Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-17

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er TO act upon the subject, excep. with view To
preserve the revenue laws from violation, ,thev
have reported hin prescribing certain repuIa,iors
Vi safes oil foreign merchandise at auction, which,
al the same time that il avoids the objections 10
which other remedies would be laSle will it's
nopeu' go lar to correct the evils OF which tho
inen,orialists complain.
bill imposing regulations Sales az Auction
| ior the further protection Of the Revenue.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House of Rer.
Tesenfdfires ~, Congress assembled Thar from,
and after the 3lst day OF May next no sale of any
goods, wares, or merchandise, the growth, pre-
duce, or manufacture of any foreign place or couu-
try, shall be made at public auction within any
city or town within the United States, which, by
;ns laws thereoi, has been or may be erected into
into port OF entry, or within twenty miles nj
such city or town, unless the aucrioneer, or per
son so selling said goods, wares, or merchandise,
shaii al the time OF said sale, exhibit the original
invoice on which the duties had been leved al the
custom House of the Port into which theyAve-,
imported, or certified copy of said invoice under
The hand OF the Collector OF said Port or his Dep.
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Section 2. find be IL further enacted. That. fror,
and alter the 3ist day of May next in all sales a
puohc ancnon, OF any goods, wares, Berc.Iau-
ose, oil the growth produce, or manufacture Of u
ny foreign place o: country, in any CITY or town
which is or may be, by the laws of the listed
states, port Oh entry, or within twenty miles
'hereoi, the auetionver, person SO selling tho
| same, shall publish, or cause to be published in
one or more oil the newspapers printed IN said "a y
or town, forty eight hours inme dateIy before sai
safe, schedules OF said goods, wares or rne,char-
use, containing the name names Of the lrnpor.
Ter and Consignee, with particular descriptions y!
sara goods, wares, or MERCHANDISE, with the orr
s.nal marks and numbers, and the name or nane-
% the vessel or vessels IN which the sarne.wese
imported, together with the time Of importation;
ana snail also exhibit number OF such schedules
at the time and place OF sale. Provided, That &
no newspaper be printed in such city, Town, or
place, said schedules, either written or printed.
shall he posted up, for the same number ofhouu,
N thr.s lie n
cry, town, o. place; and in Ike manner be ex-
hibited at the time and place OF sale
seen o. -7nd De At JtTshe' enacted, That any
auctoneer or other person, who shall. AFTER sd
sis' day Of May, sell, or attempt 10 sell al pub
&c auction, any goods wares, or rnsrchaud Sc $,
I'M orted as aforesaid, without having xhibit.,,
'ne inve!ce, or copy thereof, mentioned ia thu
nrs. Section OF TINS act, or without having publish
Ell the schedule or schedules, according 10 the re
qu,siiion OF the second section OF this act, shaif
,GiIs't am pay, for each and every offence onu
th.Id OF the value oil The goods sold as aforesaid
Section 4. lind be IL $iHtier enacted Thataov
auetioneeF or other person, who hall sell attcr sad
3ist day OF May, any goods, wares, OF mes char
use, the growth, produce, or mauufacture Of any
!ofeign LACE or country, atpublic auction know
ing triat 'he same goods wares, or mere hands,
mao been fmuegled into any port or place with.
,he ohted states, or any territory tn reef or
knowing that the had bee nt roduSe ed into
the United States, or any territory thereof in O.
fasion OF The revenue laws, that the full amour,
Oh the duties by law cargeable thereon had no,
eeh Pal" OF secured to be paid, shall forfeit and
pay, 'oT each and every effence the full, value o.,
the goods, VA es, merchandise 50 sold as asore
said. 49, e
Section .. IND De it further enacted, Tha, i
thaH be The duty OF the CoIlec tors OF the C,,s,op,
III their respective dis riots, prosecute for the r.
co'eTy OF any OF the penalties or forreitures whic,
may accrue under THIS act And all penalties ard
'ofIeitureS which may accrue or be inc urred,
SHAH and may be sued for and recovered in the
District Court OF the United States for the atrfc.
IN winch the said penalty forfeiture NAV accr,.
u De incurred, III the name OF the United States
Vi oi 'he Coi'ectoF oil said dtrict, by biz, suit c.
information, one moiety thereof 10 tie use OF t6e
Omted States, and the other TO the use of the In
| former, or person who for the same
Section D. Ind be itfiyti.er enacted That ,ha
provisions OF this act shall not he deemed mr. co,,
s"oeu 20 extend 10 any sale made at auction rs
any proper belonging 10 the estate of any cifiTe,
o. the United States who has deceas,d d, nor to am
oheflhs or o'hir sale under OF law, nor II,
any sale where the same goods wares and mo-
chandise had been theref fore sold bona fde A. az.
.ion, under the forms and regulations of tti, ac,
Nor shall the provisions OF this ac, be deemed,r
construed 10 extend to the sale of any goods, wares
or merchandise. from whatever place imported
unless The same were, at the time Of said irnporia
iion chargeabe with duties under the laws of the
United States, nor shall the provisions of the fir,
section OF this act, be deemed or construed 10 ex-
lend TO The selling off at auction of the stock Or
goods OF any retail merchant or trader
Nnr. +. T. Harbour, from the Committee on tia,
Suoiciary, 10 which was referred the bill from,
1870 ~ NIS ithSl Vi DOinlS CrIiun,
The same without amendment
he bill was then committed.
FIFTH CENSUS.
Mr. StorrS, from the committee on the s,,:sc,
reported Dill Tor taking the fifth Census oren,
iler'uoh oil the inhabitants of the United State.
which was twice read, and committed
Ihe Speaker laid before tha House srtnd,v
communications, viz
l. letter from Inc Postmaster General ,-o,
lnitung list oil the names 6 the clerks e,ooo,.
In MS office during the year 1928 with tbs c0,,
pensauon oil each. Read and laid on Tho tahIe
- q similar letter fiom the Secretary of tho
treasury, transmitting list of the names 81 m.
clerks employed III the several offices of the Trea
sufy department during the year 1928 with their
@".nPehsa ION. Read and laid on the table
D. a letter rom the Secretary of the rressu
5y'UahsinitlnB The rules and :, guiations Whit,
nave been adopted for the faithful xecu,ion MIR
dGl oi the 18th oil May, 1923, entitled An a.,
aHeing the several acts imposing duties on i'm
Po'tsj Which letter read aud lad en line L.
BILE. " 0 va
The engrossed bill Cor iiis relief Of GABRIEL Cnd
Troy and Jean Baptiste Beaugrsnd; aud
The engrossed bill supplementary 10 an act n,
continue copy right TO John RoDlett; were scvn
rally read the third time, passed, and sent to u,s
Senate Tor concurrence
The bill from the Senate altering the tine..of
holding the Circuit Court for the District oc Co
gIa was read the third time, passed, aud return.
to the Senate.
TENNESSEE LAND CLAIMS.
ne Rouse then proceeded to the cousideratg,
% me oiii 10 amend AN act, entitled AN act IN,
duthoIize lbe State OF Fennes,ee to Issue cram.
ana pesiest ut!es to certain lands therein dsscrib
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