Table of Fees of Officers of the Customs. Under the act of 31st December, 1792, for Registering and Recording vessels For the admeasurement of every ship or vessel, of an hundred tons and under, 1 cent per o For the admeasurement of every ship or vessel, above 100 and not exceed ing 200 tons, $150 2. 00 2 (0 1 60 0 25 3 For the admeasurement of every ship or vessel above 200 tons, 4 For every certificate of registry or record, 5 For every endorsement upon a certificate of registry or record, 6 For taking every boud required by the act, Note-At those ports at which there is a Collector, Naval Officer, and Surveyor, the aid tees shall be equally divided between them; where there is no Naval Officer two thirds to the Collector and one-third to the Surveyors and where there is only a Collector, he shall receive the whole amount thereof; and where there is more than one Surveyor in any district each of them shall receive his p oportionable part of such fees, as shall arise in the port for which he is appointed; provided, that in all cases, where the tonnage of any ship or vessel shall be ascertained by any person appointed for that purpose, such persou shall be paid a reasonable compensation therefor, out of the fees aforesaid, before any distributien thereof, as aforesaid. Under the act for enroling and licensing vessels, passed the 18th Feb. 1793. 1 For admeasuring every ship or vessel, in order o the enrolment, or licen sing or recording the same, if of the burthen of five tons, and less than twenty tons. 2 If of twenty tons and not exceeding seventy tons, $0 50 0 75 3 If above seventy tons, and not exceeding one hundred tons, 4 If above one hundred ons, 1 00 1 50 5 For every certificate of enrolment, 0 50 6 For every endorsement on a certificate of enrolment, 7 For every license, and granting the same, including the bond, if not exceeding twenty tons, 0 25 8 If above twenty and not more than one hundred tons, 0 50 9 If more than one hundred tons, 10 For every endorsement on a license, 1 00 0 20 11 For certifying manifests, and granting a permit for a licensed ves- 14 For receiving a certified manifest, and granting a permit, on the arrival such vessel, if above fifty tons, 0 50 15 For certifying manifests, and granting a permit for a registered vessel to proceed from district to district, 16 For receiving a certified manifest and granting a permit, on the arrival of such registered vessel, 1 50 10 For granting a permit for a vessel carrying on the fishery, to trade at a foreign port, 18 For the report and entry of any foreign goods imported in such vessel, 0 25 Note. Where a Surveyor shall certify a manifest, or grant a permit, or receive a certified manifest, and grant a permit, the fees arising there rom shall be received by him solely for his use, which regulation applies only to apart of delivery at which there is no other than a Surveyor. All the other fees arising under the act, are to be equally divided between he Collector, Naval Officer, and Surveyor, where there are such officers: where there is no Naval Officer, two thirds to the Collector, and the other third to the Surveyor; and where there is only a Collector, he shall receive the whole amount thereof; and where there is more than one Surveyor in any district each of them shall receive his proportionable part of such fees, as shall arise in the port, for which he is appointed: provided always that in all cases, where the tonnage of any ship or vessel shall be ascertained by any persons appointed for that purpose, such person shall receive a reasonable compensation therefor, out of the fees aforesaid, before any distribution thereof as aforesaid. Under the act to establish the compensation of the officers employed in the collection of the duties on imports and tonnage, passed the 2d March, 1799. 1 For every entrance of any ship or vessel of one hundred tons burthen and upwards, 82 50 6 For every permit to land goods, 4 For every clearance of any ship or vessel under the burthen of one hundred tons, 5 For every post entry, 3 For every entrance of any ship or vessel under the burthen of one hundred ions, 2 For every clearance of any ship or vessel of one hundred tons burthen and upwards, 2 50 1 50 1 50 200 7 For every bond taken officially (a) 0 20 0 40 8 For every permit to land goods for exportation, which are entitled 0 30 0 20 (b) 0 20 to drawback. 9 For every debenture, or other official certificate, 10 For every bill of health, 0 20 11 For every official document (registers excepted) required by any merchant, owner or master of any vessel not before enumerated, Where a Naval Officer is appointed to the same port, the said fees shall be equally divided between the Collector and the said Naval Officer, the latter paying one-third the expense of the necessary stationary, and of the rent of an office, to be provided by the Collector, at the place assigned for his residence, &c., except the expense of fuel, office rent and necessary stationary for the Collectors of the districts of Salem and Beverly, Boston and Charlestown, the cities of New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston, the towns of Baltimore, Norfolk and Portsmouth, which shall be paid three-fourths by the said Collectors, and the other one-fourth by the respective Naval Officers in those districts-Provided, that in all fees arising on the exportation of any goods on which drawbacks are allowed, shall be equally shared among the Collectors, Naval Officer, and Surveyor, where there are such officers at the port where the fees are paid, &c. and where there is no Naval Officer, such fees shall be equally divided between the Collector and Surveyor, who may be concerned in attending to such exportation, and the Surveyors shall pay their proportion of the expenses of stationary and printing. To each Surveyor, for the admeasurement and certifying the same, o. every ship or vessel of one hundred tons and under, one cent per ton; for the admeasurement of every ship or vessel above one hundred tons and not exceeding two hundred tons, one hundred and fifty cents; for every ship or vessel above two hundred tons, two hundred cents; for all other services by the act in question to be performed by such Surveyor, on board any ship or vessel of one hundred tons and upwards, having on board goods subject to duty, three dollars; for the like services on board any ship or vessel of (a) This fee chargeable for the bond on granting a Mediterranean passport. (b) This fee chargeable on granting a sea letter less than one hundred tons burthen, having on board goods liable to duty, one and a half dollars; on all vessels not having on board goods subject to duty, two thirds of a dollar. All which fees shall be paid by the master or owner of the ship or vessel in which the said services shall be perform d, to the Surveyor by whom they shall be performed, if performed by one only for his sole benefit; but if performed by more than one, to him who shall have had the first agency, to be divided in equal parts between him and the other or others by whom the said services shall also be performed. Note. The fees in the preceding act are applicable exclusively to vessels engaged in the foreign trade, and services to be performed under the collection law of the same date. Compensation of Inspectors of the Customs, under the act of 2d March, 1799 To each Inspector there shall be allowed, for every day he shall be actually employed in aid of the Customs, a sum not exceeding two dollars, and for every other person that the Collector may find it necessary and expedien to employ as occasional Inspectors, or in any other way in aid of the revenue, a like sum, whilst actually so employed, not exceeding two dollars. Note. By the act of the 26th April, 1816, an additional allowance of fifty per cent. is authorized, making the maximum compensation of the Inspectors of the Customs three dollars per day-But this amount is not allowed to al the Inspectors -The rate in the different ports is regulated with referen e to the expeuses of living, the responsibility of the officers, the extent of com merce, &c. Compensation of Deputy Inspectors of the revenue, under the act of 2 Mar. 1799 Two cents and one half for every cask, or package, of foreign distilled spirits, wines or teas, by them marked and returned to their respective principals. Compensation of Measurers, under the act of 2d March, 1799. 1 For every hundred bushels of grain, 2 For every hundred bushels of salt according to the weight established by law for the payment of the duties thereon-say 56 lbs. per bushel, 13 For every hundred bushels of coal, $0.20 0 50 0 60 Compensation of Weighers under the act of 2 March, 1799. For weighing every hundred and twelve pounds, and marking every cask, box or package, weighing more than 200 pounds each, except sugar, coffe pepper, pimento, indigo, in bales, bags, mats, cannisters, or seroons, with the weight in durable characters, in the districts of Pennsylvania, New-York, Boston, and Charlestown, and Baltimore, one cent and a quarter; in the district of Norfolk, one cent and a half; and in other districts two cents. Compensation of Gaugers, under the act of 2d March, 1799. For gauging and marking every cask, to be marked in durable characters with his own name, and the quantity, eight cents; for computing the contents of, and marking cases containing distilled spirits and wines, three cents per case; for actually counting the number of bottles of cider, beer, ale, perry, or porter, contained in any cask, or other package or packages, one cent per dozen; and in proportion for any greater or lesser quantity. Note. To the compensations of the Measurers, Weighers and Gaugers, as fixed by the act of 2d March, 1799, the act of 26th April, 1816, authorizes an additional allowance of 50 per cent. By the act of 6th April, 1802, repealing the internal duties, the Secreta of the Treasury is authorized to designate the Collectors of the Customs whe are to prepare and issue the certificates to accompany wine, distilled spiri and teas, previously prepared and issued by the supervisors of the revenue For the purpose of carrying said law into effect, a Collector of the Customs is designated for each State, who is entitled to a fee of 2 cents for every certificate of the kind alluded to-and the Inspectors of the revenue, in relation to the same service are entitled to the following fees: 1 For every certificate to accompany foreign distilled spirits, 2 For every certificate to accompany wines and teas, 13 cents cents For every certificate of citizenship issued by a Collector to a seaman of the United States under the 4th section of the act of 28th May, 1796, the Collector is entitled to a fee of 25 cents; and to a like fee under the 1st section of the act of 28th February, 1803, for certifying the lists of the crews of American vessels. OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS, Employed in the several Collection Districts of the United States, with the places of their employment, and the amount of Compensation in one year of each officer. NOTE-As the compensation of Officers of the Customs arise from the Fees specified in the foregoing Table, the amount of course varies every year: the sums here given, are, generally, from the returns for the year ending on the 30th September, 1831. MAINE. 1 480 00 John Lee, insp. &c. Castine, 1095 00 B. Hook, jr. do. do. 1095 00 J. W. Ripley, Col. Eastport, 3,000 00 T. J. Whiting, insp. Rv. Boat, 908 00 Wm N. Weston, clerk, do. 100 00 W P.Carpenter, do. Liucoln, 400 00 J. D. Weston, dep. col. do. 625 00 Thos. Swazy, do. Bucksport, 250 00 Solomon Thayer, do. Lubec, 250 00 John Carver, ins. Vinalhaven, 50 00 L. Pierce, do. & insp. Houlton, 750 00 J. R. Redman, do. Brooksville, 40 00 H. G. Balch, inspector, Lubec, 984 00 Waldoborough. Jas. W. Lyman, do. do.. 100 00 D. McCobb, col Waldoboro, 1000 00 John M Millan, do Eastport & W. R. Webb, insp. &c. do. Lubec, 398 00 D. McCobb, jr. do Nobleboro,850 00 Jesse Bengin, do. Eastport, 656 00 Elijah Hall, do. St.George, 816 00 JA. Balkam, do. do. 366 00H Prince, Jr. do. Thomaston, 745 00 J. M. Kellogg, do. do. 730 00 Jos. Glidden, do. Nobleboro, 432 07 Ed. L Osgood, do. do. 244 00 W. Burns, do. Bristol, 317 00 Joshua Veasey, do. Calais, 366 00 H. Prince. inspir Thomaston, 84 00 R. Palmer, do Robinston, 656 00 J. Sproul, 3d, do Bristol, 90 00 B. B. Leavitt, w'r. g'r & meas. Eastport and Lubec, Jon. D Weston, do. do.. J. H Clandge, tem. insp. do. 506 56 Eastport. S. Ayer, surveyor, Eastport, 1713 54 H. Machias 6 C. Bradford, do. Friendship, 122 00 110 88 T. B. Seavey, do Monhegan. 105 00 33 43 Sam'l Fuller, do. Thomaston, 24 00 Wiscasset. A T. McCrate, col. Wiscasset, do James Eliot, do. do. Bath. 703 33 711 17 559 17 do. 555 00 207 00 120 00 334 00 E. S. Jarvis, col. French. Bay, 345 07 J. Whiting, ins &c. Union Riv. 59 16 1938 06 J. Nichols, do. French. Bay, 245 20 Thos. Swanton, inspector, &c.) NEW HAMPSHIRE. S. Hopkins, insp. Harpswell, 123 00 486 53 540 72 do 300 00 do 200 00 do 386 90 do 549 04 do 549 01 do 549 04 do 549 04 do 300 00 Jobn Gregory, do 3000 00 Mark Nutter, do 900 00 Peer Wilson, insp'r, 600 00 Nathan Walden, do 1053 59 Benj Hart, insp and Boarding 1086 00 Officer, New Castle, 1095 00 J L Lawrence, do Kittery Pt. 500 00 1095 00 John T Gibbs, do Dover,. 200 00 1062 00 Lewis Loomis, do Colebrook, 200 00 N Knowles, tem insp'r, Rye, 21 00 Portland and Falmouth. VERMONT. 500 00 48 00 1605 33 A W Hyde, col Burlington, 1409 73 1605 32 Langdon dep col & ins. do 500 00 1605 33 J B Hollenback insp'r. do &c. 500 00 1605 32 Danford Mott, do Wind Mill 500 00 Zoroaster Fisk, do Alburg, 360 00 400 70 N S Whetmore, do Swanton, 360 00 613 05 R L Paddock, do Highgate, 360 00 405 00 L Cushing, insp'r, Franklin, 309 16 00 John Lewis, do Berkshire, 230 33 C Mahoney, do Derby, Daniel Lane, coli'r Belfast, 759 54 Roger Enos, N. H. Bradbury, insp. do. &c. 735 00J Beckwith,' Benjamin Shaw, do Frankfort, Hamden and Bangor, 930 00 Rd Powers, do WindMill&c 341 67 Joseph Carr, insp'r, Bangor, 603 00 D Follett, do Berkshire, J Dillingham, do. Camden, 286 50 Moody Rich, do Maidstone, J.Douglas, tem. do. Rev. Boat,514 00 B Thomas, do Highgate, L. E Keliey, do. Frankfort, 154 00 Chas Canow, do La Motte, W. B Carr, do. Bangor, 24 00 W W Reyes, do, Swanton, Benj Shaw, do. Frankf't, &c. 65 09 H Richardson, do Montpelier, 240 00 J. Carr, geuger, weighor, measurer, Bangor, Isaiah Silver, do Danville, RG Hopkinson do Derby 85 77 R Lasell, tem. do St. Albans, B. Palmer, col. Kennebunk, 273 0 D. Wheelright, do Wells, Mark Dennett, coll'r, York, do. do Burdick, do Hinesburg, S Phillips, col. Newburyport, 2593 98 269 12 John Phillips, dep col do D Foster, naval officer, do 147 00 Wm Cross, surveyor, 226 50 J Phillips, insp & meas do 200 00 507 27 do 250 00 998 45 |