IQQ FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. GH. 391. 1874. Summary hearing situated, setting forth, truly and particularly, the facts and circum. by di¤m°°J“dg°· stances of the case, and praying for relief, such judge shall, if the cage, in his judgment, rexpuulfes, proceed to linquire, in) in summary marmergéltg I the circumstances o the case a suc ‘ reasona e imc as may e e D. wc, moms by him for that purpose, of which the district attorney and the collector nnalzeiieean to nie shall be notified by the petitioner, m order that they may attend and noticed or nearing. show cause why the petition should be refused. _ Hmm b 6 for B Sec. 18. That the summary investigation hereby provided for may be · g · - held before the 'ud e to whom the petition IS presented, or, if he shall judge) 013 00mm1B J g _ , , , . sinner-. so direct, before any United States comméssngier for sgcth) district, and - the facts appearing thereon shall be state an annexe t_ e petition c0,I,`;°g;:!;°i,?:;;;G$g and, together with a certified copy of the ev1dence, transmitted the be annexed to pen- Secretary of the Treasury, who shall thereupon have power to mitigate
- 0**- , , or remit such line, penalty, or forfeiture, or remove such disability, or
S Tia,?,""?} °T’;0;; any part thereof, ily in his opinion, the same shall have been incurred nigga y without willful negligence or any intention of fraud in the person or Secrotazymaymit- persons incurring the same, and to direct the prosecution, if any shall l·‘·¥=*·°° °' '°“!i° ““°“» have been instituted for the recovery thereof, to cease and be discong”Qg0‘;,%s;L;,2g?` tinued upon such terms or conditions as he may deem reasonable and just. Omcm ccmptm Sec. 19. That it shall not be lawful for any officer or officers of the mining or nearing United States to compromise or abate any claim of the United States cla; m of fdlecmcd arising under the customs laws, for any ge, penalty, or fogfeitplrpl in· Sui Y ° ° °“5'- curred by a violation thereof- and any officer or person w o s a so Poet, 303. compromise or abate any such, claim, or attempt to make such compromise or abatement, or in any manner relieve or attempt to relieve from such line, penalty, or forfeiture, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, Penalty. on conviction thereof, shall suffer imprisonment not exceeding ten years, and be fined not exceeding ten thousand dollars: Provided, lumever, _S° °r°* MY ‘?fThat the Secretary of the Treasury shall have power to remit any fines, 1”°“““"y ”‘°’y '°““° penalties or forfeitures or to compromise the same, in accordance with ll 6 S8; O! G0mpl.‘0- existing 7 _ I mlgiipligenin to See- Sec. 20. That whenever any application shall be made to the Secre-
- ,°W5' °F T¥°”°’{, tary of the Treasury for the mitigation or remission of any fine, pen-
,{’,f6s",”§,;_“fo'Q’,,’f,,}’y alty, or forfeiture, or the refund of any duties, in case the amount indigtpict gtttgrngy volved is not less than one thousand dollars, the applicant shall notify and collector. the district attorney and- -the collector of customs of the district in Collector and_at- which the duties, line, penalty, or forfeiture accrued; and it shall be g°l'¤°g' P0 liuxlslfthe duty of such collector and district attorney to furnish to the Secre ,,§§f° $*7,, Q`}, trgcat tary of the Treasury all practicable information neces ary to enable him United States. to protect the interests of the United States. - Settlements, after Sec. 21. That whenever any goods, wares, and merchandise shall have one year, in absence been entered and passed free of duty, and whenever duties upon any gg ,’;2*;‘;*u§M;f,‘;*°°*» imported goods, wares, and merchandise shall have been liquidated and ‘ pan? and such goods, wares, and merchandise shall have been delivered to the owner importer, agent or consignee such entry and passage free of duty andhéuch settlement df dutiels shall,, afger tge egpiration of one year from the time of entry in the a sence of rau an in the a sence of protest by thle owner, importer, agent, or ccnsignee, be final and cone usive upon a parties. , ` Sum *9 UB °°m· Sec. 22. That no suit or acldon to recover any pecuniary penalty or
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United States shall bejnstituted unless such suit or action shall be com- . J menced withih three years after the time when such penalty or forfeit- Time of ab ence ure shall have accrued: Provided, That the ·t1me of the absence from f$,<>¤¤» Umm? _S*:¤:¤ the United States of the person subject to such·penalty or forfeiture, or
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_ with1n this period of limitation. c£:;;*2lls:·l;:;¤3;i¤ » Sec. 23. That in lieu of the salaries, moieties, and perquisites of what camever name or nature, and commissions on disbursements, now paid to and received by the collectors, naval omcers, and surveyors connected with the customs service in the several collection districts of the United
