, 1866-07-23
THE REVENUE.


The BILL to Protec1 the Revenue.
The following Is the full passage OF the bill
to protect the revenue which passed tn
House on the 18th:
Be It erac1ed. &C.. That from ard AFTER the frs
day o. A1gust. 1866, tn lien Of the duties nyw In
| posed by laM upon the Articles mentioned and en-
ofacEd IN ihls kectlou, there shall os levied col
tcsed and Faid On all Goodt, wafes and melrnan n
&c imported Ton foreign Countries The au.ie
cheroois Of all k1nos, sa50 per pound and tflY pe
cehtum ad Na'oFem. anu no iafe for ina boz II
shall be alloaed IN ascer,ainne he wsisat: nrn
aecd, that paptr cieafs and cigarettes, Ancludlus
wrappers, thail b tpbecs 10 the same duties 4; aft
that on aid att.r the 1fst day OF Ansust, 1Ssa nc
cfgars shall be imported unless inc sane ate pacxed
IN to1es Of not more than five hundred cigars ID
br allowed Of less quantity ;han three thousazd II
shall be plaeed IN public aore OF bonded ware
nouke. and shn1l not be removed thesclfpn Until
she eane thal have teen Inspected asd stamp Vi:
nxed TO each nox indicating koch Inspection, win
the oafe thereof; md the aecre srY OF the Treasury
rtamPr and to make all necessary resu!a,toaz for
Gnf5ins The a.oSe provision Of law Into effect
naa,s M sSnSn 10 nrane ,h1es sen,A per pound oa all
component part OF chief value, there thai Be
icHlcd duty not less thau shat imposed upon dis
;te! ,eu enls provided that brandy and OTHER spr
|
ackag's Of any Capacity not less than th,rty gaI-
iout, auo That vine In bottles may be imported In
no o1ss sens,'o$ G not 1ess than one dozen bottles of
or *1hst spisilucn. liquors imported lafo ths
un''sd e. Ss9es apd shipped amer tae first Of oco
for. shall te forfeited 10 the United States.
sEc 2 And be It further enacied, That The pro.
slso IN stction of I'D act entitled An act amcnd-
importation ~ approved Mareu j. isS enslt Ss con.
stsoso 20 INCLUDE sby slip or ycsse steamer to or
| hon any port In tho Sandwich Llands OF Society
s1c. 3. And be it further enacted, Tnat 90 much
" M acl entitled IAN Att 10 authonzc PROJECTION
| 10 oe E.sen 10 citiztls OF The utilcd st1:es who
u. 1s6 as prohibits The export ,heIcoL Is hereby
sa:ptAded IN relation 10 aii persons VINO hare co.
puea WILD INC PROVISIONS or section two Of said
act. Tor five years IRON md after the lib dzy Of
! July. 1sG7. y"
sKc. I. Ard be II further c1ac'cd, That all laws
ane paris OF Laws allowing 1Sbfug bnunues, be and
the tamc are hesen5 repealed; provided That from
aud as'tr the aa1c Of the pa.sae OF this act vessels
lcs med TO eTea:e IN the fisheries may take On
10. nnder such regulations as The Secretary OF The
ssst hss necn curing did, tat duties on O. M he
SEC: 5. And b. ii further enacted. That from and
at,cf the passage OF Ills act. ali GOOD wur,s Or
merchandise arriving at The por,s Of New York,
Unt I'd 'ates det,sna,ed b; tue Secretary Of IT,:
II na.nsy md destined for places IN tue adjacent
1i nasu IieflEeee. mas De cAtefed At the Custom
lones AId conveyed In Transit through the terri O.
ttcS Of the cnned states without p.yG1cht Of dutes
upder ench 1ules. tcrnations and condition. for Jhe
lieasufy may prescribe.
SEC. 6. And be II further enacted, Tbat imported
Eooos. wares Or merchandise In poud OF ouiy paid.
1sy W1'h tht CONSENT OF lhc proper aufhor;it.s ~
me provinces aforesaid. ee transported from one
pof os ope plsee H. tns unt e ates oano.heF port
by tnch routes AID unde, such .ple. regulations and
cohdtt!onr az toe otcfetacy pl the Treasury fnsy
pt' tcEioe; and the :;oods, wares and mrrchanlss
>tates Aom tie provinces Aforesaid be trcste't IN
HEard TO The Inability to or exemption ftoua outy
hn " 'he Iea % & m hsa .kea place
stc.f. And be il furthc: enacted. mai uhen-
esef Pha be -hoau 10 the saisfacton oi The Sec
ta.d 10 the Collector of Customr. o. o,beTs sciin1
ae such than the Law rcquirrs and tie parties nave
iacd 10 comply with The requirements or lhe iour-
act 10 tncrcase The Gulics import. sud for other
purpose, approved Ju1e 60. 1854 and tpe srcre-
taly q the Treasury ehstl be sat.d.d tna said non-
compliance with lhe requirements aboye eta,ed wa
owing TO circumstances neyond the control OF tue
importer, conslenee or agent making such pay
menair nc nlay daw hls waf1auA upon me treasurer
over payment, The said treasurer 10 refund ths
ZANE oua q ~ money IN the Treasury, not o'hc1
SIC. E. And be it further enacted, TuAs the pro.
sl.lous OF the second. lntrd and fourth .ecoss OF
the get approved March 1883, entitled. IAN act
pore." anu Of The tueilth ssciion Of The act a.
proved, March 3. 1863, entitled s.Au art 10 uIsyrnt
,5 ine a sns o9 es
uis'ea States, and fur other puEpo e..'1 shall be
taeen aud Geemcd A. extending to and emprac1ne
a1t eAset nr1siuR, Or which may Aayc heretofore
af1ten: End all suits and prosecutions heretofore
brought and no~ pending. Or uhlch nay here liter
of e. oe r. nc uns
eeedangs mad BY such 0t1ce1 ur other per sou M
dsr q az. na.hos1ty Of color oil the act approved aaren
lection Of abandoned property. aud for tue preyen-
tton OF 1tauds In lh= insurectiunary dltrcts with
Y IT,. hs en,'1Is uEsa "a 2; the 1T ap..oyse Jul
acts coneeEnlnE commercial intercourse between
loyal and insu1retIou7r S1aie., nnd to proyiue toF
and ,he prevention Of flauds II the ststes de-
clartd In lntuIfcct.on; !; provided. that such acts
done OF proteeo1ngs had under Inc Two acts lat
aloiesaiu, Of uua1I color thereof, sh.ll have been
done, or hao under the authority OF by the direc-
ilun ot the Executive government OF the Uniled
>sa,et: and provided fur her, that whea recovery
such tu1; Of pros eca.tun. brought OF uhich may
hereafter be brought a. Aforesaid. the payment or
twelfth feci,oh Of the act approved March 3, 1867,
a0!t MD. tnai be made out or the moneys arising
and Obtained from ihe proceeds o .a1e+ and lcasea
under the two ac,s appnoves March IL. 1861, aud
Juiy 1851 Aforesaid, IN relation to esptused ana
sEc O. And he ii further enacted, Taat In dc.c.-
1sn1rg the d1abie va!ues ot fmuo1ted merchandise
there ehalt ne aided to the coat to the &C ual
Of e1porta,Iop u The principal tuaFSets Of the
cnun' y from Whence The same ehall b. imported
INTO The Un,ted otates. the cost Of the 1ansposta-
p+nses nc1Hded from shs pAca Of gro xfn, prpduc.
tlon Or nanufac ure. whether BY 1ud OF WAFER, to
,hs sss;el IN Which shipment u m,ac to The
D1tsd sfateE, the value or the sack, bag OF
covering OF ang Kind IN winch s1tcn Coods are coz.
tanned, comnlieslon at the u-ual rates, but ia no
expost duly anG Ill othrT actual or usnai charges
port talon Or tnipnent. aud aIl charge ot gene.
shall nt Distributed pro rats amouy ali paris
Of tueh lnvoiea. and every part thereof ch sr:sd
win a1ties ba.ed on value thau be ndvance1 ac-
co dung to IT. proportion; and all Wines OF other
articles payfn. tptcihc duty BY grades shall he |
tIsded and Ply duty accosdins ;o the actual rnlue
10 the en,crea saue oi ms:chaaa1ss M ior q - argss
sha! be rtcalded as The uctua Tall!e o[ guca mer-
cband1se, aud such addition slall excced by ten
PIT csntum ne value so d:caled in the entry n ad
uson to the dufee tmpo:e ed by lAT, there shall be
tesied. collected and paid a duty Of twenty ner |
esn1um e. o. such ralue; provided. ,ha. the auIy |
than The invoice or entere1 vaHe.
skc 10. hat the secona provision, section tueu.
rarll5 !he du'ies on imports, and for Other pur-
posts, approved July II. 1861 winch provaes that
any goods remaining in public tto1e Or honded j!
auardoned 10 ihe Government, and sold under snch
regulations as the SecseiarJ Q. The Treasury mar
press1be, ard he proceeds paid into the Treasury,
1vr,ze The Secretary OF TIC Treasury. in case Of any
tac nnner the eald provision, 10 pty the owner,
sonslc9ee CO.. Of agent 81 such Eo1ds tie psoc :eds
penses. 1n conformity with the provst Of the 11zt
section Of the Warehouse Aci Or august i, 1ss6
the ps.eare of thts set thefe MY b. imposied into
the United states, free Of dntf, auj m4chinesy de-
tIgued solely for ind adapted i he maaaaefure ot
4rrFd AtjH