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 542 TITLE xxx1v.—-COLLECTION OF DUTIES;-—C1-1. 1. The Robert Ed- port, shall be made with the collector of the district in which the articles ‘“*'d¤·6wh ·1S7· are intended to be landed by the owner thereof. or his agent, expressing the persons by whom or for whom such entry is made, and Hnrtieularizing the several packages, and their contents, with their mar s and numbers; and the person who shall make the entry shall take and subscribe an oath before the collector, declaring that the entry subscribed by him and to which the oath is annexed contains. to the best of his knowled e and belief. a. just and true account of the contents of the several paciages mentioned in the entry, specifying the name of the vessel, of her master, and of the port from which she has arrived; and that such packages contain no merchandise whatever other than wearing apparel, personal baggage, or, as the case may be, tools of trade, specifying it; that they are all the property of u person named who has arrived, or 1sshortly expected to arrive in the United States, and are not directly or indirectly im rted for an v other, or intended for sale. Bond that owner grim 2800. Whenever the person making entry of any articles as wear- Ph%llm*~k¢°¤*h¤`*‘ ing ap rel, rsonal baggage, tools, or implements. is not the owner of {*‘}‘r?€lfE" “g°m‘ them, he shullegive bond with one or more sureties, to the satisfaction of 2 Mar., 1799, r- the collector, in a. sum equal to the duties on like articles imported sub- 22· "· *6»"· LP- 661- ject to duty, upon the condition that the owner of the articles s all, within one year, personally make an oath such as is prescribed in the preceding section. Permit for bag- Sec. 2801. On compliance with the two preceding sections, and not @8** wd *°°lS· otherwise, a permit shall be granted for landing such articles. But when- 2 Mm-,, 1799, C. ever the collector and the naval officer, if any, think proper, they may f.'2,¤.46,v.1,p.66‘2- direct the ba. ga, e of any person arriving within the United States to be examined  the surveyor of the port, or by an inspector of the customs, who shall make 2. return of the same; and if any articles are contained therein which in their opinion ought not to beexempted from duty, due entry of them shall be made and the duties thereon paid. Penalty for con- Sec. 2802. Whenever any article subjgct to duty is found in the bag- ¤<¤{U¤g_ <l¤¢l¤bl¤ gage of any person arriving within the nited States, which was not, ut °·"*‘°l°““‘b°€8°‘g°· the time of making entry for such baggage, mentioned to the collector 2 Mu., 1799, c. before whom such entry was made, by the person making entry, such 22»¤·46»"·1»P·662· article shall be forfeited, and the person in whose baggu e it is found The Robert E,]- shall be‘liu.ble to 21 penalty of treble the value of such artiche. wards, 6 Wh., 187. _ Baggage in trgm- Sm. 2803. Any baggage or personal effects arriving in the Fnited m m a i°'€*8¤ States, in transit to any foreign country, may be delivered by the parties ?°"t‘L__- having it in charge to the collector of the proper district, to be by him _30 June, 1864, c. retained without the payment or exaction of any import duty, and to be gig 29- "· 13» P- delivered to such parties on their departure for their foreign destination, ' under uch rules, regulations, und fees as the Secretary of the Treasury mav prescribe. Entry, &c., of Sec. 2804. No ci ars shall be imported unless the same are packed in cigars. boxes of not more 5H1H five hundred cigars in each box; and no entry "jgfmvy 186}] of any imported cigars shall be allowed of less quantity than three 298, s. 1,' v. 14, p. thousand in a. single package; and all cigars on importation shall be Q2}, _ __ __ placed in public store or bonded warehouse, and shall not be removed U_ g_ ,-_ ,1,,,,,;,,-, therefrom until the same shall have been inspected and a, stamp affixed 12 Blatch., 491. to each box indicating such inspection, with the date thereof. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to provide the requisite stamps, and to make all necessary regulations for carrying the above provisions of law into effect; [See S 2504, Schedule J-I _9¤¤l¤¤·h0W¢¤k9¤; Sm`. 2805. All oaths to be taken upon making of any of the reports 2 Mn, 1799, ,-_ or entries, or respecting any of the acts mentioned in this chapter, 22,149, rl, p- 664- whether by u master of any vessel, or the owner or consi nee of any merchandise, his factor or agent, or by any other person, shall be administered by the collector. or oflieer to or with whom the report or entry is made. and shall be reduced to writing, and subscribed by the person taking and by the person administering the oath.