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$500 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

AN ACT (PASSED 12th MARCH 1805,) FOR MAKING FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTUAL PERFORMANCE OF QUARANTINE; AND ALSO AN ORDER IN COUNCIL, DATED 5th APRIL ... An Act for the quarantine of ships from foreign lands, outlining the duties to be levied and the means in which the tax shall be collected. The law outlines the criteria for the tax - tonnage, port of origin, etc. Includes an Index of definitions, as well as an Appendix containing tables of duties and the questions to ask a ship arriving into port.

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