The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-29

CHAP. CCLXXXIv.-An act to amend the
acts relating to officers employed IN the N
animation Of imported merchandise Ill .no
District Of New York, and for other pur-
poses.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States oil America
in Congress assembled, That in lieu OF the ap-
praisers now authorized by law Tor tne ap-
praisement of goods, wares, ana merchhnuiess
at the port of N. ", the Presidentof the U: ?:
shall, by and with the advice and consent u
the Senate, appoint for said port one appraiser,
who has had experience as an appraiser, OF
who shall be practically acquainted WIN ~. NY
quality and value of some one or more 81 wy
chief articles of importation subject 10 appraiso
menG, and who, before he enters upon the uu-
ties of his office, shall take and suDscripe ah
oath faithfully TO direct and supervise the eA-
animation, inspection and appraisement accor-
ding to law, of such goods, wares ana MIR
chandise as the collector may direct, anu as 10
hereinafter provided for, and to cause 10 pe uu
ly reported to the collector the true Valuc
| thereof, as required by law: Provided, tnat
the collector shall not, under any clrculnI
stances, direct TO be sent for examination hnu
Advertisement less than one package OF every
| invoice. and one package at least OUT Oh essiy
ten packages of goods, wares, ana merchnnuise'
ana n greater number should he, OF ,he ".
praiser, or any assistant appraiser, deem J..
necessary Provided, nevertheless, that Wheh
from the character and description OF the gooas,
wares and merchandise, the Secretary OF the
Treasury may be of the opinion that inc eAaIn,
ination of u less proportion Of packages VIII VIII
amply protect the revenue, he may, by speciai
regulation, direct less number of packages TO
be examined. And the appraiser, createu ~
| this act in cases of his necessary and occasioh-
| al absence may perform his functions, al IN
term, by duty, designated by him in wrltlng,
| from the assistant appraisers 10 be appoiiieeo
under the provisions OF this act' M, :.
| SEC hn IL further enucLbu, lnut
| in lieu OF the assistant appraisers now author
| lied by law for the port Of New YORK, the sec
| rotary Of the Treasury may appoint not eNceGu-
ing ten assistant appraisers for SAID port WIN
have had experience MS appraisers, or VINO
shall bepractically acquainted with the quaiity
and value of some one or more OF the chiei ar-
ticles of importation subject to appraisement,
and included among the goods, wares, or lner-
chandise, to the examination and appralsemeht
| of which they are respectively to be assigned,
and who shall be employed in apprasing goods,
according to law, under the direction and SUI
! pervision of the appraiser; and each OF whom
| shall, before entering upon the duties Oh MS Oh
| flee, take and subscribe an oath diligently ana
| faithfully to examine and inspect such goods,
wares and merchandise as the appraiser may
direct, and truly to report him the true value
| thereof, according to law; such report 10 pe
| subject to revision and correction by the ap-
praiser, and when approved by him 10 DC
| transmitted to the collector, and to be deemed
| and taken to be the apprAlseIleub Ny iuV = hioov
| States local appraiser of the district OF such
goods, wares, or merchandise required by law
SEC, 8. And be it further enacted, Ihat one
| of the assistant appraisers to be appointed ny
virtue of this act, with special reference 10 M
qualifications for the duties in this section SCI
forth, shall, in addition to the dutles tnuI iaS
be required of him by the appraiser, perform
the duties and act in the place and stead OF the
special examiner of drugs, medicines, chemi'
calls, and so forth, at the port OF New YORK. at
provided by the act OF June tWenty-slA
eighteen hundred and forty-eight, chapter sew
enty, and one of the assistant appraisers TO Dc
appointed by virtue Of this act shall be detailed
| by the appraiser for the supervision OF the de-
partment for the examination of merchandise
damaged on the voyage of Importation, ana ~
far as practicable to make examinations ano
appraisas of such or any other mercnanaise u
to report to him the extent of such damage, OF
the true value of the merchandise appraised, al
the case NAV be, according to law, such report
to be subject to the same revision, correctloi
and approval by the appraiser, as prescribed
in the second section of this act, and TO pc III
like manner, and for the same purpose, trahs
mitted to the collector.
Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That II
lieu of the clerks now employed in the eXaml
nation, inspection and appraisement OF goods
wares and merchandise at the port OF New
York the Secretary of the Treasury may, on
the nomination of the appraiser, appoint sucf
number of examiners as said Secretary may IL
writing determine to be necessary, their COM
pensation to be limited and fixed by MN, Du,
not to exceed the rates of twenty-five hundreo
dollars per year, to aid each OF SAD assistaii
| appraisers in the examination, inspection, ano
advertisement of goods, wares and merchandise
according to law; and no person snail De ap
pointed such examiner who IS not, at the tinit
of his appointment, practically and thoroughly
az quainted with the character, quality ano
| ali in tbn pNnmina,
ton and appraisement of which he is to be en-
ployed; nor shall any such examiner entei
up9n, the discharge of his duties, as such, untI
faithfully and diligently TO uTscnarge' sucn ott
ties according to law; and the Secretary of the
| Treasury shall also appoint, on the nomination
of the appraiser, the clerks, verifiers, samplers
openers, packers and messengers employed in
the appraisers office, or in any of the depart
ments thereof, and shall limit and fix theiI
number and compensation; but their compen.
| sation shall not exceed the rates of compensa.
ton usually paid for similar service.
| Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That ii
shall not be lawful for the appraiser, the assis-
tant appraisers, examiners, clerks, verifers,
samplers, messengers, OF other persons employ
| ed in the departments of the appraisal, or any
of them, to engage or be employed in any COM
mercial or mercantile business, or act as agent
for any person engaged in such business, dur
ing the term of their appointment.
Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That the
appraiser who may be appointed under the pro-
visions of this act shall receive q compensation
Of four thousand dollars per annum, and the
assistant appraisers shall each receive COM
pensation of three thousand dollars per annllm
to be paid out of the appropriations for defray-
ing the expenses of collecting the revenue.
Sec. I. And be it further enacted, That the
compensation allowed, respectively, to the ap-
praser and the assistant appraisers, under the
provision of this act, shall be paid to them in
monthly payments, and in due proportion for
any period less than one month for the time
they may actually serve.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act be, and the same are hereby
repealed; and all provisions of existing acts re-
lating to the duties of the appraisers now pro-
Yided for by law, or to any proceedings conse-
quent or dependent upon the action ofsuch APP
praisers and not inconsistent with the proyi-
sons of this act, shall be construed to apply to
the appraiser and assistant appraisers provided
for by this act, and shall be continued in full |
force, and that this act shall take eject on and
after the first day of September, ammo Dompi |
eighteen hundred and sIxty-siX.
Sec. o. And be it further enacted, That if at |
any time, from an increase of importation, or
rom any other cause, there shall be found |
upon the floors of the public stores in the city
Of New York an accumulation of merchandise
waiting appraisement, it shall be the duty of
he appraiser, under regulations established |,
~ the Secretary of the Treasury, to direct the
assistant appraisers, and others associated with
hem in this branch of the public business, to
levOte time beyond the usual business hours,
n each day, during daylight, to their respective
uties, to the end that the business ofappraise-
nent may be faithfully and more promptly dis
'atched.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That all
ids to the revenue or others performing the
uties of inspectors Of customs in any oolec-
ion district, shall be paid the same per diem
compensation as inspectors Of customs.
Approved July q, 1866.