The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-29
Important Treasury Circular.
COLONEL wEBB'S ACCOUNT.
Erou, suA MapNh n I
ONs TO COLLECTORS AND OTHRR 0FFICERl
OF The CUSTOMS.


OF The CUSTOMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. March %, l840.
titled An act requiring sli moneys received nom
customs, and from all other sources to be paid imme
diAtey into The reasury without abatement OF rsduc
ton, and for other purposes contains the following
provisions in the Afth fsction thereof to Wit
And be 1t further enacted That from and after the
tl,tieth Day Of Jun. next q. imports subject to duty
ehs be deposited In the public warehouse from whence
they Be taken out for immediate expectation un-
years. and payment Of the duties may be wthdra
Tor consumption within the United States ct any time
within one year. but no goods subject to duty shall be
hereafter entered for drawback or exported for draw
back after they withdrawn from the custody OF the
officers Of the customs Provided, however, that no
thing herein contained int to modify the laws
II the goods when entered for export immediately
taken out Of the United States, NOR Is it intended
hereby to modify the laws in rsstion to picked fish OF
1t Is to be remarked that this section modiaes the
is4s by the extension from and after the a0th Of
june next" Of the period for imports subject TO
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from warehouse for immediate expectation, under the
provisions Of the wsrehousng act o. any time within
withdrawn from warehouse ON payment of duties, for
consumption within the United States, at any time
within one year. enoined by the act Of 9th August
The extension Of the period to two years. also sp.
plies to any goods subject to duty heretofore import
60 tnAt may femein In puOHc WAtouOuse On suo OWN
dsy of June next, which the duties shall not have
been paid, and which shall have been deposited
in warehouse beyond one year; all such goods viii
and remain In warehouse with the right Of exporta
ton ct any time within two years from their respse
tive dates Of import entry. Consequently any goods
subeot to duty iportsd from aud after the s0th Of
june neat also goods imported prior to that date,
that shal not have been entered and Withdrawn for
consumption within year from the date Of the I'M
port entry cannot after the lapse Of year b
entered and withdraw but may remain In warehouse
under bond with the privilege Of being exported be-
yond the limits Of the United States, ct any time
within the period Of two years Any goods however,
on which the duties shall not have been paid that
may remain In warehouse beyond the aforesad period
Of two years. must Be appraised and sold to realize
the duties and charges thereon, In Of the
act Of 9th August ls4e and the instruo
lions Of the department to collectors and ether Of
hcsrs Of the customs, issued under said act on the
14th August, 1s46.
Tie section Of the act under consideration, also
provides that goods subject to daty shall ke here
after entered for drawback exported for drawback
alter they Withdrawn from the custody Of the Of
6cers CT the customs with tbs pton Of goods ex
ported to Canada or Chihushus, also pickle hsh
and refined sugar.
The construction given by the department to the
terms of the act above quoted, IT, that ths right Of
drawback exists under former lava In the oaee Of all
goods In the country entitled to drawback the ID
Of March init the date ct approval of this act, and
that In regard to all goods imported subsequently, to
hat date thsy became subject to the provisions Of
this act With the exception Of those specially exempt
d tbeyefrom. W. M. MEREDITH,
Secretary Of the Treasury.