The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-28

lection to be given to citizens of the United
States who may discover deposits Of guano," ap-
proved August eighteen, eighteen hundred and
fty-six as prohibits the export thereof is hereby
suspended in relation to all person who have
complied with the provisions of section second
of said act, for the five Years from ard after the
fourteenth day ofJuly, eighteen hundred and six
ty-seven.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That all
laws allowing fishing bounties to vessels hereaf-
ter licensed to engage in the fisheries be- and the
same are hereby repealed Provided, That, from
and after the date of the passage of tlhs act YES
sells licensed to engage in the fisheries may take
on board imported salt in bond to be used in GU
ring fish, under such regulations as the Secretary
of the treasury shall prescribe, and upon proof
that said salt has been used in curing fish, the du-
ties on the same shall remitled.
Sec s. And be it further enacted, That, from
and aftcr the passage of this act, all goods wares,
or merchandise arriving at the ports of New York,
Boston, and Portland, or any other port of the
United Stateswhich may be specially designated
by the SecretarS>of the Treasury, and destined
for places in the adjacent British provinces, or ar
irving at the port cfSP Point Isabel, Texas or any
other port of the unNed States which may be
specially designated by the Secretary ofthe Treas
ury, and destined for places in the republic of
Mexico may be entered at the customhouse and
conveyed in transit, through the territory of the
| United States, without the payment of duties,
| under such rules, regulations ane,condtions for
the protection of the revenue as the Secretary of
| the Treasury may prescribe.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That i'm
| ported goods, wares, or merchandise in bond, or
| duty paid, and products or manufactures of the
United States, may, with the consent of the prop
er authorities of the provinces or republic afore-
| said be transported from one port place in the
| United States to another port or place therein,
over the territory of said provinces republic,
| by such routes and under snch rules regulations
| and conditions the Secretary OF the Treasury
may prescribe; and the goods, wares, AMI MGR
chandiSe So transported, SHALL upon arrival in the
United States from the provinces or republic afore
said be treated in regard to the liability to or eX
emptOn from duty, or tax, as II the transp0rta-
tion had taken place entirely within the limits of
| the United States.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted That when
ever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of the Treasury that more moneys have
been paid to the collector of customs, Others
| acting us such, than the law requires, and the
parties have failed to comply with the require
mcnts of the fourteenth and fifteenth sections of
the act entitled An act to increase the duties
| mperts, and for other purposes" approved June
! thirticth, eighteen hundred and siXty-four, and
the Secretary of the Treasury shall be satisfied
| taat said non compliance with the requirements
as above stated owing to circumstances beyond
| the control of the importer, cOnsignee, or agent
| making such payments he may draw his warrant
upon the treasurer in favor of the person or Fer-
| sons entitled to the overpayment, directing the
said treasurer to refund the same out OF any mon
! ey in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
| Sac. S. And be it further enacted, That the
provisions of the second. third and fourth see
| ton of the act approved March second, eighteen
hundred and thirty three entitled IAN act furth-
er to provide for the collection of duties i'm
ports" and of the twelfth section of the act ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
| three, entitled " An act to prevent and punish
frauds upon the revenue, to proElde for the more more
of the United States and for other purposes"
| shall be taken and deemed as extending to aud
embracing all arising or which may have
heretofore arisen. and all suits and prosecutions
| heretofore brought and now pending, or which
may hereafter be brought against any officer of
| the United States other person by reason of
any acts done or proceedings had by such officer
| or other person, under authority or color OF the
act approved March twelve, eighteen hundred
and siXty-thrce, entitled An act to provide Tor
the collection of abandoned property, and for
| the prevention of frauds in insurrcctiOnary dis
| tricts within the United States" or the act ap
proved July two, eighteen hundred and sixty
four, entitled I" An act in addition to the several
acts concerning commercial Intercourse between
the loyal and insurrectionary States, and TO pro
vide for the collection of captured and abandon
| ed property, and the prevention of frauds in
States declared in insurrection :" Provided, That
! such acts done proceedings had under the two
acts last aforesaid, or under color thereof, shall
| have been done and had under the authority or
| by the direction of the executive government OF
| the United States :: And provided further, That
when recovery shall have been, or shall hercaf-
ter be, had in any suit or prosecution brought,
! or which may hereafter be brought, rs aforesaid,
| the payment of the amount recovered, as provl-
! dcd for in the said twelfth section Of the act ap
proved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
| three aforesaid, shall be made out of the moneys
| arising and obtained from The proceeds of sales
and leases and fees collected and paid over to the
| government under the two acts approved March
! twelve, eighteen hundred and siXty-three, and
July second, eighteen hundred and siXty-four,
| aforesaid, in relation to captured and abandoned
| property.
! Sec Q And be it further enacted, That in de-
termining the dutiable value of merchandise here
after imported, there shall be added to the cost,
| or to the actual wholesale price or general mar
ket value at the time of expectation i'll the prnci-
pal markets of the country from whence the same
| shall have been imported into the United States,
| the cost of transportation, shipment, and tran
| shipment, with all the expenses included ftom
| the place of growth, production or manufacture,
whether by land or water, to the vessel in which
shipment is maze to the United States the val
ue of the sack, box, or covering OF any KIND III
which such goods are contained; commission at
| the usual rates but in no cnse less than two and
| a half per ccntum brokerage, export duty, and
| all other actual or usual charges for putting up,
preparing, and packing for transportation or ship
ment. And all charges of a general character in
Cured in the purchase of general invoice shall
| be distributed pro rata among all parts OF such
| invoice; and every part thereof charged with du-
ties based on vslue shall be advanced according
TO its proportion, and all wines or other articles
paying specific duty by grades shall be graded
and pay duty according to the actual value so de-
| termined Provided, That all additions made to
the entered value of merchandise, for charges
shall be regarded as part of the actual value OF
| such merchandise, and if such addition shall eX-
coed by ten per centum the value so declared in
| the entry in addition to the duties imposed by
| law, there shall be levied, collected, and paid
duty of twenty percentum on such value: Provl-
| ded, That the duty shall in no case be assessed
| upon an amount less than the invoice on entered
value Provided further, That nothing herein
contained shall apply to long-combing or carpet
woods costing twelve cents or less per pound,
| unless the charges added shall carry the cost
above twelve cents rer pound, in which case, one
cent pound duty shall be added.
| Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the
| second provso in section twenty one of an act
entitled " An act increasing temporarily the du-
ties on imports, and fol other purposes" ap-
proved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
si1ty-two, which provided that any goods re-
naming in public store or bonded warehouse be-
| yond three years shall be regarded as abandoned
| to the government, and sold under such regula-
tions as the Secretary of the treasury may pre-
scribe, and the proceeds paid into the treasury,
| be and the same is hereby amended as to au-
thorize the Secretary of the Treasuary, in of
any sale under the said provision, to pay to the
| owner, consignee, or agent of such goods, the
proceeds thereof after dcducting duties, charges
and expenses in conformity with the provision of
| the first section of the warehouse act of August
| six, eighteen hundred and forty-six
| Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That du-
ring [the] period of one year from the passage of
this act, there may be imported into the United
States, free ofduty any machinery designed solely
for and adapted to the manufacture of sugar from
bects, including all the preliminary processes re-
qusite therefor, but not including any machinery
! which NAV be used for apy other manufactures.