Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-10-20

contrary Notwithstanding, unless suit
shall be brought within ninety days
after the decision Of the Secretary of
the Treasury on such appeal for any
duties which shall have been paid be.
fore the date of such decision on such
vessel, or on such goods, wares, or
merchandise, or costs or charges, or
within ninety days after the payment
of duties paid after the decision of the
Secretary. And no suit shall be main.
tanned in any court for the recovery
Of any duties alleged to have been er.
roneonsly or illegally exacted, until
the decision of the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall have been first and on
such appeal, unless said decision OF
the Secretary shall be delayed more
than ninety days from the date of
such appeal in case of an entry at any
port east of the Rocky mountains, or
more than five months in case OF an
entry west of those mountains.
Sec. Is. And be 1t further enacted,
That the decision of the respective
collectors of customs as to all fees,
charges, and exactions of whatever
character, other than those mentioned
in the next preceding section, claimed
by them, or by any of the officers un-
der them, in the performance OF their
official duty, shall be final and conclu-
sive against all persons interested in
such fees, charges, or exactions, un-
less the like notice that an appeal
will be taken from such decision to
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
be given within ten days from the
making of such decision, and unless
such appeal shall actually be taken
within thirty days from the making
of such decision and the decision OF
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall be
final and conclusive upon the matter
60 appealed, unless suit shall be
brought for the recovery Of such fees,
charges, or exactions, within the peri
cd as provided for in the next prece-
ding section in regard to duties. And
no suit shall bc maintained in any
court for the recovery of any such
fees, costs, and charges, alleged to
have been enormously or illegally ex-
acted, until the decision of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall have been
first had on such appeal. unless such
decision of the Secretary shall be dc
: layed more than ninety days from the
date of snch appeal in case of an en-
: try at any port east OF the Rocky
mountains, nor more than five months
|, in case of an entry west OF those
y mountains.
G Sec. l6. And be u further enacted
}. That Whenever it shall be shown t.
the satisfaction of the Secretary 0
x the Treasury that, in any case Of nn
y asccrtained duties, or duties or othe
r moneys payed under protest and ar
peal, as hcreinbcfore provided, NOR
r money has been paid to the collector
or person acting as such, than the la'
c requires should have been paid,
!, shall be the duty of the Secretary Q
n the Treasury to draw his warrants NJ
n on the Treasury in favor Of the pei
!, son or persons entitled to the Owe
n payment, directing the said Treasure
c to refund the same out of any none.
n in the Treasury not otherwise appro
= priated. .
Sec. II. And be II further enacted
|. That discriminating duty Of ten pc
J, centum ad vaIorem, in addition to TIL
c duties imposed by law, shall be levi
: ed, collected, and paid on all goods
q wares, and merchandise which, on ane
II after the day this act shall take effect
d shall DC imported in ships or vessel
Y not of the United States Proriaed
n That this discriminating duty shall
: not apply to goods, wares, and mer'
chandise which shall be imported, on
r and after the day this act takes effect
, in ships or vessels not of the United
: States, entitled, by treaty or any act
3 or acts of Congress, to bc entered in
+. the ports of the United States on pay
: ment of the same duties as shall ther
$ be paid on goods, wares, aud mer
! chandise imported IN ships or vessels
D Of the United States.
Sec. Is. And be IL further enacted
That on and after the day and yea
!. this act shall take effect there shall
be levied, collected, and paid on al
!, goods, wares, and merchandise OF thu
z growth or produce of the countries
!. east of the Cape of Good Hope, (e,
y cept raw cotton, when imported from
J. places west of the Cape of Good Hope
!. duty of ten per centum ad valorem
!, in addition to the duties imposed OF
5 any such articles when imported di
r rcctly from the place or places of thei
!, gsowth or production Prorided, Tha
section three of the act approved Au
s gust five, eighteen h~ndred and sixty
: one, entitled An act to provide in
creased revenue from imports, to pa,
r interest on the public debt, and TO
: other purposes" and section fourteen
of the act approved July fourteen
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, emit
/ tied "An act increasing temporarily
: the rates of duties on imports. and To-
: other purposes" be and the same ar,
hereby repealed.
Sec. 10 And be At further enacted
That all goods, wares, and merchan
disc which may be in the pulic stores
VI DOUutu Warehouses; VII VIC u"y oHN
year this act shall take effect shall bt
subjected to no other duty upon the
entry thereof for consumption than i
the same were imported respectively
after that day, and SO much of the
act Of August sixth, eighteen hun
dred and forty.six. or any other act
as requires the sale Of fre-crackers,
or prohibits their deposit in bonded
ware house, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 90. And be II further enacted.
That the joint resolution to increase
temporarily the duties on imports, y
approved April twenty-ninth. eighteen
hundred and sixty-four. shall not be
deemed to have taken effect until at.
ter the thirtieth day of April. eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, and shall be
and remain in force until and inclu-
ding the thirtieth day of June, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-four. aud any
duties which shall have been exacted
and received. contrary to the provis-