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SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Srzss. II. Crr. 356. 1922. 957 such trunk, traveling bag, sack, valise, or other container or closed °””°"*’.,.,·},‘,§,’f"""""‘*` vehicle, and open the same, and, as oon thereafter as may be practicable, examine the contents, and if any article subject to duty or F¤rf1;i{)¤z;_g}1¤fd¤¢i¤b1¤ any article the importation of which is prohibited is found therein, °rpr° I g°°dS' the whole contents and the container or vehicle shall be subject to forfeiture. Om ml wm of W Sec. 463. SAMr¤——Sr•1Ar.r:n cAns.——To avoid unnecessa inspection sa of vaiicie 5 ph of merchandise imported from a contiguous country at the first port °"’“*"“°“‘· of arrival, the master of the vessel· or the person in ch e of the vehicle in which such merchandise is imported may apajlgr to the customs or consular officer of the Uniteg States stationed in the place from which such merchandise is shipped, and such officer may seal such vessel or vehicle. Any vessel or vehicle so sealed ma procped with sulch gaerchandisie tip tg; port of destinationbcrmder such re ations as the cret o the eas may rescri . _ gizc. 464. SAME-—DmLr·vmTynY.—If the ger of Isuch vessel or the ¢i°iiiyi»°i¤`<i]$Z person in charge of any such vehicle fails to proceed with reasonable “"°"*°“’• promptness to the port of destination and to deliver such vessel or vehic e to the roper omcers of the customs, or fails to proceed in accordance such regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, or unlades such merchandise or any part thereof at other than such port of destination, or disposes of any such merchandise by sale or otherwise, he shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be Hned not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than five ears, or both; and any such vessel or vehicle, with its contents, shall be subject to forfeiture. mst I M ur Sec. 465. Same-Sur•1>r.ms, Arm so r·on·rn.——The master of any cbased,0et;llIi'Idr iuiieni vessel of the United States documented to engage in the foreign and %,°,i§’°“{},°°,‘§§‘g‘§% coasting trade on the northern, northeastern, and northwestern Wi¤¤¤¤¥¤if¤¤¢· frontiers shall, upon arrival from a fore' conti ous territory, file with the manifest of such vessel a detalileld list oluall supplies or other merchandise purchased in such foreign count for use or sale on such vessel, and also a statement of the cost of Igl repairs to and- F ml b all equipment taken on board such vessel. The conductor or person ccaiicmlmy °m’ Y in char e of any railway car arriving from a contiguous count shall file with the manifest of such car a detailed list of all supilhes or other merchandise purchased in such foreign conmtry for use in the United States If any such supplies, merchandise, repairs, or equip- ,.,,¥§‘,.,"i§,l:"°"‘ f°' "°° ment shall not be reported, the master, conductor or other person having charge of such vessel or vehicle shall be liable to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500, or to imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. mmm mms Saqi 94166. Thgt secétipns 3114 and 3115 of the Revised Statutes are ` amen to rea as o ows: . "Sr:o. 3114. The equipments, or any part thereof, including boats, c§i»°iE§,Ii$i$`rt§°i§¤r`Z‘i»°§"¤{ purchased for, or the repair parts or materials to be used, or the ° {§*S_f‘§l,§l’§‘§g,,p_5g8, expenses of repairs made in a fore` country upon a vessel docu- °m°¤d°d· meuted imder the laws of the Unitel§IStates to engage the foriign ' or coasting trade, or a vessel intended to be employed m such tr e, shall, on the first arrival of such vessel in any rt of the United States, be liable to entry and the ayment of an adxiralorem duty of 50 per $2‘,‘§§’,;m,,,, H not R,. centum on the cost thereofp in such foreign country; and the owner P°'°°°· °°°· or master of such vessel shall willfully and knowingly neglect or fail to re ort,make entry, and pa duties as herein required, such vessel, Withllier tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall be seized and forfe1ted." Dm remitted Hm "SEc. 3115. If the owner or master of such vessel, however, fur- casjgngd by mmty, Hlshes good and sufficient evidence that such vessel, while in the °‘g_ Sq Sm 3,,5. P_ I°9§\ll8·I' course of her voyage, was compelled, by stress of weather or 59s,»m¤¤<m. ot er casualty, to put into such foreign port and purchase such equipments, or make such repairs, to secure the safety of the vessel to enable her to reach her port of destmatron, then the Secretary of