The Empire County argus., 1854-05-27

States or in the private warehouse of the Importer the
same being used exclusively for the storage of warehoused
goods of his importation or to his consignment in
private warehouse used by the owner occupant lessee
as general warehouse for the storage of warehoused
goods such place of storage to be designated the
house entry the time of entering such merchandise ut
the custom-house: Prouided 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 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
charge of the at the expense of the aforesaid
or proprietor Ind progided further, That cellars and
vaults of stores for the storage of wines and distilled spr
s only and yards for the storage of COAL mahogany and
other woods and 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 other mer.
chandse the cellars vaults aforesaid shall be excu-
sivey appropriated to the storage of wines or distilled
spls and shall have opening entrance except the
one from the street. which separate and different locks
OF the cnsom house and the or proprietor of the
cellars OF vaults shall be placed.
Sec g. Amd be further enacted That unclaimed ooods
merchandise required by existing laws to bo TO-
ken collectors may be stored
in any public warehouse owned leased by the United
States any private bonded warehouse authorized bv
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 on due entry thereof by the claimant owner or
aforesaid charges shall be paid by 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 as 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
on sale thereof 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
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stores cellars aforesaid owned occupied by private
individuals shall be used warehouse for merchandise
imported by other merchants importers the owner oc
cupant or lessee thereof shall enter into bond, in such
and with such sureties be approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury, exonerang and holding the
United States and its officers harmless from or on account
of any risk loss expense of any kind or DESCRIPTION
connected with arising from the deposit keeping of
the merchandise in the warehouse aoresaid and all i'm
ports deposited in any 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 be 1t further eaaced That all goods wares
and merchandise which may be hereafter duly entered for
warehousing under bond and likewise all merchandise
remaining in warehouse under hond may continue in
warehouse, without paymen of duties thereupon for
period of three years from the date of original mpora-
ton, and be withdrawn for consumption due entry
and payment of the duties and charges upon entry for
eXportaon 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
charges as may be due thereon: Pr0gded hoWeye That
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 the
United Staes Ind provided further That there shall
be abatement of the duties allowance made for any
injury, damage deterioration loss leakage sustained by
any goods wares, or merchandise whilst deposited in
public or private bonded warehouse established recog
rized by this act
Sec. 3. Ind be it further enacted, That any goods.
wares merchandise duly entered for warebousn 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
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warehoused therea and any such goods wares mer-
chandise be transported to their destination Who'll
" by land or wholly by water partly by land and part
~ by water over such routes the Secretary the rea
snry may prescribe and may likewise be conveyed over
any foreign territory the government of which may have
or shall by treaty spuatons grant, free right of way
over such tetoy and for the purpose of better guard
ing against rauds upon the revenue foreign goods
transported between the ports of the Atlantic and those of
the Pacic overland through any foreign territory the Sec
retary OF the Treasury be- and hereby authorized to ap
point special sworn agents inspectors of the customs to
landed or embarked with power to supernend the land
ing or shipping OF all goods passing coaswse between the
ports of the United States the Pacific and Atlantic and
whose duty shall be, under such regulations and nsruc
tons as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe to
guard against the perpetlaton of any frauds upon the
Pr0gided That the conversation paid to said in
specors sna not IN the aggregate exceed five thousand
dollars per annum
SEC g. And6ea further enacted That the Secretary of
the Treasury shall prescribe the form of the bond to be
given for the transportation of goods wares and merchan
disc from port in collection district to port in
another collection district in the United States as prov
ded in the preceding secon also the time for such deliy
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 an additional
duty OF hundred per cent shall he levied and collect
ed which additional duty shall be secured by such bond
or said goods and merchandise may be seized and
forfeited for such failure and any steam other vessel or
vehicle transporting such bonded goous wares and ner
chandSe, the MASTER owner conductor of which shall
fail o deliver the same to the collector at the designated
port, shall be liable to seizure and forfeiture
SEC. T. and he 1t further enacted That all leases of
stores now held by the United States for the purpose of
storing warehoused or unclaimed goods, SHALL on the
shortest period OF termination named in said leases be
cancelled and leases shall be entered into by the Uni
ted States for any for the storage of warehosed or
unclaimed goods at port where there may exist anv
private bonded warehouses, after the first day of july
eighteen hundred and fty-fve: Pyooded That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to prevent the leasing
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 Tor short periods with the approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury of such may be required for c
tom house purposes at any the smaller ports of
the United States PrOodcd That no collector or other
officer OF the customs shall enter into any contract or
for the use 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 perod
than three years. shall rent be paid in whole or in
part, In any case, in advance.
Sec. s. and be further enacted That the Secretarv
of the Treasury be- and he hereby authorized upon
auction OF satisfactory proof to him of the actual injury or
in whole or in part of any goods wares or
merchandise; by accidental fire. or other casualty while
The same remained in the custody of the officers of the
customs in any public priyate warehouse under bond
Or In the appraisers stores undergoing appraisal in mr.
suance OF law or regulations of the Treasury Department