Collection of Duties, (continued.)
judgment on bond, for appraised value, i.
696.

certificate of probable cause, i. 696; ii.
422.

proceedings on restitution, i. 696.

ships and goods condemned, how sold, i.
696.

limitation of suits for penalties and forfeit-
ures, i. 696.

officers may be witnesses, i. 697.

goods to be imported by sea only, except on
frontiers, &c., i. 697.

in vessels of thirty tons, i. 697.
forfeiture for illegal importation, i. 698.
proceedings, on clearance of vessels for
foreign voyages, i. 698; iii. 542.
manifest and clearance, how made and
granted, i. 698; iii. 542.

value to be fixed in manifest, iii. 542.
oath, and form of, i. 698; iii. 543.
state inspection laws to be observed, i. 699.
importation of horses, cattle, sheep, &c., for
breed, entry of, i. 699.

forfeiture for non-entry, i. 699.

authority to deputies to perform duties of
collectors and naval officers, i. 699.
persons scrupulous of taking an oath may
affirm, i. 699.

revenue cutters, building and regulation of,
i. 699.

officers of, appointment and duty, i.
699, 700.

row boats, building and regulation of,
i. 700.

ensign and pennant, worn by, i. 700.
vessels to bring to, when required or chased
by revenue cutters, i. 700.

penalty for illegally hoisting pennant, i. 701.
beer, porter, and ale, regulations on impor-
tation of, i. 701.

in what casks and packages, i. 701.
distilled spirits and refined sugar, importa-
tion of, regulated, i. 701;
iii. 338; iv. 235; v. 563.
in what vessels, casks, and
packages, i. 701; iii. 338;
iv. 235.

forfeiture on non-compliance,
i. 701.

treaty privileges secured to British subjects
and Indians, i. 701.
frontier trade regulated, i. 702, 703, 704;
ii. 182, 192, 200, 253; iii. 616,
781.

in what boats and vessels, i.
702.

how entry and manifests, i.
702.

how entry, when goods to be
carried over portages, i.
702.

oaths and certificates in such
cases, i. 702, 703.
penalty for frauds in respect
to goods to be carried over
portages, &c., i. 703.

what oaths to be taken in such
cases, i. 703.

forms in substance not to be deviated from,
nor penalty for mistakes, i. 704.
secretary of treasury may prescribe addi-
tions to forms, i. 704.

Collection of Duties, (continued.)

commissions, how divided in case of death
of collector, i. 709.

trade on Mississippi regulated, ii. 182, 192,
200, 252, 253.

in District of Columbia, inspection in, ii.
195.

slave trade vessels prohibited from entry,
ii. 205.

state laws prohibiting slave trade to be ob-
served, ii. 206.

transportation of goods by land allowed

between certain places with saving of
drawback, ii. 103, 261; iii. 405; iv. 188.
treaty with Spain as to vessels in distress,
enforced, ii. 314.

armed vessels, clearance of, provided for,
(obsolete,) ii. 341.

entry of certain vessels from India author-
ized, (obsolete,) ii. 776, 794.

clearances from Bayou St. John and Canal
de Carondelet, iii. 347.

further regulations for collection of duties,
(obsolete,) iii. 433.

Further Regulations of Importations.
no goods to be imported except in Ameri-
can ships, or ships of the country of pro-
duction, iii. 351.

forfeiture for illegal importation, iii. 351.
foreign vessels not to trade with goods not
part of original cargo, between different
ports of United States, iii. 351.
tonnage duties on ships trading between
different districts, iii. 351.

on ships from foreign ports, iii. 351.
fraudulent embezzlement of wines and
spirits deposited, punished, iii. 470.
the values of all imported articles to be
ascertained, as articles ad valorem, iii.

542.

value of exported articles to be ascertained,
and how, iii. 542.

manifest on foreign voyage to contain value
of the goods, and to be verified by oath,
iii. 542.

collectors to keep accounts of national
character and tonnage of all vessels, iii.

543.

collectors to make quarterly returns there-
of, iii. 543.

secretary of treasury to prescribe rules and
forms thereof, iii. 543.

annual statements required, iii. 543.
importations in Spanish ships into Florida,
provided for, iii. 660.

duties in Florida provided for, iii. 684.
emoluments of custom-house officers fur-
ther limited, iii. 694, 695.

clerks, number and pay of them, and of
deputies, regulated, iii. 695.
how and when paid, iii. 696.
penalty for receiving fees by revenue offi-
cers not provided for by law, iii. 696.
further regulations of, iii. 729, &c.
no entry of goods subject to ad valorem
duties, without invoice, except, &c., iii.
729.

not to extend to wrecked goods, iii. 729.
provisions for cases where no invoice re-
ceived, iii. 729.

when admitted on appraisement, iii. 730.
goods not entered deposited in public ware.
houses, iii. 730.

Collection of Duties, (continued.)

provisions for such cases, iii. 730.
oaths on entry by owner, consignee, and
agent, iii. 730, 731.

by manufacturer, iii. 732.

duties on goods subject to ad valorem du-
ties, how made, iii. 733.

how when citizens absent, iii. 733.
no ad valorem goods admitted to entry with-
out oath to invoice, iii. 733.
how oath verified abroad, iii. 733.
executors, administrators, and assignees to
take the oath, iii. 734.

secretary of treasury may admit goods of
non-residents to entry in his discretion,
iii. 734.

goods belonging partly to persons in United
States, admissible on their oath, iii. 734.
when invoices deemed suspicious, iii. 734.
suspected goods, how appraised, and to pay
duties, iii. 735.

collectors to open certain packages, iii.
735; v. 565.

fraudulent invoices, forfeiture for, iii. 735;
v. 565.

secretary of treasury may remit forfeitures
on account of mistake, iii. 735.
general appraisers, appointment and duties
of, iii. 735, 736.

remedy in case of dissatisfaction with ap-
praisement, iii. 736.

penalty for appraiser refusing to serve, iii.
736.

distribution of penalties on suspected in-
voices appraised, iii. 736.

goods wrecked, how admitted to entry, iii.
736; v. 609.

consular fee for certificate and verification
of invoices, iii. 737.

counterfeiting certificate of consuls, pun-
ished, iii. 737.

goods admitted to entry on invoice, the
value in invoice conclusive, iii. 737.
bonds for duties in name of a firm to bind
all the partners, iii. 737.

no bond for duties to be accepted, unless
principal a resident and sureties citizens,
iii. 737.

on duties paid in cash a discount of 4 per
cent. allowed, iii. 737.

provisions as to goods transported coastwise
for drawback, iii. 737, 738.

when such goods are to be deposited in pub-
lic warehouse, iii. 738.

penalties, how sued for, mitigated and dis-
tributed, iii. 739.

frontier trade further regulated, iii. 781.
penalty for concealing, receiving, or buying
smuggled goods, iii. 781, 782.

resistance or obstruction of officers of the
customs, punished, iii. 782.

clearances in certain cases to be at Rich-
mond or at Petersburgh, iv. 44.
secretary of treasury to authorize the com-
pletion of entries for drawback after
twenty days, iv. 95.

brandy to be imported in casks not less than
15 gallons, iv. 235.

no drawback on any spirit distilled in the
United States from molasses, iv. 272,
273.

where the duty is ad valorem, goods to be
appraised, iv. 273, 274.

Collection of Duties, (continued.)

where value exceeds invoice 10 per cent.,
duty of 50 per cent., iv. 274.
secretary of the treasury authorized to make
rules for appraising, iv. 274.

as to goods transported coastwise, iv. 304.
merchandise allowed drawback, without
deduction from duty within three years,
iv. 330.

additional drawback on sugar refined in the
United States, iv. 331; v. 563.
drawback of brandy, iv. 373.

regulation of vessels in James River, iv. 382.
additional appraiser for New York, iv. 409.
eight assistant appraisers, iv. 409.
rule as to average value, iv. 409.
appeal from appraisement, iv. 409.
number of packages to be examined, iv.

410.

consequences of discrepancy, iv. 410.
goods when to be delivered, iv. 410.
goods for reexportation, iv. 410.
compensation of assistant appraisers, iv.
411.

forfeitures, how sued, iv. 411.

additional bond, when to be required, iv.
411.

drawback on spirits distilled from foreign
materials, iv. 419; v. 563.

charges on passports and clearances re-
pealed, iv. 441.

benefit of drawback extended, iv. 442.
certain duties to be refunded, iv. 451.
merchandise imported into Pittsburg, and

other western cities, duties to be there
secured and paid, iv. 480.

act requiring addition of 10 or 20 per cent.
to value to be repealed, iv. 590.
when to be paid in cash, iv. 591.
no deposit of teas in bond, iv. 591.
law requiring teas to be weighed repealed,
iv. 591.

duties on wool to be paid in cash or put in
bond, iv. 591.

appraisement regulated, iv. 591.
goods not corresponding with entry for-
feited, iv. 593.

pounds sterling to be valued at, iv. 593; v.
496.

articles enumerated may be bonded, iv.
593, 594.

certain articles may be deposited, iv. 635.
in certain cases, goods may remain in own-
er's warehouse, iv. 635.

after December 31, 1833, all duties exceed-
ing 20 per cent. to be reduced by bien-
nially striking off one tenth, iv. 629.
duties to be paid in cash, iv. 630; v.562.
goods to be valued at ports of entry, iv.
630.

president authorized in certain cases to

change the site of custom-house, iv. 632.
property in custody irrepleviable, iv. 633.
suits in state courts against officers of U.
States removable to Č. C. iv. 634.

in case of obstruction to the laws, iv. 634.
further credit on bonds for duties out-
standing in 1837, v. 205.

remission duties on goods destroyed by fire
in New York, v. 284.

all moneys received under protest or for
unascertained duties, to be paid into the
treasury, v. 349, 727.

Compensation and Salaries, (continued.)
foreign ministers, i. 128; ii. 78, 608; v. 525.
attorney-general, i. 72, 497, 730 i 152,
250, 456, 718; iii. 309, 484, iv. 416.
governors of territories, i. 67; iv. 735; v
14.

secretary of do. i. 63.

members of congress, i. 70, 533; ii. 257,
345, 404.

of president of senate pro tempore, ii. 777.
clerks and officers of congress, i. 71, 252;
ii. 58, 170, 375; iii. 137, 226, 334, 431,
645; iv. 5, 138, 421.
treasurer, comptrollers, auditors, registers,
&c., in departments, i. 67, 343, 730; ii.
152, 250, 456, 713; iii. 309, 368.
clerks and accountants in departments, i.
68, 216, 276, 281, 474, 554, 610, 624, 730;
ii. 250, 3.6; iii. 445, 540; iv. 233, 396,
414, 573, 780; v. 26, 27, 523.

of district attorneys, i. 93, 216, 277, 625 ; ii.
208; iii. 133, 592; iv. 8, 185, 292, 469;
v. 14, 52, 62, 204, 427, 483, 764.

of clerks of courts, i. 217, 277, 625 ; ii. 202,
456, 703; iii. 133, 235, 391, 413, 463, 505,
598, 654; iv. 8, 291; v 14, 51, 62, 427,
483, 764.

of marshals, i. 93, 217, 276, 624, 727; i.
202, 468, 703; iii. 133, 235, 391, 413, 463,
500, 553, 598; iv. 8, 292, 330, 331, 399,
753; v. 14, 51, 62, 427, 483, 764.
of paymaster-general, ii. 38; iii. 128.
of consuls, i. 255, 256.

to Barbary powers, ii. 608.

of custom-house officers, (obsolete acts,) i.
171, 461, 476, 502, 596 ; iii. 306, 368, 693.
acts in force, i. 706, 707, 708, 709; ii. 72,
138, 172, 300, 658; iv. 43, 487, 629, 698,
715, 771; v. 175, 242, 264, 349, 431, 610,
626.

in case of death, how divided, i. 709,
of officers of revenue cutters, i. 461, 556,
708; v. 63.

of custom-house appraisers, iii. 736.
of commissioner of revenue, (obsolete,) i.
280, 340, 730; ii. 153.

of officers of internal revenue, (obsolete,)
i. 591.

See Dutics, internal.

of superintendents of arsenals, iii. 323
of commissioner of land office, ii. 716.
of surveyors, receivers, and registers of
public lands, i. 468; ii. 77, 78, 278, 282;
iii. 466.

of keepers of lighthouses, iv. 284.
of solicitor of the treasury, iv. 416.

of officers of the mint and its branches, iv.
278, 774; v. 136.

of translator in state department, v. 26.
of disbursing agent in state department, v.
26.

of surveyor-generals, iv. 493, 531; v. 26.
of clerks in the quartermaster general's
office, v. 26.

of commissioner of patents, v. 117.

of commissioner of pensions, iv. 779;

187.

of judge of orphans' court of Alexandria
county, iv. 277.

of members of legislatures of territories, iv.
303; v. 14.

of superintendents of roads, iv. 351, 364, 618.
of warden and officers of penitentiary

Compensation and Salaries, (continued.)

in the District of Columbia, iv. 366,
445.

of marshals for taking 6th census, v. 334.
of commissioners of insolvency, iv. 463.
of commissioners of Indian affairs, iv. 564.
of commissioners of land claims, iv. 565.
of commissioners, secretaries, &c., under
treaties, iv. 575; v. 35, 181.

of superintendents of Indian affairs, iv
729.

of Indian agents, iv. 735.

of officers attached to Indian department,
iv. 735.

of officers in the navy, iv. 755.

of officers in the post-office department,
v. 89.

of secretary to sign patents, v. 111.
of officers in land office, v. 111.
of clerks in patent office, v. 118.
general act establishing the salaries of clerks,
messengers, &c., at Washington, v. 523.
of bearer of electoral votes, iv. 81.
of commissioner of public buildings, v. 610.
of officers under the bankrupt act, v. 446,
484.

extra compensation forbidden, v. 349, 510.
See also the titles of the respective officers.
Compromise,

of debts due U. States, v. 178, 317
Comptrollers in Departments,

reorganization and duties of, iii. 367; and
see i. 512.

removal of, in case of sickness, i. 353.
delegates of territories authorized, ii. 130;
iii. 363, 482; v. 15.

meetings of, to be on the 1st Monday in
December, unless special provision is
made otherwise, i. 11.

special sessions of, i. 96, 198, 267, 370,507,
525; ii. 85, 242, 283, 490, 514, 549, 804;
iii. 48, 128, 433, 581.

assent of, to state acts. See under the
names of the states.

members not to engage in public contracts,
ii. 484.

printing for, how contracted for, iii. 249,
400, 538; v. 764.

manner of executing printing of, iv. 322.
election of printer of, iv. 369.

library of. See Library.

expenditures of contingent fund, iii. 789.
annual reports to, v. 25, 117.

apportionment of representation. See Ap-
portionment.

pay of. See Compensation.

Congress, Frigate,

appropriation for rebuilding, iv. 728.

Congressional Documents,

INDEX.

subscription to a compilation of, iv. 471.
Connecticut,

cession of the western reserve, ii. 56.
payment of her claim, v. 151.

Conspiracies,

to cast away ships, &c., iv. 122.

Consolidation,

of suits, provided for, iii. 21.

Constables,

compensation of, for duties in courts, i. 276,
624.

Constellation, Frigate,

action with the La Vengeance, ii. 87.
Constitution of United States, i. 10.
Consuls and Vice-Consuls,

suits by and against foreign, i. 17, 77, 80.
foreign, to receive ship's papers, iii. 362.
not to give up papers before clearance, iii.
362.

foreign powers of, ii. 810.

American, powers and duties of, i. 254, 690,
691; ii. 203, 651, 810; v. 394.

ship's papers to be deposited with, ii. 203;
v. 370, 395.

offences by, ii. 204, 205; v. 397.

false certificates by, ii. 204, 205.
at Algiers, i. 533.

with Barbary powers, ii. 608.

bonds given by, i. 256.

powers over effects of persons deceased, i.
255.

discharge of seamen, i. 256; ii. 203; v. 395.
relief of distressed seamen, i. 256; ii. 204,
651.

to receive protest, &c., i. 255; ii. 203.
in cases of wreck, i. 255.

fees of, i. 255, 256; ii. 204; iii. 737.
certificates of goods by, iii. 733.
counterfeiting certificate of, iii. 737.
giving false certificate punishable, iv. 773.
jurisdiction over ships and seamen, v. 395.
inspection of vessels alleged to be unsea-
worthy, v. 396.

the commanding officer of vessels of war
authorized to act as consul, where there
is no resident consul, v. 725.

may pay foreign postage, v. 750.

Contagious Sickness,

removal, in case of, i. 353, 620, 621.

Contempts,

to courts, punishable, i. 83; iii. 396; iv. 487,

488.

defined and limited, iv. 487, 488.

Contested Elections in Congress,

evidence how taken, i. 537.

Contingent Fund,

of congress, iii. 789; v. 25, 763.
of departments, v. 25, 349, 527.

Contracts, public,

915

renewable in certain cases for fourteen

v. 518.

in civil causes, i. 92.

in criminal causes, i. 118.
Counterfeiting,

public securities and documents, i. 115; iii.
771, 772; iv. 119.

current coin, ii. 404; iv. 121.

checks, notes, &c., orders, &c., of Bank of
United States, iii. 275, 276.

bank plates of Bank of U. States, iii. 275.
consular certificates of imports, iii. 737.
post-office stamps, v. 749.

Courts of United States,

obsolete acts respecting, i. 253, 333; ii. 89.
132.

for provisions respecting the different
courts. See Supreme Court, p. 950; Cir-
cuit Courts, p. 907; District Courts, p.
918; Courts Martial.

for provisions respecting process.

Process,

See

for provisions respecting the judicial cir-
cuits and districts. See Judicial Circuits,
p. 929, and Judicial Districts.
general powers of, i. 76–83.

equity powers, i. 82.

removal in cases of contagious diseases, i.
620, 621.

adjournment of.

See Adjournment.

to administer oaths, i. 83.
to issue all proper writs, i. 81.

to issue writs of habeas corpus, i. 82; iv.
634; v. 539.

to order books and papers to be produced,
i. 82.