Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-07-10
A BIZ Ii
REDUCING THE DUTY ON IMPORTS;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

CONGRESS assembled, The from and after the first
day of December next, in lieu of the duties hereto
fore imposed by law on the articles hereinafter
mentioned, and on such as may now be exempt
from duty, there shall be leved, collected, and
paid on the goods, wares, and merchandise herein
enumerated and provided for, imported from for
eign countries the following rates Of duty-that is
to say:
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned
in schedule A, a duty of one hundred per centum
al vaorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule l, duty of tortu per cent.
On goods, wares and merchandise mentioned
in schedule B, a duty of thirty per centum ad val
orem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned
in schedule G, a duty of twenty-five per centum
ad vaorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule D, duty of tecentyper centum ad valo-
rem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise mentioned in
schedule E, duty of ftsen per centum ad vao-
rem.
On goods, ware ), and merchandise mentioned
in schedule F, duty of ten per centum al valo-
rem.
On goods, wares and merchandise mentioned
in schedule G, duty of five per centum ad valo-
rem.
SEC. 2. and be hfurther enacted, That from
and after the first day of December next, the goods
wares, and merchandise mentioned in schedule H
shall be exempt from duty.
Sec. 8. A'ed be it further enacted, That, from
and after the first day of December next, there
shall be leved collected, and paid all goods,
wares, merchandise imported from foreign eoun-
tries, and not specially provided for in this ac
duty of t,Venty per centrum ad valorenl.
Sec. 4. and be 1T further enacted That in
all cases in which the invoice or entry shall not
contain the weight or quantity measure of goods.
wares or merchandise now weighed or measured
or guaged, the shall be weighed, guaged or
measured at the expense of the owner consignee.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted, That from
and after the first day of December next, In lieu
of the bounty heretofore authorize by law to he
paid the expectation of picked fish of the Fl sh-
cries of the United Safes, there shall he allowed
| on the expectation thereof if cured with foreign
salt drawback equal in amount to the duty paid
on the salt, and no more, to be ascertalned under
such regulations as may be prescribed by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury.
SEC. 6. and belt further enacted, That all goods,
wares, and merchandise imported after the pas
sage of this act and which may be in the public
stores on the second day of December next, shall
be subject to 10 other duty upon the entry thereof
than if the same were imported respectively after
that day.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the
twelfth section of the act entitled n act to pro-
vide revenue from imports, and to change and
| modify existing laws imposing duties on imports
and for other purposes" approved August thirty,
eighteen hundred and forty-two, shall be, and the
same is hereby, SO far modified that all goods m-
ported from this side the Cape of Good Hope or
Cape Horn may remain in the public stores for
the space of one year instead of the term of sixty
days prescribed in the said section; and that all
goods imported from beyond the Cape of Good
Hope or Cape Horn may remain in the public
stores year instead of the term of ninety DAYS
prescribed in the said section.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be lawful Tor the owner, consignee, agent ofn,-
ports which have been actually purchased on entry
OF the same, to make SUCH addition in the entry to
the cost or value given in the invoice as in his
opinion may raise the same TO the true market
| value of such imports in the principal markets of
the country whence the Importation shall have
been made, or in which the goods imported shall
have becn originally manufactured or produced
as the case may be; and to add thereto all costs
and charges which under existing laws would
form part OF the true value at the port where the
same may be entered, upon which the duties should
be assessed And it shall be the duty of the collec
tor within whose district the same may he i.nDor
ted or entered to the dutiabe value of such i'm
ports to be appraised, estimated, and ascertained in
accordance with the provisions of existing laws
aud if the appraised value thereof shall exceed
by ten per centum more the value so declared
on the entry, then, in addition to the duties i'm
posed by law on the same there shall be levied
collected and paid duty of twenty per centum
ad valorem on such appraised value: Provided,
nevertheless, That under no circumstances shall
the duty be assessed upon an amount less than the
invoice value; any law of Congress to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Sec 9. find be 1t futher enacted, That if upon
the examination of any parcel, package or quantity
OF goods of which entry has been made, the apprai
sers of the United States shall be of the opinion
that the same are undervaued by the owner, inn
porter corsignee agent with the intention of de-
traudng the revenue of the United States it shall
be lawful for the collector within whose district the
same may be entered, the sanction of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury first being obtained, if in his
opinion, the same shall be advisable, to take such
goods tor the use of the United States. And such
collector shall cause such goods to be sold at pub
Tic auction within twenty days from the time Of
taking the same, in the manner prescribed by law
for the sa e OF unclaimed goods; and the proceeds
OF such sale shall be placed forthwith into the trea-
sury OF the United States and such collector is
hereby authorized to pay out othe accrung revenue
to the owner, importer. consignee, agent of the
goods so taken, the value thereof as declared i'm the
entry and five per centum upon7snch amount in
addition thereto and the said collector shall render
to the Secretary of the Treasury with his accounts
OF the customs, statement showing the amount OF
monies SO paid the amount of duties chargcatle on
the goods SO taken, and the amount of proceeds
paid into the treasury and this section shall be in
force until the first of July, eighteen hundred and
foEty-elght, unless otherwise directed by Congress
SEC 10. Andbe it further enacted, That the dep
uhes OF any collector, naval officer, surveyor and
the clerks employed by any collector naval officer