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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 407. 1890.14] act_0f Congress relating to the revenue, together with copies of the rulings un er which repayments were made. SEO. 25. That from and after the taking eifect of this act no col- Nmusbmty or mi. lector or other officer of the customs shall bein any way liable to },°,§§$,°,‘,;j§§,;Si“ “PP°“" any owner, importer, consignee, or agent of any merchandise, or ` any other person, for or on account of any rulings or decisions as to the classincation of said merchandise or the duties charged thereon, or the collection of any dues, charges, or duties on or on account of said merchandise, or any other matter or thing as to which sa1d owner, importer, consignee, or agent of such merchandise mpght, under this act, be entitled to appeal from the decision of said co ector or other officer, or from any oard of appraisers proviged for inrplhis act. Ec. 26. at any person who shall give, or offer to 've or romise Bum. ¤¤<=· to give any money or thing of value, directly or indgiiectlyd) to any ¤i;€¥i¥g§?¤"mg’°°°" officer or employee of the nited States in consideration of or for any act or omission contrary to law in connection with or pertaining to the importation, appraisement, entry, examination, or inspection of goods, wares, or merchandise including herein any baggage, or of the liquidation of the entry thereof, or shall by threats or demands, or promises of any character attempt to improperly iniiuence or control any such onicer or employee of the United States as to the performance of his official duties shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars, or be imprisoned at 1>¢-muy. hard labor not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court; and evidence of such giving, or offering, or promising to mmm give, satisfactory to the court in w ich such trial is ad, shal be regarded as prima facie evidence that such giving or offering or romisin was contrary to. law, and shall put upon the accused the burden of proving that such act was innocent, and not done with an Burden of pmt. unlawful intention. Sec. 27. That any officer or employee of the United States who A¤ki¤z,¤¤ki¤z,em., shall, excepting for lawful duties or fees, solicit, demand, exact or b'"°°’· receive from any person, directly or indirectly, any money or thing of value, in connection with or pertaining to the importation, appraisement, entry, examination, or inspection of goods, wares, or merchandise, including herein any baggage, or iquidation of the entry thereof, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding five Penney. thousand dollars, or be imprisoned at hard labor not more than two years, or both, in the discretion of the co1u·t. And evidence of such ¤M¤¤¤¤- soliciting, demanding, exacting, or receiving, satisfactory to the court in which such trial is had, sha be regarded as prima facie evidence that suc 1 soliciting, demanding, exacting, or receiving was contrary to law, and shall put upon the accused the burden o proving that Burden or pm:. such act was innocent and not with an unlawful intention. Sec. 28, That any baggage or personal eifects arriving in the mmnaengpc ofpemm United States in transit to any foreign country may be delivered by ' the parties having it in charge to the collector of the proper district, to be by him retained, without the payment or exaction of any import duty, or to be forwarded by suc collector to the collector of the port of departure and to be delivered to such parties on their departure for their foreign destination, under such_rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Sec. 29. That sections twenty-six hundrc and eight, twentypight wgergé ¤f P- S-. hundred and thirty-eight, twenty-eight hundred and thirty-nine, zsziazsss, twenty-eight hundred and forty-one, twenty-eight hundred and as-n,sma, fort -three, twenty-eight hundred and forty-five, twenty-eight hun- 2845.2863, dredy and fiftv-three, twenty-eight hundred and fifty-four, twenty- @54,2856, eight hundred and fifty-six, twenty-eight hundred and fifty-eight, ms, twenty-eight hundred and sixty, twenty-nine hundred, and twenty- zssazaca, nine hundred and two, twenty-nine hundred and five, twenty-nine mm, hundred and seven, twenty-mne hundred and eight, twenty-nine $907.9iB.