540 Trru: xxxrv.——COLLECTl()N OF DUTIES.-—Ch. 4. _ 2 Mar-, 1799. <·- master to the collector of the district for which such merchandise shall ` 22** 3°·"·liP·655· be destined, make entry thereof in writing with the collector, and shall lMn_u,187b,c.89, . . . . ,,_ 19,,, 4g_ in such entry specify the name of the vessel and of her master, 111 which, —(§l;Hm;`; and the port or place `fl'Om which such merchandise was imported, the ’ ·particular marks. numbers denominations. and prime cost including tiff ,5 charges of each particular package or parcel whereof the entry shall con- Ra¤da1_1,1sprague,s1st, Ol', 1f in bulk, the quantity, quality, and prime cost, includin gif? N;¤<;)*·y·f1V¢ charges thereof, particularly specifying the species of money in which 1,;;; UHQPPGUSI the invoices thereof are made out. Such entry shall be subscribed by ,,_ Ly,Q,,m_ j g,,,,; the person making it. if the owner or consignee, in his own name, or, 1f 482; Gray r. Law- another person, lh his name as agent or factor. for the owner or con-
- ¥;<‘¤» 3 mitch-, pignee. dl`he person making suc entry shall also produce to the col-
‘ ector an naval officer if any the original invoices of the merchandise or other documents recieived iii lieu thereof, or concerning the same, iii tge same stage in which they were received, with the bills of lading for t e same; w ich invoices shall be signed by the persons in the offices of the collector and naval officer who have compared and cxa.mined_them. See note to section 2841. ·— Verification of Six:. 2786. The entries to be made by any importer, consignee, or agent, {mf}'- __ a_ under the preceding section, shall be verified by the oath of the person _ 532 making the same. — Bond by agent. Sec. 2787. W hencver any entry is made with the collector of any dis- ·'2jj,,j;`17§: of trict, of merchandise imported into the#United States subject to duty, by 22, ,,_ 36_,·_1,p_(;,57_ any agent, factor, or person, other than the person to whom it belongs, or to whom it is ultimately consigned, the collector shall take a bond with suretv from such agent, factor, or person, in the penal sum of one V thopsand dollars, wkith condition tlgat the actual owner or consignee of suc merc ian ise s all deliver to the collector a. full and correct account of the merchandise imported by him, or for him on his own account., or ' consigned to his care, in the same man_ner and form as required in respect to an entry previous to the landing ot merchandise; which account s all be verified by a like oath, as in the case of an entry, to be taken and subscribed before any ]udge of the United States, or the judge of any court of record of a State, or before any collector of the customs. In case of the payment of the duties at the time of entry, by any factor or agent, on the merchandise entered by him, the condition of the bond s all be to produce the account of the proper owner. Ol' consignee, verified in manner as before directed, within ninety days from the date of such bond. · _Entry when par- _ Sec. 2788. Where the particulars of any merchandise are unknown, pvulars M6 ¤¤- in lieu of the entry prescribed by section twenty-seven hundred and j‘?‘¥‘·__i_99 _ eighty-huge, an eptpy thereoftihall bi mad; and aeceived ascogiing to the a -'ar., T ,_c. c1rcums nces o e case· e par yma mg e same ec ring u n 2?.¤·5*>n‘-Lr·6¤8· path spldthat he lkncziws or icpeipeyeiss cipncerning thlp qualipy and partiiiiiarso emerc an 1se an a e as no other nowle e or information concerning the sanie. g _ Cu:<tody_when 2789. li.'i'henever an entry of merchandise is imperfect, for want };¤;,<>¤¢¢* M ¤¤¤P<*¤‘· pfkinylmces, bilhs ladipg,hor foru1;3y othep cause, the collector shall . · A . L . ,.r a e e mcrc an ISO in o is cus y unti the quantity, quality or
,1,;%,;: value thereof, as the case may require, ican be ascertained. ,
Vessels papers ISec. 2794). The register, or other document in lieu thereof, together (*gl::_<i_tr;<>*l¤<=°<l *0 with the clearance and other papers granted by the officcrs of the cus- ..c.' '__ _ toms to a vessel at her departure from the port from whcncc she may 222 llgr.1, :79%;. have arrived, Mediterranean passports excepted, shall previous to entry ·°·°·»‘· ·l‘·· be produced to the collector with whom such entry is to be made, and sha l remain in his office; and on the clearance of such vessel the register arid other documents shall be l'8t\11'l'lBd to the master or owner of such vesse . cigéibléc ygsseha Sec. 2791. It shall not be necessary for the master of any vessel of war. “ “° °“_ '- _ or of any vessel employed by any prince, or state, as a public packet fol' 222 1;Ti·.,]179s:; the conveyance of letters and dispatches. and not pcrnntted bv the laws ,s.1 ,v. ,p. ‘5 . `
