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 714 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cia. 497. 1930. ADMINISTRATIVE rRo- S EC . 447. PLACE OF ENTRY AND UNLADING. VISIONS. Unlading. At other than port of It shall be unlawful to make entry of any vessel or to unlade the entry unlawfu l. cargo or any part thereof of any vessel elsewhere than at a port Provisos. of entry : Provided, That upon good cause therefor being shown, mEClsewhereunderper° the Secretary of Commerce may permit entry of any vessel to be made at a place other than a port of entry designated by him, under Bulk cargoes' such c onditi ons as he sh all pr escrib e : And provided further, That any vessel laden with merchandise in bulk may proceed after entry of such vessel to any place designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of unlading such cargo, under the super- vision of customs officers if the collector shall consider the same necessary, and in such case the compensation and expenses of such officers shall be reimbursed to the Government by the party in interest. SEC. 448. UNLADING. For mal entry and (a)PERMITS AND PRELIMINARY ENTRIES .-Except as provided in ge im e dt to unlade, re- sectio n 441 of thi s Act (relat ing to vessel s not requir ed to enter) , A nte, p . 712 . no m ercha ndise, pas seng ers, or ba ggag e sha ll be unl aden from any vessel or vehicle arriving from a foreign port or place until entry of such vessel or report of the arrival of such vehicle has been made and a permit for the unlading of the same issued by the collector Proviso. Provided, That the master may make a preliminary entry of a vessel b are f entry to by making oath or affirmation to the truth of the statements con- tained in the vessel's manifest and delivering the manifest to the customs officer who boards such vessel, but the making of such pre- liminary entry shall not excuse the master from making formal entry of his vessel at the customhouse, as provided by this Act. Goo ds and baggage After the entry, preliminary or otherwise, of any vessel or report retained at unlading place, until entry and of the arrival of any vehicle, the collector may issue a permit to permit . the master of the vessel, or to the person in charge of the vehicle, to unlade merchandise or baggage, but except as provided in sub- divisi on (b) of th is sec tion m erchan dise or bagga ge so unlade n shal l be retained at the place of unlading until entry therefor is made and a permit for its delivery granted, and the owners of the vessel or vehicle from which any imported merchandise is unladen prior Lia bil it y for removal to entry of such merchandise shall be liable for the payment of the without permit. duties accruing on any part thereof that may be removed from the place of unlading without a permit therefor having been issued. Removal to public Any merchandise or baggage so unladen from any vessel or vehicle stores, etc. for which entry is not made within forty-eight hours exclusive of Sunday and holidays from the time of the entry of the vessel or report of the vehi cle, unle ss a long er time i s granted by the c ollector, Post, p. 722. as provided in section 484, shall be sent to a bonded warehouse or the public stores and held as unclaimed at the risk and expense of the consignee in the case of merchandise and of the owner in the case of baggage, until entry thereof is made. Special delivery per- (b) SPEC IAL DELI VERY PE RMIT .-The Secr etary of the T reasu ry i s mit for perishables. authorized to provide by regulations for the issuing of special permits for de livery, prio r to f ormal entry therefo r, of perish able a rticle s and ot her ar ticles , the immedi ate de livery of whi ch is necess ary. SEC. 449 . UNLADING AT POR T OF ENTRY. Unlading to be at Except as provided in sections 442 and 447 of this Act (relating destined p ort . t o residue cargo and to bulk cargo, respectively), merchandise and Ante, p. 713. baggage imported in any vessel by sea shall be unladen at the port On permit if com- of entry to which such vessel is destined, unless (1) such vessel is pelled to seek another. compelled by any cause to put into another port of entry, and the collector of such port issues a permit for the unlading of such mer-

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