Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-03

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permit, as in such case, such time would
extend the terms of credit on part of the
duties, beyond the twelve calendar months
originally allowed.
+ In all cases of importations Of wines, or
distilled spirits, from any other port Or
place, than foreign place, or island stu.
ated on the eastern shores of America. north
of the equator, &c. and deposit takes
place, if any time elapse after such de-
post before the application for the per-
NIT for removal be made, one, and some
times more than one, of the bonds cannot
run the usual time, as by such course the
terms Of credit fot a part Of the duties would
also be extended beyond the twelve ealen-
dar months originally allowed.
Under those circumstances, can only
recommend that the most favorable ar
rangement be made with the importers,
whicf the nature of each case will admit
of, keeping in view the general principle
that, in no instance, are the terms of Gre
dit for any part Of the duties on wines or
distilled spirits, deposited, to be extended
beyond the twelve calendar months, orr
ginally allowed.
1t will not escape notice that, the effect
of this construction, will be to restrict the
terms of credit, on the last instalment OF
the dutieson distilled spiritsdepoated, which
may be imported from any other place
than Europe, and the foreign places or ISL
lands, situated on the Eastern shore of A.
merca, north OF the equator, &c. to twelve
months-whereas, if no deposit had taken
place, the terms OF credit on such install
ment, would, according to the 9Th section Of
the act, have been eighteen months.
With full knowledge OF that effect, it
is not perceived that, from the whole con-
text of the law, which forcibly manfests
the intention of the Legislature TO have
been, to make such restriction, that any o.
ther construction, than that adopted by
this department, can be supported.
Some doubts having been expressed, as
to the terms of credit, to which goods i'm
ported from the West Indies are now emit.
tied, take occasion to observe, that the
West Indies are considered as being COM
pretended in the foreign places, or islands,
situated on the Eastern shore of America,
north of the equator, and in its adjacent
seas, bays, and CULTS; and, therefore, goods
imported from the West Indies, are enti-
tied to credit of six and nine months, with
the exception Of salt.
The terms of credit on salt, are fixed at
pine months, by the act of 29th July, I 8l3,
without regard to the place of importation.
1t will be perceived, that the 9Th section
ofthe act providing for the deposit ofwines,
&c. makes no provision for the terms Of
credit to be allowed on goods imported
from Europe. The regulations in the six.
ty second section Of the collection law OF
1899, in relation to the terms OF credit on
goods thus imported, are, therefore, still
TO govern as well as with respect to the
terms of credit to be allowed on wines and
teas, imported from any other place than
foreign places, or Islands situated on the
Eastern shores Of America, North of the
equator, &c.
1t may be proper, here to remark, that
no part of the act providing for the depo-
sit Of wines, &c. being considered sppli.
cable to the districts on the northern and
northwestern boundaries of the United
States !; the preceding observations, re-
speeding that act, are not to be understood
as being intended for the collectors of
those districts, who are to be governed by
the provisions in the sixty second section
of the collection law of 1899, in fixing the
terms OF credit for the duties on all goods
imported into their districts, with the ex-
ception Of salt, the terms of credit to be al.
lowed on which article has already been
stated.
1t has also been made question, whe-
ther, in case Of the importation of goods
purchased for commercial house in the
United States, by partner residing abroad,
the invoices are required to be verified, by
such partner, under the 9th section of the
act; which has been decided in the afir-
native, as will be seen from the Enclosed
circular letter Of the Secretary Of the Trea'
sury, to the consuls of the U. States in TO.