Certificate to be pro entry, in failure to forfeit pri fhall enter the fame in his book of records, and forward a duplicate of fuch entry, to the Regifter of the Treafury of the United States; and in fuch café, until the faid owner, partowner, or confignée, fhall caufe the faid memorandum to be made, by the collector, in manner aforefaid, fuch fhip or veffel fhall not be deemed, or confidered, as a veffel recorded, in pursuance of this act. Sec. 24. And be it further enacted, That the duced on mafter, or other perfon having the command or charge of any fhip or veffel, recorded in pursuance of this act, fhall on entry of fuch ship or veffel, produce the certificate of fuch record, to the collector of the district, where fhe fhall be fo entered; in failure of which, the faid fhip or veffel fhall not be entitled to vileges of the privileges of a veffel, recorded as aforefaid: Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained fhall be conftrued to make it neceffary to record, a fecond time, any fhip or veffel, which fhall have been recorded, pursuant to the act, hereby in part repealed but fuch recording fhall be of the like force and effect, as if made, purfuant to this act. this act. Fees. Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That the fees and allowances, for the several fervices to be performed, pursuant to this act, and the distribution of the fame, fhall be as follows, to wit: For the admeasurement of how diftri- every fhip or veffel, of one hundred tons, and under, one cent per ton; for the admeasurement of every fhip or veffel, above one hundred, and not exceeding two hundred tons, one hundred and fifty cents; for the admeasurement of every fhip or veffel, above two hundred tons, two hundred cents; for every cer buted. diâribution tificate of registry or record, two hundred cents; for every endorsement upon a certificate of registry or record, one hundred cents; and for taking every bond required by this act, twenty-five cents. The whole amount of which fees fhall be received, and accounted for, by the collector, or, at his option, by the naval-officer, where there is one; and where there is a collector, naval.officer, and furveyor, fhall be equally divided, monthly, between the faid officers; and where there is no navalofficer, two-thirds to the collector, and the of fees. other third to the furveyor; and where there is only a collector, he fhall receive the whole amount thereof; and where there is more than one furveyor in any district, each of them fhall receive his proportionable part of fuch fees, as fhall arife in the port, for which he is appointed: Provided always, that, in all cafes, where the tonnage of any ship or veffel fhall be ascertained, by any perfon appointed for that purpose, fuch perfon fhall be paid a reafonable compenfation therefor, out of the fees aforefaid, before any diftribution thereof, as aforefaid. And every collector and navalofficer, and every furveyor, who fhall refide at a port, where there is no collector, fhall caufe to be affixed, and conftantly kept, in fome confpicuous part of his office, a fair table of the rates of fees, demandable by this act. Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That Penalty on every collector, or officer, who fhall know- making falle regif. ingly make, or be concerned in making, any ters, or defalfe register or record, or fhall knowingly manding grant, or be concerned in granting, any falfe fees. certificate of registry or record of, or for any ship or veffel, or other falfe document what unlawful On frau. dulently fing certificate of registry. foever, touching the fame, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, or who fhall defignedly take any other, or greater fees, than are by this act allowed, or who fhall receive any voluntary reward or gratuity, for any of the services performed, pursuant thereto; and every furveyor, or other perfon appointed to measure any ship or veffel, who fhall wilfully deliver to any collector, or naval-officer, a false description of fuch fhip or veffel, to be registered or recorded, fhall, upon conviction of any fuch neglect, or offence, forfeit the fum of one thousand dollars, and be rendered incapable of ferving in any office of truft or profit, under the United States; and if any perfon or perfons, authorized and required by this act, in respect to his or their office or offices, to perform any act or thing, required to be done or performed, pursuant to any of the provifions of this act, fhall wilfully neglect to do or perform the fame, according to the true intent and meaning of this act, fuch perfon or perfons fhall, on being duly convicted thereof, if not fubject to the penalty and disqualification aforefaid, forfeit the fum of five hundred dollars for the firft offence, and a like fum for the second offence, and fhall, thenceforth, be rendered incapable of holding any office of truft or profit under the United States. Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That if any certificate of regiftry, or record, fhall be fraudulently or knowingly used for any fhip or veffel, not then actually intitled to the benefit thereof, according to the true intent of this act, fuch fhip or veffel fhall be forfeited to the United States, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture. Sec. 28. And be it further enacted, That if on making any person or perfons fhall falfely make oath falfe oath. or affirmation, to any of the matters, herein required to be verified, fuch perfon or perfons shall suffer the like pains and penalties as fhall be incurred by perfons committing wilful and corrupt perjury; and that if any person or perfons fhall forge, counterfeit, erafe, alter, or falfify any certificate, regifter, record, or other document, mentioned, defcribed or authorized, in and by this act, fuch perfon, or perfons, fhall, for every fuch offence, forfeit the fum of five hundred dollars. how reco Sec. 29. And be it further enacted, That all Penalties the penalties and forfeitures, which may be vered and incurred, for offences against this act, shall disposed of. and may be fued for, profecuted and recovered, in fuch courts, and be disposed of, in fuch manner, as any penalties and forfeitures, which may be incurred, for offences against the act, intitled, "An act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties impofed by law, on goods, wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of fhips or veffels," may legally be fued for, profecuted, recovered and difpofed of: Provided always, That if any officer entitled to a part, or fhare of any fuch penalty, or forfeiture, fhall be neceffary, as a witnefs, on the trial for fuch penalty or forfeiture, fuch officer may be a witness upon the faid trial; but in fuch cafe, he shall not receive, nor be entitled to any part or share of the faid penalty or forfeiture; and the part or fhare, to which he would otherwife have been entitled, fhall accrue to the United States. When this act shall take effect, &c. Sec. 30. And be it further enacted, That from and after the laft day of March next, this act shall be in full force and effect; and fo much of the act, intitled, " An act for regiftering and clearing veffels, regulating the coafting trade, and for other purposes," as comes within the purview of this act, fhall, after the faid laft day of March, be repealed. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, thirty-firft December, 1792: CHAPTER II. An Act to amend an Act, intitled "An Act eftablishing a Mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States," fo far as respects the Coinage of Copper. BE E it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, That every cent shall contain two hundred and eight grains of copper, and every half cent fhall contain one hundred and four grains of copper; and that so much of the act, intitled "An act establishing a Mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States," as refpects the weight of cents |
