New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-19
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

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Washington d. c., April %, 1871.
An act entitled ian act to reduce internal
taxes, and for other purposes" approved
July IA, 1870, having been amended by an
act approved April 20, 1871, by adding
to the last clause of the thirty-second sec
ton of said act July IA, 1870, as follows:
Provided. That in case of difference in
width of gauges of connecting railroads, the
goods may be Immediately transferred from
one car to another under the personal super
vision of an inspector. and such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe
In order to carry out the provisions of
this amendment to said act the following
regulations are hereby prescribed as addi-
tional to the requirements of the ''regula-
tiOns for the transportation of merchandise
without appraisement," of October |, 1870,
under the act of July Ia, 1870
If the merchandise is to be transported
by route which requires a trans-shlpment
ON account or by reason of break or differ
ence in width of gauge of railways, the
manifests required by article eleven of the
regulations OF October ]. 1870, will be pre-
pared in quadruplicate, the fourth copy
will be sent to the inspector at the place of
trans-s shipment, who will, on the arrival
of the car personally superintend the
transfer Of the goods from one car to an
other checking them off by the manifests
received and accompanying the goods. He
will then certify on both manifests the fact
of the transfer and the number and de-
Scription of the car or cars i'll which the
goods are placed, and adding that the cars
into which the goods are transferred are Sc
curely fastened and duly locked and sealed
by him. stating all such particulars in re-
spect thereto as are required at ports of
first arrival of such goods, which certifi-
Gates are to be signed by the inspector.
The triplicate copies of the manifest pro-
vided for by article eleven of the regula-
tions of October |, 1870, are for the use di-
rected by article twelve of those regula-
tiOns. The certificate of transfer of the
goods from one car to another, and the par
ticulars in relation to the fastenings, locks
and seals, will be indorsed on the conduc-
tors copy of the manifest in addition to the
original certificates, and delivered to the
car into which the goods have been trans
ferred, to be reported and delivered to the
collector or other proper officer of the GUS
toms at the port of destination, in the man
ner required by article thirteen of the regu-
lations of October |, 1870.
The additional copy of manifest required
by these regulations will be certified by the
inspector and nclosed in a sealed envelop
and sent by him TO the inspector stationed
at the place at which the transfer of the
like manner indOrse his action thereon, and
keep the same in his possession as a record
of the transaction, until otherwise directed.
The transfer of goods from one car TO an
other under the provisions of the act of
April 90, 1871, will be made only at such
points or places, and to or from only such
cars, as may be specially authorized by the
Secretary of the Treasury on due and
proper written application made to him for
that purpose.
Under no circumstances must the locks
and seals be removed from a car, or access
be had to the contents in any manner eX-
cept i'll the presence of a duly authorized
inspector, to whom also the custody of
locks, keys and seals, to be used at such
place of transfer, will be intrusted.
The owners or prOprietOrs Of bonded lines
upon which such transfer may be author
lied, will be required to pay monthly to
such collector of the customs as may be
the compensation of all the in
Spectors stationed or employed for the pur-
pose of making such transfer of goods.
WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON,
Acting Secretary of the Treasury.