Smyrna times., 1874-10-14

nuhoreu nor more than thousand or With impson
discretion Of the court nree years. or with BOTH in the
Approved, June 22, 1874.
GENERAL xArURR-No75l
AN ACT TO amend the custom laws and 10 repea
Be by the Senate and House of
United states OF America in Congress assembled That
and for other approved Juy
ction Of the entitled act to regulate the s ssGG0
81 1s proceeds OF Hines penalties and oreitures Incurred un
reaIin2 To the customs, and other
spS the Ser Tec" eighteen hundred and be-
SES Ihat all provisions OF law under which moietes OF
OF any share therein commission thereon are paid to
Stsas o customs or other officer United
pssSg. of this act the a ro ana after the date of the
shall be paid into b al TGsn lines Penatie and
SEC That shall hereafter be the duty OF tho
Congress 10 make S EGy MONEY ,peceGy appropriated BY
Oh ana for the purpose of making such compensation
lars Is hereby appropriated out of money IN the Treasury
Congress in detail all payments for such puTpors "
and se1s soo va e or other
he aes oi 6e9E mugge or which have been he
9t me Treasury shall award exceeding amount one.
dsdustnF all duties costs charges connected there
tho sc with ntens s Ie 10 dsa NJ
ing to bring into the neS or Ta Ike intent attempt
s6e or s SSEnGe the same through
for And whenever any person not an
OF 70 any chet Ocer the original Information
Which shall lead 10 b %
withheld OF any fine penalty forfeiture incurred wbrb
poyed the such on ncb
shall be not exceeding in any case b m
under the direction o IT, Gn S@mPe1IaTn % % shall be paid
any g mo9eT rSP appropriated % ria for that purpose.
arising under any oi the States the
eny book invoice belonging under the
legation made by United States NAV max mpfiI any ~
91 paTte9is[y describing such book invoice paper
etth9 iorh tue allegation which he prove and
hereupon The court in which proceeding pendng
ant to produce book invoice or paper in court At da
copy said motion shall he servl n, n. ~ ~
or claimant by The United states marshal by delivering him
na notices % suit n the same conrt served aud the
invoice in obedience such notice the Allegation.
TAI ure refusal to produce the shall be planned To- the
81 the court And produced the said attorney
examination Cat which examination the defendant can1n
voice or paper relate prove the allegation aor
United States But the owner said books and papers his
gent or attorney shall have subject order Of The court
e custody them except pending their examination
SEC That payment shall be made to any person rurn
shnz lnornaton in wherein judicial proceedings
been estais6ed I" the aeoo s o9 o %
his G b i, sg9 pT"Ts+d% and I'll,
o m oSereAt, oi thr Treasury but certiGcatt
thereof And when any fine penalty. forfeiture shall br
sury shall before directing payment any pfson caims
heTe require satisfactory proof that such
Sac That eIcept cases Of smuggling as anrc, aid il
shall not be lawful for officer United states unir
any 9retense whatever directly Indirectly 10
contract for any portion Of the witch
81 hs %, any othsr sc 10 suc
thar NAV accFe a. atorsd % XIII y ~ , Pot"n q" te nonr'
and on conviction thereof sba % he sb % guS e. @ &
@ s 1ss "Isan1 i ioss M or Tor not more thar
De thereafter eligible to any office Of honor trust mou
snIe.ad who shall pay to such officer OF the Init,
% OF 20 any person or ms use directly or lniirtcv am
because Of such shall have aEans
recover back I the same. or the yAlne thereof
comVensation under any provision ihs act shall b
sat or other proceeding for the rcovsry m,,rsInp M m
mission thereof 6n shall be subject 90 and
being thereby deprived Of any right title share
relate and in such the defendant
SEC That the personal elects accompa
dollars in dnabe valne shall be admitted entry w.hou
affidavit made bv Importer or cnse
why imprsctlcabs produce such ingocr
SEC TO- That no entry shall b. male in III" absence Of
be accompanied by statement in the form in
included in such imPortation to the best the
value ,hereo which statement shall be verified by he
merchandise AMI which oath si be administered the
SEC H. before such oath taon it shall he lawful 70
the collector or deputy administering the question tn
Or belief In the promises aud require hun to make oath
or unde h.. control Which nav ". % & RD' ] % ' o. s c
toms s'c%rs%nE d the %t.6le value Of the importation
such owner importer consgnce and agent sa
be thereafter ebarrd from producing such letter
for n5 the b se % %@aPs he % any De1s 70 o, 3
the court that was not in his TO produce the
SEC H. That any owner importer aqe IT. or othq
who shall with intent TO d~lrau the make
o any irandnnt false invoice afdauit letter or Dsprr
be guilty any wiIlfu act by means whereof tn
United S.ases sa 0s deprived P o. me sw1l d1es or an
letter statement affected bv omiH
I've thousand , dcas or be impTona
such an%; such mfchanase .ha bs ioretsd which
or package cGnta9nE the artic or articles
msrehande to which fraud Or alleged l5a"d e "s AMI any
condScatio oI entire invoice m Of item
@ E baTy ren,d ~ @ "e oe"S O' ana Tn
j. SEC r. That merchandise entered by person
violating OF the III" preceding ctio
but NOT subject 10 i"feture under same sec "n may VI"
double the claimed be taken by the collector h
aloe.a may ne eyed and sod on eHrcnt,on to 2!i
herein contained SnS p,r'+t ay "%neT or claimant from
csediny sasTsctnry 10 The CONT or The indxe tberr
payment Of nnv nne OF nes 80 incurre Provrd hove
s a. sreo % have =" % ss osS ID 6T 5sssa sss Sn all
That wherever statute requires the
Of into the United State" there sa BE- aided 70 tRs @TS
thereof ar upon eniry such goods wares and meTcn
disc charges eomnissio pord
po,, e cS'Ie eos, %
At disc or any other Incidental eIpen,es attending the packn
where pnrchasr msnuiaetured the omission whput
invoice entry shall not be Of forfeiture Of
all where tile part thereof omitted
shall be the Of the collector appraiser add the
he purpose Of duty such invoice either
a such price or amount he ehadeem ~
lie and reasonable (which price amount sa ~ the abI
he eOncnsve and to impose ahd add thereto the
all ther 81 hundred centum Of the amount adde
which addition shall constitute cart Of the dutabe value
ROnds aud merchandise and shall be cUectbe
sd. provided bv law w to duties Imports
IS That Il shall be tho duty 81 officer
e pnyed ia the service Of the United stat
violation o the customs laws fOrthy
thereof the collector Of the dstt let VIII
shall be promptly report tie TO the district
the dse IN which such frauds shall he commits
the receipt O such complaint IT, IN his ju
urn sustained II shall be the duty nnch district
t the be made
jnTsdictinn therP0i and
initiate proper proceedings to the bnes and
in he % the with the
most diligence to FINAL Judgment
That IN all actions. suits. and proceedings IN
OF United States pending hereafter comm
declare the forfeiture
the value hef
alleged be forfeited by of any
pr0VisiBns
such provisions In which action SUIT proceeding an -
OF shall have Joined u shall BE- the du
han the the trial thereof te submit 20 the jury
mo tnct and pOposOn. whether the alleged acts
iR done With actual Intention to defraud the United Sta
una aud To reanire such proposition special hdnK by
on jny " such issues be tried BY the court without ur
wed shall he the duty Of the court and decide
dis proposition dstnet and finding Of fact and