Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-08-21

IN case any goods, wares. or merchandise, de-
posted as aforesaid, shall remain In public
store beyond one year, without payment Of
the duties and charges thereon, then said
goods, wares, or merchandise shall be apprais.
ed by the appraisers Of the United States. If
there be any at such port, and if none, then by
two merchants to be designated and sworn by
the collector for that purpose, and sold BY the
collector at public auction, On due public no.
tlce thereof being first given, in the manner
and for the time to be prescribed bv general
regulation Of the Treasury Department; and
at said public sale distinct printed catalogues
descriptive of said goods, with the appraised |
value affixed thereto, shall be distributed a.
mong the persons present at said sale; and a |
reasonable opportunity shall be given before
such sale, to persons DESTROYS OF purchasing,
to inspect the quality of such goods; and the
proceeds Of said sales, after deducting the
usual rate Of storage at the port in question,
with all other charges and expenses, incl0d-
ing duties, shall be paid over to the owner,
importer. consignee, or agent, and proper re-
ceipts taken for the same> Provided, That the
overplus, if any there be, of the proceeds of
such sale, alter the payment Of storage, charg.
es, expenses, and duties as aforesaid, remain.
ing unclaimed for the space Of ten DAYS after
such sales, shall be paid by the collector into
the treasury of the United States, and the said
collector shall transmit, to the Treasury De-
partment with the said ovefplus, copy Of the
inventory, appraisement, and account of sales,
specifying the marks, numbers and descrip-
tons of the packages sold, their contents, and
appraised value, the name OF the vessel and
master IN which, and of the port or place
whence they Were imported, and the time
tf,h oNfffh IF no
to whom said goods were consigned in the
manifest, and the duties and charges to which
the several consignments were respectively
subject; and the receipt or certificate Of the
collector shall exonerate the master or person
having charge or command of any ship or ves-
sci, in which said goods, wares. or merchan-
die were imported, from all claim of the own
or or owners thereof, who shall nevertheless,
on due proof Of their interest, be entitled to
receive from the treasury the amount of any
overplus paid into the same under the provi-
sions of this act: Prorided, That so much Of
the fifty sixth section of the general collection
law of the second of March, seventeen hum
dred and ninety-nine, and the thirteenth Sec
ton of the act of the thirtieth of August, eiph-
teen hundred and fotty-two, to provide reve.
nue. from imports, and to change and modify
existing laws imposing duties on imports, and
for other purposes, as conflicts with the pro-
visions Of this act, shall be, and is hereby re-
pealed, excepting that nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to extend the time
now prescribed by law for selling unclaimed
goods Provided, also. That all goods of a
perishaoe nature, and all gunpowder, fire.
crackers, and explosive substances, deposited
as aforesaid, shall be sold forthwith.
SEC. 9. find be ii further enacted, That any
goods, when deposited in the public stores in
the manner provided for in the foregoing sec.
ton may be withdrawn therefrom and trans
ported to any other port of entry, under the
restriction provided for in the act of the I'd
March, 1899, in respect to the transportation
of goods, wares, and merchandise from one
collection district to another, to be exported
with the benefit of drawback; and the owner
of such goods so to be withdrawn for trans
portation shall give his bond with sufficient
suretes, in double the amount Of the dnties
chargeable on them, for the deposite of such
goods in store in the port Of entry to which
they shall be destined, such bond to he can.
celled when the goods shall be re-deposted in
store in the collection district to which they
shall be transported Provided, That nothing
contained in this section shall be construed to
extend the time during which goods may be
kept in store after their original importation
and entry beyond the term of one year.
SEC. 8. find be 1T further enacted, That II
any warehoused goods shall be fraudulently
concealed in, or removed from any public or
private warehouse, the same shall be forfeited
to the United States; and all persons convict
ed of fraudulently concealing or removing
such goods, or of aiding or abetting such con-
cealmsnt or removal, shall be liable to the
same penalties which are now imposed for the
fraudulent introduction of goods into the Unit.
ed States and if any importer or proprietor
of any warehoused goods, or any person in
his employ, shall by any continuance fraudu-
lent'y open the warehouse, or shall gain &C cess
to the goods, except in the presence of the
proper officer of the customs, acting in the ex-
ecution of his duty, such importer OF proprie-
tor shall forfeit and pay for every such offence,
one thousand dollars. And any person con.
victed of altering, defacing, or obliteratng any
mark or marks which have been placed by
any officer of the service on any package or
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