The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-28
NEW SERIES, No. 81
INV oLKIEs INU' JI
Instructions and other ONCE rs
OF the Customs


TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March 30, ls49.
The act of Congress approved Sd of March, ls4o emit
tied San act requiring all moneys received IRON customs
and from all other sources, to be paid immediately into
the treasury without abatement reduction, and fo
other purposes Contains the following provisions in thu
fifth section thereof TO wit
"d be IL further enacted That from and after the th
,ieth day OF June next imports subject 10 duty, Rno
whereOnhe duties not paid when assessed, shall be
deposited in the public warehouse, from whence they may
be taken out for immediate expectation under the pov
sions of that time within years. and, pay
ment OF the duties. may be Withdrawn for consum pion
within he United States at any time within one year bn
back ported for drawback alter they wlthdrawr
hooever That nothing herein conained Is intended &c
modify the laws relating to the export 81 goods to Canada
the goods When o5 enp1r se
hereby TO modify the laws In relation to picked sh or re-
fined sugar"
visions of the warehouslng act OF the 9th OF August
1916, by the extension from and after the Goth of Juns
nex of the period for imports subject to duty to remaa
III warehouse under bond from TO tDo gears, with the
privilege of being Withdrawn from warehouse for imms
date expectation, under the provisions Of the warehous
ing act at any time within said period OF two years, but
sul requires goods to be withdr from warehouse on
payment OF duties for consumption within the United
States at any time within one year, enolned by the
act of the 9th of August 1916
The extension of the period to two years also applies
any goods subject to duty, heretofore imported, that
may remain in public warehouse the 3Oth day of June
next on which the duties shall not have been paid and
yond year, all such goods will be entitled 10 the
tension of time given in this act and remain in warehouse
with the right of expectation at any time within two
years from their respective dates of import entry Con.
sequenty any goods subject TO duty imported from and
after the 30h of June next also goods imported prior
to that date that shall have been entered and with
drawn for consumption within year from the date OF
the import entry after the lapse of year be
entered and withdrawn but may remain in warehouse
under bond with the privilege of being exported beyond
the limits of the United States at any time within the
period of two years Any goods, however, on which the
duties shall not have been paid that may remain in
house beyond the aforesaid period of two years. must be
appraised and sold to realize the duties and charges there
on, in pursuance of the warehousng act of the 9th OF
August 1885, and the instructions of the department to
collectors and other officers OF the cusoms issued under
said act on the 18th of August, 1916.
The section of the under consideration also provides
that no goods subject duty shall be hereafter entered
for drawback or exported for drawback after they
withdrawn from the custody of the officers OF the
toms with the exception of goods exported to Canada
chihuahua, as also picked fish and refined sugar
The construction given by the Department of the terms
of the act above quoted that the right of draw back
exists under former laws in the of all goods in the
country entitled drawback the Sd of March instant
the date of approval of this act and that in regard to all
goods imported subsequently to that date, they became
subject to the provisions OF this act, with the exception
of those specially exempted therefrom.
-. w. M MEREDITH,
Secretary of the Treasury