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 178 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 201. 1866. `July 18, 1866. CHAP. CCI. -An. Act further to prevent Smuggling and for other Purposes. See 1867, ch, 42. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United PWA P- 394- States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes.ofthis The terms act, the term “vessel," whenever hereinafter used, shall be held to include ii'°;"!°l“,f‘;‘d. every description of water·craft, raft, vehicle, and contrivance used or c1::ie|$,,i,,,,_°m- capable of being used as a means or auxiliary of transportation on or by water; and the term " vehicle," whenever hereinafter used, shall be held to include every description of carriage, wagon, engine, car, sleigh, pled, sledce hurdle cart, and other artificial contrivance, used or capable o being heed as a ineans or auxiliary of érarlmzportatilonl pg hind.? 1 F m 0¤i<=¢f¤ of ¢h¤ Sec. 2. And be it further enacle, at it s a e aw u or any o - gséglgzgggizcd cer of the customs, including inspectors and occasional inspectors, or of a persons may revenue cutter, or authorized agent of the Treasury Department, or other b°**fd *¤*d1$°§’°h person specially appointed for the purpose in writing by a. collector, naval an) wsse ’ c' officer, or surveyor of the customs, to go on board of any vessel, as well without as within his district, and to inspect, search, and examine the same, and any person, trunk, or envelope on board, and to this end, to Vessels under hail and stop such vessel if under way, and to use all necessary force to gig gfgdbtj) compel compliance ; and if it shall appear that any breach or violation of stop? the laws of the United States has been committed, whereby or in consemaybe seized, quence of which, such vessel, or the goods, wares, and ’merchandise, or md P°”°”$ On any part thereof, on board of or imported by such vessel, is or are liable to board arrested. . f h. h t h f. d {0, bmw, of forfeiture, to make seizure o the same, or ext er or any par thereo, an law- _ _ to arrest, or in case of escape, or any attempt to escape, to pursue and arp08£§';‘xsa§;c_ rest any person engaged in such breach or violation : Provided, That the tobe tiled ni cus- original appointment in writing of any person specially appointed as afore- Omcm of the Sno, 3. And be it further enacted, _That any of the officers or persons customs may authorized by the second section of this act to board or search vessels may
 * °¤*·h°“S**· said shall be filed m the custom-house where such appointment is made.
 * ’)PV’;‘f1'ic&“""éf;‘ stop, search, and examine, as well without as within their respective dis-

’tricts, any vehicle, beast, or person on which or whom he or they shall suspect there are goods, wares, or merchandise which are subject to duty or shall have been introduced into the United States in any manner contrary to law, whether by the person in possession or charge, or by, in, or upon such vehicle or beast, or otherwise, and to search any trunk or envelope, wherever found, in which he may have a reasonable cause to suspect there are goods which were imported contrary to law; and if any such officer or other person so authorized as aforesaid shall nnd any When vehiclcs, goods, wares, or merchandise, on or about any such vehicle, beast, or per-
 * QE,;;Lm;;:?;‘{)8 son, or in any such trunk or envelope, which he shall have reasonable

seized and {oy. cause to believe are subject to duty, or to have been unlawfully intro- -*`°i*¤d· duced into the United States, whether by the person in possession or charge, or by, in, or upon such vehicle, beast, or otherwise, he shall seize and secure- the same for trial; and every such vehicle and beast, or either, together with teams or other motive-power used in conveying, drawing, or propelling such vehicle, goods, wares, or merchandise, and all other appurtenances, including trunks, envelopes, covers, and all means of concealment, and all the equipage, trappings, and other appurtenances of such beast, team, or vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture; and it F°°¤*l*! °¤ any person who may be drivinv or conducting, or in charrre of any such driver &e.ofve—. . 9 ° . ° . h,c1e{€y,,,,,,g to carriage or vehicle or beast, or any person travelling, shall wilfully refuse stop and allow to stop and allow search and examination to be made as herein provided, ‘°°‘°h‘ when required so to do by any authorized person, he or she shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum, in the discretion of the court convicting him or her, not exceeding one thousand dollars, nor less than fifty dollars; Regulations and the Secretary of the Treasury may from time to time prescribe regu- g;g,,_ 1:,,,,,,,;,, female inspectors for the examination and search of persons of their own pectoris. sex ; and all persons coming into the United States from foreign countries
 * fr;::;°:)%f1ug_ lations for the search of persons and baggage, and for the employment of