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182 SIXTY·THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 16. 1913. °°‘¤°¥¤ ¤”¤”· b this A t d th t al tit thereo.f· and that no diferent nm°¤_°mm°°d` igvoice ofctlieahlnerchiniidislh mcdggildneii in the iiivoice so produced has $'=¤*¤¤&g1¤° ¤' ¤¤· been or will be furnished to anyone. If the merchandise was actually mmypu purchased, or agreed to be ptuchased, the declarationshcll also contain a statement that the currency in which such mvoice IS made out IS that which was actually paid for the merchandise by the purchaser, ?*°d¤¤'*¤ *¤*¤° or"§ Thin`; be Pm? gd, or (la effects accom anying the . ex case o erso °°§&i?¤iS; do iriigbrtation of anly merchandise exceeding $100 in "‘ value sd be aclhrnittcd to entry vgtlcout the ‘proda1§:i:z11on of addully certifi ioeereoas uired `aworoan avitmaey the oyvnelifviiriporter, or conrgrggnee, besfore the collectcr or_his deputy,

 shomzgnghy it is nnyilracticable to produce such_ mvo1ce; and no

am cxamm. amy _ be made m the absence of a certified invoice, upon ailidavnt as oresaid, such aiiidav1t_be accompamed by a statement m the far;-ndcgc mvoiwagpg othicrwgse, sgigwitgg the actual lcost of such merc ui-ch or o tam o erwisethan ypurchase the actual xixarget value ’or wholesale rice thereof at the time of exportation to the United States in the principal markets of the V•¤*¤**¤¤· countrly time saae caphc been imported, which statement v y e oa o owner 1mpo` rter consignee or ages clearing to malre may of as meanings, to bt Evwsmo required- by collector or his deputy, and it shall be lawful for the collector gi; his detpEit|:*kt;1•c)exammcn¥he deponent own, touching the urees_o _ wledge orma on or m epremises an to reqiure to produch any letter}, pager, or statement of acdount m his possession, or under his contre , w ch may assist the officers of I¤¤¤¢¤f¤¤¤¤¤· m tlhlci actuatlhvalue oftithe uclportation or gory p ereoanm a osu produconwenso such owner, importeryconsignee, or agent shall bt thereaftexlieclialhliafmd from prcducing anyisuch letter, paper, or statement for the purpose of avo1d.1ng any ad tional duty, penalty, or forfeiture incurred under this Act, unless he shall show to the satisfaction of the court or the ° officers of the customs, as the case may be, that it was not in his “°"°*"’*"°°°°’°°- power to reduce the same when so demanded; and no merchandise shall be agtmtted to entry under the provisions of this section unless the collector shall be satisfied that the failure to produce a duly certified invoice IS due to causes bcylond the control of the owner, consignee, "°'“°D_,°,_;_,ms ,0, or agent thereof: Provided at the Secretary of the Treasury ma pmxueus make rzgqlatxons by which books, magazines, and other periodicalg publ1sh_ and imported m successive parts, numbeis or volumes, and entitled to be imported free of duty, shall require but one declasurmquenc nr¤d¤¤· ration for the entireseries. And whenen of merchandise eedin W"' °"'"°i°°` $100 in value is made by a statement in¤&e form of an ingdizce the collector shall require a bond for the production of a duly certified mvoice. mgwxgtgnmx is _ "F. That whenever merchandise imported into the United States vasc,p.»z,m»¤a. is entered by mvoice, a declaration u on a form to be prescribed by °°‘ the Secretary of the Treasury, according to the nature of the cme shall be file with the collector of the port at the time of ent bv A¤¤¤¤¤¤¤•¤¤¤. the owner, importer, consiinee, or agent, which declaration sdry filed shall be duly signed by the owner, importer, consignee, or a nt before the collector, or before a notary public or other officer dill authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments}: P - plnder mgxrigcltions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury: !n»%·•h;mn¤v“ ch;-avg, _ at 1f (pay o the mvoices or bills of lading of any mer- ,,,hg.,.,d,, an importe m any one vessel which should ctherwme be embraced 1I1.S8ld entry have not been received at the date of the entry the declaration may state the fact, and thereupon such merchandise of which the invoices or bills of are not produced, shall not