Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-03-27
Laws of the United States.
BI AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed daring the stcond session of the
Ihirty-fra Congress.

IMry.fra Congress.
PrBLic No. 3
AN ACT 10 amend the acts regulating
the nrpraisemcnt of imported ner-
clandise, and for other purposes.
be il ena' ted by Me Senate and House
Of Representatives JMe United &uies Of
1meric0 in Congre assembled, That in
all eases where there is or shaI! be in
posed any ad vaIorem rate of duty on
any goods, wares, or merchandise I'M
ported into the United States. il shall he
the duty of the collecMr within whose
dist let the same shall be imported or
entered TO cause the actual market value
or Wholesale price thereof at the period
Of the cx rorlation to the United Statet;
in the principle markets of the country
from which the same shal; have been
imported into the United States, to be
appraised, estimated, and ascertained
and to such value or price shall be adj
ded all costs and charges, except insu-
rance, and including in every case n
charge for commissions at the usual
rates, as the true value at the port
where the same may be entered, upon
which duties shall be assessed.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the certificate Of any one Of the apprais
crs of the United States of the dutiable
value OF any imported merchandise re-
quired to be appraised. shall be deemed
and taken to be the appraisement OF such
merchandise required 10y existing laws
TO be made by such appraisers. And
where merchandise shall he entered at
ports where there are no appraisers, the
certificate OF the revenue officer to whom
is committed the estimating and collec-
ton of duties Of the duiiable value of any
merchandise required to be appraised,
shall be deemed and taken to the APP
praisemcnt OF such merchandise requir-
ed by existing laws TO be made by such
revenue officer.
SEC. 3. And be il further enacted,
That there shall be appointed by the
President of the United States, by and
with the advice and consent OF the SEN
ate, four appraisers Of merchandise, to
be allowed an annual salary each Of
two thousand five hundred dollars, to-
gc,her with their actual travelling ex-
penses to be regulated by the Secretary
OF the Treasury, who shall be employed
in visiting such ports OF entry in the
United States, under the direction oithe
said Secretary, as may be deemed use-
ful by him for the security Of the rcve-
nue., and shall at such ports afford such
aid and assistance it, the appraisement
ofmerchandsc ,herent as may be deem
ed necessary by the Secretary ot the
Treasury to protect and insure unior-
nifty in The collection OF tie revenue
from customs and Wherever practical
bic. in cases of appeal from the decision
OF United States appraisers under the
provisions Of the seventeenth section OF
the tariff act of thirlielh August, eight
teen hundred and for:y-,wo, the colec-
tor shall select one discreet and cxpc-
ri,nced merchant to be associated with
one of the appraisers appointed under
the provisions of this act, who together
shalt appraise the goods in question /;
and # they all disagree, the collector
shall decide between them and The ap-
praiscment thus determined shall be ii.
nal, and deemed and taken to be the
true value Of said goods. and the du-
ties shall be levied thereon, accordingly,
any act Of Congress to the contrary
notwithstanding.
SRc. 4. And be ii further enacted
That this ac, shall take effect on and
after the first day Of April next and all
acts and parts OF acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this act be, and the
came are hereby, repealed.
Approved, March 3, 1851.