The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-28


at least double the penalty Of
the bond, and the said collector shall
certify 10 their sufdeiency; and the
said bond may be executed at the port
Of final destination and transmitted to
the collector at the port of first arri-
val, as provided BY the act of March
second, eighteen hundred and thirty
one.
SEC. 3. And bel further enacted,
That merchandise so catered for
transportation shall be delivered to
and transported by companies regu-
iaTly incorporated as common car
riers and designated for this purpose
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
TO or by none others; and such COM
paBies shall be responsible to the
United States as common carriers for
the safe delivery OF such merohan-
disc 80 tho oolleetor at the port Of It's
destination; aud before any such
company shall be permitted to receive
and TRANSPORT any such merchandise,
i shall become bound to the United
States Ia bonds Of such form and
amount. and with such conditions
(not inconsistent with law, and such
security as the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall require.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted,
That MERCHANDISE transported under
the provisions Of this act shall be
conveyed in cars, vessels or vehicles
securely fastened With locks or seals
under the exclusive control of officers
of the customs; and inspectors shall
be stationed at proper points along
the designated routes, or upon any
car. vessel, vehicle, or train, at the
discretion Of said Secretary, and st
the expense of the said companies
respectively. And such merchandise
shall not be unladen or transhipped
between the ports of first arrival and
final destination, unless absolutely
necessary on account Of a difference
of railroad gauge, or unavoidable ae-
cident, and never without the personal
supervision Of an officer OF customs !;
and il shall be the duty of the Seore-
tary of the Treasury, if practicable, to
avoid designating any route upon
which difference of gauge or other
cause will render such a transfer
a habitual necessity.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That all acts and parts Of acts author
izing the abatement, reduction or re-
turn of duties on account of damage
occurring to goods, wares or merchan
disc. during the voyage of importation,
or on account of the actual Injury,
loss or destruction, in whole or IN
part, by fire or other cause, Of goods,
wares or merchandise, after their
arrival within the limits Of the United
States, be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted.
That merchandise so destined for
immediate transportation as afoTe-
said. except the packages designated
for examination, shall be transferred,
under proper supervision, directly
from the importing vessel to the cars,
vessels, or vehicles in which the same
Is to be transported to its final desti-
nation, and if transferred from the
importing vessel to any bonded or
other warehouse or to any other place
than such car, vessel, or vehicle, 1t
shall be taken possession by the
collector as unclaimed, and deposited
ia public store, and shall not be re-
moved from such store without entry
and appraisement as in ordinary cases.
But the Secretary of the Treasury
may, in his discretion, and with such
preeaution as he shall deem proper,
authorize the establishment of bonded
warehouses especially and exclusively
appropriated TO the reception
OF such merchandise, In cases where
it's immediate transfer to the trans
porting car, vessel or vehicle shall be
impracticable. But merchandise re-
naming in such warehouse more than
ten days shall be deprived of the
privileges conferred by this act, and
shall be taken possession of by the
collector as unclaimed, and held until
regularly entered and appraised.
SEC. Z. And be it further enacted,
That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall prescribe forms of entries, oaths,
bonds. and other papers TO be re-
qulred, and ell needful rules and regu-
lations not inconsistent with law, to
be observed in the execution of this
act, which shall have the force and
effect of law.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted,
That the privileges of this act shall
extend 10 the ports of Saint Louis, In
the State of Missouri; Cincin natl, in
the State Of Ohio; Boston, in the
State of Massachusetts; Philadelphia,
in the State Of Pennsylvania; Balti-
more, in the State of Maryland; New
Orleans, In the State of Louisiana;
Portland, in the State of Maine; Chi
cage, in the State of Illinois; and
Evansville, in the State of Indiana.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted,
That at each of said ports, for which
an appraiser Of imported merchandise
is not now provided for by law, there
shall be appointed an appraiser of
imported merchandise, ut a salary of
not exceeding three thousand dol
lars per annum, to be fixed by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and also
such number Of weighers, gaugers,
measurers, and inspectors as may be
necessary to execute the provisions OF
this act, who shall receive the ordi-
nary legal compensation of such Off
GERS.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted,
That any person maliciously opening,
breaking, or entering by any means
whatever, any car, vessel, vehicle.
warehouse, or package containing any
such merchandise delivered for trans
portation as aforesaid, removing. in
juring, breaking or defacing any lock
or seal placed upon such car, ve sci,
vehicle, warehouse, or package, or
aiding, abetting. or encouraging any
other person or persons SO to remove,
break, injure, or deface such locks or
seals, or to open, break, or enter such
car, vessel, or vehicle with intent to
remove or cause to be removed I'M
lawfully any merchandise therein, or
in any manner to injure or defraud
the United States, aud eBy person re-
ceiYing any merchandise unlawfully
rarDcx-a5 from any sreh Gar vessel or