The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-03

sileut of ttlS IHlte1 oldtSss iOtu lttUe to tiine. to establish rules and regulations, j not inconsistent with the laws of the Uni fed States, as the President of the United States shall think proper, to secure just, faithful and impartial appraisal of all goods, wares and merchandise as afore- said, imported into ihe United States, and inst and proper entries of the value there as:sa ef tie square yards, parcels CT ata- CT quantities, as tine case may require, and of such actual value of every of them; and it shall he the duty of he Secretary ofthe Treasury to report all such rules and rogu- lations, with the reasons therefor, to the then next session of Congress.
 Sec. It. .fnd be T further enacted, That an addition of ten per eeBtam shall be made 10 tine several rates of duties by this act imposed. in respect to all goods, wares and merchandise, on the importation of which in American or foreign vessels, a specific discrimination tas rot aiready neen made, which, from and after the third day of March aforesaid, shall be imported in ships or vessels not of the United States PsOvided. That this additional dnty shall not apply 10 goods, wares and meI chandise which shall be imported after said day m ships or vessels not of tie United States. entitled by treaty or by an act or acts of Congress, to be entered in the ports of the United States on the payment of the same dnties az shall then be paid s;f goods, " ares and merchandise imported in ships or yes- sels of the United States.
 Sec. Il. find De H further enacfed, That there shall be allowed drawback of the duties by this act imposed, on goods, wares and merchandise which shall be imported from and after the said third day of falarch, upon the exportation thereof, within the time and Tn the manner prescribed in the existing. laws atthe time: Proulded, No drawback shall be allow ed on a less ouan- tity of cordage than five tons
 Sec. I2. .9ad bp H further enacted, That tho existing laws at the time shail extend 10 and be in force for the collection of the duties imposed hy this act on goods, " ares and merchandise which shall be imported into the United States from and after the said third day Of March and fer ts.. re- covefy, collection, distribution and remis- sion Of all finea, penalties and forfeitures. and for the allowance of draw hacks hy this act authorized, as fully and etfectually as 1 it every regulation, restriction, penalty 1 forfeiture, provision, clause, matter and
 thing in the then existing laws contained
 had been inserted in and re. enacted by l this act, and that so mach of any act which Is co rary to this act, shall be, and the same hereby, repealed.
 Sec. l3. .4nd 6e 4 further enacted, That whenever goods, composed wholly or in part Of wool or cotton, ofsinilar kind. but different quality, are found. in flle same packages, charged at an average price, it shall he the duty of the appraisers 10 adopt tue value Of tbe hest article contained in such package. and so charged. as the aY- craze value Of the whole; and that so much of the act entitled An act for the more effcctuai collection of the impost du- less' approved the twenty-eighth Nav. one thousand eigst hundred and thirty, as requires the appraisers to adopt the value of the hest article contained in package as the average vaiue of the whole, be, and the same is hereby. repealed
 Sec. IA fad be t further eaacfea. That Whenever, upon the opening and examina- tion of any package or packages Of import ed goods, composed wholly or ia part of wool erection in fine manner prayided by. the fourth section of the act for the more efectual collection of the itupost duties approved on thetwenty eighth day of May. one thotisand eight hundred and thirty {, the said goods shall be found not to cores pond with the entry thereofa at the custom houses and if any package shall be found to contain any article not entered, such article shall be forfeited or if the pack age he made up with intentt to evade or d e. fraud the revenue, the package shall oe forfeited; and so much of the said section as prescribes forfeit Of goods found not to correspond with the invoice thereof, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
 Sec. l5- find be a further enaefed, That from and after the said tLird day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, the ad valorem rates of duty on goods, wares and merchandise shall be cs- umated lR the manner following: to the actual cost, If the same shall have been actually purchased or the actual valne, t~the same stlai have been procured oth- erwlse than by purchase. al the time and place when and where purchased, or oth- erwise procured, or to the appraised val ne, appraised, shall be added ali charges, except insurance
 Sec. Is find be if further enacted. That from and after the said third day of MarcL. one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, in calculating ihe rates of duties. the pound sterling shall be considered and taken as of the value of four dollars and eighty cents.
 Sec. r. .4ad beit further enacted, That syrup imported in casks. aud all syrup for making sngar, shall he rated hy weight. and pay the same duty as the sugar ofwhioh 1t IS composed would pay in it's natural state; and that loaf or lump sugar. when, Imported in pnlverzed, liQuid or other form, shall pay the same duty as imposed by law on loaf or lump sugar; and all fos- sil and crude mineral salt shall pay fifteen per centun ad valorem
 Sec. ls. aad be it jtrfher eaactea. That the several articles enumerated in this bill, whether imported before or after fine passage thereof, may be put into tie GUS tom house stores. under tie bond nf ina