The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-25

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imports and tonnage, shall excrcd, by LIS
than twenty five per eentsm, the ii,soie,
value thereof, sucb appraised value shah b.
considered the true salne of such goods
wares or merchandise, upon which the dn
~ shall he charged, with the addition q
such per ceht'm as may be by law reauir
ed !: Prortded, That, In no case, shall III,
value he estimated on an amount less tina,
the invoice value, with the addition by Law
| required.
Ses. Is. find be ii further enacted. Tina
the collectors of the revenue shall cause "A
least one package out of every invoice. am,
one package, At least, out of every twent,
packages of each invoice of goods. wares
OF merchandise imported into their resn,e
tive districts, which package or package,
he shall have first designated on the in.
voice, to be opened and examined. and i
| The same be found not 10 correspond with
| he Invoice thereof, or TO be falsely eharged
IN sach invoice, full inspection of all such
goods, wares or merchandise, as may be-
included IN the same entry, shall be made
and IN case such goods, wares or merchan.
disc, be subject to ad yalorem duty, the
same shall be appraised and subjected t.
the penalties provided in the thirteenth
section, IN case of suspected or fraudulent
invoices and in every case, whether such
goods, wares or merchandise, be subject IL
ad valorem or specific duty, IL any package
may BE- found to contain any article not
described IN the invoice, the whole package
shall be forfeited Provided, That the Sc
cretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby,
authorised to remit the said forfeiture, If,
in his opinion, the said article WIS put in
by mistake, or without any intention to de-
fraud the revenue.
Sec. 1G. lind be II further enacied, That,
for the appraisement Of goods, wares. or
merchandise, required by this or any other
act concerning imports and tonnage, the
President of the United States shall, hy
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, appoint, in each of the ports of
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balt
more, Charleston, Savannah, and New Or
leans, two persons, well qualified to per-
form THAI duty, WIN, before they enter
thereon, shall severally make oath, dill
gently and faithfully to examine and in
spect such goods, wares, or merchandise,
as the collector may direct, and truly to
report, to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, the true value thereof, according to
the provisions Of the fifth section of this
act; and when any appraisement is to be
made in any port, other than those above
named, the COLLECTOR shall appoint two res
pectable resideA merchants, who, after ha-
wing taken The oath required by this Sec
ton, shall be the appraisers; and the Sc
crctary ofthe Treasury shall have authori-
~ to direct the appraisers for any collrc-
ton district to attend in any other collec-
ton district, for the purpose of appraisng
any goods, wares, or merchandise, impor
ted therein and the President Of the Uni
ted States is hereby authorized, in the
recess of the Senate, " appoint the APP
praisers for the ports provided for in this
section, which appointments shall continue
Congress thereafter.
Sec. II. md BE- ii further enacted, That
each OF the appraisers, who may be APP
pointed under the sixteenth section of this
act for the ports OF New Orleans, Savan-
nah, Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and Boston, shall each receive, as com
prnsatlon for his services, fifteen hundred
dollars per annum and the appraisers for
the port of New York shall each receive
two thousand dollars pcr annun aud TIN,
merchants who may be appointed to act as
appraisers under this ACT, shall receive for
their services, while actually employed on
that duty, each, IA compensation nf five dol.
lars per diem and whichever the apnrais-
ers, appointed under the sixteenth section
OF this act, attend in any District other
than that in which they reside, for the
purpose OF appralsng any goods, wares,
or merchandise. they shall respectively
receive at The rate of five dollars for every
twenty-five miles IN going To, or returning
from, such district, in addition to The salary
or pay provided f." ia this section.
See. 10. .4,Id be Il FURTHER cnacted, That,
IN all CASTS where the ownrr, consignce,
importer, or agent, shall be dissatisfied with
the aPpraisement of any go'd,, wares. or
merchandise, lna'le by the Appraisers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth section of this
act, it shall be lawful for HIM to employ,
nj ms owo expense, two respectable resi-
deaf merchants, who, after being daily
qnahhed, according TO the sixteenth section
OF this act, shall, together with two ap.
pralsers appointed on the part of the Uni.
ted States under t..:s net, examine and in
spect the goods, wares, o, merchandise, in
GI-s.ion and, after such examination anl
inspection, they shall report the valu,
thereof, if they agree therein, aud, If not
the circumstances of their disagreement, tt
the collector aud, in case such owner
consignce, importer. or agent, shall be dis
satisfied with such report and second APP
praisernent, it shall be lawful for him IL
refer the case to the Secretary Of tn,
Treasury, who shall be, and is hereby, au.
thorized and empowered to decide there
On, or TO require further testimony in the
case, in such manner az he may deem pro.
per, and to order the said goods, wares, Oh
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