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 186 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sxsss. I. Ch. 201. 1866. Gocda,&c. Sec. 31. And be it further enacted, That all goods, wares, merchan- tionoflmvsrelat- I f. d I. I h H I mgm ,,,,5..,,,],, any other awo the Umte States re ating to tie oustzoms s a, un ess tnremnin in otherwise rovnded for b law be laced and remain in the cusmd of od I- 1 P. ’ P. . y fair  °°' the collector or other principal officer of the customs of the dismot in ’ which the seizure shall be made, to abide adjudication by the proper tripmw;;,,gS_ bunal, or other disposition according to law; and the proceedings in regard to fines, penalties, and forfeimres by virtue of this act, and not herein prescribed, shall be the same as are now provided by law in like Fines, &¤. cases; and all such fines, penalties, and forfeitures shall, after deducting h"' d*“P°S°d °f· all proper cosrs and charges, be disposed of and applied as provided for » in che ninety—iirst section of the acc entitled ‘· An acm to regulate the col- 173gi°{‘·g`?·•6§J?r lectiou of duties on imports and tonnage," approved Mamh two, seven- ''teen hundred and ninety-nine. Certaiud c‘ Sec. 32. And be it urt/z enact d That in all cases in whi-h °' f°°° "° bg 5; collector or snrve or ofjhustgxs has 6 fiid or accounted for or is charmg mittedorrethnd-, _ y _ p' , ’ _ gd m couccm,-S with duties or fees accruing under the act entitled "An act to provide in- °\' ¤¤¤`V°>'°¤’S- creased revenue from imports to pay interest on the public debt, and for 1861!_ch. 45. other purposes," approved August tive, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, V°l· "“· P· “"· or the act entitled "An act to increase duties on imports, and for other V1?04!_gb. lzkz purposes," approved June thirty, eighteen ihundred ami eixtyjibur, or che °·*“'· P·· · ast; er{)m,le<1 “&A;n mit; to create an z;`dd1t;1on2l Sll[??1'Vls;Hg igspecmrdof s cam onus an wo oca inspectors o steam oats or e co ecmon istricb of Memphis, Tennessee, and two local inspectors for the district of v:?6·;§¤· IE}, Oregon, aud for other purposes," approved June eight, eighteen hundred ‘p' ‘ and sixty-four, or the act entitled ‘· An act amendatory of certain acts 1m- 1sc5‘_gh. so. posing duties on foreign importa.tions," approved March three, eighteen V°*· xm- P· *91- hundred and sixty-five, and in regard to- which like Secretary of the lreasury shall be satisfied that the collection of said duties or fees was omitted by such collector or surveyor, or by any steamboat inspector, for the reason that he was not informed of the existence of the said acts when the said duties or fees accrued, that the said Secretary be, and he is hereby, authorized, under such rules as he may prescribe, no remir, or refund, as the case may require, such duties or fees to such collector or surveyor or steamboat inspector. Where fees or Sue. 33. And be it further enacted, That in all cases in which the §:‘;_’t‘($;2:':::f geeglgnglseguolumgniz fleceivedh by  cglector or othler Iyriucipzxl officenr .0_ are gn. I · ms ar, 1 e opinion 0 e ccre ary o 18 rcasury, msu - S¤*H;?¤¤<=¤¤; ficncnt to aford a reasonable compensation for the services of such oi·fi— §§°"Q'is§`;2](fQQMl cer, utier payment out of the same of reasonable incidental cicpenses of cxpensesnniy be xhe ofhue, the said Secretary may direct. that so much of the sam inciden- P**“’· tal eupehseslas shall seem to him be be just shall be paid out of the ap- Imgdenmy gx- propiuatiou for paying the expenses of coliecting the revenue; and the Eggsé gggfoill- said becretary shall have the some power in regard to incidcmal expen- Pdd_ ses which have heretofore been incurred, and which have not been settled Feesmbe _ and paid into the treasury; and all fees paid into the treasury by cus- §}°;;‘ih*?u;5°d** toms officers shall be placed to the credit of the fund for deiiaying expenses of collecting the revenue from customs. ` Sec. 34. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the first a1_ section of; the act entitled "An act relative to collectors and other officers of 10W6d more {han customs, approved February eleven, eighteen hundred and forty-six, shall, 5:: ;::g£*;Y *`°*' from and after the passage of this act, be applied and enforced in regard to wwe_ and {Ono aliuofiiloers, agents, and employés og the Ungeg States whomsoeverhas m receiye mono we 0se w ose compensation is etermmc y a commission on isf::;‘¤“;:;_m°*" bursements, not to exceed au annual maximum, as those paid by salary or 1864 ch_ 7, g L 0th6rW1s8. gd- ig-  B- f _   35. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall, directly or mijgtoyoéggrg 1ud1rectly, at any time make or offer to make to any officer of the revenue, or to any other person OI'_p€I`SODS authorized by this am to make searches
 * °‘*°d *`°" V*°'°‘ dise, or property of any kind seized under the provisions of this act; or