Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-05-15
OFFICIAL.


AN Acr to prevent aud punish rauls upon the revenue
70 provide for the m0ie certain speedy ruerton m
r'ms IN iayw Of the United stata and Tor other pur
poses. ~ fN
re sndtifd byte ScRle and House If n
Of he Un nj Sidfes Of Ameritu in toggr, M ,,ijI
That from and after the FIRST day uf july
Hu ASl'se All invoices nl goods, wsrss, and merthtn
e,ne iuipo,s9u from any foreign country into the United
States shail 10 made Ia rpuate and signed nv tile e
o. persons owning or shipping said goods wares, or iei
elAhute te same have actually b. purchased or By
Tie manufacturer or twner thereof II the same have been
procured otherwise thau by purchase by duly Aut9.
Aeu agent {" su1 purchaser, manufacturer, owner;
ahd tAli inYuee shall At or before the shipment hereof
DO produced to the consul vice consul, or commercial
agent 81 tho United States nearest tho Mace OF Eh pant
ur tile use o tho United States and snail have iuiorssl
thereon when no produced declaration signed by said
purchaser manufacturers owner or agent rettiuR Ll
that said Invoice lin all respects hat il ronans n
the goods, wares and merchandise mentioned hursn ara
subject ad ynorem duty and weip uLininrl hy nmr
chAsel true aud fall statement ia time when and
the place where the purchased and hs Artnn
Gust thereof OF allseharges theepl and mai nn
DISCOUNTS hounties lag backs qfu contained Ia snd
Invoice hut Hnuh have act Tally hueu allowed thereon
aud when obitinei In any other manner than Nv mn,
chase the actual market value thereof at the time and
place when aud whore the were procured or mann.
Iaeureu' ana subject To specific duty, Tbs sexual
quantity thereof; and that M different Invoice Of the
goods, wares ana merchandise uii1nel ia the Invoice
20 produced has been or Will he furnted to any 1t
said goods wares merchandise have aftnaly mr.
chased said declaration shall also contain NJ tsment
that the euroecy in which invoice Is made out is te
currency which was actually paid tor said goods s. or
merchandise by tho purchaser. And the person 50 pr,
ducng said involve shall at HE same lie declare % sad
ID lits
United States ut which II is intended to make .nrv f
said goods wars. niercandns wheraupnu the taii
consul vlceeonshi or commercial agent Ftli ndurse
upon sseh OF hsl p'ites e-rtihcttc uncr his hand
aud official seal, stating that said invoce has b.sn ma,
duesd him, with the dat of such produrton and th
of the person by whom tile same WAS proJuc and
the port In the United States at which il shall be lie d.
clared intention to make Ontry tho goods wares or lner
ehandise therein mentioned. Aud thereupon the said
consul, vicec0usul, csmHerc agent shall deliver 10
the person producing the same uf said duplicates 10
10 uanl in making entry Of said goDis warrs or ineran
disc; shall Tile another in his office TO DO there carefully
pfoherVed ana shall also as soon practicable transmit
the remaining to the collector OF the the nite
states at which 1t shall be declared to 10 the intention 10
make entry said goods wares or merchandise And M
states from any foreign place county after said rs
day Of July, eighteen hundred aud sky hree shall be-
admitted TO uutry unless the invoice RESULTED shall in
all respects conform To the requirements hurn sir men
TONED and shall have thereon tho erleate of tho rnsni
vice consult or e9mmerea agent specified nor
unless said Invoice be verified nj the time of making ue
entry by the oath ar nation the owner or Conscience
tue authorized agent Of the consgnee bereof
certifying that the said voice aud tho declaration tbs
are all respects true were made by tho nsrso
by whom the purp0rts to have bosu madA ~ az
cept hereinafter provided, unless tho tripcao trans
mitted by said consult yiceoOnsul commercial agent In
the collector shall have been received by him. And If
such owner consguee, agent Of any goods wares r
meehand7e unall khowlngy make or attempt To make,
an entry thereof ny means OF any false invoice or false
certificate OF CONSUL Yicsronsu, ur commercial cant ak
Of any invoice which shall not contain true statonont
Of all the particulars herenbeOro required or by means
Of any other false fraudulent doeiment or natsr on
Of any other false or fraudulent practice or appii1nen
whatsoever SAID gods wares, aud handse, or their
Fs'ue hha De forfeited aud disposed Of other Forfeit
uIes for violation Of lie revenue laws: Pjorided Thai
WHERE from achange Of the destination of any such goods
wAres or srehahdse alter the production Of hs invoice
thorp 10 th consult vice consul, or commercial agent aa
heeinbefor5 provided, from oiheg cause tbs tflirafs
transmitted 10 the collector Of the port 10 which such
goods wares. or merchandise wore originally destined
shall not have been received at tho port where ti snn
actually arrive, aud where II Is red to man snirv
Of said soods' wares aud merchandise may be admitted