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 'h’rL1·: L.—VESSELS IN DOMESTIC COMMERCE. 845 place from whence she shall be reported last to have sailed· and he shall also deliver to such collector the permit which was given him from the collector of the district from whence he sailed. Sec. 4369. _Every master of any foreign vessel who neglects or refuses Penalty against to complv with any of the requirements of the two preceding sections, f°*'¤f¤r- ployed in towing documented vessels of the United States plying from °‘g?‘ ““8‘b°“” one port or place in the same to another, shall be liable to a penalt r of :::22% v§°;:itl;% fifty cents per ton on the measurement of every such vessel so towed by States ports. them respectively, which sum may be recovered by way of libel or suit. Fw This section shall not apply to any case where the towing, in -whole or in 20] S "i8fi_?’ part, is within or upon foreign waters. Any foreign railroad com any or 183i i i i i I corporation, whose road enters the United States by means of a Ezrry or 23 F¤b. 1867. ¤- tug—boat, may own such boat, and it shall be subject to no other or differ- 78· "· It P· 4m ent restrictions or regulations in such employment than ifv owned by a citizen of the United States. Sec. 4371. Every vessel of twenty tons or upward, other than regis- _ Penaltytcr- tradtered vessels found trading between district and district, or between *¤€“'i*h°“*H°€¤¤€ different places in the same district, or carrying on the fisher · without 18 Feb,,1793,e. being enrolled and licensed, or if less than twenty tons and not less 8, s. 6, v. 1, p. 307. than five tons, without a license, in the manner provided by this.Title, if laden with merchandise the growth or manufacture of the United States only, distilled spirits excepted, or in ballast, shall pay the same fees and tonnage in every port of the United States at which she may arrive as vessels not belonging to a citizen of the United States; and, if she have on board any articles of foreign growth or manufacture, or distilled spirits, other than sea-stores, she shall, together with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, and the lading found on board, be forfeited. Sec. 4372. If any vessel be at sea at the expiration of the time for Expiration Om. which the license was given, and the master of such vessel shall swear cense at sea. that such was the case, and shall also, within forty-eight hours after his 18 Febq 1793, (._ arrival, deliver to the collector of the district in which he shall first 8, s. 6, v. 1, p. 308. arrive the license which shall have expired, the forfeiture prescribed in the preceding section shall not he incurred, nor shall the vessel be liable to y the fees and tonnage therein required. [Sw S 4219-] Sec. 4373. Every collector, who knowingly makes any record of enroll- Penaltyforillegal ment or license of any vessel, and every other officer, or person, appointed °¤’0U¤¤¤¤* OY h· by or under them, who makes any record, or grants any certificate or other WL- document whatever, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this Title, 18 Feb., 1793, c. or takes any other or greater fees than are by this Title allowed, or re- Sv ”· 29· V- 1- P· 315- ceives for any service performed pursuant to this Title, any reward or gratuity, and every surveyor, or other person appointed to measure vessels, wlro willfully delivers to any collector or naval officer a false description of any vessel, to be enrolled or licensed, in pursuance of this Title, shall be liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars, and be rendered incapahle of servin in any office of trust or profit under the United States. Src. 4374. E€·ery person, authorized and required by this Title to pe;-- Penalty for melform any act or thing as an officer, who willfully neglects or refuses to do f°°·”"°°·_ _ and perform the same, according to the true intent and meaning of this 18 Feb., 1793,c. Title, shall, if not subject to the penalty and disqualifications prescribed 8» S- ?9» V- L P- 315- in the preceding section, be liable to a penalty of five hundred ollars for the first offense, and of like sum for the second offense, and shall, after conviction for the second offense, be rendered incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under the United States. Sec. 4375. Every person who forges, counterfeits, erases, alters, or Penalty for forfalsifies any enrollment, license, certrficate, permit, or other document, &°"Y md “It°"°‘ mentioned or required in this Title, to be granted by any officer of the ‘.2__-._-- revenue, such person, so offending, shall be liable to a penalty of five 18 Feb., 1793, c. hundred dollars. [see 5 642::.] 8, s·.3l\, v. l, p. 316.