United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/14th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 3
Chap. III.—An Act supplementary to an act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage.[1]
Tonnage duties to be the same as by the act of 20th July, 1790, ch. 30, except, &c.
Act of April 27, 1816, ch. 107.
Act of March 3, 1817, ch. 109.
Proviso: as to treaty rights, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the tonnage duties to be paid by ships or vessels which shall be entered in the United States, excepting only such foreign ships or vessels as shall be entered from any foreign port or place to or with which vessels of the United States are not ordinarily permitted to go and trade, shall be the same as are provided by the act, entitled “An act imposing duties on the tonnage of ships or vessels,” passed on the twentieth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety: Provided always, That nothing in this act contained shall be deemed in any wise to impair any rights and privileges which have been or may be acquired by any foreign nation under the laws and treaties of the United States relative to the duty on tonnage of vessels.
Two dollars per ton on vessels from ports where, &c.
The duties to be collected as prescribed by law.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That on all foreign ships or vessels, which shall be entered into the United States before the thirtieth day of June next, from any foreign port or place, to and with which vessels of the United States are not ordinarily permitted to go and trade, there shall be paid a duty at the rate of two dollars per ton. And the duties provided by this act shall be levied and collected in the same manner and under the same regulations as are prescribed by law in relation to the duties upon tonnage now in force.
Approved, January 14, 1817.
- ↑ See note of the acts relating to duties on tonnage, vol. i. 27.