State journal & flag. [volume] (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1843-1846, 1846-11-13

to expectations for the benefit of drawback, the
collector and naval officer, If any, on an entry
to re export the same, shall, upon payment of
the appropriate expenses, permit the said goods,
under the inspection ofthe proper officers, to be
shipped without the payment of any duties
thereon. And in case any goods wares, or
merchandise, deposited as aforesaid, shall remain
in public store beyond one year, without pay.
ment of the duties and charges thereon, then
said goods wares, or merchandise shall be ap
praised 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 notice
thereof being first given, in the manner and
for the time TO be prescribed by general regu-
ation ofthe Treasury Department and at said
public sale, distinct printed catalogues descrip-
tive Of said goods, with the appraised value af-
fixed thereto, shall be distributed among the
persons present at said sale and 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, including duties, shall be paid
over tn the owner, importer. consignee, or agent
and proper receipts taken for the same: Prori-
ded, That the overplus, if any there be, of the
proceeds of such sales, after the payment of
storage charges, expenses. and duties as afore-
SAID, remaining unclaimed for the space of ten
days after such sales, shall be paid by the coI~
lector into the Treasury of the United States !;
and the said collector shall transmit to the Urea.
sury Department, with the said overplns, COPY
OF The inventory, appraisement, and account of
sales, specifying the marks, numbers and des.
criptions 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 when, and
the name of the person or persons to whom
said goods were consigned in the manifest, ard
the duties and charges to which the several
consignInents were respectively subject and
the receipt or certificate oflhe collector shall ex-
onerate the master or person having charge or
command of any ship or vessel, in which said
goods, wares, or merchandise were imported
from all claim of the owner or owners thereof,
who shall, nevertheless, on due proof of their in
terests, be entitled to receive from the treasury
the amount of any overplus paid into the same
under the provisions of this act Provided,
That SO much of the fifiy-sixth section of the
general collection law of the second of March,
seventeen hundred and nnety-nine, and the thir-
gust eighteen tund'ed and forty-two, 20 pro-
vide revenue from imports. and TO change and
modify existing laws imposing duties on imports,
and Tor 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 perlshabIc
nature, and ell gunpowder, fre-crackers, and
explosive substances, deposited as aforesaid, shall
be sold forthwith.
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That any
goods, when deposited in the public stores in
the manner provided for in the foregoing Sec
ton, may be withdrawn therefiom and trans
ported to any other port of entry under the res-
trictions provided for in the act of the second
of March, seventeen hundred and nnety-nine,
in respect TO the transportation Of goods, wares,
and merchandise from one collection district to
another, to be exported with the benefit of draw
back and the owner of such goods so to be
withdrawn for transportation shall give his bond,
with sufficient SURE ties, in double the amount
of the duties chargeable on them, for the de-
post Of such goods in store in the port of entry
to which they shall be destined, such bond to
be cancelled when the goods shall be redeposi.
ted in store IN tho collection district to which
ing 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. .. .fnd be ii further enacted, That if
any warehoused goods shall be fraudulenty con-
cealed in or removed from any public or private
warehouse the same shall be forfeited to the
United States and all persons convicted OF
fraudulently conceallng or removing such goods,
or Of aiding or abetting such concealment or re-
moval, shall be liable to the same penalties
which are now imposed for the fraudulent in
PRODUCTION Of goods into the United States and
if any importer or proprietor of any warehoused
goods, or any person n his employ, shall by any
contrivance fraudulently open the warehouse,
or shall gain access to the goods except in the
presence Of The proper officer Of the customs,
acting in the execation of his duty, such impor.
ter or proprietor shall forfeit and pay for every
such offence one thousand dollars. And any
person convicted of altering, deacing, or oblit-
Grating any mark or marks which have been pa.
ced by any officer of the revenue OH any pack
age or packages Of warehoused goods shall for
felt and pay for every such offence FIVE hundred
| dollars.
Sec. 4. find be il further enacted, That the
collectors of the several ports of the United
States shall m Ike quarterly reports 10 the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, according 10 such gen.
eral instructions as the said Secretary may
give, of all goods which remain in the wares
houses Of their respective ports, specifying the
/ quantity and description Of the same; which
returns, or tables formed thereon, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall forthwith cause to be pub.
lished in tho principal papers of the CITY Of
Washington.
SEC. 8. And be ii further enacted, That the
Secretary of tho Treasury be and he is hereby
authorized to make, from time to time, such
! regulations, not inconsistent with the laws OIL
the United States, as may be necessary to give
full effect to the provisions Of this act, and SCI
cure just accountability under the same. And
it shall be the duty the Secretary to report such
regulations to each succeeding session Of C on
gress.
Approved. August 6, 1s46.
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