Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-21
THE WAREHOUsING SYSTEM.

IHElSTRY DEPAHTMEElt E1dcs
TO COLLECTORS AND OTHEk or-
FICERS or THE USTOM
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
August IA, 1876.
The following Instructions and forms are trans
| mitted for the information and government oi nc
officers of The customs in carrying into etect inc
provisions of The annexed act Of Congress, APP
nroyed Gin August 1876, entitled A act 10 es.
iablish a warehousing system and 10 amend
San act to provide revenue from imports,
and 10 change and modify existing la imposing
duties on imports, and Tor other purposes. -
Approved Both August, lo42.
Ii is 10 be remarked, that goods, wares, or mer-
chandise entitled 10 entry for warehousIng, arc
such only as shall have been actually import
ed aner The passage oil the act reducing The duty
on imports and for other purposes" approved
Goth July, 1886, vide 9th section. AN goods sos,
wares, or merchandise, imported prior 10 3Olh
July, 1886. vet on deposite in public store, the
duties on which have moi been paid, are subject
10 the payment of the duty and charges imposed
BIZ The tariff act of Both August, 1912.
Where owners. importers, consisnees, or agents,
desire 10 warehouse their goods, due entry in wri-
ting must be made in each case, according 10 the
form accompanying these instructions, marked A,
and a bond taken with surety or surelles 10 The
satisfaction Of the collector, in double The amount
Of The duties, according 10 form marked b.
In making entry Of any goods, wares, or mer-
chandise 10 be warehoused, all acts necessary 10
determine their exact quantity, qualify, and OH
einaI cost, and dutiable value, such as appraising,
weighing, guaging, or measuring, in order 10 as
certain The precise amount Of duty chargeable on
the importation, must be performed and complied
with.
ANY goods, wares, or merchandise, proposed 10
be wi,hdra wn from warehouse Tor home consump-
tinn, prior 10 the second day Of December next,
the day on which The new rates OF duties take e-
feet under the act Of 30th July last, mast be enter-
ed, and The duties, with interest and other charges
imnosed By The act OF Both August, 1912, must
be duly paid before granting permit Tor The delive-
~ Of any such goods, wares, or merchandise
Due regard must be paid TO The restrictions i'm
posed in the act, in the withdrawal OF merchandise
from warehouse, TO wit: in no case IA less guam
tny than an entire package, bale, cask, or box"
or il in bulk, then only 'the whole quantity Of
each parcel, or a quantity no! less than one ton
weight, unless by he special authority OF The Sc
creiary Of The Treasury" can be withdra wn and
delivered.
Where il is intended 10 withdraw any goods,
wares, or merchandise, from warehouse, for trans
p%orlation 10 any other port OF entry TO be re-ware-
housed lhereat, in pursuance Of The 81 section OF
the act of 9th August, TO establish a warchousing
system, twenty four hours notice al least must be
given 10 the collector OF such intention, and entry
he made according 10 form q, and The ,ranspor'a-
lion is To he made under H. regulations provided
in The act of 81 March, 1899. in respect 10 The
TRANSFORMATION Of goods, wares and merchandise,
from one collection distric. to another, TO be ex-
ported with the benefit Of drawback. Hence goods
may be transported from any port OF entry 10 any
other port OF entry in The United States, subjectto
the regulations prescribed by The before mentioned
act.
IN ,natipo a concentration pntrv n hDnd mnSi
be given by the owner OF the merchandise 10 be
withdra wn for transportation, with sufficient sure
lies in double the amount Of The duties charge
able thereon, according 10 form herewith marked
D; which bond is 10 be cancelled on production
of a certificate, duly authenticated, rom The cell
leclor OF The por; TO which The goods may he
transported, certifying that The identical goods
stated in The transportation certificate have been
duly entered and re .warehouscd in pubic store,
in his collection district, and bond given for the
duties.
On the withdrawal OF any such goods from
warehouse at any port, The storage and other
charges that may have accrued thereon must be
duly paid. On re-deposile, or re-warehousing Of
any transported goods as aforesaid, due entry
must be made and bond taken in the forms here
with marked Z and F.
For The purpose of distinguishing goods which
NAV have paid dntv under the new tariff act,
which goes into operation on HE 81 day Of De-
cember next, that may be Withdrawn for con-
sumption after said day, and entitled 10 draw
nack, If exported within the time prescribed by
law, from other imports on which duty was paid
under the tariff act OF 30lh August, 1912, il be-
comes proper that suitable marks should be
placed on all goods that may be Withdrawn As
as aforesaid, TO identity The same, so as 10 pre-
vent mistake or imposition in the allowance OF
drawback.
Goods, wares or merchandise entered for ware
housing must be conveyed from the vessel, or
wharf, where landed, TO The warehouse, under
the special superintendent o. an inspector of the
customs, in drays, carts, or other usual modes Of
conveyance, TO be employed on public account,
by the proper officer Of The customs, and the ex-
pense at the rates usually paid for such service
al the port in question, is TO be betrayed al The
time BY The person who enters said goods, wares,
or merchandise for Tarehousing. In cases
where goods, wares, or merchandise imported al
ter the passage OF the act Of The Both July, 1916,
are intended 10 be exported directly from ware
house to a foreign country, entry must be made
according 10 form herewith, marked G, and bond
given, according 10 form Fl, and such ex portation
be Otherwise made in The manner now required
by existing laws, relating 10 expectations for The
benefit OF drawback. In all such cases, the ap.
p~Topriale expenses are 10 be paid before granting
permit for expectation.
All stores used for warehousing purposes are
to be rented by the collector on public account, and
paid for as such, and appropriated exclusively TO
the storage OF foreign merchandise, which is TO
be subject 10 The usual rates OF storage existing al
the re- pective ports were such stores may be
hired or rented. Appropriate warehouses must
be provided for goods OF a pcrishable nature, As
well as Tor gun-powder, fre-crackess, and c1plo-
size substances, having due respect 10 existing
municipal regulations.
For warehousing Of coal, woods Of various
kinds, &C., yards we'll enclosed and secured, To
the satisfaction of The collector, MAY be hired or
rented, and The usual rates of storage are 10 be
charged on all articles deposited therein. Care
must be observed by collectors in renting stores
to select those ofa substantial and secure charac-
ter, and %fre-proof where they can be obtained, and
the rents stipulated for must be as reasonable as
can be procured. Before entering into any lease
Of stores, The opinion and approval OF The depart
ment must first be obtained.
Where any goods, dolly warehoused, shall re-
main in store beyond ono year, without payment
OF the duties and charges thereon, which in pur-
suance Of the act are required 10 be appraised
and sold, the department hereby prescribes that
all such sales shall take place within thirty days
after the expiration OF The year, and due notice Of
such sales must be published in two or more ofthe
public newspapers having The most extensive cir
~culalion atthe port in question, daily al The prin-
cipal ports for The space Of len days, and al the
other ports three times a week, or as often as one
or more papers may be published thereat, Tor the
space OF two weeks. But as The law provides
that "aIl goods OF a perishable nature, and all
Sunpowder, 6!e-crackeIs, and explosive subs,an-
ces deposited as aforesaid, shall be sold forthwith,
they must be sold al the earliest day practicable,
alter due publication Of notice, and time given Tor
inspection by persons DESTROYS OF purchasing the
same.
The quarterly returns required by the 4;h sec
ton Of the act will be made according 10 Tie form
herewith marked /. r. J. WALKER,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Correspondence OF The Norfolk Beacon.l
U. S. SHIP CoLUMBUs,
Near Macao, April 10, 1876.