The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.
Provisions of the Measure Affecting
the Importers.


the Importers.
A large portion Of the new tariff bill
is devoted 10 the administrative law.
Under the Mckinley revision this was
made the subject Of a separate bill, but
the democrats have simply added the
administrative provisions to the customs
bill. and thus included the whole ma
chirery Of the customs collections in one
measure.
The changes in the administrative law
are more numerous than was ct first
contemplated, and some are Of consid-
erable Importance. One of these author
ICES the secretary of the treasury, at his
discretion, to permit the certification Of
invoices before United States consular
offices in adjoining districts from that in
which the goods are manufactured or
| purchased. COnsuls are also authorized
to refuse certificates of invoice not made
in strict accordance with the regulations
| The invoice shall also state the name
of the consular district and the name or
the port or place from which the mer-
chandise was procured. And when entry
of merchandise exceeding SlOO IN Nalue
is made by a statement in the form OF
| an invoice the collectors shall require
bond in a penal sum which shall be
double the amount of the estimated du-
| ties and in the sum of 500 if the mer-
chadise he free Of duty for the pfoduc-
ton Of a duly Gel titled invoice.
The decision OF the collector as to rate
and amount Of duties chargeable on i'm
| ports of merchandise, including all duu-
able costs and charges, and as to all
| fees and eXactiOns Of whatever charac-
ter. shall be final and conclusive against
ali persons -ITTceresteCi therein, unless t48s
| owner. importer, cOnsignee or agent Of
| I, hn ne y
such fees, charges and eXactions shall,
within ten days after, but not before
such ascertainment and liquidation of
duties. as we'll in case of merchandise
entered in bond as for consumption, or
within ten days after the payment Of
such fees, charges and eXactions, If dis
! satisfied with such decision, give notice
| in writing to the collector, stating there
| in distinctly and specifically and in re-
| spect to each entry or payment, the rea-
| sons for his objections thereto, and if
| the merchandise is entered for consump-
ton pay the full amount Of duties and
charges to be due thereon. Upon such
notice and payment the collector shall
| transmit such notice, together with the
invoice of the merchandise, to a board
of three general appraisers on duty at
| the port where such merchandise was en-
! tered or the nearest board Of three gen.
| eral appraisers designated to hear and
( investigate the facts and the law appli-
| cable to the case and shall transmit their
| report of the facts and their recon-
mendations as to the rate and amount
| of duties lawfully due on said merchan-
disc to the secretary of the treasury, and
| sheir report signed by a majority of the
| board shall be final and conclusive as
| 20 the facts involved, unless the secre-
| tary shall direct a renearing thereof, and
the secretary of the treasury shall de-
| eide the question as TO the lawful rate
| and amount of duties cOllectable on such
| merchandise, which decision shall be
final and conclusive, unless within thirty
| DAYS thereafter the importer, owner,
| consignee or agent Of such merchandise
shall appeal from such decision to the
| United States circuit court of appeals,
which court shall decide the questions Of
| law involved therein, and its decision
shall be final and conclusive.
All final judgments when in favor of
the importer shall be satisfied and paid
the permanent indefinite appropriation
provided for in sec. "a Of this act For
| the purpose of this section the circuit
court of appeals Of the United States
shall be deemed always open. When
goods are ruined or damaged by water
| in custom house, or in bond, or in GUS
| tody of the United States officials, the
secretary of the treasury is authorized
to remit the import duties paid or due.