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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . II. Cu. 497 . 1930 .

717 unladen at the expense and risk of the owners thereof, or may place one or more inspectors or other customs officers on board of said vessel or vehicle to protect the revenue . The c ompen satio n and expenses of any such inspector or customs off ic er for subsistence while on board of such vessel or vehicle shall be reimbursed to the Government by the owner or master of such vessel or vehicle . SEC . 458. B ULK CA RGO, TI ME FOR UNL ADIN G. The limitation of time for unlading shall not extend to vessels laden exclusively with merchandise in bulk consigned to one con- signee and arriving at a port for orders, but if the master of such vessel requests a longer time to discharge its cargo, the compensa- t ion of the inspec tors or ot her cu stoms offi cers w hose servic es are required in connection with the unlading shall, for every day con- sumed in unlading in excess of twenty-five days from the date of the vessel's entry, be reimbursed by the master or owner of such vessel . SEC. 459 . CONT IGUOU S COU NTRI ES-RE PORT AND M ANIFE ST. ADMD r1STB ATIVE PRO VISIONS. Rei mbu rse men t for expenses. Bulk cargo . Time exten sion f or .Wading . Reimbursement for expenses of officers. Contiguous countries . The master of any vessel of less than five net tons carrying mer- hid Smal l all vessels and •e chandise and the person in charge of any vehicle arriving in the nearest custombouse on United States from contiguous country, shall immediately repo rt cro ssi ng the border, his arrival to the customs officer at the port of entry or customhouse which shall be nearest to the place at which such vessel or vehicle shall cross the boundary line or shall enter the territorial waters of the United States, and if such vessel or vehicle have on board any d Madest to be pro- merchandise, shall pr oduce to such customs officer a manifest as required by law, and no such vessel or vehicle shall proceed farther Permit to proceed. inland nor shall discharge or land any merchandise, passengers, or ba ggage with out recei ving a per mit there for from such cu stoms officer . The master of any such vessel, or the person in charge of por tin g, tePenalty t for not re- any such vehicle who fails to report arrival in the United States as required by the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of $100 for each offense . If any merchandise or baggage is unladen or Forfeiture of goods, y

vessels, etc . discharged from any such vessel or vehicle without a permit therefor, the same, together with the vessel or vehicle in which imported, shall be sub j ect to forfeiture ; and if any passenger is unladen or Pe' ger for landi ng sub je ct

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passeges . discharged from any such vessel or vehicle without a permit therefor the master of such vessel or the person in charge of such vehicle sh all be liabl e to a pena lty of $500 for each s uch passeng er so unlad en or discharged . SEC. 460. SAME-PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT OR FILE Penalties for failure MANIFEST.

festeport or file ro am If any merchandise is imported or brought into the United States Forf eiture ofim ports, in any vessel or vehicle from a contiguous country without being so vessel, or vehicle . reported to the collector, or in case of the neglect or failure of the master of the vessel or the person in charge of the vehicle to file a m anifes t the refor, such merc handis e and the vessel or v ehicle shal l be subject to forfeiture and the master of such vessel or the person Personal liability. in charge of such vehicle shall be liable to a penalty equal to the value of the merchandise imported in such vessel or vehicle which was not reported to the collector or included in the manifest . SEC. 461. SA ME-INSP ECTION .

inspection. All merchandise and baggage imported or brought in from any at • s~gt o~t and baggage contiguous country, except as otherwise provided by law or by regula- tions of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be unladen in the