Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-09-16

invoiced, without paying or accounting for the du
ty, or shall make out or pass or attempt to pass
through the custom house, any false, forged, or
fraudulent invoice, every such person, his her or
their alers and ahetors, shall be deemed guilty
OF misdeneanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars, or imprisoned for any term of time not
exceeding two years. or both, at the discretion of
the court.
Sec. 90. And be it further enacted, That there
shall be levied, collected and paid on each and ev-
cry non enumerated article, which bears simili.
tude either in material, quality, texture, or the use
TO which it may be applied, to any enumerated ar
ticle chargeabe with duty, the same rate of duty
which is levied and charged oil the enumerated
article which II most resembles in nny of the par
ticulars before mentioned: and if any non-enu-
merated article equally resembles two or more O.
Enumerated articles, on which different rates of du-
ty are chargeable there shall be levied, collected
and paid on such noll.enumernted article the same
rate Of duty as is chargeabIe on the article which
il resembles paying the highest duty and on nll
articles manufactured from two or more materials
the duty shall be assessed at the highest rates nj
which any OF its component parts may be charge
able.
Sec. q. And be it further enacted, That the
collector shall designate on the invoice ut least
one package of every invoice, aud one package at
leust OF every ten packages Of goods, wares or
merchandise, and greater number, should he or
either of the appraisers deem necessary, impor-
ted INTO such port, to he opened, examined g. APP
praised, s. shall order the package or packages so
designated to the public stores luf examination; e.
it uny package he found 10y the appraisers to con-
tain amy article not specified in The invoice, & they
or MINORITY OF them shah he of opinion that such
article omitted in the invoice with fraudulent
intent on the part Of the shipper owner, ur agent,
the contents of the eu,ire package ia which the
article may he, shall be liable seizure and for
leiinre on conviction thereof hriore any court Of
competent jurisdiction; but it said appraisers
sal be Of opinion hat no such iruutluleut intent
existed, then the value Of such article shall be nd
died to the ettty, and the duties thereon paid nc.
cordmgly, and the same shall be delivered to the
importer, agent, or ronsgnep: Provided, That
such forfeiture may he RENTED hy the Secretary
of the Treasury, on the production of evidence
satisfactory to him, that no fraud was intended
Provided further, ! hat if on the opening ol any
package or packages of goods, deficiency of any
article shall he found on examination Ivy the np.
prnisers, the same shall be certified to the cocc-
tor on the invoice aud an allowance for the same
he made in estimating the duties.
Sec. % And be it further enacted, That where
goods, wares, and merchandise shall he entered al
ports where there are no appraisers, the mode
hereinbeiore prescribed Of ascertaining the foreign
value thereof shail be carefully observed by the
revenue officers TO whom is committed the esma
ting and collection OF duties.
Sec % And be it further enacted, That it ela
be the duty of The Secretary Of the Treasury
from time to time to establish such rules and reg.
untions not inconsistent with the lava of the U.
nted States TO secure a Just faithful and inpnr.
tal appraisal of all goods, wares, and merchan.
disc aforesaid, imported into the United States
aud lust and proper entries OF such actual market
value or wholesale price thereof, ana of the square
yards, parcels, or other quantities. us The may
require and OF such actual market value or whole
sale price OF every of them.
Sec. 81. aud be it further enacted, That it shall
he the duty Of all collectors and other officers o
the customs to execute aud carry into effect all in
structons of the Secretary Of the Treasury rea
tive 10 the execution of The revenue la WIS and il
case any difficulty shall arise MS to The true con
structon nearing of any part oi such rcveuu,
laws, the decision OF the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall be conclusive ard binding upon all sucl
collectors and other officers of the CUSTOMS
Sec. %. And he it further enacted, That moth
ing in this act contained shall apply TO goods ship
ped in vessel bound to my porl of The Unite,
States, actually having left her last port of landing
eastward of the Cape of Good Hope or hey
Cape Horn prior 10 the first day Of September
eighteen hundred and torty-two, and all legal pro
visions and regulations existing Immediately beior
the thireth day of June, eighteen hundred ant
forty two, shall he applied TO importalions whcl
may be made III vessels which have left such las
Hope or beyond Cape Horn prior 10 said first dn
of September, eighteen hundred aud iorty-lwo.
Sec. 20. And he II further enacted, That tn
laws existing CD the first day of June, eightee
hundred and forty two, shall extend to and be il
force for the collection of the duties imposed b.
this act on goods, wares, and merchaudls lnlpOr
ted into the United States, and for the recovery
collection distribution and remission Of all fues
penalties aud lorteltures, aud Tor the allowance {
The drawbacks 10y This act authorized ns fully an
rfectually MS If every regulation, restriction, pen
atty, forfeiture, provision, cauSe, matter and thin
| in the said laws contained, had been inserted i
! and rc-enacted by This ncl. Aud hat all prov ieio
! OF any former law inconsistent wt this act, sla
! be, and the same are hereby. repealed.
See. 81. Aud be it iur.her enacted, That it sla
BE- tho duty OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, an
nually, to ascertain whether, Tor the year en.iiu
| on The li'Irliett OF June next preceding, The dht
on any articles have exceeded thirty five per Ger
tum ad velorem on the average wholesale mark
value OF such articles, in the several ports OF tn
| United States tor the preceding year; and, il 81
| he shall report tabular statement OF such article
and excess of duty to Congress at the conIInenc'
ment OF the next annual session thereof, with sue
observations and recommendations rs he ma
deem necessary for the improvement OF the re-
enue.
Sec. 70. And be il further enacted, That The in
potallon OF all indecent and obscene prints, pain
lhBsi h'HoSIhpns, cHPTuNlHgs, huu lfhuSparencl
is hereby prohibited and no INVOICE or packa.
whatever, or any part thereof shall I've admitted
! entry in which any such articles are conane'
and all invoices aud packages whereof any SUI
articles shall compose part are hereby declar,
10 he Liable TO be proceeded against, seized AZ
forfeited, by due course Of law, and the said art
cles shall he forthwith destroyed.
Sec, 20. And he it further enacted, that wher
} ever the word "ton' is used in this ACT ia rele
ence to weight, il shall be deemed aud taken TO
twenty hundred weight, each hundred weigh b
ing one hundred aud twelve pounds avoirdupni
sec. 80. Aud be it further enacted, That so lot
rs the distribution OF The nett proceeds Of the sal
: of the public lands, directed 10 be made amor
; the several States, Territories, and District OF CO
! umba, by the acl entitled An act 10 appropria
D the proceeds of The sales of the public lands IL,
10 grant pre- onpiion rights" shall be aud remo
suspended by virtue of this ACT, aud OF the prot
80 of The sixth section of the act aforesaid the t
a per cenum of the said proceeds directed 10