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sale: Provided , That the same shall be entered with the register of theland office, within the term of two years, or before, if the same shall beoffered at public sale: And provided also, That, where any such personis settled on, and has improved any school lands in said district, suchperson shall be governed by the provisions of the fourth section of theact approved on the twenty-second day of April, one thousand eight hun-dred and twenty-six, entitled “ An act giving the right of pre-emption, inthe purchase of lands, to certain settlers in the states of Alabama, Mis-sissippi, and territory of Florida .”

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the register and receiver ofthe said district shall possess the same powers, and perform the sameduties, in relation to the claims confirmed by this act, as are given to, andrequired of them by the act of Congress of the eighth of May, onethousand eight hundred and twenty-two, entitled “ An act supplemen-tary to the several acts for adjusting the claims and titles to lands,and establishing land offices, in the district east of the island of NewOrleans .

Approved, May 28, 1830.

Proviso.

Proviso.

Act of April22, 1826, ch. 28.

Powers, See. ofregister andreceiver.

Act of May 8,1822, ch. 128.

Chap. CXLVII .—An Act for the more effectual collection of the impost duties.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of theUnited States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate , ishereby authorized to appoint an additional appraiser of merchandise forthe port of New York, who shall take a similar oath, and have like powerand compensation, and perform the same duties, with the appraisers nowauthorized by law to be appointed at that place.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasurymay appoint, not exceeding four assistant appraisers in New York , twoin Philadelphia, and two in Boston , who shall be practically acquaintedwith the quality and value of some one or more of the chief articles ofimportation, subject to appraisement, to be employed in appraising goodsin such manner as shall be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury,and who shall take and subscribe an oath diligently and faithfully toexamine and inspect such goods, wares, or merchandise, as the principalappraisers may direct, and truly to report to them, to the best of theirknowledge and belief, the true value thereof, according to law; where-upon the principal appraisers shall revise and correct the same as theymay judge proper, and report to the collector their decision thereon: but,if the collector shall deem any appraisement of goods too low, he shallhave power to order a re-appraisement, either by the principal appraisers,or by three merchants designated by him for that purpose, who shall becitizens of the United States , and cause the duties to be charged accord-ingly-

Sec. 3. And be it fiirtlier enacted, That, from and after the thirtiethday of September next, whenever goods of which wool or cotton is acomponent part, of similar kind, but different quality, are found in thesame package, if not imported from beyond the Cape of Good Hope , itshall be the duty of the appraisers to adopt the value of the best articlecontained in such package, as the average value of the whole; and if theowner, importer, consignee, or agent, for any goods appraised, shall con-sider any appraisement, made by the appraisers, or other personsdesignatedby the collector, too high, he may apply to the collector in writing, statingthe reasons for his opinion, and having made oath that the said appraise-ment is higher than the actual cost and proper charges on which duty isto be charged, and also, that he verily believes it is . higher than the cur-

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Act of 1799,ch. 22.

Additionalappraiser to beappointed.

Eight assist-ant appraisers.

Oath and du-ties of assist-ants.

Of principals.

Collector toorder re-ap-praisement.

Rules as toaverage value.

Appeal.