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STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW

768-SEPT.

1, 1954

SEC. 503. (a) The first two sentences of section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U.S.C. 1952 edition, title 19, sec. 1451), are further amended to read as follows: "Before any such special license to unlade shall be granted, the master, owner, or agent of such vessel or vehicle, or the person in charge of such vehicle, shall be required to deposit sufficient money to pay, or to give a bond in an amount to be fixed by the Secretary conditioned to pay, the compensation and expenses of the customs officers and employees assigned to duty in connection with such unlading at night or on Sunday or a holiday, in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the Act of February 13, 1911, as amended (U.S.C. 1952 edition, title 19, sec. 267). I n lieu of such deposit or bond the owuier or agent of any vessel or vehicle or line of vessels or vehicles may execute a bond in an amount to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury to cover and include the issuance of special licenses for the unlading of such vessels or vehicles for a period not to exceed one year." (b) The third sentence of section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U.S.C. 1952 edition, title 19, sec. 1451), is further amended by inserting "deposits sufficient money to pay, or" after the words "person requesting such services" now appearing therein and by deleting the words "a penal sum" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "an amount". SEC. 504. Section 581(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U. S. C, 1952 edition, title 19, sec. 1581 (d)), is further amended to read as follows: " (d) Any vessel or vehicle which, at any authorized place, is directed to come to a stop by any officer of the customs, or is directed to come to a stop by signal made by any vessel employed in the service of the customs and displaying proper insignia, shall come to a stop, and upon failure to comply a vessel or vehicle so directed to come to a stop shall become subject to pursuit and the master, owner, operator, or person in charge thereof shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $5,000 nor less than $1,000." SEC. 505. Section 605 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1952 edition, title 19, sec. 1605), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Pending such disposition, the property shall be stored in such place as, in the collector's opinion, is most convenient and appropriate with due regard to the expense involved, whether or not the place of storage is within the judicial district or the customs collection district in which the property was seized; and storage of the property outside the judicial district or customs collection district in which it was seized shall in no way affect the jurisdiction of the court which would otherwise have jurisdiction over such property." SEC. 506. Sections 607, as amended, 610, and 612 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1952 edition, title 19, secs. 1607, 1610, 1612) are amended by deleting "$1,000" wherever that amount is stated therein and substituting "$2,500". SEC. 507. Section 545 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by inserting after "this section" in the fifth paragraph the following ", or the value thereof, to be recovered from any person described in the first or second paragraph of this section,". TITLE VI—EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 601. Titles II, III, IV, and VI of this Act shall be effective on and after the thirtieth day following the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved September 1, 1954.

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