Kansas weekly herald., 1854-10-20

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warehoused goods of his own importation
or to his consi ignment, or IN private ware
house used by the owner, occupant, or les !
tsee, as general warehouse for the storage |
of warehoused goods, such place Of storage |
Ito be designated on the warehouse entry at |
the time of entering such merchandise |
at the CustomIHous PROVIDED, That such |
private warehouse shall be used solely for
the purpose OF storing warehoused goods, I
and shall have been previously approved
tby the Secretary of the Treasury, and have |
l.been placed in charge of a proper officer of /
the customs, who, together with the owner |
land proprietor of the warehouse, shah have |
the joint custody ..of all the merchandise |
stored in said warehouse, and all tbe labor
ON the goods, so stored, must be perform
ed by the owner or proprietor of the ware
house, under the supervision of the officer |
of the customs in charge of the same, at the
expense of the aforesaid owner or proprie-
tor: find prooided further. That cellars
and vaults of stores for the storage of wines |
and distilled spirits only, and yards for the |
storage of coal, mahogany, and other woods
and lumber, may, at the discretion of the
Secretary of the Treasury, be constituted
bonded warehouses for the storage of such
articles under the same regulations and
conditions as required in the storage of 9TH
er merchandise; the cellars or vaults afore-
said shall be exclusively appropriated to the
storage of wines or distilled spirits, and
shall have no opening or entrance except
the one from the street, on which separate
and different locks of the Custom-Hous
and the owner or proprietor of the cellars
Tor vaults shall be placed.
| Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
. unclaimed goods, wares. or merchandise
Lrequired by existing laws to be taken pos
session of by collectors of the customs, may
be stored In any public warehouse owned
or leased by the United States,- Or in any
| private bonded warehouse authorized by
this act, and all charges for storage, labor
and other expenses aecruing on any such
goods, wares, or merchandise, not to ex-
fceed in any case the regular rates for such
objects at the port in question, must be paid
before delivery of the goods on due entry
thereof by the claimant or owner or if
sold as unclaimed goods to realize the i'm
port duties, the aforesaid charges shall be
paid by the collector out of the proceeds of
of the sale thereof before paying such pro-
ceedsi nto the treasury as required by ex-
listing laws. And any collector of the Gus
toms is hereby authorized, under such direc-
tions and regulations as may be prescribed
:, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to sell,
upon due notice, at public auction, any un-
: claimed goods, wares, or merchandise de-
posted in public warehouse whenever the
same may from depreciation in value, dam
D age, leakage, or other cause, in the opin-
f ion of such collector, be likely to prove in
Y sufficient on sale thereof to pay the du-
r ties, storage, and other charges if suffered
to remain in public store for the period now
:, allowed by law in the case of unclaimed
4 goods.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
t before any of the stores or cellars aforesaid
t owned or occupied by private individuals,
: shall be used as a warehouse for merchan-
4 disc imported by other. merchants or i'm
: porters, the owner, occupant, or lessee
o thereof shall enter into bond, in such sums
r and with such sureties as may be approved
3 by the Secretary Of the Treasury, exoner-
!, ating and holding the United States and its
officers harmless from or on account of any
Y risk, loss or expense of any kind or descrip-
: ton, connected with or arising from the de-
+ posit or keeping of the merchandise in the
4 warehouse aforesaid and all imports de-
lposited in any public or private warehouse
t authorized by this act, shall be at the sole
t and exclusive risk and expense of the ow-
: ner or importer. -
a SEC. A. And be it further enacted, That
!, all goods, wares, and merchandise, which
y may be hereafter duly entered for ware
T housing under bond, and likewise all mer-
: chandise now remaining IN warehouse un-
: der bond, may continue In warehouse with
: out payment of duties thereupon, for a pc
e riod of three years from the date of orig
inal importation, and may be withdrawn
t for consumption on due entry and payment
r of the duties and charges, or upon entry for
: deportation, without the payment of duties,
q / at any time within the period aforesaid !;
e lint the latter case, the goods to be subject
e only to the payment of such storage and
r charges as may be due thereon PROVIDED,
d hoareuer, That where the duties shall have
fi been paid upon any goods, wares, or mer-
y chandise entered for consumption, said du-
d ties shall not be refunded on expectation OF
d any such goods, wares, or merchandise,
without the limits of the United States -
find proUided further, That there shall be
? no abatement of the duties or allowance
: made for any injury, damage, deterioration,
d loss, or leakage sustained by any goods,
wares, or merchadise, whilst deposited in
e any public or private bonded warehouse
# established orfecognized by this act.
n SEe. 5. And be it further enacted, That
5 any goods, wares, or merchandise, duly
entered for warehousing, may be with
0 drawn under bond, without payment of the
: duties, from bonded warehouse in any
: collection district Of the United States, and
a be transported toa bonded warehouse In
: fany other collection district within the
: same, and re-warehoused thereat; and any