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 ’1`rrm»: xxxrv.——COLLEC'I`ION OF DUTIES.—Ch. 4. 541 of such prince or state to be employed in the transportation of merchan- YB6g Wilson r. -dise, in the wav of tmde. to make- report and entry. [S¤·c§10=’4» Art- lf-] [i·S·*1B""'k··*23· Sec. 2792. Vessels used exclusively as ferry-boats carrying assengers. I~‘e¤·y-boats need baggage, and merchandise. shall not be required to enter and) clear. nor not enter. shall the masters of such vessels be required to present manifests, or to `Q y,,,,,§“'{g5§T pay entrance or clearance fees, or fees for receiving or certifying mani- 280, v. lr, p. 2i;.- fests, but they shall, upon arrival in the United States, be required to report such baggage and merchandise to the proper officer of the customs according to law. Sec. 27 93. Enrolled or licensed vessels engaged in the foreign and coast- E n r o 1 1 t- d U r ing trade on the northern. northeastern and northwestern frontiers of the U¤€¤¤*‘d \'€S¤€}=·- United States, depnrting from or arriving at a port in one district to or N, p,,.;,, ,8;] from zrport in another district. and also touching at intermediate foreign Res. 27, s. 2, v. 16; ports, s all not thereby become liable to the payment of entryand clear- P- 595- ance fees, or tonna c tax, as if from or to foreign ports; but such vessels shall, notwithstanding, be required to enter and clear. Sec. 2794. Every importer of distilled spirits or wines. or person to Entry of spirits whom distilled spirits or wines are consigned. shall make a separate and *}**9 Wi“€S· additional entry thereof, specifying the name of the vessel, and her mas- Yew1v1;;-fiveag iq_ ter, in which, and the place from which, such spirits or wines were im- 22,s. 37,v.1,p.658 ported, together with the quantity and quality thereof. and a particular detail of the casks or receptacles containing the same, with their marks and numbers; such entry shall be subscribed by the erson making the same, for himself, or in behalf of the'*person for whom such entry is made, and shall be certitied by the collector, before whom it is made, as a true copy, and conformable to the general entry before directed, in respectto all distilled spirits and wines therein contained; such entry thus certified shall be transmitted to the surveyor or officer acting as inspector of the revenue for the port where it is intended to commence the delivery of such spirits or wines. [See S 2504. Sc1¤e·1¤le D-] Sec. 2795. In order to ascertain what articles ought to be exempt from Sea-stores to be duty as the sea-stores of a vessel, the master shall particularly specify ¤p0¢iii<>d· the articles, in the report or manifest to be by him made, designating [Mui {QQ; them as the sea-stores of such vessel: and in the oath to be taken by 22,s. 45,v.1, p. 661. such master, on making such report, he shall declare that the articles so specified as sea-stores are truly such, and are not intended by way of merchandise or for sale: whereupon the articles shall be free from duty. Sec. 2796. Whenever it ap ars to the collector to whom a re ort and Collection of manifest of sea-stores are delivered, together with the navalp officer, (MY 0** BXCGSS Of where there is one. or alone, where there is no naval officer, that the quantities of the articles, or any part thereof, reported as sea-stores, are 2 Mar., 1799, c. excessive, the collector, jointly with the naval officer, or alone, as the 22·°·‘*5·V·1»P·661· case may be, may in his discretion estimate the amount of the duty on such excess; which shall be forthwith paid by the master, to the collector, on pain of forfeiting the value of such excess. Sec. 2797. If any other or greater quantity of articles are found on Forfcitureofsenboard such vessel as sea—stores than are specified in an entry of sea- *’*°"’?·__  i _ stores, or if any of the articles are landed without a permit first obtained 2 Mar., 1799, c. from the collector, and naval officer if any, for that purpose, all such 22,¤- 45,v-Im 661- , articles as are not included in the report or manifest by the master, and all which are landed without a permit, shall be forfeited, and maybe ' seized; and the master shall moreover he liable to a penalty of treble the value of the articles omitted or landed. Sec. 2798. The master of any vessel propelled by steam, arriving at Coal for steamany port in the United States, may retain all the coal such vessel may vessels. have on board at the time of her arrival, and mav proceed with such coal "·j`j,,1y’ 183g,T to a foreign port, without being req uired to land the same in the United 178, v. 5, p. 288. States or to pay any duty thereon Sec. 2799. In order to ascertain what articles ought to be exempted Baggage and as the wearing apparel, and other personal baggage, and the tools or implements of a mechanical trade only, of persons who arrive in the 222 lfg";·117996b§· United States, due entry thereof, as of other merchandise, but separate §‘M,,{r_' @@3 cj and distinct from that of any other merchandise, imported from a foreign 53, ,i_ 4, v_';;, p_ 7,82_