, 1870-10-01
Transportation or McrchauuIkc Ii,
Honu.

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The Treasury Department has Just prc-
pared rules and regulations concerning tne
II 'ansportzticn OF merchandise from the ports
q importation to certain other porta IN tts.
United States without appraiaement or liqui-
cation OF duties At tho PUT Of the t3rst arrival
uEdeF the provisions o: the internal Ravenur
act OF July last- TIE privileges OF the act e1-
tend to the pczis OF Now York, Boston. Prov
:s.ence, Philadelphia, baltimore. Norfolk,
Charleston, Savannah, Now Orleans, por.
land, Me-, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati.
It. Louis, Evansville, Ind, Milwaukee,,
Louisville. Cleveland, San Francisco. Port
land, Oregon, Memphis. Mobile, and to i'm
cent thtreio, ria the Cnltesl States
Wine, distilled spirits and penshal,le and
explosive articles and ali articles in hulk arc
specifically exec pied by Section ZIG Of said act
rom lta pioSlflon-, and nu merchandise OK
cePt such as shall appear By the iuro,ce or
bill CT lading and hy the manifest to be co1l-
signed to aud destined for some ono Ut the
purts specified csa be entered for immediate
trnEeEoatation without being sutiect 10 av-
trAlsentnt and liquidation OF duties Mt the
vo;t OF fitst arrival III the Cnited States Ihe
law requires that merchandise cntcrca for iu.-
mediate transportation shall be only dc|iyerei.
TO and transferred by common cat1ierk.
''ilo are 10 lie responsible to tie United
states ar common carriers for the safe de.
livery OF merchandise to the Collector or otles
prof. CT tticer Of customs at the mort OF dcsti.
Eat'on, and tllat such merchandise must te
convey cd IN caIe, VESSELS or vehicles saeur-
i tasteEed with locks or seals. uudsr the ex-
cluslse ccntrol OF the officers Of customs, and
ihat such merchandise must not be unladtn O,
sransebipptd between the ports OF first arrival
AID dnai destination, and before a1v such car-
flffs shall be permitted to receive Rad trans-
fo1t any Huch merchandise, they muat be epeci-
ally deslerateI and authorized for that pu.-
rose ty the Secretary Of the Treasury, and
'eecme Bound TO the United States III bonds
.Eu1rtmeit ts OF the act must 10 complied With
l.y MI concerned.
1he security bouI Of common carrier is to
I've S2Gu,0c0. Only such common carriers will
re designated as are known to Possess an.
hare exclusive direction and control over
suitable and sufficient cars, vessels, aud means
'or transHortation Of such merchandise, to
the ports OF its tinAl destination, auch ~ arc
required by law aud regulations, aud for the
transportation ef such merchandise from any
FORT u first arrival, mentioned III twenty
Hiuth section, to any port OF destination des-
ls1ated by tL1rty-a;1l1 section of said act. No
car. Vessel, or vehicle -hsll be rsed. excep;
-sesmtoAls iu use carving freight ard pae-
-eEeers, making regular trips between th.
lcrt CT the frat arrival of ench merchandise
and the portof its dualdcstiaatipu. sud r.jru.d d
lnx cars, Known as freight care, tue cars and
vessels to be OF such construction and provided
with such means OF fastening that the mer-
ctandise can be conveyed therein. securelv
fastened with such locks or eea1s aud in euch
manner as may be from time to time ure-
sc1ibed AID directed by the Secretary ~ the
Treasury, and the rouse and transportation
must Re EIch that the merchandise can IL:
conveyed without being unloaded OF tr1uah,p.
ned between the por:b Of its first arrival aafi
fnal Destination. The examination and -
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bad 1t the ports OF destination As arc rsuuife,i
and authorized At tho ports OF its original in.
poEtatlou, on entry Of merchandise fos con.
snmI tion or warehouse Oh arrival at sucI,
ports; it eeiEg lutt trded, md It il directed.
thst on the arrival Of Ill tho merrhsp!iss
mentioned and described in each t,iplicate
etsfry an lnTu:cc received from the MOTT ot
first arrival and the delivery thereof to the
Collector or other chief officer of the customs
| 1T the port OF destination, anl thereafter
erch merchandise will be dealt With in ,hf
same m4une1, and like proceedings skill. in
MI respects he had IN relation thereto as sre
prescribed hE law, and regulations made IN
ru1suAEee thereof, pertaining to the custou:
AID to the inpoEtahons entry, examination
and arEraisemcnt, care and custody OF dn;i,-
lie merchandise, i'm; otted from foreign port.
or places 1t ports Of osieinat importation into
the United States. except As mAv he he=aiI:
otherWlse provided and directed. In cage IN
EEl1f Al 1ItICk1A41kt&AC &QAU De GCIAvN6
through any cause for more th.u t*easv.sour
hours sf,er The report Of the arrival OF anv
portion thereof the merchandise will b. treat
ell as unclaimed goods md stored in public
tto5es or tondel warehouses; authorized for
the reception Of that class Of mazchantliso, At
the r7sk AID expense Of the owner or con-
s:Huee. provided that. with the consent Of the
uH7.et or consignee Of such goods, the Col
lte,oz, or other chief officer Of custcms NAV
order the same to be 20 stored funned:atelv
on arrival
Full instructions are given under the heads
of Common Carriers" "The entry and 11n-
mediate transportation OF rneSchandis& With
IN arrraifement aud liquidation Of duties =.
the rott Of their first arrival" with the form.
u entry and immediate transportation bond,
which latter rurst be in penal sum OF Al
lestt double the invoice Value Of the mer-
cs'audsc. There are various other fo1ma aud
to:as connected with tho subject. and mie.
'.llaneous provisions relative to returns aud
accounts. The rules and regulations will be
in fc.ce Immediately.