New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-16

~ laws dnOWluB usDIng bOunties
hereafter licensed to engage the fsheries he snd
the same are hereby repealed; Provided That FROM
licensed to engage in the fisheries NAV t e On
imported salt in bona to be used IN curing isb mn
snan prescribe, and upon proof that said salt has
been used IN curing fish, the duties the same shall
sc s. And be it further enacted That from and
chsndise OF thls act all goods wares
which or any other port of the United States
Of the for Places sfs se sdsy
Point Isabel e 9yntes or arriving the port Of
states when be ally gs 9l iG y NE Su s
republic Of MsTc and destined for places in the
Of ss fna sSSpyeyed transit through the errtory
under such rules resuato1s the .payment of duties
ProIecuon OF tne revenue, as the Secretary Of t6e
SIC 8. And be it further enacted. That imno-.oa
az mTes or Merehaniise in bond, duty paid
may with the consent of the proper authoritiss ~
ihe provinces or republic aforesaid be transnorted
er port or place therein the territory cf said
proSSnees or republic. by such routes. and under
tary Of the Treasury may prescribe and the goods.
ware ana me,rcnandises 80 transported snail upon
republic aforesaid be treated in regard 70 the iabi
nort.on I'm IRON duty or tax as if the trans
| Of the United States ' "''A'i' 'Ho "ii4lOs
| SEC !. And be it further enacted That yybensver
shall be shown to the satisfaction OF the Secretary
o. the treasury that more moneys have been paid 70
than the law requires aud the parties nave failed to
comply With the requirements of thu fourteentS
increase TIE duties on imports aud for other pur
and sxtyfour aud the Secreary ~ tSa Tunarea
shall De satished that said non com pancs With the
stances beyond control of the impopter CON
| sgnee' or agent making snoh payments be may
person or persons entitled to the overpayment d.
Iecng tne sald Treasurer to refund the same out of
ated. '' "Pp10t'F
SEC g., And IND be it further enacted That the pro
the approved March second eishteen h1ndre oi
anl thlrt{ three, entitled " An act further to pro
wee Tor me collection of duties on ports and Of
tne tweltth section Of the approved March tbird
esnSeen nun cred and sixty three, entitled AN act
provide tor the more certain a1d speedy collection Of
| purposes, snail be taken and deemed as eItenSine
70 an1 en- oraolng all cases arising which may have
heretofore brought aud now pending or wbgsb IUnS
hereafter De brought against any officer of the United
proceedings had by such officer or other person nm
Ger autaoraty or color Of the act approved March
An act TO provide for the collection Of abandoned
tssepsty an l9r s P5svep,9q Of frsqds in insqr
sct approved July two eighteen hundred and sixty.
iour entitled An act IN addition To the several acts
ana lnsnrrectionary States and to provide for the
the prevention Of frauds in States dechred in nsur
rectiQn Provided, That such acts done or proceed.
! color thereof shall have been done and had under
Ihe huthorlty or oy the direction Of the executive
further That when recovery shall have been or
n De Rad IN any such suit Or prosecu
aforesaid the payment of the amount recovered a.
proved March third. eighteen HUNDRED and siTt ~
three aforesaid shall be made out Of the moneys
arising and obtained from the proceeds OF sales md
leases and fees collected paid over 10 the govern
ment under the two acts approved March twelve
eighteen hundred and sixty four Aforesaid in feiS
tion to captured and abandoned property.
| SEC. 9. And be II further enacted, That in de-
| termining the dutlsoe value Of merchandise here
after imported there shall be added to the cost
the actudF EholesAe prce general market value at
ne time OF expectation in the principal markets OF
imported into the United States the cost OF trans
portation, Shipment and ranshipment, with all the
ton, or manufacture, whether by lana or water to
the vesse! IN whlch shipment Il made TO the United
| kind IN which such goods contained commits
sion az the usual rates, but less than two
all other actual usual charges for putting up pre-
psrng, and packing for transportation or shipment.
And all charges OF general character incurred in
the purchase of general invoice shall be distributed
part thereof charged with duties based on value shall
wines or other articles paying specific duty by grades
shall be graded and pay duty according 10 the
actual value so determined: Provided. That all
disc for charges shall be regarded as part Of the
actual value Of such merchandise, and IL such add
tion shall exceed by ten per centum the value so de
cared IN the entry in addition to the duties imposed
BY law there shall be levied collected and paid dpty
q twenty per centum on such value; Provided, That
the duty shall in no case be assessed upon amount
less tDdn Ie invoice or entered value Provided fur
ther lhat nothing herein contained shall apply 70
long comeing or carpet woods. costing twelve cents
carry the cost above twelve cents per pound, in
| which case one cent per pound duty shall be added
second proyiso in section twenty-oue OF an act en-
| titled An act increasing temporarily the duties
fourteen eighteen hundred and sixty two. which
n4} any goods ann IN pubic store or
Earded as abandoned to the government, and sold
under such regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe and the proceeds paid into
the treasury, be- and the same is hereby amended
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury.
Of sale under the said provision, to pay the
owner, consignee, agent OF such goods the pro
expenses in conformity with the provision Of the
first section Of the warehouse act of August Six
eighteen hundred and forty SIX
SEC; IL And be it further enacted, That during the
nav be mpored into the pted Stste free Of dutV
any machinery designed solely for and adapted to the
preliminary processes REQUISITE therefor but not in
Guiding any machinery which may be used for other
SEC, y, And be it further enacted, That upon the
re importation Of articles once exported Of the
States upon which internal tax has been assessed
or paid, or upon which such tax has been paid and
refunded by al owRnce drawback, there shall be
levied collected, and paid duty equal TO the tax
imposed By the internal revenue laws upon such
SIC. ID And be it further enacted. That there
shall be established in and attached to the Depart
ment Of the Treasury bureau to be styled The Bu
OF Statistics and the Secretary of the Treasury
intend and conduct the business OF said bureau, who
shall be paid annual salary of thirty five hundred
dollars And it shall be the duty of director of
the Bureau of Statistics to prepare the report the
statistics OF commerce and navigation, exports and
g ally TO Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury
and said report embracing the returns of the com.
+ merce and navigation, the exports and imports of
the United States to the close Of the fiscal year shall
be submitted TO ConRress in printed form or be-
fore the first day OF December next succeeding and
the SAID director as soon as after the or:
gRnizaon Of his office, shall, under the direction Of
the Secretary of the Treasury prepare aud publish
n month reports Of the exports and imports o. me
= | goods warehoused or Withdrawn from warehouse
and such other statistics relative 10 the trade and IN
~ may consider expedient And the director of the
Bureau of Statistics sha also prepare an annual
, under the laws Of the United States together with
the class name, tonnage. and place OF registry oil
each vessel and such other information the Secre
therein; and to enable the said director TO furnish
# the information required the Secretary 81 the
as he shall pre- SCRIBE TO establish and provide
tenn of numbering vessels registered enrolled and
0 number deeply carved otherwise permanently
a marked on her main beam; and if at any time she
shall cease to be marked such vessel shall be no
| longer recognized vessel Of the United States
The said director shall also prepare annual state
ment of all merchandise passing in transit through
the United States to foreign countries, each descrp
| ton of merchandise, so far as practicable, ware
, | housed, Withdrawn from warehouse for consuInp-
y districts and remaining in the warehouse at the end
OF each fiscal year 1t shall be the further duty OF
use of Congress the statistics Of the manufactures
ID of the United States their localities sources OF raw
material markets Win tne Proc roc
wages and such other conditions as are FOUND 70
o affect their prosperity; and TO AID aim IN the als
'e ployed in the preparation of statistics IN the
q Treasury Department or any bureau thereof. MAJ
in addition the Secretary of the Treasury shall desi
other clerks as may be necessary to fully carr