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[SEC. 1.] [Officers to be paid from permanent appropriation.] That hereafter all payments made to collectors or other officers of the customs on account of fees earned and heretofore paid from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided for by section one of the Act of June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, shall be paid from the appropriation " Expensa of collecting the revenue from customs." [34 Stat. L. 1315.]

This is from Sundry Civil Appropriation Act, March 4, 1907, ch. 2918.

Section 1 of the Act of June 19, 1886, above referred to, is set forth in 7 Fed. Stat. Annot. 82.

An Act To extend to the port of Chattanooga, Tennessee, the privileges of immediate transportation of dutiable merchandise without appraisement.

[Act of Feb. 11, 1908, ch. 20, 35 Stat. L. 7.]

[Chattanooga, Tenn., granted immediate transportation facilities.] That the privileges of the seventh section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the port of Chattanooga, in the State of Tennessee. [35 Stat. L. 7.]

715.

Section 7 of the Act of June 10, 1880, above referred to, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot.

An Act Amending sections twenty-five hundred and thirty-three and twenty-five hundred and thirty-four of Revised Statutes, so as to change the name of the Fairfield collection district.

[Act of Feb. 11, 1908, ch. 21, 35 Stat. L. 7.]

[SEC. 1.] [Fairfield collection district, Conn., changed to Bridgeport.] That paragraph five of section twenty-five hundred and thirty-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States of America is hereby amended so that said paragraph shall read as follows:

"Fifth. The district of Bridgeport, to comprise all the waters and shores in the State of Connecticut west of the district of New Haven, in which Bridgeport shall be the port of entry, and Norwalk and Stamford subports of entry, and Greenwich and Stratford ports of delivery.'

R. S. sec. 2533, par. 5, above mentioned, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 529.

SEC. 2. [Collector.] That paragraph five of section twenty-five hundred and thirty-four of the Revised Statutes of the United States of America is hereby amended so that said paragraph shall read as follows:

"Fifth. In the district of Bridgeport, a collector, who shall reside at Bridgeport."

R. S. sec. 2534, par. 5, above mentioned, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 529.

An Act Amending an Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled “An Act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes."

[Act of Feb. 11, 1908, ch. 22, 35 Stat. L. 7.]

[Knights Key, Fla., granted immediate transportation facilities.] That the privileges of the first section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend the statutes in relation to

immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the subport of Knights Key, in the customs collection district of Key West, Florida. [35 Stat. L. 7.]

The Act of June 10, 1880, sec. 1, above referred to, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 712.

An Act Amending an Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend the Statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes."

[Act of Feb. 24, 1908, ch. 35, 35 Stat. L. 35.]

[Norwalk, Stamford, and Greenwich, Conn., granted immediate transportation privileges.] That the privileges of the seventh section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend the Statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the ports of Norwalk, Stamford, and Greenwich, in the State of Connecticut. [35 Stat. L. 35.]

The Act of June 10, 1880, sec. 7, above referred to, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 715.

An Act To extend immediate transportation privileges to the subport of Alburg, in the customs collection district of Vermont.

[Act of Feb. 24, 1908, ch. 36, 35 Stat. L. 35.]

[Alburg, Vt., granted immediate transportation privileges.] That the privileges of the first section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, relating to the transportation of dutiable merchandise without appraisement, be, and the same are hereby, extended to the subport of Alburg, in the customs collection district of Vermont. [35 Stat. L. 35.]

The Act of June 10, 1880, sec. 1, above referred to, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 712.

An Act To extend to Port Arthur, in the State of Texas, the privilege of immediate transportation without appraisement of dutiable merchandise.

[Act of April 6, 1908, ch. 135, 35 Stat. L. 58.]

[Port Arthur, Tex., granted immediate transportation facilities.] That the privileges of the seventh section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the port of Port Arthur, in the State of Texas. [35 Stat. L. 58.]

The Act of June 10, 1880, sec. 7, above referred to, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 715.

An Act To make Monterey and Port Harford, in the State of California, subports of entry, and for other purposes.

[Act of May 23, 1908, ch. 187, 35 Stat. L. 245.]

[SEC. 1.] [San Francisco collection district - Monterey and Port Harford made subports of entry.] That Monterey and Port Harford, in the State of California, are hereby made subports of entry in the district of San Francisco, and the necessary customs officers may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be stationed at each of said subports with authority to enter and clear

vessels, receive duties, fees, and other moneys, and perform such other services as, in his judgment, the interest of commerce may require, and said officers shall receive such compensation as he may allow. [35 Stat. L. 245.]

For collection districts in the state of California, see R. S. sec. 582, and amendments thereunder, 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 561.

SEC. 2. [Temporary detail of customs officers.] That in lieu of stationing deputy collectors or other customs officers permanently at either of said subports in said district, the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, authorize the necessary officers to be detailed from time to time, from the port of entry, or from another subport within such district to enter or clear vessels, receive duties, fees, or other moneys, and perform such other services as, in his judgment, the interests of commerce may require. [35 Stat. L. 245.]

SEC. 3. [Petroleum vessels repeal.] That the Act approved February twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and six, entitled "An Act to allow the entry and clearance of vessels at San Luis Obispo, Port Harford, and Monterey, California," is hereby repealed. [35 Stat. L. 245.]

The Act above repealed was as follows: "That the collector of customs at San Francisco is hereby authorized to depute an officer of the customs from his collection district to proceed to San Luis Obispo, Port Harford, or Monterey in his district for the purpose of re

ceiving at those places the entries of vessels arriving there in ballast and of clearing them with cargoes of petroleum and its products only in the same manner as if they had proceeded to San Francisco before entry." [34 Stat. L. 23.]

SEC. 4. [Port Arthur, Tex. immediate transportation privileges extended to.] That the privileges of the first section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes,' be, and the same are hereby, extended to the port of Port Arthur, in the State of Texas. [35 Stat. L. 245.]

See 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 712.

SEC. 5. [Grand Rapids collection district, Michigan - Petoskey made subport of entry.] That Petoskey, in the State of Michigan, is hereby made a subport of entry in the district of Grand Rapids, and the necessary customs officers may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be stationed at said subport with authority to enter and clear vessels, receive merchandise shipped in bond, collect duties and make delivery of same, receive duties, fees, and other moneys, and perform such other service as, in his judgment, the interest of commerce may require, and said officers shall receive such compensation as he may allow. [35 Stat. L. 245.]

See R. S. sec. 2599, 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 570.

SEC. 6. [Immediate transportation privileges extended to Petoskey.] That the privileges of the seventh section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the subport of Petoskey, in the State of Michigan. [35 Stat. L. 245.]

Section 7 of the Act of June 10, 1880, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 715.

SEC. 7. [Saint Vincent, Minn. - immediate transportation privileges extended to.] That the privileges of the first section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act to amend the statutes in

relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, extended to the subport of Saint Vincent, in the State of Minnesota. [35 Stat. L. 245.]

Section 1 of the Act of June 10, 1880, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 712.

An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to simplify the laws in relation to the collection of the revenues," approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, as amended by the Act entitled "An Act to provide revenues for the Government and to encourage the industries of the United States," approved July twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.

[Act of May 27, 1908, ch. 205, 35 Stat. L. 403.]

[SEC. 1.] [Collection of customs revenue- board of general appraisers.] That section fourteen of the Act entitled "An Act to simplify the laws in relation to the collection of revenues," approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, as amended by the Act entitled "An Act to provide revenues for the Government and to encourage the industries of the United States," approved July twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, be, and the same is bereby, amended so as to read as follows:

SEC. 14. [Appeal from collector's decision as to dutiable charge, etc.] That the decision of the collector as to the rate and amount of duties chargeable upon imported merchandise, including all dutiable costs and charges, and as to all fees and exactions of whatever character (except duties on tonnage), shall be final and conclusive against all persons interested therein, unless the owner, importer, consignee, or agent of such merchandise, or the person paying such fees, charges, and exactions other than duties, shall, within fifteen days after but not before such ascertainment and liquidation of duties, as well in cases of merchandise entered in bond as for consumption, or within fifteen days after the payment of such fees, charges, and exactions, if dissatisfied with such decision, give notice in writing to the collector, setting forth therein distinctly and specifically, and in respect to each entry or payment, the reasons for his objections thereto, and if the merchandise is entered for consumption shall pay the ful! amount of the duties and charges ascertained to be due thereon. Upon such notice and payment the collector shall transmit the invoice and all the papers and exhibits connected therewith to the board of three general appraisers, which shall be on duty at the port of New York, or to a board of three general appraisers who may be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for such duty at that port or at any other port, which board shall examine and decide the case thus submitted, and their decision, or that of a majority of them, shall be final and conclusive upon all persons interested therein, and the record shall be transmitted to the proper collector or person acting as such, who shall liquidate the entry accordingly, except in cases where an application shall be filed in the circuit court within the time and in the manner provided for in section fifteen of this Act: Provided, however, That the board of three general appraisers, or a majority of them, who decided the case may, upon motion of either party, within thirty days next after their decision, and not afterwards, grant a rehearing of said case when, in their opinion, the ends of justice may require it.

"The general board of nine general appraisers shall have power to establish from time to time such reasonable rules of practice, not inconsistent with the law, as may be deemed necessary for the conduct of their proceedings and of the proceedings of the said board of three general appraisers, and to assign or reassign any case to any of such boards of three at any time before promulgation of decision, in order to secure uniformity of decision." [35 Stat. L. 403.] Section 14 of the Act of June 10, 1890, is given in 2 Fed. Stat. Annot. 624.

SEC. 2. [Review by court.] That section fifteen of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"SEC. 15. That if the owner, importer, consignee, or agent of any imported merchandise, or the collector, or the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be dissatisfied with the decision of the board of general appraisers, as provided for in section fourteen of this Act, as to the construction of the law and the facts respecting the classification of such merchandise and the rate of duty imposed thereon under such classification, they, or either of them, may, within thirty days next after such decision, if a rehearing has not been previously granted, or within thirty days next after the decision of the board of general appraisers after such rehearing, and not afterwards, apply to the circuit court of the United States within the district in which the matter arises for a review of the questions of law and fact involved in such decision. Such application shall be made by filing in the office of the clerk of said circuit court a concise statement of the errors of law and fact complained of, and a copy of such statement shall be served on the collector, or on the importer, owner, consignee, or agent as the case may be. Thereupon the court shall order the board of general appraisers to return to said circuit court the record and the evidence taken by them, together with the certified statement of the facts involved in the case, and their decision thereon; and all competent evidence taken by and before said board of general appraisers shall be evidence before said circuit court. The parties litigant shall hereafter be required to introduce all of their evidence before the said board of general appraisers prior to its decision of the case. The return made by the board of general appraisers in pursuance of the order of the circuit court shall constitute the record upon which said circuit court shall give priority to and proceed to hear and determine the questions of law and fact involved in such decision respecting the classification of such merchandise and the rate of duty imposed thereon under such classification: Provided, That the said circuit court is further vested with the power to remand any case pending before it on appeal from a decision of the board of general appraisers when, in its opinion, such proceeding is just and proper, but this shall not be ordered except upon motion duly made and after notice to the opposite party. When such order is made the case shall then be remanded to the board of general appraisers whose decision has been appealed from, and the said board shall hear such further testimony as shall be introduced by either party, and shall return to the circuit court the additional evidence so taken, together with a further certified statement of facts as supplemented or modified by such additional testimony, and their decisions upon the whole case as thus supplemented or modified, which said additional return shall be added to and become part of the record upon which the case shall be heard and determined by the circuit court.

"The decision of such circuit court shall be final, and the proper collector, or person acting as such, shall liquidate the entry accordingly, unless such court shall be of the opinion that the question involved is of such importance as to require a review of such decision by the circuit court of appeals of the United States within the circuit in which the matter arises, in which case said circuit court or the judge making the decision may, within thirty days thereafter, allow an appeal to said circuit court of appeals; but an appeal shall be allowed on the part of the United States whenever the Attorney-General shall apply for it within thirty days after the rendition of such decision. On such original application and on any such appeal security for damages and costs shall be given as in the case of other appeals in cases in which the United States is a party. Said circuit court of appeals shall have jurisdiction and power to review such decision, and shall give priority to such cases, and