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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "19 U.S.C. § 340"
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description: "Consuls to exact proof of invoice"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 19
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title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
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chapter_number: "3"
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chapter_name: "THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONS"
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section: "340"
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citation: "19 U.S.C. § 340"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc19@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s340"
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# 19 U.S.C. § 340 - Consuls to exact proof of invoice
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## Text
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All consular officers are authorized to require, before certifying any invoice, satisfactory evidence, either by the oath of the person presenting such invoices or otherwise, that such invoices are correct and true. In the exercise of the discretion hereby given, the consular officers shall be governed by such general or special regulations or instructions as may from time to time be established or given by the Secretary of State.
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(R.S. § 2862.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification R.S. § 2862 derived from act Mar. 3, 1865, ch. 111, 13 Stat. 532.
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