The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-25
Surveyors Department, Custom House,

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The Surveyors Department consists of;
One Surveyor.
Two Deputy Surveyors.
Sixty Day Inspectors.
Ten Night Inspectors.
One Weigher and Deputy.
One Gauger and Deputy.
One Measurer and Deputy.
One Boarding Officer, s. W. Pass
One Boarding Officer, N. E. Pass
One Boarding Officer, Agiers.
One Boarding Officer, Basins.
Four Boatmen, employed as messengers
making in all eighty-seven persons employed in
this branch of the Revenue Department
The Office of Surveyor is one of great import
ance, will be seen by the duties he has to per-
form, either in person through the Inspectors;
he has 10 superintend and direct the Inspectors,
Weighers, Measures and Gaugers within his dis
trict; once a week, he has to report to the Coec.
Tor the condition Of his office, and how the differ
ent officers have been employed during the week /;
through an Inspector, detailed for that purpose,
every morning report is made to the Collector of
all vessels that have arrived from foreign or other
ports the previous day, specifying the names and
denominations of the vessels, masters names,
| whence arrived, whether laden or in ballast,
nation belonging he is also charged with the duty
of putting on board each of such vessels one or
more of his Inspectors Immediately after their
rival in port it is also his duty to examine wheth
er the goods imported in any ship or vessel, and
the deliveries thereof agreeaby the Inspectors
returns, correspond with the permits for landing
the same if any error disagreement appea rs,
it is his duty 10 report the the Collectors he
also, through an Inspector, superintends the ladng
for expectation Of all goods entered for the benefit
of drawback elc. All violations of the revenue
laws are reported to him by the Inspectors, and
then by him to the Collector
The business of the Deputies is to aid the Sur
veyor in the general control of the subordinates
attending to the proper disposition and assignment
to vessels of the Inspectors, ETC.; keep record Of
all permits issued from the Collectors office pre-
vious to their being sent on board the snip, and
perform such other duties may be required by
the Surveyor.
The Day Inspectors, with the exception of those
employed on special duty out of the Surveyors
Department, are assigned by the Deputy to the dis
charging of ships those not on board of ships are
called Inspectors in Aid " it is the duty Of each
Inspector, when not engaged, to report himself in
person every morning at nine O'Clock, the hour for
opening the Custom House, at the Surveyors Office
ard register his name in book provided for that
purpose he then remains subject to the orders of
the Deputy. After sunset the Day Inspector is re-
leved from duty. Eight of the Inspectors in Aid
are considered as on duty, and have to be ia al
tendance at the office from sunrise to sunset.
An Inspector on board OF a foreign ship has
many important duties to perform If there are
passengers on board, he insPects their baggage
previous to the same being landed-alIowlng moth
ing to pass subject duty except articles in actual
use He then discharges the cargo, under permits
from the Collectors office, either by delivery or
sending it to the Warehouse After the cargo is
discharged, he makes out a return, which is sub
mitted to the Surveyor for his examination As
the different Inspectors get through with their YES
sells, they are placed at the bottom OF the list of
those in aid until again called on by the Deputy for
duty. Ships allowed from fifteen to twenty
days to discharge their Cargoes, and Inspectors
three days to make their returns. Vessels having
cargoes OF salt, are allowed generally longer time.
The Night Inspectors (ten) enter upon their
duty at sunset They patrol the Levee during the
night 10 keep an eye on the ships dschargng-to
see, IN the absence OF the Day Inspectors that no
part or portion Of the cargo is candestnely landed
They have the authority to seize and arrest any
person detected in any act in violation of the Reve-
nue. laws.
The Weigher, Gauger and Measurer, with their
Deputies, have to attend to their different depart
ments as vessels arrive. Within three DAYS after
any vessel is discharged, they make returns, speci-
flying the date OF the vessels entry to whom co t.
signed as per permit marks, numbers packages,
contents and quality, weight tare, as allowed by
law, eIc. These returns made in books pro.
vded for that purpose in the Collector office