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 980 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 356. 1922. °“"’°’,'$),g'°”'·*· certify on the back of the original manifest to the inspection thereof _ and return the same to the master or other person in charge. i)·°$°liiif producing Sec. 584. Fansrrr on LACK or MANIFEST.——A.I1y master of any ”““"°“· vessel and any person in charge of any vehicle bound to the United States who does not produce the manifest to the officer demanding H mms mt on the same shall be liab e to a penalty of $500, and if any_merchand1se, m¤mstm¢m¤a,em. including sea stores, is found on board of or after unlading from such vessel or vehicle which is not included or described in said manifest or does not agree therewith, the master of such vessel or the person in charge of such vehicle shall be liable to a penalty e<}lual to the value o the merchandise so found or unladen, and any suc merchandise belon or consigned to the master or other officer or to any _ of the crevglclif such vessel, or to the owner or person in charge of suc ,,§{,,°§§‘},g‘§d_‘“‘ ’"“‘“' vehicle, shall be sub'ect to forfeiture, and if any merchandise described in such manifest is not found on board the vessel or vehicle _ the master or otherrperson in charge shall be subject to a penalty PE§$§°am,& of $500: Provided, at if the collector shall be satisfied t at the manifest was lost or mislaid without intentional fraud, or was defaced by accident, or is incorrect by reason of clerical error or other mistake and that no part of the merchandise not found on board was unshipped or disch ed except as specified in the report of the master, said penaltiexliall not be incurred.   If any of such merchandise so found consists of smoking opium or •*°··*“°¤¤¤· opium prepared for smoking, the master of such vessel or the person in ch e of such vehicle shall be liable to a penalty of $25 for each ounct-ixriliereof so found. Such penalty shall constitute a lien upon mC1°m¤°° withheld- such vessel which may be enforced by a libel in rem. Clearance of ` any such vessel may e withheld until such penalty is paid or until a bond, satisfactory to the collector, is given for the payment thereof. F°"°““’°· The provisions of this paragraph shall not prevent the forfeiture of P ut f I _ ang such vessel or vehicle under any other provision of law. a;s§,’Lt,¥;th$’ut$§,{'§}‘t€ Ec. 585. DEPARTURE nnronn mszronr on nN*rnY.——lf any vessel mg °""'Y» °*°· or vehicle from a forei port or place arrives within the limits of any collection district anflileparts or attempts to depart, except from stress of weather or other necessity, without making a report or entry imder the lprovisions of this Act, or if any merchandise is unladen therefrom efore such report or entry, the master of such vessel shall be liable to a penalty of $5,000, and the person in charge of such meglféf °' vm! <¤‘ vehicle shall be liable to a penalty of $500, and any such vessel or vehicle shall be subject to forfeiture, and any customs or Coast Guard officer may cause such vessel or vehicle to be arrested and brought back to the most convenient port of the United States. K,,§’}§°";,i§,€ Sec. 586. UNLAWFUL UNLADING-—ExonPnoN.—The master of any ¤*“ '°°· vessel from a foreign port or lace who allows any merchandise (including sea stores) to be unllsiden from such vessel at any time after its arrival within four leagues of the coast of the United States and before such vessel has come to the proper place for the discharge of such merchandise, and before he has received a permit to un- - lade, shall be liable to a penalty equal to twice the value of the PMN merchandise but not less t an 81,000, and such vessel and the meraggxvugnmmgsog chandise shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture: Provided, That ¤¤tp0{;’D;&§"{{°§L ,,,2 whenever any part of the cargo or stores of a vessel has been unladeu or transshippe because of accident, stress of weather, or other necessity, the master of such vessel shall, as soon as possible thereafter, notify the collector of the district within which such unlading or transshipment has occurred, or the collector within the district at which such vessel shall Erst arrive thereafter, and shall furnish proof that such unlading or transshipment was made necess by accident, stress of weather, or other unavoidable cause, and ifmtlie collector is satisfied that the unlading or transshipment was in fact due to acci-