The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-01
OFFICIAL.
NEW sraIrs-No. SOL
Circular Instructions 10 Collectors and
other Officers OF the Customs.
TREAsURY DEpAarmENr, Sept. IS, 1851.


other Omcerz OF the Customs.
TREAsURV DEPARrmENT, Sept. Is, 1851.
Ii is deemed expedient. for the better security Of
the public revenue from impositions and frauds, to
modify the circular instructions, No 49, issued by
| the Department, under date Of the 9th February,
1850, in regard to goods, wares, and merchandise,
OF the growth, production, or manufacture of the
United States likewise articles of foreign origin,
upon which the import duties shall have been paid
transported from one port of the United States to
another port within the same, via the Isthmus of
Panama
The following rules and regulations are pre-
scribed, and strict conformity Herewith enioined
upon Collectors and parties interested Where any
goods, wares, or merchandise, of the description
before mentioned, are intended to be transported
from any port of the United States, situated either
on the Atlantic Pacific seaboard, to any other
port within the United States, to be conveyed or
carried across either the Isthmus of Tehuantepec,
the Isthmus Of Panama. or over the San Juan de
Nicaragua route, TO wit:
First II is TO be distinctly understood that the
law does not authorize either drawback or ware
house goods, under bond. to be transported by the
routes before indicated, and become entitled to the
privileges Of the Drawback and Warehousing acts.
Second. Parties wishing to ship goods for trans
portation by the routes above mentioned, must,
before lading the same on board the vessel at the
point OF shipment, give at least forty eight hours
notice, in writing, 10 the Collector of said port of
his intention to make the shipment, describing the
goods and their place or places of deposit; where
upon the Collector will direct Inspector of the
Customs to examine and superintend the boxing,
packing casing, as the may be, of the goods,
which must be securely corded, and lead seal at
tached thereto by said officer prevent the boxes
bales, cases, or packages from being opened The
expense Of cording and scaling to be paid by the
owner Of the goods. The Inspector will make due
return to the Collector describing the goods, and
the marks placed upon the packages, boxes, &c.
Third Triplicate invoices, describing the con-
tents of the bales, boxes, cases, packages, duly
certified by the Inspector must be presented to the
Collector on manifesting the outward, in
pursuance of the 18th section of the Statistical act
of the goth February, 1920 These invoices will
be countersigned by the Collector, one to be at
tached to the manifest handed to the skipper, an
other retained by the Collector, and the third de-
posted in the post Office the same day the man
ifest outward is made, addressed to the Collector
Of the port of the United States to which the goods
may be destined.
Fourth. Upon arrival Of the goods at the desig-
mated port of the United States, and the produc-
ton at the custom house of the manifest and an
nexed invoice aforesaid, the Collector will direct
due examination and inspection TO be made by the
United States appraisers, where there such Off
at the port, and where there no such off,
GERS then by some proper officer of the or
customs, to ascertain whether the cords and seals
have been disturbed, and that the contents of the
packages, boxes, &C., correspond with those de-
scribed in the certified invoice required by these
instructions
upon this examination the Collector should be
satisfied that the goods identical with those de-
scribed in the certified invoice forwarded to him by
the Collector at the port Of shipment he may grant
permit for tho delivery of the goods to the parties
entitled to receive the same; but if not satisfied on
this point, he will exact the appropriate duties.
THOMAS CORWIN,
Eecretnrv of the Trensnrv