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Values of Foreign Coins, April 1, 1892: Wilmington

Wilmington, Cal.

Wilmington, Del.

Wilmington, N. C.

Common carriers who desire to transport goods under the above acts must apply for authority to the Secretary of the Treasury, through the collector of a port of first arrival designated in the first section of the act, naming the ports between which they desire to carry goods, describing the route, and stating the method of and facilities for transportation, and giving a description of the cars, vessels, vehicles, compartments, safes, or trunks proposed to be used, and of the means of closing and fastening them.

If the application is made by an association, it must be accompanied by a copy of the articles of the association, and if by a corporation, by a copy of the charter and by-laws and a list of the names of the officers.

No merchandise exported to Mexico or the British North American Provinces shall be voluntarily landed or brought into the United States, under penalty of forfeiture. Every person concerned in such proceeding shall be liable to a penalty of $400.

The law provides for relief from duties, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury, only in case of the destruction, in whole or in part, by accidental fire or other casualty, of bonded goods while in warehouse, or in transit from one port to another, or of goods in the appraiser's store undergoing appraisal, or in the custody of officers of customs, but not under bond, or after arrival in a port of entry and before being landed, but not for deterioration or damage from natural or avoidable causes.

Application for relief must be made in writing, under oath, by the claimant to the collector of the port where the alleged injury or destruction occurred, or where the goods first arrived thereafter, setting forth a full description of the goods, and the situation of the same, as above indicated, the time, place, and manner of the accident, and the extend of the injury, destruction or loss.

When loss or injury by casualty is alleged to have occurred in the course of transportation from one port to another under bond, application for relief must be made in the following manner: In case of total loss of the transporting vessel or vehicle the application must be sustained-first, by the production of the bill of lading or receipt of the goods; secondly, by the protest of the master or conductor of such vessel or vehicle; and thirdly, by the affidavit of the applicant, setting forth that the goods were actually on board such vessel or vehicle, and have been totally lost, and that no reasonable expectation exists of finding or saving any part thereof.

When the proof of loss fails to show beyond reasonable doubt, that the missing goods neither did nor can enter into consumption within the limits of the United States, no relief will be afforded. In case of partial loss or injury in transit, the application of the party must be sustained by evidence, as hereinbefore prescribed in cases of loss or injury while in warehouse, and must be lodged with the collector within ten days after the arrival of the merchandise at the port of destination, and while the goods are in the possession of the officers of the customs; and due appraisement will be made of the goods so alleged to be injured. No abatement of duties, or satisfaction, or cancellation of the bond, as aforesaid, will be permitted, without the previous sanction of the Secretary of the Treasury.

It is lawful for the appraisers or the collector, as the case may be, to call before them and examine, upon oath or affirmation, any owner, importer, consignee, or other person, touching any matter or thing which they may deem material respecting any imported merchandise in determining the duty thereupon, and to require the production of any letters, accounts, or invoices relating to such merchandise, and such testimony may be reduced to writing and shall be filed with the collector. If the importer be dissatisfied with such appraisement he may, if he has complied with the legal requirements, in respect to entry and appraisement give notice of such dissatisfaction in writing to the collector. This notice must be given in all cases before the end of the second official day after the day on which the collector gave the notice, and may be in the following form: 18- Importer's notice to the collector claiming reappraisement. Sir: As I consider the appraisement made by the United States appraiser too high on, imported by - I have to request that the same be reappraised pursuant to law, with as little delay as your convenience will permit. in the from