and that if, at any time hereafter, I discover any error in the said invoice, or in the account now produced, of the said goods, wares, and merchandise, or receive any other invoice of the same, I will immediately make the same known to the collector of this district.

lector in case of

invoice.

202. The foregoing oaths expressly refer to the in- Proceedings by colvoices presented as those "received" by the party swear- false or fraudulent ing to the entry; and when collectors have reason to believe that the invoices presented on the entry are not the invoices received by the party, but are made by him, or are otherwise false, factitious, or fraudulent, they will see that the proper proceedings are instituted to enforce the penalties of the law for false and fraudulent entries, and false swearing.

is absent from the

in the United States.

Act March 1,

203. If the owner be absent from the port, but residing where the owner at the time in the United States, the importer, consignee, port, but resident or agent, will give a bond to produce the invoice duly St verified by the oath of the owner, within four months, in 1823. the following form, and in a penal sum, equal to the amount of the duties assessable on the merchandise:

FORM No. 70.

Bond of importer, consignee, or agent, to produce verified

invoice.

Know all men by these present, that we,

of the

dollars;

Form of bond to

, produce the oath

voice.

are held and firmly bound unto of owner the United States of America, in the sum of for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

Witness our hands and seals, this

185-.

day of

The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden

shall, within four months from

to the collector of the district of
-, verifying the invoice-

to in

Verification of invoice by owner not

upon which the said merchandise has this day been admitted to entry, under the provisions of the 6th section of the act of 1st March, 1823, supplementary to the collection act of the 2d of March, 1799, then this obligation to be void, and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Signed, sealed, and delivered, the day and

date above written, in presence of

The foregoing oath may be taken before a collector, if any where owner may be, or if none, by a public officer authorized to administer oaths.

204. Owners, not residing at the time in the United residing in the States, must verify their invoices by oath, administered

United States.

Oath of owner by

whom to be admin- by a consul or commercial agent of the United States, or Sec. 7 Act March 1, by some public officer duly authorized to administer such

istered.

1823.

Form of oath of foreign owner, and

sul.

oaths, in the country from which the merchandise shall have been imported, and in the latter case, such official certificate must be authenticated by a consul or commercial agent of the United States.

The oaths and certificates thereto, must be in the following forms:

FORM NO. 71.

CERTIFICATE TO INVOICE.

Foreign owner's oath where goods, wares, or merchandise, have been actually purchased.

I, A B, do solemnly and truly swear, that the goods, certificate of con- wares, or merchandise described in the invoice now produced and hereunto annexed, were actually purchased for my account, or for account of myself and partners in the said purchase; and that said invoice contains a true and faithful account of the actual cost thereof, and of all charges thereon; and that no discounts, bounties, or drawbacks are contained in the said invoice but such as have been actually allowed on the same.

(Signed)

Sworn to and subscribed before me, at day of, A. D. 18-, and of the the United States of America the

A B. the independence of

and I do fur

ther certify, that I am satisfied that

who subscribes the foregoing oath, is the person he represents himself to be; that he is a credible person; and that the statements made by him under the said oath (or affirmation, as the case may be,) are true

[L. S.]

United States Consul.

FORM No. 72.

CERTIFICATE TO INVOICE.

Foreign manufacturer or owner's oath, in cases where goods, wares, or merchandise have not been actually pur

chased.

manufacturer, and

sui.

I, A B, of do solemnly and truly swear, that Form of oath of the invoice now produced, and hereunto annexed, contains certificate of con a true and faithful account of the goods, wares, or merchandise therein described at their market value at at the time the same were (procured or manufactured, as the case may be,) and of all the charges thereon; and that the said invoice contains no discounts, bounties, or drawbacks but such as have been actually allowed.

(Signed)

Sworn to and subscribed before me, at

A B.

the

day of, A. D. 18-, and of the independence of
the United of America the
that I am satisfied that

and I further certify,
who subscribes the

foregoing oath, is the person he represents himself to be; that he is a credible person; and that the statements made by him under said oath (or affirmation, as the case may be,) are true.

[L. S.]

United States Consul.

certificate of oath

abroad, by whom

given.

Sec. 7 Act March 1, 1823.

205. If there be no consul or commercial agent of the Authentication of United States in the country from which the merchan- of owner residing dise shall have been imported, the authentication must be executed by a consul of a nation at the time in amity with the United States. If there be no such consul, the authentication must be made by two respectable merchants, if any such there be, residing at the port, from which the merchandise shall have been imported.

Collectors to see that the verifica

206. Collectors will be careful to see that the verifica

tion and authenti- tion and authentication of invoices of merchandise, be

cation of such in

voices are in full longing to persons not residing in the United States, are

compliance

with

ing instructions.

the law and exist made in conformity with the requirements of the supplementary collection law of March 1, 1823, and the existing Cases of omission regulations on the subject; and in all cases where these

of duty by consuls

or commercial a

gents of the United requirements are not observed by the consuls and comStates to be re-mercial agents of the United States, they will promptly report the facts to the Department.

ported to this partment.

Shipment of goods

by several vessels cannot be

braced in one invoice.

207. Shipments of merchandise by several vessels canem: not be embraced in a single invoice, and be covered by a single consular certificate. The merchandise shipped by each vessel must be embraced in a distinct invoice, duly verified, if on foreign account, by oath of the owner, and authenticated by consular certificate.

Before the correction of manifest clerical errors in

must be submitted

208. In case of a manifest clerical error in the invoice, invoice, the case on proper representation of the case through the collecto this Department tor, the Department will take into consideration the propriety of directing the correction of the error, in the computation of the duties.

for consideration.

Conditional entry

of goods, where in

verified and au

SECTION III.

ENTRY WHERE INVOICE IS NOT DULY VERIFIED.

ART. 209. Under the 10th section of the act of 1st March, voice is not duly 1823, which provides, conditionally, for the entry of merthenticated, grant-chandise belonging to a person or persons not residing in Sec. 10 Act March the United States, and not accompanied by an invoice

ed in certain cases.

1, 1823.

verified by oath and authenticated as required by law, the consignee, importer, or agent giving bond to produce within eight months entry, if imported from this side, and within eighteen months if from the Cape of Good Hope, or from beyond that cape, or Cape Horn, the invoice duly sworn to and authenticated, the bond will be taken in the following form, and in a penal sum equal to the amount of duties assessable on the merchandise:

FORM No. 73.

Bond to produce verified and authenticated invoice.
Know all men by these presents, that we,

are held and firmly bound unto the

United States of America in the sum of

dollars;

for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and adminstrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

Witness our hands and seals, this

18-.

day of

The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden , shall, within

months from the date hereof, produce to the col

lector of the district of

with the certificate required by the

the oath of

section of the act

of the 1st March, 1823, supplementary to the act regulating the collection of duties, passed the 2d of March, 1799, proving the correctness of the invoice of—

has this day been admitted to entry, under the provisions of the 10th section of the act first mentioned, then this obligation to be void, and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue of law.

Signed, sealed, and delivered, the day and date above written, in presence of

SECTION IV.

ENTRY BY APPRAISEMENT WITHOUT INVOICE.

of goods by ap

unaccompanied by

ART. 210. The 2d section of the supplemental collection Conditional entry law of the 1st March, 1823, provides, conditionally, for the praisement, when entry by appraisement of imported merchandise, subject invoice. to ad valorem duties, unaccompanied by an invoice.

Sec. 2 Act March 1, 1828.

tion to be made to

ther course to be

211. In all cases where the importer desires to enter on Written applicaappraisement, in the absence of an invoice, under the 2d collector, and fursection of the act of 1st March, 1823, he will make a pursued. written application to the collector, under oath or affir