the State of a verified list, containing, as far as he can ascertain them, the names, places of birth, residence, and description of the persons who compose the company of the said -, now lying in the said port, of which he is at present master or commander, of which list the said collector has delivered to the said

called the

a certified copy:

Now, the condition of this obligation is such, that if the said - shall exhibit the aforesaid certified copy of the list to the first boarding officer at the first port in the United States in which he shall arrive on his return thereto, and then and there also produce the persons named therein to the said boarding officer; except any of the persons contained in the said list who may be discharged in a foreign country, with the consent of the consul, vice-consul, commercial agent, or vice-commercial agent there residing, signified in writing under his hand and official seal, to be produced to the collector of the district within which he may arrrive, as aforesaid, with the other persons comprising the crew, as aforesaid, or who may have died or absconded, or who may have been forcibly impressed into other service, of which satisfactory proof shall be then also exhibited to the said last-mentioned collector; then, and in such cases, the above obligation shall be void; otherwise, it shall abide and remain in full force and virtue. [SEAL.]

Sealed and delivered in the presence of

Rev. Stats. sec. 4573; Desty S. & A. § 124.

SEAL.

SEAL.]

Art. 188. The master of every ship bound from a port in the United States to a foreign port, or of any ship of the burden of seventy-five tons or upward, bound from a port on the Atlantic to a port on the Pacific, or vice versa, except of a vessel where the seamen are by custom or agreement entitled to participate in the profits or result of a cruise or voyage, or the master of a coastwise or lakegoing vessel that touches at foreign ports, or is engaged in trade between the United States and British North American possessions, or the West India Islands, or the Republic of Mexico, must, before a clearance can be granted, obtain the certificate of the collector of customs to the duplicate of the agreement in writing or in print, with his seamen, entered into before a shipping commissioner, or other person authorized by law to act as such.

The masters of vessels embraced in the foregoing exceptions, although not required to enter into agreements with their seamen before a shipping commissioner, must, however, before a clearance for a foreign voyage can be granted, obtain from the collector of the district a true and certified copy of the shipping articles, containing the names of the crew, to be written in a uniform hand, without erasures or interlineations.

The copies thus obtained shall be deemed to contain all the conditions of the contract with the crew.

Rev. Stats. secs. 4511, 4512; Desty S. & A. § 145.

Art. 189. Bills of health, when required by him, will be given to the master of a vessel bound on a foreign voyage, together with a correct and duly certified copy of the outward manifest, when so required, the regulations of some foreign nations requiring such copies, certified by their consuls, respectively, residing at the port of departure, in cases of shipments to their ports.

Art. 190. A clearance must not be granted to a vessel having on board goods liable to inspection under the laws of the State in which the collector or other officers of the customs may act, until the master or other proper person produces, if so required by the laws of the State, the certificate of inspection and receipts for the payment of legal fees accruing on the vessel.

Rev. Stats. sec. 4197; Desty S. & A. § 6.

Art. 191. A vessel of the United States, bound from a port in the United States to a foreign port, or vice versa, is required, before clearance, to receive on board all such mails as the Post Office Department of the United States, or any minister, consul, or commercial agent of the United States abroad, shall offer; and also all such coin, bullion, United States notes and bonds, and other securities as the government of the United States or any department thereof, or any minister, consul, vice-consul, or commercial or other agent of the United States abroad, shall offer; and securely convey and promptly deliver the same to the proper authorities, or consignees, on arriving at the port of destination, for which a reasonable compensation shall be paid.

Rev. Stats. sec. 4203, 4204.

Art. 192. But a vessel departing from the United States for a foreign port cannot receive or convey any letters or other packets originating in the United States which have not been regularly posted at, and received from, the post

office at the port of departure, except letters or letter packets relating to the cargo and addressed to the owner or consignee of the vessel, and letters or letter packets enclosed in United States stamped envelopes of sufficient denomination to cover the postage.

And it is the duty of the collector or other officer to require from the master, as a condition of clearance, an oath or affirmation that he has not under his care, or within his control, and will not receive or convey any letters or letter packets in violation of this provision; such oath or affirmation to be in the following form:

I,

FORM No. 55.

Master's oath as to letters on clearing.

master of the

solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not received on board said vessel, and have not under my care or within my control, and that I will not receive and convey, any letters or letter packets, addressed to any foreign country, which have not been delivered to me from the post office, except such as relate to the cargo, and are addressed to the owner or consignee of said vessel, or such as are enclosed in a United States stamped envelope of a denomination sufficient in amount to cover the United States postage legally chargeable thereon, if the same had been posted and transmitted by the regular mail.

Sworn and subscribed before me this

18-.

Rev. Stats. sec. 4198; Desty S. & A. § 6.

Master.

PORT OF

day of Collector.

Art. 193. The form of a clearance to be granted to a vessel on her departure to a foreign port or place shall be as follows:

FORM NO. 56.

Clearance of vessel to a foreign port.

These are to certify all whom it doth concern that

master or commander of the

DISTRICT OF

Port of

burden

of the

of

Given under our hands and seals at the custom house this one thousand and in year of the independence of the United States Collector. Naval Officer.

of America.

Rev. Stats. sec. 4201; Desty S. & A. § 6.

Art. 194. If a vessel bound to a foreign port shall depart without the delivery of the manifest by the master or commander to the collector, and obtaining from him a clearance, as aforesaid, such master or commander shall forfeit and pay five hundred ($500) dollars.

The list of fees chargeable by consuls, required by law to be attached to the clearance, should, for convenience, be printed on the blank forms of clearance.

Rev. Stats. sec. 4197; Desty S. & A. § 6.

Art. 195. Collectors of the customs are required by law to detain any vessel manifestly built for warlike purposes and about to depart from the United States with a cargo consisting principally of arms and munitions of war, when the number of men shipped on board, or other circumstances, shall render it probable that such vessel is intended to be employed by the owner or owners to cruise or commit hostilities upon the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are at peace, until the decision of the President be had thereon, or until the owner or owners shall give bond and security, in double the value of the vessel and cargo, that she will not be so employed.

Rev. Stats. sec. 5290.

Art. 196. Upon compliance by the master or owner of a vessel with the provisious of these regulations with respect to clearance, the collector will deliver to the master or commander, with the clearance, the vessel's register and other papers lodged with him, on the entry.

CHAPTER II.

COASTING TRADE ON THE SEA-COAST AND NAVIGABLE RIVERS-THE

FISHERIES.

Coasting districts and clearance of vessels.

Art. 197. The sea-coast of the United States is divided into five great coasting districts.

The first embraces the collection districts on the seacoast and navigable rivers between the eastern limits of the United States and the southern limits of Georgia.

The second includes the harbors, ports, sea-coast, and navigable rivers between the southern limits of Georgia and the river Perdido.

The third comprehends the sea-coast and navigable rivers between the river Perdido and the Rio Grande.

The fourth includes the Pacific coast of the United States south of Alaska.

The fifth comprises the Territory of Alaska.

Rev. Stats. secs. 4348, 4358.

Art. 198. A vessel of twenty tons burden or upwards, licensed for the coasting trade, bound from one collection district to another within the same great coasting district, or between a State in one and an adjoining State in another great district; or a vessel of less than twenty tons burden, licensed for the coasting trade, bound from a collection district in one State to a collection district in the same or an adjoining State on the sea-coast or navigable waters of the United States; in ballast or having on board goods, wares, or merchandise of the growth or product of the United States only, except distilled spirits, or distilled spirits not exceeding 500 gallons, or wine in casks not exceeding 250 gallons, or wine in bottles not exceeding 100 dozens, or sugar in casks or boxes not exceeding 3,000 pounds, or tea in chests or boxes not exceeding 500 pounds, or coffee in casks or bags not exceeding 1,000 pounds, or foreign merchandise in packages, as imported, not exceeding in value four hundred ($400) dollars, or foreign merchandise of any kind, including any or all of the