Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-08-22
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Third Session of the Thirty
Seventh Congress. g.

CeVeWn congress. ..
PUBL1c-No. 76.
AN ACT to prevent and punish Frauds upon
the Revenue, to provide for the more Ger.
tain and speedy Collection Of Claims in
favor of the United States, and for other
Purposes.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of Amer-
ica in Congress assembled, That from and
after the first day of July, eighteen hundred
and sixty three, all invoices of goods, wares.
and merchandise imported from any foreign
county into the United States shall be made
in triplcate, and signed by the person Or
persons owning or shipping said goods. wares,
or merchandise, If the same have actually
been purchased, or by the manufacturer Or
owner thereof, if the same have been procured
otherwise than by purchase. or by the duly
authorized agent of such purchaser manufac-
turer, or owner ; and said invoices SHALL at
Or before the shipment thereof, be produced
to the consul, vice-consul or commercial agent
of the United States nearest the place of ship
ment for the USE of the United States, and
shall have indorsed thereon, when so produced,
declaration signed by said purchaser, man.
ufacturer, owner, or agent. setting forth that
said invoice is in all respects true that it con-
tains (if the goods, wares. and merchandise
mentioned therein are subject to ad valorem
duty, and were obtained by purchase)a true
the place where the same We're purchased, and
the actual cost thereof and of all charges
thereon and that no discounts, bounties, or
drawbacks are contained in said invoice but
such as have actually been allowed thereon !;
and when obtained in any other manner than
by purchase, the actual market value thereof
at the time and place when and where the
same were produced or manufactured; and it
sutjec, to specific duty, the actual quantity
thereof; aud that no different invoice Of the
goods, wares, or merchandise. mentioned in
the invoice so produced has been or will be
furnished to any one. If said goods, wares,
or merchandise have been actually purchased.
said declaration shall also contain statement
that the currency in which said invoice is
made out is the currency which was actually
paid for said good, wares. or merchandise by
the purchaser. And the person SO producing
said invoice shall at the same time declare to
said consul, vicc-consul. or commercial agent
intended to make entry of said goods, wares,
or merchandise; whereupon the said consul.
vice-consul, or commercial agent shall indorse
upon each of said trplicates a certificate, un-
der his hand and official seal, stating that said
invoice has Eeen produce to him, with the date
of such production, and the name of the per-
son 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 men-
toned. And thertupon the said consul, vice.
consul, or commercial agent shall deliver to
the person producing the same one Of said
triplicates, to be used in making entry of
said goods. wares, o: merchandise; shall file
another in his Office. to be there carefully pre-.
served and shall, as soon as practicable,
transmit the remaining one to the collector of
the port of the United States at which it
shall be declared to be the intention to make
entry Of said goods wares, or merchandise.
And no goods. wares, or merchandise impOr-
ted into the United States from any foreign
place or country after said first day Of July,
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shall be
admitted to an entry unless the invoice pre-
sented shall in all respects conform to the re-
quirements hereinbeforc mentioned, and shall
have thereon the certificate of the cons, ],
or commercial agent hereinbrfore specified,
nor unless said invoice be verified at the time
Of making such entry by the oath or afirma-
tion of the owner or consignee, or the author.
lied agent of the owner or consignee thereof,
certifying that the said invoice and the dec.
laration thereon are in all respects true. and
were made by the person by whom the
same purports to have been made, nor, except
as hereinafter provided, unless the triplicate
transmitted by said consul, vice-consul, or
commercial agent to the collector shall have
been received by him. And If any such
owner, consignee, or agent. of any goods.
wares, or merchandise, shall knowingly make,
means Of any false invoice, or false certificate
OF consul, vice.consul, or commercial agent.
or of any invoice which shall not contain a
true statement Of all the particulars herein
before required. or by means Of any other
false or fraudulent document or paper, or Of
any other false or fraudulent practice or appli-
ance whatsoever, said goods, wares, and
merchandise. or their value, shall be forfeited
and disposed of as other forfeitures for viola
tiou Of the revenue laws: Provided. That
where. from a change Of the destination Of
any such goods. wares. or merchandise, after
the production of the invoice thereof to the
consul, vice-consul, or commercial agent. az
hereinbefore provided. or from other causes.
the triplicate transmitted to the collector Of
the port to which such goods. wares, or mer-
chandise were originally destined, shall not
have been received at tha port where the
same actually arrive. and where it is desired
to make entry thereof said goods. wares, and
merchandise may b. admitted to an entry on
the execution by the owner. consignee. or