Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-08-28

lie provisions of the preceding section. hut
not subject to forfeiture under the same
section. may, while owned 10y him or them,
or while in ms or their possession, to double
the amount claimed. he taken 10y the col
lector and held rs security for the payment
OF any fine Or fines incurred as aforesaid,
or may be levied upon aud sold on CNccu-
ton to- satisfy any Judgment recovered for
such fine or fiucs. But nothing herein COLI
tained shall prevent any owner or claimant
from obtaining release OF such mcrChau-
disc ON giving a bond, with suiciies salts
factory Ia the collector or, i'm ease 0i iudlc-
lat PROCEEDINGS, satisfactory to the court. or
the Judge thereof, for the payment ~ auV
fine uI fines 50 incurred; pTUUidc2,
hO'rcrcr. That such merchandise shall iu no
case bo released until all accrued duties
thereon shall have been paid ~ secured.
SEC. Ia. That Wherever any statute rc-
quie9 thai, tu Inc cost Of inarNtt value OF
any goods, wares. and Hctchduul~c IHhpuil-
cd INTO the United State, there snail De sd
ded to the invoice thereof, or, upon the en-
try ut such goods. wares, ana me. ChHudi~r'
cnalgc- iur inland trans pur,alIuu, CJulull7
SIOu~, pJrt-uutICs, expenses ui ~ulll4u-,
cXpurt-dutIes, COS. Of packages, hoNce, ur
other articles containing such good, wares,
ana merchandise. OF any other iurlucuiul
expenses attending tuc packing, suIppiu-,
or expectation tut.sut irom the counu, CO.
place where purchased ur Manufactured,
The omission, without Iutcut tnettuN tI ny-
fraud tnc revenue. 90 uuu ANA slaic ,ue duit
ON such IuN dice ol tuuN snail n', ur cause
ui a forfeiture u. ~uCu goods, ware aul
merchandise or of the value tncrculi uu,
lU ala eases where tuc same ur amy pHlt
thereof, are omitted, 10 snail bc the du.N u4
the collector or appraiser ID huu iuc same.
Tor the pui poses ul duty, 10 such invoice ui
entry, clIncr iu items ut Iu gross. at suru
price or amount ~ nc shall uetm lu~l aud
reasonable, lwn!cI piicc ct alnOunl shall,
In the absence Oi protest, Dr CJucIt~lN",I
and tu impose Huu add thereto the lurtuor
sum OF one hundred per ccutum col tur
price or amount So added; winch addition
shall constitute a par of tue uutiauic Na.ur
ui sucn goods, wares. aud merchandise, aud
shall be collcctablc rs provided by law ln
respect To duties on imports.
SEC. 10. That II shall uC the duty OF any
officer or person employed In tine customs
revenue service of the United States, upon
detection OF any violation of the customs
laws, forthwith Co mar" complaint
thcreOftu the collector of the district, whose
duty 1t shall be promptly to report the same
to the district attorney of the district IN
which such frauds shall be committed. I'm
medialeIN upon the receipt OF such conf
piaint. ii. In his iud ment, 1t can be sus-
laincd. 1t shall he tine duty of such district
attorney TO cause investigation into the
facts to he made before "a United states
commissioner having Jurisdiction thereof,
and to initiate proper proceedings to recov-
err the fines and penalties IN the premises,
and TO prosecute the same with the utmost
diligence to hual Judgment.
SIC H. That IN all actions. SullS. and
proreediur- in any court ol the United
States now pending or hereafter commenc-
ed or prosecuted tO enforce or declare the
forfeiture OF any goods. wares or mcfch8u-
disc or TO recover the yilup thereof or any
,tber spn alleged IN Inc forfeited hv reason
any violation of the provisions 90. tn,
oustotns-revpuuo laws or auy, of surn t,rp.
visions ~, which artt,u slu pr prnrapd.
ING nm issue or issues of fact shall have
beeu Joined. II shall be the duty OF the
cnu,t. ON the trial thereof. TO submit to the
iurv as a distinct and sennratp prpnositior
whether inc alIened acts were done with mn
srtuaI inicutinu T., dpfraud tine United
STATES and tn r,uuire upon surh prop,si-
tion a snp,iai tudinr Nv such iurv. or If
such issue. lac triad ny the CONF wttnout "a
iurv il shall he inc dlifvofthe court ia mas.
NM, and dccLIa .u,l nronn.itinu a. a dis
tinrt and snnarate rndiuC Of tact . and in
e,,,b c,sos i,rios. ,,tert to dntr.,,d shall
i,.. 90, tou,J ~, limo ,,cu,lf,, a. C,rf,,tur,.
emil he in,ros,d
~, y rTbat ubeunver f,r an alIro,l
vinIgtinn nf Inc custous-reyenue laws. amy.
na,-or v.hn snail he cbarred win hnvinr
i,,,.,,-,oG .,,.,, ~. n.r.Itv tortoit,Ira 80.
s4liltfg a 1plnTIgpnmHlf
snaIt nc interested in nny vessel or mon
rn,nIi-. .e,zad mr. suhiect Ia seizure. when
INC at,r,ni..I ,.atua at such vessel or NOR
chandise is no, les than one Thousand dol
lars snail presrni his netitiou to the iud-.
of the district IN which the alleged Viola
lion occurred or IN when the propertv i.
situated sattIuu tortb trulv and Dnrticu-
larIv tue taci. and oIrcumsiances of inc
case AMI I,rovi,,rr for -relief such iudo.
shall ifthe c,sp IN his Judgment. requires
n,orand r., inutfr. IN - suumorv tnanner
mo the circumstances of the case. at such
| reasona,le time as NAV be tixed bv MIN
| t0T tbat burmese of when inc district a.
| tnruov ana Inc collector snail np uotiripd
| bv no netitionor i'm nrdar that tnov may
| attend and shuw causa why the netitiou
| ,hnuId he refused
| SrC Il Tnaltbe sunn,nat,- Investigation
hereby nroyided for may he held before IN,
| iudup' in Nyhniu me netItiou IL Dresentcd or
| n he snail 50 direct. before any United
| states commissioner for such district. and
| H. f,,.t- annearino thpreon shall he stated
| o,,d a,,,ov,t Ia ~. ,,.ti,,,u and tnorsinpi
| with a cprIiGcd cunv of mo evidence ir.ns
| uitIra to Inc SECRETARY of Inc Treasury.
| who small tbeteupou nave mower 10 min.
| oata az remit sucb fine nenalt, or tortait
- ~, re,,r,,,, s,,,,, r,.i,IiIiIy or ,r, NM.
| thereof n i'm ms ouiuiou. inc same sinai
| have neon incurred yyithnut v.ilfII mol;
| Uence or arv inteutinn ,,I p,uJ i'm inc Nor
| son or narsons incurrinr tbe same ana I,
| d,rert He nrnserutio,T-i n any sblIl nav,
| heen insriintrd Tor inc r,.rovpry therc5L n
| cease and he discontinued unnu sucn term,
| or conditiou. a. he may deem re.-ouabl,
| and inst
~ So 10 That il shall mot I've lavfuI f,r,r,
ott,,.ar mr. otliceI softhe IIniicd Statestn com
| promise or abate any claim of the Uniio,
| States arising un,ler Inc cpstous laws I'm
| anv tino nnn2irv ar fnr...,ure incurred Ia,
| viGlaIion thereof. ana any officer or per.or
| vho shall so counromise, mr. tt,,t4 am, SurI
| claim. or attemnt to make sllcn ronpfonis =,
| ar ahatemeui or in any manner relieve a.
| attefnnt IN raIieve from surb tino nanalt,,
nv f"ricitnra sail he deeued 1niltvn ~.
| f,l,r, a,,d' m r,,,,,i.,,,,,, 'trer,,t sh,l
| sum- imnris ,nment n1t evceedino te,
| voars and he tined not cxceedinn len ihnu
| sand ii liars. propj,JeJ bo,r,rry That m,
| Sacret,rv ina rraos,rv s,,,,it na,,l ,,n,v,