New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-08

mated on the value and Quantity If tbe ~
voice, and on the execution of a bond 90
iH;erenafter provided, the collector shall de-
~. .iser tne same to,be Immediately transported
o W sucn port OF destination at the sole cost
ana risk OF such owner, agent. or cons;gnoa
And goods and merchandise imnortea r.
any OF the aforesaid ports of entry. and
tb; S.sne &C.,, Ior any port designated BY the
sirirI NTH section Of this act, the collector
% ssiu port shall give priority in time to
sae examination Of said goods and mer.
e sa ior the purpose of forwarding the
sa.ae 70 thelr port OF destination, and said
examination shall not necessitate the-trans
portaton of said goods and merchandise to
cue warehouse or appraisers office; and
such merchandise SO entered for immediate
transportation shall not be subject to an.
praisement and liquidation of duties at the
port OF first arrival aforesaid, but shall nm
IefgO such examination as the Secretary of
t the ireasury small deem necessary to verify
the lnvoice and entry, and the same exami
nation and appraisement thereof shall he
required and had at the said port of destina
ton as would have been required at tbe
port OF original importation if such mer.
ehandlse had been entered for consumption
or warehouse at such port
SEC 80 And be it further enacted, That
section shall be in a 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-
sciIbed by the Secretary of the Treasury:
ana the said sureties shall Justify, by aft
davlt 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 suffclency; and the said bond NAV he
executed at the port of final destination.
and 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 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 as
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
o. 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. 80. 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, or upon any Car, yes
sci, vehicle, or train, at 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 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
cars, 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 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 apprasemert, 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
propriated to the reception OF such mer-
chandise in cases where its immediate trans
fer to the transporting car, vessel, or ve-
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.
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. S. 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, i'll 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, in 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 i'll the State
of Kentucky; Cleveland, in the State OF
ONO: San FRANCISCO, III inc Stdtc VI Cdii-
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 thereto, via
the United States.
Sec &c. 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 salary
of three thousand dollars per annum, and
also such number of weighers, gaugers, nea-
surers, and inspectors as may be necessary
q to execute the provisions OF this act. who
! shall receive the ordinary legal cempensa-
ton of such officers.
n, Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That
any person maliciously opening, breaking,
or entering, by any means whatever. any
u car vessel, vehicle, warehouse, or package
containing any such merchandise delivered
for TRANSFORMATION as aforesaid, removing,
iniuring, breaking, or defacing any lock or
seal placed upon such car, vessel, vehicle.
warehouse, or package, or aiding, abetting,
or encouragin any other person or person
so to remove, break, injure, or deface such
locks or seals, or to open, break, or enter
such car, vessel, or vehicle, with intent 20
remove or cause to be removed unia"-
fully, any merchandise therein. or III
any manner to injure or deiraud the
United States; and any person re-
ceiving any merchandise unlawtuDy re
II moved from any such car, vessel, or vehlcle,
knowing it to have been so unlawfuiiy re
moved, shall be guilty Of felony, and IL adj
Giti0n to any nenaltieS heretOf prescribed.