The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-22
RETURN HOME OF VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS
Affairs at the Custom House.

The following circular received by the Collector q
few days since
The act Of Congress Of August 1861 entitled An act
to provide increased revenue from orts pay interest
on the public debt and for other pup ses far as re.
ates to the duties on imports goes into immediate effect
and publish that portion OF the ino mat ion and GO
vernen Of officers OF the customs and others concerned
In executing Il provision relating TO drawba duties
on the expectation Of foreign imported merchandise con-
tanned III fifth section, Collectors of Q custo ms will
tht otherwise istructed be governed in general by the
provisions Of the Collection of Ma ch 1899 regard
to drawbacks The right of drawback will attach only to
merchandise imported under the provisions Of the said
actof August 8, 1861 and exported the original pack
ages.
= IN allowing drawback of duties on the exporta.
ton of merchandise manufactured from imported
raw material, as provided for by the fourth Sec
ton, collectors will be governed by the regulations
OF the 27h OF March last relating to the drawback or
codage Adequate proof OF the quantity quality and
value Of raw material used in the manufacture m, st
however, until otherwise directed, be submitted in each
case for my decision as to the rate of drawback to b. al
lowed. Full and detailed instructions will prepared
and issued a. soon as practicable
$. p. CHASE, Secretary Of the Treasury
Then follows the Revenue sct (as FAR relates the
duty on imported goods) which have already given
readers The section (1fth} referred To above
reads as follows
And be 1t further enacted, That all goods wares and
merchandise actually on shipboard and bound TO the
United States, and all goods and merchandise
deposit in warehouses public stores at the date Of tue
passage Of this act, shall be subject pay such duties
provided by law before and at the time Of the pas.
sage CT this Provided, that all goods deposited in
public store or bonded warehouse after this act
takes effect and goes into operation, if designed
for consumption In the United States must be
withdrawn therefrom or tho duties thereon paid
in three months after the deposited and goods
designed for expectation and consumption in foreign
countries may be withdrawn by the owner at any time
before The expiration Of three years after the same
deposited such goods II not withdrawn in three years,
TO be abandoned TO the government and sold
under such regulations the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe and the proceeds pal into the Treasury
Provided, that merchandise upon which the owner may
have neglected to pay duties within three months from
the time Of its deposit, upon the payment OF the legal
duties with addition Of twenty five per centUm the q.
to; provided Also that mcrchandsc upon which duties
have been paid, II exported to foreign country within
three years shall be entitled 10 return duties proper evil
dcncc Of such merchandise having been landed abroad 10
be furnished to the collector by the importer oae per
centum OF said duties to be retained by the government
We append the regulations On the 9th of March last re
htng to drawback cordage which are referred to in
the Secretary circular They are as follows
To entte the exporter 10 the benefit Of said allowance
OIL drawbacks such exporter, al least SIX hours previous
t. the putting ans any cf the cordage board any
with the Collector OF the Customs for the district from
winch such expectation is to be made. entry setting
forth his intention TO export the same and describing
the marks numbers and coils and designating the place
where deposited and the of the other con
veyancc in by which, and the pert or'ace which
the intended 10 be exported also describing In
such entry the hemp OF which he claims tho cordagc has
been manufactured, and designating the port where i'm
ported, the date when the the vesse or other
conveyance in or by which, the port place from which,
and the name ot the C1nsignee thereof the importer
by whom 1t was so imported"