The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-03
PuBLIC-No. 6.

PuBLIC-No. 6.
AN ACT directing the disposition of certain I'M
claimed goods, wares, merchandise, seized for
being illegally imported into the United States
BE Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
trs te United States Of .4mercan Congress assembled
That hereafter, in all of seizure Of any goods
wares, or merchandise, which SHALL in the opinion
OF the collector other principal officer of the re-
venue makngsuch seizure be of the appraiseta of
one hundred dollars or less, and which shall have
been so seized for having been illegally imported into
the United States the said collector OF the customs,
or other principal officer Of the revenue making such
seizure, shall proceed follows, that is to say he
shall cause list, containing particular description
OF the goods, wares, or merchandise seized to be
prepared in duplicate and and an appraisement of
the same to be made by two sworn appraisers under
the revenue laws, if there such appraisers in such
place OF seizure and if the said seizure be made
where there such appraisers, then by two res
pectable AID disinterested citizens of the United
States, residing ut the place where the seizure may
be made and TO be selected oy him for said purpose.
The aforesaid list and apprasement shall be proper
ly atested by such collector other officer and the
persons making the apprasement; and for which
service said appraisers shall be allowed, out Of the
revenue, the sum of dollar aud fifty cents per
day each. If the said goods shall be found by such
appraisers TO be of the value of hundred dollars
or less, the said collector other officer shall publish
notice. for the space OF three weeks in some news.
paper of the county or place where the seizure
made, describing the articles, and stating the time,
place, and cause of their seizure, and requiring any
person or persons claiming them to appear and make
such claim within ninety days from the date of the
first publication of such notice Propi led That any
person or persons claiming the goods, wares mer-
chandise so seized, within the tie specified in the
notice, may file with such collector or other officer
claim, stating his or their interest in the articles
seized, and may execute bond to the United States,
in the penalty Of two hundred and fifty dollars with
two suretes, to be approved by the collector or
other ofhcer referred to, conditioned that in case Of
condemnation OF the articles so seized the obligors
will pay all the costs and expenses of the proceed
ings TO obtain such conJemnat on and upon the de-
livery of such bond to the collector or other officer
mentioned he shall transmit the same with the dupli
cate list and description of the goods seized, to the
United States district attorney for the district, who
shall proceed thereon In the ordinary manner pre-
scribcd by law find propidtd, also That if there
shall be no claim nterposed and no bond given, with
IN the time above specified, the collector other Of
hccr, as the case may be shall give twenty days no.
tice OF the sale of the goods wares, merchandise
in the manner before mentioned and at the time
and place specified in such notice shall sell the art-
tices So seized at public auction, and after deduct
ing the expenses Of appralsement and sale, he shall
dePosite the proceeds to the credit of the Treasurer
OF the United States, shall be directed by the Sc
| cretary of the Treasury.
Sec 2. find be IL further enacted That within one
year after the sale OF any goods, wares merchan-
disc, in virtue Of this act, any person or persons
claiming to be interested in the goods wares or mer-
chandise so sold, may apply TO the Secretary Of the
Treasury for remission Of the forfeiture thereof or
any of them, and restoration of the proceeds Of the
said sale which may be granted by the said Secrsta
ry, upon satisfactory proof TO be furnished in such
manner he shall prescribe Prorided That il shall
be satisfactorily shown that the applicant at the
time Of the seizure and sale Of the goods in question,
and during the intervening time, absent out Of
the United States in such circumstances as pre-
vented him from knowing Of such seizure and that he
did not know Of the same and Also that the said
forfeiture incurred without wilful negligence or
any intention of fraud on the part Of the owner or
owners Of sch goods.
Sec. 3. find be u further enacted That If nobppli-
cation for such restoration be made within one year,
as herenbeore prescribed then, at the expiration Of
the ga time, the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
cause the proceeds Of the sale OF the said goods,
wares, merchandise TO be distributed according TO
law as in the Of goods wares, and merchandise,
condemned and sold pursuant to the decree Of com
petent court.
Sec. 4. find De IL further enacted, That all 2rovi-
sons Of any former law inconsistent with this act
shall be- and the same hereby, repealed.
! J. w. JONES,
Speaker # The House Of Representatives..
/ WILLIE p. MANGUM,
President pro tempore n the Senate.
Approved, April g lS4i.
| JOHN TYLER