New-York tribune., 1866-04-23
Liabilities OF Proprieiors OF Bonded Ware
houses-Imporinnt 20 Merchants.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-SPEcIAL TEEM-APRIL
-BefOre j udge BRADY

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-SPRcIAL IEEM-APEIL Il.
Before Judge BRADY.
Henry GinDel agt. He1ry Oelricbs aud others.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff an I'M
porter watches against tho fires OF osrchs Co and
Kunhardt Co. the proprieors Of the u s. Bonded Ware
houses Hoboken the value OF package OF
watches alleged 10 be worth about $1,000 which with two
other packages belonging other importers Of watches was
under general order 20 The defendants stoe IN july
1864 and which upon permits being presented duty having
been paid missing and supposed 10 have been stolen
The tried in November last before Judge Brady ana
Jury and special verdict tncn rendered p Whch the July
found that the package lost 70 The plaintiff through the
negligence Of the defendants and that the value hefeo was
the amount claimed The questions OF law having been re-
served by Court for further consideration upon motion
on the psr plaintiff for Judgment and motion by de-
issaanhs iss opSica o% sss I'd delivered. vel ~
BRADr 1.-THE act Of Congress passed on the 1oih oI
March. 1854 entitled An Act TO extend the wa'eho5'i1g
system by establishing private bonded warehouse. ana oT
other purposes was INTENDED 70 seeop b 0 ,s ,aS
and which for long period had been pr OF vac revenue
system Of the United states The practical Of ha
design would be 20 transfer 70 warehonseihe. tIV
warehoused and unclaimed merchandise and the Dlruo anu
responsibilities attending the same The hst section OF
provides for the establishment 0 private . 81
approved by the Secretary OF the Treasury which are 10 DO
sced in charge Of proper oeS o 'ns ne a
shau have joint custody Of all the merchandise sofeu
therein 1t also provides that all the labor the goods so
stored must be performed by he o~hr proprieo9 o W
warehouse under the supervision o We ocero he
charge Of the same at the snon owner OF
The third section provides that Ds9re a store oNcu "
cuped by private individuals shall be nsed as warehouse o
merchandise the owner occupant OF lessee 'hs ensr ' h
bond In such and such suTehes Us nny G nppv'u ~.
tho Secretary tho Treasury exoneIang and holding hs
States officers hsrmets
ny rk os or expense any kind or description connected
with or arising from the deposit or keeping OF
an tbe warehose created The ninth section provides that
the Secretary OF the Treasury shan Oe authorized
from time 10 time TO establish snch rules anu Iegu
iatons not Inconsistent with the laws OF Ihe United
States for tho due execution OF tue net "a bs
may deem expedent and necessary Iae second
section provides that unclaimed goods or
by existing laws taken possession OF by ~
Customs may DO stored In private bonded
authorized by the and that all charges ior ago
and other expenses aecrnug any such goods
merchandise not TO exceed IN any case % d before m,
such objects port in question must be psu otoe
delivery OF the goods due entry thereof by the
owner aud further that sold unclaimed goods 20 s ~
the import duties the aforesaid charges snail be pad Dy W
Collector out OF the proceeds Of the sale thereof before
snch proceeds into the Treasury required BY existing
which the Secretary OF the treas
ny Authorized make tse warehouses Tor the storage
daiabe be used solely for the purpose
the storage goods bat unclaimed and seized
shall be received therein the order OF the COeco anu
proprietor 1t is declared shall be liable for me
the merchandise This regulation partly IN express seco
With Section the OF s which provides iAt uh
c4ed goods be deposited in the priv ate warehouses
regulations also that the propetof OF bonuo
promse pay the Collector such for the compena
lion honee officers in the Collector sha
deem proper ne sec less however than the pay
suh ocsfs and these officers the persons who. undo
ssni.an l. CT TIC Act Of sS have oint custody of Ia