Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
H. R. 178.
(No Report.)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
February 8, 1848.
Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. Simpson, from the Committee on Commerce, reported the following bill:
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to license yachts, and for other purposes.

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11 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to cause yachts used and employed exclusively
as pleasure vessels, and designed as models of naval archi-
tecture, and now entitled to be enrolled as American ves-
sels, to be licensed on terms which will authorize them to
proceed, from port to port in the United States, without
entering or clearing at the custom house. Such license
shall be in such form as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe: Provided, Such vessels so enrolled and

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20 licensed shall not be allowed to transport merchandize,
nor to carry passengers for pay: And provided further,
That the owner of any such vessel, before taking out such
license, shall give a bond, in such form and for such
amount as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe,
conditional that the said vessel shall not engage in any
unlawful trade, nor in any way violate the revenue laws
of the United States, and shall comply with the laws in all
other respects.

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5 Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all such ves-
sels shall in all respects, except as above, be subject to the
laws of the United States, and shall be liable to seizure
and forfeiture for any violation of the provisions of this
act.

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licensed yachts shall use a signal, of the form, size, and
colors prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, and the
owners thereof ^/^shall at all times permit the naval archi-
tects, in the employ of the United States, to examine and
copy the models of said yachts.

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H R N^o 178
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to license Yachts & for other purposes

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[H?] R. Pass^d Aug 3^d 1848

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[H?] R Passed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to cause yachts used and employed exclusively as pleasure vessels, and designed as models of naval archi- tecture, and now entitled to be enrolled as American ves- sels, to be licensed on terms which will authorize them to proceed, from port to port in the United States, without entering or clearing at the custom house. Such license shall be in such form as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe: Provided, Such vessels so enrolled and
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	licensed shall not be allowed to transport merchandize, nor to carry passengers for pay: And provided further, That the owner of any such vessel, before taking out such license, shall give a bond, in such form and for such amount as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, conditional that the said vessel shall not engage in any unlawful trade, nor in any way violate the revenue laws of the United States, and shall comply with the laws in all other respects.
1 2 3 4 5	Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all such ves- sels shall in all respects, except as above, be subject to the laws of the United States, and shall be liable to seizure and forfeiture for any violation of the provisions of this act.
1 2 3 4 5 6	Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all such licensed yachts shall use a signal, of the form, size, and colors prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, and the owners thereof ^/^shall at all times permit the naval archi- tects, in the employ of the United States, to examine and copy the models of said yachts.