New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-02

officers that the same corresponds with the
manifest and invoice, and the duties esti-
mated on the value and quantity Of the in
voice, and on the execution Of bond as
hereinafter provided, the collector shall de-
liver the same to be Immediately transported
to such port of destination, at the sole cost
and risk OF such owner, agent, or cOnsignee.
And goods and merchandise imported to
any Of the aforesaid ports of entry, and
designed for any port designated by the
thirty fifth section Of this act, the collector
of said port shall give priority in time to
the examination of said goods and mer-
chandise for the purpose of forwarding the
same to their port OF destination, and said
examination shall not necessitate the trans
portaton of said goods and merchandise TO
the warehouse appraisers once; ana
such merchandise so entered tor immediate
Transportation shall not be subject to APP
praisement and liquidation OF duties at the
port of first arrival aforesaid, Dut snail I'M
dergo such examination as the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall deem necessary to verify
the invoice and entry, and the same exalni-
nation and appraisement thereof shall be
required and had at the said port OF destina-
ton as would have been required at the
port of original importation if such mer-
chandise had been entered for consumption
or warehouse ut such port.
SEC. 30 And be it further enacted, That
section shall be in penal sum of
at least double the invoice value
of the merchandise, with the duties added.
and in such form, and with such number OF
sureties mot less than twO) as shall be pre-
scribei by the Secretary OF the Treasury;
and the said sureties shall Justify, by at1i-
da Wit taken before the collector of customs
and. attached to the said bond, in an
amount at least double the penalty of the
bond. and the said collector shall certify to
their sutiiciency: and the said bond may be
executed at the port of final destination.
and transmitted to the collector at the port
of first arrival, lis provided by the act of
March two, eighteen hundred and thirty
one.
SEC 81 And be it further enacted, That
merchandise so entered for transportation
shall be delivered to and transported by
common carriers, to be designated for this
purpose by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
and to or by none others; and such carriers
shall be responsible to the United States
common carriers for the safe delivery OF
such merchandise to the collector at the
port of its destination; and before any such
carriers shall be permitted to receive and
transport any such merchandise they shall
become bound to the United States in bonds
of such form and amount, and with such
conditions mot inconsistent with law) and
such security as the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall require.
Sec 81 And be it further enacted. That
merchandise transported under the prOvi-
siOns of this act shall be conveyed in cars,
vessels or vehicles, securely fastened with
locks or seals, under the exclusive control
of the officers OF customs: and inspectors
shall be stationed at proper points along
the designated routes, OF upon any car, YES
sci, vehicle, or train, ut the discretion of the
said Secretary, and at the expense of the
said companies respectively. And such
merchandise shall not be unladen or tran
shipped between the ports OF first arrival
and final destination.
SEC. 80. And be it further enact ted. That
merchandise so destined for immediate
transportation rs aforesaid except the
packages designated for examination. shall
be transferred under proper supervision,
directly from the importing. vessel to the
cars. vessel, or vehicles i'll which the same Is
to be transported to its final destination !:
and if transferred from the importing vessel
to any bonded or other warehouse, or to any
other place than such car. vessel, or vehicle,
it shall be taken possession of by the col
IectOr as unclaimed, and deposited in public
store. and shall not be removed from such
store without entry and appraisement. as IN
ordinary cases But the Secretary Of the
Treasury may. in his discretion, and with
such precautiOn as he shall deem proper
authorize the establishment of bonded
warehouses especially and exclusively APP
prOpriated to the reception of sAch mer
. chandise IN cases where its immediate trans
fer to the transporting car, vessel. or We
hicle shall be impracticable. But mer-
chandise remaining in such warehouse more
than ten days shall be deprived of the priv
ileges conferred by this act, and shall be
taken possession of by the collector as I'M
claimed. and held until regularly entered
and appraised.
SEC. "a. And be it further enacted. That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pre-
scribe forms of entries, OathS. bonds. and
other papers to be required, and all needtul
rules and regulations not inconsistent with
law, to be observed in the execution of this
act. which shall have the force and effect OF
law.
SEC. 81. And be it further enacted. That
the privilege of this act shall extend to the
ports of New York, in the State Of New
York; Boston, in the State of Massachu-
sets; Providence, in the State of Rhode
Island: Philadelphia, in the State of Penn
sylvania; Baltimore, in the State of Mary
land; Norfolk in the State of Virginia.
Charleston, in the State of South Carolina:
Savannah. in the State of Georgia; New Or
leans. in the State of Louisiana; Portland,
in the State of Maine; Buffalo, in the State
of New York; Chicago, i'll the State Of Hi
nois; Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio; st.
Louis, in the State of Missouri; Evansville,
in the State of Indiana; Milwaukee, in the
State of Wisconsin,; Louisville in the State
of Kentucky; Cleveland, III the State of
Ohio; San Francisco, in the State of Cali
fOrnia; Portland, in the State of Oregon
Memphis, in the State of Tennessee; and
Mobile, in the State OF Alabama; and to I'M
portations from or to Europe, and from or
to Asia, or the islands adjacent there to, via
the United States.
SEC. 36. 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 APP
praiser of imported merchandise, at a salary
of three thousand dollars per annllm, and
also such number of weighers, gaugers, mea-
surers, and inspectors as may be necessary
to execute the provisions of this act, who
shall receive the ordinary legal compcnsa-
ton of such officers.
SEC. 81. 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 transportation as aforesaid, removing,
injuring, breaking, or defacing any lock or
seal placed upon such car, vessel, vehicle,
warehouse, or package, or aiding, abetting,
Or encouraging any other person or persons
so to remove, break, injurs, or detlce such
locks or seals, or to open, break, or enter
such car, vessel, or vehicle, with intent to
remove or cause to be removed unlaw-
fully, any merchandise therein, or in
any manner to injure or detraud the
United States; and any person re-
ceiging any merchandise unlawtully re-
moved from any such car, vessel, or vehicle,
knowing it to have been so unlawtully re-
moved, shall be guilty of felony, and in add
dition to any penalties heretofore prescribed,