Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-31

Wnere, from 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, as
hereinbefore provided, or from other cause,
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 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, consignee or
agent of bond with sufficient security, in
double the amount of duty apparently due,
conditioned for the payment of the duty which
shall be found to be actually due thereon.
And 1t shall be the duty of the collector of
the port where such entry shall be made i'm
medlately to notify the consul, vice consul,
or commercial agent, to whom such invoice
shall have been produced, to transmit to such
collector certified copy thereof; and it shall
be the duty of such consul vice-consu, or
commercial agent to transmit the same ac-
cordingly without delay; and said duty shall
not be finally liquidated until such triplicate,
or certified copy thereof, shall have been re-
ceived provided, that such liquidation shall not
be delayed longer than eighteen months from
the time of making such entry: And provided,
further, that when from accident or other cause,
it shall be impracticable for the person desir-
ing to make entry of any goods, wares
Or merchandise, to produce, at the time of
making such entry, any invoice thereof as
herelnbefore required. it shall be lawful for
the secretary of the treasury to authorize the
entry OF such goods, wares, or merchandise,
upon such terms and in accordance with such
general or special regulations as he may pre-
Ind tlr Al
is hereby invested with the like powers of re.
mission in cases of forfeiture arising under this
act as in other cases of forfeiture under the rev.
enue laws: And provided, further, that the
provisions of this act shall not apply to coun-
tries where there is no consul, vce-consul. or
commercial agent of the United States; nor
shall anything herein contained be construed
to require for goods imported under the re-
clproclty treaty with Great Britain, signed
June nth, eighteen hundred and fifty-fout,
any other consular certificate than is now re-
CURED by law. And this act shall be con-
strued only to modify and not repeal the act
OF March first, eighteen hundred ard twenty
three, entitled can act supplementary to and
to amend an act entitled AN act to regulate
the collection of duties on imports and ton
mage, passed March second, one thousand
seven hundred and ninety nine, and for Other
purposes;" and the form of oaths therein set
forth shall be modified accordingly; And pro-
vided, further, that the provisions of this act
shall not apply to invoices of goods, wares,
or merchandise, imported into any port of the
United States from any place beyond Cape
Horn or the Cape of Good Hope until the
first day of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty-four.
Sect. 3 And be it further enacted, that the
solicitor OF the treasury, under direction of
the secretary of the treasury, shall take cog
nizance of all frauds or attempted frauds upon
The r0~enue, and shall exercise q general SUI
pefVlslon over the measures tor their preven-
ton and detection, and for the prosecution of
persons charged with the commission there
of; and it shall he the duty of the collectors
of the several collection districts of the United
States to report to him all seizures of goods,
wares or merchandise made by them, as soon
as practicable after the same are made, with
written statements of the facts upon which
such seizures are based And for the pur-
pose of enabling the solicitor of the treasury
to perform the duties hereby enjoined upon
him, the secretary OF the treasury is hereby
authorized to employ not more than three
clerks, in addition to those now assigned to
the office of the solicitor by law, for such time
and at such rates of compensation as he may
the compensation to be allowed to such clerks,
not exceeding the amount now allowed to
clerks of like class; said compensation shall
be paid in the same manner as other expenses
of collecting the revenue.
Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, that if
any person shall, by the exhibition of any false
sample, or by means Of any false representa-
ton or device, or by collision with any officer
of the revenue, or otherwise knowingly effect
or aid in eltecting, an entry of any goods,
wares or merchandise, at less than the true
weight or measure thereof, or upon a false
classification thereof as to quality or value, or
by payment of less than the amount of duty
legally due thereon, such person shall, upon
conviction thereof be fined in any sum not eX-
ceeding five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned
not exceeding two years or both, at the dis
erection of the court.
Sect. 4. And be it further enacted, that if
any officer of the revenue shall, by collision
with any importer or other person, or by
means of any false weight or measure, or of
any false classification as to quality or value
of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or by
any other means whatever, knowingly admit
or aid in admitting, to entry, any such goods
wares, or merchandise, upon the payment Of
less than the amount of duty legally due there
on, or shall knowingly accept from any per-
son engaged in the importation Of goods,
wares or merchandise, into the United States,
or interested as principal clerk or agent in
any such Importation, or in the entry OF any
goods, wares, or merchandise, any fee, gra-
tuity, or emolument whatsoever, such officer
shall upon conviction thereof, be removed
from Office, and shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding five thousand dollars, or be impris-
oned not exceeding two years, at the dscre-
ton OF the court
Sect. 5. And be it further enacted that the
collectors of the several districts of the United
States, in all cases of seizure of any goods,
wares, or merchandise for violation of the
revenue laws, the appraised value of which,
in the district wherein such seizure shall be
made, shall not exceed one thousand dollars,
be and they ore hereby authorized, subject to
the approval of the secretary of the treasury,
to release such goods on payment of the ap-
praised value thereof
Sect. 6. And be it further enacted, that if
any person who shall be engaged in the i'm
portation of goods, wares, or merchandise,
into the United States, or who shall be inter-
ested as principal clerk, or agent, in the entry
of any goods, wares, or merchandise, shall at
any time make, or offer to make, to any Off
Ger of the revenue, any gratuity or present of
any money or other thing of value, such pei
son shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in
any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars,
or be imprisoned not exceeding two years, at
the discretion of the court.
Sect. Z. And be it further enacted, that
whenever it shall be made to appear, by aft
davit, to the satisfaction of the district judge
of any district within the United States, that