The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-10

Refundfng Duties, &C., Collected I'm MEXICO.
TREAsuRy DEPARTMENT, Aug 7, lS4s.
L>OR the information of Claimants, under the Sd
IL section of the act of Sd March, I549, entitled
San act to provide for the settlement OF the accounts
OF public officers and others who may have received
moneys arising from military contributions or
otherwise In Mexico" notice is hereby given that
all claims under that section must be prepared IN
accordance with the requirements of the regula-
tons issued by this Department on the 30th June,
lS49, copy OF which is hereto annexed. Each
case must be prepared separately from all others,
and may be accompanied BY written statement OF
facts. The cases will be taken up and acted on,
soon as possible after they presented, and the
decision thereon win be final. Claimants therefore
will see the necessity of having their claims per-
feet as possible when presented. Claimants whose
papers have been laid before the Department, pre-
vious to this date, can withdraw them and present
them again prepared as above directed:
w. M. MEREDITH,
Secretary Of TIE Treasury.
Regulations 10 K0uer in the examination and adjust
n.snt Of claims, submitted for the refinding Of du-
ties imposedas military contributions assessments
and for The rsnissor 9f payment Of penalties i'm
posed and collected in Mexjc0 as authorized by TIE
provision. Of he Sd secto, Of tie act Of Consrsss
Of The Sd March, lS49, entitled "An act to provide
for the settlement Of he accounts Of public officers
and Others sDho may haus received moneys arising
from military contributions, or okAeTs0sss ~ e11
The 3rd section of the act referred to provides as
follows to wit: 'sThat, where questions arise in
spect to the refunding Of duties collected in Mexico
the remission Of penalties imposed, the ground
that the collection was improper or the penalties
wrongfully enforced, the same shall be referred for
the decision Ut the Secretary of the Treasury, who
is hereby authorized and required pay under the
direction Of the President of the United States out
tons, such sums as may be determined by him to
have been improperly levied or imposed as contri-
buttons; aase6sments, or penalties"
Claims that can be entertained by the Depart
ment under this section are az follows, viz:
First. For the rcfunding Of duties or assessments
collected military contributions under the regu-
ations prescribed in the order of the President Of
the United States, bearing date the 3lst March,
l647, and the subsequent orders modifying and
changing said regulations under dates Of the llth
June, 3lst July, 9Th and 10th November, l847.
Under the foregoing head, refunding of moneys
can only take place in cases where proper proofs
assessments were improperly levied or imposed
in violation of the terms Of either of the before men
toned regulations of the President.
Second. Claims for the remission and refunding
of moneys collected and received for penalties
FIXTURES, and confscations, on the ground that the
collection was improper, the penalties and for
FIXTURES wrongfully enforced, and unauthorized by
the terms Of the Presidents regulations aforesaid
Under this head are embraced the following, Wig:
LIST. Penalties imposed on the tonnage of vessels
under the first article of the General Regulations of
3lst March, lS47, for want of manifess of cargoes,
therein prescribed.
End. Confscations and forfetures of articles con-
traband Of war and articles prohibited, as enume-
rated in the fifth article of the Regulations.
3rd Goods con6scated for being landed, or at
tempted to be landed, without permits, and goods
tIouduIsnty invoiced, az provided by the seventh
article Of the Regulations.
4th. Penalties, forfcitures and confscatons for
specified in the 18th article of the Regula-
tons.
Claims presented for drawback or refunding of
the duties paid on goods imported into Mexico by
srs attached to the military forces of the United
States, cannot be considered, as they do not come
within the provisions of the Ord section of the act
referred to; the duties in such cases having been
exacted in pursuance of the Regulations and not
improperly levied or imposed" as contaminated
by said section.
Claims for return Of duties, or portions of the
duties, exacted and collected at any port under the
General of the President on the ground
of exemption change directed to be made in the
rates Of duty on any article by regulations pre-
scribed by the President, and promulgated at such
port subsequent to said exactons, cannot be enter
tanned, except in where il shall be satisfacto
rily shown that the military or other officer collect
ing the duties was duly appraised notified of such
change or modification Of the Regulations at the
time said duties levied or imposed or, in
specified in the recommendation of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury of the 9Th November, lS47,
approved by the Presidents order of the 9th of
November, fS47.
All claims for relief under this law must be pre-
scnted in writing, setting forth the character and
amount OF the contribution, assessment or penalty
for which remission or return of duty is claimed |;
where, when, and wherefore the contribution as
sessment; or penalty imposed, and to whom
paid. The application to be verified by the oath of
the claimant, corroborated by the evidence Of one
or more disinterested credible witnesses Claims
that may be substantiated under this act can only
be paid to the extent of the money in the Treasury
raised from contributions, &c, mentioned In the
act. VIM. M. MEREDITH,
Secretary Of The TSeassuy.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, ynas sofa, ls49.
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