sureties, in a sum equal to the full value of the sugar, in the form annexed: of Form of bond on exportation. No. FORM No. 243. Bond on exportation to adjacent British Provinces. Know all men by these presents, that we, in the State of are held and firmly bound to the United States of America in the sum of dollars, to be paid to the said United States; for the payment whereof, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this day of, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty The condition of the obligation is such, that whereas the above bounden the principal in the bond, has for exportation to - in laden on board the Canada, by way of the port of, the following described packages of refined sugar, viz: Marks and numbers. Number and description of packages. Quantity. weighing shall produce and deposit with the collector of customs for the district aforesaid a certificate from the collector or other chief revenue officer of the port of that said sugar was duly inspected at said port, and delivered for exportation to, in Canada; and shall also produce and deposit with the collector of the district aforesaid, a certificate under the hand and seal of the collector or other chief revenue officer of the port of in Copy of entry to be transmitted to toms at the fron tier port. Canada, that said sugar was landed at said port, and the duties imposed by law paid or secured to be paid in fullboth said certificates to be produced and deposited within days from the date hereof; then this obligation to be void and of no effect: otherwise to remain in full force. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of [SEAL. SEAL. A copy of the entry will in all cases be transmitted by officer of the cus- the collector to the collector or other chief officer of the customs at the frontier port, who, on arrival of the packExamination to be ages described therein, will make careful examination of the same, and if satisfied that the contents remain unCertificate by fron- changed, return to the collector of the port from which collector of the the shipment was made a certificate in the following tier port. tier officer to the port from which the shipment was made. form: FORM NO. 244. Certificate of inspection at frontier port. Form of certificate from frontier port. for export I hereby certify that the following described packages of refined sugar, entered at the port of ation to 185 have been inspected at this port, found in all respects to agree with the account thereof in the entry, and delivered and laden for exportation : Marks and Number and description of packages. Quantity. Certificate of draw back by collector (Signed) Collector. On the receipt of this certificate, the collector will grant of the port from to the exporter a certificate for the amount of drawback as ascertained in the manner already prescribed, payable which the shipment was made. in thirty days after the date of the certificate of the collector of the frontier port. exporter has failed try. the exporter to the relief to be made through the col 759. Whenever the exporter of any refined sugar for Cases where the benefit of drawback shall have failed to complete his to complete his enentry therefor, in respect to the oath or bond required by law, within the period prescribed, and shall offer to complete such entry after the expiration of said period, he will make application for permission so to do, to this Department, setting forth the cause of his failure or omission under oath or affirmation. This application will be for- The application of warded through the collector of the port from which the Department for exportation may have been made, and will be accompa- lector. nied by a statement under the hand of such collector of Statement of the all the circumstances attending the transaction within his pany the applicaknowledge, together with a certificate that the requirements of law and these regulations have been fully complied with in all respects, except in the particular or particulars set forth in the application; whereupon, if the evidence be satisfactory that the omission to complete the entry was accidental, or without intention to evade the law or defraud the revenue, directions will be given for the completion of the entry, and the issue of the certificate of drawback. colle tor to accom tion of the porter. ex landing refined su 760. The bonds taken for the landing of any refined Bonds taken for sugar beyond the limits of the United States shall and gars abroad. may be discharged in the same manner as bonds taken on How cancelled. entries of dutiable merchandise exported from warehouse; and in cases where certificates directed by law cannot be obtained, the exporter shall be permitted to offer such other evidence of landing beyond the limits of the United States as he may have; and if the same be deemed sufficient by the collector, he shall accept the same, except where the drawback allowed shall amount to one hundred dollars or more; in all which cases the proofs shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Customs, whose decision thereon shall be final. whom signed. 761. All export bonds, whether for refined sugar or Export bonds, by dutiable merchandise exported from warehouse, when given in the name of a firm, will be required to be executed by all the partners of such firm; and if not cancel- How disposed of if led or extended in the manner prescribed by law, will be charged. passed over to the United States district attorney for collection, at the expiration of twenty days after the same shall have become due. not duly dis CHAPTER VI. MARINE HOSPITAL FUND. SECTION I. the hospital money COLLECTION AND RETURN OF MARINE HOSPITAL MONEY. From what seamen ART. 762. The sum of twenty cents per month, each, Is to be collected. is to be collected from seamen employed on board all registered steam and other ships or vessels of the United States engaged in foreign trade, and all steam and other ships or vessels, including boats, rafts, and flats, of not less than five tons burden, licensed to carry on the coasting trade, except canal boats without masts or steam power, and on board all registered vessels engaged in the coasting trade. Who are seamen within the meaning of the laws. No vessel allowed to enter until list 763. The term seamen embraces the captain and other officers of the vessel, and all persons employed on board in navigating a vessel, or whose services are necessary or conducive to the preservation of the vessel. And all those who are thus employed in her navigation, are mariners or seamen, within the meaning of the laws which provide for hospital relief. Upon this principle, persons employed on board of steamers, as engineers, coal-heavers, stokers, and firemen, are to be regarded as seamen within the meaning of those laws; and in passenger ships navigating the ocean, whether propelled by wind or steam, the various servants attached to the ship and employed for the accommodation of passengers are to be regarded as belonging to the ship's company, and as mariners or seamen, within the meaning of the law. 764. Upon the arrival of any ship or vessel of the bible for United States in a port thereof, the same will not be admitted to entry until the master exhibits to the collector bibited to collector and hospital mo ney paid. of said port a true account of the number of seamen that have been employed on board said vessel since she was last entered at any port in the United States, and shall pay to the said collector at the rate of twenty cents per month for every seaman so employed. This account will be in the following form: FORM No. 245. True account of every seaman employed on board the ship List or account of seamen to be ex the date she was last entered at hibited. 31 months and 25 days, at 20 cents per month, is $6 36. , Master of exchange of li register, sale of of master, a true of seamen to be 765. Upon the renewal of the license of any vessel, Upon renewal or boat, raft, or flat, taken out for carrying on the coasting cense, surrender of trade, whether the former license has expired by lapse of vessel, or change the time for which it was granted, or by the sale of the account of number vessel, or change of master, the exchange of a license for exhibited. a fishing license, or the surrender of a register used by a vessel in the coasting trade, or the like, the master will exhibit to the collector by whom the new license is to be issued, a true account of the number of seamen, and the time they have been severally employed on board said vessel, during the continuance of the license which has so expired, and (if the license was not immediately renewed upon its expiration) during any additional time between such expiration and the time of renewal. This account will be in the following form: |