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FlilDAY, MARCH 21, 1823.
VOL. XXVI
laws of .the United States. ,
A act. entitled V An aft to relatr
fhc cnllertW of dot Won import and
'innW passed second March, one
nine, and for. other pnrpcs. ij
-P if enacted by the; Senate: an fHoute
Jmn'rntatfvi'. United .fitate.
Lm and after 'the third day ;nf. March
rrxti no goods, wares or tnercoanoisf,
Sect to ad valorem duty; and irnported
SSr United States .Han;h:adm,tt.
oaneotry.ortinless the true in voice nf he
Vr the collect arjhe
time of entry.or anless the sae be admit
id in the mode authored andrescrih
ed in the next ensuing action of this act :
Provided. That this prohibition shall not
extend to suctf gocxls, wares ormefchan
ihe as shall have been ken from a
Srtit.Jnil be it further kioctedi'Tha:
when no invoice has been received of anv,
roods, wares or merchandise,m ported
Jnd Rubiect to ad valorem duty fc s afore
said the owner, importer, consignee, ror
aeent, shall tnalce oat.K of the arne, ! and;
the Collector of the porthall be, and he
U hereby, authorized, if, in his iudsrment.
the circumstances under which such
p0ods wares, or merchandise, shall have
been imported; or any other circumstance,
connected therewith render it expedient,
tearttnit the same to an entry, Tr.aP.-'
praisement thereqf: dulv-' mde, in -J ihe
Jrjinner hereinafter rrcnbtd : Provided,
The owner; importer; consignee, or agent, t
pf Mich roods', war s, or mercuamur, j
shall, previous to such enfry. give t)onl. j
with sofFrient' sureties, to the 1 United
Sates, to produce to such collector! the ;
invoice of the. sanre:with;n, eight moTirh
from the time of entrv, if the' same were
imported from ; 'any. port or place" .o this
aie, and within eighteen montha if from
anv port, or place bevond the Cape of
Good Hope or-CaperHorn, or from the.
Cape of Good Hope, and to pay any a
romnt of diny, to" which it may appear,
by such invoiced tfe said goods, wares, or
merchandise, were subject, over and aWe
the amount of duties estimated on the
A nrnraisement.
See And be it further enacted That i
when goods, wares or mercnannise im-
ported into the United States, "shall.,
hive been entered in pursuance of; the
provisions of this or any other act, regsi
latin imports and tonnage, the same, shall
be deposited, according to existing la ws,
in the public ware -housed and shall thre
rerrain, at- the., expense and. risk of the
nirner.: until such' invoice be: prcnluced :
Provided, hoover. That Hen the said'
gnods wares or merchandise; shall nave
remained in the public ware-house fhine
woDths, if imported from any: port or
place On this side, and eighteen, q-omns, ;
if from anv por or place beyond the Ca
cf Good Hope, or Cape. Horn, or from
the Cape of Good Hope, and no jnypice
ah be produced, then the said goods,.
arVind merchandise, shall iie apprais
ed, and the; dutier estimated thereon in
the manner hereinaftef dNected t Prtyid
' f(, aho That nothing - herein contained;
shall bV understood to prohi'wt the sale of
8ic.K quantities of gods, stored as afore
said, as niHv . he necessary to . dischaf gt-;
the duties 'thereon. and -all intervening,
charges, at the time of times, when such
duties shall become due and-paabe :
And Provided further. That the Cojlec-'
"tor he, and he is herebv "authorized to
direct an eailier sale of articles of a pev
rishahle nature, ard of such as may be
habie to waste ; first - etvinc such, notice
tf the sale, as circumstances may admit,
' b public advertisement, in one or more
papers, at or nearest; to the port1 where
such sale may be had ; which said articles
the Collector shall previously cause, to be
; appraised, and the duties esti mated X here
on, in the manner hereinafter directed ;
and the proceeds of such1 sale shall be dis
. posed of at the expiration "of the said pe riods
of nine atidreighteen-momhs're-pectively,
as the! case may be,' in the
tnanner prescribed by the fifty-sixth sec
tion of the act regulating the collection. of
duties on imports and tonnage, passed the
second day of March, 'one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-nine i Provided vUp
That nothing in this section shall be Con
strued to affect the cases contemplated by
tbe fifty .sixth section of f e act regulat-
lngthe collecion oiduties on imports and ;
tonnage, passed the second of Mafch",,one.
tnousand seven hundred And ninety-nine.;;;
. Sec. 4. -And be it further enactedlgtiat
n alt cases where4 goods, wares, or cr
chandise, shall have been .imported into
tle United States, and shall be entered by
invoice, one of the;followmgoattis, act
cordujg to the. nature of the case; shall
be administered r by the ; collecor of the
Pcrt at the 'timeot entry," to- the owner,
importer, consignee, or agent, in lieu o
the oath now prescribed by law in such
- C!e: 'i ;-v-;.';.-?"H
; Consignee, Importer or Ugenfy t Oathlj
v do solemnly and-trulyi (swear
Jr affirm,) that the invoice andtill ofjad
lZ now. presented" by me to the, collector
, ct , are theUrue and only invoice
ft kLof lading by .me received; of all
Is, wares, and -mercbaadlse im-.
ored in the ; i whprof;v ) K mas
ter; from r; for account arty per
son whomsoever, ;fo1r( whom am antho
r:7.ed to pn'e the same ; thathe said in-,
voice and bill. of In ding are in thesatein
which thev were actually received bymie;
and that I do not know nor. believe in the
pristence of anv other invoice, or bill of
ad:ngof the said goods, wares and mer--h
arid se : th at t he entry n ow. , del i vered
to the collector contams a; just and tfue
nccr iirt of the ?md xopswrares nnd mer
chandise;'" according to the said invoice
and b:ll of ladmg ; t fat npthrng has been
on my; part, nor to;my knowledge; on the
part of any. other" person, concealed or
iinoressed; -:wherebv,' the On! ed Stages
duty
d
ime
i,oraffpr T1ltrovpr anv errOr.in the sa'd
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invoice, or In the account 'now ; rendered
of said goods, wares,; and merchandise, or
receive any. oter invoice of the same, I
will immediately -make the same ' know n
lo the colVec'or of this. district. , And I do
further solemnly and trdi v (swear or af
firm) that to the best of mv knowledge
and belief (insert the name : and residence;
of the ownei .or owners, is or are) owner,
of - the goods, wares anrVmercbandise,
mentioned in the annexed entry ; that
the invoice aow produced by me exhi its
the nctual cost, (if purchased). or fair
market Aalue, (if otherwise; Obtained) ajt
the time or tmus and. place. or places,
when and where procured (as the case
may be) of the; said goods,; wares, and
ir.erc.hatidise, all the charges thereon, ami.
i,d other or diff;rentdisCrtUHt, bounty or
drawback, but such as hasvbeen actually
nllowe! oil. the same. .
Owner's out in cases where goods, ware
or merchandize, have been actualltifiur
chased. ;.f . ' , ".
I, do solemnly and truly (swear
or affirm) that the j cntiy'now delivered
by me to the collector of , "contains a
iust ! and true accoun't of all the goods
wares and me rchandise, imported by, or
consigned to me, in the , , whereof
is master, from , that th in
voice w;ich I now produce contains a '
iust and faithlul account ot the actual cost
of the said goods, wa res, and merchant
dise, of alUcharpes - thereon, including
charc:e of purchasing, carriages, bleach-
ine. dying, dressing; finishingvputting ut
and packing; and no other discount; draw
back, or bounty, but such. as has been ac
tually allowed on the same ; that I do no;
know or believe in the' existence of -y
invoice or bill of 1 dng other than thoe
now produced by' me, and that . they are
in the state in which I . actually received
them. And I do ! forthef solemnly and
! ttuly (svear oraffirm) tharl have not,
I in the said entrv or! invoice; concealed or
j suppresed any thing whereby the United
j States may . be defrauded of any part of
Uhe duty lawfully due on the said goods.
wares, ana roercnanaise ana mat . av
any time hereafter,f I discover any , error
in , the said invoice;-or in the' account now
producrd,.of -the said ,gocds,' ware", ;V
merchandise, or receive any other invoiri
of the same, I.will .immediately make the
same known to the collector of this dis
trict. . i j' . - ; ' ' ' ' .-
Manufacturer's or ovJner's oath, in cases
; ivner. gooa, wares or mercianaise,
have no t been ac fually p urchased.
;T, ; .. do solemnly and 'truly (swear
or affirm) that the entry now delivered by,
me to the collector of V ., contains a
iust- and true account of all the goods,
wares,-and merchandise, imported by, or
consigned to me, in the; ; '..- whereof
is master,' from' . , ; that the
sstid gorxls, .wares, and merchandise were
not actually bought by me, or by my agent,
in the ordinary mode of bargain and sale,
but" tha, nevertheless, the invoice which
I now produce; contains a just and faith
ful valuation of the same,' at their fair mar
ket value including charges of purchasing
carriages, bleaching,dying, dressing, put
ting up, and packing; at the time or times,
and place, or places; when and where'
procured for my account, (or for account
of myself And partners;) that the said in-;
voice, con reinsralso! a just and faithful ac
count of all charges actually paid, and oo
other discobnt; drawbackor boimty; but
such as has been actually allowed on the
said goods, wares, and merchandise ; that
I do notknowvnor believe in tlie existence,
of any tnycjicepr bill of lading, other than
those'novy pripduce.d by? me, and that they
are. in tfie state in which 1 actualiy.receiv
ecttbem And I do further solemnly and
truly, (swear or affirm) that I have not, in
the sa id entry or invoice, concealed orsup
pressedapyi .'.thing :w hereby theyhited
Sates may t be,: defrauded of arty' part - of
the duty layyfully; duepn the said gdodv
varesi & merchandise," and that if at any
time hereafter, Txdiscoycr any error iaihe
iaid invoice or in the account ndwVpJo-.
diiced 'of the said jjoods wares; andmer
ch andi z e , or re ce lye any ot her inVoipe of
the same, I lyill immediately . make; the
sam e knqw n to the coi lector of this dis
trjeurt; ' . , ';.v",-; .;: vV; :?-
.;.TSer.iy.; Jind be i f urther ' enacted, Thai
the ad valorem fatespf duty upoir goods,
: wares, andmerchancUzershill beestima
ted in the manner followinglr'to the actu.r
al cost, if the same shall have beeh actu
ally purchased, or, the actual value if the
same shail have, been procured otherwise
mav h dfranded of ahv nart of the
lawfu'ly due on tne ?aio gooas, -warrs an
mow-hanrlisp. and that if.' at anv t
haji by purch?(se; at theime; and place
'vhen and where purchasea or ornfrwr
niured. or to -the; appraised vatue; yf
ppfarsed except: in; cas r whre gods
rp inhtprtpd to the henaltv rrbvtd- d for
m the thirteenth ectipn of t is act, sh air
ie acioeo an cnarge,vei:ei
and, also VentyJpercen,um on ; thesid
cos orr val ue, and ' charges, i f i m pored
from the Cape of Good Hope, or any pl ace
bevond 'Ka t?r from beyond Ca Horn,
nr ten per ce'ntum if from any other place
or country ; and the ? sid .fates of duty
shall he estimated on such , aggregate t
jount : Pror:ided, That i aliases where
:hv goods wares, and merchandise subr
iect 'toVad valorem du:y,'shall Ihave been,
im'ported. from a country 'ther than that,
in w hich the same were ,m a ho factured or
produced, the appraisers shall value? he
same at the current -Lyajuelat' the time, of
exportation in thecountry where theame
may have been originally" manufactured
or. produced, v ; .. ' ": .- ' "
V Sec. 6. And fie it further enacted, That
no good?, wares, or merchandise, import
ed into the j United -Smtes, subject to ad
valorem duty, and bHnpging toa person
or persons residing in theUnited States,
but who shall, at the tipie, be absent from
the place where the sajne are intended to
be entered, shall be admifed to ah entry,
unless the importerconsignee, or agent
shall previously give bond, the form of
which shall be. prescribed bv the Secreta
ry of the "Treasury, with sufitcient suret ies
to produce within four months, to the col
lector of the port, where the said goods.
wares, or mercnanciise, may r, uiir.,m-.
vo'ce of the same, duly Verified, accord
in to the circumstances of thecase by
the batiybf the said owner, or one of the
owners', as presribed in the fourth section
of tlm act ; which oath shall be adminis-
1 tered bv a collector of the United btates.
I if there be any in the f)1ace where the said'
owner or owners may bf ; or if there be
none, by some public officer duly i utho-
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted That J
no goods, wares , or mevchannise, sunjeri
to .ad valorem duty, imported as afore
said, and helonging toa person or persons
not residing at ; rhe time in the, U Sates,
and who shall ' have actually purchased
the s imp; shall be admited toentry, unless
the invoice be verified by the oath of the
owner or one of the owners, certrtytng
that the said goods, w ares or merchandise,
were actually; purchased for his account,
or for account of himself and partners in
the said purchase ; that the invoice an-,
nex'ed thereto contains a true and faith
ful account of the. actualx st thereof, and
of all charges thereor; and that no dis
counts, bounties or drawbacks, are con
tained in the said invoice; but such as
have been actually allowed on the same';
which said oath shall be administered by
a consul or commercial agent of the Uni
ted States, or by some, .-public officer duly
authorized to administer oaths in the
country, where the said goods, wi res, or
merchandise shall have been purchased,
and the same duly certified by. the said
consul, commercial agent, or public offi
cer; in which 'latter lease, such ; 'official
certificate shall be authenticated by- a
consul or commercial agent of the -United
States ; Provided, That if there be no
consul, or commercial'agent of the.United
States in the country from whichihe said
goods, wares or merchandise shall ;have
beeii im ported, the authenticat ion. he reby
required , shall ! be executed. by a consul
of a rfatioii at the tiirte in amity with the
United States, if there be anyuch resid-i
ing there ; and if there be no such cohsul
in the country, the said authentication
shall be made by two respectable mer
chants, if any such there be, residing in
the port from which the said gocxis, wares
or merchandise, shall have been imported.
Se,c. 8. And be it further enacted, That
no goods wares, or merchandize, subject
to ad valorem; duty, imported as afore-,
said, and belonging toa person, or per-.
ns.Tiot residing at the time in the Unit
ed States, who nifiy hot have acquired the
same in the ordinary mode pfbargain and
sale! or belonging to a persony or persons,
who may be the: manufacturer vor manu
facturers, in whole or in part, of the same,
shall be admitted to entry ;iinless the in
voice thereof be verified y. the bath of
the owner, or. one of the owners, certi
fying that the invoice contains a true nd
faithful account of said goods, wares," or
merchandise, their fair markefvalue
at the time and place when and where the
same were procured or manufactured, as
the. case rray be, ahd of all charges there11
on : and that the said Invoice- contains nqj
discounts, bountiesibr xQrawbacks, i but.
sach as vliavec been'; actually i allowed y
which said oath shalf have been duly, ad
mitiiste red ,and authenticated in tbj.e mode
prescribed in the seventn sectiuu of - this
iSec. VAndbe Ufwtfier enacted, hat
ib -ll cases! where goods, wares or nier-.
chandize, subject to ad valorem duy, iow
urieu as aioresaiaf .snaii uciuug w ;f w
estates of deceased persons, be ot persons
msolvent; who sliail;?bav
U mefor $he benefit of e4T Creditors the
oaths required by the out i h.'sevebUri, and
eighth sections of this act,;may beladmin-:-.
isierea to me executor, aaminiarraror or
assieeS:Ofcs"uchfpersonVl
rspf ibdby this act; accgi'db to .the
aatTOVfthecaife. 1 ;
-r , -,
in all cases where oods, wares; or; mer
chandise, subject to ad valorem duty;. im
ported as afbresiid and ;belpnging,tr a
person-or persons not residing in the unit-'
ed States, shall not be aecomnanied with
an myoice vefefied.(venfied)by oathand
authenticated as required.by the seventh,
eighth, and ninth sections of . this act, as
The case may be ; or where it shall not be
practicable to :make such oath;br there
shallbe an immaterial informality in the
mfh or arithentication sb required, -or-
j where the'collector of . the port at vvhich
; thft-saidvrbods. wares;' ori merchandise,
; shall be, shall have certified his Opinion to
the Secretary of the" Treasury, that no
j fraud wds Intended i thej invoice of said
I gb3Hs,1Vares;pr merchandise; the Secret
t tary of; the Treasury shal be, and be is
i hereby 4utHorisedvif he shall deem it e
pedienftb admit the same. to an entry :
j Provided, That the consignee; Importer,
or agent, shall; previous to -80011. eniry,
I give bond, ihe form whereof shall be pre
j scribed bV the Secretary .of the Trf aury,"
I with sufficient sureties, to produce the in-r
voice, if the same be pract icable, sworn to
and authenticated as mav. be required by
this act, according to the nature , of the
case, and in the time and mode prescri
bed in the Second - section of this act in
cases.whdreno invoice has been received :
And, provided alivuys; Thut theSecreta
ry of the Treasury; shaH in no case admit
any goods wares, or merchandise,! to ah
entrywhere there is just ground to sus
pect that a fraud on the revenue is intend
ed. '1.;-; ' , -S'- -!;' !."- V'V
SecliAndbe it further enacted. That
in all case's where eqods. wares, or, mer-4
chandise, subject to ad valorem duty, m-
I ported as aforesaid,-shall belong in part
to a person or persons residing in the
nited States, and in part to a person or
persons residing but of the United States,
the bath of one of the owners residing in
the United States, shall be sufficient to
admit the same to an entry according. to
' t he pro v i sio'n s of; this act? But ' itis ex -?roT'rferf,ThatinllcaW
the said goods, wares. Or" merchandise
shall have been manufaetui ed in ' wliole,
or in part, bv any'one of ' the-i owners' re-:
siding put of the tJnited States,5 the same
shall not be so ad m if ted to an entryiiin-;
less the invoice shall have been verified
and authenticated by such manufacturer
in thV manner, prescribed in the eighth
section of this act''' 'V-y- -V": C-f-Sec.
12. And be it further enacted, That,
whenever the mvoice of goods, wares, or
"merchandise; subject to ad valorem duty,
imported as aforesaid, and belonging to a
person or persons not residing in the U
nited States;shall nt have been duly ye
rified and authenticated, an4i upon appli
cation to the Secretary of ; the Ti-easury
according to the tenth section of this act;
the said goods, wares, or merchandise,
sh all have been refused an entry, the sa me
shall be deemed suspectedvf and shal I be
liable to the same additions and penalties
as are provided in -the case of fraudulent
irivoices;in the following section.;.
1 Sec. 13.- And be 'it further enacted,
That, whenever, in the opinion of the col
lector, there shall be just ground to sus
pect that goods, wares, or merchandise
subject to ad, valorem slut', and imported
into his district, have been invoiced below
their true vlue, in the place or country
front whence they Were imported, or ori
ginally procu fed; as the case may be, as
prescribed in the fifih section of this act,
such collector shall direct the same to be
appraised' in the manner prescribed by
this act ;' a.nd if the value; at which the
same shall be so appraised, shall exeeied,
by twenty-five per, centum; the invpice
prices thereof, then, in addition to thelten
or twenty per centum, as the case may
be, laid upon correct and reguiarihvoK
ces, according to law, there shall be added
fifty per centum on the appraised value;
on which aggregate amount, the duties on
such goods, wares, or merchandise; shall
be. estimated ; Provided, .That nothing
herein comafned shall be' construed to im
pose the said pcifalty of fifty per centum
for a variahce between the ;bona fide in..
voice. of eoods. Droduiced in the tnanner
specified in the proviso Itfjthefifth section
of this act, and the current value -t toe
said mecchandisc4mithe country where 4
. i "V,;. . - i Jji n I
tne same may nave oeen priguiauy uwuu:
factured or;prpduceJd;!
itScctiltf-rAfid be jt further enacted i
That, in all cases , where the- appraised
vaie ;ofany' gobds, wafes of merch aiv
disel appf aised f uniief hisor any other
act conct rbinimportsahd' tonnage, shaU
exceed, by less than tweoty-nve, per cen-.
uih,' theln voice yalub-Tliereof; such ap
praised value shll be cbsldet'ed the true
Value of iuchgsftware
dise; tiprin which thejduty shall be charg
ed, ith; the aUditipnrpf ' sucnf;Cien to m
aamay -e"byHawfeulfeots
lliat, io cajSieiliail the value jbe. esti
mated t)n an amount less tbah. the invoice
value, withtheddition hy?Uwreqvured.'
? SecJ i jind :beM further, enacted,
iatthe colleCtbrsx of the revenue shall
(every tet:ky packages' yf ;eatbvbice: of
Lgoiods iyates, or? merch'anmse. inipprtegr
into tneir respecuve awncis, wnicn pa.c& ,
age or packages be shall hafe. first desigr
nated oa: the invoice7, to be opened arid ex-
j amitiecL and if the same be found not to
Sec. 10. And be it further enacte&Th&t
cause gat least onei; pacfeage out; ptr eyery
in yicendjbueSackaait leastutfbt
ifnrresDond . with
he falsely charged m such invoice.
insertion all ifuich ebbds wares, of '
meand!r tta:b Jotilcd; in.-, the t
same wtry?st&li.bemde ;;and;in case
such gooxiVware.s.nrj.merqimiiuisc r ;
subject tkdaioretri ;duty,the Same fthall ' Vv
be apn raised, aod'subjecte-d to the penalj.; - -ties
provided in the, thirteenth el6n, irt v , -case
of suspected or. fraudulent Invoke; . -. .
Arid in every; casei Whether snch -gpoasr ;
wares, or merchanisei beitubject,to ;cl ; ,v
valorem or specific duty? if any packagef ';
may be found to contain any', article; not-;;;.,v'
described in the invoice, the whole pHck v, y;,;.
age; shall be forfeited : Provided, That ;T ,
the.Secretafv of the Treasury be, and he
is hereby; aitthorized to remit the saia
forfeiture, ifr: in his opinion, the?said artr,
cle was put in bylmistike, or without, any
mieniionto ceiriuu vn revenue.
cposentjOf theenate;:appoiritt to eacn ,os ;
the pbrts bfostonlNewbrk, Pryladel-
phia, Baltimore, i Charleston;, Sayannan; , -
and Mew Orleans, two persons weiio;wa-?
lifted to perform that dbty; who. before
thev enter tbereOri.c shalli severally make
I chatidiseas 'tlje collector rny direct and ' ,
I Secid6.uAnd belit fitrther, enactea
atfor; theappisem .
waresj Or merchandise; required .by th;s '.;-; v
any. ot he r act ebneernine ; i mpbrt s 'anrl , ;. ; v
tonnage, thePresulent bt .'the ; Unitect ;
firatp rKaII ihw' ftnd' with the ladvice and :;
truly to report; to the best of their Kaw;
ledgendbejWf; thetrue ;
4ccordin tofthe rprbvisiort
ctibhof fhis i act; Vaod whenany ap" ; ;";
praisement is to be: made in .anyf'ort, oj - . .;';.
ther th an tho.Se?aboy e n am ed, h e' collec1 ,
tor sliall bint twpspecUbl resident? ;;
nTerchants; whbVafter haviugtaken; thej
bath rqqtiired by thjisiectirMV;. shall, be the: ; fg.
appraisers ; and the vSecf ert ary of . . the 'i i"
Treasury shall : havevahtKpHty;(to di' ct: - '- 1 v
the appraisers for any collectionistrict; , '.
to attend in anymhercoilectipa.d '
for t h e pii rposfe 6f kp' or AisJ; gi'any; goods f ,
wares or mefchandise;faiporte(l therein , V f ;
and the Pfesidentbfbe" yiited;Swtetf ;
herfby author tsefl, in'therece;ssof the Se
nate, to apjioint the' apprjilifcrs fr the '
pot ts provided for ip thisftbnwhicht -; 'V
appoihtments shall cohtinueiillorce uptil; ,;-
me enu 01 uie session 01 wmgi ess ivi.; , . . :
after,--. ,V, ( r" ' . , ;'
:St& m':And;bi ' I
That each of the aipfaiserho; may l?e?ry
pointed underjthesixteenlii ' section ot. .; ;
th'tV'apl fVrthe ftslbf New Qrleans.Saf. - I
vannah; Charleston, Baltimore, PhiladeV
phiaVand 'Boston;' shal each' receive, as a
compensation for his services, fiften huw- . ;.
dred dollars pe innum and theappr T
sers fbjj the port of Ne York shall each,.'. ;"' ;.;';
receive two, thousand dollars per annum i. v
aiiiid itie merchants' jwhq may be appointed . ;
to aCts appr'aisew under tbis act, shall
receive for their. services, while actually1. ; j
employed bri that doty, eachv, a compen-. ' r J
sauon of live dollars per diem ; and whenr .
ever thei appraiser appointed under .the ' '
sixteenth section,. of this act, attend in any.
district, other than that-m-which they reV 1
ide; for the- purpose of appraising any. ;
goods; wa res, or mechanduie,-they .shall j; p - ,
respectively leceive t theM - v ,
dollars for eye- twenty-five miles tp jgo ,
log to;or fetuniin fromi such district, ia
addition to th salarV or pay provided for :
in this ,sebtiort.:-4: . &X& ; i 'fi
Sec. lB.Andbe U fuUher:tea Um.
all caset where the owherf consignee, impoiv t ; ' -ter,
or; agnty'shaU, be dissatisfied with the. ' :-' '
appraisement ;of any goods .wares br mer- r
chandise, made? by theappraisetf appointed: '.
unHerthe'sixteentli section ipfhwaitiiha--.:;.
be lawful for, hint to ' employ, at bis pwn ex -
pense ?tyo' respectable residenrmerehints, M.
who. after beinsr dulr jbualified; according to a t- -r :
! th wTftpaTith section'bf this1 act, shall; tocre. ' ,
ther with two fappraisers , apgoiniea oa tuc . s
part oftho United States under tihs acj, ex- ;
amine and Inspect te jocs" wafes, or mer- .: .r
chamiise, in quesfion 'and, after sufchexarhW ;
natio-v imtl-Inspectioii they shall report.they
valuVthereof, if they agree thereih, and, if .
hot, the "dTCumstancespfeir disagreement ' , '-
Srthe collector Varin: case suchwner,r ": -C
cdnsighee, importeri orj agent, shall be dissa-r
fisfie4.with such report and second appraise-.; v -' ) .
meht, it-shall be Uwfur for vhim' to refer the ;: 1
case to thel Secretary of theTreasuryj ha.; St .
shall be, and islherebyy aujjhorized tand em-r.'v.v;
powered tbecide thereon, of to require i fur J f '
ther testimony in the case, in such manner as : l '
he ma.deem j proper, khdlO order the said;. ; ; V
goods, wares' bt merchandise, to be entered' ; V.v
accormny.v' , xrA- A ' f'l'.K
fi.tJndbe it further ahyt ;
merchant, that shall be chosen by the collect' '; r - ;;
tof br by .the'paxtylrtintetestto maketnTv-"
Kppraisemept'j required undef .'-tills ;or spy ;,
otner: aci reapecu.ng lmppri uu.iuun r
and whb.shalli sfter "due notice of such chojc r
has been given; tb him in writing;; decline, tnf'y.
neglect; to ai..y icaappiu;i, wiai.' f
half of theexcess orduty accriiing iri pohsev
qbencebftlie fifty; per cent added. to the '; ; ,; :
value of any goods -wares, or merchandise ' - r
under the thirteenth section of this it, shall.
be cuviqea among te cusi.oai-uousc,viiivti -. -of
thepoft; hi fhicht such, goob wares crj.; ;; '
merchandise may be,iia Ue nunnery pre V
scribed bv the acCe'rttitled An act to regtir, '
;late the i duties on imports' and tonnageV, ;.-'.
passed on the second day ot Marcn, seve
teen- hundreds and' ninety-nine : iVtwwW,' ;
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