of their own number, May choose directors. to serve for the year ensuing their election, and until others shall be elected and consent to serve in their place.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, Accounts how kept. That the directors shall cause the treasurer, secretary, and librarian, to keep, in suitable books for that purpose, just and proper entries of all the proceedings and accounts the company and corporation, and have them laid before the company at every annual meeting, previous to taking the votes for directors; an shall always deliver the said books, together with all the property of the company, in good order to their successors in office, whenever required.
Approved, January 31, 1804.
March 19, 1804.
Chap. ⅩⅬⅤ.—An Act for the relief of Samuel Corp.
Be it enacted, &c., Samuel Corp allow drawback on certain goods exported from New York to New Orleans. That the collector of the customs for the port of New York be, and hereby is directed to allow to Samuel Corp, of New York, merchant, the drawback of duties by him paid on merchandise, which arrived at New York, in the ship Chesapeake, Andrew Tombs, master, and without being there landed, were thence exported in the same ship, for New Orleans, in the month of August, one thousand seven hundred and nirtety-nine, according to the tenor of two certificates issued by the collector for said port, and made payable respectively, on the twenty-third day of June, and on the twenty-third day of August, in the year one thousand eight hundred: Provided, That due proof of Proviso. the landing of said merchandise at New Orleans, shall have been exhibited at the office of said collector, as is by law required in other cases of exportation: And provided also, That it shall appear to the satisfaction of the collector that the master, or other person having the charge or command of the said ship, had, at the time of making report of the arrival of the same at the port of New York, reported the merchandise brought in her, and which was afterwards exported, as above mentioned, to New Orleans, to be destined for the said port of New Orleans, in conformity with the provisions, which were by law in force, previous to the thirtieth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. Approved, February 25, 1804.
Chap. XVI.—An Act for the relief of the sufferers by fire, in the town of Norfolk.
Be it enacted, &c., Bonds given for duties by sufferers by the fire, may be cancelled on new ones being given, &c. That all persons who, being indebted to the United States for duties on merchandise, having given bond therefor with one or more sureties payable to the collector for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and who have suffered a loss of property by the late conflagration at the town of Norfolk, shall be, and they hereby are allowed to take up, or have cancelled, all bonds heretofore given for duties as aforesaid, upon giving to the collector new bonds, with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of the said collector, for the sums of their former bonds respectively, payable in twelve months from and after the day of payment specified in the bonds to be taken up or cancelled as aforesaid; and the said collector is hereby authorized and directed to give up or cancel all such bonds, upon the receipt of others, as described in this act; which last mentioned bonds shall be proceeded with in all respects like other bends which are taken by collectors for duties due to the United States: Provided, however, That nothing in this act contained shall extend to bonds which had fallen due before the nineteenth day of February last.
Approved, March 19, 1804.
