III. 94

When the legislature of a state shall not
meet before January 1, 1814, such
state to be allowed until February to
make payment of the state's quota of
the direct tax, (obsolete,)
An act to provide additional revenues, by
laying a direct tax upon the United
States, and to provide for the assess-
ment and collection thereof, January
9, 1815, (repealed,).
Notes of acts relating to the assessment
of lands, &c., for direct taxes, III. 164
A direct tax laid on the District of Co
lumbia, February 27, 1815, (repealed,)

III. 164

III. 165
III. 231

III. 230

Collection of direct taxes,
Commissions and compensation of col-
lectors of direct taxes and internal
duties,
Duties and powers of the collectors, III. 231
State or county courts in adjoining col-
lection districts authorized to take cog-
nisance of suits for taxes, (obsolete,)

III. 244

Direct Taxes.

An act supplementary to the several acts
relative to direct taxes and internal
duties, April 20, 1818, (obsolete,) III. 441
An act extending the time allowed for
the redemption of land sold for direct
taxes in certain cases, May 11, 1820,
(expired,)
III. 575
The time allowed for the redemption of
lands sold for direct taxes extended,
February 4, 1822, (expired,) III. 649
Notes of the acts passed relating to direct
taxes,
III. 649
The time for the redemption of land sold
for direct taxes extended for two years,
March 3, 1823, (expired,)

III. 776

The evidence relating to the sale of lands
for direct taxes to be perpetuated,
May 20, 1826, -

IV. 189

The time for the redemption of land sold
for direct taxes extended for three
years, April 28, 1828, (expired,) IV. 263
Notes of the acts extending the time for
the redemption of lands sold for direct
taxes,
IV. 263

Disability of the District Judge.

In case of the absence or disability of the
judge, the clerk of the court may take
recognisances de bene esse,
I. 278

Disbursement of Public Money.

No advance of public money to be made,
except under the special direction of
the President of the United States,
III. 723
Officers and agents to account quarter.
yearly,
III. 723
Officers neglecting to account to be dis-
missed from the public service, III. 723
The obligations of securities not to be
impaired by the dismission of the offi-
cer or agent,
III. 724

Discharge from Imprisonment.

See Index to the Private Laws.
Discipline of the Militia.

See Militia.

Discount on Payment of Duties.

Act of March 1, 1823, section 27, (obso-
lete,)
III. 737
Discriminating Duties.
The acts imposing discriminating duties
on tonnage and imports suspended as
to vessels from the Netherlands, Ham-
burg, Lubec, Bremen, Oldenburg, Sar.
dinia, and Russia, January 7, 1824,

IV.
Suspension to continue as long as the
vessels, &c., of the United States are
exempted from discriminating duties,
IV.

2

2

Notes of the acts relating to discriminat-
ing duties,
IV. 2
Acts imposing discriminating duties on
vessels from Hamburg and Lubec,

Discriminating Duties.

IV.

2

Bremen, Norway, Sardinia, and Rus-
sia, suspended,
The President to issue a proclamation
of reciprocal exemption on evidence
that any foreign nation has abolished
such duties on vessels of the United
States,
IV. 3
The duties imposed on vessels and mer-
chandise of Colombia to be the same
as those imposed on vessels, &c., of
the United States, April 20, 1826, IV. 154
Duties assessed since January 29, 1826,
to be refunded, -
IV. 154
Swedish and Norwegian vessels to be
exempted until the termination of the
next session of Congress from certain
discriminating duties, and all such
duties received since September 25,
1826, to be refunded, February 22,
1827,
Certain duties, paid on certain vessels
and cargoes from Hamburg to be re-
funded, March 2, 1827,

IV. 206

IV. 228

French vessels from Martinique and
Guadaloupe to enter the ports of the
United States on certain conditions,
May 9, 1828,

IV. 269

IV. 270

An act in alteration of the several acts
imposing duties on imports, May 19,
1828,
Where no discriminating duties of ton-
nage and impost are levied in the
ports of Prussia on vessels of the Uni-
ted States, the foreign duties shall be
suspended on vessels of Prussia, May
24, 1828,
Discriminating duties on the vessels and
cargoes of Prussia since April 15,
1826, to be refunded,

If there shall be an imposition of duties
consistent with the act of March 2,
1833, chap. 55, beyond the rate of
duty, twenty per centum, fixed by that
act, the distribution shall be suspend.
ed until this cause of the suspension
shall be removed,
V. 453
Certain states to be paid ten per centum
on the nett proceeds of all the public
lands sold within such states, V. 453
After certain deductions, the proceeds of
the public lands to be divided among
the states and territories of the Union,
to be applied as the Legislatures may
direct,

V. 453

V. 454

V. 455

To be paid half-yearly from the treasury
of the United States,

District Attorneys.

IV. 308

Appropriation for surveys,

IV. 309

IV. 309

See Attorneys of the Districts of the
United States.

District Courts.

Notes of the acts relating to discriminat-
ing duties,

See Courts of the United States.

District of Columbia.

See Columbia, District of.

See also Index to the Private Laws.

Division of Opinion of the Judges of the Cir-
cuit Court.

Division of opinion between the justice
of the Supreme Court and the judge
of the District Court, when holding a
Circuit Court, provided for, I. 334;
II. 159

Notes of decisions of the Supreme Court
of the United States upon the provisions
of the 6th section of the act of April 29,
1802, in relation to divisions of opinion
between the judges of the Circuit
Courts,

V. 152

Docks.

V. 459

Vessels from Cayenne to pay no higher
duties than American vessels,

Dismal Swamp Canal.

A subscription to the Dismal Swamp
canal authorized, May 18, 1836, IV. 169
Subscription to the stock of the Dismal
Swamp canal,

IV. 350

II. 159

Duties on wines and articles imported in
foreign vessels, (repealed,)

II. 102

II. 102

II. 117

II. 251

Act laying duties on licenses for selling
wines and foreign distilled spirits con-
tinued, (repealed,)
Duties on snuff, refined sugar, on pro-
perty sold at auction, and on carriages
for the conveyance of persons, conti-
nued, Feb. 21, 1801, (repealed,)
Duties on certain teas destroyed by fire
in Providence, Rhode Island, remit-
ted,
Act to provide for the establishment of
certain districts, and therein to amend
an act entitled "An act to regulate the
collection of duties on imports and
tonnage," and for other purposes, (ob-
solete,)
II. 181
Duties on imports and tonnage within
the territory ceded by the French re-
public to the United States, February
24, 1804, (obsolete,)
An act for imposing more specific duties
on the importation of certain articles,
and for laying and collecting light-mo-
ney on foreign ships or vessels, and for
other purposes, (repealed,)
The sixth section of the act of March 27,
1804, imposing more specific duties,
not to operate on unregistered vessels
of the United States. Manner of en-
tering such ships or vessels, (obso-
lete,) -
II. 339
The first section of an act further to pro-
tect the commerce and seamen of the
United States from the Barbary pow-
ers, continued, April 21, 1806, (ex-
pired,)
II. 391
Importation of copper, saltpetre, and sul-
phur, free of duty, allowed, (obso-
lete,)
II. 471
Duties on the naval monument erected to
the memory of the officers who fell in
the attack on Tripoli remitted, II. 476
Duties on certain goods repaid, and bonds
to be given for the duties, (obsolete,)

.

II. 299

II. 513

The first section of an act to protect the
commerce and seamen of the United
States against the Barbary powers, (the
Mediterranean fund,) continued in
force, January 11, 1811, (expired,) II. 614
An act to continue in force the first sec-
tion of the act further to protect the
commerce and seamen of the United
States against the Barbary powers,
(the Mediterranean fund,) continued in
force, January 31, 1812,
An act for imposing additional duties on
all goods, wares, and merchandise, im-
ported from any foreign port or place,
and for other purposes, July 1, 1812,
(repealed,) -

II. 675

II. 768

An act to impose a duty on the importa-
tion of iron wire, February 25, 1813,
II. 804
The first section of the act further to
protect the commerce and seamen of

Duties.

Duties laid on household furniture, and
on gold and silver watches, January
18, 1815, (repealed,) -
III. 186
Duties on gold, silver and plated ware,
jewelry, &c., manufactured within the
United States, February 27, 1815, (re-
pealed,)
III. 217
Additional duties on all goods, wares,
and merchandise imported from any
foreign port or place continued, Feb-
ruary 6, 1816, (expired,) -
"Additional duty of forty-two per cent.
imposed after June 30, 1816, (expired,)

Drawback.
Acts in relation to drawback, III. 313,
433, 515, 564, 640, 737; IV. 29
Time allowed for completing entries for
the benefit of drawback, III. 313,564,

738; IV. 95
The Secretary of the Treasury author-
ized to direct the completion of entries
for drawbacks after twenty days. IV. 95
All merchandise imported entitled to de-
benture to be allowed the benefit of
drawback without deduction, if export-
ed at any time within three years from
IV. 330
the time of importation,
Drawbacks on goods exported by land, I.

686; II. 261, 578; III. 405; IV. 442
The benefit of drawback extended to mer-
chandise which has passed into two
other districts than the districts into
IV. 442
which the same was imported,
Right of debenture to vessels entered at
Key West,

IV. 576

V. 654

Drawback under the act of July 14,
1832, (repealed,)

IV. 592

V. 654

I. 26

An act for extending the benefit of draw-
back, &c., (obsolete,)

No goods entitled to drawback to be re-
laden before entry made,
I. 45
I. 372

An act making further provision for
drawback, (repealed,)

I. 411

An act limiting the time for allowance
of drawback on domestic distilled spi-
rits, &c.,
I. 492
Drawbacks to be allowed on portions of
I. 680
imported goods exported,
Goods entitled to drawback not to be
landed after entry made, on pain of
forfeiture,
I. 46, 681
Duty of the person exporting for benefit
of drawback,
I. 681
Form of entry for benefit of drawback, I. 682
Goods to be inspected,
I. 682
Lading of goods exported to be under the
inspection of an officer,

Drawback allowed on foreign sugar re-
fined in the United States, and on spi-
rits distilled from foreign molasses, V. 563
Not to be allowed unless exported within
V. 563
three years,
No additional duty on goods imported in
foreign vessels to be allowed as draw-
back,
- V. 563
Two and a half per cent. on the amount
of all drawbacks to be retained, except
in the case of foreign and refined su-
gars, when ten per cent. shall be re-
V. 563
tained,
Drawback on merchandise exported to
V. 750
Chihuahua and Santa Fé,
Drawback on goods exported to the Bri-
tish North American provinces, - V. 751
Ports from which goods may be export
V. 751
ed,
Goods exported, if brought back, to be
V. 752
forfeited,
Two and a half per cent. to be received
by the collectors for the United States,
See Index to the Private Laws.

.

See Index to the Private Laws.
Duties.

II. 248

An act to extend the time for exporting,
with privilege of drawback, goods,
wares, and merchandise entitled there-
to by law, (obsolete,)
Twenty days after clearance of the ves

Repeal of duties on mills and implements
employed in the manufacture of snuff.
Act of April 24, 1800,

. II. 54
Act laying additional duties on salt con-
II. 60
tinued for ten years, (obsolete,)
Collectors of New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Norfolk and Charles-
ton, to deposit bonds for duties, for col-
lection, in the Bank of the United
II. 72
States, (obsolete),