Smyrna times., 1863-05-28


chandies. And no goods, wares, or merchandise inn
ported into the United States from any foreign place
country after said first day of July, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty three, shall be admitted TO an entry
unless the invoice presented shall in all respects con-
form to the requirement hereinbefore mentioned and
shall have thereon the certificate ofthe CONSUL vice
CONSUL or commercial agent hcrcinbefore specified,
nor unless said invoice be verified at the time of
making such entry by the oath affirmation of the
owner or cOnsignee, the authorized agent of the
owner or cOnSIgnce, certifying thpt the said invoice
aud the declaration thereon are in all respects true
and were made by the person by whom the same
Purports to have been made, nor, except as hcrcaf
ter provided unless the trplicae transmitted ty said
CONSUL vice-consul, or commercial agent TO the col
ector shall have been received by him. And if such
owner consignec, or agent, of any goods wares, or
merchandise, shall knowing make, or attempt to
make, an entry thereofby any false invoice
OF false certificate of consul vicc.consu OF com
mercal agent or of any invoice which shall not con.
tain true statement Of all the particulars hereinbe
fore required, or by means of any other false or
fraudulent document or paper, or of any other false
OF fraudulent practice or appliance whatsoever, SAID
goods wares, and merchandise, or their value shall
be forfeited and disposed of other fDrfcurcs for
violation of the revenue laws PrOpidcd That where
from charge OF the destination Oi any such goods
wares, merchandcs, after the production OF the
invoice therco! 10 the consul, vice consnl or com
mcrcIdl agent, as hCrclnbeiorc provided, or from
other cause, the tripcatc transmitted 10 the Coilcc-
tor OF the port 10 winch such goods, wares or cr-
chandINc were originally d stined, SHALL not have
been c'Ived at the port where the same actually
arrive, and where It desired to make entry there
OF, sad goods, wares, and merchandise may be adj
United TO an entry on the execution by III. owner
crnsguCe, or agent of q bond, with sufficient seen.
rity, III double the amount Of duty apparently due
conditioned for the payment of the duty which shall
br found to be actually due thereon. Aud it shall
or th dTy "t tl, Collector 81 the port where such
TRY $ all "c IL tdc Immediately 10 notify the c,.
sui, 'lce.c"n>ur er Commercial ngcnt, 10 whom >ucl
III uIce sh II have b. en- prod ccd 10 transmit 10 such
clIcctpr ccrtibcG copy teren ,nd It sh III b. IN,
dnV "t >ucn c"uSui, ,,r rCa trli
t" tran mli the same accordingly v III d, 10 and
SAID duty shall not be finally 1t .uid ,.uh u.tn sue
triple It., a crrttfcu cory tier IL st.i we br, II
rec w.: r,rIacG, Ihat sue Iind Ton ~ II no.
b. ID ny 'utn rIgtt'c.' a. = IN the tim"
:" n,.I z ~loH .utr,, And !.DrI furfher Fhu
wicn, t.On accIdrtt or 1th.l e, snail he Inl.
rrtc'icAa FIR the p r>"u d .r,'x mixc entry OF
any good, wares, mcrchf u T.. pr"duru, at Tn
TIN" oi making such entry, !aN III Fruf, as
b rclnb fore T'qn i, y snal b nj for the See.
retary Of a T.easnry to tho he entry Of such
IN acc rdance with such e. era. nr SPECIAL regula
iiil''> a. H' nay pr, ~, he : crrtarY If
th' Treasury is hereby Invested rh the l4e pow.
ers of ZEN ,~ston in OF plf.'' arising under
THIS CT "a - other Of ~ .tIture under the
r,'cnle liwr:A"d Prorided t.rti !, Tnat the pro.
vsI~As OF tins act shtI not ap,., countries where
there Is no CONSUL vice. cOn>i. commercial agent
o III United States; nor all thing herein con
taIhed be construed to rcqu,ra r gnpds impaired
under the reciprocity treaty With dircat Britain,
sIgned June f'tn, eighteen hund ID and 4 fftv four
y "thT consular C., titC { than this now rcqrr
ei by law. And TINS act shall 5r Construed ONLY 10
modify and not repeal the act OF March first, elgh.
en- hundyDd and .iitlrd sun
Elementary to and to amend an ct entitled An act
10 rtgul tr the collections OF duties imports aud
Tonnage, passed March second, one thousand seven
hundred and niucty-nine, and for other purposes"
nnd the form Of oaths therein set forth shall be odi
tied accordingly: And prOrided further, Thai the
provisions OF this act sVall apply 20 invoices of
goods, wares, or merchandise Imported to any part
OF the United States from any place beyond Cape
Horn or the Cape of Good Hope until the first day
OF January, eighteen hundred aud slxty.f1ur
Section 2. And be it further engcfed That the
Solicitor Of the Treasury, under direction of the Sec
rotary OF The Treasury shall take corniEance of all
frauds or attempted frauds upon the revenue and
shall exercise general supervision over the mea-
sures for their prevention aud detection and for the
prosecution Of persons charged with the commission
thereof; and it shs be the dn,y of the collectors OF
the several collection districts II the United States
70 report to him all seizures Of goods wares or mer.
chandes Tade by them, soon as practicable after
the same are made, with written statements of the
facts upon which such seszurcs are based. Aud for
the purpose of enabling the Solicitor of the Treasury
to perform the dnties hereby enioncd upon him. IN,
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized 10
emPloy not more than three cleEks; in addition TO
those assigned to the office Of the S,c,tsr by
law, for such time and al such rates Of compcnsa
ton as he may deem for the public interest and pre-
scribe the cOmpensR sRtion to be be allowed 10 such
clerks, not exceeding the amount now allowed 10
clerks OF like class; said com ensson shall be paid
IN the same manne other expenses of collecting
tic revenue.
Section B. And be it furtb,r enacted. That if any
person shall, by the exhibitit of any false sample
or by means of any false representation or dcyce or
by co!lusion with any officer of the revenue, or
otherwise, knowingly effect, aid in effcctinR an
entry OF goods, wares, or merchandise at less than
ths true weight "r measure thcreOf, or upon a false
classification thereof to the quality or value or by
the payment of less than the amount OF duty legally
uue 'nr,e n such person shall, upon conviction,
thereof, be hned III any not exceeding five thou
sand dollar, or be Imprisoned na exceeding two
years, or both, at the direction of the court
section 4. And be IL further enacted That if anv
oihcer of the revenue shall, by eolluson with any
imp"rter or other person, or by means of any false
weight OF measures, or If any false classification as
To quRIty or value oil any goods wares or merchan
disc, or by any other mems whatever. lnoxi,glv
admit, or aid IN admitting 10 entry: anv such goods
wares, or merchandlse, upon the payment OF leSs
than the amount Of duty galIv due thereon ot shall
knowingly accept, from any person eng,art in ,hc
importation Of goods, wares, or me,chandic. into tho
United States, or interested az n,ip.;noI cl.,k :.
Hgc"1 III any sneh iinpo'tation, or in the entry of
Any goo's' wares " merchandise, any fec, erauly,
W eoluheht whatsoever, such officer shall on con
vction thereof be removed T,om Office and sLDiI ho
lined in any sum not exceeding Eve thons, nd 5I,,.
or be imprisoned not exceedns two vc,r a, ,b a.
creton Of thc court
Section .: And be IL further enacted That the
cotetors oil the several districts ofihe United States
~ all eases Of seizure Of any goods, ware, or mer.
cnahdse tor violation of abe revenue laws, the ap
PRAISED value of which, in the district wherein such
shall be made, shall not exceed one thousa nd
uo.iars be and they hereby authorized, subject
70 approval Of the Secretary of the Treasury, to
sIn reIeaso such goods on payment OF the appraised
Valne thereof,
Section 6. And be IL further enacted, That iii
any person who shall be engaged in tho importation
Of goods, wares, or merchandise into the United
Staes who shall be interested as principal clerks
or agent, in The entry of any goods wares, or mer
chandise shall at any time make, or offer TO make,
yf,iIn nf tho