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`\ \ . . § 175.. TITLE 15.—-L—COMMER( their actual cost, or the values which theymay truly bear in ·F< the foreign ports from fwhich they are exported for ·imp01‘t¢l· 37 · tion into the United States. at thetime ofisuch exjportation. - Fifth. Before no' clearance shall -be granted for any veseer 4 re bound to a._for’eign place, the collector shall require the own- su `ers, shippers, or connsignors of the cargo to deliver to the celé of lector manifests of the cargo, or of the parts there0f_ shipped {co by them respectively, which manifests shall specify the kinds sh and quantities of the articles slgippecl bytvthem respectively, `and bt the value of the totalquantity preach mud of articles; and‘ pc state that such manifest contains a full, just, and true, account sb of all-*artieles‘ laden on board of such vessel by the owners,. pc "shippers, on 'consignors, ireépectively, and‘·that '_the‘ values of m éuch articles are truly stated, according to their actual cost. pr or the values which they truly, bear atthe port and time ot hi eitpormtion. And t;h_e-collector shall also require the master Se of the vessel, and the owners, shippers, and ‘con$ignors of the pt 2 cargo, to state in wr‘iting,- to the collector, the {oreign place px or country in which such carg0‘i.s`truly intended to be landed. dg The manifests and statements hereby required shall be verified {0 Qby the oath of the person by wlioin they are respectively. made. ul land subscribed,. . · · · · 4 , __ th Sixth. Every collector shall keep an accurate account of the to national characters and tonnage of all vzesselewhich qeperc th ·fr0m· his district t for foreign countries, and of the foreign wg places or countries `for whlch such veasels depart; and, aleo, ti, an accurate account of the national characters and t0nn‘age_ot. m all. vessels which enter his district from foreign countrie , and jog of the foreign places ._ or countries from whlph suclijéssels cg arrive. · _ x ` T in Seventh. The several collectors éhall make quzu·ter—yearly fa returns to the Bureau of Foreign and `Domestic Commerce of vg all the facts and- 'matters which they are hereby required =to tiq ascertain. (R. S. § $37; Feb. `14, 1903, c. 552,5 10, 32 Stat. in

 .Aug;·23, 1912, c. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407 ; Mar. 4,1913, c., m2

141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Mar. 1, 1919, c. 86, 40’St·at.¢1256.) y . cc _l75. Additionalxluties of bureaus-—Itt qhall be the province be and duty ot the Bureau of Foreign and. Domestic Commerce, th under the direction'oIj the..Secreta1jy ot Commerce, to foster, pr _promote,_ and develop the various manufacturing industries of tp. the United Statesuand markets for the same at home ·-and._ tg abroad, domestic and foreign, by gathering, compiling, pub· pq lishing,_ and supplying all available, and Jueeful ·1n.£ormqt·lon in eglntmning such lndustriestand. such markets, and by Sll(!h`0thBl°.. mt methods and means, as may prescribed by the Secretary of {gg Xiezmnerce or provided by law. And all consular omcers of- ti the United States, including cqnsuiegeneral and consult, are yu xwbqaired, and tt is made a peitot their duty, under the direc- D; `tion ot the Secretary ot State, to gather and contptle, from 34 time to time, useful and material information and statistics in {5 respect to the snlgjects enumerated in gection .596 ot Title 5, ta EXECU‘I‘1\"E Deuarusxrs nm Govmuunnr Orrrcms mn `-Ex- in moraas, in the countries and place; to, which euch'conau1a1·` lg .o§icers are nccreditedyendt to send, under the direction ot the 55 t~;es;retm·y of State, reporte' ~ as often as required by the ·M. Seeretal·y ot Commerce of the information and etatistice. thus gathered andcompilecl, su_cl1.repi0rts to be transmitted through. pq the Statellepartment; to! the, Secretary o£·the‘Depa1:t.ment of .3 fommerce. -(Feb; 14, 1903, c. Bose, { 5, 32 Stat. @7 ; Aug`. E, M 1912, c. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407; Mar. ,1, 1913,1:., 1,41, Q 1, 87 Stat. ug

  • 176, Collection of commercial ·st•tistica.—-A? purpose ot the qq

Bureau ot Foreign and Doinoetic— Commerce is the collection, ng arrangement, ·and.‘ele.sel&cation of auch statistical information op as may he procured, showing, or tending to show, each yur M the condition of the manufactures, domestic. trade, currency, ns and banks of the eeveral States and Territories,. (HMB. [@5; _ to

TE AND TRADE 372 \; aab.~27, 1877, c. 69, §_“__1,‘19 Stat. 241 { Aug. 23,.1912, é. 350, § 1, ' Stat._407.)__ - ‘ _ ` 17 7._ Returns of exports by rail.--Collectors of customs. shall rnder to the.Barea1i of Foreign and Domémic Commerce, in ~ Lch manner and form and arjsucu periods as the'_·Secretary F Commerce may prescribe, returns ‘ of · exports todorcign »unti·ies leaving the United States by rail; _Auy person who nall deliver to` any railway or transportation company or

hc1·· common ‘carriér commodities ·for_ transportation arid ex.

xrtation byrail from°the· United States; tojforaigu coant-rica, nall also. deliver, to the oollector or customs at the frontier >rt through, which the goods pass into'tho foreign country a 8I1if€St,'_i11` such form as the Secretary. of Commerce may iescribe, duly certiiiod as to its acifuracy by- said, mrsou or .s agent, exhibiting tho; kinds, Qmutitics, and values of the evoral articles delivered by suclfperaoh or his agent for ex; · xrtation. And' no railway oar containing commodities, the roduct or manufacture of the United States or o torein goods, rty paid or- free pf! duty, intended to be exported to any ` reign coungry, shall be permitted to leare the Uxiiteil States ztil the agent of thq railway or transportation company, or le person having siich car in charge, shall deliver. to the cus-

 ofdcor at the last port in the United Stateathroagh which

le commodities pass jnto foreign territory a ·ma11ifaét thereof. hich`shal1_`sp£-ecify the kinds-and quantitiw of the commodi- - as in the form prescribed by the Secretary of _Q rce..`¤nd - xtil the manifest, exhibiting the kinds, quantities, and values Ethe several commodities, shalla havol been delivered to the »l1;ector· ot customs, above requirco, by` than person export-° . rg' such commodities, or by hi¤· agegt, or information satis; .ctory -to such kzustoma .omcei· na to the ki¤d. quantities, and dues of the domestic and foreign free or·daty·paid commodias laden on sucli.ca‘r. The ngwt or employee ot any railay or transportation company who shall transport `mch com- ` odlties into n foreign country before the delivery to the ·lloctor ot customs of the manifest, as- above, required shall e liable tea penalty ot $50 for ‘uch‘o¤e:nsa; Provided, That ie proviaiona_o£`tl1is` law shall apply to oommoditim transmted ‘to the frontier lp railway cars for expormtioa and ahsahipmeat acrosa the frontier into the adjacent foreign rrltory in terryboats or yehiclae, so tar as to require the arson ln charge thereof to furnish to tha collector ot caatoma formation of the kinds, qi1¤.nt.it1¤· &l1d‘·va1uBs.of such com-- oditiesg And provide; further, Tmtnothing oootained in~the_ mjegoing, shall be hel•;l no applimbla to goods in transit be-_ mea American ports, by mum` paaéng through fordgn tertory or to merchandise in between places in the ominion of Canada by routes passing through the United natoa, · or to. rparchaudino arriving at the port of Brownsville 'Texas, or any other port specially dwignntod by the Score-, .i·y* of tho Treasury, ind" whim may be deat.ingd_ for plaéee r the Republio of (July 16, 1892,1:; ,196, l 1, 27 Stat;

  • 7: Mar. 3, 1%3, c.. 211, { 1, 274Stht._.&9; Fab. 14; 1903, c.

i2, { 10, 82 Stat. 829, Aug, %, 1912, c. 350, { 1, 37`$tat. 407; ar.4, 1913, o; 141, §_1, 87 Stat. 75.) · - · _ ` 178. Boportiof foroigi ind hterstntc oonunerce and trans- _ rrtatim.-—-·It shall be ztbé duq ot the iu_ charge or the ” uraau ot Foreign; and Dqmaaifo Qommerooto gatl1er,`co1lat€, 1d ammally reporf. to tho Secretary? of Commoréo, for ·tranalmioa to»Cm1gros•, ttatistioa and tarts relating to commerce. ith` toreigp nation: and nraong the aevaral States, the raund systm of th1•‘•.nLd’ ootmtrjiea, the ooustwion and , roratioa of the aottml cost of such corlstrnction and , mation of railroads, tho mt of transporting freiglits " r nd p•¤£¤§&s on railroads, md on canals, rivers, am} other wlgnblo water; ot the United States, the gee imposed »r such transpoxjtation ot freight and masmgra and me