Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-02
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CIRCULAR
TO Collectors and other officers Of the Customs.

CIRCULAR
TO Collectors and other officers Of the Customs.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, JuIr 20, Is45.
The President Of the United States has received official in
egence that the Convention well the Congress of the
Republic of Texas have sanctioned adopted the Joint
solution of the Congress Of the United States Of the I of
March last for the admission Of Texas State of the Union
By the oath section Of the act Of the Congress Of the United
States of the 30h Of August 1912, it provided THAT
shall be the duty of all collectors and other the
toms execute and carry into effect all instructions of the
Secretary of the Treasury relative to the execution Of the
laws and in any difficulty shall arise the
construction meaning Of any part Of such laws
decision of the Secretary of the Treasury shall be conc
sve and binding upon all such collectors and other officers Of
the customs In conformity with this provision OF the law,
becomes my duty to communicate the views and instructions
Of this Department upon various important questions arising
of the relations between Texas and the United States
LIST. Although there is solemn compact obligatory
upon both parties for the admission of Texas State of the
Unon yet until the further action Of the Congress Of the
United States upon this subject and instructions founded
thereon from this Department. you will collect duties as here
upon all the imports from Texas into the United States
similar question arose in relation exports from Florida
New Orleans in 1919, when it decided by the Urea
sury Department that all goods which have been may
be imported from Pensacola before act OF Congress shall
passed erecting into collection district and authorizing
the appointment of officer reside herea for the purpose
of experimenting the collection of dues will be liable to
duty"
IT, them as is apprehended imports should be made
from foreign ports Texas with to introduction here
free of duty from Texas upon her formal admission by Con-
gess State of the Union, such exemption from duty IN
conformity with the decision before quoted In relation to Flor
da could not be permitted before act Of Congress shall
be passed erecting Texas) into collection district When
Congress shall pass such ample provision can be made
therein prevent the sacrifice of by the EVASION Of
| our laws, is now believed to be contemplated.
ID In all cases where application made to enter goods
with the privilege of drawn back Of duties expectations into
Texas before granting the debentue certificate will dill
gently inquire Of the case with
ascertain whether this expectation intended for the
sumption of the in Texas, for remporation into the
United States and any attempt TO obtain drawback of the
duties where the goods really designed for consumption
within limits, is a manifest fraud on revenue laws,
which will be prevented by all the lawful within the
q power Of this Department
After the acquisition and occupation of Louisiana by an
order of the Treasury Department the collector New Or
directed 10 consider Baton Rouge, and other set
Elements possession of Spain, whether the Misss
spp lbervle, the lakes the seacoast foreign ports
In the order il declared, n instance, however,
you allow drawbacks for goods which have been landed
afterwards be exported to such places This order
issued by of my predecessors Albert Galan and
sanctioned by Mr. Jefferson, then President of the United
: States
By the s0h section Of the of Congress of the I'd of
March, l799 il is provided, "That the collector aforesaid
may refuse grant such debenure debentures, it
appear TO him that any has arsen fraud has
been committed and in of such REFUSAL if the debene
or debenures claimed shall exceed hundred dollars it
shall be the duty of the said collector represent the
the Comptroller Of the Treasury who shall determine whether
such debenure debentures shall be granted not" An
entry for drawback, with view rempoaton free of all
duty, into the United States fraud within the meaning of
this acts and in all such the duty of the collector
refuse the debenure certificate In all where the de-
bentue shall exceed hundred dollars the collector
will Judge for himself whether such fraud before desig
mated is contemplated and in the language of the law, eff
debenure debentues claimed shall exceed hundred
dollars it shall be the duty of the said collector represent
the the Comptroller Of the Treasury, who shall deter
whether such debenture debenes shall be granted
or not"
BY the 18th section Of the act of ID March, $780, 1t pro-
vided follows And the said exporter exporters shall
likewise make oath that the said goods noticed for expoa
on and laden board such ship vessel previous the
clearance thereof within days after such clearance
truly intended be exported the place whereof shall
have been gven and intended TO be reianed scn
the United States; otherwise the said goods wares and
merchandise shall be entitled the benefit OF drawback
If then, in point fact the goods thus exported Texas
intended be reanded within the United States they
entitled TO drawback and if relanded subject
seizure and forfeiture, well the vessel in which they
thus introduced.
Great vigilance will be required obtaining ample security
upon all export bonds those bonds be cancelled
any of expectation of goods Texas with the privilege
Of drawback until the and important questions
arising under such bonds shall have been finally adudcated
You will in omit to publish in the newspapers,
required by law, the of all persons who shall be
found guilty Of the violations of the therein pre-
scbcd, well seize for forfeiture the goods, vessel
tackle, apparel, and furniture, in all such
As the specuations referred would diminish revenue
and affect nuouy the interests Of the people Of the United
States and of Texas part of the Union the utmost vg
lance and the most cordial operation expected from all
officers OF the customs, carrying these instructions most
fully into immediate effect
Very respectfully,
r. J. WALKER
Secretary Of the Treasury.