shall not be in excess of the customary charges fixed by the collector of the port for such warehouses. 

[355-234.] 

SECTION 1457 . Discontinuance of Warehouses . — Any warehouse may be discontinued by the collector at any time when conditions so warrant, or in case of a private warehouse, upon receipt of written request to that effect from the proprietors or occupants of the premises, provided all the requirements of the law and regulations have been complied with on the part of the principals. Where dutiable merchandise is stored in such premises the same must be removed at the risk and expense of the proprietors, and the  premises shall not be surrendered, nor discontinuance authorized, until after a careful examination of the accounts of the warehouse and a comparison thereof with the books of the customhouse. 

[355-232.] 

SECTION 1458 . Entry of Goods for Warehousing . — The entry of goods for warehousing shall be in duplicate in the prescribed form, and shall be verified as in the entry of merchandise for consumption. 

[355-235.] 

SECTION 1459 . Warehousing Bond. — The entry for warehousing having been examined and the duties determined thereon, the collector shall take a bond from the importer, in double the amount of such duties, conditioned for the withdrawal of the merchandise wi thin the period prescribed by law and for the payment of any duties and charges to which the merchandise shall be then subject. 

[355-238.] 

SECTION 1460 . Delivery Upon Order of Importer . — The importer of record may authorize delivery to another person than himself by writing upon the face of the withdrawal his order to such effect. 

[355-240.] 

The importer shall not by the transfer of any merchandise under bond be relieved either personally or upon the warehousing bond. Both principal and sureties shall continue liable until the duties are paid or the merchandise exported, unless by assignment t he merchandise covered by the bond is transferred to another party who shall accompany his assignment with a new warehousing bond. 

[355-241.] 

