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 srX*rY-sEvr:N·rrr oorveruass. sm. II. ou. 356. 1922. 979 rights of the United States shall not be rejudiced or affected b the °"°’°’,,fgu;”°“'·*· filing of such lien, nor shall the United States or its officers be lliable ` for losses or damages consequent upon such refusal to permit delivery. If merchandise, regarding which such notice of lien has been filed, wm¤P°¤¤* ¤“°*'¤*m· shall be forfeited or abandoned and sold, the freight, charges, or 9 "g°°dS` contribution in general average due thereon shall be paid from the proceeds of such sale in the same manner as other lawful charges and expenses are paid therefrom. no. 565. Cnn·rAcE.—The cartage of merchandise entered for w§},§‘{,°’gg,SK’ '§§°§§'§§‘ warehouse shall be done by cartmen to be appointed and licensed °°*"m°¤· by the collector of customs and who shall give a bond, in a penal sum to be fixed by such collector, for the protection of the Government against any loss of, or damage to, such merchandise while _ being so carted. The ‘cartage of merchandise designated for exami- ,,p¥, '{'“ °° nation at the ap raiser’s stores and of merchandise taken into custody by the collector as unclaimed shall be performed b such ggrsons as mag be designated, under contract or otherwise, by the cretary of the Treasury, and under such regulations for the protection of the owners thereof and of the revenue as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. PART 5.—E1vFo1zcnMnr~rr Przovrsrorrs. v,§g{S_°'°°m°¤‘ 1*** Sec. 581. Boruznrive vr:ssr:Ls.——OfHcers of the customs or of the miE;°§,§,§’ °$$ Coast Guard, and agents or other persons authorized by the Secret  mug"' ‘°°¤“°S °‘ of the Treasury, or appointed for that purpose in writing by a daily; ` lector may at any time go on board of. any vessel or vehicle at any place in the United States or within four leagues of the coast of the nited States, without as well as within their respective districts, to P _ examine the manifest and to inspect, search, and examine the vessel °"” °"° dun"' or vehicle, and every part thereo, and any person, trrmk, or ackage on board, and to this end to hail and stop such vessel or velliicle, if under way, and use all necessary force to compel compliance, and if it shall appear that any breach or violation of the laws of the United hm§3gF°·· ‘°' "*°‘ States has been committed, whereby or in consequence of which ` such vessel or vehicle, or the merchandise, or any art thereof, on board of or imported by such vessel or vehicle is liable to forfeiture, it shall be the duty of such officer to make seizure of the same, and to arrest, or, in case of escape or attempted escape, to pursue and arrest any erson engaged in such breac or violation. D Officers of the Department of Commerce and other persons author- m.,,2E"°§”¤§§‘§§‘ °,§’.,'T',Z ized by such department may go on board of any vessel at anyjplace :g¥,%{;gg_°g";g_°¤'“” in the United States or within our lea es of the coast of the nited States and hail, stop, and board suciil vessels in the enforcement of the navigation laws and arrest or, in case of escape or attempted escape, pursue and a.rrest any person engaged in the breac or violation of the navigation laws. Sec. 582. Examrwrron or sAeeAcm.—The Secretary of the  °‘“““"“’ Treasury may prescribe regulations for the search of persons and baggage and he is authorized to employ female mspectors for the F°¤°‘°i¤SP°°°°”· examination and search of persons of their own sent; and all persons coming into the United States from foreargn countries shall be hable to detention and searcguby authorized officers or agents of the Government under such re ations. _ Sec. 583. Cnnrrrrroarrox or MANIFEST.—Tl'1B master of every ves- ,¤?§;{°m§,§m°${,jm‘§ sel and the person in char e of every vehicle bound to a port or place m¤¤**°S*¤· in the United States shail deliver to the officer of the customs or Coast Guard who shall first demand it of him, the orrglmal and one copy of the manifest of such vessel or vehicle, and suc officer shall