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 Trrrn xxxrv.—COLLECTlON OF DUTIES.-Ch. 2. 521 and exercise his powers; and the powers of the rson so authorized 2M¤¥·.1799»<=22» shall continue until a successor is duly appointed? and ready to enter “· 22- '· 1* P· 64* upon the execution of his office. Sec. 2630. Every collector of the customs shall have authorit r, with DGPUW collect the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to employ within his dis- ‘l‘L—;_. trict such number of proper persons as deputy collectors of the customs ${M°'·»l799»°-22» as he shall deem necessary; and such deputies are declared to be officers °' ,%,;,,,1* l’,,fi,i4‘ of the customs. And in cases of occasional and necessary absence, or of mg, ,_ if v_ 3,’ S: sickness, any collector may exercise his powers and perform his duties 897. by deputv, duly constituted under his hand and seal, and he shall be U. S._c. Baranswerable for the acts of such deputy in the execution of such trust. g2,:‘I;mG‘lP_·· gx? well, 3 Blatch., 408; Falleck v. Barney, 5 Blatch., 38; Spring r. Rumell, Lbgwbll, 258; Andrews v. U. S., 2 Story, 203. 2631. In case of the sickness or unavoidable absence of any In case of sickcollector or surveyor of customs from his office, he may, with the nm °" *b¤°¤°°· approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, authorize some officer or clerk $,;u§:,m,;°:,?,f,‘,:: under him to act in his place, and to discharge all the duties required izggoing gmcé, 0, by law of such collector or surveyor in his capacity as disbursing ent; clerk to act. and the odicial bond given by the principal of the office shall be hl5d to{M,,,, `B73 c cover and apply to the acts of the person appointed to act in his place 271, v. 17; p. 6(l4.· in such cases. Sec. 2632. Every naval officer and surveyor, in cases of occasional and Deputies of nenecessary absence, or of sickness, and not otherwise, may respectively val °m°"” ““d exercise and perform his functions, powers, and duties by deputy, duly _- constituted under their hands and seals respectively, for whom, in the 2 Mu--179% c- execution of their trust, they shall respectively be answerable. 22*°‘22*v‘1*P‘644‘ U. S. u. Barton, Gilp., 439; Merriam r. Clinch, 6 Blatch., 5. Sec. 2633. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, whenever in When deputies his opinion the public interest demands it, to clothe any deputy collector m.;‘hY l’° °l°*h°‘l at a port other than the principal port of entry, with all the powers of ;:,,€,.£,$:°" ° his principal appertaining to ofhcia acts; and he may require such deputy ———— to give bond to the United States, in such amount as the Secretary may 20}8SJ‘gg'·`}8{l2* °·_ prescribe, for the faithful discharge of his official duties. 1g5f’’ p' 27 July, 1868, c. 273. s. 3, v. 15, p. 240. Sec. 2634. The Secretary of the Treasury may, from time to time, Llmitvpeunumexcept in cases otherwise rovided, limit and iix the number and com- ;’:,’,0;“‘l),°°;,‘€l;_f(’;' pensation of the clerks to ge employed by any collector, naval officer, or ,,,,,1 u,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, surveyor, and may limit and fix the compensation of any deputy of any of deputies. such collector, naval officer, or surveyor. gojillgy, 1,822,%. ,S. ,7. ,p. . Sec. 2635. Every collector, naval officer, and surveyor shall cause to Table of tees m be aiiixed, and constantly kept in some public and conspicuous lace of l’° k°P*P°°*°‘l“P- his office, a fair table of the rates of fees and duties demandable by law, 2 Mar., 1799, c. and shall ive a receipt for the fees received by him, specifying the par- 22, s. 73,v. 1, p. 680. ticulars whenever required so to do; and for every failure so to do, he shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, recoverable to the use of the informer. Sec. 2636. Every officer of the customs who demands or receives any Penalty an- exother or greater fee, compensation, or reward than is allowed by law, for *0,2*10** b? °¤¤l’°m¤ performing any duty or service required from him by law, shall be liable ‘Q’£'L______v to a penalty of two hundred dollars for each offense, recoverable to the 2 Mar., 1799, c. use of the rty aggrieved. _ 22·“·73·"·1*P·68°· Sec. 26S? If any inspector, gauger, weigher, or measurer shall receive }’enaltyforextormy gratuity, fee, or reward for any services performed by vrrtue of this **0,*:*15* ¤¤¤P¤°*°¤’¤· Title, other than is by law allowed, or if any gauger, wergher, or meas- :;,°£e;';;Bg;‘¥°"• urer, em loyed as such by the ublic, in the districts of Portsmouth, Sa- -—-————-—— lem and Eeverly, Boston and Charlestown, Providence, New York, Phila- 222 l‘,g*’·· :799,,83- delphia, Baltimore, Norfolk and Portsmouth, or Charleston, shall gauge, ’ °' ’v' ’p' ' weigh, or measure any article or articles, other than shall be directed y the proper officer, in order to ascertain the duties to be received, or the drawbacksto be allowed thereon, or shall make a return of the weight,