The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-30

cases seizure of property subject forfeiture for
any of the causes named IN TINS aeS or any
enrolling or licensing of vessels now IN Iorce
when in the opinion of the collector or other pTlncI
pal officer of the revenue making such SEIZURE tue
value of the property seized shall not exceed i've
hundred dollars he shall cause list ana particular
m 5npIicate and an aSpraisement of the same
to be made by two sworn appraisers nnaea t,,o &c +h
nue. laws if there such appraisers at OF near te
place of seizure but if there are no such
then by two competent and dislnterested elIzehs VI
the United States to be selected oy MN Ior tna'
purpose residing at or the place OF seizure :
! which list and appraisement shall be properly
attested by such collector or other ofhcer ana the
demonstrating the appraisal; and Tor such services
of the appraisers they shall be allowed out OF The
revenue one dollar and fifty cents each for every
day necessarily employed in such service. IL
| the amount fsuch appraisal shall not exceed the
sum OF five hundred dollars, SAID collector or Oth-
or principal officer shall publish notice once a
| week for three successive weeks in some newspa
per of the county place where such seizure SnaI
have been made, If any newspaper snail De puDnsh-
! lshed in some newspaper OF the county IN WnlCn
the principal customs office OF the district snal pe
situated; and if no newspaper shall be published
/ in such county, then notices shall be posted In
proper public places, which notices shall describe
the articles seized and state the time cause, ana
place of seizure and shall require any person elam
ing such articles to appear and hle with sucn col
! lector or other officer his claim to such articles
! within twenty days from the date of the first
| publication of such notice
Sec IL And be it further enacted, That avn person
| canning the property so seized may, any time
within twenty days from the date of such publica-
ton file with the collector or other officer claim
stating his or her interest in the articles seized and
mon deposting with such collector other officer
| a bond to the United States in the penal sum OF
two hundred and fifty dollars with two sureties, to
be approved by such bollector~or other officer,
conditioned, that, in case of the condemnation OF
the costs and expenses of the proceedings to obtain
such condemnation. Such collector or other ofhcer
shall transmit the same, with the duplicate list and
DESCRIPTION of the articles seized and claimed to
the United States district attorney for the district
who shall proceed for condemnation of the proper
tn he in m nrp
if no such claim shall be filed nor bond given within
the twenty days above specified sueh collector OF
other officer shall give not less than fifteen days
notice of the sale OF the property SO seized py pub
LEGATION in the manner before mentioned, and, at
the time and place specified in such notice, he shall
sell at public auction the property seized and
shall deposit the proceeds after deducting the
SALE to the credit of the Treasurer of the United
States as shall be directed by the Secretary of the
~ , 1aS from time to time for
period not exceeding thirty days IN all;
Sec. b. And be it further enacted, That any
person claiming to be interested in the property
sold under the provisions of the proceeding pre-
ceding) section may, within three months after
such sale, apply to the Secretary of the Treasury
for a remission of the forfeiture and restoration
of the proceeds of such sale, and the same may be
granted bv said Secretary upon satisfactory proof
to be furnished in such manner as he shall direct,
that the applicant, at the time OF the seizure and
the seizure and was in such circumstances as pre-
vented him from knowing OF the same, and that
said forfeiture was incurred wltnout ~l1uI negh-
owner of such property.
Sec. IA And be it further enacted, That if no
application for such remission restoration shall
be made within three months after suck sale, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall then cause the pro-
manner as if such property had been condemned
and sold in pursuance of a decree of competent
court.
Sec Is And be it further enacted, That when
ever seizure shall be made of any property which,
in the opinion Of the appraisers sha De liable liable to
keeping cannot be kept without great dispro-
portoate expense, whether such seizure consist of
/ live animals, goods wares or merchandise and
when the property thus seized shall not exceed five
hund ed dollars in value and when no claim shall
have been interpoSed therefor as Is herelnbefOre
provided, the said appraisers, If requested by the
collector principal officer making the seizure at the
time when such appraisal is made, shall certify
oathin their appraisal their belief that the proper
ty seized is liable to speedy deterioration that
the expenses of its keeping will largely reduce the
net proceeds of the sale and in the appraisers
thus certify such collector other officer may pro
coed TO advertise and sell the same at auction by
giving notice for such time he may think reasona
ble but not less than week of such seizure and
provided; and the proceeds of such sale shall be
deposited the credit of the Treasurer of the Uni
| ted States subject nevertheless to the PAYMENT
of su~h claim As shall be presented within three
months from the day of sale and allowed by the
! Secretary OF the Treasury.
/ Sec I6 And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury shall have authority to
ascertain the facts upon all APPLICATIONS for remission
! of fines, penalties and forfeiture incurred
cruing under the revenue laws, where the amount
| in question does not exceed one thousand dollars
/
may deem proper; and he may thereupon remit or
mitigate such tines penalties OF forfeitures, il in
his opinion the same shall have been incurred with
cut wilfll negligence any intention of fraud
Sec II. And be it further enacted, That when
ever the proper officer ofthe customs shall be duly
notified o. The existence OF a lien upon imported
goods, wares merchandise in his custody, he
shall, before delivering such goods, wares,
chandise to the importerow owner or consignee there
Of give seasonable notice to the party parties
claiming he lien; and the possession by the officers
of customs shall noti affect the discharge such
/
shall not be preudiced thereby. Ard the Secretary
of the Treasury may prescribe all needfpl regula-
lions to carry this provision into effect: And pr n
wed, That neither the United States nor its officers
shall be in any mannerl liable for losses incurred ie
Consequence Of the omission by accident and with
their fault of officers of the customs to give tn
notice aIOreOaid.
Sec fa. And be it further enacted That moth.
ing in this contained shall be taken to abrdge
limit any forfeiture, penalty fine liability, rem
edy provided for in or existing under any law now
in force, except as herein otherwise specially pro-
| vided.
Sec 10. And be it further enacted That where
| the value of goods, wares merchandise impOr ed
brought inio the United STATES shall not exceed
one hundred dollars, the collec lis authorized in
his discretion to admit the same to entry without
the production OF the trplicate invoice required by
/ three entitled = An act to prevent and punish
frauds, and SO forth, and without submitting the
question to the Secretary of the Treasury Provid
ed, That the collector shall be satisfied that the
neglect to produce such invoice was unintentiOnal
and that the importation was in good faith and
revenue laws Of the United States e
Sec %. And be it further enacted, That if
any goods wares, merchandise shall, at any
port or place In the United States the northern
nor heaste n, northwestern frontiers thereof
be laden upon any vessel belonging wholly or in
part to a subject subjects of a foreign country
or countries and shall be taken thence to a for
| eign port place. to be reladen and reshipped
to any port place in the United States on said
| frontiers, either by the any other vessel
foreign or American with intent to evade the pro-
visions of the fourth section of the act
| ing the navigation OF the United States approx
| ed March one eighteen hundred and seventeen,
| the said goods wares, and merchant sc shall ON
their arrival at such last named port or place. be
seized and forfeited to the United States and the
vessel shall pay tonnage duty of fifty cents per
/ ton on her admeasurement - 5-4.t
Sec 81. And be il further enacted That all steam
tug boats, not of the United States found employ.
! ed In towing documented vessels of the United
States plying from one port place in the same to
another shall forfeit and pay tn of fifty cents
per ten ON the admeasurement of every such vessel
SO lowed by them respectively aforesaid which
sum may be recovered by ay of libel suit
sec. ~. And be it further enacted, That if any
vessel enrolled or licensed to engage in the foreign
and coasting trade on the northern, northeastern
and northwestern frontiers of the United States
shall touch at any port or place in the adjacent
brltlsn provinces. and the master other person
having charge of such vessel shall purchase any
goods wares, or merchandise for the use of said
vessel, aid master or other person having charge
of said yes sci shall report the same with cost nd
quantity thereof to the collector other officer of