New-York tribune., 1877-11-24
i TREASURY cIPcUL4R on SUG4c

RycrrAr.oNs r0E sAMrLING AND wFIGHiNG.
WASHINGTON Nov. 23.-The following is the
fan teyt o. the circular issued by the Treasury Depart
frnt in eaton 10 the sampliag and weighing OF sugar
I, directed that at least 10 per cent oi each impor
tation of sugar shat b. siiup o. except wren i j. ILL.,
por,ed DID mats OF bags, when, u Doomed proper
abau 81 far rs prlcticqbIe bc done under the
ue-onal supervision OF examiner, who shail hmsoli
dtaw some samples from each cargo. and slaI ID hthl
rcnan,nc by the appraiser for the strict ond impartial
u,or-l .nt of these regulations. When The samples
representing the sugars Of au invoice oF e!iIl ere tI9
obtained 10 represent true average OF the con,
tents Of the particular package. each shall
De carefully compared with the Ddtch standards I"
test .lc color for class hcaOn Those o. c same grade
pder tbe law snail be cassed together AID all packages
contained invoice entry shall he classified I'D
color ana rate Of duty IN that1ro9oroh when me el-
Tle packages examined and tested represent SUGARS
shall aMavs he regarded - above the ties standard
eifor m color even though they do not reach tue next
grade or standard above tGat which establishes 'he fle
Al ports whcr, number Of samplers are enpoye'i no
one sampler shall Dee continued ai any particular NhHr
longer t.au tso weeks, but each sampler snail cmp!ct'
Tie .auplue Of any cargo upon wAcn Ae may then DE
cuga.r "a before beng transferred.
samples Of sugar sial. b. examined and passed upon
G,i- cement between ucn S 10 thc decree ol c'i"i %
sJch slgtI. according 70 me 'nieh st9aAiH the aI
decide between ticlI. Haul1ca "i ''I ''i-p
Of sucar imported OF ahd a.ier thr hI7t d'I
iu glass bottles labelled with tc name oi me in"fei'
date 0f iuportaticu, whence imported name Oi vessel,
IU.
bottles containing such samples shall ,eDt hy te
r..,cr the collector 20 the time The iascict is Ic-
ilr.aa. ami shall Dr publicly exhibited al fnc Custom
tlo,ls. fur 40 least Que week thereafter.
Th- weights OF sugars imported in casks or boxes shall
h-maI.rl distinctly ~ tnc same are weighed nN
ilc UaCd ~atcs WoIChci. branding Oh tae head o. the
cas-. or ic cOcfOf tGc D1N the weight, tare ana
uci weight @. the plckagc. Tie branding VIII De done
hy means II hot iron or copper figures.
sci on So Of Tie Revised Statutes provides that i'm.
ported su-a-s winch may Doe removed from th' W 1art
tlDu Of the proper officer aud before me
qua.ty anj quantity has been asccr.unc aad marked,
shall be forfeited. and may Dr sI-i by aIN once uf
the Customs Gr Inspection. In persuanc- 0f tnc au-
thority therein contained 1t Is directed ihat
~ur.ls shall not b- removed from the dOcK without
vii t con s.nt OF the coil ctcr Tor ch delivery, which
consent 5-a Dc gwen untihe return oI ihc Neltr
ami appraiser shall have be, mdiC % The collector 81
gar. removed the whau before such written con
-cuf. slGtli seized ANA proceedings taEcn FOR
forfeiture. a. required by the section 0f Law
lamei. In ORDER that undue delay ID the delivery
uI - fs may occur the weighing and rpprisng Of
i-ct W.. uc required TO- maize prOupt return 10 Tho col
lect0- nyoc or sugar weighed, sampled anh ctss-
ltd Oy thcI ii any doubt ARISES as 20 tho correctness
of tho gnj Of ans 90 Of sugac, as shown by the
,gclghefs' rciuru Collector or surveyor VIII, Wncu-
ever practicable, order The same 10 Oe rewci-Icd