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 754 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. C$. 497. 1930 . ADMINf9TaATIVE Pao. SEC. 602. SEIZURE-REPORT TO COLLECTOR. VISIONS. Seizures, etc. officials makin g , to It shall be the duty of any officer, agent, or other person author- report, and tn rn over ized b law to make seizures of merchandise or baggage subject to to collector, vessel, ve- yhicle,goods,etc ° seizure for violation of the customs laws, to report every such seizure immediately to the collector for the district in which such violation occurred, and to turn over and deliver to such collector any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage seized by him, and to report immediately to such collector every violation of the customs laws. Collector's reports . SEC. 603. SAME-COLLECTOR'S REPORTS. To be m ade to So- It shall be the duty of the collector whenever a seizure of mer- licitor of the Treasury and to district attar- chandise has been made for a violation of the customs laws to report n ey. 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 district in which such violation has occurred, or in which such seizure was made, including in such report Statement to accom- a statement of all the facts and circumstances of the case within pang. his knowledge, with the names of the witnesses, and citation of the statute or statutes believed to have been violated, and on which reli- ance may be had for forfeiture or conviction. Pr osecu tion. SEC. 604. SA ME-PROSECUT ION. Distric t attorney to It shall be the duty of every United States district attorney imme- enter necessary pro- ceedings without de- diately to inquire into the facts of cases reported to him by collectors lay, for recovery, etc. and the laws applicable thereto, and if it appears probable that any fine, penalty, or forfeiture has been incurred by reason of such viola tion, for t he re covery of w hich the in stitu tion o f pro ceedi ngs in the United States district court is necessary, forthwith to cause the proper proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted, without delay, for the recovery of such fine, penalty, or forfeiture in such case provided, unless, upon inquiry and examination, such district attorney decides that such proceedings can not probably be sus- tained or that the ends of public justice do not require that they ~g Report pro cee d- should be instituted or prosecuted, in which case he shall report the facts to the Secretary of the Treasury for his direction in the premises. C ust ody. SEC. 605. SAME-CUSTODY. Collector 's, vehicles, vehicles, of seized vessels All vessels, vehicles, merchandise, and baggage seized under the and g fods, until dis- provisions of the customs laws, or laws relating to the navigation, posed o registerin g, enrollin g or licens ing, or entr y or cleara nce, of ves sels, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be placed and remain in the custody of the collector for the district in which the seizure was made to await disposition according to law. Seized vessels. SEC. 606. SAME-APPRAISEMENT. ~e ueofto deter- The collector shall require the appraiser to determine the domestic value, at the time and place of appraisement, of any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage seized under the customs laws. S eiz ures . SEC. 607. SAMEVALUE $1,000 OR LESS. r Publi cation of s ales, If such value of such vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage $ 1,,000 not valued over returned by the appraiser, does not exceed $1,000, the collector shall cause a notice of the seizure of such articles and the intention to f orfeit and sell the sa me to be pu blished for at least th ree success ive we eks in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct. imp Value of prohibited For the purposes of this section and sections 610 and 612 of this Act merchandise the importation of which is prohibited shall be held not to exceed $1,000 in value.

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