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 972 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Srzss. II, Ch. 356. 1922. °°'“"°}.‘,§,,§§_,’f°"'·*‘ of not less than $5 nor more than $250 shall be assessed against the pam., _ _ erson Bling such appeal for reappraisement or iplrotest: Provided, n,,°“,§‘$,§‘,,,f"§,'gc_°‘S‘“* That all a peals for reappraisement or protests ed by the same · erson and) raising the same issue shall, if held frivolous by said board, be consolidated and deemed one proceeding for the p1u·pose b,?°c`Z,i§lL'g X} (§,‘§'{§,,°§ of imposing the penalty provided in this section: Promkled further, -*PP°“’-’· That the person against whom such penalty is assessed may have a review by the Court of Customs Appeals of the decision of said board by filin an appeal in said court within the time and in the V°r 3°· P- lm- manner provicged b section 198 of an Act entitled “An Act to codify revise, and amendy the laws relating to the judiciary," approved _ March 3, 1911. A§°,‘§,§mf" G°¤°”’·l Sec. 518. Boann on GENERAL A1’PRAISEBB.··Tl18 Board of General Qiignpwitiw, up- Appraisers shall consist of nine members as now constituted, and all wm m°°°’ °°°' vacancies in said board shall be filled by appointment by the Presi- °dY°‘-3°·P-°8·“¤°¤“· dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not `more . than five of whom shall be appointed from the same political plavtrty '*`“‘“"°· °‘”· and each of whom shall receive a salary of $9,000 a year. ey shall not enggge in any other business, vocation, or employment, and shall hold their office during, good behavior, but may, after due hearing, be removed by the resident for the following causes and °“l$‘{ “N" Y°"‘· no other: N lect of duty, malfeasance in office, or ineiiiciency. The ,,{,'§g{°“l "°“'°” °°"‘ omce of saideioard shall be at the port of New York, and the board and each member thereof shall have and possess all the powers of a district co1n·t of the United States for reservin order, compelling the attendance of witnesses, the prodiiction og evidence, and in mR¤l°¤ M P¤¤=¤¤¤r¤· punishing for contempt. Said board shall have power to establish ` rom time to time such rules of evidence, practice, and procedure, not inconsistent with law, as may be deemed necessary for the conduct of its proceedin, in securing uniformity in its decisions and in the proceedings and dgcisions of the members thereof, and for the rmiam or Board. production, care, and custody of samples and of the records of said oard. One of the members of said board designated for that pu ose by the President of the United States shall act as president olfpthe Board of General Appraisers, and in his absence the member of the aamiumuuve board then present who is senior as to the date of his commission p°`°°”‘ shall act as president. The piresident of the board, or the actin president in his absence, shall ave control of the fiscal affairs and di the clerical force of the board, making all recommendations for appointment, promotions, or otherwise affecting such clerical force; mg¢j*Q¤2y;·Bg;g¤¤fg; he may at any time before trial, under the rules of the said board, outside timings. assign or reassign any case for hearing or determination, or both, and shall designate a general appraiser or board of three general appraisers and such clerical assistants as may be necessary to proceed to any port within the jurisdiction of the United States for the purpose of hearing or of hearing and determining cases assigned for hearing at such port, and shall cause to be prepared and prgomul ated dockets Nfv{QgrS;§¤“Yfm¤ there or. General appraisers, stenographic cler *, andg Government counsel shall each be allowed and paid his necessary expenses of travel and his reasonable expenses, not to exceed $10 per day, in the case of general appraisers and Government counsel, and $8 per day _ _ _ _ in the case of stenographic clerks, actually incurred for maintenance b,,l§§§‘;f‘°" ""° “"°° while absent from New York on official business. Said general appraisers shall be divided into three boards of three members each for the purpose of hearing and deciding appeals for the review of reappraisements of merchandise, and of hearing and deciding protests ,,,,§,’§;l}'$‘*s by °‘d°’ °‘ agmnst decisions of collectors. A board of three general appraisers or a general appraiser shall have ower to order an analysis of im- PWM me of ported merchandise and reports tiiereon by laboratories or bureaus imras. ’ " of the United States. The president of the board shall assign three of the general appraisers to each of the said boards and shall designate