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Act No. 355 Section 234

Section 234

SEC. 234. The rates of storage and labor at the respective ports on goods remaining in Government warehouses or stores, or upon the custom-house premises, shall be fixed and promulgated by the Insular Collector annually. The rates of storage in warehouses of classes three and four may be agreed upon between the importer and warehouse proprietor, but in case goods are stored without such agreement, such charges shall not exceed the customary charges at the port, and in case of dispute concerning the same the collector shall decide the rates accordingly. All proper charges for lighterage and carriage of such goods to such bonded warehouses may be paid by the warehouse proprietor receiving such goods, under agreement between him and the owner thereof, and shall be a lien thereon, and before their delivery he shall be entitled to the repayment thereof by the importer, together with his proper charges for storage and labor. All merchandise withdrawn from bonded warehouses of any dl; class shall be subject to the rate of duty in force at the time of their withdrawal. WAREHOUSING GOODS.

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