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ACT XXV.
31
A.D. 1836.]
XV. And it is hereby enacted, that the Board or other controlling
authority of customs shall determine what goods shall be admitted into
every public warehouse, in what manner, and on what terms; and shall
from time to time fix rates of hire for every public warehouse, or for
the custody o.f goods therein ; and a table of the rates so fixed shall be placed
in a conspicuous part of every such warehouse.
XVI. And it is hereby enacted, that the owners or consignees of goods
lodged in a public or licensed warehouse under this Act, or their agents,
shall have access to their goods at any time within the hours of business,
in the presence of a custom-house officer, who shall be deputed to accom-
pany them, upon their making application in writing to the collector of
customs, or to the warehouse-keeper, for the purpose.
XVII. And it is hereby enacted, that the expenses of carriage, packing,
and stowage of goods, on their reception into or removal from a warehouse,
shall, if paid by the collector or warehouse-keeper, be chargeable on the
goods, and be defrayed by the owners or consignees, in like manner as the
customs duties before the goods are removed. And if the goods be lodged
in a public warehouse, the owners or consignees shall further pay monthly
the rent and warehouse dues on receiving a bill or written demand from
the collector or warehouse-keeper for the same ; and if the bill for rent or
warehouse dues be not discharged within ten days from the date of pre-
sentation, the collector of customs shall have power (any private transfer-
or assignment of the goods notwithstanding) to cause to be sold by public
auction such sufficient portion of the goods as he may select in liquidation
of his demand. And the owners and consignees of goods shall not be
entitled to claim from the collector of customs, or warehouse-keeper, any
compensation for any loss that may occur while the goods are passed into
or out of the warehouse, or while they remain therein, unless such loss or
injury shall be proved to have been occasioned by the wilful act or
neglect of the warehouse-keeper or his officers, or of the officers of the
customs.
XVIII. And it is hereby enacted, that allowance shall be made for the
wastage of goods deposited in warehouses according to the following table,
as the rate of wastage for one year; and the import duty shall be settled
on the quantities registered at the time of importation, wastage at these
rates notwithstanding:
Board to determine
what goods are to be
receivable into public
warehouse, and the
terms and rates of
Owners to have access
to their warehoused
goods, attended by a
custom-house othcer,
during business hours.
Expenses of carriage,
packing, &c. are to be
borne by the owners.
And to be realized as
customs duties.
Bill for rent to be
sent in monthly.
And if not paid in
ten days, goods may be
sold in satisfaction.
Wastage to be allowed
as per table.
TABLE
31
A.D. 1836.]
XV. And it is hereby enacted, that the Board or other controlling
authority of customs shall determine what goods shall be admitted into
every public warehouse, in what manner, and on what terms; and shall
from time to time fix rates of hire for every public warehouse, or for
the custody o.f goods therein ; and a table of the rates so fixed shall be placed
in a conspicuous part of every such warehouse.
XVI. And it is hereby enacted, that the owners or consignees of goods
lodged in a public or licensed warehouse under this Act, or their agents,
shall have access to their goods at any time within the hours of business,
in the presence of a custom-house officer, who shall be deputed to accom-
pany them, upon their making application in writing to the collector of
customs, or to the warehouse-keeper, for the purpose.
XVII. And it is hereby enacted, that the expenses of carriage, packing,
and stowage of goods, on their reception into or removal from a warehouse,
shall, if paid by the collector or warehouse-keeper, be chargeable on the
goods, and be defrayed by the owners or consignees, in like manner as the
customs duties before the goods are removed. And if the goods be lodged
in a public warehouse, the owners or consignees shall further pay monthly
the rent and warehouse dues on receiving a bill or written demand from
the collector or warehouse-keeper for the same ; and if the bill for rent or
warehouse dues be not discharged within ten days from the date of pre-
sentation, the collector of customs shall have power (any private transfer-
or assignment of the goods notwithstanding) to cause to be sold by public
auction such sufficient portion of the goods as he may select in liquidation
of his demand. And the owners and consignees of goods shall not be
entitled to claim from the collector of customs, or warehouse-keeper, any
compensation for any loss that may occur while the goods are passed into
or out of the warehouse, or while they remain therein, unless such loss or
injury shall be proved to have been occasioned by the wilful act or
neglect of the warehouse-keeper or his officers, or of the officers of the
customs.
XVIII. And it is hereby enacted, that allowance shall be made for the
wastage of goods deposited in warehouses according to the following table,
as the rate of wastage for one year; and the import duty shall be settled
on the quantities registered at the time of importation, wastage at these
rates notwithstanding:
Board to determine
what goods are to be
receivable into public
warehouse, and the
terms and rates of
Owners to have access
to their warehoused
goods, attended by a
custom-house othcer,
during business hours.
Expenses of carriage,
packing, &c. are to be
borne by the owners.
And to be realized as
customs duties.
Bill for rent to be
sent in monthly.
And if not paid in
ten days, goods may be
sold in satisfaction.
Wastage to be allowed
as per table.
TABLE