TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 87. 1831.
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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the importer, or his agent, ishereby authorized to enter any merchandise, imported, as aforesaid, bythe way of New Orleans , at that port, in the manner now prescribed bylaw; and the collector shall grant a permit for the landing thereof, andcause the duties to be ascertained as in other cases, the said goods re-maining in the custody of the collector until re-shipped for the place ofdestination; and the collector shall certify to the surveyor at such placethe amount of such duties, which the said surveyor shall enter on themargin of the bond, as aforesaid given to secure the same, which goodsshall be delivered by the collector to the agent of the importer or con-signee, duly authorized to receive the same, for shipment to the place ofimportation, and the master or commander of every steamboat, or othervessel, in which such merchandise shall be transported, shall, previouslyto her departure from New Orleans , deliver to the collector duplicatemanifests of such merchandise, specifying the marks and numbers ofevery case, bag, box, chest, or package, containing the same, with thename and place of residence of every importer or consignee of suchmerchandise, and the quantity shipped to each, to be by him subscribed,and to the truth of which he shall swear or affirm, and that the saidgoods have been received on board his vessel; stating the name of theagent, who shipped the same; and the said collector shall certify thefacts, as aforesaid, on the manifests, one of which he shall return to themaster, with a permit thereto annexed, authorizing him to proceed to theplace of his destination.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That, if any steamboat or othervessel, having merchandise on board, imported as aforesaid, shall departfrom New Orleans without having complied with the provisions of thisact, the master thereof shall forfeit five hundred dollars; and the masterof any such boat or vessel, arriving at either of the ports above named,on board of which merchandise, as aforesaid, shall have been shipped atNew Orleans , shall, within eighteen hours next after the arrival, and pre-viously to unloading any part of said merchandise, deliver to the sur-veyor of such port the manifest of the same, certified, as aforesaid, bythe collector of New Orleans , and shall make oath or affirmation beforethe said surveyor that there was not, when he departed from New Or-leans , any more or other goods on board such boat or vessel, importedas aforesaid, than is therein mentioned; whereupon the surveyor shallcause the said casks, bags, boxes, chests, or packages, to be inspected,and compared with the manifests, and the same being identified, he shallgrant a permit for unloading the same, or such part thereof as the mastershall request, and, when a part only of such merchandise is intended tobe landed, the surveyor shall make an endorsement on the back of themanifests, designating such part, specifying the articles to be landed, andshall return the manifests to the master, endorsing thereon his permissionto such boat or vessel to proceed to the place of its destination; and, ifthe master of such steamboat or vessel shall neglect or refuse to deliverthe manifests within the time herein directed, he shall forfeit one hundreddollars.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the collector of the port of NewOrleans shall permit no entry to be made of goods, wares, or merchan-dise, where the duty on the same shall exceed the amount of the bonddeposited with the surveyor, as aforesaid, nor shall the said surveyor re-ceive the bond of any person not entitled to a credit at the custom-house,nor for a sum less than fifty dollars, and that, when the said bond shallhave been completed, and the actual amount of duty ascertained andcertified on the margin, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the surveyorof the port where the bond is taken, to deposit the same for collectionin such bank as may be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That where survevors are not already
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Infractions andpenalties.
Proceedings atsecond port.
Surveyors tobe appointed.