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Code · U.S. Code · Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES · CHAPTER 3— THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONS · § 197

§ 197. Duties, how payable

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Except as provided in section 198 of this title all duties upon imports shall be collected in ready money, and shall be paid in coin, coin certificates, and such other certificates or Treasury notes as may by law be declared receivable in payment thereof.
(R.S. § 3009; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, 19 Stat. 247, 249.)
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  • Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69
  • 19 Stat. 247
  • Mar. 2, 1833, ch. 55, § 3
  • 4 Stat. 630
  • Aug. 6, 1846, ch. 84, § 1
  • 9 Stat. 53
  • Feb. 25, 1862, ch. 33, § 5
  • 12 Stat. 346
  • Pub. L. 95–598, title III, § 322(d)
  • 92 Stat. 2679
  • act Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69
  • act Feb. 28, 1878, ch. 20, § 3
  • 20 Stat. 26
  • section 451 of Title 31
  • act Dec. 24, 1919, ch. 15, § 1
  • 41 Stat. 370
  • act Mar. 14, 1900, ch. 41, § 6
  • 31 Stat. 47
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§ 197
Duties, how payable
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ActFeb. 27, 1877, ch. 69
Stat.19 Stat. 247
ActMar. 2, 1833, ch. 55, § 3
Stat.4 Stat. 630
ActAug. 6, 1846, ch. 84, § 1
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