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 SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 497. 1930. 749 shall not prevent the forfeiture of an y such vessel or vehicle under ADMINISTRATIVE PRO- VISIONS. any other provision of law. Forfeiture. SEC. 585. DEPARTURE BEFORE REPORT OR ENTRY. Departures. If any vessel or vehicle from a foreign port or place arrives within Penalty for leaving, th e limits of any c ollectio n distri ct and d eparts or attempt s to en try bef ore rep ort or depart, except from stress of weather or other necessity, without mak ing a report or e ntry under the p rovisions of thi s Act, or if any me rchandis e is unla den ther efrom be fore suc h report or entry. the master of such vessel shall be liable to a penalty of $5,000, and the person in charge of such vehicle shall be liable to a penalty of $500, Arrest of v essel or and any such vessel or vehicle shall be subject to forfeiture, and any vehicle. customs or Coast Guard officer may cause such vessel or vehicle to be arrested and brought ba ck to the most convenient po rt of the U nited St ates. SEC. 586. UNLAWFUL UNLADING-EXCEPTION. The master of any vessel from a foreign port or place who allows any merchandise (including sea stores) to be unladen from such ves- sel 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 unlade, shall be liable to a penalty equal to twice the value of the merchandise but not less than $1,000, and such vessel and the merchandise shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture : Provided, That whenever any part of the cargo or stores of a vessel has been unladen or transshipped 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 first arrive thereafter, and shall furnish proof that such unlading or transshipment was made neces- sary by acciden t, stress of wea ther, or other u navoidable cause, and if the collector is satisfied that the unlading or transshipment was in fact due to accident, stress of weather, or other necessity the penalties above described shall not be incurred. Unlawful transship- SEC. 587. UNLA WFUL TRANS SHIPM ENT. ment. If any merchandise (including sea stores) unladen in violation of the provisions of section 586 of this Act is transshipped to or placed in or received on any other vessel, the master of the vessel on which such merchandise is placed, and any person aiding or assisting therein, shall be liable to a penalty equal to twice the value of the merchandise, bu t not less than $1,000, and such vessel and such mer- chandise shall be liable to seizure and forfeiture. SEC. 588. T RANS POR TATI ON B ETWE EN A MER ICAN POR TS V IA tween Ameri tcan be- SEC. FOREIGN PORTS. through foreign ports_ If any merch andise i s laden at any port or place in the United foreign Goodsvessels to shipped on vess els to for- States upon aany vessel belonging who ll or in art to a sub j ect of a si gn countries and y y p loaded therefof another foreign country, and is taken thence to a foreign port or place to be American p ort to be reladen and res hipped to any ot her port in the United States, ei ther seized, etc' by the same or by another vessel, foreign or American, with intent to evade the provisions relating to the transportation of merchandise from one port o r place of the U nited States to another port or p lace of the United States in a vessel belonging wholly or in part to a sub- ject of any foreign power, the merchandise shall, on its arrival at s uch last-named p ort or place, be seized and forfe ited to the Unit ed Unlading. Penalty for, before receiving permit. Proviso. Except in ca se of casualty, if reported at first port of arrival, etc. Pen alty for re ceivi ng goods unlawfully trans- shipped.

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