New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-07

ury shall have the power to remit any fines.
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the same, in accordance with existing law.
SEC. 20. That whenever any application
shall be made to the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury for the mitigation or remission of any
fine, penalty or forfeiture, or the refund of
any duties, in case the amount involved is
not less than one thousand dollars, the ap-
plicant shall notify the district attorney
and the collector OF customs Of the district
in which the duties. fine, penalty, or for
fixture accrued; and it shall be the duty of
such collector and district attorney to fur
nish to the Secretary of the Treasury all
practicable information Decessary to enable
him to protect the interests of the United
States.
SEC. 81. That whenever any goods, wares,
and merchandise shall have been entered
aud passed free of duty, and whenever
duties upon any imported goods, wares.
and merchandise shall have been liquidated
and paid, and such goods, wares, and mer-
chandise shall have been delivered
to the owner, importer, agent, or con-
signee, such entry and passage free
OF duty and such settlement OF duties shall,
after the expiration of one year from the
time of entry, in the absence of fraud and
in the absence of protest by the owner, i'm
porter, agent or consignee be final and con-
elusive upon all parties.
any pecnniarv nenaItv ar fo,fsitnra Of
nronertv accrning nnder tha oustnn,s row.
enue lava of the United States shall ba in.
stituted unless such suit or action shall be
commenced within three years after the
time when such penalty or forfeiture shall
have accrued; provided, that the time of
the absence from the United States of the
person subject to such penalty or forfeiture.
or OF any cOncealment or absence of the
propartv' shall NOT he reckoned within this
period Of limitation.
SEs. %. That in l;eu of the saIar;es
moieties. and perouisites of whatever name
or nature. and commissions on disburse.
meats. now paid to and received nv the
collectors, naval officers. and surveyors
connected with tho customs service in the
several collection districts of the United
States hereinafter named, there shall be
paid, from and after the first day of july,
eighteen hundred and seyenty-four. an
annual salary as follows:
To the collector of the district of New
York twelve thousand dollars.
To the collectors of the districts of Bos-
ton and Charlestown, Massachusetts; and
philadelphia, Pennsylvania. each eight
thousand dollars.
To the collectors of the district of San
Francisco, California; Baltimore, MARYLAND:
| and New Orleans, Louisiana, each seven
| Thousand dollars.
To the collector of the district of Portland
| and Falmouth, Maine, elk thousand dollars
To the naval officer for the district of New
York, eight thousand dollars.
To the naval officers of the districts of
Boston and CharlestoWn, Massachusetts;
ana San francisco, California; and fhlla.
deiphla, pennsylvania, each hve thousand
dollars.
=; no me surveyor OF ane port OF new 1ork'
eign. inousan0 collars.
| 10 the surveyors OF inc porte OF boston
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ma; anu rn,iaueipnis' rennsyNanla' eacn
nve tn9 %, m collars:
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