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enter and clear vessels, &c.

the State of Maine, to enter and clear vessels, and to perform such other official acts as the said Secretary shall think advisable.

No. 524.JULY 26, 1866.

Stat. at Large, Vol. XIV. p. 253.

The Chesa

peake Bay, &c. Canal Company may extend its

canal to Anacos

tia River.

Tolls and rents.

Canal exten

sion to be a public highway.

Public property of the United States to

go through free

of tolls.

Company when required to give Congress an account of receipts and expenditures, &c.

Provisions of charter to apply to extension, subject, &c.

Act to be a

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CHAP. CCLXIII. -An Act to authorize "The Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River Tidewater Canal Company" to enter the District of Columbia, and extend their Canal to the Anacostia River at any Point above Benning's Bridge.

Be it enacted, &c. That "The Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River Tidewater Canal Company," incorporated by the general assembly of the State of Maryland, at the January session thereof, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, by an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River Tidewater Canal Company," be, and the same are hereby, authorized to extend their canal from the point where it strikes the boundary line of the District of Columbia, thence in and through the said District to the Anacostia River at any point thereon above Benning's bridge.

SEC. 3. That it shall be lawful for said company to levy, demand, and receive such even tolls and rents for the use of the wharves and docks of said company on said extension, or for freight transported by said company, or for the passage through said extension of boats, rafts, or any other water craft, as a majority of the directors at any regular meeting shall assess therefor: Provided, That the Congress of the United States shall at all times have power to increase or reduce such tolls or rents.

SEC. 4. That the said canal extension, when completed, shall forever thereafter be esteemed and taken to be a public highway for the transportation of all goods, commodities, or produce of every kind and description, and for all canal boats, rafts, or other water crafts of every kind whatever, upon the payment of such tolls or rents as are authorized to be imposed by this act.

SEC. 5. That the said company shall permit all public property belonging to the United States to pass through said canal extension free of all charge or toll; and the said company shall, from time to time, as may be required, lay before Congress a just and true account of their receipts and expenditures on said extension, with a statement of the clear profits thereof.

SEC. 6. That, subject to the aforesaid provisions of this act, all and singular the provisions of the aforesaid act of the general assembly of the State of Maryland, entitled "An act to incorporate the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River Tidewater Canal Company," relating to the powers, liabilities, and authority of said company, in operating and using their canal, shall take effect and apply to the extension aforesaid in the District of Columbia.

SEC. 7. That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect public act, and and be in force from and after its passage, and shall be subject to alteration or repeal by Congress.

when to take ef

fect.

No. 525.-JULY 26, 1866.

Stat. at Large, CHAP. CCLXIX. An Act to provide for and to regulate the Weighing of Exports, and for other Purposes.

Vol. XIV. p. 289.

Upon certain weighable articles exported,

three cents per hundred pounds to be collected.

Office of measurer at New York abolished.

upon

Be it enacted, &c. That upon all weighable articles hereafter exported, which a drawback or return duty is allowed, and upon all weighable goods withdrawn from bonded warehouses for export, there shall be levied and collected, by the collectors of the several ports, three cents per hundred pounds, to be determined by the returns of the weighers.

SEC. 2. That the office of measurer at the port of New York is hereby abolished, and the duties heretofore performed by them shall be performed by the weighers.

SEC. 3. That the weighers at the port of New York shall receive, from and after the passage of this act, an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars: Provided, That the increase of compensation, over and above the present salary of said officers, shall not exceed, in any fiscal year, the amount of fees earned by them.

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CHAP. CCLXXXI. An Act to authorize the Use in Post-Offices of Weights of the
Denomination of Grams.

Duties to be

performed by weighers. Salary of weighers at New York. Proviso.

Stat. at Large, Vol. XIV. p. 301.

Postal balances denominated in grams of the

Be it enacted, &c. That the Postmaster-General be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to furnish to the post-offices exchanging mails with foreign countries, and to such other offices as he shall think expedient, metric system postal balances denominated in grams of the metric system; and, until may be furnished certain postotherwise provided by law, one half-ounce avoirdupois shall be deemed offices. and taken for postal purposes as the equivalent of fifteen grams of the metric weights, and so adopted in progression; and the rates of postage shall be applied accordingly.

No. 527.JULY 27, 1866.

One half ounces to be the fifteen grams.

equivalent of

Stat. at Large,

CHAP. CCLXXXIV. - An Act to amend the Acts relating to Officers employed in the
Examination of imported Merchandise in the District of New York, and for other Vol. XIV. p. 302.
Purposes.

One appraiser to be appointed at the port of New York.

Qualifications.

Oath.

Packages to

Be it enacted, &c. That in lieu of the appraisers now authorized by law for the appraisement of goods, wares, and merchandise at the port of New York, the President of the United States shall, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint for said port one appraiser, who has had experience as an appraiser, or who shall be practically acquainted with the quality and value of some one or more of the chief articles of importation subject to appraisement, and who, before he enters upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath faithfully to direct and supervise the examination, inspection, and appraisement according to law, of such goods, wares, and merchandise as the collector may direct, and as is hereinafter provided for, and to cause to be duly reported to the collector the true value thereof, as required by law: Provided, That the collector shall not, under any circumstances, direct to be sent for examina- be sent for extion and appraisement less than one package of every invoice, and one appraisement. package at least out of every ten packages of goods, wares, and merchandise, and a greater number should he, or the appraiser, or any assistant appraiser, deem it necessary: Provided, nevertheless, that when from the character and description of the goods, wares, and merchandise, the Secretary of the Treasury may be of the opinion that the examination of a less proportion of packages will amply protect the revenue, he may, by special regulation, direct a less number of packages to be examined. And the appraiser, created by this act, in cases of his necessary and occasional ab- When and sence, may perform his functions, ad interim, by deputy, designated by him how appraiser in writing, from the assistant appraisers to be appointed under the pro- deputy. visions of this act.

amination and

Proviso.

may act by

SEC. 2. That in lieu of the assistant appraisers now authorized by law Ten assistant for the port of New York, the Secretary of the Treasury may appoint appraisers to be appointed for not exceeding ten assistant appraisers for said port, who have had experi- the port of ence as appraisers, or who shall be practically acquainted with the quality New York. Qualifications. and value of some one or more of the chief articles of importation subject to appraisement, and included among the goods, wares, or merchandise, to the examination and appraisement of which they are respectively to be assigned, and who shall be employed in appraising goods, according to law, direction of under the direction and supervision of the appraiser; and each of whom appraiser.

To act under

Oath.

Their report approved by appraiser, to be

deemed the appraisement required by law.

One of the as

sistant appraisspecial examiner

ers to act as

of drugs.

1848, ch. 70. One assistant appraiser to ex

shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath diligently and faithfully to examine and inspect such goods, wares, and merchandise as the appraiser may direct, and truly to report to him the true value thereof, according to law; such report to be subject to revision and correction by the appraiser, and when approved by him to be transmitted to the collector, and to be deemed and taken to be the appraisement by the United States local appraiser of the district of such goods, wares, or merchandise required by law.

SEC. 3. That one of the assistant appraisers to be appointed by virtue of this act, with special reference to his qualifications for the duties in this section set forth, shall, in addition to the duties that may be required of him by the appraiser, perform the duties and act in the place and stead of the special examiner of drugs, medicines, chemicals, and so forth, at the port of New York, as provided by the act of June twenty-six, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, chapter seventy, and one of the assistant appraisers to be appointed by virtue of this act shall be detailed by amine damaged the appraiser for the supervision of the department for the examination of merchandise damaged on the voyage of importation, and as far as practicable to make examinations and appraisals of such or any other merchandise as the appraiser may direct, and in all cases truly to report to him the extent of such damage, or the true value of the merchandise appraised, as the case may be, according to law, such report to be subject to the same revision, correction, and approval by the appraiser, as prescribed in the second section of this act, and to be in like manner, and for the same purpose, transmitted to the collector.

merchandise.

Examiners to be appointed.

Number and

pay to be deter mined by Secre

tary of Treasury.

SEC. 4. That in lieu of the clerks now employed in the examination, inspection, and appraisement of goods, wares, and merchandise at the port of New York, the Secretary of the Treasury may, on the nomination of the appraiser, appoint such number of examiners as said Secretary may in writing determine to be necessary, their compensation to be limited and fixed by him, but not to exceed the rates of twenty-five hundred dollars per year, to aid each of said assistant appraisers in the examination, inspection, and appraisement of goods, wares, and merchandise, according to law; and no person shall be appointed such examiner who is not, at Qualifications. the time of his appointment, practically and thoroughly acquainted with the character, quality, and value of the article or articles in the examination and appraisement of which he is to be employed; nor shall any such examiner enter upon the discharge of his duties, as such, until he shall have taken and subscribed an oath faithfully and diligently to discharge such duties according to law; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall also appoint, on the nomination of the appraiser, the clerks, verifiers, samplers, openers, packers, and messengers employed in the appraiser's office, or in any of the departments thereof, and shall limit and fix their number and compensation; but their compensation shall not exceed the rates of compensation usually paid for similar service.

Oath.

Clerks, verifiers, samplers, openers, packers, and messen

gers.

No officer

this act to engage in mercantile business.

SEC. 5. That it shall not be lawful for the appraiser, the assistant appointed under appraisers, examiners, clerks, verifiers, samplers, messengers, or other persons employed in the departments of appraisal, or any of them, to engage or be employed in any commercial or mercantile business, or act as agent for any person engaged in such business, during the term of their appointment.

Pay of

appraiser and assistants.

Compensation to be paid

monthly.

SEC. 6. That the appraiser who may be appointed under the provisions of this act shall receive a compensation of four thousand dollars per annum, and the assistant appraisers shall each receive a compensation of three thousand dollars per annum, to be paid out of the appropriations for defraying the expenses of collecting the revenue.

SEC. 7. That the compensation allowed, respectively, to the appraiser and the assistant appraisers, under the provision of this act, shall be paid to them in monthly payments, and in due proportion for any period less than one month for the time they may actually serve.

to apply to those

SEC. 8. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions, Inconsistent laws repealed. of this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed; and all provisions of Present laws existing acts relating to the duties of the appraisers now provided for by respecting law, or to any proceedings consequent or dependent upon the action of appraisers, &c. such appraisers and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall appointed under be construed to apply to the appraiser and assistant appraisers pro- this act. vided for by this act, and shall be continued in full force, and that this act When this act shall take effect on and after the first day of September, anno Domini takes effect. eighteen hundred and sixty-six.

hours.

SEC. 9. That if at any time, from an increase of importation, or from Assistant appraisers may any other cause, there shall be found upon the floors of the public stores be required to in the city of New York an accumulation of merchandise awaiting ap- work more than praisement, it shall be the duty of the appraiser, under regulations estab- usual business lished by the Secretary of the Treasury, to direct the assistant appraisers, and others associated with them in this branch of the public business, to devote time beyond the usual business hours, in each day, during daylight, to their respective duties, to the end that the business of appraisement may be faithfully and more promptly despatched.

Aids to the

revenue to have

SEC. 10. That all aids to the revenue or others performing the duties of inspectors of customs in any collection district, shall be paid the same pay of inspectors per diem compensation as inspectors of customs.

CHAP. CCLXXXVI.

No. 528. - JULY 27, 1866.

·An Act to prevent the Wearing of Sheath Knives by American
Seamen.

of customs.

Stat. at Large, Vol. XIV. p. 304.

Seamen in merchant service not to wear

Be it enacted, &c. That the existing regulation for the government of the navy of the United States, prohibiting the wearing of sheath knives on shipboard is hereby extended and made applicable to all seamen in the sheath knives.

merchant service.

Persons offer

seamen to be

SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the master or other officer in command of any ship or vessel registered, enrolled, or licensed under the ing to ship as laws of the United States, and of the owner or other person entering notified of law. into contract for the employment of a seaman or other subordinate upon any such ship or vessel, to inform every person offering to ship himself of the provisions of this law, and to require his compliance therewith,

under a penalty of fifty dollars for each omission, to be sued for and re- Penalty. covered in the name of the United States of America, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, one half for the benefit of the informer and the other half for the benefit of the fund for the relief of sick and disabled seamen.

No. 529. - JULY 27, 1866.

[No. 93.] Joint Resolution to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish to each State one Set of the Standard Weights and Measures of the Metric System.

Stat. at Large, Vol. XIV. p. 369.

A set of standard weights and

Be it resolved, &c. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to furnish to each State, to be delivered measures of to the governor thereof, one set of the standard weights and measures of the metric system for the use of the States respectively.

metric system

to be furnished each State.

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Stat. at Large, CHAP. CCXCIII. — An Act to fix the Compensation of certain Collectors of Customs, Vol. XIV. p. 308. and for other Purposes.

Salaries of

of customs changed and established.

Maximum.

Be it enacted, &c. That the collectors of customs hereinafter named certain collectors shall, from and after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, in lieu of the salaries to which they are now by law respectively entitled, receive the salaries following, to wit: The collectors of the districts of Texas, at Galveston, Saluria, Corpus Christi, and Brazos de Santiago, Texas, each at the rate of one thousand five hundred dollars a year in addition to the fees of office; Provided, That such compensation shall in no case exceed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum in the aggregate; the collectors of the districts of Beaufort, South Carolina, and Pensacola, Florida, each at the rate of one thousand dollars a year; the collectors of the district of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, and of the districts of Cherrystone, Virginia; Brunswick, Georgia ; [Saint] Augustine, Saint Mark's, and Apo[a]lachicola, Florida, and Techê, Louisiana, five hundred dollars a year each.

District of

Corpus Christi

in Texas estab

lished, and col

lector authorized.

Corpus Christi

to be port of entry, and Aransas a port of delivery.

Indianola to be port of entry for district of Saluria.

This act to take effect August 1, 1866. Pay of certain deputy collectors, general and local appraisers ;

officers and surveyors ;

SEC. 2. That all that part of the State of Texas and the waters thereof included within the counties of Nueces, Starr, Zapata, Duval, Encinao, Webb, La Salle, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Refugio, and San Patricio, shall be a distinct collection district, to be called the district of Corpus Christi, and the town of Corpus Christi shall be its only port of entry; and a collector shall be appointed to reside at said port. And Aransas shall be a port of delivery in said district.

SEC. 3. That the town of Indianola shall hereafter be the port of entry for the district of Saluria, in said State, instead of La Salle. And all acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed and this act shall take effect on and after the first day of August next.

SEC. 4. That in lieu of the compensation now allowed by law there shall hereafter be paid to each of the deputy collectors at the ports of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, and San Francisco, and to each of the general appraisers and local appraisers at Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, and San deputy naval Francisco, three thousand dollars per annum; to each of the deputy naval officers and the deputy surveyors at New York, Boston, Philadelphia, custom-house Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, and San Francisco, two thousand five weighers. hundred dollars per annum; and to each of the custom-house weighers at the ports of Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, and San Francisco, two thousand dollars per annum, out of the appropriation for expenses of collecting the revenue from customs: Provided, That the additional compensation of twenty-five per centum, as now provided by law, shall be continued to officers as aforesaid at the port of San Francisco.

Twenty-five tional to officers

per cent. addi

at San Francisco.

Blank books, blanks, and stationery for off

cers of customs.

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SEC. 5. That all blank books, blanks, and stationa[e]ry of kind every required by collectors and other officers of the customs, shall, so soon as they can be prepared for delivery, by or under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, be furnished to them for the use of their respective offices, upon requisition made by them, and the expense of such books, blanks, and stationa[e]ry shall be paid out of the appropriation for defraying the expenses of collecting the revenue from customs.

SEC. 6. That the fourth section of the act of February twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, entitled "An act to revive certain provisions of the act entitled 'An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage,' approved March three, eighteen hundred and fifteen, and for other purposes," shall not be construed to increase the per diem allowed to appraisers by the first section of the act of April two, eighteen hundred and forty-four, which it amends.

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