Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-12

goods, wares, and merchandise shall have been
delivered 20 the owner, importer, agent or con-
sgnee, saen entry and passage free OF day aud
ration OF one year from tue time OF entry in the
absence OF maud and In the absence OF protest
by the owner, importer, sgenL or oonstgnee, be
final and conclusive upon al parties
SEC. p. That no suit or action 70 recover auv
pecunisry penalty or forfeiture OF property &C.
United States shall be instituted unless sach
suit or action shall be commenced within three
years after The time when euCh penalty or for
fixture shsh have accrued: frortisd, That the
time OF the absence from the United States of
the person subject 60 such penalty or forfeiture,
or OF any conceAlment OF absence OF the prop
erty, shall not be reckoDed within this period Of
SIC. 3. That in lieu OF the salaries, moieties.
and perQutsites OF whatever name or nature,
and commissions on disbursements, now paid 60
ana received by the collectors. naval IN sers,
and surveyors connected with the customs SER
vice In the several collection diStricts of tina
United States hereinafter named, there shall be
PAD, from and after the first day OF JAY
eighteen hundred and seventy 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 Boston
and ChsrlestoNn, Massachusetts,; aud Philadei.
Phis, fennsylyAnia, each eight thousand
To the collectors Of the distrlc, OF San Fran
cisco, California, Baltimore, MARYLAND: AMI
New Orleans, Louisiana, each seven thousand
To the collector Of the district OF Portland
and Falmouth, Maine, six thousand dollars
=, 10 the naval of1eer OF the district OF New
York, eight thousand dollars.
To the naval officers OF the districts Of sston
and Chsrlestown, Massachusetts,; and San FRAN
cisco, California, and Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vsnis, 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
sachusetis; and San Francisco, California: and
BlllArelnlla. PeUngNlVaula I've M
collars.
SIC. q. That the Secretary OF the Treasury
shall, from time 20 time, make such regulations
as lie may deem necessary for the conduct ana
manage EcEt OF the bonded warehouses gem
erAl order stores, and other repositories OF the
imported merchandise throughout the United
States; all regulations or orders issued by col
lectors OF customs in regard thereto shall he
subject TO revision, alteration, or revocation by
him; ana no warehouse shall be bonded and no
general order store established without his
authority and approval. And IL shall be the
duty OF the Secretary of the Treasury. In grant
ing permits to establish gsnersl-order ware
houses, 10 require such warehouse or ware
houses, 20 be located contiguous, or AZ near as
may be, 10 the landing places OF steamers and
vessels from foreign ports; and that no on Ger
OF the customs shall have any personal owner
ship OF, or interest In, any bonded warehouse or
general-order store.
SIC. IS. That public carriage OF merchandise
IN the custody OF the Government shall be let
after not less than thirty days notice OF such
letting TO the lowest responsible bidder eiyin
sumclent security, and shall be subjected 20
regulations approved by the Secretary of tue
Treasury.
SEc. 20. That all acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent with the provisions OF this act are hereby
repealed; that nothing herein contained shall
affect existing rights Of the United States; and
in all cases In which prosecutions have bee m
actually commenced for forfeitures incurred
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall have power
TO make compensation, ss provided in the fourth
section OF this act, 20 the persons who would,
under former laws, have been entitled 70 share
In the distribution OF such forfeitures.
Approved, June %, 1874.