268. As, by the Collection law of 2d March, 1799, the officers of Revenue Cutters were allowed the same rations with officers of equal rank in the army, &c., the act of 2d March, 1827, making an additional allowance to officers of the army, entitles the officers of Revenue Cutters to a like advance: S's cir. 27th June, 1827; V. 2, p. 187.

269. Further general instructions, with the approbation of the President, are issued to Collectors having the superintendence of Revenue Cutters, for their own government and that of commanders of the cutters-giving a detailed list of the grades of Officers, (that of Warrant officers being for the first time mentioned) seamen, armament, and ammunition for a limited time; also provisions, modes of supply, &c.; with a form of the quarterly account of expenditures to be returned to the Treasury for settlement: S's cir. 17th December, 1829; V. 2, p. 232.

270. Gordon's Digest of the Revenue Laws is transmitted for the use of Commanders of Revenue Cutters: S's cir. 21st May, 1831; V. 2, p. 269.

271. Experience having shown that the employment of Officers from the Navy, in the Revenue Cutter Service, is liable to objections, all such officers will cease to be so employed after the 30th April next, and the vacancies be filled from other sources; those now in the service and not of the Navy having preference according to fitness: S's cir. 17th January, 1832; V. 2, p. 282.

272. The uniform dress of Officers and Seamen of Revenue Cutters is prescribed according to description given: S's cir. 21st July, 1834; V. 3, p. 17.

273. Information having been received, that officers in command of Revenue Cutters frequently retain a portion of seamen's wages in their own hands, and draw wages accruing to seamen who have absconded, for the portion of the month transpiring before their desertion-such practices are henceforth forbidden, under the supervision of the Collectors: S's cir. 7th May, 1835; V. 3, p. 79.

274. A scheme for reducing the number of Revenue Cutters is suggested by the Secretary, who asks the views of Collectors thereon: S's cir. 20th July, 1835; V. 3, p. 80.

275. A Quarterly transcript of the Pay Roll of the Revenue Cutters is required to be returned to the Secretary of the Treasury: S's cir. 12th November, 1835; V. 3, p. 82.

276. The attention of Collectors is called to the act of 2d July, 1836, regulating the compensation of Officers of Revenue Cutters: S's cir. 9th July, 1836; V. 3, p. 105.

277. Regulations are further prescribed, in regard to the monthly payments to the Crews of Revenue Cutters, by an Inspector of the Customs, to be duly observed in the presence of the Commanding Officers of the Cutters: S's cir. 24th August, 1839; V. 3, p. 213.

Reduction of expenditures for Cutters

278. A cursory examination of the items of accounts has satisfied the Secretary of the Treasury, that a large portion of the expenditures on account of Revenue Boats is wholly proposed.

unnecessary; which of course call for corresponding reductions, as specified to Collectors in the form of interrogatories: S's cir. 3d August, 1841; V. 3, p. 251.

279. The General Regulations heretofore established for the government of the Revenue Cutter Service having been revised and modified, to adapt them to progressive legislation and experience, a copy thereof, with forms of quarterly abstracts of disbursements for the service-muster and pay rolls of Officers and Crew-advertisements for Rations-agreements with Contractors-daily proportion of rations for a week-articles of engagement in the Cutter Service-and form of Journal or Log Book, &c.—are transmitted to Collectors and Commanders of Revenue Cutters, for their government: S's cir. 1st November, 1841; V. 3, pp. 256 to 276. (25.)

280. Of furniture allowed for Cabin and Ward-room of Revenue Cutters-compensation disallowed to officers for superintending repairs-monthly journals of Cutters to state the names of officers, their daily attendance, their absence or sickness-neglect of duty to commerce against illegal importations complained of; cutters being too commonly at anchor in port, instead of being in motion in the channels of navigation through which Vessels arrive, &c.: S's cir. 19th November, 1842; V. 3, p. 284.

281. To establish uniformity in the force employed on board of Revenue Cutters, and equality in the compensation allowed to the petty officers and the crew, the rates, respectively, are prescribed: S's cir. 10th May, 1843; V. 3, p. 315.

282. The compensation of servants employed on board of Revenue Cutters must be settled with their owners, and their receipts and vouchers rendered to the First Auditor: S's cir. 5th June, 1843; V. 3, p. 318.

283. (The annual transcript of the Inventories of Revenue Cutters is required to be returned to the Secretary of the Treasury at the end of each year: S's cir. 12th November, 1835; V. 3, p. 82.)

VESSELS ARRIVED;

ENTRY, DELIVERY OF

SECTION 5.

Of the system of Commerce and Navigation, (in time of peace,) embracing the Custom-house entries of Vessels, Imports, Exports, and Tonnage with exhibits of manifests of cargoes and Marine Papers, and making registry of Aliens that arrive and report for naturalization, &c :—Also the quarterly returns connected therewith, respectively.

284. On the arrival of a vessel in port, her commander is required to make entry at the MARINE PAPERS, MANI- Custom-house, deliver her Marine Papers, pay her tonnage, and deliver a manifest of her cargo to the Collector: C's cir. 1st December, 1789; V. 1, p. 1.

FESTS, &c.

( 25.) A revised and enlarged edition of these General Regulations was issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, dated the 1st November, 1843, which will be found in the APPENDIX marked No. III.

measurement of for

eign vessels is indispensable:

285. The actual admeasurement of Foreign Vessels, on their arrival in port, to ascertain On arrival, the adtheir tonnage, cannot be dispensed with by relying on their foreign registry for the amount of their tonnage; it being shown by our rules of adineasurement to be greater than it is by foreign admeasurement: S's cir. 22d December, 1789; V. 1, p. 38.

duties:

286. The admeasurement of Foreign Vessels must be made on their arrival, whenever must be reported for tonnage duties accrue on them: S's cir. 21st September, 1791; V. 1, p. 97.

287. Certain Foreign Vessels entitled to the benefit of the act of 31st May, 1830, partially abolishing tonnage duties, are not subject to admeasurement on entry in a port of the United States: C's cir. 16th March, 1833; V. 3, p. 371.

288. Whenever a vessel arrives in ballast, or without goods subject to duty, the fact, in either case, must be made of entry by the Collector in his Tonnage Abstract: C's cir. 16th February, 1790; V. 1, p. 15.

289. Instances have occurred in which vessels arriving in certain ports have been permitted by Collectors to depart with their cargoes for other ports, after receiving the duties on the goods by estimates formed from the invoices, or from statements of the master, instead of being formed from the actual guaging, weighing, and measuring after landing the goods; the practice is a violation of the law, and injurious to the Revenue; by the last Collection law, a merchant may carry his goods from one District to another, paying the duties, in each district, on the goods actually landed in each: if vessels bound to other places put into a different District, the mere securing there the duties to be paid in the District for which the goods are destined, may be done by estimation as prescribed by law in such cases; but no estimation, without actual landing, guaging, weighing, measuring, &c., is to be accepted as final, where the duties are to be paid: S's cir. 13th May, 1791; V. 1, p. 72.

Vessels entering in

goods, but not on ton

290. Vessels entering a port from distress of weather, &c., and compelled by disability distress, pay duties on to transfer their cargoes to other vessels, shall not be required to pay tonnage duty-but their cargoes must be entered, pay duty, and be entitled to drawback on re-exportation, as in other cases: S's cir. 12th October, 1792; V. 1, p. 129.

291. (Vessels and their cargoes, captured and brought into our ports as prizes to French privateers and vessels of war, may be admitted under the same regulations and conditions as other vessels, paying the like duties, &c.; but not so in regard to prizes of other belligerants, that being against the treaty stipulations with France: S's cir. 30th May, 1793; V. 1, p. 140.)

nage.

Entry of French prizes granted privi legea not conceded to those of other belliger

ants:

rescinded.

292. (Reference is made to the aforesaid decision of 30th May, 1793, giving privileges to aforesaid decision is French privateers in ports of the United States, which is now rescinded, as being contrary to the restrictions of the 22d article of our treaty with France, and the 24th article of our treaty with Great Britain: S's cir. 30th June, 1796; V. 1, p. 174.)

Aliens are restricted

in their admission in

293. Collectors are informed that Aliens are admitted into the United States under certain restrictions, by the Alien act (of 1798) just passed; and rules are hereby prescribed for to the U. S. by the the government of Collectors under that act, by which they are required to make certain

Alien act:

&c:

discriminations between aliens arriving in port; and to make returns thereof to the Department, according to forms transmitted. O's cir. 13th July, 1798; V. 1, p. 157.

-their registry, natu294. So far as it is the duty of Collectors to attend to the execution of the act of 18th ralization, residence, June, 1798, respecting the naturalization and residence of Aliens in the United States, certain rules and regulations are transmitted, with forms prescribed, respecting their registry, and the certificates thereof: C's cir. 19th September, 1798; V. 1, p. 161.

295. Consuls and Commercial Agents are requested to contribute information, in pursuance of a resolution of the Senate, respecting the deportation of paupers from Great Britain and other countries, for the United States: S's cir. 7th July, 1836; V. 3, p. 104.

296. The Quarantine laws of European Nations being very oppressive, regulations are prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the government of Collectors, in providing outward bound vessels with Health Certificates: S's cir. 15th July, 1801; V. 1, p. 205.

297. Collectors are required to continue to enforce the Health or Quarantine laws and regulations enacted by the several States: S's cir. 25th May, 1805; V. 1, p. 237.

298. Vessels are still, to some extent, in violation of law as well as of the instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury of the 13th May, 1791, permitted to enter, and after paying duties on their cargoes estimated by the invoices only, to depart for foreign or other ports without unlading their goods; which unlading is essential to a proper inspection thereof, and estimate of the duties in the district where they are paid: C's cir. 24th November, 1801; V. 1, p. 207.

299. The Commanders of public armed vessels of all descriptions are required, on arrival in a district, to report to the Collector personally, or in writing through the Surveyor, or the Captain of a Revenue Cutter, the name of the vessel, her force, her country, and the port whence she arrived, according to the act "for the more effectual preservation of peace in the ports of the United States: S's cir. 25th May, 1805; V. 1, p. 237.

Private armed ves- 300. (Collectors are informed, that it was not the intention of the President's proclamasels of England not excluded by procla- tion of the 3d July instant, to prohibit British merchant vessels from entering the ports of the United States; all such, even though they be armed, and have letters of marque, are to be admitted to entry, &c: S's cir. 10th July, 1807; V. 1, p. 249.)

mation.

All vessels arriving from abroad, to report in 48 hours.

Fishing vessels exempt from entry and clearance for every trip during the embar go.

301. All vessels (save those exempted by the 31st section of the Collection law) on their arrival from a foreign port or place, unless they depart within 48 hours, must make report in that period to the Collector, according to law, and conform to other requisites of the laws: C's cir. 5th May, 1808; V. 1, p. 240.

302. Fishing vessels may pursue their employment without being obliged to enter or clear at every trip, during the embargo, provided they comply, in other respects, with the injunctions of the law: S's cir. 29th March, 1814; V. 2, p. 41.

303. Commanders of foreign vessels may deposite their Marine Papers with their respective Consuls in our ports, except those of such nations as deny the same privilege to American vessels in their ports: S's cir. 26th March, 1817; V. 2, p. 72.

304. A vessel from a foreign port, having goods destined for different districts in the United States, may proceed from district to district for due entry and delivery at each, upon having given bond in the first port of arrival so to do: C's cir. 5th August, 1822; V. 2, p. 188.

305. Such vessels, as aforesaid, may also, on unlading part of their cargo, at any such port to which they were destined, take other goods on board, to convey them, with the remaining foreign goods, to such ports of their original destination, &c: C's cir. 15th October, 1828; V. 2, p. 587.

306. Vessels arriving from foreign ports with manifests of lading for different ports in the United States, are subjected by Collectors to very irregular proceedings, in different districts, which call for correction. (The irregularities not stated in the circular): C's cir. 3d August, 1839; V. 3, p. 763.

307. Vessels from foreign ports, putting into a district in the United States under stress of weather, or other disability, are exempt from the ordinary regulations in cases of importation, being entitled to the benefits of the 60th section of the act of 2d March, 1799: C's cir. 5th August, 1822; V. 2, p. 189.

308. Foreign vessels outward bound, may proceed from one port in the United States to another, with ballast, or with parts of cargoes, to complete their cargoes thereat, without be ing considered as importing such goods: C's cir. 15th November, 1830; V. 3, p. 89.

309. British passenger steam vessels on the Lakes may touch at American ports for landing and receiving passengers, and not be required to make Custom-house entry, or take out clearance; but they shall not be permitted to go from port to port in the United States, under the same privilege: C's cir. 20th April, 1833; V. 3, p. 389.

310. The aforesaid instructions of the 20th April, 1833, are rescinded: O's cir. 3d May, aforesaid decision is 1833; V. 3, p. 393.

311. American vessels, on the Lakes, going to Canada to equip with cables, anchors, sails, &c., are wrongfully exempt from duty on those articles on their returns: C's cir. 28th October, 1836; V. 3, p. 553.

rescinded.

American vessels equipped in Canada, &c., subject to duty.

IMPORTANT CHANGE NAVIGATION of certain COUNTRIES

312. The Secretary of the Treasury gives instructions to secure uniformity in the execution of the 1st section of the act of the 1st March, 1817," concerning the navigation of in the COMMERCE and the United States," which says, "that after the 30th day of September next, no goods, foreign with the UNITED wares, or merchandise shall be imported into the United States from any foreign port or STATES. place, except in vessels of the United States, or in such foreign vessels as truly and wholly belong to citizens or subjects of that country of which the goods are the growth, production, or manufacture, or from which such goods, wares, or merchandise can only be, or