United States Statutes at Large/Volume 6/11th Congress/3rd Session/Chapter 5
Chap. V.—An Act for the relief of George Armroyd and Company.
Drawback allowed them.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the collector of the customs for the port of Wilmington, in the State of Delaware, be, and he is hereby directed to allow George Armroyd and Company the drawback of duties on certain merchandise exported from the port of Philadelphia by them, in the month of October, one thousand eight hundred and nine, which merchandise, so exported, was imported into the district of Wilmington aforesaid, on the tenth of July, one thousand eight hundred and seven, in the schooner Christianstadt, and thence shipped coastwise to the port of Philadelphia, in the sloops Caroline and Anne: Provided, nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to compel the collector of Wilmington to grant the allowance of the drawback of duties aforementioned, until he shall receive from the collector of the port of Philadelphia satisfactory proof that the merchandise was shipped according to the forms of laws, in such cases made and provided; and also satisfactory proof from the said George Armroyd and Company, that the merchandise has been landed in some foreign port or place.
Approved, January 19, 1811.