19 U.S.C. § 1565 — Cartage

submitted 96 years ago by ch. 497 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 134 words · no verdicts yet

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Merchandise entered for warehouse must be carted by Customs Service licensees or designated bonded-merchandise carriers that provide a protective bond. Merchandise sent for examination or held as unclaimed must be carted by people designated by the Treasury Secretary under protective regulations.

Merchandise entered for warehouse must be carted by (1) cartmen appointed and licensed by the Customs Service or (2) carriers designated under section 1551 of this title to carry bonded merchandise. Those cartmen or carriers must give a bond, in an amount set by the Customs Service, protecting the Government against loss of or damage to the merchandise while it is being carted. Merchandise designated for examination at appraiser’s stores, and merchandise taken into custody by a customs officer as unclaimed, must be carted by people designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, under contract or otherwise, and under regulations the Secretary prescribes to protect the owners and the revenue.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The cartage of merchandise entered for warehouse shall be done by—

(1)

cartmen appointed and licensed by the Customs Service; or

(2)

carriers designated under section 1551 of this title to carry bonded merchandise;

who shall give bond, in a penal sum to be fixed by the Customs Service, for the protection of the Government against any loss of, or damage to, the merchandise while being so carted. The cartage of merchandise designated for examination at the appraiser’s stores and of merchandise taken into custody by the customs officer as unclaimed shall be performed by such persons as may be designated, under contract or otherwise, by the Secretary of the Treasury, and under such regulations for the protection of the owners thereof and of the revenue as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe.

Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 565, 46 Stat. 747; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(x), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 290; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 666, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2215.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1930Enacted · Act of June 17, 1930, ch. 497 · 46 Stat. 747
1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-271 · 84 Stat. 290
1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-182 · 107 Stat. 2215

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 497 on 1930-06-17.

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