The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-04

the misuse or enbezemen OF the public revenue and fur
nish desirable facilities for the transfer Of the public money
from the various points Of collection To the treasury Of the
United States
The only other important addition is that authorizing
case Of vessels from foreign ports and destined for the
United States stranded upon the coasts the cargo to be
landed stored forwarded in lighters other vessels
under the charge of the officers Of the customs and with
proper mans the port Of destination to be entered
as imported in the vessel in which II wss originally
o ipped This useful addition 10 the present law and
applicable to eases Of not unitequent occurrenor
eaAPTKa VI
Chapter Regulating the entry of goods unladng OF
cargoe ascerainment Of quantities and damage entry Of
baggage and sea-stores.R
The OF this chapter are mainly provisions OF
the general collection act Of 1888 and the supplemental
collection of 1929 arranged according the subject
matter and nearly practicable according TO the order
proceedings the entry Of imports at the
regulates the production Of invoices their veriheaton
aud authentcaton the value Of foreign carences at the
houses the oath TO be taken by the owner and con-
sgnee Of imports; the estimation and payment of duties
of merchandise the duties OF the wegher meas
and gauger and inspector and the form Of their
and the examination and comparison thereof with
the maness entry of seastores and baggage and articles
American origin exported and returned the United
States the times within which vessels must discharge the
sposition unclaimed goods and asceranment and al
lowance for damage occnrring the voyage OF pora
ton provision is made in this chapter the
importer does not produce invoice produces in
voice properly verified and authenticated. By the
w, goods
prasemen aud bond taken for the production the in
voice II ID proposed TO require instead OF bond de-
pose Of Eve per cent the estimated value OF the goods
TO the credit of the the United States
feiied unless the invoice Is produced within four months
This requirement ii is believed will bster insure the pro-
duction of invoice indemnity the United States for
its non-produetion
Another change from the present is the requirement
that American productions exported and returned the
United States shall be admitted free of duty only when
they returned within year the ownership remain
mo cal 0f uer-
chandse where the time within which it may be returned
unlimited under the present law after its frequent
change Of ownership in foreign country, renders the
proposed restriction necessary against fraud The public
revenue.
The time now prescribed by law for the unlading OF
vessels is fifteen and twenty days II is proposed pre-
scribe eight and twelve working days that purpose
cording to the tonnage Of the vessel but the goods may
be taken POSSESSION Of by the collector at any time with
the consent of the consgnee OF the goods with
the consent of tn master of the vessel and TO
facilitate the unlading of steampackets vessels ii Is
proposed to authorize the collector the owner
sgnee Of the vessel will furnish suitable fire proof
house to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury
the cargo TO be transferred at any time he think
proper the request Of the consgnee in writing
such warehouse be treated therein and delivered
therefrom in from the vessel and continue tue
discharge of the vessel during the night should the
desire il his paying additional compensation there
to be distributed among the customs officers attending
to the night discharge
The present law limits the time within which proof of
damage of merchandise thu voyage of importation
This has been found brief period and il s proposed
that hs Secretary OF the Treasury may in equitable cases
extend the time not exceeding thirty days ..
cHApTEREn.
Chapter aTo regulate the apprasement Of imported
dtions mainly those of existing laws IL desgna;es
the officers who to make the apprasemens what shall
constitute the value which the duty shall be asseei
the OF the appraisers and their duties in ascertain
ing such value grants the right of appeal from their decs
ions merchant and appraiser large and makes their
decision and the decision of the appraisers
appealed FROM final and conclusive Ii imposes additional
duty for underTaluaou and authorizes the Secretary
merchandise to be reKamned and reapprased by
apprasing and examining officers of other ports
In addition the provisions of the law the
section of this chapter makes 1t the duty OF the collector
the report him by the appraisers of the description
and component materials of article TO decide whether
ii is dutable not and makes his decision final unless
the consignee shall, within prescribed time ap
peal the Secretary OF the Treasury whose decision
such appeal shall be final and conclusive. prosis
ion is contained also in the third section which authorizes
the Secreary Of the Treasury assign appraiser
large the dny of local appgasement and direct
appraiser at port TO ac an appraiser AT another
porT
This provision will tend TO promote n uniformity OF APP
prasement The several ports and preveat any improper
concert understanding which might take place between
importers and appraiser permanently located a the
port Another important addition 10 the present law will
be found in the ninth section which authorizes the Secre
tay when deemed TO order apprascUenis to be
ports Some such power this cannot but be useful
times the fidelity and competency OF apprasing Off
and probably knowledge that such power be
exercised will render the necessity for its exercise une
quen Another important additional provision contain
ed in the tenth section, by which the Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized direct the whole cargo OF
s after entry to be taken possession Of by the collector
and examined and appraised the proper apprasng Off
and reexamined by special merchant examiner and
by appraisers at large ascertain the dua
BILE vaue and the identity of the goods with the manifest
Under the proposed law under the present duties
be levied upon the general ket value of the merchan
disc abroad Purchased goods required be nvoeed
at their actual cost goods procured otherwise than by
purchase at the foreign Wholesale price general market
value. Under the present law the importer may add In
his entry of purchased goods such amount viii bring
his invoice cost the general market yne and the
appraisers shall find the duabe value OF the goods Do
per above the value the importer has declared
his entry he ncnrs additional duty of twenty per cent
The law changed in the eleventh section OF this chap
allow the importer of any goods purchased
not add reduce in his entry the value given his
invoice and OF per cent found by the apprais
above the entry value requires the imposition OF adj
dtona duty of twenty per cent but If the article IS by
Law liable duty of more than fifty per cent and
determined by spprasement il becomes liable TO sddi-
tional duty of fifty per cent
The change proposed puts all importers footing and
is an additional protection against undervaluahon.
CHAPTER vfi1.
Chapter To regulate The warehonsing under bond Of
imported merchandise
This chapter contains but ew provisions in addition 10
those ofexisting laws the subject OF warehousing
II prescrbes what shall be considered bonded ware
houses what description Of merchandise be bonded
the exemption Of the United States from risk and expense
the time merchandise may remain in bond The mode and
conditions in and under which II may be Withdrawn FOR
consumption transportation to- rewsrehorsing at other