558 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 163. 1862. \>;£¤dd*I!;¤ cw; Cape of Good Hope, when imported from places this sjde of the Cape fmmfedy Q:' of Good Hope, a duty of ten per cant. ami valorcm, qnd m addition to the 1863,ch. 77, S 2. duties imposed on any such articles when xmported directly Hom the place PM, P· 74 · or places of their growth or production. Adgif§¤¤¤H¤¤- Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That upon all s}1ips, vessels, or
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31, 1862. and sixty-two, shall be entered at any custom-house in the United States from any foreign port or place, or from any port or place in the United States, whether ships or vessels of the United States, or belonging wholly or in part to subjects of foreign powers, there shall be paid a. tax or tonnage duty of ten cepts per ton of the measurement of said vessel, in Certain shigstc addition to any tonnage duty now imposed by law: Provided, That the £:§‘;‘;‘;:€:y:,_°g said tax or tonnage duty shall not be collected puorc than once in each year on any ship, vessel, or steamer having a license to trade between P°*"» P- 742- different districts of the United States, or to carry on the bank, whale, or other fisheries, whilst employed therein, or on any ship, vessel, or steamer, to or from any port or place in Mexico, the British provinces of North im`££>3g*b=¤:'¤ fo {Lmcpca, or anx of the West Indxa xslands : Provzdted, agso, Tha}: nothmg M__ umm. ug, mrtlys act coujcamcd shall be deemed m anyw1§c to 1mpau· :my.r1ghbs gud treaty. privileges whxch have been or may be acquired by any formgn uamou under the laws and treaties of the United States relative to the duty on Suspension of tonnage of vessels: Provided, further, That so much of the act of August {’;;g°;l;‘_°i:_; eighteen, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, entitled "An act to authorize voi x5_ P_ 11g_ protection to be given to citizens of the United States who may discover Guam. deposits of guano," as prohibits the export thereof; is hereby suspended pay, p, 142. forsonc yl:-::1- gmx; 2nd zniger Zhc passaglc rglghi? act. m Ec. . n e it uri er enactc , t rom and er the ss _ 'fnrcé how es- of this act, in estimating the allowance for tare on all chests, boxegmgg ""‘“°°casks, bags, or other envelope or covering of all articles imported liable to pay any duty, where the original invoice is produced at the time of making entry thereof; and the tare shall be specified therein, it shall be lawful for the collector, if he shall see fit, or for the collector aud naval ofhccr, if such officer there be, if they shall scc Ht, with the consent of the cousignecs, to estimate the said tare according to such invoice ; but in all other cases the real tare shall be allowed, and may be ascertained under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may from time to time prescribe; but in no case shall there be any allowance for draft. mgwf Novhl, Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first day of be aér:({t£{’,_gt° November, eighteen hundred and yixty-two, no goods, warqs, or merchana£;§*&uit;l$,iii1;:§f>d dxse subject to_;d vqlorem orlspecnfic duty, whether belonging to a person by oath. gr Eason;-res: mg m thef[g1xwd·Smte§ orlotherwie, oy whether acquired [kcgmgd, 1863, t y or mary process 9 grgam an sa c, or ot crwise, shall be gdm1t- ,,;,_ 6,§14_ ed·t0 entry, unless the invoice of such goods, wares, or merchandise be Pon, p. 741.] ggrmcd by the oathfofhthe, owner or one of the owners, or in the absence c owner, one 0 t c party who is authorized b the owner to make Wh?;:!: to certify the shigmenttsrnd sig: the ingozce? F; fhc same, c$rt¥fying that $516 inivoicc anucxc cou ms a rue an mtu u account. i subject to a va cram duty and obtained by purchase, of the actual cost; thereof, and of all Sarge? thezreonsi and that;) no diicounts, bounties, or drawbacks are conme m t c said invoice ut suc as have actuall been allowed on the same; and when consigned or obtained in any {uanuer other than by purchase, the actual market value thereof; and if subject to specific duty, mi?;;?:: ,4. if the aciual quantity ttlicrcof ; wgmgib sgd oaghsshall be sdréxinisterecz by c consu or commcrcm a nt 0 c United States in the istrict w are the goods gre manufaccurcdéeor from which they are sent; and if there bo no consul 01: commercial agent of the United States in the said district, Qu-: verxficatxon hereby required shall be made by the consul or commercmi agent of the United States at the nearest point, or at the port from wh1ch the goods am shipped, in which case the oath shall be administered
