with cargoes, consisting of articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the said possessions, are charged with a duty of $1 per ton, for tonnage duties and light money, and a discriminating duty of 10 per cent. is charged upon the cargoes of such vessels, to which vessels of the United States, and cargoes of the same description, entering the ports of the United States from the ports of his Majesty's said possessions, are not subject; his Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in him by the said acts of Parliament, passed in the 4th and 5th years of his Majesty's reign, by and with the advice of his Privy Council is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that there shall be charged on all vessels of the United States which shall enter any of the ports of his Majesty's possessions on the Continent of North America, with articles of the growth, production or manufacture of the said States, or which, until the said 1st day of December, 1826, shall enter with any such articles any of the ports of his Majesty's pos sessions in the West Indies or South America, or in the Bahama Islands, or in the Bermuda or Somer Islands, a duty of 4s. 3d. sterling for each and every ton burthen of such vessels, equal, as nearly as may be, to 94 cents of the money of the United States, and being the difference between the tonnage duty payable by vessels of the United States and British vessels entering any of the ports of the said United States, from any ports of his Majesty's dominions in America or the West Indies; and further, an addition of 10 per cent. upon the duties set forth in the said act of Parliament, passed as aforesaid in the 6th year of his Majesty's reign, on any of the articles therein enumerated, which may be imported into his Majesty's said possessions on the Continent of North America, in any vessel of the said United States, or which, until the said 1st day of December, 1826, may be imported into his Majesty's said possessions in the West Indies or South America, or into the Bahama Islands, orinto the Bermuda or Somer Islands, in any such vessels of the said States; such duties to be levied, collected and applied in the same manner and to the same purposes as the duties levied under the authority of the said act of the 6th year of his Majesty's reign.

And the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. C. C. GREVILLE.

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ACTS OF CONGRESS

IN RELATION TO

COLONIAL TRADE.

the United

laws, is closed

AN ACT concerning Navigation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives The ports of of the United States of America in Congress assembled, States closed, That, from and after the thirtieth of September next, the after 30th Sep- ports of the United States shall be and remain closed tember, 1818, against every vessel owned wholly or in part by a subject against vessels or subjects of his Britannic majesty, coming or arriving owned by British subjects ar- from any port or place in a colony or territory of his Bririving from a tannic majesty, that is or shall be, by the ordinary laws colony which, of navigation and trade, closed against vessels owned by by the ordinary citizens of the United States; and such vessel, that, in against vessels the course of the voyage, shall have touched at, or clearowned by citi- ed out from, any port or place in a colony or territory of zens of the Uni- Great Britain, which shall or may be, by the ordinary Touching at a laws of navigation and trade aforesaid, open to vessels port which, by owned by citizens of the United States, shall, neverthethe ordinary less, be deemed to have come from the port or place in laws, is open to the colony or territory of Great Britain, closed as aforesaid, against vessels owned by citizens of the United States, from which such vessel cleared out and sailed before touching at, and clearing out from, an intermediate and open port or place as aforesaid; and every such ves

ted States.

vessels owned

by citizens of

the United States, does not vary the restriction.

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sel, so excluded from the ports of the United States, that Vessels & carin violation of shall enter, or attempt to enter, the same, in violation of goes entering this act, shall, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, this Act forfeittogether with the cargo on board such vessel, be forfeited to the United to the United States.

States.

thereof, except

September, SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That, from and After the 30th after the aforesaid thirtieth of September next, the owner, 1818, the ownconsignee, or agent, of every vessel, owned wholly or in er, consignee, part by a subject or subjects of his Britannic majesty, &c. of British on board prowhich shall have been duly entered in any port of the vessels taking United States, and on board of which shall have been ductions of the there laden for exportation any article or articles, of the United States, growth, produce, or manufacture, of the United States, in the ports sea stores, &c. other than provisions and sea stores necessary for the voyage, shall, before such vessel shall have been cleared to give bond outward at the customhouse, give bond, in a sum double not to landthem the value of such articles, with one or more sureties, to in a British cory from which, the satisfaction of the collector, that the article or articles lony or territoso laden on board such vessel for exportation, shall be by the ordinary landed in some port or place other than a port or place in a laws, vessels of colony or territory of his Britannic Majesty, which, by states are exthe ordinary laws of navigation and trade, is closed against cluded. vessels owned by citizens of the United States; and any Vessels sailing such vessel that shall sail, or attempt to sail, from any port without bond, of the United States, without having complied with the &c. and the arprovision aforesaid, by giving bond as aforesaid, shall, ticles on board, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with the article or articles aforesaid, laden on board the same as ing in this Act aforesaid, be forfeited to the United States: Provided al- Proviso; Rothways, That nothing in this act contained shall be so to violate the deemed or construed, so as to violate any provision of the Commercial 3d July, 1815. Convention to regulate commerce between the territories Convention of of the United States and of his Britannic Majesty, signed the third day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.

the United

forfeited to the United States.

Form of the bond to be pre

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the form of the bond aforesaid shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the scribed by the Department of the Treasury; and the same shall and may Secretary of The bond may be discharged, and not otherwise, by producing, within the Treasury. be discharged one year after the date thereof, a like certificate to that required by, and under the regulations contained in, the by producing eighty-first section of the Act "to regulate the collection within a year, a of duties on imports," passed the second day of March, certificate like seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, that the articles of by the 81st secthe growth, produce, and manufacture, of the United tion of the Act to regulate the collection of States, laden as aforesaid, were unladen and landed conformably to the provisions of this act, or, in cases of loss by sea, by capture, or other unavoidable accident, by the production of such other proofs as the nature of the case

that required

duties &c.

Penalties &c.

will admit, according to the provisions of the said eightyfirst section of the act aforesaid.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all penalties to be sued for, and forfeitures incurred by force of this act, shall be sued distributed, re- for, recovered, distributed, and accounted for, and may mitted, &c. ac- be mitigated or remitted, in the manner and according Revenue Laws. to the provisions of the revenue laws of the United States. [Approved, 18 April, 1818.]

cording to the

AN Act supplementary to an Act, entitled "An Act concerning Navigation."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, After 30th Sep. That, from and after the thirtieth day of September next, 1820, ports of the ports of the United States shall be and remain closed the U. States closed against against every vessel owned, wholly or in part, by a subBritish vessels ject or subjects of his Britannic majesty, coming, or arcoming from riving by sea, from any port or place in the province of Lower Canada. Lower Canada, or coming or arriving from any port or New Brunswick, Nova place in the province of New Brunswick, the province of Scotia, New- Nova Scotia, the islands of Newfoundland, St. John's, foundland, St. or Cape Breton, or the dependencies of any of them, the John's, Cape Breton, Bermu- islands of Bermuda, the Bahama islands, the islands calda, Bahamas, or led Caicos, or the dependencies of any of them, or from any other port or place in any island, colony, territory, or possession, under the dominion of Great Britain, in the West Indies or on the continent of America, South of the Southern boundary of the United States, and not included within the act to which this act is supplementary. And every such vessel, so excluded from the ports of the cargo forfeited United States, that shall enter, or attempt to enter, the on attempting same, in violation of this act, shall, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with the cargo on board such vessel, be forfeited to the United States.

Caicos, &c,

Vessel and

to enter.

Bonds to be given by the

owner, &c. of

1820, laden

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the thirtieth day of September next, the owner, consignee, British vessels, or agent, of every vessel owned, wholly or in part, by a after 30th Sept. subject or subjects of his Britannic majesty, which shall have been duly entered in any port of the United States, with articles of and on board of which shall have been there laden, for the growth, &c. of the United exportation, any article or articles of the growth, proStates, for ex- duce, or manufacture, of the United States, other than portation, not provisions and sea-stores, necessary for the voyage, shall, before such vessel shall have been cleared outward at the customhouse, give bond, in a sum double the value of

to land them in

the prohibited places.

such article or articles, with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of the collector, that the article or articles so laden on board such vessel, for exportation, shall be landed in some port or place other than a port or place in any province, island, colony, territory, or possession, belonging to his Britannic majesty, that is mentioned or described in this act, or in the act to which this act is supplementary. And every such vessel that shall sail, or Vessel and ar attempt to sail, from any port of the United States, with- ticles forfeited for attempting out having complied with the provisions aforesaid, by to sail before giving bond as aforesaid, shall, with her tackle, apparel, bond given. and furniture, together with the article or articles aforesaid, laden on board the same as aforesaid, be forfeited to the United States: Provided, That nothing herein con- Proviso; nothtained shall be deemed or construed so as to violate any olate the Coming herein to viprovision of the Convention to regulate Commerce be- mercial Contween the territories of the United States and of his Bri- vention of 3d tannic majesty, signed the third day of July, one thou- July, 1815. sand eight hundred and fifteen.

After 30th

ted.

SEC. S. And be it further enacted, That, from and af- Sept. 1820, no ter the thirtieth day of September next, no goods, wares, goods, wares, or merchandise, shall be imported into the United States or merchandise of America from the province of Nova Scotia, the pro- from the prohito be imported vince of New Brunswick, the islands of Cape Breton, St. bited places, John's, Newfoundland, or their respective dependencies, except they are from the Bermuda islands, the Bahama islands, the isl- wholly of the growth, &c. of ands called Caicos, or either or any of the aforesaid pos- the colony sessions, islands, or places, or from any other province, where laden possession, plantation, island, or place, under the domin- and whence diion of Great Britain in the West Indies or on the contin- rectly imporent of America, South of the Southern boundaries of the United States, except only such goods, wares, and merchandise, as are truly and wholly of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of the province, colony, plantation, island, possession, or place, aforesaid, where the same shall be laden, and from whence such goods, wares, or merchandise, shall be directly imported into the United States; and all goods, wares, and merchandise, imported, or at- Vessel & goods tempted to be imported, into the United States of Amer- forfeited in case of impor ica, contrary to the provisions of this act, together with tations contrary the vessel on board of which the same shall be laden, her to this Act. tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall be forfeited to the United States.

carried into ef

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the form of This Act to be the bond aforesaid shall be prescribed, and the same shall fect as Act of be discharged, and all penalties and forfeitures incurred 18th April, under this act shall be sued for, recovered, distributed, 1818. and accounted for, and the same may be mitigated, or remitted, in the manner, and according to the provisions, of the act to which this act is supplementary.

[Approved, 15 May, 1820.]