to relinquish the business at any time on application to the collector, with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, and on compliance with his directions in respect to such articles and merchandise as may be found remaining in the warehouse.

The bonds, entries, permits, and certificates required by these regulations will be in the following forms:

FORM No. 166.

Withdrawal entry for transportation of refined metal.

Entry of refined metal to be withdrawn from smeiting and refin

ing warehouse by

was imported by

to be exported to

produced from crude into this district on the

master, from

which day of and

in the

by way of

Bond upon transportation and exportation of metals refined in bond.

Know all men by these presents, that we, as principals, and as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the United States of America in the sum of dollars, for the payment whereof, to the United States, we firmly bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, jointly and severally, by these presents. Witness our hands and seals, at the port of

this

day of

Whereas, certain merchandise consisting of [here describe in accordance with the entry] has been heretofore imported and entered for warehousing at the port of and entry for transportation without payment

and exportation of the said merchandise to of duties thereon, by the route, in the manner, and to the place of destination hereinafter mentioned, has this day been made and deposited with the collector of customs at the port of said entry is numbered

which

Now, therefore, the condition of this obligation is such, that if, within one year from the date hereof, the aforesaid merchandise shall be transported in - [here name the vessel], whereof

is at present master, and the duplicate of said special manifest delivered to the proper officer of customs at the port of immediately on arrival, and shall thereafter be duly landed and delivered at and shall not, or any part thereof, be relanded or consumed within the limits of the United States, except upon due entry and withdrawal for consumption on payment of duties at any port of entry or delivery on the said route, in case the obligors, their agents or consignees, shall so elect, and if, within the time limited as aforesaid, the said obligors shall produce or cause to be produced and deposited with the collector of customs at the said port of withdrawal the certificates and other proofs required by law and by the regulations of the Treasury Department for the time being, to show

State route and port of exportation.

the performance of the aforesaid conditions, or the entry and withdrawal of said merchandise for consumption on payment of duties at any such port of entry or delivery as aforesaid, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force.

SEAL.

SEAL.

[SEAL.]

Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of—

FORM No. 167.

Delivery permit on transportation for export of refined metal.

To the storekeeper:

PORT OF
CUSTOM-HOUSE,

You will deliver to the survɔ r [here describe merchandise], proimported into this district on the

duced from

by

in the

master, from

after seeing that the packages are duly corded, and the customhouse seal attached [or the cars sealed as the case may be], and that they are marked as in bond for exportation.

Naval Officer.

FORM 168.

Inspector's return on shipment.

PORT OF

Collector.

I hereby certify that I have examined the packages of merchandise enumerated in the annexed entry, and finding them to agree in all respects with the description thereof, and to be duly marked, they have been laden, under my supervision, on board the

master, for

and duly corded and sealed [or placed in car No. secured by customs seals], and a duly certified manifest of the same has been delivered to the master.

-, described in entry No. . made at
by
for exportation to

, has arrived at this port and has been delivered for exportation.

of No.

occupation], and
street, in the
of
and State of
[insert occupation], sureties,
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 to the United States, we bind ourselves, our successors,
heirs and executors, administrators, and assigns, jointly and sever-
ally, by these presents, as witness our hands and seals this
day of

The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the said
has been authorized to smelt and refine imported ores and crude
metals in bond, without payment of duty thereon, in the premises
known as
warehouse of class 7, situated at the port of
as provided in section 29 of the act of Congress approved July 24,
1897.

Now, therefore, if the said shall each day set aside and store a quantity of the smelted or refined product equal to 90 per cent of the amount of imported dutiable metal contained in the imported ores or crude metal, as shown by assay, smelted and refined each day, as provided by law and the regulations of the Treasury Department, and shall not allow such metal so set aside and stored to be taken from said warehouse except upon entry for consumption and after the payment of the proper duties thereon, or for transportation to another bonded warehouse, or for exportation under the direction of the proper officer having charge thereof; and shall either withdraw such metal or metals so set aside, representing the metal smelted and refined from the imported ores or crude metal, for consumption, or shall export the same within three years from the date of the importation of the ores or crude metal: and further, shall either withdraw such metal or metals so set aside representing the metal smelted and refined from imported lead ore. for consumption, or export the same within six months from the date of the receipt of the lead ore, and shall pay to the collector of customs monthly the salary of the officer or officers in charge of such warehouse, and shall not remove or suffer to be removed any bonded ores or metals from said warehouse without lawful permit and without the presence of the customs officer in charge, and if the said shall faithfully comply with the provisions of section 29 of the act of Congress approved July 24, 1897, entitled "An act to provide revenue for the Government and to encourage the industries of the United States," and such rules and regulations relating to the subject as have been or may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to law, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.

[SEAL.]

SEAL.

SEAL.

SEAL.

T. D. 18549.

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of

[SEAL.]

$5. TRANSPORTING, SAMPLING, AND ASSAYING LEAD-BEARING ORES.

ART. 1090. In pursuance of the provisions of paragraph 181 of the act of July 24, 1897, relative to lead-bearing ores, the following regulations are hereby prescribed:

ART. 1091. All importations of lead-bearing ores may be entered for transportation in bond, without appraisement, by bonded common carriers, to properly equipped sampling and smelting establishments, whether designated as bonded warehouses or otherwise, where Government officers shall be stationed.

ART. 1092. Upon the importation of lead-bearing ores

at any seaboard or frontier port of the United States, consigned to a manufacturer or owner of a bonded smelting and refining warehouse, the same shall be entered for warehouse or warehouse and transportation.

ART. 1093. Upon the importation of lead-bearing ore at any seaboard or frontier port of the United States, destined for transportation without appraisement to a smelting or sampling establishment at which a Government officer is stationed, the same shall be entered at such port for consumption and delivered to a bonded carrier for transportation to the smelting or sampling establishment under a bond to be executed by the consignee and two sureties conditioned upon the delivery of the ore within such time as may be necessary for the transportation to the Government officer in charge of such establishment and the payment of the duties which may be found due on liquidation of the import entry.

ART. 1094. Upon the arrival of the ore so transported T. D. 19075. at the smelting or sampling establishment and the delivery of the same to the Government officer in charge, it shall be sampled according to commercial methods under his supervision and assayed, and he shall submit portions of the samples thus obtained to the Director of the United States Mint at Washington for verification.

ART. 1095. Upon the receipt of the report of the assay, the import entry shall be liquidated thereon, and upon the payment of the duties so liquidated the transportation bond may be canceled.

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18 Stat., 186, § 5.

CHAPTER XIV.

CARTAGE AND LIGHTERAGE.

ART. 1096. Public cartage of imported merchandise in the custody of the Government shall be annually let, after not less than 30 days' notice, to the lowest responsible bidder giving sufficient security, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the prompt and safe conveyance of all merchandise required to be conveyed.

ART. 1097. All merchandise in bond, whether carried from the vessel or other conveyance in which imported to the warehouse, or from one vessel or conveyance to another, or from warehouse for exportation; all unclaimed merchandise and all packages ordered to the appraisers' stores for examination, or exported under the internalrevenue laws without payment of tax, shall be carted, drayed, or lightered solely by the cartmen, draymen, or lightermen authorized by contract or appointed by the collector, who shall require from each appointee a satisfactory bond, with approved sureties, conditioned for the faithful performance of the business. Such appointees, while performing duty, shall be known as custom-house cartmen, draymen, or lightermen, as the case may be, and shall be held to a strict compliance with the rules and regulations.

ART. 1098. Any merchant, cartman, or truckman who is duly licensed by the city authorities, and who produces evidence of good character, may, upon presenting his license and executing a bond in the sum of $5,000, with two sureties, for the faithful performance of his duty, and after taking the prescribed oath, be appointed a custom-house cartman.

The collector may also appoint the importer or importers of merchandise as custom-house cartmen for the purpose of carting their own imported merchandise, subject to the customs rules and regulations.

ART. 1099. All vehicles licensed for the performance of custom-house work are required to be conspicuously marked with the words "CUSTOM-HOUSE LICENSE, No." painted on the dashboard or front of the cart, truck, or dray.