Bill Of Sight

English Law: Bill of Sight in the Past

When a merchant i’s ignorant of the real quantities or qualities of any goods consigned to him, so that he is unable to make a perfect entry of them, he is needd to acquaint the collector or comptroller of the circumstances and such officer is authorized, upon the importer or his agent making oath that he cannot, for want of full information, make a perfect entry, to receive an entry by bill of sight, for the packages, by the best description which can be given and to grant a warrant that the same be landed and examined by the importer in presence of the officer; and within three days after the goods have been so landed, the importer is needd to make a perfect entry. See stat. 3 & 4 Will. IV. c. 52, 24. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about bill of sight is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including bill of sight.

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