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 566 TI-M xxm.-00Lm:cr10z< OF DUT11¤:s.-cn. e. if such gxerson be the owner, importer, or consignee, the appmiscment which the appraisers, or collector and naval officer, where there are no legal appraisers, may make of the merchandise shall be final and conclusive. Forgemm, 50,- Sec. 292-}. Any person who shall willfully and curruptly swear falsely pjrjggy. on an examination before any appraiser. or collector and naval officer., 30 Aug,1842. c- shall be deemed guilty of per]ury: and if he- is the owner. importer, or 27°~“·l7y"·5·P·564· consignec, the merchandise shall he forfeited. [Secs5B9i-1 Bondtv prvduve Sec. 2925. Whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary of the 'l`rca¤ury, Hf?"} _,_,_- it may be necessary in order to carry into full effect the laws for the col- 14$83§“$'·41;3(}1§‘ laction of the revenue, hg muy authorize the collector of any district into 2{{;;,]m§ i8%6  Ci whnch merchandise, sub]ect to duty, may be im rted, to require the 136, e·. 18, p. 60. owner, importer} or consignce of such mcrchanchsa, to give bond, in a. sum not exceeding the value of such merchandise, that he will roduca or cause to he produced, within u. reasonable time, to be iixcdphy the Secretary, such proof as the Secretary may deem necessary. and as is in the power of the owner, importer, or vonsignee, to obtain, to enable the collector to ascertain the class or description of nmnufucturcx Ol' rate of duty, to which such merchandise is justlv `liable. Storing goods Sec. 2926. All merchandise, of which incomplete entry hun been made, with incomplete or an entry without the specification of particulars. either for want of "'*“f*f°€F· _ the original invoice, or for any other cause, or which has received dum- 2 Mar., 1799, c. age during the voyage, shall be conveyed to some warehouse or store- 2.44-52»\= L 15665- house. to be designated by the collector, in the parcels or packages con- 39?2{"2';‘*g8{é‘#;;‘ taining the same, there to remain with due and reasonable mrc, at the lgla “ ’’ 'expense and ri¤k of the oyvner 01* consignee, under the care of some —§jA é£i profmr officer, untnl the particulars, cost, or V2B] l1t‘, as the case m ny require, 1‘Cu8  38b  ’ shallhavc been ascertu1ncd either by the exhibition of the orngmal invoice ’ thereof, or by apprsusement, at the 0pt1cm of the owner, importer, or consignee; und until the duties thereon shall have been aid, or secured to be paid. und u permit granted by the collector- for tha cfhlivcrv thereof. Damaged goods. Sec. 2927. In respect to articles that have been damaged (turing the —éj,E; f]yg9:j:; voyage, whether subject to a duty ad vulorem, or chargeable with n spa- ·¥-·——é— ascertain and certify to what rata or percentage tha merchandise is dam- . elten 1. The . . . Collecwn 5 Walk agcd, and the rate of percentage of damage, so 9S08PM1H6d and certified. 113; Shgltgn T, s all be deducted from the omgmul amount, sub]ect to a duty ad vulorcm. Au¤ti¤,1C1iff..388· or from the actual or original number, weight, or measure, on which specitic duties would have been computed. 1\$0 allowance, however, for the damage on any merchandise, that has been entered, and on which the duties have be-en id, or secured to be paid, and for which u permit has boon granted to th; owner 01* consignec thereof, and which may on examinhng the same prove to ba damafed, shall be made, unless Eroof to ascertsun such damage shall be lodge in the custom-house of the port where such mere-hanggse bus been landed, within ten days after the landing of suc marc an asc-. w racked and Sun. 29:28. Before any merchandise which may he taken from any wreck damaged goods. shall be admitted to an entry, the same shall he appraised; and the same ` { Mm. 182g; proceedings shall be ordered and executed in all cases where u reduction 21, ¤.21,v. 3,p. 736. of duties shall he claimed on account of damage which any merchandise Shelton (TUE shall have sustained in the course of the vovugc; and in all cases where §7gf¢;l$a<>Qv52"¤;*l-» the owner, imgaorter. consigrwe. or agent shall be dissatisfied with such B1‘aich "& gf"`1‘{‘ ;; u.ppt·a.1se1]1ent. e shall be entitled to t o privileges of appeal as provided Shelton ,. Aémn; for in thns T1tle. 1 (`liff., 391. R,,`-Mon of ,1, Sm:. 2Q2Q. The principal appraisers shall revise and correct the report mp. of the assistant appraisers as they may judge proper, and report to the colgg May, 1H3Q, (2 lector their decision thereon. If the collector deems emv appmismncnt of [—§L=g;?;$-4,v;;!Q9- goodstoo low. he may order a 1-e-uppiuisemem. eithe} by the principal l $:z1 •;\'}; i;f   ugpranserg, pr by th me me rchant.s desngnated by him for that purpose, W!10 · ·¤ · mall bg 01h1Z03b of the l mtad States; and muy cause the duties to be c argc uncor mgly. [su 5 sm.,]
 * >2,¤,52,v_1,p_655, 01hc duty, mther by number, weight, or measure, the appraisers shall