New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-04

TIE DUTIES or GENERAL APPRAIsERs-rHRrE MEET
INGs AT NEW YORK EACH YEAR ORDERED.

TIE DUTIES or GENERAL APPRAIsERs-THRrE MEET
INGs AT NEW YORK EACH YEAR ORDERED.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Secretary Sherman
has seued the following circular in gard the duties
OF general appraisers and re-apprasements:
Section 2Gus Of the Revised provides that four
general appraisers OF merchandise, therein authorized
shall % employed IN visiting such ports OF entry IN the
United States, under direction . the secretary OF the
Treasury, be deemed useful 10y him for the secur
y Of the revenue and they shall at such ports afford sch
aid and stance the appraisrment 81 merchandise
therea may be deemed necessary the secretary ~
to- Treasury to protect and insure uniformity IN the col
lection 81 tie revenue NON customs The circular OF tLls
department Of April 49, 1870 arranged the collection
districts The United states ato divisions To which the
various general appraisers were respec, yely assigned
That circular hereby revoked. and the general APP
prser instructed 10 visit such ports of the United
etaten ~ nom me lo Iue may l' Ei'eu ~ w
department IL viii be borne IN mind that te PRINCIPAL
duty Of The general appraisers under me law Is 10 Fst
the various ports iOr the PURPOSE OF super Nls,nS
the method or appIaisemcnt OF dutidble g'ois ana
securing I'M lOrrnity their values and classification
TO more thoroughly carry out the o,Jtct OF nc Jaw,
general appraisers hereby directed 10 meet az the
CT, OF New-York the first DAYS Of February, june
and repemDrr ~ rach year. IOr the purpoSeOl fouPaI
tn results Of their inquiries a. the various port should
any variations be found OF the several ports IN the
dutabe values or Classification for duues 0f Imported
haudse, the general appraisers az their m'etnZ vi"
fe"rl Tue s'ile u" t.,' J.. 80. ~ ,, IN nav
ire treasury W.th such ie,oh - vi ~. ,
deem propr Al sucn needing the following VIII ne I'M
will be the Chairman Of the Board. and ia" junior
general appraiser the secretary The General appraiser
~ charge Office Nrw York viii be the custodian
OF the records After the ht meeting lac mIles ~ he
previous meeting Will ice read. and summary statement
wi DE made by each general appraser 81 hs nVcstga-
lion To tue various ports The reports aud returns
made by roertors 10 ne general appraiser gued
be district Will hereafter De 5nt 10 the olce UI me
Board New York, and tie clerks employed III mat once
" revise and coudep,e ,ucu reports from time time.
a. readily pre pare them Tor eXin ION nc the
joint meeting
ON tine fist day OF Dacn month hs movements ana ser
vices since last monthly report and ma sach report
h- VIII state What bis address will be until his next
report tie Department. should elJAer 81 tie
general appraisers discover during his VISIT oany of he
ports important errors. either o. valuation or ca-s-
frafiOn, which in opinion requires lihIncuidte
action, he Will notify tAc Department htrtOI lhcy
will al give SPECIAL attention 10 the SUBJECT OF
allowances for damages occurring on - voyage OF
imuorfatiOu. -Uutll otherwise ordered, hFhera Al-
praser Johuf Meredith assigned 10 act upon reap
prai,ements Tie ports Boston. Pm adelli, New
York aud Baltimore whenever demand Tor euth reap
pralsemrut may bee made and collectors al mos ports
are authorized 10 cal upon HIM at any TINE Or ihat p
pose Should u that ms service. cannot DC Cd
Gained, reappraisement may be Lad by Two tNItr
fenced merchants, presc lDed ia section J"O, nc
vIscd Statutes. JOHN SHkltMAN' o"'rr'at1'