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 960 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 356. 1922. °”¤°’;,::°"’·*· and the salvors of merchandise saved from a wreck at sea or on or ` alonlg a coast of the United States may, for such p1u·poses, be regarded as the cons ees. ` mia. Sec. 484lg]IB1~rrnr.—(a) Except as provided in sections 490, 498, E,.,.,p¤.,,,§f’“""°‘ ·552, and 553 and in subsection _(d) of section 315 of this Act, the consignee of imported merchandise shall make entry_therefor either in person or by an agent authorized by him m writing under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such “"'°‘ entry shall be made at the customhouse within forty-eight hours, exclusive of Simda and holidays, after the entry of the importing vessel or report ofylzhe vehicle, or after the arrival at the port o destination in the case of merchandise transported in bond, unless the collector authorizes in writing a longer time. ‘°'°“’°*°*¤°*·•·’· (b) No merchandise stan be aamiaea to entry unda- the provisions of this section without the production of a certified invoice E‘°°¥**‘m~ therefor, except that entry may be permitted ifomuams mm- (1) The co ector is satisfied that the failure to produce such u"‘ invoice is due to causes beyond the control of the person making · ,n;'?‘*¤**¤*" ?2l’Such person makes a verified declaration in writing that he is unable to produce such invoice and (A) Eles therewith a seller’s or shipper’s invoice, or (B) if he is not in possession of a seller’s or ship er’s invoice files therewith a statement of the value, or the price paid? in the form of an invoice; and mgm rw production (3) Such person gives a bond in a penal sum to be fixed by the ‘ Secretary of the Treasury for the production of such certified invoice within six months, and the payment of the penal sum so fixed as liquidated damages in the event such invoice is not so produced. Pr§Q§cg,;*¤di¤¢ *° *>° (c) The consrgnee slplall produce the bill of lading at the time of _ _ making entry, except t at ,§’,l,‘Q,°,§’d"]‘ '°°°*P‘·°“·· (1) the collector is satisfied that no bill of lading has been issued, the shipping receipt or other evidence satisfactory to the collector mtmtcqwitmt, may brqwlaccepped mlreu thereof, and _ gqrmjg .,,,5;,,;,,,;;,,. (..) _ e co ector is authorized to permit entry  to release iner- °””"°Y "°° · chandise from customs custody without the production of the bill of lading if the person making such entry gives a bond satisfactory to the collector, m a sum equal to not less than one and one—half times the invoice value of the merchandise, to produce such bill of lading, to relieve the collector of all liability, to indemnif the collector against loss, to defend every action brought upon a claim for loss or damage, by reason of such release from customs custody or a failure _ to produce such bill of lading and to entitle any person injured by $¤**°¤\>°¤¤· reason of such release from customs custody to sue on such bond in his own name, without making the collector a party thereto. Any person so injured by_such release may sue on such bond to recover Mmmm m t W anyipiaénages sp susltappid by  h hl wm., an _· ° uc en rys a e sr¤·ne theconsi ee, or `s ent, and Y in shall set forth such facts in rggard tg the imporgzgtion as the-iigecretary of the Treasury may require for the purpose of assessing duties and to secure a proper examination, inspection, appraisement, and liquidation, and shall be accompanied by s_uch invoices, bills of lading, certificate; docuguents as are required by law and regulations pro- E. m a ereun er. hill The _Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce ,,,1p,,,p,,m{°‘ mm"` are authorized and directed to establish from time to time for statistical purposes an enumeration of articles in such detail as in their _ _ judgment _ may be necessary, comprehending all merchandise memmms. imported into the United States, and as a part of the entry there shall be attached thereto or included therein an accurate statement specifying, m terms of such detailed enumeration, the kinds and