The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-05

4W0LD6v0m4 T1D0D0EX Cxo0A0x.
The following Treasury circular has just boen
Issued BY the Treasury Department;-
CENTRAL INSTRUCTIONS. NO. 7-rO COLLECTORS AND
OTuR OFFICERs or TnH CUSTOMS In DISTRICTS
ADyACnsT TO ANY FOREIGH TsRRIrORY.
Collectors Of the customs and their deputies, In
districts Of the United States adjacent to foreign ter
ritores, are vested with power and authority, and
s their duty to apprase all merchandise entered at
their respective ports when other appraisers are not
The first section OF the act Of 1921 regulating the
entry Of merchandise imported from any adjacent
territory requires manifest OF all goods Imported.
above with description Of the quantity, quality,
and value OF the goods; supported by the oath Oh the
importer
The first section of the supplementary collection
act of LIST March, 1929 requires true invoice OF
the goods with the foreign COST to be presented to
the collector before entry.
or manifest as required by the act of 1921 descrb-
ing the character quantity, quality, and cost, or
value OF the merchandise supported by the oath OF
the importer, before allowing the entry; and when
the importer has no invoice, nor such manifest US
above prescribed, will cause him to make and pre-
sent the invoice manifest required by law, and to
support 1t by OATH before allowing the entry to be
made.
against the importer; but it will be the duty Of the
collectors by all the reasonable ways and means with
in their power 10 ascertain, estimate and appraise
the merchandise at its true value in the foreign port
or place from which it was shipped, as authorized
and directed in the 18th and 18th sections of the
tariff act of 1912, and to add thereto the charges
provided in the appraisement act OF I'd March, 1851,
in order to determine the dutiable value thereof
The collectors are instructed that amongst other
frauds on the revenue frequently attempted, is that
Of entering merchandise at less than the true guam
tity and below the true value, and that If any ner
chandlse imporedis OF ten per cent greater value
than that given in the invoice at which it has been
entered, from either increased quantity reduced
value, from both combined, it is their duty to in
crease the entered value to the true value thereof
and impose the twenty per cent additional duty
thereon, as provided by law and that when the
mer ,handise shall be found to be- from either both
of said causes of twenty per cent greater value than
the entered value, it is evidence OF fraud, which will
justify seizure on the ground OF fraud.
The collectors are instructed that they should be
careful TO ascertain the correct value of all mer-
chahdise entered at their respective ports, and to
cause the same duty to be collected upon like goods
entered by different importers from the same ports
or places and they directed to include in their
monthly abstracts the several rates Of duties col
lected nerchandse entered ut their ports during
the preceding month.
They are also instructed that goods should pass
their Custom House in the regular order in which
the entries made, and preference be given to
any one from any cause.
they arc also instructed that it is made the duty
of the appraisers at large to produce uniformity in
valuation Of merchandise entered at the different
ports and that it is the duty of collectors to advise
and counsel with such appraisers at large upon the
subject.
They are also instructed that it is their duty to as
certain the character, quantity, and qualify as well
value Of all merchandise entered at their respect
i've ports, and for that purpose to have it duly ex
amined; but in no case collectors their depu-
ties previous to the actual entry and examination Of
merchandise to inform the importers others Of the
value at which such merchandise will be admitted to
entry The collectors are also instructed that the
original books Of entry and books of account, to-
gether with all accounts and vouchers Of their re-
spectiye Offices the property Of this Department
and are to be kept and preserved SUCH and trans
mitted to their successors in office.
JAMES GUTHRIE, Secretary Of the Trea Jury.