Statute Ⅰ.
Chap. XIII.—An Act for laying and collecting duties on imports and tonnage within the territories ceded to the United States, by the treaty of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and three, between the United States and the French Republic, and for other purposes.
Duties on imports and tonnage in Louisiana as in other states.
What laws shall be in force there.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the same duties which by law now are, or hereafter may be laid on goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United States, on the tonnage of vessels, and on the passports and clearances of vessels, shall be laid and collected on the goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the territories ceded to the United States, by the treaty of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and three, between the United States and the French Republic; and on vessels arriving in, or departing from the said territories: and the following acts, that is to say, the act, intituled,
Act of Sept. 2, 1789, ch. 12.“An act to establish the treasury department.”
Act of Dec. 31, 1792, ch. 1.“An act concerning the registering and recording of ships and vessels.”
Act of Feb. 18, 1793, ch. 8.“An act for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries.”
Act of March 2, 1799, ch. 22.“An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage.”
Act of March 3, 1797, ch. 9.“An act to establish the compensations of officers employed in the collection of the duties on imports and tonnage, and for other purposes.”
Act of March 3, 1795, ch. 48.“An act for the more effectual recovery of debts due from individuals to the United States.”
Act of March 3, 1797, ch. 20.“An act to provide more effectually for the settlement of accounts between the United States and receivers of public money.”
Act of May 7, 1800, ch. 45.“An act to authorize the sale and conveyance of lands in certain cases, by the marshals of the United States, and to confirm former sales;” and
Act of 1797, ch. 13.“An act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties and disabilities accruing in certain cases therein mentioned.”
Act of April 2, 1792, ch. 16.“An act to establish a mint and to regulate the coins of the United States.”
Act of Feb. 9, 1793, ch. 5.“An act regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes.”
All acts or of such parts now in force, or which may be enacted for laying duties on imports and tonnage, seamen or shipping for the collection of duties, regulating drawbacks and enrolling vessels to be in force.Vessels of that territory entitled to the same benefit as of U. States which were owned on the 20th December, 1803, &c.And the act supplementary to, and amendatory of the two last-mentioned acts, or so much of the said acts as is now in force, and also so much of any other act or acts of the United States as is now in force, or may be hereafter enacted, for laying any duties on imports, tonnage, seamen or shipping, for regulating and securing the collection of the same, and for regulating the compensations of the officers employed in the collection of the same; for granting and regulating drawbacks, bounties and allowances in lieu of drawbacks; concerning the registering, recording, enrolling and licensing of ships and vessels; to provide for the settlement of accounts between the United States and individuals; for the recovery of debts due to the United States; and for remitting forfeitures, penalties and disabilities, shall extend to, and have full force and effect in the above-mentioned territories: Provided however, and be it further enacted, That ships or vessels, which on the twentieth day of December last, were owned by persons then residing in the above mentioned territories, and who, either were citizens of the United States, or had resided in the said territories, during five years next preceding, shall be entitled to the benefits and privileges of ships or vessels of the United States, whilst they shall continue to be wholly owned by such persons, or by citizens of the United States: Provided nevertheless,But shall register and take oath of allegiance. that the persons claiming such privileges for their ships or vessels, shall in every other respect, comply with the provisions of the acts for registering, recording, enrolling and licensing of ships or vessels, and who, if not citizens of the United States, shall have previously taken an oath of
