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 984 SIXTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 356. 1922. ¢‘¤¤°;*lgN*§¤°”¤· of a fplolang gud liable to the same penalties as are imposed by section A _ I 593 0 t ct. ozitghig by as- Sec. 599. INTERESTED orr·1c1uns.—No person employed under the '“’“‘s °‘?‘“§,'§f“;°$,,°§§ authority of the United States, in the collection of duties on xmports or gm tonnage, shall own, either in whole or in part, any vessel, or act as agent, attorney, or consignee for the owner or owners of any vessel, or of any cargo or lading on board the sgme; nor  any such person import, or be concerned directly or mdirectlg m the imgortarealty. tion, of any merchandise for sale into the Umte States. very person who violates this section shall be liable to a penalty of $500. Punishment mr re- Sec. 600. GnA'1*U1TY.—An officer or employee of the United States iii?¤°¤€sR°1i§“4%¤ii.i§Z who, except in payment oly the duties or exactions Hxed by law, solicits, demands, exacts, or -receives from any person, directly or indirectly, ang gratuity, money, or  of value, for any service performed un er the customs laws, or m consideration of any ofhcial act to be performed by him, or of the omission of dperformance of any such act, in connection with or pertaining to e importation, entry, inspection or examination, 01: appraisement of merchandise or baggage shall be guilty of a emeanor and on conyiction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by impris- Ymmmmdmm onment for not more than two years,_or both, and evidence, satisfactory to the court in which the tr1al IS had, of such sohcitmg, demanding, exacting, or receiving shall be prima facie evidence _ that the same was contrary to law. _ _ Sec. 601. l§mnnnY.—Any person who gives, or offers to (give, or $3. ’ promises to give, any money or thigg of value, d1rectly or m 1rectly, to any officer or employee of the nited States in consideration of or for any act or omission contrary to law in connection with or pertaining to the importation, appraisement, entry, examination, or inspection of merchandise or baggalge, or of the liquidation of the entry thereof, or by threats or deman s or promises of any character attempts to improperl influence or control any such officer or employee of the Unitedy States as to the performance of his official duties, shall be (guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punishe by a. fine not exceeding $5,000 or by imprisonment mmaraesavaetucs. for_a term not exceeding two years, or both, and evidence of such giving, oilering or promising to give, or attemptin to influence or control satisfactory to the court in which such trial is had, shall be prima facie evidence that the same was contrary to law. mgnzgigésugpgnggzy Sec. 602. Smzmm 1>aocEnrmm—Rm·on·r.—It shall be the duty of m1;m¤0li°a·m, vase, any officer, agent, or other person authorized by law to make seizures "°’“°‘°·¤°°‘$·°“’· of merchandise or baggage subject to seizure for violation of the customs laws, to report every such seizure immediately to the col— lector for the district in which such violation occurred, and to turn over and deliver to such collector any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggagle seized by him, and to report immediately to such collector evgry vio atign of tl? customs laws. rr by wuwwr mc. 603. ami- Acrs T0 REPORT.—Il3 shall be the dut of the i1°}y§§ii1uis`iirt£i’§ig»iZ collector whenever a seizure of merchandise has been. made for a °°Y· violation of the customs laws to report the same to the Solicitor of the Treasury, and promptly also to report any such seizure or violation of the_ customs laws to the United States attorney for the dis·- tnct in which such violation has occurred, or in which such seizure ' m;*¤¤g¤¤v¤¤ri¤zs¤¤¢¤- was made, mcluding in such report a statement of all the facts and circumstances of the case within his knowledge, with the names of the witnesses, and citation of the statute or statutes believed to have beenvziolated, and on which reliance may be had for forfeiture or convic on. D¤°¥<>f<¤¤¤<¤¤¤==¤¢·  604. SAMn———Pnosnc¤·r1oN.—It shall be the dut of eve United States district attorney immediately to inqnure into the facts