The Empire County argus., 1854-05-13


being used exclusively for the storage of warehoused
goods of his importation or to his consignment or in
private warehouse used by the owner occupant lessee,
general warehouse for the storage Of warebouscd
goods such place Of storage to be designated the
house entry at the time of entering such merchandise at
the customhouse: Pro0ida, 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 so stored must
be performed by the owner or proprietor OF the
under the supervision of the officer of the customs IN
charge OF the same at the OF the
proprietor: ind prOGided FURTHER, 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 lumber may the discretion OF the Sec
reary of the Treasury be constituted bonded warehouses
for the storage of such articles under the same regulations
and conditions required in the storage OF 0'ner mer
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
from the street. which separate and different locks
of the cnstom house and the proprietor of the
cellars vaults shall be placed
SEC. q And6e further enacted That aimed goods
merchandise required by existing laws to be Ia
ken possession of bv collectors customs be stored
in any public warehouse owned or leased by the United
States in any private bonded warehouse uhorzed by
this act and all charges for storage labor and other ex-
penses accrung any such goods or merchandise
not to exceed in the regular rates for such Objects
Mt the port in question: must be paid before delivery OF the
goods due entry thereof by the claimant or owner OF
sold unclaimed goods to realize the import dues the
aforesaid charges shall be paid bv the collector out OF the
proceeds of the sale thereof before paying such proceeds
in to thereasury 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 same may from
depreciation in value, damage leakage other cause, in
the opinion of such collector be likely prove insufficient
sale thereof, to pay the duties, storage and other
charges if suffered to remain public store for the period
now allowed by law in the case of unclaimed goods.
Sec 3. AndbeH further enacted That before any of the
stores cellars aforesaid owned or occupied by private
individuals shall be used warehouse for merchandise
imported by other merchants importers the owner
cupant lessee thereof shall enter into bond, in such
and with such suretes may be approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury generating and holding the
United States and its officers harmless from account
of risk loss expense of any kind description,
connected with arising from the deposit or 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.
SEC 4. And cit FURTHER enocted That all goods wares
and merchandise which may be hereafter duly entered for
warehousing under bond and likewise all merchandise
remaining in warehouse under bond, may continue
warehouse, without payment of duties hereupon for
period of three years from the date of original mpora-
ton and may be Withdrawn consumption due entry
and payment of the duties and charges upon entry for
exporaton without the payment of duties, at any time
within the period aforesaid in the latter the goods
to be subject only to the payment of such storage and
charges may be due thereon Py0yidd h0acegc That
where the duties shall have been paid upon any goods
wares merchandise entered for consumption said du
goods wares, or merchandise without the limits of the
United States 4nd ptOridd fu1ter That there shall
be abatement of the duties allowance made for any
injury damage, deterioration loss or leakage sustained by
any goods wares, merchandise, whilst deposited in any
public private bonded warehouse established recog
niZed by this act.
SEC ). And be it .tu,t1er e7oc'ed, That anv goods
wares merchandise duly entered for warehousng may
be withdrawn under bond without payment of the duties,
from bonded warehouse in collection district of the
United States and be transported bonded warehouse
in any other collection district within the same and re-
warehoused thereas; and any such goods wares
chandise may be so transported to their destination Who'll
ly by land wholly by water partly by land and
y by water such routes the Secretary of the Trca
surv may prescribe, and may likewise be conveyed
any foreign territory the government of which have
shall by treaty stpulaons grant free right of
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
the Pacific overland through any foreign territory the Sec
retarv of the Treasury be- and hereby authorized ap
point special sworn agents as inspectors of the customs to
reside in said foreign territory where such goods may be
landed or embarked with power to superinend the land
ing shipping of all goods passing coaStwse between the
ports of the United States on the Pacific and Atlantic and
whose duty shall be, under such regulations and nsruc
tons the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe to
guard against the preparation of any frauds upon the rev.
P'osMel That the compensation paid to said in
snecors shall not in the aggregate exceed five thousand
SEC s. And6e1 tuyt6er enacted That the Secretary of
the Treasury shall prescribe the form of the bond be
given for the transportation Of goods wares and merchan-
disc, from port in one collection district to port in
another collection district in the United States as provi-
ded the preceding section also the time for such dev
cry and for failure to transport AID deliver within the
time limited any such bonded goods wares, merchan
disc, to the collector at the designated port additional
duty of one hundred per cent shall be levied and collect
ed, which additional duty shall be secured bv such bond
sad goods and merchandise may be seized and
forfeited for such failure and steam other vessel
vehicle, transporting such bonded goods, wares and
chandlse the MASTER owner conductor of which shall
fail to deliver the the collector the designated
port, shall be liable TO seizure and forfeiture.
SEC 7. And be further enacte1 That all leases of
hy tha
storing warehoused unclaimed goods shall on the
shortest period of termination named in said leases be
cancelled and leases shall be entered into bv the Uni
ted States for stores for the storage of waehoused or
unclaimed goods at any port where there exist any
private bonded warehouses; after the first dav of July
eighteen hundred and iftvve: Propided That nothing
herein contained shall be construed prevent the leasing
hiring of such buildings accommodations as NAV be
required for the of the United States appraisers for
due examination and appraisal of imported merchandise
at the ports where such officers provided bv law nor
to prohibit the leasing hiring by collectors of the Gus
toms for short periods with the approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury of such be required for Gus
the United States: Prosdrl That collector or other
officer of the customs shall enter into anv contract or
agreement for the of building to be thereafter cree
ted ms public store warehouse, and lease of any
building to be used shall be taken for a longer period
than three years. nor shall rent be paid in whole in
part in any case, in advance.
SEC. s. 4nd be fartler enncted That the Secretary
of the Treasury be- and he hereby authorized upon pro-
ducon of satisfactory proof to him of the actual injury or
destruction in whole in part of goods wares or
merchandise; by accidental fire. or other casualty while
the same remained in the custody of the officers of the
customs in public prieQte warehouse under bond
or in the appraisers stores undergoing appraisal in mr.
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