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5817. Penalty for opening sealed pack-
ages.

5818. Forfeiture of vessel, etc.
5819. Search, etc., of buildings on
boundary-line.

5820. Penalty for receiving, etc., into
such building.

5821. Report by masters of foreign vessels.

5822. Forfeiture for transportation by foreign vessels.

5823. Report of sea-stores. 5824. Duty on excess of stores. 5825. Duty on saloon-stores.

5826. Duty on equipments for vessels. 5827. Remission for necessary repairs. 5828. Manifests of vessels in the coasting trade.

5829. Entry for goods taken or delivered at intermediate ports.

5830. Departure for place where there is no custom-house.

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5831. Report and unlading of cargoes. 5832. Time for delivery of merchandise taken from one port to another; regulations for coastingtrade.

5833. Landing permit for vessel from
foreign port.

5834. Departure from place where
there is no custom-house.
5835. Steam-tugs.

5836. Forms.

5837. Penalty for neglect.

5838. Registered vessels may touch at foreign ports.

5839. No duty by reason of touching at foreign port.

5840. Lake Champlain.

5841. Entry of foreign vessels from British North American Provinces.

§ 5807. (R. S. § 3095, as amended, Act April 27, 1904, c. 1625, § 1.) Manner of importation.

Except in the districts on the northern, northwestern, and western boundaries of the United States, adjoining to the Dominion of Canada or into the districts adjacent to Mexico, no merchandise of foreign growth or manufacture subject to the payment of duties shall be brought into the United States from any foreign port in any other manner than by sea, nor in any vessel of less than thirty net register tons, or landed or unladen at any other port than is directed by law, under the penalty of seizure and forfeiture of all such vessels and of the merchandise imported therein, laden or unladen in any other

manner.

Act March 2, 1799, c. 22, § 92, 1 Stat. 697. Act April 27, 1904, c. 1625, § 1, 33 Stat. 362.

This section, as enacted in the Revised Statutes, was amended by omitting the words "herein before described," before the word "on" in the first line, by changing the words "thirty tons burden, agreeably to the admeasurement directed for ascertaining the tonnage of vessels," to read "thirty net register tons," and by changing the words "this title" to read "law," as set forth here, by Act April 27, 1904, c. 1625, § 1, cited above.

§ 5808. (R. S. § 3096.) Vessels and vehicles.

All persons may import any merchandise of which the importation shall not be entirely prohibited, into the districts which are or may be established on the northern and northwestern boundaries of the United States, in vessels or boats of any burden, and in rafts or carriages of any kind or nature whatsoever.

Act March 2, 1799, c. 22, § 105, 1 Stat. 702.

§ 5809. (R. S. § 3097.) Entry on the northern and northwestern frontiers.

All vessels, boats, rafts, and carriages, of what kind soever, arriving in such districts, on the northern and northwestern frontiers,

containing merchandise subject to duties, on being imported into any port of the United States, shall be reported to the collector, or other chief officer of the customs at the port of entry in the district into which it shall be so imported; and such merchandise shall be accompanied with like manifests, and like entries shall be made, by the persons having charge of any such vessels, boats, rafts, and carriages, and by the owners or consignees of the merchandise laden on board the same; and the powers and duties of the officers of the customs shall be exercised and discharged in the districts last mentioned, in like manner as is prescribed in respect to merchandise imported in vessels from the sea; and generally, all such importations shall be subject to like regulations, penalties, and forfeitures as in other districts, except as is hereinafter specially provided.

Act March 2, 1799, c. 22, § 106, 1 Stat. 702.

§ 5810. (R. S. § 3098.) Delivery of manifests.

The master of any vessel, except registered vessels, and every person having charge of any boat, canoe, or raft, and the conductor or driver of any carriage or sleigh, and every other person, coming from any foreign territory adjacent to the United States into the United States, with merchandise subject to duty, shall deliver, immediately on his arrival within the United States, a manifest of the cargo or loading of such vessel, boat, canoe, raft, carriage, or sleigh, or of the merchandise so brought from such foreign territory, at the office of any collector or deputy collector which shall be nearest to the boundary-line, or nearest to the road or waters by which such merchandise is brought; and every such manifest shall be verified by the oath of such person delivering the same; which oath shall be taken before such collector or deputy collector; and such oath shall state that such manifest contains a full, just, and true account of the kinds, quantities, and values of all the merchandise so brought from such foreign territory.

Act March 2, 1821, c. 14, § 1, 3 Stat. 616. Act. July 18, 1866, c. 201, § 9, 14 Stat. 180.

§ 5811. (R. S. § 3099.) Penalty for non-delivery of manifest.

If the master, or other person having charge of any vessel, boat, canoe, or raft, or the conductor or driver of any carriage or sleigh, or other person bringing such merchandise, shall neglect or refuse to deliver the manifest required by the preceding section, or pass by or avoid such office, the merchandise subject to duty, and so imported, shall be forfeited to the United States, together with the vessel, boat, canoe, or raft, the tackle, apparel, and furniture of the same, or the carriage or sleigh, and harness and cattle drawing the same, or the horses with their saddles and bridles, as the case may be; and such master, conductor, or other importer shall be subject to a penalty of four times the value of the merchandise so imported.

Act March 2, 1821, c. 14, § 1, 3 Stat. 616. Act March 3, 1823, c. 58, § 1, 3 Stat. 781. Act July 18, 1866, c. 201, § 9, 14 Stat. 180.

§ 5812. (R. S. § 3100, as amended, Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, § 1, and Act Feb. 27, 1877, c. 69, § 1.) Inspection of merchandise. All merchandise, and all baggage and effects of passengers, and

all other articles imported into the United States from any contiguous foreign country, except as hereafter provided, as well as the vessels, cars, and other vehicles and envelopes in which the same shall be imported, shall be unladen in the presence of, and be inspected by, an inspector or other officer of the customs, at the first port of entry or custom-house in the United States where the same shall arrive; and to enable the proper officer thoroughly to discharge this duty, he may require the owner or his agent, or other person, having charge or possession of any trunk, traveling-bag, or sack, valise, or other envelope, or of any closed vessel, car, or other vehicle, to open the same, or to deliver to him the proper key.

Act June 27, 1864, c. 164, § 1, 13 Stat. 197. Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, 18 Stat. 319. Act Feb. 27, 1877, c. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 248.

This section, as enacted in the Revised Statutes, was amended by transposing certain lines therein, to correct a typographical error in printing the section in the first edition of the Revised Statutes, and to make it read as set forth here, hv Act Feb. 18, 1875, c. 80, § 1, and by Act Feb. 27, 1877, c. 69, § 1, cited above.

§ 5813. (R. S. § 3101.) Penalty for obstructing inspection.

If any owner, agent, or other person shall refuse or neglect to comply with his demands, allowed by the preceding section, the officer shall retain such trunk, traveling-bag, or sack, valise, or whatsoever it may be, and open the same, and, as soon thereafter as may be practicable, examine the contents; and if any article subject to the payment of duty shall be found therein, the whole contents, together with the envelope, shall be forfeited to the United States, and disposed of as the law provides in other similar cases. If any such dutiable merchandise or article shall be found in any such vessel, car, or other vehicle, the owner, agent, or other person in charge of which shall have refused to open the same or deliver the key as herein provided, the same, together with the vessel, car, or other vehicle, shall be forfeited to the United States, and shall be held by such officer, to be disposed of as the law provides in other similar cases of forfeiture.

Act June 27, 1864, c. 164, § 1, 13 Stat. 197.

Provisions restricting the seizure and forfeiture of vessels by force of the provisions of this Title were made by Act Feb. 8, 1881, c. 34, ante, § 5766.

§ 5814. (R. S. § 3102.) Sealing cars and vessels.

To avoid the inspection at the first port of arrival, the owner, agent, master, or conductor of any such vessel, car, or other vehicle, or owner, agent, or other person having charge of any such merchandise, baggage, effects, or other articles, may apply to any officer of the United States duly authorized to act in the premises, to seal or close the same, under and according to the regulations hereinafter authorized, previous to their importation into the United States; which officer shall seal or close the same accordingly; whereupon the same may proceed to their port of destination without further inspection. Every such vessel, car, or other vehicle, shall proceed, without unnecessary delay, to the port of its destination, as named in the manifest of its cargo, freight, or contents, and be there inspected. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to exempt such vessel, car, or vehicle, or its contents, from such examina

tion as may be necessary and proper to prevent frauds upon the revenue and violations of this Title.

Act June 27, 1864, c. 164, § 2, 13 Stat. 197.

§ 5815. (R. S. § 3103.) Regulations for sealing.

The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and required to make such regulations, and from time to time so to change the same as to him shall seem necessary and proper, for sealing such vessels, cars, and other vehicles, when practicable, and for sealing, marking, and identifying such merchandise, baggage, effects, trunks, traveling-bags, or sacks, valises, and other envelopes and articles; and also in regard to invoices, manifests, and other pertinent papers, and their authentication.

Act June 27, 1864, c. 164, § 3, 13 Stat. 197.

§ 5816. (R. S. § 3104.) Penalty for not proceeding to port of destination, etc.

If the owner, master, or person in charge of any vessel, car, or other vehicle so sealed, shall not proceed to the port or place of destination thereof named in the manifest of its cargo, freight, or contents, and deliver such vessel, car, or vehicle to the proper officer of the customs, or shall dispose of the same by sale or otherwise, or shall unload the same, or any part thereof, at any other than such port, or place, or shall sell or dispose of the contents of such vessel, car, or other vehicle, or any part thereof, before such delivery, he shall be deemed guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof, before any court of competent jurisdiction, pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding five years, or both, at the discretion of the court; and such vessel, car, or other vehicle, with its contents, shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized wherever found within the United States, and disposed of and sold as in other cases of forfeiture. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed to prevent sales of cargo, in whole or in part, prior to arrival, to be delivered as per manifest, and after due inspection.

Act June 27, 1864, c. 164, § 4, 13 Stat. 197.

Provisions restricting the seizure and forfeiture of vessels by force of the provisions of this title were made by Act Feb. 8, 1881, c. 34, ante, § 5766.

§ 5817. (R. S. § 3105, as amended, Act Feb. 27, 1877, c. 69, § 1.) Penalty for opening sealed packages.

If any unauthorized person or persons shall willfully break, cut, pick, open, or remove any wire, seal, lead, lock, or other fastening or mark attached to any vessel, car, or other vehicle, crate, box, bag, bale, basket, barrel, bundle, cask, trunk, package, or parcel, or anything whatsoever, under and by virtue of this Title and regulations authorized by it, or any other law, or shall affix or attach, or any way willfully aid, assist, or encourage the affixing or attaching, by wire or otherwise, to any vessel, car, or other vehicle, or to any crate, box, bale, barrel, bag, basket, bundle, cask, package, parcel, article, or thing of any kind, any seal, lead, metal, or anything purporting to be a seal authorized by law, such person or persons shall

be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding five years, or shall pay a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Act June 27, 1864, c. 164, § 5, 13 Stat. 198. Act Feb. 27, 1877, c. 69, § 1, 19 Stat. 248.

This section, as enacted in the Revised Statutes, was amended by striking out, after the word "affixing," the word "in," as set forth here, by Act Feb. 27, 1877, c. 69, § 1, cited above.

§ 5818. (R. S. § 3106.) Forfeiture of vessel, etc.

Each vessel, car, or other vehicle, crate, box, bag, basket, barrel, bundle, cask, trunk, package, parcel, or other thing, with the cargo, or contents thereof, from which the wire, seal, lead, lock, or other fastening or mark shall have been broken, cut, picked, opened, or removed by any such unauthorized person or persons, or to which such seal, or other thing purporting to be a seal, has been wrongfully attached, shall be forfeited.

Act June 27, 1864, c. 164, § 5, 13 Stat. 198.

Provisions restricting the seizure and forfeiture of vessels by force of the provisions of this Title were made by Act Feb. 8, 1881, c. 34, ante, § 5766.

§ 5819. (R. S. § 3107.) Search, etc., of buildings on boundaryline.

If any store, warehouse, or other building shall be upon or near the boundary-line between the United States and any foreign country, and there is reason to believe that dutiable merchandise is deposited or has been placed therein or carried through or into the same without payment of duties, and in violation of law, and the collector, deputy collector, naval officer, or surveyor of customs, shall make oath before any magistrate competent to administer the same, that he has reason to believe, and does believe, that such offense has been therein committed, such officer shall have the right to search such building and the premises belonging thereto; and if any such merchandise shall be found therein, the same, together with such building, shall be seized, forfeited, and disposed of according to law, and the building shall be forthwith taken down or removed.

Act Feb. 28, 1865, c. 67, § 3, 13 Stat. 442.

§ 5820. (R. S. § 3108.) Penalty for receiving, etc., into such building.

Any person who shall have received or deposited in such building upon the boundary-line between the United States and any foreign country, or carried through the same, any merchandise, or shall have aided therein, in violation of law, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more. than two years, or by both.

Act Feb. 28, 1865, c. 67, § 3, 13 Stat. 442.

§ 5821. (R. S. § 3109, as amended, Act Feb. 17, 1898, c. 26, § 4.) Report by masters of foreign vessels.

The master of any foreign vessel, laden or in ballast, arriving, whether by sea or otherwise, in the waters of the United States from any foreign territory adjacent to the northern, northeastern, or northwestern frontiers of the United States, shall report at the

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