it was originally imported, or in any other whatever. 14th February, 1805. 2 Ses. 8 Con. [Section 2d directs the collector of Norfolk to refund duties on a Spanish vessel similarly situated.] See antea page 125. |