Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-03
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,


| Chapter LNXVI-An Act To prevent ana MN.
tsh Irauas upon the revenue, to provide for the
more certain and speedy collection of Claims in
hyor of the United States, and for other pur-
poses, f
Be e enacted BY he Senate aud House Of Repre.
Sea'aigeS 81 ne ontsd States Of Ameica az Congress
assembled That nom and after the first day of
| July, eighteen hundred and sixty-thfee, an in
| VoHts OF goods WIRES and merchandise i'm
P,1.SS a "a ANY NfeSn Try into the United
! states shall be made in triploate ana signed Inv
| the person or persons owning or shining sai3
| eools, ware or merchandise, if the same have
actually been purchased, or by the manufaetnrer
OF owner thereof II the same have been procured
otherwlse than by purchase, or by the duly an
! thorxed agent OF such purchaser, manufaoturer
or owner and said invoices SHALL at or before the
Shipment thereof, be produceSto the consul, vice
Uonsul .. coiaiheroal agent OF the United States
nearest the place OF shipment for the use OF the
united States and shall have endorsed thereon
| when so produced, a declaration signed nv said
Pui4hasef' Manufacturer owner or agent, setting
iotn that stid invoice Is in all respects true that
~ contains tlt the goods, wares and merchadise
mentioned therein are subject to dd u0lorem duty
ana We're obtained by purchaser a true and full
statement OF the time when and the Mace where
the same were purchased, and the actual cost
thereoi, 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 OBJ aimed in any other
manner than by purchase the actual market
Nalue thereof at the time and place when and
where the same were procured or IN Gnufaetured
ana II subject to specific duty, the actual guam
tty thereof and that no different invoice Of the
goods, wares merchandise mentioned in the
invoice so produced has been will be furnished
to any one, If said goods, wares or merchan-
disc have been actually purchased, said declara-
ton snall also contain statement that the cur
rency in which the said invoice 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 con-
SUI, or commercial agent the port in the United
States at which it is 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 triplicates cer-
tlhcate under his hand 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 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
thereuFon the said consul, vice consul, or COM
meroial agent shall deliver to the person producing
the same one of said duplicates, to be used in
making entry of said goods, wares or merchan-
disc shall file another in his office to be there
carefully preserved; and shall, as soon as prae-
ucable transmit the remaining one to the col
ector OF the port OF the United States at which it
shall be declared to be the intention make entry
OF said goods, wares merchandise. And no
goods, wares or merchandise imported into the
United States from any foreign place or country
after SAID hrst day OF July, eighteen hundred and
SIXTY three, shall be admitted to an entry unless
the invoice presented shall in all respects conform
TO the requirements hereinbefore q entioned and
shall have thereon the certificate of the consul,
vice consul or commercial agent hereinbefor
specified, nor unless said invoice be verified at
the time OF making such entry by the oath or
affirmation of the owner or eonsignee or the a1l-
thoLlzed agent Of the owner or eonsignee thereof
certifying that the said invoice and the declaration
thereon are in ali respects true and were made nv
the person by whom the same purports to have
been made nor, except as hereinafter provided
unless the triplicate transmitted by said consul,
consul ~ papt 10 +h, oo1la
shall have been received by him. And il any
such owner, consignee agent of any gooas
wares OF merchandise, shall knowingly make or
attempt to make an entry thereof by means of
any false invoice, f3lse certificate of cnnsul
vice consul or commercial agent or of any in
voice which shall not contain a true statement of
all the particulars hcrenbefore REQUIRED or bv
means oil any other false or fraudulent document
Oh paper, or OF any other false or fraudulent nrao
tee or appliance whatsoever, said goods wares
and merchandise, or their value, Shall he far
felted an dlposed of as other forfeitures for
Vocation of tue revenue law Prouided That
where, from change OF deStinat tom of er,,
such goods, wares or meFchan disc after the rro
ducton of the invoice thereof TO the consul vice
consul or commercial agent Us hereinbefofe p1o
Vlded, OF From other cause, the tripieate trans
United 10 the collector of the port to which such
goods, wares or merchandise originally
destined SHAH not nave been received at the port
where the same actually arrive, and where it is
desired TO make entry thereof, said goods wares
and merchandise may be admitted to an entry ON
the execution by the owner, eonsignec or agent
Of bond with sufficient security in double the
amount of duty apparently due, conditioned for
the payment of t duty which shall be found to |
be actually due thereon And it shall be the duty
OF the collector Of lhe port where such entry shall
be made Immediately 10 notify the consul vice |
consul, or commercial agent to whom such in |
voice shall have been produced, to transmit to |
such collector certified copy thereof and it shall
be the duty OF such consul, vice Coasul, or COM |
mercial agent to transmit the same accordingly |
without delay and said duty shall not be finally |
liqudated until such triplieate or certified copy
thereof shall have been received Provided. That |
such liquidation shall not be delayed longer than
eighteen months from the time of making such |
entry And proctded further, hat when from ac-
cident other cause, it shall be impracticable for
the person desiring to make entry OF any goods
wares or merchandise, to produce, at the time of
making such entry, an! invosce thereof as here
lnbetore required, it shall be lawful for the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to authorize the entry of
such goods, wares and merchandise, upon such |
terms ani Ill accordance with such general or
special regulations as he may prescribe And the /
Secretary Of the rcasury is hereby invested with
the like powers OF remission in cases of forfeiture
arising under Tins act III other cases of Tor
FIXTURE under the revenue laws: ind prorfde9 fun
IeF, That the provisions OF this act shall not aD-
ply to countries where the is consul, vice
consul, on commercial agent of the Unitei States;
nor shall anything herein contained be construed |
to require for goods imported under the reci-
procity treaty with Great Britain, signed June
fifth, eighteen hundred and ntty-four, any other
". /
And this act shall be construed only to modify
and not repeal the set of March first, eighteen |
hundred and twenty-thrCe entitled AN Act sup |
Elementary to ard to alacud an act entitled An
II to regulate the collection Of duties ON imports
and tonnage passed March second, one thou
sand seven hundred and nnety-nine and for other
purposes" and the forR Of 0aths therein set forth
'hal be modified accordingly and procided fur
her, That the provisions OF this act shall not an
ply to invoices of goods, wares or merchandise
imported into any port of the United States from
lny place beyond Cape Horn or the Cane of |
iood Hope until the first day of January, eight |
zen hundred and sixty four
Sec. 2, Ald be u further enacted, That the So |
icitor of the Treasury, under direction of the |
Secretary OF the Treasury, shall take cognizance
# all frauds Or attempted frauds upon the revc-
lue aud hail exercise general S;fpervison over
he measures for thc.f prevention and detection
~ iol '.7 prosecution of persons charged with
ne commission thereof; and il shall be the duty
the collectors of the several collection districts
! the United States to report to him ali seizures
goods, wares or merchandise made bv them, {
5 soon as practicable after the same are man.
nth written statements of the facts upon wbicb
ach seizures arc based And for tho nHr,,aso af
nabing the solicitor of the Treasury * rerfa,,
Ae duties hereby enjeined upon him. the seere I
ny OF the Treasury Is hereby authorized to en- {
10Y not more than hree clerks, in addition 10 I
loSe now assigned 10 the office of the Solicitor y