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Trrnm xxx1v.—COLLEC'1`ION OF DUTIES. —Ch. 6. 569 appraiser, or ang assistant appraiser, deem it necessary. When the Secretary of the reasury, however, from the character and description of the merchandise, may of the opinion that the examination of a less proportion of packages will amply fprotect the revenue, he may, by special regulation, du·ect a ess number 0 kages to be examined. Ec. 2940. The Secretary, of the Tlfeasury may, on the nomination of Examiners at the appraiser, appoint suc number of examiners at the port of New New York- York as the Secretary may in writing determine to be necessary, to aid 21 July, 1356, c_ each of the assistant appraisers in the examination, ins ction, and 284, s. 4, v. 14, p. appraisemeut of merchandise. N o person shall be appointednguch exam- 303- ine r who is not, at the time of his appointment, practically and thoroughly acquainted with the character, quality, and value of the article in the examination and appraisement of which he is to be employed; nor shall any such examiner enter upon the dischar e of his duties, as such, until he shall have taken and subscribed an 02151 faithfully and diligently to discharge such duties. [See 5 2745-1 Sec. 2941. No appraiser, assistant appraiser, examiner, clerk, veriher, Abppraiser, &c., sampler, messenger, or other person employed in the departments of “" °W Y9’k mat appraisal at the port of New York, or any of them, shall engage or be gsgngage m hu" employed in any commercial or mercantile business, or act as agent for rgfygyjggsjr any person engaged in such business, durin the term of his appointment. 2s-1,e.5,v.i4, p.1¥03i ao. 2942. All provisions relating to the duties of appraisers, orto any Duties of approceedings consequent or dependent upon the action of such appraisers gaieers at New and not inconsistent with the provisions relating to the appraiser and assiitant appraisers at the port of New York, shall be construed to apply 2,57 giiyigsee, e. f,() f, (gm_ ,s. ,V. ,}).803. Sec. 2943. One of the assistant appraisers at the port of New York APP¤¤i¤eF*><> i¤- shall be detailed by the appraiser for the su rvision of the department gm d““‘“g"0 for the examination of merchandise damagedé on the voya e of 1mporta- ¤.-+t— tion, and as far as practicable to make examinations andg appraisals of E7 J “lY• _1800· °· such or any other merchandise as the appraiser may direct. and in 41113,* °‘ 3* " 14* P' cases truly to re rt to him the extent 0 such damage, or the true value " of the merchandihe appraised, as the case may be, according to law; such report to be subject to revision, correction, and approval by the aplpraiser, andlto be transmitted to the collector in the same manner as ot er a raisa s. Sec. Ifill-14. If at any time, from an increase of importation, or from any Labor beyond other cause, there shall be found upon the floors of the public stores in “_¤j§Lh°“’¤· ___ the city of New York an accumulation of merchandise awaiting appraise- 27 Juiy, ieee, C, ment, the appraiser shall, under regulations established by the Secretary 284, s- 9, v. 14, p- of the Treasury, direct the assistant appraisers, and others associated 303- with them in this branch of the (public business, to devote time beyond the usual business hours, in each ay, during daylight, to their respective duties, so that the business of appraisement may be faithfully and more promptly dispatched. Sec. 2945. Any merchant who shall be chosen by the collector to _Pe¤¤1ty fer demake any appraisement required under any act respecting imports and ;l‘“;;§,,;" M ““ tonnage, and who shall, after due notice of such choice has been given PPs_!...- to him in writing, decline or neglect to assist at such appraisement, shall 2,1 Y’,I;·*·· ,;823,3g· be subject to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars, and to the costs of *S‘ *v‘ ’p‘ ‘ prosecution therefor. [See SS 2609, 2610» 2680-1 Sec. 2946. When merchandise is entered at ports where there are no Appmisementby ap raisers, the mode hereinbefore prescribed of ascertaining the foreign *°‘·'€¤¤° °m¢€”· vaiixe thereof shall be carefully observed by the revenue officers to whom 30 Aug., 1842, c. is committed the estimating and collection of duties. [See S wie-1 _ 270,¤.22,v.5, p.566. Sec. 2947. The Secretary of the Treasury shall have authority to dn-ect Appraisegnent in the appraisers for any collectiontdistrictto attend in_any other collection- ‘!%‘§M%@£?F d1str1ct for the purpose of apprsusing any merchandise imported therein. 21,s,16,,,r3,p,,y35- Sec. 2948. No portion of the additional duties provided by this Title Additionslduties shall be deemed a line, penalty, or forfeiture, for the purpose of being not fines. distributed to an officer of the customs, but the whole amount thereof, 1, Feb ,846 C when received, shall be paid directly into the Treasury. 7, ,_ 3, ,,_"9, P_ §_ ` Bing v. Maxwell, 17 How., 147; U. S. v. Collier, 3 Blatch., 325.