Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-09-10
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Secession ofthe Thirt-eighth
Ctngress.
[PuBMc-No lS9.
OFFICIAL.
IPuBLlc-No. lS9.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That from
aud after the passage Of this act, all goods,
wares, and merchandise, and all baggage
and effects of passengers and all other al
ticles imported into the United States from
any contiguous foreign country or coqu-
tries, except Os hereafter provided, as well
as the vessels, cars, and other vehicles,
shall be unladen in the presence of and be
inspected by, an inspector or other officer
Of the customs, at the first port Of entry or
custom.house in the United States where
the same shall arrive; and to enable the
proper officer thoroughly to discharge this
duty, he may require the owner or owners,
or his, her, or their agent, or other persons
having charge or possession Of any trunk,
travelling bag or sack, valise, or other en-
velope, or of any closed vessel car, or 9th
er vehicle, to open the same, or to deliver
to him the proper key: aud if such owner,
agent, or other person shall refuse or ne
gIeCt to comply with his demand, the said
officer shall retain such trunk, travelling
bag or sack, valise, or whatsoever it may
be, and open the same, and, as soon there
after as may be practicable, examine the
contents; and If any article or articles sub.
eCt to the pay ment of duty shall be found
therein, the whole contents, together with
the envelope, shall be forfeited to the Unit
ed States, and disposed of as the law pro-
vidcs in other similar cases. And i! any
such dutiable goods, article or articles,
shall be found in such vessel, car, or other
vehicle, the owner, agent, or other person
in charge of which shall have refused to
open the same or deliver the key as herein
provided, the same, together with the yes,
sci, car, or other vehicle, shall be forfeited
to the United Stathes, and shall be held
by such officer to be disposed Of as the law
provides in other similar cases of fOrfcitu-
re.
| Sec 2. And be it urtherenacted, That
to avoid the inspection at the first port Of
arrival, required by the first section of this
act, the owner agent, master, or conduc-
tor Of any such vessel, car, or other vehi
ole, or owner, agent, or other person hav.
ing charge of any such goods, wares, mer-
chandiSe, baggage, effects, or other arti-
cIes, may apply to any officer of the Unit.
ed States duly authorized to act in the
premises, to seal or close the same, under
and according to tho regulations heroinal
ter erauthorl2ed, previous to their importation
into the United States; which officer shal
seal or close the same accordingly; where
upon the same may proceed to their port o
destination Without further inspection
Provided, That nothing contained in thi'
section shall be construed to exempt sucl
vessel, car, or vehicle, or its contents, frou
such examination aS may be necessary and
proper to prevent frauds upon the revenue
and violations OF this act And provided
further, That every such vessel, car or 9th
er vehicle shall proceed, without unneces
sary delay to the port or place OF its deS
tlnat'on, as named IA the manifest OF IL
cargo, freight, or contents, and be there
inspected, as provided 10 section one.
Sec D. And be 1t further enacted, Iha
tho Secretary OF the Treasury be, and hi
is hereby, authorized and required to maxi
such regulations, and from time to time 81
to change the same as to him shall seen
necessary and proper, Tor sealing such yes
sells, cars ana other vehicles, when prac
tlcable, and Tor sealing, marking and iden
tiiylng such goods, wares, merchandise
baggage, effects, trunks, travelling bag
or sacks, vallseS, and other envelopes AM
articles; and also in regard to invoices, ma
nifests, and other pertinent papers, ant
their authorization.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, Tha
. if the owners, master, or person in charg'
of any vessel, car or other vehicle, seale'
as aforesaid, shall not proceed to the pOr
or place of destination thereof named il
the manifest of its cargo, freight, or con
tents, and deliver such vessel, car, or We
hicle to the proper officer of the customs
shall dispose of the same by sale or other
wise or ahall unload thp aame ar anV mar