The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-25
The Revenue Laws.

IMPORTANT TREASURY CIRCULAR
InsAsuAr ptrAErMESI, July 10 1851.
The existing revenue Laws OF the United States pro
Woe tnat the value Oh All foreign merchandise I'M
ported into the United States shall be verified BY the
ostn oi the OWNER thereof Where the goods are owned
~ battles roe,eps IN tne United states this oath Is
tsAsn peiofe Inc Sotector ~ the time OF entry aud
wnsre ny rnny oee 20 person or persons not re-
ndng ~ tne time In th< United States the invoice re-
qud 70 be verned by the oath Of the owner to be ad-
minstssed ~ consul OF commercial agent OF the
uned states OF oy some public officer duly authorized
10 oatns In the country where the goods are
pSrcnsssd IA tine latter case the certificate Of the pubic
omcer VINO Annrtered the oah ust De au' henticated
consul OF commercial agent OF the United statesn
tne port nom which the goods are imported II there
De no consul OF commercial agent OF the United states
IN the country from whence the goods may De
mRoteo the authent'cation Of the Invoices may De
cuSel ~ consui OF nation AZ the tune ia a.y WIN
the United States there be any such residing there
theee De no sucn consul then tne auhsl may %
msoe y Two Isspec.sp'e msrenaas 'e"s ~ LILAC po''
wnSnno 'e fvo st ~ o rsst rrmhsr of the
IN suuIlion ~ .le iao .i ,Is,s go. ~. ~ Co.
invoices OF gooos snPPea 70 .he on.u Sses " 49,,
sccouA. !" non s, ro, "a rs .h ,..saf,I
I.os~le.s o ~. rArS b. ~, ~ rtmsnt has
s. st;on wbch ,sJ to the hsI,ef that this il
rssusr system with many of the foreign owners with
~. =, - tI -. -, 49, mir ,oods ant.r
"a 80 a. sut;s. assessed on An underyalaed invoice
49, 10 Nv tar sgants in the United States
~ .rs rssnv icnonnt Of the true cost The parties
,.s saSo svod The risk which would follow from allow
ss ns,..a v.us ~ which The GOOD, I'M ~ he 4, vo;.
nS Nc ~ ~ ths cons,,l ar ths nart - sh;nusn,
mo 4, mot csses would at once see the fraud ana
mo dtv n would be 20 nut on his guard the collector
st ths mort of destination
cert
has been accidentally or desirnedv omitted with bs
for foreign account have ieen resered 10 tha
deoartment which has as a matter of course admitted
them 10 entry upon giving the sual bond fr tie nro
auction of said Certificate Sitbin &c, limited neroa
recording TO the distance Of the MORT Of shnmant The
dsnsrt ent has toar IN come Of
ports Of entry thos bonds have been Zoo
much IA a mere form and excent where the narties
have Voluntarily produced the at norris
no dsmsnd has been made mon thsm and tha bonds
remain on die uncancelled This has az course in
uc1 those fore;n ownsrs who have hs ,;tnaily mt
uso. uow ioeisn owners VINO nave hapiiuaIiy sen.
cortrue IN. nr,ctica nnti ~. evil b.s hacon,s "a
gerer,i and axtans;ye s "A rsnar ~ M adont
v;goro.,s uessures to check and destroy n
In tn circular from This Denartment Of the -b AnrI
1881 70 Amsr,can ConSnls and C1mmercisl A1rnt,
hich has tasr r.n.,.lIv nnhshsd IN the nublir iour
rsls ~ tn Tn,s States and which the Consus abroad
we're Instructed 10 make public AT the taces 81 their re-
uact;v. resdencss notice was given OF the intended
change Of action by the Department ON this subject after