THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 163. 1862. 559 by some public officer, duly authorized to administer oaths, and transmitted with a copy of the invoice to the consul or commercial agent for his authentication; and this act shall be construed only to modify, and not This act medirepeal, the act of March first, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, enti- fm ‘"}d goes “°° tled “An act supplementary to, and to amend an act entitled ‘ An act to mIli8?Z3?dh. 21. regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage} passed second Vol. iii. p. 729. March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and for other pur- 1799, ch. 22. poses," and the forms of the oaths therein set forth shall be modified ac- Vo1.i.p. 627. ( cordingly. And there shall be paid to the said consul, vice-consul, or com- Fees of consul, mercial agent, by the person or persons by or in behalf of whom the said &°· invoices are presented and deposited one dollar for each and every invoice verified, which shall be accounted for by the officers receiving the same, in such manner as is now required by the laws regulating the fees and salaries of consuls and commercial agents: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to require for goods imported under the Reciprocilly reciprocity treaty with Great Britain, signed June fifth, eighteen hundred gfgf with lr"' and fifty-four, any other consular certificate than is now required by law: Q;] l;` 1089 . , . . . . - -p- - And provzded, further, l` hat the provisions of this section shall not apply 1,,wms of to invoices of goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United goods from be- States from beyond Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, until the $é°“°}, ge Calm °' first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three: And Tiroviggzhere provided, further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to there is no concountries where there is no consul, vice-consul, or commercial agent of the wh &°· United States. Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the date C°“$“l’;,¤&E» aforesaid, it shall be the duty of consuls and commercial agents of the i§n?£,?;;t,;;i_ u` United States, having any knowledge or belief of any case or practice of any person or persons who obtain or should obtain verification of invoices as described in the preceding section, whereby the revenue of the United States is or may be defrauded, to report the facts to the collector of the port where the revenue is or may be defrauded, or to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage Amendments of this act, the act entitled "An act to provide for the payment of out- °f1‘;§1 h 68 standing treasury notes, to authorize a loan, to regulate and fix the duties M 1Q_ ’ on imports, and for other purposes," approved March two, eighteen hun- A·nte,pp.l83.]$l5. dred and sixty-one, be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows, that is to say: First, in section twelve, before the word " eighteen," where it first occurs, strike out “ less than ;" second, in section twenty-three, after the words, " artists residing abroad," strike out, “ provided the same be imported in good faith as objects of taste and not of merchandise," and insert, “ provided the fact, as aforesaid, shall be certined by the artist, or by a consul of the United States;" and in the same section, before the word “ orpiment," insert, “ ores of gold and silver." Sec.20. And be it further enacted, That the sixth section of an act Amendment of entitled “An act to extend the warehousing system by establishing @,85, ch 3,, private bonded warehouses, and for other purposes," be, and the same is t, ;;_ ’ ° ’ hereby, amended so that the additional duty of one hundred per. centum Ve]- ><· p- 272 shall not apply to the invoice or appraised value of the merchandise withdrawn, but shall be so construed as to require for failure to transport and deliver within the time limited, a duty to be levied and collected of double the amount [to] which said goods, wares, and merchandise would be liable upon the original entry thereof Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That all goods, wares, and mer- _Go0ds in pubchandise, which may be in the public stores or bonded warehouse on the ;:i;g;*;§d¤2<;j>¤ first day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, may be withdrawn g,,,,, 11, 1862, for consumption upon payment of the duties now imposed thereon by law, gggsgg tiolyhut provided the same shall be so withdrawn within three months from the f date of original importation; but all goods, wares, and merchandise P08h I>·
