Chapter CLXIII. declaring the consent of Congress to acts of the State of South Carolina, authorizing the city council of Charleston to impose and collect a duty on the tonnage of vessels from foreign ports; and to acts of the State of Georgia, authorizing the imposition and collection of a duty on the tonnage of v
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Chap. CLXIII.— An Act declaring the consent of Congress to acts of the State of South Carolina, authorizing the city council of Charleston to impose and collect a duty on the tonnage of vessels from foreign ports; and to acts of the State of Georgia, authorizing the imposition and collection of a duty on the tonnage of vessels in the ports of Savannah and St. Mary’s.April 29, 1816. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Act of May 7, 1822, ch. 61. Consent of Congress given to act of South Carolina.
United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That the consent of Congress be, and is hereby granted and declared to the operation of any act of the general assembly of the state of South Carolina, now in existence, or which may hereafter be passed, so far as the same extends, or may extend, to authorize the city council of Charleston, to impose and levy a duty, not exceeding ten cents per ton, on all ships and vessels of the United States, which shall arrive and be entered in the port of Charleston from any foreign port or place, for the purpose of providing a fund for the temporary relief and maintenance of sick or disabled seamen in the marine hospital of the said port of Charleston.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the collector of the port of Collector of Charleston to receive the duties. Charleston be, and he is hereby authorized to collect the duties imposed or authorized to be imposed by this act, and to pay the same to such persons as shall be authorized to receive the same by the city council of Charleston. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the consent of Congress Consent of Congress given to act of the state of Georgia. be, and is hereby granted and declared to the operation of any act, of the general assembly of the state of Georgia now in existence, or which may hereafter be passed, so far as the same extends, or may extend, to authorize the levying and collecting a tonnage duty, not exceeding two cents per ton upon coasting vessels, and four cents per ton upon vessels from foreign ports, arriving at and entering the ports of Savannah and St.
Mary’s, for the purpose of providing a fund for the payment of the fees of the harbour master and health officer of those ports respectively: *Provided,* the said acts shall not contain Proviso. provisions inconsistent with the operation of any law of the United States made in execution of existing treaties. Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That this act shall be in force for Act limited to five years. five years, and from thence to the end of the next session of Congress thereafter, and no longer.
Approved, April 29, 1816.