Treaty regution, art. 4.

R. S., 3102.

26, 1892.

T.

11433.

revenue officers until the duties have been definitely ascertained, and the additional duty, if any, paid.

ART. 691. To avoid inspection at the frontier port or place of arrival in the United States of any car capable of being properly closed so that access can not be obtained, and laden with merchandise destined for a port of entry or Circular No. of delivery under the I. T. act, in the United States by a continuous railway route, the owner of such merchandise, or D. 3025, his agent, or the conductor of such car, will be required to make application to a consular officer of the United States residing in such foreign territory to close and seal said car, and will also prepare and present to such consular officer a manifest in quadruplicate containing a full and correct description of the merchandise, the marks and numbers on the packages, the dutiable value of each package, description and number of the car, and name of the railroad company to which it belongs.

Such manifest will be made in the following form:

FORM NO. 56 (OLD No. 46).

Inward foreign manifest.

T. D. 7815.

the

T. D. 3025.

Railroad.

Report and manifest of merchandise laden on board car No.
Railroad, which merchandise was taken on board at

on the day of

of

and

numbers.

United States consulate at

fest No.
I,

Car. No.

[Indorsement.]

Quadruplicate consular mani

the undersigned owner (agent or consignee) of the merchandise laden on board, or conductor of car No. -, now about to depart, and destined for do solemnly swear (or affirm) that this manifest contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a full and complete list and description of the contents of said car, and that the quantities and value of said contents are in this manifest faithfully and correctly stated.

Agent (or Conductor).

day of

Subscribed and sworn to before me this And I hereby certify that this car was sealed and the manifest verified under my personal supervision.

U. S. Consul.

lations, art. 5.

ART. 692. On receipt of such manifest in quadruplicate, Treaty reguas aforesaid, the officer of the United States duly author- T.D. 11433. ized to act in the premises will, after a careful comparison of the contents of the car with the manifest, duly close and seal the openings of the car, and will thereupon, after placing a consecutive number on the manifest, retain one copy thereof for the files of his office, transmit one copy immediately by the conductor of such car, in a sealed envelope, to the principal customs officer at the frontier port or place of first arrival in the United States, another copy, by mail, to the collector at the port of destination, and deliver the remaining copy to the owner, agent, or conductor, to accompany the car.

Treaty regulations, art. 6.

ART. 693. Upon arrival at any frontier port of cars secured with consular seals, an entry in triplicate will be T.D. 11433. required of the contents of such cars in the following form:

FORM NO. 57 (OLD No. 47).

Entry of merchandise imported into this district in car No.

cured by consular seal of the ·

Railroad Company, on the

to be transported to

Marks. Nos.

Pack-
ages.

Contents.

Quan
tity.

Dutiable value. Consignor. Consignee.
nsignor. Consig

The entry may be made by the agent of the railroad company, and need not be verified by oath.

the cars.

The basis of the entry will be the manifest accompanying the car, and it will not be necessary to unlade the car, unless the manifest is regarded by the collector as too in-. definite for the purpose of making the entry, or he has other valid reasons for the inspection of the contents of Customs officers on the frontier are reminded that the object in view is solely the protection of the revenue, and they will, therefore, take all proper measures to prevent the unnecessary detention of cars under consular seals at their respective ports. If upon examination the consular seals are found to be intact and the entry is made as above required, the car will be further secured by customs locks and forwarded to destination by a route duly bonded for the transportation of merchandise in bond. In no case will such cars be allowed to proceed except by duly bonded route.

In cases where the consular seals have been removed

Treaty regulations, art. 7.

before arrival at the frontier, or there is any evidence of such seals having been tampered with, collectors will detain the car, and require the contents to be treated as an ordinary importation, subject to entry for warehouse, consumption, or transportation in bond, as the case may be.

ART. 694. Collectors at the ports where the cars first arrive in the United States will promptly transmit to the chief customs officer at the port of destination of the merchandise a copy of the entry, and notice of the arrival of the merchandise at destination will be forwarded to the collector at the port of first arrival without delay. Should any discrepancy be found between the entry and the contents of the car, the collector will immediately report the facts to the Secretary of the Treasury. A copy of the entry should be delivered to the conductor of the train, and the third copy should be filed in the office of the collector at the port where the goods first arrive from the contiguous country.

ART. 695. Collectors of customs at the frontier ports will make monthly reports to the Auditor for the Treasury Department of all merchandise entered and shipped under consular seal, and collectors at ports of destination of such merchandise will make monthly reports to the Auditor for the Treasury Department of all merchandise received by them under consular seal, and of the disposition thereof. The forms of reports (Cat. 197 and 198) used in reporting the shipment and receipt of merchandise without appraisement may be utilized for this purpose with proper modification.

ART. 696. On arriving at the port of destination, the owner, agent, or conductor having charge of such car shall forthwith deliver to the collector at such port the manifest thereof in his possession, who shall thereupon take means to secure the duties upon the merchandise and immediately report, by mail or otherwise, to the chief officer of customs at the frontier the result of his examination of the seals and of the contents of the car; and the owner, agent, or conductor shall, at the time of the delivery of the manifest as herein provided, make a declaration under oath, before any magistrate or other officer duly authorized to administer oaths, in the form following: FORM NO. 58 (OLD No. 48).

Oath of delivery of car.

I, (owner, agent, or consignee of the merchandise, or conductor of the car numbered and described as appears by the within manifest), do solemnly swear that this manifest contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a full and complete list and

description of the contents of the said car, and that no goods, wares, and merchandise of any kind have been unladen or removed from said car or placed upon or within it since it came within the limits of the United States.

lations, art. 9.

ART. 697. If the seal or seals of such car shall have Treaty regubeen broken or removed so that access could be had to its contents, such car will, if deemed necessary by the chief customs officer, be detached from the train and detained until the contents thereof are compared with the manifest. If found correct, and it shall appear that the breaking, absence, or removal of such seals was the result of accident or oversight, he shall close and reseal such car with customs seals and permit it to proceed to its destination, noting the facts on the manifest retained by the conductor and on the one filed in his office.

But if it shall appear that such seals were broken, removed, or tampered with with intent to defraud the revenue, or if, upon examination, the contents of said car do not agree with the manifest thereof, then the said chief officer of the customs shall detain such car and its contents, notify the collector at the port of destination by letter, and report the facts to the Secretary of the Treasury. ART. 698. Platform or open cars laden with bar iron, lations, art. 8. lumber, or timber, and duly corded and sealed by United States consular officers in foreign contiguous territory, may proceed, under the provisions of these regulations, to their destination at a port of entry, provided they are laden in such manner that no other merchandise can be concealed therein.

ART. 699. The provisions of the preceding articles governing the importation of goods from Canada under consular seal are extended to all classes of merchandise brought therefrom, whether for consumption in the United States or for transit through it to either of the designated seaboard ports for exportation to foreign countries, such seaboard ports being considered "ports of destination," within the meaning of the term.

On the arrival of such transit merchandise at the seaboard port and its delivery into the custody of the collector it may be shipped (without appraisement) to the foreign country of destination under the ordinary form. of warehouse and export entry under bond.

Merchandise of this class may be sent either as herein authorized or under combined entry for transportation and exportation from a frontier port via the seaboard port of exit.

Treaty regu

T. D. 3025

R. S., 2866.

T. D. 11778.

§ 2. MERCHANDISE IN TRANSIT BETWEEN PORTS OF THE

UNITED STATES THROUGH CANADA.

ART. 700. Merchandise of domestic origin, duty-paid or free of duty, may be transported from one port to another Treaty regu of the United States, over the territory of the Dominion of lations, art. 10. Canada, with the consent of the proper authorities, by routes duly designated and bonded for such purpose, and without consular invoice.

T. D. 3041.

T. D. 11450.

T. D. 2970.

Treaty regulations, art. 11.

T. D. 2970.

Treaty regulations, art. 12.

Cars, or compartments of cars, must be specially appropriated for such transportation, placed under customs seal by an officer of the customs at the port of departure in the United States, and remain thus sealed until they shall have passed through such foreign territory and again arrive in the United States. There is no necessity for the removal of such seals at the port of reëntry into the United States.

ART. 701. Collectors on the frontier may allow railway cars laden for transit through Canada to remain unsealed when such cars contain perishable merchandise or valuable animals requiring the special care of attendants during transit, and when such animals or merchandise are capable of identification by specific description in the manifest of the car containing the same.

In all other cases when it is desired to transport live stock or other merchandise through the Dominion of Canada in unsealed cars, the collector will detail a regular or temporary inspector of customs to accompany such cars during the transit, the expense of which service shall be paid by the party for whose benefit the service is rendered.

Merchandise too bulky to be put into sealed cars may be transported on platform cars. Imported goods in bond may be transported in like manner, under the usual transportation entry and bond.

ART. 702. The owner or shipper shall, before the merchandise is laden, present to the collector of the port of departure manifests in triplicate for each car, subscribed by the proper agent of the railroad or other company, which shall be prepared by the said company at the port of departure, and shall contain a particular description of the merchandise, by packages, marks, numbers, and contents; the ports of destination; to whom consigned, and the route over which the transportation is to be made; distinguishing articles that are of native from those of foreign growth, production, or manufacture, and those