The Empire County argus., 1854-05-20

same being used exclusively for the storage of warehoused
goods of his importation or to his consignment or in
private warehouse used by the oer occupant lessee
as general warehouse for the storage of warehoused
goods such place of storage to be designated the
house entry at the time of entering such merchandise
the custoni.house: Provided That such private ware
house shall be used solely for the purpose of storing
housed goods and shall have been previously approved by
the Secretary of the Treasury, and have been placed in
charge of proper officer of the customs, who, together
with the owner and proprietor of the warehouse shall have
the joint custody Of all the merchandise stored in said
warehouse and all the labor the goods stored must
be performed by the proprietor of the warehouse
under the supervision of the officer of the customs in
charge of the at the expense Of the aforesaid owner
or proprietor And provaea fu,ter, That cellars and
vaults of stores for the storage of wines and distilled spr
its only and yards for the storage of COAL mahogany and
other woods and lumber may at the discretion of the Sec
reary of the Treasury be constituted bonded warehouses
for the storage of such articles under the regulations
and conditions required in the storage of other
chandse the cellars vaults aforesaid shall be exclu
sivey appropriated to the storage of wines or distilled
spirits and shall have opening entrance except the
one from the street. which separate and different locks
of the cnstom house and the proprietor of the
cellars or vaults shall be placed
Sec q and 1t further enacted That unclaimed goods
merchandise required by existing laws to be ta
collectors Of the customs NAV be stored
in any public warehouse owned leased by the United
States in any private bonded warehouse authorized by
this act and all charges for storage labor and other ex
penses accrung any such goods merchandise
not to exceed in any the regular rates for such objects
at the port in question: must be paid before delivery Of the
goods due entry thereof by the claimant owner or
sold unclaimed goods to realize the import duties the
aforesaid charges shall be paid by the collector out of the
of the sale thereof before paying such proceeds
in TO thetreasury required by existing laws And any
collector of the customs hereby authorized under such
directions and regulations may be prescribed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury to SELL upon due notice at pub
lie auction any unclaimed goods merchandise de-
posted in public warehouse whenever the may from
depreciation in value damage leakage other cause in
the opinion of such collector be likely to prove insufficient
sale thereof to pay the duties storage and other
charges if suffered to remain in public for the period
now allowed by law in the case of unclaimed goods.
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stores cellars aforesaid owned occupied by private
individuals, shall be used warehouse for merchandise
cupan lessee thereof shall enter bond in such
sums and with such surees may be approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury generating and holding the
United States and its officers harmless from or OH account
of any risk loss expense of any kind description,
connected with arising from the deposit keeping of
the merchandise in the warehouse aforesaid and all i'm
ports deposited in public private warehouse author
lied by this act shall be at the sole and exclusive risk and
expense of the owner or importer.
and merchandise which may be hereafter duly entered for
warehousng under bond, and likewise all merchandise
remaining in warehouse under bond may continue in
warehouse, without payment of duties thereupon for
period of three years from the date of original pora.
ton and may be withdrawn for consumption due entry
and payment of the duties and charges upon entry for
expectation, without the payment of duties any time
within the period aforesaid in the latter case the goods
to be subject only to the payment of such storage and
where the duties shall have been paid upon any goods,
wares merchandise entered for consumption said du
ties shall not be refunded expectation of any such
goods, wares or merchandise, without the limits of tho
United States: Ind prooided FURTHER That there shall
be abatement of the duties allowance made for any
injury damage deteiorao loss leakage sustained by
any goods, wares merchandise, whilst deposited in any
public private bonded warehouse established recog
nized by this act.
Sec. s. And be 1t further enacted, That any goods,
wares or merchandise duly entered for NAV
be withdrawn under bond without payment of the duties
from bonded warehouse in any collection district of the
United States and be transported to bonded warehouse
in any other collection district within the same and re-
warehoused hercat and any such goods, wares
chapdse may be transported to their destination Who'll
by land or wholly by water partly by land and part
by water such routes the Secretary of the rea
sury may prescribe and may likewise be conveyed over
any foreign territory the government of which may have
or shall BY treaty spuations grant free right of way
over such territory and for the purpose of better guard
ing against frauds upon the foreign goods
transported between the ports of the Atlantic and those of
reary of the Treasury be- and is hereby authorized ap
point special agents inspectors of the customs
reside in said foreign territory where such goods may be
landed or embarked with power superintend the land
ing shipping of all goods passing coaswise between the
ports of the United States the Pacific and Atlantic and
whose duty shall be- under such regulations and nstruc
tons the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe to
guard against the pepetaton of any frauds upon the
enue Proodel That the compensation paid said in
specors shall not in the aggregate exceed five thousand
dollars per annum.
Sec g. Andbe further enacted That the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall prescribe the form of the bond to be
given for the transportation of goods and merchan
another collection district in the United States prov-
ded in the preceding section also the time for such ev
cry and for failure to transport and deliver within the
time limited any such bonded goods wares or merchan-
disc, to the collector at the designated port additional
duty of hundred per cent shall be levied and collect
ed which additional duty shall be secured by such bond
said goods and merchandise NAV be seized and
forfeited for such failure and any steam other vessel or
vehicle transporting such bonded goods wares and mer.
chandise the MASTER owner conductor of which shall
fail to deliver the to the collector the designated
port, shall be liable to seizure and forfeiture.
Sec. Z. and be 1t further enacted, That all leases of
stores held by the United States for the purpose of
storing warehoused unclaimed goods, shall on tho
shortest period OF termination named in said leases be
cancelled and leases shall be entered into by the Uni
ted States for for the storage of warehoused or
unclaimed goods at any port where there may exist any
private bonded warehouses; after the first day of July
eighteen hundred and tftyve: Provided That nothing
herein contained shall be construed prevent the leasing
hiring OF such buildings accommodations as may be
required for the of the United States appraisers for
due examination and appraisal of imported merchandise
at the ports where such officers provided by law
to prohibit the leasing hiring by collectors of the cue.
TOMS for short periods with the approval of the Secretary
OF the Treasury OF such stores be required Gus
the United States Pro0idcd That no collector or other
officer OF the customs shall enter into any contract or
agreement for the of any building be thereafter erec
ted as public store warehouse and no lease of anv
building to be so used shall be taken for longer period
than three years. shall rent be paid in whole or in
part, IN any case, in advance.
SEC g. Ind be 1t FURTHER enacted That the Secretary
OF the treasury be- and he hereby authorized upon pro-
ducon OF satisfactory proof to him the actual injury or
destruction IN whole in part of any goods wares or
merchandise; by accidental fire, other casualty while
'he same remained in the custody of the officers of the
or III the appraisers stores undergoing appraisal in pur
suance of law regulations of the Treasury Department