The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-26

on the revenue, to provide for the NOR,
certain and speedy collection ofclaimt
In favor Of the United States, and fol
other purposes.
Be 70 enacted 6y tie Senate aud House o.
ReprcsestatfzSz q 81 ase n Grrijci States Of Aner-
ica IN Congress assembled, That from and
after the first day of July, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-three, all invoices OF
goods, wares, and merchandise imported
from any foreign country into the United
States shall be made in triplicate, and
signed by the person or persons owning
or shipping said goods, wares, or mer-
chandise, if the same have actually been
purchased, or by the manufacturer or
owner thereof, if the came have been pro-
cured otherwise than by purchase, or by
the duly authorized agent of such pur-
chaser, manufacturer, or owner; and
said invoices shall, at or before the ship
ment thereof, be produced 10 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 pro-
duced, declaration signed by said pur-
chaser, manufacturer, owner, or agent,
setting forth that said invoice is in all
respects true; that il contains (if the
goods, wares, and merchandise mention
ed therein are subject 10 ad valorem duty,
and were obtained by purchase) true
and foil statement of the time when and
the place where the same were purchas-
ed, and the actual cost thereof, and of al
II. L.
bounties, 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 and place when and where 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, aud merchan-
disc mentioned in the invoice so produc-
ed has been or will be furnished 10 any
one. If said goods, wares, or merchan-
disc have been actually purchased, said
declaration shall also contain state
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 to said
consul, vice. consul, or commercial agent
the port in the United States at which it
ia intended to make entry of said goods,
wares, or Merchandise; Whereupon she
said consul, vice-consul, or commercial
agent shall indorse upon each Of said
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and official seal, stating that said invoice
has been produced to him, with the date
of such production, and the name Of the
person by whom the same was produced,
and the port iE the United States al
which il shall be the declared intention
TO make entry Of the goods, wares, OF
merchandise therein mentioned. And
thereupon the said consul, vice consul, or
commercial agent shall deliver 10 the per-
son producing the same one Of said trip
liestes, 70 be used in making entry OF
said goods, wares, or merchandise shsil
file another in his Office, 70 be there care-
fully preserved; and shall, as soon as
practicable, transmit ths remaining one
TO the collector Of the port Of the United
States 81 which IL shall bo declared TO be
the intention 10 make entry ofsaid goods,
wares, OF merchandise. Aad no goods,
wares, or merchandise imported 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 in-
voice presented shall in al respects con-
form to the requirements hereinbefore
mentioned, aud shall have thereon the
certificate Of the consul, yice-consul, or
commercial agent heseinbefore specified,
nor unless said invoice be verified at the
time Of making such entry by the oath
or Affirmation Of the owner or cOnsignee,
or the authorized agent Of the owner or
consignee thereof, certifying that the
said invoice and the declaration thereon
are in sll respects true, and were made
by the person by whom the same pur-
hereinafter provided, uRless the triplicate
transmitted by said consul, vices consul,
or commercial agent 10 the collector shall
have been received by him. And ifsuch
owner, eonsignee, or agent, Of any goods,
wares, or merchandise, shall knowingly
make, OF attempt 10 make, an entry there
Of by means Of any false invoice, OF
false certificate Of a consul, vice.
consul, or commercial agent or
OF any invOice which shall NOS contain q
true statement Of all the particulars
hereinbefore required, or by means oi
any other false or fraudulent document
or paper, or Of any other false or fraud.
ent practice or appliance whatsoever,
said goods, wares, and merchandise, OF
their value, shall be forfeited and dis
posed Of as other iorfeitures for violation
Of the revenue laws Proviaed, That
where, from . change Of the destination
Of any sHch goods, wares. or merchAn-
disc, after the production Of the iRyOIes
thereof 20 the consul, vice consul, o.
commercial agent, a. hereinbefore pro-
Vidsd, or from other cause, the tripli-
cate transmitted TO the collector Of the
port 10 which such goods, wares, Or mer-
chandise were originally destined, shall
not have been received Al the port where
the same actually arrive, and where Il Il
desired 10 make entry thereof, said goods
wares, and merchandise may he admit.
ted 70 an entry on the execution BY ths
owner, eonsignee, or agent Of bond
with suficient security, Ia double me
amoant Of duty apparently due, c9ndi-
toned for the payment Of The duty which
shall be found 10 be actually due thereon
And !. shall be the duty Of the collector
Of the port where such entry shall be
made immediately 10 notiiy the consult