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FOR LEAKAGE AND BREAKAGE.
Two per cent. allowed on the guage omall merchandise, paying duty by the gallon, contained in casks.
Ten per cent. on all beer, ale and porter, in bottles, and five per cent. on other liquors in bottles, to be deducted from the invoice quantity, in lieu of breakage; or it shall be lawful to compute the duties on the actual quantity, by tale, at the option of the importer, at the time of entry.
RATES OF DRAWBACKS.
On all goods, wares and merchandise exported within one year from the time of the duties being secured or paid on importation, to any foreign port or place other than the do- minions of any foreign state immediately adjoining the United States, and in vessels of not less than 30 tons burden.
If imported in American vessels, the whole amount secur- ed or paid on importation, save a deduction of 3 1-2 per cent. on the amount of duties, except spirits, which is one half cent per gal. and 2 1-2 per cent. on the amount of the duties.
If imported in foreign vessels, the amount paid or secured as foreign duty, is (as ic is in all cases ) retained; in other res- pects the drawback is similar to that of goods imported in American vessels.
N. B. No goods, wares or merchandise, are entitled to drawback, unless the duties secured or paid thereon have amounted to fifty dollars at least: nor then, unless in the state and package imported, (necessary and unavoidable wastage or damage only excepted.) Liquors in casks coffee in oasks or other packages, cocoa in casks or other packages, or any unrefined sugars, may be filled up out of other casks or packages included in the same original importation, or into' .
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new casks or packages corresponding therewith, to be mark- ed and numbered as the original, under the inspection of an officer.
DUTIES ON TONNAGE.
Foreign vessels from foreign ports, 2 dolls. per ton, and 50 cents light money.
Foreign vessels taking in goods in one district to land in another, 2 dolls. per ton.
American registered vessels from a foreign port 6 cents per ton.
Ditto from one district to another, except an adjoining district, 6 cents per tou
Ditto to adjoining districts, free.
Enrolled vessels pay 6 cents per ton per annum.
Ships or vessels belonging to citizens of the United States having no register, enrolment or licence, pay as foreign.
FEES OF OFFICE.
COMPENSATION ACT.
To the Collecter and Naval Officer.
Entry of a vessel of 100 tons or upwards $ 2 50
Clearance ditto ditto 2 50
Entry of vessels under 100 tons 1 50
Clearance ditto
1 50
Every post entry
2 00
Permit to land goods
0 20
Every bond taken officially
0 40
Permit to load goods, for exportation for drawback,
0 30
Debenture or other official certficate 0 20
Bill of health 0 20
Official document (register excepted) required by any person 0 20
To the Surveyor.
Admeasuring and certifying the same, of every ship or vessel of 100 tons and under, per ton 0 1
Admeasurement of every ship or vessel above 100 tons and not exceeding 200 1 50
Above 200 tons 2 00
For all other services on board any ship or vessel of 100 tons and upwards, having on board goods, wares and merchandise subject to duty
3 00
For like services on board any ship or vessel of less than 100 tons 1 50
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On all vessels not having on board goods, wares or merchandise subject to duty
$ 0 662-3
TERMS OF CREDIT.
Sec. 62.] When the"duties on ad valorem articles, are less than fifty dollars, it must be paid immediately; if specified a deposit must be made to secure the same, which when as- certained, will be immediately settled.
When the duties on goods imported, where the sum payable by one person or co-partnership, shall amount to more than fifty dollars, the following credit is allowed by law, except where any bond on which the person or co-part- nership entering such goods, wares, or merchandise, are either principal or security, being due, remains undischar- ged.
On all articles of the produce of the West-Indies, or from places north of the Equator, one half in three, and the other in six months.
On Madeira, and all other wines, twelve months.
On all goods, &c. from Europe, (wine and teas excepted) the one third in eight, one third in ten, and one third in twelve months.
On all goods, &c. (wines and teas excepted) from any other place than Europe, the West-Indies, and north of the Equator, the one half in six months, one fourth in nine months, and one fourth in twelve months.
Teas, from China or Europe, may be deposited at. the option of the importer, or importers, (to be determined at the time of making entry therefor) either to secure the du- ties thereon, on the same terms and stipulations as on other goods, wares and merchandise imported, or to give his or her, or their hond, to the collector of the district, where any such teas shall be landed, in double the amount of the duties thereupon, with condition for the payment of the said duties, in two years from the date of such bond: which bond shall be accepted by such collector without surety, upon the terms following; that is to say, the teas for the du- ties whereof such bond shall be accepted, shall be deposited at the expense and risk of the said importer or importers, in one or more storehouse or storehouses, as the case may require to be agreed upon, &c. The said teas to be deliver- ed upon bond being given with one or more security or se- curities, to the satisfaction of the collector, "if the same does not exceed one hundred dollars in four months; if above one hundred dollars, and not exceeding five hundred dollars, in eight months; or if the same shall exceed five hundred dollars, in twelve months," so that the term of cred- it shall not extend the period beyond two years from the
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time of depositing the said teas; any teas remaining af- ter the said term of two years, to be sold by the collector, who shall return the surplus, after paying the duties, to the owneror owners thereof.
Sec. 65.] When bonds given for duties shall become due, and not discharged, the collector to prosecute without delay; and in case of insolvency or death, the United States to be the first creditor, any executor, administrator, assignee, or any other person, paying any debt due by the person or estate, from whom, or for which . they are acting previous to the debt or debts due to the United States, being first fully satisfied and paid, shall become answerable in their own person and estate, for the same, or part thereof, remain- ing unsatisfied.
Sureties on all bonds given for duties, shall, in case of insolvency or death of the principal, " have and enjoy the like advantages, priority or preference, for the recovery and re- ceipt of the said money, out of the estate and effects of such insolvent or deceased principal, as are reserved to the Uni- ted States." .
When bonds are prosecuted for the recovery of duties due to the United States, judgment to be granted at the re- turn term, " unless the defendant shall in open court, the United States' Attorney being present, make oath or affir- mation that an error has been committed in the liquidation of the duties demanded upon such bond, specifying the er- rors alleged to have been committed, and that the same have been notified in writing to the collector of the district, prior to the commencement of the return term aforesaid.
On all bonds upon which suits shall be commenced, an interest shall be allowed at the rate of six per cent. per an- num, from the time when said bonds became due until the payment thereof.
Sec. 33.] Duties to be paid where goods are landed, and bonds to be given for securing the duties, if the whole or part of the cargo is destined to different districts.
RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTATIONS.
Sec. 92.] No goods, wares, merchandise, of foreign growth or manufacture, subject to the payment of duties, shall be brought into the United States, from any foreign port or place, in any other manner, than by sea, nor in any ship or vessel of less than thirty tons burthen, agrecble to the mode of ascertaining American tonnage.
Sec 103.] No beer, ale, or porter, to be imported in casks of less capacity than forty gallons beer measure, or if in bottles or in packages, of less than six dozen under penalty of for- feiture, with the ship or vessel.
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No refined lump or loaf sugar, shall be imported into thé United States, from any port or place, except in ships or vessels of the burthen of one hundred and twenty tons, and upwards, and in casks or packages containing each not less than six hundred pounds, on pain of forfeiting the said ship or vessel, and the loaf or lump sugar imported therein, except in such casks or packages as aforesaid.
No distilled spirits, (arrack and sweet cordials excepted) to be imported in casks or vessels of less capacity than ninety gallons wine measure, on pain of forfeiture, with the ship or vessel, nor in casks or vessels which have been marked pursuant to any law of the United States, on pain of forfei- ture of the said refined loaf or lump sugar, and distilled spirits together with the ship or vessel; provided, that the . forfeiture shall not be incurred on "any spirits imported or brought into the United States, in other casks or vessels aforesaid, or the ship or vessel in which they shall be brought, if such spirits shall be brought for the use of the seamen on board of such ship or vessel, and shall not exceed the quantity of four gallons for each seaman," and which shall, at the time of the entry of the said vessel, be inserted in the manifest, as the sea stores of such ship or vessel.
REMARKS.
1. No ship or vessel from foreign parts or coming by sea from any port of the United States, shall be permitted to re- port, make entry, or break bulk, till the master shall deliver to the postmaster all letters under his care or within his power, other than such as are to be delivered at the port of entry, or such as are directed to the owner or consignee of such ship or vessel; and, on oath or affirmation to. be taken of such delivery, the master to receive two cents for every. letter so delivered.
No vessel is admitted to entry, from a foreign port, at the custom house, without first producing a certificate of health from the health office.
During the quarantine season, coasting vessels with foreign produce or manufactures, must produce a certificate from the health office previous to entry.
2. Goods from foreign ports cannot be unladen but between sun-rise and sun-set, without special licence, under a penal- ty of $400 on the master and every other person concerned, flisability from holding any office under the government of the United States for seven years, and being advertised in the Newspapers, with forfeiture of the goods, which if amounting to §400, will subject the vessel and apparel also to forfeiture.
3: Good's removed before guaged and weighed, and IF 1
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wines, spirits or teas, before being marked, without permis- sion, are forfeited.
4. Persons giving or offering a bribe, forfeit from two hundred to two thousand dollars-Inspectors and officers of the revenue cutters may go on board, examine, and search vessels, have access to the cabin and seal packages: and after sun set, secure hatches, &c .- Persons in charge of ves- sels, for breaking fastenings, but in the presence of an offi- cer, forfeit five hundred dollars.
5. Officers may seize within or without their districts; persons resisting or impeding them, forfeit four hundred dollars.
6. The master or commander of any vessel who shall ob- struct or hinder, (or be the cause thereof') any officer of the revenue, in going on board the ship, or vessel, for the purpose of carrying into effect any of the revenue laws of the United States forfeits from 50 to 500 dolls.
7. Every owner of a vessel, residing within the limits of the United States to swear to the register within 90 days after its being granted, or it becomes void, and the vessel and cargo pay foreign tonnage and duty.
8. If any articles of an outward cargo are brought back, they are to be detailed, specifying by whom shipped out- ward, and to whom consigned inward.
9. All bonds given on the exportation of merchandise entitled to drawback, must be put in suit as they become due, unless by prior application to the comptroller, longer time shall be given to procure necessary evidence that the merchandise exported was landed in a foreign port, captur- ed or lost.
10. That no document of landing merchandise in a foreign port entitled to drawback, can be received, however regular, after the bond becomes due, unless satisfactory reasons are assigned for the delay .-
1 !. That no debenture can be issued on the exportation of merchandise, unless the exporter shall within ten days after the clearance of the vessel, complete those papers which the law makes necessary to his being,.entitled to a drawback.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
Custom House, Carpenters' Hall, in Carpenters' court open- ing at 116 Chesnut street.
Jolin Steele, collector; Thomas Wilson, deputy collector; Benjamin Jordan, weighmaster; William Henderson, deputy weigher; Willam Macpherson, naval officer; Robert Hey- shain, deputy naval officer; Isaac Mimnor, gunger; William Bache, surveyor; J S. Huber, deputy surveyor.
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Inspectors. Andrew Geyer, jun. J. P. Schott, Peter Ozeas, Andrew Jackson, James Smith, Isaac Roach (captain reve- nue barge), Robert Hopkins, Frederick Shull (atMarcus Hook), Thomas Cash, Benjamin Ashmead, Benjamin Tho- mas, Robert Jackson, John Musser, Thomas Waterman, James Stewart, Charles Anderson, Archibald Steele, Henry Huber, James Engle, Clement Humphreys, and David Rose (near the Lazaretto).
John Henderson, measurer.
Hours of transacting business, from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M.
Surveyors of Damaged Ships and their Cargoes. John Mease, William Hawks, Arthur Stotesbury.
WARDENS OF THE PORT. OFFICE 18 WALNUT.
John Ashmead, master warden; Paul Cox, Stephen Girard, William Bethel, William Newbold, William West, and James Josiah; Thomas Jackson, clerk; William Hawks, harbour master.
Attendance given from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. On Saturday, from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. and from 2 to sun-set.
Rates of Pilotage for the Port of Philadelphia.
Inwards-Up to 12 feet, at 20 shillings per foot. Above 12 feet, at 25 shillings per foot.
Outwards-Up to 12 feet, at 15 shillings per foot. Above 12 feet, at 20 shillings per foot.
And ten dollars extra, from the 20th of November until the 10th of March, inclusive, is paid by all vessels of 75 tons bur- then and upwards.
Foreign bottoms pay 2 dollars 67 cents in addition to the above.
AUTHORISED INSPECTORS OF LUMBER, FLOUR, &c.
Of Lumber. C. Bartling, (head inspector); Jacob Zigler, Laven Sneed, Abel Evans, Jacob Wayne, John C. Kelsey, John Dougla: 3, Joseph Maxfield.
Of Staves. Abraham Mitchell.
Of Salt Provisions. Benjamin Reynolds; John Ashton, de- puty inspector.
Of Butter and Lard. William F. Stokes.
Of Bark. Frederick Piper.
Of Flour. Peter Christian, head inspector; Christian Strack, George Danenhower, deputy inspectors.
Regulator of Weights and Measures. John Meer.
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Regulator of Dry Measures. Simeon Geyer.
Measurers of Corn, Salt, and Coal. Daniel Trump, head measurer; William Chapman, Ezekiel Starrat, John Scott, Samuel Smith, Charles Oakford, George Burk, James Archer, William Closson, Charles Callaghan, William Oakford, Garret Lynch, Daniel Newman, Charles Fleming and William Nelson.
Superintendant of the Powder Magazine. John Keehmle. Inspector of Powder. Andrew Nelson.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Robert Waln, president; Thomas W. Francis, Robert Ral- ston, vice presidents; Robert Smith, treasurer; John Vaug- han, secretary.
'The stated meetings of the Chamber are held on the first Monday of each month, at 7 o'clock in the evening. At the January meeting the officers are elected. To a committee appointed every month of five members, all differences, of which theChamber is required to take cognizance, are referred for adjustment. 'Applications to the committee to be made through the secretary. Instituted 1801.
LIST
Of Streets, Roads, Lanes, Alleys, Courts, Avenues, Public Places, Wards, Wharves, and Shipyards,
IN THE
City, Northern Liberties (including Kensington), Penn Town- ship, Southwark, Moyamensing, and Passyunk.
This list contains 207 streets, 11 roads, 15 lanes, 149 alleys, 114 courts and 7 avenues; being 83 streets, 7 roads, 6 lanes, 75 alleys, 4 avenues, and 74 courts, more than has appeared in any list before given to the public, except that in Robin- son and Paxson's Directory for 1811, which was furnished by the editor of this work, who previously obtained them for his Alphabetical Plan of Philadelphia; which can be purcha- sed of the editor, 81 Locust street, above Eighth, or at the bookstore of Edward Parker, 178 High street .- At the end of this list are 43 streets, &c. laid out but not yet opened. The whole alphabetically arranged.
ACORN ALLEY, from 59 Locust to Spruce Adelphi avenue runs from Pegg to Noble Adelphi school house, Pegg st.
Alban street, from Norman to Clare alley
Alberson's wharf, opens at 99 Swanson street
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Allen's alley, from 159 south Sixth
Allen's court, from 150 Spruce
Allen's wharf, opens at 67 north Water
Almond street, from 314 south Front to 315 Second
Almshouse & House of Employment, Spruce between Tenth & Eleventh
American fire Insurance office, 101 Chesnut
Ann street, (N. L.) from 52 Vine to (Pegg's run) Willow
Ann street, (Sch.) from Sch. Seventh to Eighth between Filbert and Arch
Ann street, from Twelfth to Thirteenth between Lombard and Cedar
Anne street (V.) from Wissahiccon to Charles between Francis and Vineyard
Annesley's wharf, the first north of Walnut
Apollo street, see Crab
Apple street, runs south from George between Fourth and . Old York road
Appletree alley, from 50 north Fourth to 35 Fifth
Apricot alley, runs from Currant to Poplar alley
Arch street, see Mulberry
Argyle street, from the Delaware to 337 south Front
Arsenal street, from Cray's ferry road to Federal alley Artillery lane, see Duke street
Ash alley, from Schuylkill Front to Second between High and Chesnut.
Aspen alley, from Aspen court to Lombard
Aspen court, runs south from Ash alley
Asheton street. ( N. & S.) along the Schuylkill from Vine to Cedar
Baker's alley, fiom 55 Elm to 70 Vine
Baker's court, from 145 Coals's
Baker street, runs west from Spafford
Baker's wharf, first north of Bishop (K.)
Ball alley, from 120 Cedar to.77 Shippen
Ball's alley, from the Delaware to 391 north Frons
Ball's wharf, opens at 391 north Front
Bank, Farmers and Mechanics', 102 Chesnut near Third
Bank of North America, 99 Chesnut above Third
Bank of, Pennsylvania, south Second above Walnut
Bank of Philadelphia, S. W. corner Fourth and Chesnut Bank, Stephen Girard's, south Third opposite Dock Bank alley, from 86 south Second to 67 Dock Bank street, from 70 High to 69 Chesnut
Barclay's alley, from 190 south Sixth
Barker street, from (Sch.) Fourth to Seventh between High and Chesnut
Barnard's court, from 460 south Second
Barron street, from 24 Springett alley to 75 Gedär.
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Beach street, (Sch. ) from the permanent bridge to Cedar Beach street, (K.) from the high bridge to Bishop Bearsticker's court, from 68 north Sixth
Beasly's wharf and shipyard, below the Swede's church
Beaver street, from north Second to Third between Poplar lane and George
Beck's allcy, from 172 Swanson to 453 south Front Beck's shot manufactory, Schuylkill Secund near Mulberry
Beck street, west from Passyunk road near the intersection of Sixth
Beck's wharf, opens at 15 south Water
Bedford street, (M.) continuation of Small to Eighth
Bedford street, (K.) from Frankford road to Hanover
Bell's court, from Marshall's alley to St. Mary's burying ground
Benner's alley, from 85 Elm to Vine
Bickham's wharf, opens at 17 Swanson
Bickley and Taylor's wharf, at the High bridge Bickley's wharf, opens at 7 and 13 north Water Biddle's alley from 78 High to 9 Elbow lane
Billing's court, from 110 north Eighth
Bishop street, from the head of Beach to Queen
Bishop & co's shot manufactory, John's between Front and Second
Bishop's wharf, first south of Walnut
Blackberry alley, from Walnut to Spruce and from Pine te Lombard between Eighth and Ninth
Black Bear inn, 165 High Blackhorse alley, from 20 south Front to 19 Second
Bolton's court, from 16 south Sixth runs west
Bonsall street, from Ninth to Tenth between Lombard and Cedar
Bowers' J. wharf, second south of Marlborough
Bowers' S. whart, third south of Maiden
Bowers' S. wharf and shipyard, third above Maiden -Bradford's alley, from 246 south Seventh to Eighth Branch street, from 130 north Third to 59 Fourth Branner's alley, from Bryan's alley to 180 Vine Bread street, from 77 Mulberry to 70 Sassafras Brewer's alley, see Wood street (N. L.) Bridge street, runs from Lancaster bridge, through Mannla village, to Lancaster turnpike road Bright's wharf, opens at 123 and 127 north Water Bringhurst's wharf, opens next 97 south Water Britton's alley, from 205 north Water Britton's J. wharf, opens at 149 north Water Britton's Wm. wharf, opens at 207 north Water Broad street, runs north from Cedar to Wissahiccon road Brooke's court, from 126 north Front
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Brooke's wharf, opens at 109 north Water
Browne street, (N. L.) from the high bridge to Old York road
Browne street, (K.) from Cherry to Vienna between Prince and Duke
Brown's court from 93 Sassafras
Browne's court, (N. L.) from 19 Budd
Browne's wharf, second south of Warren
Browne's wharf, opens at 325 north Front
Brusstar's H. wharf, first above the intersection of Penn and Beach (K.)
Brusstar's S. wharf, first south of Marlborough
Brusstar's alley, from Beach to Queen near Shackamaxen
Bryan's alley, from 148 north Fifth to 141 Sixth
Bryon's court, runs south from 102 Cherry
Buck road, runs S. E. from the U. S. arsenal, Gray's ferry road
Budd street, from 67 Green to Germantown road
Burd's alley, (S.) from 78 Catharine to Queen
Burd's alley, (C.) runs from Raspberry to Watson's alley
Burd's court, opens from Currant alley, west side below Locust
Bush-hill Hotel, N. of Callowhill between Sch. Second and Third
Buttonwood alley, from north Thirteenth to Juniper near High
Buttonwood street, from the old York road to Wissahiccom between Noble and Green
Cable lane, see Newmarket street
Caldwell's wharf, first south of High .
Callowhill street, from the Delaware to Schuylkill between Vine and Willow
Camac street, runs west from north Second near Mud lane
Carlysle's court, from 46 south Fifth
Carpenter's alley, from Sixth to Seventh between High and Chesnut
Carpenter's alley, (S.) from 105 Catharine
Carpenter's court, from 116 Chesnut .
Carpenter street, from 210 High to Carpenter's alley
Carpenter street, (S.) from Church to Passyunk road
Carpenters' Hall, back of 118 Chesnut
Carter's alley, from 65 south Second to 55 Third
Catharine street, from the Delaware to Passyunk road be- tween Germantown and Queen
Cauffinan's court, from 147 north Second
Cauffman's court, from 14 Cherry
Cedar street, from the Delaware to Schuylkill between Lom- bard and Shippen, being the southern boundary of the city Centre alley, from Eleventh to Twelfth between Walnut and- Locust
STREETS, & ...
Chancery lane, from 15 Coombs's alley to 32 Mulberry Charles street, from 335 Callowhill to Buttonwood Charles street, (V.) from Francis lane to George Charlotte street, from 121 Browne to Poplar lane Cheesman's wharf, first south of Maiden
Cherry street, from 74 north Third to Schuylkill
Cherry street, (K.) from Queen to Frankford road between Palmer and Vienna
Chesnut street, from the Delaware to Schuylkill between High and Walnut
Chesnut Ward, between High and Chesnut the Delaware and Fourth
Chester street, from opposite 294 Sassafras to Vine between Eighth and Ninth
China street, runs west from Front between Washington and Prime
Christ Church Hospital, 107 Mulberry
Christian street, from the Delaware to Passyurk road be- tween Queen and Prime
Church alley, from 20 north Second to 11 Third
Church street, from 22 Christian
Church's alley, from Mulberry to 142 Cherry
Circus & Equestrian Theatre, N. E. corner Ninth & Walnut
City Hall, south west corner Fifth and Chesnut
City Hospital, corner Francis lane and Fourth City Hotel, N. E. corner of Union and Second
Clapier's wharf, first north of Cedar F
Clare alley, from Thirteenth to Juniper between Lambert and Vine
Clawges's court, from Bryan's alley running north
Clever alley, from 90 south Fifth to 125 Sixth
Clifford's wharf, opens at 29 north Water Clifton street, runs south from Cedar near Eleventh Clinton's shipyard, at Wilson's wharf
Clover street, from Twelfth to Thirteenth between High and Chesnut
Clymes's alley, from Fitzwalter near Passyunk road to Sixth Coats's alley, from 134 north Front to 151 Second
Coats's court, from 31 New-market street
Coats's street, from the Delaware to Wissahiccon road be tween Green and Browne
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