In cafe of the im or deten feet height of And it fhall be the duty of the collectors Sec. 5. And, in order that full and speedy information may be obtained of the feizure or detention, by any foreign power, of any seamen employed on board any ship or vessel of the United States, Be it further enacted, That it fhall, and hereby is declared to be the duty of the mafter of every fhip or vessel of the prement United States, any of the crew whereof fhall tion of fca, have been impreffed or detained by any fomen, mal reign power, at the firft port at which fuch fhip or veffel fhall arrive, if fuch impreffment or detention happened on the high feas, or if the fame happened within any foreign port, then in the port in which the fame happened, immediately to make a proteft, ftating the manner of such impreffment or detention, by whom made, together with the name and place of refidence of the perfon impressed or detained; diftinguishing alfo, whether he was an American citizen; and if not, to what nation he belonged. And it fhall be the ter of the ship to make a protcft, &c. duty of fuch master, to transmit by poft, or otherwise, every fuch proteft made in a foreign country, to the neareft conful or agent, or to the minifter of the United States refident in fuch country, if any fuck there be; preferving a duplicate of fuch protest, to be by him fent immediately after his arrival within the United States, to the Secretary of State, together with information to whom the original protest was tranfmitted: And in case fuch protest shall be made within the United States, or in any foreign country, in which no Conful, Agent or Minister of the United States refides, the fame fhall, as foon thereafter as practicable, be tranfmitted by fuch master, by post or otherwise, to the Secretary of State. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That a tary of the this act copy of this law be tranfmitted by the Secre- Secretary tary of State, to each of the minifters and of State, confuls of the United States, refident in fo- and Secrereign countries, and by the Secretary of the Treafury, Treafury, to the feveral collectors of the dif- to tranfmit tricts of the United States, whofe duty it is hereby declared to be, from time to time, to make known the provisions of this law, to all masters of fhips and veffels of the United States entering, or clearing at their feveral Mafter of offices. And the master of every fuch fhip hip to or veffel fhall, before he is admitted to an en- before adtry, by any fuch collector, be required to million to declare on oath, whether any of the crew of an entry. the fhip or veffel under his command have been impreffed or detained, in the course of his voyage, and how far he has complied with the directions of this act: And every fuch mafter, as fhall wilfully neglect or re fufe to make the declarations herein required, make oath ships vio Penalty on or to perform the duties enjoined by this act̃, mafters of fhall forfeit and pay the fum of one hundred lating this dollars. And it is hereby declared to be the duty of every fuch collector, to profecute for any forfeiture that may be incurred under this act. a.t. Collectors to fend a lift, &c. to Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the collector of every port of entry in the United States fhall fend a lift of the feamen registered under this act, once every three months, to the Secretary of State, together with an acState every count of fuch impreffments or detentions, as fhall appear, by the protests of the masters, to have taken place. the Secretary of 3 months. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Limitation firft, fecond and third fections of this act fhall of parts of be in force for one year, and from thence to the end of the next feffion of Congress thereafter, and no longer, the act. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SAMUEL LIVERMORE, Prefident of the Senate pro tempore. APPROVED, May the 28th, 1796: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States, An Act laying Duties upon Carriages for the Conveyance of Perfons; and repealing the former Act for that Purpose. Sec. 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That from and after the last day of Auguft duties to in lieu of next, the duties laid by the act, intitled, "An Former act laying duties upon carriages for the con- ceafe, and veyance of perfons," fhall ceafe, and fhall others laid not thenceforth be collected; but in lieu them. thereof, there fhall be levied, collected and paid, the following yearly rates and duties upon all carriages for the conveyance of perfons, which fhall be kept by, or for any perfon, for his or her own ufe, or to be let out for hire, or for the conveyance of paffengers, to wit: For and upon every coach, whether driven with a box, or by poftilion, the yearly fum of fifteen dollars: For and upon every chariot, poft-chariot and poft-chaife, the yearly fum of twelve dollars: For and upon every phaton for the conveyance of one or more perfons, with or without a top; and for and upon every coachee, or other carriage, having pannel-work, with blinds, glaffes or curtains in the upper division of the fides, front or back thereof, the yearly sum of nine dollars: For and upon every four-wheel carriage, having framed pofts and tops, and hanging on steel fprings, (whether drawn by one or more horfes) the yearly fum of fix dollars: For and upon every four-wheel topcarriage, hanging upon wooden or iron springs or jacks, (whether drawn by one or more horfes); and upon every curricle, chaife, chair, fulkey, or other two-wheel top-carriage, and upon every two-wheel carriage, hanging or refting upon fteel or iron fprings, the yearly fum of three dollars; and for and upon every other two-wheel carriage, the yearly fum of two dollars: And upon every four-wheel carriage, having framed pofts and tops, and refting upon wooden fpars, the yearly fum of two dollars: Provided always, All car the convey ance of perfons to be taxed. that nothing herein contained fhall be con- Sec. 2. And be it further enacled, That the riages for duties aforefaid fhall be levied and collected upon all carriages ufually and chiefly employed for the conveyance of persons, by whatever name or description the fame have been, or fhall hereafter be known and called. And in cafes of doubt, any carriage shall be deemed to belong to that clafs, to which the fame fhall bear the greatest resemblance (to be determined in manner herein-after provided) and fhall be fubject to duty accordingly. Carriages of doubt ful clafs. ties how to ted, &c. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Thefe du- duties aforefaid fhall be levied, collected, rebe collec- ceived and accounted for, by and under the immediate direction of the fupervisors and infpectors of the revenue, and other officers of inspection; fubject to the fuperintendance, controul and direction of the department of the Treafury, according to the authorities and duties of the refpective officers thereof. Entry to le made every year. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That every perfon having or keeping a carriage or carriages, upon which, a duty or duties fhall be payable, according to this act, fhall, yearly and in every year, in the month of September, or within fixty days previous thereto, make and fubfcribe a true and exact entry of each and every fuch carriage; therein fpecifying, diftinctly, each carriage owned or kept by him or her, for his or her ufe, or for hire, with the description and denomination thereof, |