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 900 SIXTY·FIRS'I` CONGRESS. Sess. IH. C11. 46. 1911. conve ance belonging to a line des` ated b the Secretary of the Treasriry as a common carrier of borigldd merchandise, and, after due report and entry of such vessel in accordance with existing law or due . report, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, of the arrival of such other conveyances, the collector of customs, with the concurrence of the naval officer at ports where there is a naval officer shall grant, "ulpon proper application therefor a special license to lade or unlade the cargo of any such vessel or other _ conveyance at ht; that is to say, between sunset and sunrise. ¤e°i~lml° Sec. 2. Thatnilhe master of any] vessel from a foreign {port or place, °**¤· ¤¤¤“°**· °*¤- upon arrival within a customs co ection district of the nited States, bound to a port of entry in such district, may make preliminary entry of the vesse by making oath or aHirmation to the truth of the statements contained in his original manifest and delivering his said origi-nual manifest to the customs officer who shall board such vessel wit such district, with a copy of said original manifest for the use ,,,,D}'°,,}‘f§° °‘ °""-‘° of the naval officer at ports where there is a naval officer; whereupon, upon arrival at the wharf or place of discharge, the lading or unlading o the car o of such vessel may proceed, bly both day and night, under ~ Bm, umd mr such regulations as the Secretary of the reasury may prescribe. rmmeaudgqisarng or- Sec. 3. That before any such special license to lade or unlade at ““"‘”"‘· night shall be granted and before any permit shall be issued for the immediate lading or unlading of any such vessel after preliminary entry, as hereinbefore provided, either by day or by night the master owner, agent, or consignee of such vessel or other conveyance shall make proper application therefor and shall at the same time execute and deliver to the United States, through the collector of customs, a _ good and sufficient bond, in a penal sum to be approved by the said collector, conditioned to mdemnilgy and save the United States ` harmless from any and all losses an liabilities which may occur or be ,P§‘c",;,“¤{}c"g§n§g“d_§{’,{ occasioned by reason of the granting of such special hcense or- the vermin. issuing or granting of such permit for immediate lading or unlading; or the master, owner, agent, consignee, or probable consi ee, as aforesaid, may execute and deliver to the United States, in Hi]; manner and form, a good and sufficient bond, in the penal sum of fifty - thousand dollars, conditioned to indemnify and save the United States harmless from any and all losses and liabilities which may occur or be occasioned y reason of the anting of such special licenses and the issuing or granting of such!. permits for immediate ,mm,,c°m_ md lading or unlading biy day and night during a period of six months. pemia. Sec. 4._ Such ap'p rcatron having been duly made and the required bond having been c uly executed and delivered,special license orlicenses to lade or unlade at night after regular entry of vessels, and due report of other conveyances, may be granted, and a rmit or permits mav be issued for the immediate lading and unladiiig, by day and night Pmim of vessels admitted to preliminary entry, or of other convevances of mvtT:;?twae¤ gms which due report of arrival has been made: Provided, That the pro- R_S_,€cj·,,7,,,,,_538_ visions of this Act shall extend and be applicable to any vessels or other conveyances bound to a port of entry in the United States to be unladen at a port of delivery or to be unladen at a place of discharge designated by t re Secretary of the Treasury under the rovisions of section twenty-seven hundred and seventy-six of the Illevised Statqu*{gg}¤' °¤°*'Y fs utes as amended: Prormkledfurther, That, when preliminarv entry of a vessel shall be made by the master as herein rovided he Ushall not be relieved from making due report and entry of liis vessel at the customhouse rn accordance with existing law, and any liability of the master or owner of any such vessel to the owner or consignee of any merchandise lander from her shall not be affected by the anting of such special hcense, but such liability shall continue until ge merchandise is properly removed from the dock whereon the same may be landed.