New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-21

voice. and on the execution of a bond rs
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
thirtv-tith section Of this act, the collector
Of said por. shall give priority in time to
the examination Of said goods and mer
clandisc for the purpose OF forwarding the
same 10 their port OF destination, and said
examination shall not necessltate the trans
portation of said goods and merchandise to
the warehouse or appraisers Office; and
such merchandise so entered tor immediate
transportation shall not be subject to APP
praiSememt and liquidation of duties at the
port of frs. arrival aforesaid but shall I'M
derno such examination as the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall deem necessary TO verify
the invoice and entry, and the same exami-
nation and appraisement thereof shall be
required aud had at the said port of destina-
ton as would have been required at the
port of original importation II such mer-
cl:andise had been entered ior consumption
or warehouse at snch port
SEC. 80. And be it further enacted, That
the bond required by the foregoing
section shall be in 4 penal SUN OF
at least double the invoice value
of the merchandise, with the duties added,
ant! in such form, and with such number OF
suretes mot less than twol as shall be pro
scribcd by the Secretary of the Treasury;
and tie said sureties shah Justify, by af-
davit taken before the collector OF customs
and attached to the SAID bond, Ill an
amount at least double the penalty Of the
bond and the said collector shall certify to
their eui!iciency; and the said bond NAV DC
executcd at the port of final destination.
ard transmitted to the collector at the port
Of first arrival, as provided by the act of
March two, eighteen hundred and thirty
one.
SEC. 81 And be il further enacted, That
merchandise SO entered for transportation
shall I've delivered to and transported by
common carriers, to he designated FOR this
purpose by the Secretary OF the Treasury,
and Ia or by none othcrs; AMI su;h carriers
shall be responsible t. tn" United States rs
common carriers for the safe delivery OF
such III rchandiSo to the collector at the
port OF its destination; and before any such
carriers shall be permitted to receive and
transport any such more haldIsc they shall
become bound to the United States i'll bonds
of such form and aInount, and with such
conditions mot inconsistent with law) and
such security rs the Secretary OF the Treas
ury shall require.
SEC. b. And be it further enacted That
merchandise transported under the provi-
SONS OF this act shall be conveyed III ears,
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, or upon any car, YES
sci. vehicle. or train, ut the discretion of the
said Secretary, and ut the expense of the
said companies respectively. And such
mercha ndise shall not be unladen or tran
shipped between the ports of first arrival
and final destination.
SEC 80. And be it further enacted. That
merchandise so destined for immediate
transportation as aforesaid, except the
packages designated for examination. shall
be transferred, under proper supervision,
directly from the importing vessel to the
ears. vessel, or vehicles in 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 ear vessel, or vehicle,
it shall be taken possession of by the col
Iector as unclaimed, and deposited III public
store, and shall not be removed from such
store without entry and apprtisement, as i'll
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
propTiated to the reception OF SUCH Mer-
chandise in cases where its immediate trans
fer to the transporting car, vessel, or We
hcle shall be impracticablc. But mcr-
chandise remaining i'll such warehouse more
than ten days shall be deprived of the priv
ilcges conferred By this act, and shall be
taken possession OF by the collector as un-
claimed. and held until regularly entered
ana appraised.
SEC. 81. And be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pre-
scribe forms of entries. oaths, bonds, and
ether papers to be required, and all needful
rules and regulations not inconsistent with
law. to be observed i'll the execution of this
act, which shall have the force and effect of
law
SEC. 35 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,
i'll the State of Maine: Buffalo, in the State
of New York; Chicago, in the State OF Hi
nois; Cincinnati. in the State OF Ono: St
LOUIS. III Inc STATE OF MlSSOuIl. ENduSNlIlc
in the State of Indiana; Milwaukee. i'll the
State of Wisconsin; Louisville, in the State
of Kentucky; Cleveland iii the State of
Ohio; San Francisco, in the State OF Cali
fuIna; Portland, i'll 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 thereto, via
the United States.
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at each Of said ports, for which an appraiser
ofimported merchandise is not now provided
for by law, there shall be appointed an ap-
prai-er of imported merchandise, at a salary
of three Thousand dollars per annuln. and
also such number of weighers, gaugers, mca-
slIrers, and inspectors as may be necessary
to execute the provisions Of this act, who
shall receive the ordinary legal conpensa-
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 detacing 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, injure, or deface such
locks or seals, or to open, break, or enter
such ear, 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-
cciving any merchandise unlawfully re-
moved from any such car, vessel, or vehicle,
knowing it to have been SO unlawfully re-
moved, shall be guilty of felony, and in adj
dition to any penalties heretofore prescribed,
shall, on conviction, be imprisoned not less
than six months nor more than two years;