The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-09-17

| Sec. 49,. That it shall not be lawful for any
officer OF officers of the United States to com.
| promise or abate any claim of the United State.
arising under the customs laws, for any fine
penalty, or forfeiture incurred by violation
| thereof and any officer or person who slial
| SO compromise or abate any such claim, or at
tempt to make such compromise or abatement
or in any manner relieve or attempt to reliev;
from such fine, penalty, or forfeiture, shall be
deemed guilty Of felony, and, on conviction
| thereof, shall suffer imprisonment not exceed
| ing ten years. and be fined not exceeding ten
thousand dollars; Provided, however. Thai
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall have pow.
er to remit any fines, penalties, or forfeitures
or to compromise the same, in accordance with
existing laws.
SEC. 20. That whenever any application
shall be made to the Secretary of the Treasury
for the mitigation or remission Of any fine, pen-
atty, or forfeiture. or the refund of any duties,
in case the amount involved is not less than
one thousand dollars, the applicant shall noti-
fy the district attorney and collector OF customs
of the district in which the Duties fine, penal
ty, or forfeiture accrued; and it shall be the
duty Of such collector and district attorney to
furnish to the Secretary Of the Treasury all
practicable information necessary to enable
him to protect the interests OF the United
States. M
and merchandise shall have been entered and
passed free of duty, and whenever duties upon
any imported goods. wares, and merchandise
shall have been lquidated and paid, and such
goods, wares, and merchandise shall have been
delivered to the owner, importer, agent or con-
signee, such entry and passage free ct duty and
such settlement of duties shall after the expirt-
ton of one year from the time Of entry, in the
absence Of fraud and in the absence of protest
I,rr orot orr
be final and conclusive upon all parties.
SEQ %. That no suit or action to recover
any pecuniary penalty or forfeiture of property
accruing under the customs revenue laws of
the United States shall be instituted unless such
suit or action shall be commenced within three
years after the tim when such penalty or for
FIXTURE shall have accrued: Provided, That
the time Of the absence from the Unitec States
OF the person subject to suchpenalty or forfeit
ure. or of any concealment or absence of the
property, shall not be reakoned within this pc
Rod of limitation.
SEC %. That in lieu of the salaries, mole
ties, and perquisites, of whatever name or ma
ture and commissions OH disbursements, now
paid to and received by the collectors. naval Of
ficers, and surveyors connected with the Gus
toms service in the several coltc ion districts OF
the United States hereinafter named, there
shall be paid, from and after the first day of
annual salary as follows
To the collector of the District of New York,
twelve thousand dollars, Val
To the collectors of the districts of Boston
and Cha We stown, Massachusetts; and Fhiladel-
phia. Pennsylvania, each, eight thousand dol
lars.
To the collectors Of the district of San Fran
cisco, California; Balticore, Marylands and
New Orleans, Louisiana, each seven thousand
dollars.
10 the Collector of the District of Port
land, and Falmouth, Maine, six thousand dol
lars.
To the naval officer for the district of New
York, eight thousand dollars.
10 the naval officers of the districts OF
Boston anG Charlestown, Massachusetts, and
San Francisco, California; and Philadelp hia
Pennsylvania. each, five thousand dollars.
TO the surveyor of the port of New York,
eight thousand dollars.
To the surveyors of the ports of Boston, Mas
sacfusetts; and San Francisco. California and
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, each, five thous=
and dollars.
SEC. a. That the Secretary Of the Treasu-
ry shall, from time to time, make such regula-
tons as he may deem necessary for the con-
duct and management of the bonded ware
houses. general order stores. and othes deposit
tories Of the imported merchandise throughout
the United Suites; all regulations or orders is
sued by collectors of customs i'll regard thereto
shall be subject to revision. alteration. or revo-
cation by him; and no warehouse shall be
| bonded and no general-order store established
without his authority and approval. And it
shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treas
| ury, in granting permits to establish general
| order warehouses, to require such warehouse
! or warehouses to be located contiguous, or rs
near as may be, to the landing places OF steam
ers and vessels from foreign ports; and that
no officer of the customs shall have any person
al ownership of, or interest in, any bonded
warehouse or general-order store.
Sec. %. That public carriage OF MERIDIAN
disc in the custody of the Government shall be
let after not less than thirty days notice OF the
such letting to the lowest responsible bidder
giving sufficient security, and shall be subject
to regulations approved by the Secretary Of the
! Treasury.
| Sec. 26. That all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions Of this act, are
hereby repealed; that nothing herein contain
ed shall affect existing rights Of the United
States; and in all cases in which prosecutions
have been actually commenced for forfeitures
incurred, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
have power to make compensation as provided
in the fourth section of this act, to the persons
who would, under former laws, have been
| entitled to share in the distribution of such
forfeitures.
| Approved, June %, 1874.