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shall in each case declare that no part of her lading, since her de- 

 parture from the said foreign port or place from which she shall be 

 so reported to have last sailed, has been landed or unladed, or other- 

 wise removed from on board of her, except as he shall then specify, 

 together with the cause, time, place and manner; and shall further 

 declare, that in case he shall afterwards discover or know of any 

 goods, wares or merchandise, other than those by him then reported, 

 he will forthwith thereafter make report thereof to the said col- 

 lector: which report and declarations respectively shall be in 

 writing, signed by the party making the same, and shall be attested 

 by his oath, to the best of his knowledge and belief; and the said 

 collector is hereby authorised and required to administer the same. 

 And if the said master or person having the charge or command of 

 any such ship or vessel shall neglect or omit to make the said reports, or 

 either of them, and declaration or declarations, or to deliver the said 

 manifest or manifests, or to take the said oath, as the case may re- 

 quire, he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of one 

 thousand dollars. 



SEC. 17. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That it shall 

 not be necessary for the master or person having the charge or 

 command of any ship or vessel of war, or of any ship or vessel em- 

 ployed by any prince or state, as a public packet for the conveyance 

 of letters and dispatches, and not permitted by the laws of such prince 

 or state to be employed in the transportation of goods, wares or mer- 

 chandise in the way of trade, to make such report and entry as 

 aforesaid. 



SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the 

 said ship or vessel to proceed with any goods, wares or merchandise 

 brought in her which shall be reported by the said master or other 

 person having the charge or command of the said ship or vessel, to be 

 destined for any foreign port or place from the district within which 

 such ship or vessel shall first arrive, to such foreign port or place, 

 without paying or securing the payment of any duties upon such of 

 the said goods, wares or merchandise, as shall be actually re-exported 

 in the said ship or vessel accordingly ; any thing herein contained to 

 the contrary notwithstanding. Provided always, That the said 

 master or person having the charge or command of the said ship or 

 vessel shall first give bond with one or more sureties, in a sum equal 

 to the amount of the duties upon the said goods, wares and merchan- 

 dise, as the same shall be estimated by the collector to whom the said 

 report shall be made, to the satisfaction of the said collector, with 

 condition that the said goode, wares or merchandise, or any part 

 thereof, shall not be landed within the United States, unless due entry 

 thereof shall have been first made, and the duties thereupon paid or 

 secured according to law, which bond shall be cancelled in like 

 manner as bonds herein after directed to be given for obtaining 

 drawbacks of duties. Provided nevertheless, That such bond shall 

 not be required in respect to the goods on board of any ship or vessel 

 which shall have put into the United States from necessity, to be made 

 appear in manner herein after prescribed. 



SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for any 

 ship or vessel in which any goods, wares or merchandise shall be 

 brought into the United States from any foreign port or place, to 

 proceed with the same from district to district within the United 



