Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-25

'eQuired by law ana PFOcdeu, JW"e nat
he provisions of this section shall not apply
% invoices of goods, wares, and merchandise
into the United States from beyond
Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, until
the first day of April, one thousand eight hun
bred and siXty-three: 1nd proceeded, further, |
That the provisions of this section shall not
,pply to countries where there is no consul |
yice-cousul or commercial agent of the United
States.
SEC. IS. And be il further enacted, That, from
and after the date aforesaid, it shall be the
duty of consuls and commercial agents of the
United States, having any knowledge or belief
of any case or practice of any person or persons
who obtain or should obtain verifcation OF
invoices as described in the preceding section,
whereby the revenue of the United States Is
or may be defrauded, to report the facts 10
the collector of the port where the revenue is
or may be defrauded, or to the Secretary OF
the Treasury of the United States.
SEC. 10. And be IL FURTHER enacted, That from
and after the passage of this act the act en-
titled Z" An act to provide for the payment OF
outstanding treasury notes, to authorize a
loan. to regulate and fix the duties on imports,
and for other purposes approved March two,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be, and the
same is hereby, amended as follows, that is to
say : First, in section twelve, before the word
" eighteen" where it first occurs, strike out
" less than" second, in section twenty three
after the words - artists residing abroad,
strike out, provided the same be imported
in good faith as objects of taste and not of
merchandise" and insert, provided the fact
as aforesaid, shall be certified by the artist or
by consul of the United States" and in
the same section, before the word "orpimcnt, -
insert, +" ores of gold and silver
SEC. 90 And be IL further enacted That the
sixth section of an act entitled I" An act
to extend the warchousing system by os-
tablishing private bonded warehouses; and for
other purposes, he, and the same is hereby, SO
amended that the additional duty of one hun
dred per centum shall not apply to the invoice
or appraised value of the merchandise with
drawn, but shall be so construed as to require
for failure to transport and deliver within the
time limited, a duty to be levied and collected
of double the amount lto] which said goods,
wares and merchandise would be liable upon
the original entry thereof
SEC. 81. dnd be it further enacted, That all
goods, wares, and merchandise, which may be
in the public stores or bonded warehouse on
the first day of August, eighteen hundred and
sixty-two, may be withdrawn for consumption
upon payment of the duties now imposed
thereon by law, provided the same shall be so
withdrawn within three months from the date
of original importation but all goods, wares,
and merchandise which shall remain in the
public stores or bonded warehouse for more
than three months from the date of original
importation, IL withdrawn for consumption,
and all goods on shipboard on the first day OF
August, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, shall
he subject to the duties prescribed by this act
Yrorided, That all goods which now are or may
be deposited in public store or bonded ware
house after this act takes effect and goes into
operation, must be withdrawn thcreirom OF
Init
the date of original importation, but may
be withdrawn by the owner for exporta-
ton to foreign countries, or may be trans
shipped to any port of the Pacific or western
| coast of the United States at any time befor,
the expiration of three years from the date OF
the original importation such goods on arri-
val ut Pacific or western port, as aforesaid,
to be subject to the same rules and regulations
as if originally imported there; any goods
remaining in public store or bonded warehouse
beyond three years shall be regarded as aban-
doned TO the government, and sold under such
regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescibe, and the proceeds paid into the
treasury Provided, further, That merchandise
upon which duties have been paid may remain
in warehouse in custody of the officers of the
customs at the expense and risk Of tho owners
of said merchandise, and if exported directly
from said custody to foreign country, with
in three years, shall be entitled to return du-
ties, proper evidence of such merchandise
having been landed abroad to be furnished to
the collector by the importer one per centum
of said duties to be retained by the govern
ment: And prorided, further, That all drugs,
medicines, and chemical preparations, entered
for expectation and deposited in warehouse OF
public store, may be exported 10y the owner OF
| owners in the original packages, or otherwise
subject to such regulations as shall be pre-.
scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury Ano
prorided, further, That the third or last proviso
to the fifth section of an act entitled IAN act
to provide increased revenue from imports, to
pay interest on the public debt, and for other
purposes" approved the sirh fifth day of
August, eighteen hundred and sixty one, be,
and the same is hereby, repealed and no re-
turn of the duties shall be allowed on the cx-
port of any merchandise after it has been re-
moved from the custody and control Of the
government but nothing herein contained
shall be held to apply to or repeal section thir-
ty of the act entitled IAN act to provide for
the payment of outstanding treasury notes,
to authorize loan, to regulate and fix the
duties on imports, and for other purposes
approved March second, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, or section four of am act entitled
" An act to provide increased revenue from
imports, to pay interest on the public debt,
and for other purposes" approved August
fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty one
SEC. -. And be IL further enacted, That the
privilege of purchasing supplies from the pub.
lie warehouses duty free, be extended under
such regulations as the Secretary Of the Treas.
urv shall prescribe to the vessels war of any
nation in ports of the United States, which
may reciprocate such privilege towards the
vessels-ot-war of the United States in its ports
SIC. 23. And be az further enacted, That all
norts nf a.. IL,
ions of this act be, and the same are hereby,
repealed: Procided, That the existing laws
shall extend to, and be i'm force for, the collec-
ton of the duti s imposed by this act for the
prosecution and punishment of all offences,
and for the recovery, collection, distribution
and remission of all fines, penalties, and for
FIXTURES, as fully and efiectnally as If every
regulation, penalty, forfeiture, provision,
clause, matter, and thing to that effect, in the
existing laws contained, had been inserted in
and re-enacted by this act
SEC. "a. lind be IL further enacted, That in the
ninety-iifth section of the act entitled "An
act to provide internal revenue to support the
government and [tol pay interest on the
public debt, approved July first, eighteen
hundred and siXty-two, be SO amended that
no instrument, document, or paper, made,
signed, or issued prior to the first day Of Jan
uary, eighteen hundred and sixty three, with
out being duly stamped, or having thereon an
adhesive stamp to denote the duty imposed
thereon, shall for that cause be deemed inval-
Id and of no effect Prorided ho,ce,er, That
no such instrument, document, or paper shall
be admitted or used as evidence in any court
until the same shall have been duly stamped.
nor until the holder thereof shall have proved
to the satisfaction of the court that he has
paid to the collector or deputy collector of the
district within which such court may he held
the sum Of five dollars for the use OF the Uni
ted States
SEC %. -And be IL further enacted, That no
part of the act aforesaid, in relation to stamp
duties, shall be held to take effect before the
first day Of September, eighteen hundred and
sixty-two. And so much Of said act as relates
to the appointment Of collectors and assessors
shall be held to take effect on the twenty first
day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-two
instead of from and after its approval by the
President
Approved, July II, 1862
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