The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-24
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
......~ ,l.rnins. March ~, $40
n. =. REyRNrE BILL.

voSnr,ed The following bill to the U. $. Senate;
A 5iu to preueat frauds on me Eeoe""e' "''
.., ~, ~. ssns,a and House of Repre-
.n,.,ives of the United States OF America IN Con
ra.s assembled, that from and after ,he tnlrueth
g. 90 lime 1857, instead Of the at ties now I'm |
"saa Inv law on the imported articles hereinafter
posee y. and on such as may now be ex- |
ehun . en-, dutv there shall be levied collected |
81 naid on the goods, wares, and merchandise |
,nsntioned in Schedule A, hereto annexed, duty |
~ nsobtv ner cent, ad valorem On the goods |
80 and merchandise. mentioned in Schedule |
n hereto annexed, duty of thirty per cent ad |
yalorem. . ..s |
In Schedule c, hereto annexed, shall be exempt |
from duty from and after the said Both day OF
1857 according TO the provisions OF SAID scheuae'
aud on all goods wares and merchandise not ihciu
ded in Schedules A, or c. there shai De ieVieu
collected and paid duty of twenty per cent ao
yalorem; but In all cases where the vessels OF the
United States not placed oy treaty OF IA"
upon the same footing in all respects as tue vessels
of the country from which the imports are mace
20 the limited States there shall be levied col |
Iected and paid duty OF hve per cent al valo-
rem on the goods, wares, and merchandise In
Schedule c. and additional duty to those here
by imposed en- all other imports OF i've per cent,
al yalorem In all cases where any foreign coun-
try has or shall impose an export duty upon any
goods wares, or merchandise, gold and silver ex
cepted which may be imported into the United
States directly or indirectly, an additional duty
on all free articles equal to, and duty all ar
tcles not free equal to such export duty shall be
and is hereby imposed on all such merchandise on
its importation into the United States.
Section 2 And be it further enacted, That the
importer, his agent or consgnee shall produce and
file with the collecting officer of the district ma
king entry of any imported goods. wares and mer-
chaudise just, true and correct invoice of the
same. If the goods, wares and merchandise are
purchases for market use or consumption in the
United States they must be invoced at their actu-
al cost in the country where purchased; but when
ID kvst antfIr rnrf1
for market or consumption in the United States or
otherwise obtained for that purpose they must be
invoced at the wholesale market value in the prin
cipal markets of the country where manufactured,
produced, or obtaiued at the time of their being
destined and invoced for the United States. If
the goods wares and merchandise are purchased
in bottles barrels, casks sacks packages or other
covering necessary and proper for transportation
to the United States SO that the covering is nclu
ded ia their cost the fact must be stated the face
of the invoice and where the manufacturer, pro-
Queer, other person, invoice goods destined for
the United States the market value must be stated
on the invoice to indicate the bottle, barrel cask,
sack, package, or other necessary and proper Co
vering is included in the value stated, must give
the cost of each separately; and whether the
goods, wares and merchandise have been pur-
chased in an unfinished state, and before being
placed in proper packages for transportation, the
invoice must contain statement OF the cost OF
bleaching, dying, dressing, printing and finishing
together with the cost of packages or covering put
ting up and packing together with the cost of the
bottle barrel, cask, sack, package or other cover
ing and all invoices must state the cost of broker
age in distinct charge, and all export duties, cost
of placing the goods on board ship, including dray
age labor, all carriage, lighterage town dues, ship
ping charges, dock or wharf dues, and all charge,
to place the goods on board Ship also, fire nsu
rance prior to shipment, together with the Charge
for commission, and charges for forwarding, which
shall not be less than two and half per cent. TO
each; and if all these items are not stated th'
face of the invoice, they must be endorsed on, o
amended a { 4
voice, with all these items, must be supported b!
the written affidavit of the importer, with his sig
attached stating that il is the true and
rect invoice of the goods, wares and merchandise
and that there is no other TO his knowledge or be
lief This invoice, thus supported by the oath o
the importer. as his declaration of market value
shall not be dispensed with, except in the case
prescribed and directed by the Secretary of tn
Treasury.
Section 3 And be it further enacted That tn,
dutiable value of all goods, wares and merchandise
imported for sale or use in the United States, from
foreign countries, shall be the wholesale marke
value thereof in the principal market of the
country at the time of their expectation to thu
United States, with the additions of the severa
items of costs and charges required by the Sd sec
ton of this act to appear in the invoice, and
said items of costs and charges do not appear il
the invoice or are not correct, they shall be ascer
tanned, estimated or corrected, and added by th'
appraisers to the market value in making up til,
dutiable value of such imports, The time of ex
portation shall be when the vessel leave the for
eign port with the goods on their way to the Uni
ted States, or when the goods leave the country
where they are produced, procured or purchased
for the United States.
Section 4 And be it further enacted, That i
shall be lawful for the owner, consignee agen
of imports in making entry of the same to adop
the invoice value with the additional items o
costs and charges required to appear in the invoice
as the owners declaration of dutiable value, T.
make such addition to the invoice, COST or value
of such reduction from the invoice, cost, value
in his opinion will raise reduce the Il
the wholesale market value thereof including said
costs and charges, in the principal markets of the
country, from which they were imported into the
United States at the period of their expectation;
but i'll shall the dutiabe value be less
than the invoice, with the addition of the items
cost and charges required to be stated in the in
voice, unless claimed in the entry aforesaid: and
all goods, wares and merchandise entered at 10
per cent, or more, less than their dutiabe value
whether arising from there being greater guam
tity OF the goods or the goods being both greater
or lesser value than stated in the invoice, or from
the additional items of costs and charges not be-
ing correct or having been omitted in the whole or
in part snail pay an additional duty of 20 per cent.
the dutiable value OF dill such imports and false
or duplicate invoices at different values shall be
deemed fraudulent, and subject the goods to seiz.
ure and forfeiture.
Section 5-And be it further enacted, That in
all cases on the entry of goods, wares and mer-
chandise the same shall be weighed, measured,
or gagged at the expense of the owner, agent, or
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe but
goods. wares and merchandise entitled to free en-
try may be admitted according to the invoice and
entry without being weighed measured or gagged;
and in those cases where the invoice or entry
sha II contain the correct weight quantity or meas
ure of the goods, wares merchandise after al.
lowing for the casualties of the voyage and differ.
ence 10 mode of ascertaining quantity and measure
between our laws and those of the foreign country
from whence the article may be imported the i'm.
porter shall be exonerated from paying for weigh.
ing, gauging and measuring
Section 6-And be it further enacted. That
all goods, wares and merchandise. in warehouse
or Incorporation under bond on the 30th day of
June, 1887, shall be admitted to entry for con.
sumption at the rates of duty provided in
thls act, calculated upon the dutiabie value
assessed by the appraisers when they were ware.
housed
SCHEDULE A.-Brandy and other spirits distii
ca IRON grain or other materials; cordials, absyn
the, srIaek, curacao, kirchenwasser. lqueurs
marasehina, raaha. and all other spirituous bever
ages OF q similar character
SCHEDULE B.-Alsbsster and spar ornaments
anehoyies. sardines and all other fish preserved in
OIL; ale beer and porter, in casks or Uottles ar
sutine, alabatta, German silver, manufactured