1828. SECT. 6. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twenty- on all imported eight, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, in lieu of the roofing states. duties now imposed by law, on all imported roofing slates, not exceeding twelve inches in length, by six inches in width, four dollars per ton; on all such slates exceeding twelve, and not exceeding fourteen inches in length, five dollars per ton; on all slates exceeding fourteen, and not exceeding sixteen inches in length, six dollars per ton; on all slates exceeding sixteen inches, and not exceeding eighteen inches in length, seven dollars per ton; on all slates exceeding eighteen, and not exceeding twenty inches in length, eight dollars per ton; on slates exceeding twenty inches, and not exceeding twenty-four inches ia length, nine dollars per ton; and on all slates exceeding twenty four inches in length, ten dollars per ton. And that, in In lieu of the prelieu of the present duties, there be levied, collected, and sent duties. paid, a duty of thirty-three and a third per centum, ad valorem, on all imported ciphering slates. nan keens, imported &c. SECT. 7. And be it further enacted, That all cotton cloths. On cotton cloths, whatsoever, or cloths of which cotton shall be a component excepting material, excepting nankeens, imported direct from China, the direct from China, original cost of which, at the place whence imported, with the addition of twenty per cent. if imported from the Cape of Good Hope, or from any other place beyond it, and of ten per cent. if imported from any other place, shall be less than thirty-five cents the square yard, shall, with such addition, be taken and deemed to have cost thirty-five cents the square yard, and charged with duty accordingly. the duty now is, any goods, &c. SECT. 8. And be it further enacted, That, in all cases where In all cases where the duty which now is, or hereafter may be, imposed, on any or hereafter may goods, wares, or merchandises, imported into the United States, be, imposed on shall, by law, be regulated by, or be directed to be estimated or levied upon the value of the square yard, or of any other quantity or parcel thereof; and in all cases where there is or shall be imposed any ad valorem rate of duty on any goods, wares, or merchandises, imported into the United States, it shall be the duty of the Collector within whose district the same shall be imported or entered, to cause the actual value thereof, at the time purchased, and place from which the same shall have been imported into the United States, to be apprai sed, estimated, and ascertained, and the number of such yards, parcels, or quantities, and such actual value of every of them, as the case may require: And it shall, in every such case, be the duty of the appraisers of the United States, and of every of them, and of every other person who shall act as such appraiser, by all the reasonable ways and means in his or their power, to ascertain, estimate, and appraise the true and actual value, any invoice or affidavit thereto, to the contrary notwithstanding, of the said goods, wares, and merchandise, at the time 1828. Provisa In all cases where the actual value to &c. to ad valorem du ty. purchased, and place from whence the same shall have been imported into the United States, and the number of such yards, parcels, or quantities, and such actual value of every of them, as the case may require; and all such goods, wares, and merchandises, being manufactures of wool, or whereof wool shall be a component part, which shall be imported into the United States in an unfinished condition, shall, in every such appraisal, be taken, deemed, and estimated by the said appraisers, and every of them, and every person who shall act as such ap. praiser, to have been, at the time purchased, and place from whence the same were imported into the United States, of as great actual value as if the same had been entirely finished. And to the value of the said goods, wares, and merchandise, so ascertained, there shall, in all cases where the same are or shall be charged with an ad valorem duty, be added all charges, except insurance, and also twenty per centum on the said actual value and charges, if imported from the Cape of Good Hope, or any place beyond the same, or from beyond Cape Horn; or ten per centum if from any other place or country and the said ad valorem rates of duty shall be estimated on such aggregate amount, any thing in any act to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That, in all cases where any goods, wares, or merchandise, subject to ad valorem duty, or whereon the duty is or shall be by law regulated by, or be directed to be estimated or levied upon the value of the square yard, or any other quantity or parcel thereof, shall have been imported into the United States from a country other than that in which the samo were manufactured or produced, the appraisers shall value the same at the current value thereof, at the time of purchase before such last exportation to the United States, in the country where the same may have been originally manufactured or produced. SECT. 9. And be it further enacted, That, in all cases where be appraised of the actual value to be appraised, estimated, and ascertained, any good, the as hereinbefore stated, of any goods, wares, or merchandise, U. S. and subject imported into the United States, and subject to any ad valorem duty, or whereon the duty is regulated by, or directed to be imposed or levied on, the value of the square yard, or other parcel or quantity thereof, shall, by ten per centum, exceed the invoice value thereof, in addition to the duty imposed by law on the same, if they had been invoiced at their real value, as aforesaid, there shall be levied and collected, on the same goods, wares, and merchandise, fifty per centum of the duty so imposed on the same goods, wares, and merchandise, when fairly invoiced: Provided, always, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to impose the said last mentioned duty of fifty per centum, for a variance between the bona fide invoice of goods produced in the manner specified in the proviso to the eighth section of this act, and the current value of the said merchandise in the country where the same may have been orig Proviso 1828. Duty of the Sce inally manufactured or produced: And, further, That the penalty of fifty per centum, imposed by the thirteenth section of the act, entitled "An act supplementary to, and to amend the act, entitled' An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports. and tonnage, passed the second day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and for other purposes," approved March first, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, shall not be deemed to apply or attach to any goods, wares, or mer chandise, which shall be subject to the additional duty of fifty per centum, as aforesaid, imposed by this section of this act. SECT. 10. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the du ty of the Secretary of the Treasury, under the direction of the retary of the TPresident of the United States, from time to time, to estab. lish such.rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, as the President of the United States shall think proper, to secure a just, faithful, and impartial appraisal of all goods, wares, and merchandise, as aforesaid, imported into the United States, and just and proper entries of such actual value thereof, and of the square yards, parcels, or other quantities thereof, as the case may require, and of such actual value of every of them: And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to report all such rules and regula tions, with the reasons therefor, to the then next session of Congress. [Approved, 19 May, 1828.] CHAP. 56. An ACT making appropriations for the improvement of certain sury. Road, continue Ohio, 8175,000.. For the completion of the Cumberland Road, continued to For completion of Zanesville, in the State of Ohio, one hundred and seventy-five the Cumberland thousand dollars; which said sum of money shall be replaced to Zanesville, in out of the fund reserved, for laying out and making roads, under the direction of Congress, by the several acts passed for the admission of the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States. To complete the removal of obstructions at the mouth of For removal of obGrand River, in the State of Ohio, nine thousand one hundred and thirty-five dollars and eleven cents. structions at the nouth of Grand River. For removal of ob structions at the To complete the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Huron River, in the State of Ohio, four thousand four hundred mouth of Huron and thirteen dollars and thirty-five cents. River. To complete the erection of piers, at the mouth of Dunkirk For erection of Harbor, in the State of New York, six thousand dollars. piers at the mouth of Dunkirk Har To complete the construction of the road from Detroit to bour. Maumee, five thousand nine hundred dollars. 7 For construction of a Road frour Detroit to Maumee. 1828. To continue a road from Detroit to Chicago. To continue the road from Detroit to Chicago, as far as the boundary line of the State of Indiana, eight thousand dollars. To pay a balance due the Commissioners for laying out a To pay a balance road from Detroit to Saganaw River and Bay, and a road from due the conmis Detroit to Fort Gratriot, in the Territory of Michigan, three out a Road from hundred and two dollars and sixty-nine cents. sioners for laying Saganaw River To complete the of Oswego harbor. and Bay, &c. To complete the building of two piers at the mouth of Osbuilding of two wego harbor, in the State of New York, authorized by an act piers at the mouth of Congress, approved the twentieth [second] of March last, entitled An act to authorize the improving of certain har(see Vol 7, p. bors, the building of piers, and for other purposes," nine thousand five hundred and eighty-three dollars and thirty-nine cents. For deepening the channel of entrance, into the harbor of into the Presque Isle, six thousand two hundred and twenty-three dollars and eighteen cents. 675.1 For deepening the channel of ers trance harbor of Presque Isle. For removal of obstructions at the For completing the removal of obstructions at the Mouth of mouth of Ashtabu- Ashtabula Creek, Ohio, two thousand four hundred and three la Creek, Ohio. dollars and fifty cents. obstructions at For removal of For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of the mouth of Cun. Cuncingham Creek, Ohio, one thousand five hundred and seningham Creek, venteen dollars and seventy six cents. Ohio. For removing ob. For removing obstructions to the navigation of Kennebec structions to the river, at Lovejoy's Narrows, by removing the half tide and other rocks, in addition to the appropriation of last session, three thousand five hundred dollars. navigation of Kennebee river. For securing the For preserving and securing the Lighthouse on the Brandythe Brandy-wine Wine Shoal, in the Bay of Delaware, ten thousand dollars. Light-house on shoal. For defraying ex to making exam April, 1824. For defraying the expenses incidental to making examinapenses incidental tions and surveys, under the act of thirtieth April, one thouinations, &c. un- sand eight hundred and twenty four, thirty thousand dollars: der Act of 30 Provided, That this appropriation shall not be construed into Proviso; appropri- a Legislative sanction of any examination or survey which construed, &c. shall not be deemed of national importance, and within the provisions of the aforesaid act of the thirtieth April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. ation not to be To complete a To complete a pier adjacent to a pier at Buffalo, in the pier at Buffalo, N. State of New York, thirty-four thousand two hundred and six dollars. To be paid out of SECT 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums, av money in the hereby appropriated, be paid out of any money in the Treasu ry not otherwise appropriated. (Approved, 19 May, 1828.] resury. CHAP. 57. An ACT for the punishment of contraventions of the fifth article of the Treaty between the United States and Russia. [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Any one, a citizen That if any ene, being a citizen of the United States, or trading 1898. under their a of 5th Article of tersburg. of 17th under their authority, shall, in contravention of the stipulations entered into by the United States with the Emperor of all of the United the Russias, by the fifth article of the treaty, signed at St. States or tending Petersburg, on the seventeenth day of April, in the year of our thority by virtue Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four,* sell, or cause treaty with St. Pe to be sold, to the natives of the country on the Northwest coast April, 1824, per of America, or any of the islands adjacent thereto, any spiri- the natives on the tuous liquors, fire arms, or other arms, powder or munitions of Northwest coast of war of any kind, the person so offending shall be fined in a sum spirituous liquors, not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, or impri- [See vol. 7, p. 609.] soned not less than thirty days, nor more than six months. mitted to sell to America, &c. &c. tion extended to each of the SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That the superior courts superior juridicin each of the territorial districts, and the circuit courts and the Superior and other courts of the United States, of similar jurisdiction in crim Circuit Court in inal causes, in each district of the United States, in which any torin! Districts in offender against this act shall be first apprehended or brought for trial, shall have, and are hereby invested with, full power and authority to hear, try and punish, all crimes, offences and misdemeanors, against this act; such courts proceeding therein in the same manner as if such crimes, offences and misdemeanors, had been committed within the bounds of their res spective districts. [Approved, 19 May, 1828.] CHAP. 58. An ACT to authorize the President of the United States to run and mark a line, dividing the Territory of Arkansas from the State of Louisiana. United States to &c. the line divid from the State of Louisiana [SECT. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States of America be, and he President of the is hereby, authorized, in conjunction with the constituted au- cause to be run, thorities of the State of Louisiana, to cause to be run, and dis ing the Territo tinctly marked, the line dividing the Territory of Arkansasy of Arkansas from the State of Louisiana; commencing on the right bank of the Mississippi river, at latitude thirty three degrees North, and running due West on that parallel of latitude, to where a line running due North from latitude thirty-two degrees North, on the Sabine river,will intersect the same. And, for that pur- Commissioner to be appointed. pose, he is hereby authorized, to appoint a Commissioner, or Surveyor, or both, as in his opinion may be necessary: Provi Proviso; compended, The compensation to be allowed to the person or persons, owed to the Pys so to be appointed by the President of the United States, shall on appointed. not exceed in amount the compensation allowed by the Government of Louisiana to the person or persons appointed, on its part, for the same object. sation to it to make two thir SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That the person or per- Person appointed sons, so to be appointed by the President of the United States, certified draft, with such as have been or shall be appointed for the same pur-batl be deposed one of which |