Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-05-17

ter the Sd day of March aforesaid, shall
be imported IN ships or vessels ofthe u.
States: Provided, that this additional
duty shall not apply to goods, wares and
merchandise, which shall be imported
after said day in ships or vessels not Of
the United States, entitled by treaty, or
by an act or acts Of Congress, to be en-
tered in the ports of the United States, on
the payment of the same duties as shall
then be paid on goods, wares, and mer-
chandise, imported i'll ships or vessels Of
he United States.
Sec. l3. find be IL further smacted,-
That there shall be allowed drawback
of the duties by this act imposed OH
goods, wares, and merchandise, which
shall be imported from and after the said
Sd of March, upon the expectation there
of within the time, and in the manner
prescribed, in the existing laws at tho
time.
SEC. Id. find be Il further emacted,-
That the existing laws at the time shall
extend to, and be in force for the coiec-
tion of the duties imposed by this act, OH
goods, wares, and merchandise, which
shall be imported into the United States
from and after the said Sd day Of March,
and for the recovery, collection, distribu-
tion, and remission of all fines, penalties,
and lorleitures, and for the allowance Of
drawbacks by this act authorized, as full
ly and efiectually as if every regulation,
restriction, penalty, forfeiture, provision,
clause, and thing, in the then existing
laws contained, had been inserted in, and
re-enacted by this act. And that SO
much of any act which is contrary to this
act, shall be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. Is. find be 1t further enacted,-
That whenever goods composed wholly,
or in part, of wool or cotton, offsimilar
kind, but different quality, are found in
the same packages charged at an aver
age price, it shall be the duty of the ap-
praisers to adopt the value of the best ar
ticle contained in such package,Eand 50
charged as the average e value of tho
whole; and that so much Of the act enti-
tied AN act for the more efectual col
lection of the impost duties,' approved
the 28th Of May, 1880; as requires tho
appraisers to adopt the value OF the best
article contained in a package, as the
average value Of The whole be, and the
same is hereby, repealed.
Sec. l6. find be ii further enactrd,-
That whenever upon the opening and ex-
animation of any package or packages'of
imported goods, composed wholly or in
part ofwool or cotton, in the manner pro-
vidcd by the fourth section Of the act for
the more eifectual collection of the impost
duties, approved on the 28th day of May,
1880, the said goods shall be found not
to correspond with the entry thereof at
the custom house; and if any package
shall be found to contain any article not
entered, such article shall be forfeited;
or if the package be made up witkintent
to evade or defraud the revenue, tho
package shall be forfeited; and so much
of the said section as prescribes forfeit
ure. Of goods found not to correspond with
the invoice thereof, be, and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. II. find be 1t further enacied,-
That from and after the said Sd day of
March, 1888, the ad valorem rates Of
duty on goods, wares and merchandise,
shall be estimated in the manner follow
ing: to the actual cost, if the same shall
have been actually purchased, or the &C
tual value, if the same shall have been
procured otherwise than by purchase, at
the time and place when and where pur-
chased or otherwise procured; or to tho
appraised value, if appraised, shall bo
added all charges, except insurance from
The foreign port Of expectation to the u
nited States.