New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-03
Customs Regulations.


F--s~ Secretary of the Treasury has issued
Meas 80 blowing instructions customs col
abls 20 in relation 70 the settlement of
EN- btful points arising under the twenty
~ III section of the act of July II, 1870
n. 4. FORMER instructions are modified SO as
Pin k,GllOw and require the resamplng
p Weighing, regaugng, and Reconsideration Of
pa goods wares and merchandise remaining in
IS c. Apublic store or bonded warehouse on the
en- first of January, 1871. in all cases where the
ut. classification is radically changed by the
ii act referred to fsuch sugars. wines. erc.
tn or the amendatory act of December - 1870.
II Reconsideration will in all eases be made
ac where the original classification is INSULT
III 1 Gent to determine the correct rate of duties
# to be paid under the new law. Rewrighng
Rat and regauging will also be had il al eases
ar where portion of an Importation has been
Sc Withdrawn upon average quantities prior to
lie January J. 1871, and such Redistribution,
DaJ reweighing and reganging will he made
;al soon practicable after January ], and the
.te entries be reliquidated accordingly, so that
to the exact amount due the United States on
lat each bond may appear.
lit, ,. Goods remaining in public store or
or bonded warehouse the first proximo.
which are by the act Of July Il. 1870. placed
the free list, will not be charged with
he duty under the act of March IA. 1876, even
p though they may have remained III bond
, beyond one year from date of importation,
&c rs the additional duties imposed by SAID act
n are to be based upon the new rates of duty
prescribed by the act of July II. 1870: but
upon all goods chargeable with duty under
&c said last named act, and which have
D manned in bond beyond said year. the add
{ tional duty of ten per centum is to be
it, - ,,,,ted on the withdrawal thereof :or con-
ue sumption
ut 8. The I'd ectortn. duty Of twenty-five per
pl eentum imposed by said act on wines ac-
IS erues only on such wines as are valued at
o. over one dollar per gallon.
al A. That provision in said act which pro
ht yides that 'opium prepared for smoking
e and other preparations OF opium deposited
Il in bonded warehouses shall not be removed
% therefrom without payment OF duties, and
oy W. such duties shall not be refunded applies
ny to opium and preparations thereof remain
t" ing in public store bonded warehouse
January !, 1871, as well as to importations
>. made after that date.
l 5. The repeal by said act of the fifty
ninth section OF the act OF March =, 1893,
operates to prevent any allowances for
ID leakage and breakages hereunder upon
r the goods Of the character mentioned in
said section Of the act of 1893 remaining i'll
warehouse january l. 1871, and reliquia-
ton OF such entries will be made accord
& ingly.
!. g. The provision in said act which de-
clares that "any liquors containing more
than twenty-five per Centnm Of alcohol
r which shall be entered under the name of
G wine shall he forfeited to the United States,
!. is held by the Treasury Department to APP
ply only to wines of which original entry IS
3 made after the first day OF January. 1871
and not to wines remaining III warehouse ut
that date.
{ 7. Attention of collectors is called to the
provisions in the tariff which limit
the value OF the household effects OF emf
grants or parties returning 10 the United
y States, which may be admitted to free
entry, to $500, and collectors are instr Ucted
to assess and collect duty upon any excess
beyond that amount.
In ease of partial withdrawal upon est
mated quantities. duties will be collected
T. at the new rates upon the quantity found
- by reweighing or regauglng to DC actually
in warehouse hn the first of January, and
{ ct the old rates on the difference between
Foo, the quantity previously withdrawn, as
WHY shown by the records. and that upon which
pers' tthe new rates of duty are raid. In the
co Ease Of an importation, where 10 with
ate8 travail has been made. and the classical
Or, y ION is changed by the act. duties will
~ Is collected at the rates on the
'N 3n vanity actually i'll warehouse. as shown
GU kShe rewcighing, etc, and at the old rates
r NV deficiency which may exist between
aat ! wAntity originally entered and that in
NSIse January l, 1870 This course is
eHs&M unnecessary by the fourth section oi
iA ss,cix = unNarch 2s 1854. In the case, say, OF
nssSon of coffee where the d., duty i.
r r:nr offiN.s ,reSscMNWithdrawal has been made
si,u'scd the't; 100 be had but the quantity
S ury and MSrtis Htes are to be reduced ~, Is
;as fl rs state e.siss, original return of the
0er cil;rr c6 Preside O. \ ref,nd or abatemen,
fdrN him. HI e that hs:ssk bonded warehouses
eirAp now, 1;lI he the pncs the twenty til
eyhssyesteaower Of forth 20 t iao IN non the
stransaHhe SEM irlpvSe NY! 1'a ~ ~. .,a1
Saltatior} certain .,,s-Ar,;ro YES
my oPI it would tence Of
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