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 Trrrn vu.——DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.——Ch. 10. 57 have any considerable commerce; and, separately, the amount of such tonnage of vessels of the United States, and the amount of such tonnage of foreign vessels; and in such manner as to show the amount of the tonnage of all vessels arriving in the United States from foreign countries; and, se rately. the amount of such tonnage of vessels of the United States, andm the amount of such tonnage of foreign vessels: and also the foreign nations to which such foreign tonnage belongs, and the amount of such tonnage belonging to each foreign nation; and in such manner as also to show the amount of the tonna e of all vessels arriving from every (particular foreign country with wiich the United States have any consi erable commerce; and, se arately, the amount of such tonnage of vessels of the United States, and) the amount of such tonnage of foreign vessels. Fifth. Such accounts shall comprehend and include, in tabular form, the quantity by weight or measure, as well as the amount of value, of the several articles of foreign commerce, whether dutiable or otherwise; and also a similar and separate statement of the commerce of the United States with the British Provinces, under the late so-called reciprocity treaty with Great Britain. Sec. 337. In order to enable the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics to B·€8¤l¤€i0¤S imprepare the annual report on the statistics of commerce and navigation Y"?”°d°“°&‘Zi‘?§”t required to be submitted to Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury, 10 Feb, 1820. 0- the following regulations shall be observed by all collectors of customs: l;Z,,”·7»12»"·3¤PP· F irst. The kinds and quantities of all imported articles free from duty ° ’ B' shall be ascertained by entry, made upon oath or affirmation, by the owner, or by the consignee or agent of the importer, or by actual examination, where the collector shall think such examination necessary; and the values of all such articles shall be ascertained in the same manner in which the values of imports subject to duties ad valorem are ascertained. Second. The values of all imported articles subject to specific duties shall be ascertained in the manner in which the values of imports subject to duties ad valorem are ascertained. 'l`hird. The several collectors shall keep separate accounts of the kinds, quantities. and values of such parts of the imports subject to duties ad valorem as may be directed by the Secretary o the Treasury. Fourth. All articles exported shall be valued at their actual cost, or the values which they may truly bear, at the time of exportation, in the ports of the United States from which they are exported; and all articles imported shall be valued at their actual cost, or the values which they may truly bear in the foreign ports from which they are exported for im rtation into the United States, at the time of such exportation. liihth. Before a clearance shall be granted for any vessel bound to a foreign place, the collector shall require the owners, shippers, or consi nors of the cargo to deliver to the collector manifests o the cargo, or ofg the parts thereof shipped by them respectively, which manifests shall specify the kinds and quantities of the articles shipped by them respectively, and the value of the total quantity of each kind of articles; and state that such manifest contains a full, just, and true account of all articles laden on board of such vessel by the owners, shippers, or consignors, respectively, and that the values of such articles are truly stated, according to their actual cost, or the values which they truly bear at the port and time of exportation. And the collector shall also require the master of the vessel, and the owners, shipfpers, and consignors of the cargo, to state in writing, to the collector, the oreign place or country in which such cargo is truly intended to be landed. The manifests and statements hereby required shall be verified by the oath of the person by whom they are respectively made and subscribed. _ Sixth. Every collector shall keep an accurate account of the national characters and tonna e of all vesse s which depart from his district for foreign countries, and of the foreign places or countries for which such vessels depart; and, also, an accurate account of the national characters and tonnage of all vessels which enter his district from foreign countries, and of the foreign places or countries from which such vessels arrive.