TITLE XXXIV COLLECTION OF DUTIES UPON IMPORTS Chap. 1. Collection-districts, ports, and officers.. 2. Qualifications, pay, and duties of officers. 3. Revenue cutters and boats.. 4. Entry of merchandise. 5. Unlading 6. Appraisal 7. The bond and warehouse system. 7A. Immediate transportation in bond to inland ports. 8. Payment 9. Drawback 10. Enforcement of duty-laws and punishment for violations. 11. Provisions applying to commerce with contiguous countries. Sec. 5227 5347 5397 5462 5555 5589 5638 5695 5710 5720 5760 5807 Sec. CHAPTER ONE Collection-Districts, Ports, and Officers This chapter of the Revised Statutes included sections 2517-2612 thereof. Of these, sections 2517-2607 defined the customs collection districts, by describing the waters, shores, islands, etc., comprised in each or making other provisions as to their boundaries, with the ports of entry, subports of entry, and ports of delivery in the several districts, and also enumerated the officers authorized in each district, with some special provisions as to the duties, powers, etc., and compensation of certain officers in particular districts. Nearly all of these sections, and like provisions of acts subsequent to the Revised Statutes creating or making changes in collection districts or ports or offices therein, were superseded by the reorganization of the Customs Service made by the President pursuant to a provision of Act Aug. 24, 1912, c. 355, § 1, 37 Stat. 434, and communicated, to Congress March 3, 1913, which, by said act, was to constitute, for the fiscal year 1914, and until otherwise provided by Congress, the permanent organization of the Customs Service. This chapter includes said provision, authorizing the President to reorganize the Customs Service, of Act Aug. 24, 1912, c. 355, § 1, accompanied by the message of the President transmitting said plan of reorganization, etc., dated March 3, 1913, with such special provisions of the original chapter or of subsequent statutes, relating to particular districts, ports, or officers, as may be regarded as still in force. 5327. Reorganization of Customs Service by President, to constitute permanent organization until otherwise provided. 5328. Port of Boston; town of Chelsea attached thereto. 5329. Port of Boston; employés in appraiser's office. 5330. Port of New York; extension of limits. 5331. Port of New York; examiners. COMP.ST.'13-146 Sec. 5338. Port of New Orleans; temporary 5339. District of Sabine; Port Arthur Sec. 5341. Transshipment of goods transported in bond to Brownsville. 5342. Port of Portland, Oregon; extension of limits. 5343. Manifests of vessels bound for Portland. 5344. Manifests of vessels clearing from Portland. 5345. Vessels having merchandise for both Astoria and Portland. 5346. Port of Memphis; extension of limits. § 5327. (Act Aug. 24, 1912, c. 355, § 1.) Reorganization of Customs Service by President, to constitute permanent organization until otherwise provided. The President is authorized to reorganize the customs service and cause estimates to be submitted therefor on account of the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fourteen bringing the total cost of said service for said fiscal year within a sum not exceeding $10,150,000 instead of $10,500,000, the amount authorized to be expended therefor on account of the current fiscal year nineteen hundred and twelve; in making such reorganization and reduction in expenses he is authorized to abolish or consolidate collection districts, ports, and subports of entry and delivery, to discontinue needless offices and employments, to reduce excessive rates of compensation below amounts fixed by law or Executive order, and to do all such other and further things that in his judgment may be necessary to make such organization effective and within the limit of cost herein fixed; such reorganization shall be communicated to Congress at its next regular session and shall constitute for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fourteen and until otherwise provided by Congress the permanent organization of the customs service. (37 Stat. 434.) This was a provision of the sundry civil appropriation act for the fiscal year 1913, cited above. The plan of reorganization provided for by this act, with an estimate of the expenses of the same, was communicated by the President to Congress by Message dated March 3, 1913, as follows: Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Plan of Reorganization of the Customs Service and Detailed Estimate of Expenses of the Same To the Senate and House of Representatives: Whereas, by virtue of the provision of chapter 355 of the acts of 1912, approved August 24, 1912, being "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other purposes," I was authorized to reorganize the customs service and cause estimates to be submitted therefor on account of the fiscal year 1914, reducing the total cost of said service for said fiscal year by an amount not less than $350,000, and I was further authorized in making such reorganization and reduction in expenses to abolish or consolidate collection districts, ports and subports of entry and delivery, to discontinue needless offices and employments, to reduce excessive rates of compensation below amounts fixed by law or Executive order, and to do all such other and further things that |