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 , or to the district of Bermuda Hundred and City Point: and if bound to any port on Connecticut river, shall take an inspector on board, at Saybrook, before proceeding to such port. And if any master or commander shall neglect or refuse to comply with the duty hereby enjoined, or which is enjoined in the third section of the act, intituled “,” he shall forfeit a sum not more than five hundred, and not less than fifty dollars: Provided, however, That from and after the last day of May next, the restrictions contained in the said third section shall not extend to, and be considered, as affecting, the several ports or places included within the district of Middletown; also the ports of North Yarmouth, Freeport and Harpswell in the district of Portland and Falmouth, or the ports of Georgetown and Brunswick in the district of Bath.

. And be it further enacted, That the district of Hampton for James river shall only extend up to the east side of Chickahomony river: and from thence upwards to Richmond on the north side shall be annexed to the district of Bermuda Hundred and City Point, which district shall extend down James river on the south side to Hood’s.

. And be it further enacted, That whenever a seizure, condemnation and sale of goods, wares and merchandise shall hereafter take place, in the United States, and the value thereof shall be less than one hundred dollars, that part of the forfeiture, which accrues to the United States, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be applied to the payment of the costs of prosecution.

. And be it further enacted, That from and after the last day of May next, whenever an entry shall be made with the collector of any district, of any merchandise imported into the United States, subject to duties, by any agent, factor or person, other than the bona fide owner or consignee of such merchandise, it shall be the duty of the collector to increase the penalty of the bond to be given for the duties, the sum of one thousand dollars, and to make it a part of the condition of the said bond, that the bona fide owner or consignee of such merchandise shall, on or before the first day of payment stipulated in said bond, deliver to said collector a full and correct account of the said merchandise imported for him, or on his account, or consigned to his care, in manner and form, as is now required by law, in respect to an entry, previous to the landing of any merchandise; which account shall be verified, as in the case of an entry, and by a like oath or affirmation, to be taken and subscribed before any judge of the United States, or the judge of any court of record of a state, or before a collector of the customs of some other district. And in case of the payment of the duties, at the time of entry, by any factor or agent, on the goods entered by him, the collector shall take his bond with security, in the penalty of one thousand dollars, with condition, that the account, verified by the oath or affirmation of the bona fide owner or consignee, in manner as before directed, shall be delivered to the said collector, within ninety days.

. And be it further enacted, That all bonds, which may be given for any goods, wares, or merchandise exported from the United States after the last day of May next, and on which any drawback of duties, or allowance, shall be payable in virtue of such exportation, shall and may be discharged, and not otherwise, by producing, within one year from the date thereof, if the exportation be made to any part of Europe or America, or within two years, if made to any part of Asia or Africa, a certificate under the hand of the consignee at the foreign port or place, to whom the said goods, wares or merchandise shall have been addressed therein particularly setting forth and describing the articles so exported, with their quantities or amount, and declaring that the same have been