The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-18

LMfoRT INSTRUCTIONS PROM THE SECRETARY OF
THE rREAauTY.


The Secretary Of the Treasury has just issued additional
general regulacns under the and collection laws
OF the United states including the tariff act Of March g.
lss7 Below the circular letter OF the Secretary
Treasury DEPARTMENT, April 10, 1857.
In performance Of the outy imposed by law on this de-
partmeni of experimenting the collection Of the public
revenue the at, non Of collectors AND ether officers OF
customs is called 10 the provisions Of the several Of
Congress eyyipg duties on impors. whinh viii be in force
o and an' the LIST day Of July next
The tariff Of the 6oth of July 1876, having been
diced BY Tho act of the I'd Of Macn, 1885, reducing the
duties on i'm 9o' and Tor other purposes the provisions
Of the Int mentioned net hereto subjoucd, TO which
added arm Of duties amended, arranged In sched
ues undor the provisions OF tire act Of "a March, 1857
applied 20 the act Of the Goth Of july 1916 and for
Convenient reference there IL also fuboned compro
ARTICLES expressly made liable duty, exempted
from, with their respective schedules and Of duty
when duabe, Indicated thereon
~ the change Ia the law regulating e OF duty by
The act Of the I'd Of March lasi dkasbs but 70 slight
tent the ca, hcaton Of imports made by the rn act OF
Goth July, 1896 and confined principally 20 change In
The aie OF duty, the construction heretofore given by his
department 10 that act Is still in forcc and applicable ex
cepi where that law has been modified by the ae OF ID
Of March last Collectors OF the casons viii ind The de-
oions Of The department in various presented under
The ac oflsie imeoded eneAl regulations issued by
will be borne In mind thai the provisions OF the Goth
section Of the tsn act Of The ooh August 1874 copy Of
which s tubjoDed-are sll in force, and furnih rule
Of construction TO be applied articles not specially do
sgnaicd Ia the several Schedules Of the "a March
ls61 These provisions, properly applied, viii aid tho
officers Of the customs In assigning rces Of import
designated In terms In be t,r, ihe schedule 70 whlh
they are 70 be regarded belonging In reference their
An obcr ubenumeraied rticles 70, 30 susceptible Of
sfcaii1n VIII be liable TO the duty Of aeon Der cent
A. prescrbed In he nrst section Of The Of "a March,
BY the fourth section OF the said act Il provided ,ai
all goods, wares and merchandise which shall be
pubic stores The ret day % July NEXT shall be subject
trtry thereof for consumpson no sher duty than
the tame bad been mpored respectively, amer that day
terohapde therefore, In pub1c on the rEt day or
July next or In bond under the vsrebousine law,
whether deposited In any warehouse authorized by Law or
Pas.ns IN r.nstu, under bond from one peri Of the
their original Hportaion bonding subject on with
drawa for consumption 10 the rates Il duty prescribed by
has been repr, scented 10 The department that under
the designation Of galvanized tin or shoeu there
haye been sems 70 sheet Iron, covered with
through the custom house nj lower rate a duty A a rsl
vsnistc tin The attention Of collectors and appraisers Is
specially directed 70 this subject aud they wi ON tho
entry OF all articles puporing be TN plates q, sbe~ts
galvanized or pos carefully inspect the articles and sdm
nos ~ un ps,es o. she that were bot clearly Known
s a. 1915 Where petee sheets Of iron or cher metal
are attempted 70 be introduced in q The law under
false de4nauon The piopef proceedings will Al once BIO
instituted 70 enforce the cffet1res and epale provided
by law and in all csses where fraudulent sitemrs IL
manifested the duty 70 which the srtcIes aocordlns 10
their true character are liable under eYls,,ns .s
~ levied and collected
question has recently been presented 10 The deu.rt
msbt ~ regard 70 The exemption from duty Of certain ar
uces claimed W be "pentngs and a. such falling within
schedule Of The arin II Z decided BY the department
tied 10 free entry must be object Of taste A
antng In the usual acccrtaton Of the torn, and tina,
On poroelans alabsster china marble plaster or sr1.,
Materials on plates gobets, vases or any other uep.
or paintings capable Of being converted into brcssspns
eerdrOS other ornaments b be worn ON the rorop
not entitled TO free entry under the law ''
In schedule win be seen, there provision FIR ia,
ssnison iree o. asy ol sheele wool, manufactured
Of expectation The question has been subrnittel rhe
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