572 Tru.}-: xxxrv.—COLLECTI()N OF DUTIES. —Ch. 7. 24 MM-.1874, ¢- approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, exonerating and holding 65· "· 18· 7’· 2* harmless the United States and its officers from or on account of any risk, loss, or expense of any kind or description, connected with or arising from the deposit or keeping of the merchandise in the warehouses; and all imports deposited in any public or lprivate warehouse authorized by this Title shall be at the sole and exc usivc risk and expense of the owner or importer. Deposit of mer- Sec. 2962. Any merchandise subject to duty, with the exception of "l‘?"fl‘“ 2** °I’“"“ perishable articles, also gunpowder, and other explosive substances, M °`m°r` - except iire·c1ackers, which shall have been duly entered and bonded for 28 MU-, 185+. ¤- warelhousing, in conformity with existing laws, may be deposited, at the 3°§‘3_}hE;°i§’éf72‘ option of the owner, importer, eonsignee, or agent] at his expense and 171, S_ 19;,, 13:1); risk, in any public warehouse owned or leased y t IB United `tatcs, or 216. in the private warehouse of the importer, the same being used exclusively ’Atk1 for the storage of warehoused merchandise of his own importation or to 1 C11H_,.146,,C1,,,.1} his consignment, or in a private warehouse used bfy the owner, occupant, v, Peaslee, 1 Cliff., or lessee, as a general warehouse for the storage o warehoused merchan- 545iI¤"•'i¤*‘·S<¤h€ll» disc; such place of storage to be designated on the warehouse-entry at 5 Bl‘"“h‘* 157* the time of entering such merchandise at the custom-house. D¤P¤$·>i¢fofW¤¤* Sec. 2963. When merchandise, imported into the United States, has `ZfiT'?l$i°‘ _ not been entered in pursuance of the provisions of any act regulating 1 Mar., 1823, c. imports and tonna e, the same shall be deposited in the public ware- 21i¤·3»"·3»P·730- house, and shall tEere remain, at the expense and risk of the owner, until such invoice is produced. Nothing herein contained shall be understood to prohibit the sale of such quantities of merchandise so stored as may be necessary to discharge the duties thereon, and all interveuin chargis, at the time or times when such duties shall become due and va e. Deposit ¤ pon puSec. 2964. In all cases of failure or neglect to pay the duties within §°;1‘P“Y'“°“* °£ the period allowed by law to the importer to make entry thereof, or ILA whenever the owner, importer, or consignee shall make entry for ware- 6 AUS-, 1846. c- housin the same, in writin , in such form and su ported by such proof §‘f_‘·l7_‘;;i_P· as shall be prescribed by gm Secretary of the Tliieasury, the merchan- Tremlett »·. dise shall be taken possession of by the collector, and deposited in the Adams, 13_H0W-» public stores, or in other stores to be agreed on by the collector or chief ¥,9;;lc*;°l{‘2;,,;`· revenue officer of the port, and the importer, owner, or consignee. such 446. BQ1s,,,,,, of stores to be secured under the joint locks of the inspector and importer, Law ren ce, 2 there to be kept, with due and reasonable care, at the charge and risk Blatch-» 1212 of the owner, importer, consignee, or agent, and subject at all times to §‘;:,kl°Zi¥“§';:g; their order, upon payment of the proper duties and expenses, to he ascerm,,,,",._ 1,j,,xw,,11_ tained on due entry thereof for warehousing, and to be secured b a Bid., 421. bond of the owner, importer, or consignee, with surety to the satisfhction of the collector, in double the amount of the duties, and in such form as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. Unclaimed mer- Sec. 2965. Unclaimed merchandise required by existing laws to be °:“*”g"9 'gaydmi taken possession of by collectors of the customs may be stored in any $vg;;h0j,';W_°" “ public warehouse owned or leased b the United States, or in any - — — private bonded warehouse authorizedy by this Title, and all charges W2? ;`ll:}’ih185;9¥· for storage, labor, and other expenses accruing on any such merchan- ' ""‘'p`disc, not to exceed in any case the regular rates for such objects at the port in question, must be paid before delivery of the oods on due entry thereof by the claimant or owner; or if sold as uncTaimed oods, to realize the import duties, the charges shall be paid by the collector out of the proceeds of the sale thereof before paying such proceeds into the Treasury as required by existing laws. Impomnons m Sec. 2966. When merchandise shall be imported into any port of the ¤j*4{{¤f¤j¤-____ United States from any foreign country in vessels ro elled in whole or 3 Aug__ ]854, c_ lh part by steam, and It shall appear by the bills ofplading that the mer- 196, v. 10, p. 344. chandise so imported is to be elivered immediately after the entry of the vessel, the collector of such port may take possession of such merchandise and deposit the same in bonded warehouse; and when it does notappear by the bills of lading that the merchandise so imported is to he immediately delivered, the collector of the customs may take posses-
