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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 356. 1922. 977 Sec. 557. Sromxnnn eoons—WA1znnousn PERIOD·—DRAWBACK.—· °”“°‘{fo,g‘°"'-*· Any merchandise subject to duty, with the exception of perishable Amciesaepésiaarn, articles and explosive substances other than firecrackers, may be "*°‘·"*"iSk °'°"'”°"" entered for warehousing and be deposited in a bonded warehouse at the expense and risk of the owner, importer, or consignee. Such t,,,‘g;‘§g‘•gw°’~" "*"“"m merchandise may be withdrawn, at any time within three years from ° the date of importation, for consumption upon payment of the duties and charges accruing thereon at the rate of duty imposed by law upon such merchandise at the date of withdrawal; or may be withdrawn for exportation or for transportation and exportation without the pay- ment of duties thereon, or for transportation and rewarehousing at _ another port: Provided, That the total period of time for which such m’§"§;m_ merchandise may remam in bonded warehouse shall not exceed three years. Merchandise upon which the duties have been paid and which g0§§;‘“;§,,§‘“QgQ’ gr? shall have remained continuously in bonded warehouse or otherwise exportin the custody and under the control of customs orlieers, may be entered or wit drawn at any time within three years after the date of importation for exportation, or for transportation and exportation, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, and upon such entry or withdrawal, 99 per centum of the duties thereon shall be refunded. _ _ Merchandise entered under bond, under any provision of law, may ,,,,Q’§§fi°"‘““°"°' be destroyed, at the re uest and at the expense of the consignee, within the bonded period under customs supervision, in lieu of exportation, and the consignee relieved of the payment of duties thereon. Sec. 558. Rnrmm Amman nnuvnmr or eoons.-—No refimd or mD_';;,!_§§,f*m¥,°,§,§",‘;f,°,§ drawback of duty shall be allowed on the exportation of an mer- gngagrtiiggnczrpom onchandise after its release from the custody or control of the Gyovern- °' ment except in ease of the exportation of articles manufactured or produced m whole or in part from im rted materials on which a drawback of duties is expressly providegdor by law. Sec. 559. Anamioimrzxr on `WAREHOUSE ooons.—Merchandise bggegiglfagsgghgmig remaining in bonded warehouse beyond three years from the date of aamwaimaouea. importation shall be re arded as a andoned to the Government and S”l°’°°°‘ be sold under such regflations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, and the proceeds of sale paid into the Treasury, as in the case of unclaimed merchandise covered by section 493 of this Act, *""‘·P·96*- subject to the payment to the owner or consignee of such amount, if an, as shall remain after deduction of duties, chg, and expenses. _ Sec. 560. Lnasrxo or WAREHOUSES.——Tl16 retar-y of the ,m,Lg°§m,*{*,& {’,§,,§{§,';’“ji Treasury may cause to be set aside any available s ace in a building l¤w¤d· ' used as a customhouse for the storage of bonded merchandise or may lease premises for the storage of unclaimed merchandise or other imported merchandise reclpired to be stored by the Government, and set aside a portion of suc leased premises for the storage of bonded r>ma»._ merchandise: Provided, That no part of any premises owned or ,,,,§§’,E§'*{’,E,§‘{,',§,,,f"s °° leased by the Government ma be used for the storage of bonded merchandise at any ort at which a public bonded warehouse has been established andp is in operation. All the premises so leased °h"'g“·°”°‘ shall be leased on public account and the storage and other cha es shall be de osited and accounted for as customs receipts, andriilie rates therelibr shall not be less than the charges for storage and similar services made at such port of entry by commercial concerns for the storage and handling of merchandise. No collector or other ,,§§,Q°§f,,'{f,,,‘§,‘§§‘,§‘.Q;‘,,§ officer of the customs shall own, in whole or in part, any bonded warehouse or enter into any contract or agreement for the lease or use of any building to be thereafter erected as a {public store or warehouse. No lease of any building to be so used s all be taken for a longer Ti¤¤°¤¤¤i*· period than three years, nor shall rent for any such premises be paid, in whole or in part, in advance. -12150°—23——-62