The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-29
VOL. 2as

addition OF 10 or 20 per cent TO the cost, or VA.
luo OF any goods, wares, OF merchandise, in es-
tima'ing tho duty thereon, or as imposes any
duty on such addition, shall be repealed.
Sec.5. find be IL further enneted, That
from, and after, the Sd day Of March, aforesaid
where inc amount OF duty on merchandise lex
cept manufactures of WOOL or OF which wool is q
component parD imported into the United
States, IN any ship or vessel, on account OF one
person only, or OF several persons jointly inter
osted, shall not exceed 200 dollars, the same
sna,i DC paid In Dash, without discount and ift
snail exceed that sum shall at the option of the
importerc cof importers, be paid or secured toJe
paid, In the manner how required by law, one
halt IN three and one half in six calender months:
aud that from and after tho said 81 day of
March so much of the 62d section of the act.
entitled. IAN act to regulate the collection of
auties on imports and tonnage appurted tho
"a of March, l79S, as au,horises the deposito OF
teas under the bond Of the mposter, or impor-
tors, shall bo repealed
Sec. d. Hnd be a. further enacted. That
from and after tho Sd day of March aforesaid
the duties on all manufactures of wool. or oc
which wool Is component part, shall be paid
IN cash, without Discount, or, at tho option OF
tho importer, DO placed in the public stotss.
under bond, at his risk, subject to the payment
o! tfo customary storages and changes and To
The payment OF interest at the rate of ak mar
cen'um, per annum while so storss: +: Provided.
that the duty on the articles so stored shall be-
PAID one half IN three and one half in six
months from the date OF Importation Provided,
also, that ifany instalment Of duties be not paid
when the same shall have became due, so much
oil The said merchandise as may bo necessatv To
discharge such instalment shall be sold AZ public
auction, and, retaining the sum necessary for the
payment of such lnstalmont of the duties. to-
gether with tho expenses Of tho sale keeping
ana sae OF such goods, tho overplus, il any,
rn pH hu ha, Ill
er, or owner, or to his agent or awful reprssen.
ia'ivoi And, provided also, that the importer,
owner, or consigneo Of such goods may at any
llme aittr The deposte shall have been made
withdrawn, the whole, or any part thereof on
paying the duties on what may be withdrawn.
ana tho customary storage and Charges, and OF
interest.
SIC. z. find be IL further enacted, That from
and after the Sd day Of March aforesaid, foreion
manufactures ofwool, or of which is a component
part which may be sold at pnblir sale, other
ihan sales under execution, docroes, and process
OF Courts IN the United States, there shall be
reserved py the seller, one and half per cent
on tho amount OF such sale for tho use of the
unltcd States aud no such sale shall bo made .
Dut IN the presence OF an officer of the customs
In places wherc there shall be one, for which
purpose rensonqSp notice shall DO given 10 tho
.s al ~ s2 sA. "a e W.
Fnnu an nrcpuut Of tho merchandise sold. corti.
Sed, md approved by tho officer Of the cus,eu,s
present, shall bSTeudo-edb by the seller 10 Isccel
loctor, the said one aud half per ocnt paid oy.
cr tn him within twenty four hours aitor such
sale. And II any person shall make such sal
without The presence ofan officer OF the custems,
or shall fail 10 render such accounts within tho
time required, he shall forfeit and pay 10 tho
United States two hundred dollars: or il no
shall fail TO pay over to the collector as is here
by.roquirod, tho one aud an half cent. accruing
to the United States on snch salc he shall for.
felt and pay TO tho United States double the a.
mount ofsuch por centage.
Sec. B. find be Il further enacted, That in
all cases where tho duty which now is or
hereafter may be, imposed on any goods.
wares or merchandises, imported into the
United States, shall, by law, be regulated by,
or be directed TO be estimated or levied upon
The value OF the square yard, or Of any other
quantity or parcel thereof; and in all cases
where there is or shall be imposed any ad
valorcm rate of duty on any goods, wares, or
merchandise, imported into the IT, States,
il shall be the duty of the collector within
whose district the same shall be imported or
entered, TO cause the actual value thereof, at
the time purchased, and place from which tho
snme shall have been imported into the Unit.
ed States, TO be appraised, estimated, and
ascerlalned, and the number of such yards,
parcels, or quantities, and such actual value
OF every one ofthcm, as the case may require:
And 1t shall, in every such case, be the
duty Of the appraisers Of the United States,
and every of them, and Of every other person
who shall act as such appraiser, by all tho
reasonable ways or means in his or their
power, to oscertaiD estimate, and appraise
the true and actual value, any invoice or af.
idayit thereto to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, Of the said goods, wares, and merchan.
disc, at the time purchased, and place from
whence the same shall have been imported
into the United States, and the number of
such yards, parcels. or quantities and such
actual value OF every of them, as the case
may require and all such goods, wares, and
merchandise, being manufactures of wool, or
whereof wool shall be a component part.
which shall be imported into the United
States in an unfinished condition, shall, i'm
every such appraisal, be taken, deemed and
estimated by the said appraisers, and every
Of them, and every person who shall act as
such appraiser, to have been, at the time pur-
chased, and place whence the same were i'm
ported into the United States, Of as great
actual value as If the same had been entirely
finished: Provided, that in all cases where
any goods, wares, or merchandise, subjec; to
ad valorem duty, or whercon the duty is or
shall be by law regulated by, or be directed
to. be estimated or levied upon, the value OF
the square yard, or any other quantity or par
eel thereof, shall have been imported in the
United States from country other than that
in which the saine were manufactured or pro-
duced, the appraisers shall value the same ut
the current value thereof at the time Of pur-
chase, before such. last expectation to the
United States in the country where the sane
may have been originally manufactured or