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 TITLE XXXW.—COLLELTlON OF DUTIES.-·Ch. 10. 591 served. and, upon depositing with such collector or other officer a bond 18 ·1¤ly, 1866, v- to the United States in the penal sum of two hundred and fiftv dollars, 2°*· "· *2· V- *‘*· P- with two sureties, to he approved by such collector or other officeri, con- ISL ditioned that, in case of the condemnation of the articles so claimed, the obligors shall pay all the costs and expenses of the proceedings to obtain such condemnation. Such collector or other officer shall transmit the same, with the dvuplicate list and description of the articles seized and claimed, to the United States district attorney for the district, who shall proceed for a condemnation of the property in the ordinary mode pre~ scribed by law. Sec. 3077. If no such claim shall be filed or bond given within the Sale of property twenty days above specified, such collector or other officer shall give not ’°*”°‘*· less than fifteen days’ notice of the sale of the propertv so seized, by ”A2‘April,1844,4·. publication in the manner before mentioned; and, at the time and place 8, S- l V- 5, p- 653· specified in such notice, he shall sell at public auction the property so *8 ·l‘*[Y· *“6» °· seized, and shall deposit the proceeds, after deducting the actual ex uses 131* S` 12* v` 14* p' of such seizure, publication, and sale, in the Treasury of the United ` States, as shall be directed by the Secretary of t-he Treasury. The collector; however, shall have power to adjourn such sale fromltime to time for a period not exceeding thirty days in all. Sec. 3078. Any person claiming to be interested in the property sold Application for under the provisions of the prece ing section may, within three months '°!*******°** °‘ my after such sale, atpply to the Secretary of the Treasury for a remission of ET]l°’ &°‘. the forfeiture an a restoration of the proceeds of such sale, and the same 18 July, 1866. c, may be granted by the Secretary upon satisfactory proof, to be furnished  “· *3· V- *4» P- in such manner as he shall direct, that the a plicant, at the time of the ' seizure and mle of the property in question, did not know of the seizure, and was in such circumstances as prevented him from knowing of the same, and that such forfeiture was incurred without willful negligence or any intention of fraud on the part of the owner of such property. Sec. 3079. If no application for such remission or restoration shall be _Distrib¤ti¤n.__ made within three months after such sale, the Secretary of the Treasury 2 Apfil, 1844, c- shall then cause the proceeds of such sale to be distributed in the same 8· if}`; 5·1lgb6654· manner as if such property had been condemned and sold in pursuance 201, B_ 13,*, 1,1*; of a decree of a competent court. 181. i ° Sec. 3080. Whenever seizure shall be made of any property which, Sale of perishin the opinion of the appraisers, is liable to perish or waste, or to be ¤l>l¢ ¤Pti¢le¤· greatlv reduced in value by keeping, or which cannot be kept without 18 July, 1866, 6 great disproportionate expense, whether such property consists of live 201,s. 15, v. 14, pp. animals or merchandise, and when the property thus seized shall not l8r18?· exceed five hundred dollars in value, and when no claim shall have (3,,,,1,,, ,,_ Sm,- been interposed therefor as is hereinbefore provided, the appraisers, if nnrd,17 Vllsll.,398. requested by the collector or principal officer makinglthe seizure, at the time when such appraisal is made, s all certify on oat in their appraisal their belief that the pro rty seized is liable to speedy deterioration, or that the expenses of its keeeping will largely reduce the net proceeds of the sale; and in case the appraisers thus certify, such collector or other officer may proceed to advertise and sel1 the same at auction, by giving notice for such time as he may think reasonable, but not less than one week, of such seizure and intended sale, by advertisement as is hereinbefore provided; and the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States, subject, nevertheless, to the payment of such claims as shall be pgesented within three months from the day of sale, and allowed b the cretary of the Treasury. Sec. 3081. The collectors ofythe several districts of the United States, Release on pay- in all cases of seizure of any merchandise for violation of the revenue **:3**; °f ’*l’P*"**°°‘* laws, the ap raised value of which, in the district wherein such seizure lL_;, shall be made, does not exceed one thousand dollars, are hereby author- 8 Mar, 1863, <·- ized, subjert to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury to release 76» “·5·V·*2·l’·"°· Such merchandise on payment of the appraised value thereo. _ Sec. 3082. If any person shall frau ulently or knowingly import or Cpncealinqpr bring into the United States, or assist in so doing, any merchandise, E;*Y;*€°§°°d¤ 1* contrary to law, or shall receive, conceal, buy, sel, or in any manner _.°l.__T"i' _.