Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-11-03
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VI shall 'Oe 'IOrthwitn 'retUFneu 10 tGc lpuOhC
stores. there TO be kept at the risk anil OK
pense ofthe owner, impor'er, consignee, or
agent. uniil claimed or sold for storage agr"e'
ably 20 law; and the proceeds of The sale Tor
duties remaining unclalnat tor'ihe space of
ten days after such sales shall, after payment
of duties and all expenses aforesaid, at the
expiration of that period, be paitl'by the col
lector into the Treasury. .n'the manner pro.
vided for in the case OF unclaimed goods III
ihe.ncxt succeeding section Of this act: .7nd
prouided JuNher, That when any goods are
of perlshablc nature, they shall be sold
forthwith.
Il Sec. l3. find be II further enacted, That
prcvious'to the sale Of any unclaimed goods,
and said collector shall procure on inventory
and appraisment thereof to be made, and To
be verified, Oh oai! or affirmation, by Two or
more respectable merchants, before the saih
|. collector, and Ia remain with HIM; aud sand
collector shall nftcrward cause sand goods to
be advertised and sold in the manner provi-
dcd for ~ tbs act, aud, after retaining the
duties thereon, ngrceably Ia such inventory
and nppralscmeni, aud interest and charges
as aforesaid, shall ray the overplus, it any
there be, into the Treasury Of the United
States, there 10 remain for the us" OF the
owner or owners, who shall, upon due proof
of his, her, or thrl- property, be entitled I"
rrcc,vc the same for which purpose the
collector shalt transmit, with the sad over
plus, n COPY of the invuniory, appralsemcnt,
accoun, of sales, specifying the marks, Num-
bers, and descriptions Of The packages sold,
their contents, The name of the vessel and
master in which, and Of the port or place
whence, they were imported and the time
when, and the name of the person or per-
sous to whom said goods were cons gncd ~
,lednanifesi and the receipt or certificate oi
the collector shall cXoneratc 'hc master or
! person having charge or command Of any
ship or vessel in which said goods, wares,
! aud merchandise were imported from all
claim of the Owner or owners thereof: Pro-
rided. That so muGb of The Gfly-sixlh sec
tlnn of The general collection law of the sec
nd of March, seventeen hundred and ninety
nine, which provides sor the storage of un-
claimed merchandise, as conflicts with the
provisions OF tins act, shall BE- aud is hereby
repealed: Procided also, That when such
goods are of a. pcrlahabe nature, they shall
be sold forthwith.
Sec. IA. .1tm be IL further enacted, That
on aud after the dav this law goes into feet
there shall be allowed "a drawback on foreign
sugar refnotl IN The United States, and ex.
" paid on the foreign sugar from which il
shall be manufactured, to be ascerlalned I'M
der such regulations as >ball be presorbcdby
the Secretary Of the Treasury. and no more
and on spirits distilled form foreign m"lnss-
es, a drawbau! .of five cents per gallon Till
the first day of January. eighteen hundred
and foriy-ihrcc, when il shall be reduced one
cent per gnIlon :; and annually, on the first,
day ot January thereafter the said drawback
shall be reduced one cent per gallon until
the same shall be wholly discontinued Pro-
rided, That tins act shall not alter or repeal
any law now IN force regulating the eypor-
7 inlIon of sugar refined or spirits distilled from
7, moasses,n The United States except as to
The rates Of duties and draw backs.
i Sec. l5. .1nd b. II further enacted That in
the case of all goods, wares, and merchandise
imported on aud aiirrrihn day this act goes
into operation, and entitled To dcbenturc un-
der the existing laws, no drawback Of the
duties shall be allowed on the same, unless
SAID g"odr, wares, or merchandise shall be
! exported from The United States within three
/ years from the date of importation Of tn"
same /: nor shall the additional rate Of duty
levied by this act on goods, wares, and mcr-
chandSo imported IN foreign vessels, be re-
funded in case of re- tWporiatlon Proridtd
That two ana one half per ccntam on the
amount of all draw backs allowed, except ,on
foreign refined sugars. shall be retained. for
the use of the United States by the collec-
tors paying such drawbacks, respectively
and in the case Of forcign refined sugars, ten
per ccn'nin shall be retained.
H Sec. III. HadbeH ,GKther enacted. That in
all cases whcre there Is or shall be imposed
any advalorcm rate of duty on any goods.
II wares, or merchandise imported into the u.
! States, and ~ all cases where the duty I'M
posed shall by law be regula' ed by, or di
rectcd to be estimated or based upon, the
Y .va,ue Ut the square yard, or of any spccl-
fed quantity or parcel of such goods, wares,
or merchandise, il shall be the duty Of the
l collector, within whose district ,he same
shall br imported or entered, to cause the Gc-
,ual market value or wholesale price thereof,
al the time when purchased, IN the principal
markets OF the country from which the same
shall have been imported unto the United
States, or Of the yards, parcels, or quantities,
as the case may be, to be appraised, es,Ima-
ted, and asccrancd, and to such value or
price, toLc ascer,alned IN the manner pro-
ycd IN this act, shall be added all costs and
charges except insurance, aud 'includng, IN
every case, charges for commissions at the
the same may be entered upon winch duties
shall. be assessed. And it shall. in every
such case, be the duty Of the appraiser, OF
Irthc United States. and avery one of them,
and every person who shall act as such APP
pralser, or of the collector aud naval officers,
as the case may be-, by all the reasonable
) ways and means in his or their power, to AS
certain, estimate. and apprase the true and
actual market value and wholesale price, any
invoice or affidavit thereto to the contrary
Notwithstanding, of The said goods. wares
and merchandise, at the time purchased. and
in The principal markets Of the county
whence the same shall lave been imported
into the United States, aud the number OF
> snchyards, parcels, or quantities, and such
actual market value or Wholesale price ol
every them, Ms the case may require and
all such goods, wares, or merchandise, being
manufactured Of wool, or whereof wool shall
be componeD, part, which shall be i'm
! ported into the United States in an unfinished
condition, shall, in every such appraisal, be
taken, dccmed, and estimated 10 have been
"a, The time purchased, and place whence the
same were imported into the United States
Of us great valIe Ms If the same had been en-
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