The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-14

Zcu W tiliS make SearCleS or seizures, any
gratulty or present of money, or other thing of
Value, or give or offer any bribe reward, of
whatever nature, with intent to influence or in
duce such officer other person or persons to do
any act In violation OF his or her their Official
duty, or SO refrain from doing anything which,
under the law, i. is shall be his or her or their
duty to do, or if any such officer person shall
ask or receive in any manner any such gratuity,
present, 6ribe. or reward, every person so Often
ding shall be liable to Indictment as for high
crime and misdemeanor, in any court of the Uni
ted States having jurisdiction for the trial of
crimes and misdemeanors, and shall, upon con-
Vctltn thereof be fined not exceeding three times
the amount so Offered, promised or given, asked
or received, and imprisonment in q penitentiary
not exceeding three years. .7.,..
See. 36. And be it further enacted, That from
and after the passage of this act no suit begun
thereafter shall be maintained in any court for the
recovery OF duties alleged to have been erroneous
ly or Illegally exacted by collectors of customs,
unless the plaintiff SHALL within thirty days after
due notice OF the appearance Of the defendant,
either in person or by attorney, serve on the de-
fendant or his attorney hill of particulars of the
PLAINTIFFS demand, giving the name of the impor-
ter or importers, the description of the merchan-
disc aud place from which imported, the name or
names OF the vessel or vessels, means of impor-
tation, the date of the invoice, the date Of the
try at the cuStom-house the precise amount of
duty claimed to have been eXacted in excess, the
date OF payment OF said duties, the day and year
on which protest was filed against the eXaction
thereof, tbs date of appeal thereon to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. and date of decision if any,
on such appeal. And if a bill of particulars, CON
tanning all the aforementioned items, be not
served as aforesaid, judgement ofnon pros. shall
be rendeied against the plaintiff or plaintiffs in said
action.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted That parts
of suce building as shall be approved by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury may be bonded for the
storage of grain, under such rules, regulations,
and conditions as he may prescribe for the securi-
ty of the revenue, and that so much of the act
titled " An act to extend the warehousing system
by establishing private bonded warehouses, and
for other purposes" approved March twent- eight
eighteen hundred and tifty-four, as conflicts with
this act be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
Sec. 49, And be it further enacted, That for the
purpose of estimating the duties on importations
of grain, the number of bushels shall be ascertain
cd by weight, instead of by measuring; and sixty
pounds of wheat, tilty-six pounds of corn. fifty
six pounds of rye, torty-eight pounds of barley,
thirty-two pounds of oats, sixty pounds ofpcas,
and forty-two pounds of buckwheat, avoirdupois
weight shall respectively be estimated as a
bushel.
Sec. 80. And be it further enacted, That in or
der to facilitate the execution of the provisions of
the seventh section of the act entitled 'An act to
prevent and punish frauds upon the revenue, to
provide for the more certain and speedy collec-
tion of claims in favor of the United States, and
for other purposes" approved March three, eigh-
teen hundred and siNty-threc, relative to the sci
Zure of invoices, books, and papers," any dis
trct judge of the United States may hereafter is
sue his warrant or warrants and drec the same to
any collector collectors of the customs in
whose respective districts any such invoices,
books, or papers may be thought TO be.
Sec. 40. And be it further enacted That if any
collector OF the customs, or other officer agent
shall neglect or refuse to comply with the prov
sionS of the first section of the act entitled An
act requiring all moneys receivable from suStoms
and from all other sources to be paid Immediately
into the treasury, without abatement or rcduc-
ton, and for other purpopes," approved March
three, eighteen hundred and fortv-nine he shall
be subject to be removed from office, and to iOr-
felt to the United States any share or p'rt of the
moneys withheld to which he might otherwise be
entitled; and all moneys received by collectors
for The custody of oods, wares, and merchandise
in bonded warehouses, shall be accounted for as
storage nnder the provisions of the fifth section
of the act of March third, eighteen hundred and
forty
Sec A. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the master of any foreign vessel
laden OF in ballast arriving in the waters of the
United States from any foreign territory adjacent
to the northern, northeastern, or northweStcrs
frontiers Of the United States, to report at the Of
flee of any collector or deputy collector of the
customs which shall be nearest to the point at
which such vessel may enter said waters and
such vessel shall not proceed further inland, cith
er to unladc take in cargo, without a special
permit from such collector or deputy collector
issued under and in accordance with such general
or special regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may i'll his discretion, from time to time
prescribe And for any violation of this section
such vessel shall be seized and forfeited.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That if any
collector of The customs, supervising or local in
Spector OF steamboats,, or other officer, shall neg
lect or refuse to make any of the returns or re-
ports which he is required to make at stated
times by any act of Congress or regulation of the
Treasury Department, other than his accounts
within the time prescribed by such act rcgula
lion, he shall, upon conviction thereof before the
district court of his district, forfeit and paw for
the use of the United States, any sum not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than one thou
sand dollars.
Sec. 43. And be it further enacted, That the act
entitled " An act for the more cffcctual recovery
of debts due from individuals to the United
States" approved March three, seventeen hun
dred and nnety-five; and the act entitled tAn
act to extend for longer period the several acts
now in force for the relief of insovent debtors of
the United st ties" approved May twenty seven
eighteen hundred aud forty; and the last clause
of the tenth section of the act entitled can act
for enrolling and licensing ships and vessels to be
employed in the coasting trade and fisheries and
for regulating the same" approved February
eighteen, seventeen hundred and ninety-three,
being all after the words compiled With; and
the seventh section of the act entitled "An act
making appropriations for the civil and diploma
tic expenses of the government for the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth day OF June, eighteen hun
dred and fortyfiv and for other purposes" ap-
proved June seventeen, eighteen hundred and
forty-fOur; and the one hundred and third sec
tiOn of the act entitled An act to regulate the
collection of duties on imports and tonnage" ap-
proved March two, seventeen hundred and nine
ty-nine; and the tenth section of the act entitled
An act amendatory of certain acts imposing du-
ties upon foreign importatons," approved March
three, eighteen hundred and sixty-fye; and all
other acts and parts of acts conflicting with or
supplied by this act, be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.
Sec a. And be it further enacted, That the
provisions of this act shall not be deemed to af-
feet any action proceeding or indictment pen
ding at the time this act shall take effect but the
same shall be tried, and disposed Of and judg-
ment decree executed if this act had not been
passed.
Approved, July IS, 1866.
CHAP. CCIL.
An Act to establish certain Post-Roads