The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-27
WILLIE, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, MARCH a. 1863


said invoices shall, at or before the ship
ment thereof be produced TO the consul
vice consul, or commercial agent Of the
United States nearest the place OF ship
meht for the use of the United States, and
shall have Endorsed thereon, when so pro
duced, declaration signed by said pur-
chaser, manufacturer, owner, or agent,
setting forth'that said invoice is in ali
respects true that ID contains (if the
goods, wares, and merchandise mention
ed thereia aresubject to ad valorem duty,
and were obtained by purchase) a true
and full statement of the time when and
the place where the same were purchas.
ed, and the actual cost thereof, and of all
charges thereon; and that no discounts,
bouniies, or drawbacks are contained in
said invoice but such as have actually
been allowed thereon; and when obtain
ed in any other manner than by pur-
chase, the actual market value thereof at
the time pud place when and whers the
same were procured or manufactured;
and if subject TO specific duty, the actual
quantity thereof; and that no different
invoice Of the goods, wares, and merchan-
disc mentioned in the invoice so produce
ed has been orIwill be furnished TO any
one. If said goods, wares, or merchan-
disc have been actually purchased, sal
declaration shall also contain siRte-
ment that the currency in which said in
voice is made out is the currency which
was actually paid for said goods, wares,
or merchandise by the purchaser. And
the, person so producing said invoice
shall at the same time declare 70 said
cOnsub vice. cOnsul, or commercial agent
The port in, the United States at which it
Is intended 10 make entry of said goods,
wares, or merchandise; whereupon The
said consnl, vice consul, or commercial
agent shAl indorse upon each of said
triplicates a certificate, under his hand
and official seal, stating that said invoice
has been produced to him, with The date
Of such production, and tbs name OF the
person by whom the same was produced, +,
and The port in the United States at
which it shall be the declared intention
TO make entry of the goods, wares, or
| merchandise therein mentioned. And
thereupon The said consul, vice. consul, or
commercial agent shall deliver TO the per-
son producing the same one ofsaid trip
licates, TO be used in making entry Of
said goods, wares, or merchandise shall
file another in his Office, TO be there care
| fully preserved; and shall, as soon as
| practicable, transmit the remaining one
10 the collector of the port of the United
States at which il shall be declared to be
| The Intention to make entry Of said goods,
wares, or merchandise. And no goods,
wares, or merchandise. imported into the
United States from any foreign place, or
country afier said first day of July,
| eighteen hundred and sixty three, shall
be admitted TO an entry unless the in
voice presented shall in all respects con-
| form TO The requirement. hereinbelore
mentioned, and shall have thereon the
certificate Of the consul, vice. consul, or
commercial agent hsreinbefuge specified,
nor unless said invoice be verified as the
time of making such entry by the oath
or affirmation Of the owner or eonsignee,
or the authorized agent of the owner or
consignee thereof, certify ing that the
said invoice and the declaration thereon
are in all respects true, aud were made
by the person by whom the same pur- !
ports TO have been made, nor, except as
hereinafter provided, unless the triplicaie
transmitted by said consul, vice consul,
| or commercial agent 10 the collector shall
have been received by him. And ifsuch
! owner, consignee, or agent of any goods,
wares, or merchandise, shall knowingly
make, or attempt to make, an entry there
of by means of any false invoice, or
| false certificate OF a consul, vice
consul, or commercial agent, or
of any invoice which shall not contain a
| true statement of all tho particulars
hereinbefore required, or by means of
any other false or fraudulent document
or paper, or Of g9y other false or fraud
ent practice or appliance whatsoever,
said goods, wares and merchandise, or
their value, shall be forfeited and dis
posed of as other forfeitures for violation
| Of the revenue laws Provided, That
where, from change Of the destination
of any such goods, wares, or merchan-
disc, after the production Of the invoice
thereof TO the consul, vice. consul, or
commercial sgent as hefeinbeforo pro-
vfded, or from other cause, the tripli-
cate transmitted 10 the collector of the
port TO which such goods, wares, or mer-
chandise were originally destined, shall
not have been received at the port where
the same actually arrive, and where il is
desired tomakesniry thereof, said goods,
wares and merchandise may b. admit
ted TO an entry on the execution by the
owner, consignee, or agent of a bond,
with sufficient security, in double the
amount of duty apparently due condi-
toned for the payment of the duty which
shall be found to b. actually due thereon
And IL shall be the duty OF the oollsolOl
OF the port where such entry shall be
made Immediately 90 notify the consul
vice. consul, or commercial agent ID
whom such invoice shall have been pro.
daced, TO transmit 10 such collector q
certified copy thereof; and il shall be the
duty Of such consul, vice consul, or com.
mefcial agent TO transmit the same ac-
covdingly wiihoutd delay; aud said duty
shall not be finally liquidated until such
triplicate, or certified copy thereof, shall
have been received ProUdei, That such
liquidation shall not be delayed Longer
than eighteen months from the time Of
making such entry; Aadpropiaed, further
That when, from accident or other cause
II shall be impracticabie Tor the person
desiring to make entry Of any goods
wares, Or merchandise, 10 produce, al the
time Of making such entry, any in
voice thereof as hereinbeiOre requiF-
ca, Il shall be lawful for the Sec
reiary OF the Treasury to author.
ice the en'ry Of ssch goods, wares, Of
meroha0dlse, upon such terms and In &C.
cordance. with such general on special
regulations as he msY prescribe, And
/ the Secretary Of the Treasury Ia hereby