at his usual place of business. The contract thereupon to be entered into will be executed in triplicate; two to be transmitted to the Department for its use and that of the accounting officers, and one, after being recorded in the hospital, to be retained by the collector. lectors as agents to be rendered 812. The accounts of all collectors of the customs, as Accounts of coiagents of marine hospitals, are to be rendered monthly, of marine hospital and will be subject, in other respects, to the regulations monthly. of the Department in Section IV, Chapter IV, on the subject of accounts, so far as the same may be applicable thereto. They will also be subject to the orders of the Department, touching the appointment of officers, the employment of servants, &c., of which the collector will keep a record. The collector will pay the strictest attention to these orders, the contracts for supplies, and these regulations, and will not pay any bills contracted in violation of them. tions to be ac A copy of these regulations will be sent to each collector of the customs, who will acknowledge the receipt Receipt of regulathereof. A sufficient number will also be sent to the knowledged. physician of each hospital, for himself, and for each of the officers of the hospital, who will obtain the acknowledgment of receipt thereof from the said officers, and transmit them, with his own, to the Department. CHAPTER VII. STATISTICS OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION. SECTION I. Register of Trea sury, under direc AN ACT to provide for obtaining accurate statements of the foreign commerce of the United States. (February 10, 1820.) ART. 813. Be it enacted, &c., That the Register of the tion of Secretary. Treasury shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the to prepare annual ly, and submit to cal accounts of the of the States. United Congress, statisti- Treasury, annually prepare statistical accounts of the foreign commerce commerce of the United States with foreign countries for each preceding year; which accounts shall be laid before Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury, on the first Monday in December in every year, or as soon after as possible. counts. Scope of such ac- 814. That such accounts shall comprehend and state all goods, wares, and merchandise exported from the United States to other countries; all goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United States from other countries; and all navigation employed in the foreign trade of the United States; which facts shall be stated according to the principles, and in a manner, hereby directed. Principles and manner of stating imports. 815. That the kinds, quantities, and values of all the exports and articles exported, and the kinds, quantities, and values of all articles imported, shall be distinctly stated in such accounts; except in cases in which it may appear to the Secretary of the Treasury that separate statements of the species, quantities, or values of any particular articles would swell the annual statements without utility; and, in such cases, the kinds and total values of such articles shall be stated together, or in such classes as the Secretary of the Treasury may think fit. exports and im 816. That the exports shall be so stated as to show Statement to show the exports to each foreign country, and their values; each country, with and that the imports shall be so stated as to show the imports from each foreign country, and their values. their values. Statement to show separately the ex ports of domestic ductions. 817. That the exports shall be so stated as to show, separately, the exports of articles of the production or and foreign promanufacture of the United States, and their values; and the export of articles of the production or manufacture of foreign countries, and their values. in Manner of stating tonnage foreign trade. 818. That the navigation employed in the foreign trade the of the United States shall be stated in such manner as to show the amount of the tonnage of all vessels departing from the United States for foreign countries; and, separately, the amount of such tonnage of vessels of the United States, and the amount of such tonnage of foreign vessels; and also the foreign nations to which such foreign tonnage belongs, and the amount of such tonnage belonging to each foreign nation; and in such manner as also to show the amount of the tonnage of all vessels departing for every particular foreign country with which the United States have any considerable commerce; and, separately, the amount of such tonnage of vessels of the United States, and the amount of such tonnage of foreign vessels; and in such manner as to show the amount of the tonnage of all vessels arriving in the United States from foreign countries; and, separately the amount of such tonnage of vessels of the United States, and the amount of such tonnage of foreign vessels; and also the foreign nations to which such foreign tonnage belongs, and the amount of such tonnage belonging to each foreign nation; and in such manner as also to show the amount of the tonnage of all vessels arriving from every particular foreign country with which the United States have any considerable commerce; and, separately, the amount of such tonnage of vessels of the United States, and the amount of such tonnage of foreign vessels. taining the kind articles imported 819. That the kinds and quantities of all imported ar- Manner of ascer ticles free from duty shall be ascertained by entry, made and quantities of upon oath or affirmation, by the owner, or by the con- free from duty. signee or agent of the importer; or by actual examination, where the collector shall think such examination Manner of ascertaining value of specific duty. necessary; and that the values of all such articles shall be ascertained in the same manner in which the values of imports subject to duties ad valorem are ascertained. 820. That the values of all imported articles subject to articles subject to specific duties shall be ascertained in the manner in which the values of imports subject to duties ad valorem are ascertained. Collectors to keep accounts of im 821. That the collector shall keep separate accounts of ports subject to ad the kinds, quantities, and values of such parts of the im valorem duty, as the Secretary of Treasury may di- ports subject to duties ad valorem as may be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury. rect. Manner of valuation of articles im ported. 822. That all articles exported shall be valued at their ported and ex actual cost, or the values which they may truly bear, at the time of exportation, in the ports of the United States from which they are exported; and that all articles imported shall be valued at their actual cost, or the values which they may truly bear, in the foreign ports from which they are exported for importation into the United States, at the time of such exportation. Manifest of cargo of vessel foreign livered on oath, ter to state the for cargo is intended to be landed, 823. That before a clearance shall be granted for any bound to be de- vessel bound to a foreign place, the owners, shippers, or how framed. Mas consignors of the cargo on board of such vessel shall deeign place in which liver to the collector manifests of the cargo, or the parts thereof shipped by them respectively, and shall verify the same by oath or affirmation; and such manifests shall specify the kinds and quantities of the articles shipped by them respectively, and the value of the total quantity of each kind of article; and such oath or affirmation shall state that such manifest contains a full, just, and true account of all articles laden on board of such vessel by the owners, shippers, or consignors, respectively, and that the values of such articles are truly stated, according to their actual cost, or the values which they truly bear at the port and time of exportation; and, before a clearance shall be granted for any such vessel, the master of every such vessel, and the owners, shippers, and consignors of the cargo, shall state upon oath or affirmation, to the collector, the foreign place or country in which such cargo is truly intended to be landed; and the said oaths or affirmations shall be taken and subscribed in writing. account of the nage of vessels ar ing. 824. That every collector shall keep an accurate account Collector to keep of the national character and tonnage of all vessels which character and tondepart from his district for foreign countries, and of the riving and departforeign places or countries for which such vessels depart; and, also, an accurate account of the national characters and tonnage of all vessels which enter his district from foreign countries, and of the foreign places or countries from which such vessels arrive. quarterly returns 825. That the several collectors shall make quarter- Collectors to make yearly returns to the Register of the Treasury of all the facts to Register. and matters which they are hereby required to ascertain. Treasury to pre forms for attaining act. 826. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall give such Secretary of the directions to the collectors, and prescribe such rules and scribe rules and forms to be observed by them, as may appear to him the objects of this proper for attaining the objects of this act: Provided, That such directions or rules shall not be contrary to the provisions of any law of the United States. forms of the state 827. That the forms of the annual statements hereby To determine the required shall be determined by the Secretary of the ments. Treasury, who shall prescribe such form as may be proper to exhibit the facts, hereby required to be stated, in the and to show the actual state of commerce clearest manner, and navigation between the United States and foreign countries in each year. 828. That this act shall be in force from the thirtieth From what time of September next. Approved February 10, 1820. SECTION II. REGULATIONS FOR STATISTICAL RETURNS OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION IN PURSUANCE OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 10, 1820. this act shall be in force. ing value of im ty. ART. 829. Previous to the operation of the act of the Mode of ascertain 30th of July, 1846, duties were levied on the ascertained ports liable to duquantities of certain articles imported; hence the principle laid down in the act of 1820 for ascertaining the value of goods free of duty, and of articles paying duty on their quantity, to be that which governed in the case of goods paying duties ad valorem. The act of July 30, 1846, changes in some respects the mode of levying duties on certain imports, and directs |