the goods were originally consigned to a foreign port via the designated port in the United States.

It having been shown that the facilities afforded by this article have been abused, and that machinery, equipments, and stores for vessels have been placed on board such vessels under the pretext that exportation of the same was intended, and that said articles have been appropriated for use without landing, the articles above enumerated are excluded therefrom and the cancellation of export bonds given in such cases will be effected under the provisions of Article 903.

Collectors are authorized to apply the provisions of Article 903 to other immediate exports whenever they have reason to believe that the interests of the revenue would thereby be more fully protected.

§ 21. CANCELLATION OF EXPORTATION BONDS.

ART. 903. For the discharge of bonds given for warehouse and exportation other than the above the exporter must produce, within one year if the shipment be to any port of Europe or America, and within two years if to any port of Asia or Africa, a certificate signed by the consignee at the foreign port, authenticated by the consul of the United States residing at said port; or, in the absence of such officer, by the consul of a friendly nation, if any, or by two resident American merchants; or, if there be none, then by two foreign merchants; which certificate shall be confirmed by the oaths of the master and mate or other principal officers of the vessel, to be taken before the consul or commercial agent of the United States, if there be one; and if not, before some other person authorized by the laws of the country to administer the same. These certificates shall be as follows:

FORM NO. 108 (OLD No. 86).

Certificate of consignee of landing merchandise at foreign port.

of the

of

I, merchant, do hereby certify that the goods or merchandise hereinafter described have been landed in this [city, town, or port], between the -and- days of -, from on board the

-, of

whereof

is at present master, viz [here describe the merchandise]. which, according to the bills of lading for the same, were shipped on board the

America, on or about the day of

[me or us] by

master of said

in the United States of and consigned to aforesaid, merchant [or by

at the port of

of

Given under my hand at

We.

FORM NO. 109 (OLD NO. 87).

Oath of master and mate of exporting vessel.

master, and

PORT OF
mate, of

lately arrived from the port of -, in the United States of America, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the goods or merchandise enumerated and described in the preceding certificate, dated the day of , and consigned by

of the city of merchant, were actually delivered at the said port from on within the time specified in the said certificate.

board the

I,

FORM NO. 110 (OLD No. 88).

Consular verification of consignee's certificate.

consul (or agent) of the United States of America do declare that the facts set forth in the pre, of the said city, mer-, are to my knowledge

at the city of ceding certificate, subscribed by chant, and dated the day of just and true (or are in my opinion just and true), and deserving full faith and credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at

[SEAL ]

this day of

FORM NO. 111 (OLD No. 89).

Consul.

Verification by American or foreign merchants where there is no

We,

consul.

residing in the city of

day of

do declare that

are to our

the facts stated in the preceding certificate, signed by of the said city, merchant, on the knowledge just and true (or, are in our opinion just and true) and worthy of full faith and credit. We also declare that there is (no consul or other public agent for the United States of America, or American merchants, as the case may require) now residing at this place. Dated this at the city of

ART. 904. In cases where it is impracticable for the parties concerned to furnish the affidavits of the master and mate of the export vessel, taken before an officer in a foreign country, collectors are authorized, if fully satisfied that the failure to comply with the regulations does not occur through any fault on the part of the shipper of the merchandise or of any of the obligors on the bond, to accept landing certificates lacking the affidavits of the master and mate administered as aforesaid, provided the affidavits shall be made before a proper officer in the United States.

this day of

T. D. 3857.

R. S. 3000, 3001; T. D., 7371, 9218.

ART. 905. On the application, under oath, of the principal for extension of any bond given for the production of landing certificate of merchandise entered for export, the collector may so extend it for a term equal to half the period named in the bond, provided satisfactory evidence be presented that due effort has been made to comply with the obligations of the bond, and provided further that the sureties assent in writing to such extension and agree to continue their responsibility accordingly.

§ 22. COMBINED ENTRY FOR "VESSEL" WAREHOUSE AND

IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

ART. 906. On the arrival from a foreign port of merchandise destined for immediate transportation to any of the ports of the United States at which a bonded warehouse is established, the warehousing and transportation may be combined in one entry in the following form:

Consigned to

Declaration of shipper.

I do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare that the goods, wares, and merchandise described in the within entry, now delivered by me to the collector of the customs for the port of are truly intended to be transported in bond by me to the port of delivered to the collector of said port, according to the provisions of the warehousing laws, and the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury.

and

before me.

Collector.

Dutiable value of

each package

master,

by

With the foregoing declaration there shall also be taken one of the declarations prescribed by the act of June 10, 1890.

The entry shall be in triplicate, and one of the triplicates shall be forwarded to the place of destination, as in case of ordinary withdrawal from warehouse for transportation. The bond will be in accordance with form Cat. No. 739.

ART. 907. On bond being given the collector shall issue a permit, directing the goods to be sent to the warehouse designated by the importer, while the requisite examinations are being made by the appraisers; which having been done, a permit shall be issued for the delivery of the goods for transportation, and the same proceedings shall be had as in case of goods withdrawn from warehouse for transportation.

ART. 908. The importing vessel may be considered the warehouse, without charge, during the time the examination is being made by the appraisers, and from it deliveries may be made for transportation; but should the examination be delayed beyond the time allowed by law for the goods to remain on board, they must be sent, under the usual warehouse permit, to such bonded warehouse as the importer may select, until the examination is completed.

The appraisers, whenever practicable, shall examine goods, so entered, on board the importing vessel; but all articles which can not be properly examined on the vessel or wharf must be sent to warehouse or public store for that purpose.

ART. 909. The same permits are to be used with combined entries as when the warehouse and transportation entries are made separately, except in cases in which the vessel is made the warehouse, which fact will be stated on the entry and on the permits.

The transportation permit will be used for such deliveries, and must be stamped or indorsed “afloat," "inspector as storekeeper," "deliver," instead of the indorsement required on permits for delivery from bonded warehouse.

ART. 910. The form of order to send goods to warehouse, under such combined entry, will be as prescribed in Cat. No. 742.

The goods to be weighed, gauged, or measured shall be indicated on the permit, and, when necessary, will be landed on the wharf under this permit for that purpose, to remain in charge of the inspector until delivered to the surveyor or sent to bonded warehouse. The collector will

T. D. 6595.

T. D. 8289, 13462.

also designate on the permit the packages to be sent to the appraiser's stores for examination.

ART. 911. The goods will be delivered, whether from vessel or other warehouse, to the surveyor, to be sent to the transporting vessel, railroad car, or other conveyance, under the usual transportation permit. This form of permit will also be used for the delivery of examined packages from the appraiser's or public store for transportation. The permit in such case to be marked “special.” At ports at which there is no surveyor, an inspector of customs shall perform the duties herein required.

ART. 912. The same proceedings in respect to examination, weighing, gauging, measuring, and ascertaining the duty in case of combined entry for warehouse and immediate transportation are required as in case of separate entry for warehouse at ports of original importation, before delivery for transportation, except that collectors are authorized to allow grain, coal, salt, soda-ash, wood, lumber and timber, railroad iron, and such heavy and bulky articles as pay specific duties, and can be safely and properly examined on the wharf, to be so examined while the same are being weighed, gauged, or measured, and to be removed to the cars or vessel in which the same are to be transported when examined, in such manner as to enable the amount of duty to be duly ascertained and stated in the entry and on the bond.

ART. 913. Officers of customs shall afford facilities to expedite such transportation, in order that the merchandise shall not be subject to unnecessary expense or delay. For this purpose special permits may be issued for the lading of such portions of the merchandise as have been weighed, gauged, or measured, and whenever the collector shall be satisfied that the time consumed in transportation will be sufficient for the completion of the entry, the permit for lading may be issued in advance of the liquidation of the entry.

ART. 914. The same proceedings shall be had at the ports of original importation and destination, with goods entered for warehouse and immediate transportation, as in the case of withdrawals from bonded warehouse for like purpose.

§ 23. COMBINED ENTRY FOR REWAREHOUSE AND EXPOR

TATION ON ARRIVAL AT SECONDARY PORTS.

ART. 915. Combined entries for rewarehouse and immediate export shall be allowed only at ports of entry to which warehousing privileges extend.