STATUTES, PROCLAMATIONS, RULES, ORDERS, ETC. 1341 



SEC. 4367. The master of every foreign vessel bound from a district 



in the United States to any other district within the same, shall, in 



all cases, previous to her departure from such district, deliver to the 



collector of such district duplicate manifests of the lading on board 



such vessel, if there be any, or, if there be none, he shall declare 



791 that such is the case; and to the truth of such manifest or 



declaration he shall swear, and also obtain a permit from the 



collector, authorising him to proceed to the place of his destination. 



SEC. 4368. The master of every foreign vessel, on his arrival within 

 any district from any other district, shall, in all cases, within forty- 

 eight hours after his arrival, and previous to the unlading of any 

 goods from on board such vessel, deliver to the collector of the dis- 

 trict where he may have arrived, a manifest of the goods laden on 

 board such vessel, if any there be; or if in ballast only, he shall so 

 declare ; he shall swear to the truth of such manifest or declaration, 

 and shall also swear that such manifest contains an account of all the 

 merchandise which was on board such vessel at the time, or has been 

 since her departure from the place from whence she shall be reported 

 last to have sailed ; and he shall also deliver to such collector the per- 

 mit which was given him from the collector of the district from 

 whence he sailed. 



SEC. 4369. Every master of any foreign vessel who neglects or re- 

 fuses to comply with any of the requirements of the two preceding 

 sections, shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars. Nothing 

 therein contained shall, however, be construed as affecting the pay- 

 ment of tonnage, or any other requirements to which such vessels are 

 subject by law. 



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SEC. 4371. Every vessel of twenty tons or upward, other than 

 registered vessels found trading between district and district, or be- 

 tween different places in the same district, or carrying on the fishery 

 without being enrolled and licensed, or if less than twenty tons and 

 not less than five tons, without a license, in the manner provided by 

 this title, if laden with merchandise the growth or manufacture of 

 the United States only, distilled spirits excepted, or in ballast, shall 

 pay the same fees and tonnage in every port of the United States at 

 which she may arrive as vessels not belonging to a citizen of the 

 United States; and, if she have on board any articles of foreign 

 growth or manufacture, or distilled spirits, other than sea-stores, 

 she shall, together with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, and the 

 lading found on board, be forfeited. 



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No 180. 188L June 26: Extract from United States Statute, 



Cap. 181. 



CHAP. 121. An Act to remove certain burdens on the American merchant 



marine and encourage the American foreign carrying trade and for other 

 purposes. 



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SEC. 14. That in lieu of the tax on tonnage of thirty cents per ton 

 per annum heretofore imposed by law, a duty of three cents per ton,. 



