Practical Abridgement of the Laws of Customs and Excise

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1819 Excerpt: ...So--87 of this title. Rule W. It shall be lawful for any vessel belonging to the inhabitants of silt at Tnrrt the said United States of America coming in ballast, not otherwise, to enter the Islands, $ 5. ports of Turk's Islands (a) for the purpose of being there laden with salt, and for no other purpose whatever; under the regulations hereinafter mentioned. Rule 21. The master of such vessel shall, immediately after the arrival of En-B, $ s. such vessel into any port of the said islands, make a just and true entry upon oath, before the collector, or other principal officer, of such port, of his vessel, declaring of what country she is built, how manned, who was the master during the voyage, and who are the owners thereof, and the purpose for which he enters the said port, in order that such vessel may undergo the search and examination of the proper ofticcre of customs; and such master shall truly answer oaik. upon oath to such questions touching the same, as shall be demanded of him by such collector or other principal officer, upon pain for any default therein, that such master of such vessel shall forfeit 100/.; mid the collector, or other principal officer of customs at such port, is hereby authorized and required to administer the said oaths. Rut 22. There shall be paid unto His Majesty tonnage duty at the rate Tonnage of 2-. 6d sterling, payable in dollars at the rate of 5s. 6d. per ounce, for ouch duty, if. ton burthen of every vessel belonging to the inhabitants of the said United States of America, so coming to Turk's Islands; and the tonnage of every such vessel shall be ascertained by admeasurement, made by such officers as shall lie appointed for that purpose by the commissioner of customs in England; which said officers shall admeasu...