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 576 Trrmc xxxrv.—COLLECTIN OF DUTlES.—Cr1. 7. Ports at which Sec. 2990. When an r merchandise except wine, distilled s irits and 5 7 P _ P $ ·°r m"Sp° me of New York Bfiiladel hia. Boston, Baltimore, Portland in Maine, Port m bond. a 6) _ _ r—-——-—;— Huron, Detroit, New rleans, Toledo. and San Francisco, shall appea1· 25;* J“;g'· fsf? °‘ by the invoice or bill of lading and by the manifest to be consigned to and 2y0f s' "` ’p` destined for either of the ports specified in section two thousand nine 20April,1871,c. hundred and ninety-seven, the collector at the port of arrival shall permit 21r¤·15·V·17»P·10· the owner agent or consignec to make entry thereof for warehouse or 345`M29 12;,2* °‘ immediate,transportation, in triplicate, setting forth the particulars in j., j,[,,}_?j8yg, ,._ such entry and the route by which such merchandise is to e forwarded, 23, r. 19, p. 7. whether by land or water. Phe entry having been compared with the 1*1 AW-, 187*1 ¢· invoice and duly sworn to, and such an examination of the merchandise 270· '· 19· p' 132 having been made as will satisfy the customs officers that the same corresponds with the manifest and invoicea and tlhe duties estinpttedbondthe value and quantit of the invoice, an on the execution o a on as hereinafter provided. the collector shall deliver the same to be immediately transported to such port of destination, at the sole cost and risk of such owne1·, agent, or consignee. B ttt fM h14,18"6, .23, *.19, .",th `il f sectiiodsatilvd ghoushiid nine hlundzred arid ningyl to iwihnthddgdnod nine hundred and ninety-seven, inclusive, were extended to the port of Genesee, in the State of New York. and by statute of August 14, 187% c. 2170, vh19, p. 1§9,£the;  privilages were extended to Saint Pau in theco ection- is ric o. inneso. Examination of Sec. 2991. The collector of the port shall give priority in time to the '“°"°h““d‘”P f" examination of merchandise imported to any of the ports of entry named ir£i?9;t2ii°Y`L~ in the preceding section, and designed for any port designated by section 14 July, 1870. c- two thousand nine hundred and ninetv-seven, for the purpose of for- 223- ”· 22- "· l6· 1’· warding the same to its port of destiiiation, and the examination shall 1}, M,,,__1876,,._ not necessitate the transportation of merchandise  the warehouse or 23, r. 19, p. 7. appraisexfs office. Such merchandise so entered for immediate transpor- 14 Avy-,1876,o tation shall not be sub]ect to appra1sement and liquidation of duties at 27°· "· 19· P· 132 the poit of first arrival, but shall undergo such examination as the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem necessary   verify the invoice and entry, and the same examination and appraisement thereof shall be required and had at the port of destination as would have been required at the port of original importation if such merchandise had been entered for consumption or warehouse at such port. Transportation Sec. 2992. The bond for transportation shall be in a penal sum of at tf“i__ least double the invoice value of the merchandise with the duties added, 14 Julv, 1870, c. and in such form, and with such number of sureties, not less than two, 255. S- 36. 1’· 16» P- as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury; and the sure- 27*}; Mm 1876 (_ ties shall justify, by affidavit taken before the collector of customs and 23, ,._ l9’;'_ ;·_` attached to the bond, in an amount at least double the penalty of the 14 Aug., 1876, o. bond, and the collector shall certify to their sufficiency; and the bond 270. 1*- 19,1*- 139- may he executed at the port of final destination, and transmitted to the col`ector at the port of _ rst arrival, by the surveyor. _ Carriers. bac. 2993. Merchandise so entered for transportation shall be dehvered igiqfgyg to and transported by common carriers, to be esignated for this purpose 255,s_ 3i,’v_ 16: by the Secretary of the Treasury. and to or by none others; and such 270. carriers shall be responsible to the United States as common carriers for 1~1_·V¢"·· 1$76» ¢· the safe deliverly of such merchandise to the collector at the port of its 23;l"}3§p‘18;6 C destination; an before any such carriers shall be permitted to receive 2y0_ ,,_ 19;’p_ 13h_` and transport any such merchandise they shall become. bound to the United States in bonds of such form and amount, and with such conditiions not inlmpsistent with law, and such security as the Secretary of the reasury s a require. Lock and seals. Sec. 2994. Merchandise transported under the provisions of this Titlo ' · shall be conve ed in cars vessels or vehicles. secure] fastened with 5 Apru, 1872, c. Y r _, Y se, v, 17, p, 50, locks or seals, under the exclusive control of the officers of the customs; 14 Mar., 1876, c. and inspectors shall be stationed at proper points alongi tho dGS1g’¤¤Wd 23;;·x}9· 1*,;,6 C routes, or upon any car, yessel, vehicle, or train, at the iscretion of the 270, ,._ 'fgfp mgSecretary, and at the expense of the companies respectively. Such mol`- chandise shall not be un aden or transshipped between the ports of first
 * ’“*"Y"‘“Y b°rL“‘}d° perishable or e losive articles, or articles in bulk, imported at the ports