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 550 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 349. 1894. setting forth the grounds of such belieh and supported by oath or aiiirmation of the complainant, may issue, conformably to the Constitution, a warrant directed to the marshal or any deputy marshal 1H the proper district, directing him to search for, seize, and take possession of any such article or thing mentioned in the two preceding sections, and to make due and immediate return thereof to the end that the same may he condemned and destroyed by proceedings, which shall be conducted in the same man ner as other proceedings in the case of municipal seizure, and with the same right of appeal or writ of error. lhchiqcry fur ¤> Sec. 13. That machinery for repair may be imported into the United "°',§g'§{,°,'§f“'m'°“° States without payment of duty, under bond, to be given in double PKS··¤<¤»2¤1¤»1*-4°°· the appraised value thereof, to be withdrawn and exported after said machinery shall have been repaired; and the Secretary of the Treasury i authorized and directed to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to protect the revenue against fraud and secure the identity and character of all such importations when again withdrawn and exported, restricting and limiting the export and withdrawal to the same port of entry where imported, and also limiting all bonds to a period of time of not more than six months from the date of the importation. . Dhcrlmimthagduty Sec. 14. That a discriminating duty of ten per centum ad valorem, $j__¤{'j"*° i" ‘°’°*g“ in addition to the duties imposed by law, shall be levied, collected, and RS-.'¤w-2502.P-459- paid on all goods, wares, or merchandise which shall be imported in rmcy, cm., umn vessels not of the United States; but this discriminating`duty shall not vessels not of the United States, entitled, by treaty or any Act of Congress, to be entered in the ports of the United States on payment of the same duties as shall then be paid on goods, wares, and merchandise imported in vessels of the United States. _ Akégtmnouiyig Sec. 15. That no goods, wares, or merchandise, unless in cases pro- ,,,,,._,.,,,-,,,,g’§.{’° ° vided for by treaty, shall be imported into the United States from any KS-»¤¤·=·W'·P·*“· foreign port or place, except in vessels of the United States, or in such foreign vessels as truly and wholly belong to the citizens or subjects of that country of which the goods are the growth, production, or manufacture, or from which such goods, wares, or merchandise can only Penalty- be, or most usually are, first shipped for transportation. All goods, wares, or merchandise imported contrary to this section, and the vessel wherein the same shall be imported, together with her cargo, tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall be forfeited to the United States; and such goods, wares, or merchandise, ship, or vessel, and cargo shall be liable to be seized, prosecuted, and condemned in like manner, and under the same regulations, restrictions, and provisions as have been heretotbre established for the recovery, collection, distribution, and {emission of tbrfeitures to the United States by the several revenue aws. iampumn. Sec. 16. That the preceding section shall not apply to vessels or kS··‘°°·“°“·*"‘5°· goods, wares, or merchandise imported in vessels of a foreign nation which does not maintain a similar regulation against vessels of the United States. rmpminf nr-sem. SEO. 17. That the_importation_of neat cattle and the hides of neat ,*{j_,f*¤‘l M °** 1********* cattle from any foreign country into the United States is prohibited: rmao. _ Pro vided, That the operation of this section shall be suspended as to ,,§,f_"_j}'_§§;‘,;‘,_,_},f'_,,,?_“‘ any foreign country or countries, or any parts of such country or coun- B-S5Gn3c.2I03,p- 457, tries, whenever the Secretary of the Treasury shall officially determine, "“”" ‘ and give public notice thereof that such importation will not tend to the introduction or spread of contagious or infectious diseases among iugnimm. the cattle of the United States; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and empowered, and it shall be his duty, to make all necessary orders and regulations to carry this section into eifect, or to suspend the same as herein provided, and to send copies thereof to the proper officers in the United States, and to such officers or agents of the United States in foreign countries as he shall judge necessary.
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