The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-10

Sose.l Of snd applied as provided for In the
ninety first section Of the act entitled "An act
to regulate the collection of duties on imports
and tonnage" approved March two, seventeen
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That In
ali cases In which any collector or surveyor Of
customs has paid or accounted for, or IS charged
with duties or fees accrulng under the act en-
from imports to pay interest OH the public debt,
and for other purpose" approved August five,
eighteen hundred and siXty-one, or the act en-
titled "An act to- ienease duties ON imports,
and for other pur II approved June thirty,
eighteen hundred and sixty -four, or the act en-
titled "An act to create an additional super
vising inspector Of steamboats, and two local
Inspectors Of steamboats, for the collection dis
tfict OF Memphis, Tennessee, and two local in
spectors for the district of Oregon, and for
other purposes" approved June eight, eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, or the act entitled
ssAn act amendatory of certain acts imposing
duties on foreign importations,v approved
March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-fiye,
and I'm regard to which the Secretary Of thc
Treasury shall be satisfied that the collection
of said duties or fees was omitted by such col
lector or surveyor, or by any steamboat in-
spector, for the rea on that he was not inform
ed of the existence of the said acts when the
said duties or fees accrued, that the said Seere-
tary be, and he is hereby, authorized, under
such rules as he may prescribe, to remit or re-
fund, as the case may require, such duties or
fees to such collector or surveyor or steamboat
inspector.
Sec 49, And be it further enacted, That in
all cases in which the fees and emoluments re-
ceived by any collector or other principal OFF,
Ger of the customs are, in the opinion of the
Secretary of the Treasury, insufficient to afford
q reasonable compensation for the services of
such officer, after payment out of the same Of
aS0pahle isAsideaa els i,onecs
5U3,N Secretary may direct that much Or tfs5a
said incidental expenses as shall seem to him
to be just shall be paid out of the apprOpria-
ton for paying the expenses of collecting the
revenue; and the said Secretary shall have the
same power in regard to incidental expenses
which have heretofore been incurred, and
which have not been settled and paid into the
treasury; and all fees paid into the treasury by
customs officers shall be placed to the credit Of
the fund for defraying expenses of collecting
the revenue from customs.
Sec 81. And be it further enacted, That the
provisions of the first section Of the act en-
titled Gan act relative to colleo tors and other
officers of CUSTOMS" approved February
eleven, eighteen hundred and forty-siX, shall,
from and after the passage of this act, be APP
piled and enforced in regard to all officers,
agents, and employees of the United States
WhomsOever, as well those whose cOmpensa-
ton is determined by commission on dis
bursem nts, not to exceed an annual maxi
mum, as those paid by salary or otherwise.
See. 35. And be it further enacted, That if
any person shall, directly or indirectly, at any
time make or offer to make to any officer of the
revenue, or to any other person or persons au-
thorized by this act to make searches or seiZ-
ures, any gratuity or present of money, or
other thing of value, or give or offer any bride
or reward, of whatever nature, with intent to
influence or induce such officer or other person
or persons to do any act in violation of his or
her their official duty, or to refrain from do
ing ANYTHING which, under the law, it is or
shall be his or her OF to do, or if any
such officer or person shall ask OTTGcefT III aAAx
manner any such gratuity, present, bride, o.
reward, every person so offending shall be liza
BILE to indictment, as for high crime and mis-
demeanor, in any court of the United States
having jurisdiction for the trial of crimes and
misdemeanOrs and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not exceeding three times the
amount so offered, promised or given, asked or
received, and Imprisonment in penitentiary
not exceeding three years,
Sec, 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 err
rOneously 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 defendant or his attorney bill of
particulars of the PLAINTIFFS demand. giving
the name Of the importer or importers, the de-
scription of the merchandise and place from
which imported, the name or names of the YES
sci or vessels, or means of importation, the
date of the invoice, the date of the entry at the
cllstom-hOuse, the precise amount of duty |
claimed to have been eXacted IN excess, the |
date of payment of said duties, the day and |
year OH which protest was filed against the eX- |
action thereof the date Of appeal thereon to the
Secretary of the Treasury, and date of decision,
if any, on such appeal, And if bill of par |
ticulars, containing all the aforementioned |
items, be not served as aforesaid, Judgment |
of non pros, shall be rendered against the |
plaintiff or plaintiffs in said action.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That parts |
n h1lI no on w ia
Secretary of the Treasury may be bonded for |
the storage of grain, under such rules, regula- |
tons, and conditions as he may prescribe for |
the security of the revenue, and that so much
of the act entitled IAN act to extend the ware /
housing system by establishing private bonded |
and for other purposes approved |
March twenty-eight eighteen hundred and
conflicts with this act be, and the
same is hereby, repealed.
Sec 80. And be it further enacted, That for
the purpose of estimating the duties on impor-
tations of grain, the number of bushels shall
be ascertained by weight, instead OF by meas
uring; and sixty pounds of wheat, tifty-siX
pounds of corn, ffty-six pounds of rye, forty
oats, sixty pounds OF peas, and forty-two
pounds of buckwheat, avoirdupOis weight,
shall respectively be estimated us a bushel.
Sec. 80. And be it further enacted, That in
order to facilitate the execution of the prOyi-
sions of the seventh section of the act entitled
EAn act to prevent and punish frauds upon the
revenue, to provide for the more certain and
speedy collection of claims in favor Of the
United States, and for other purposes" APP
proved March three, eighteen hundred and
sixtythree relative to the seizure of ''inyoices,
books, and papers, any district judge of the
United States may hereafter issue his warrant
Or warrants and direct the same to any collector
Dr. 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
my collector of the customs, or other officer or
agent, shall neglect or refuse to comply with
he provisions Of the first section of the act en-
titled IAN act requiring all moneys receivable
rom customs and from all other sources to be
paid Immediately into the treasury, without |
abatement or reduction, and for other pur-
loses,' approved March three, eighteen hum
lred and forty-nine, he shall be subject to be
.emoved from office, and to forfeit to the United
states any share or part of the moneys with
leld to which he might otherwise be entitled
md all moneys received by collectors for the
ustody of goods, wares, and merchandise IN +
forage under the provisions of the fifth section
+ the act of March third, eighteen hundred
nd forty-one. *
See. Al. And be it further enacted, That it !,
hall be the duty of the master Of any foreign | ,
essel, laden or in ballast, arriving in the wa
FRS of the United States from any foreign ter
tory adjacent to the northern, northeastern, ,
r northwestern frontiers of the United States,
report tb tuG OluCc VI any coltcctVF VI (utpuby
ollector of the customs, which shall be nearest
. the point ut which such vessel may enter !
Md waters; and such vessel shall not proceed
lrther inland, eithertO unlade or take in cargo,
Tithout special permit from such collector or
equity collector, issued under and in accord
nee with such general orspecial regulations
J the Secretary Of the Treasury may in his
secretion, from time to time, prescribe. And
u any violation of this section such vessel |
nall be seized and forfeited
Sec. Y. And be it further enacted, That IL