Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-28
TPupLIc-No. 45.1

AN ACT TO revive certain provisions Of the act
entitled "An act further 10 provide for the
collection Of duties on imports and tonnage, II
approved March three, eighteen hundred aRd
fifteen, and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the senkte and House Of BE.
presentatiyes OF the United States OF America in
Congress assembled, Tha, the hrst sentence OF
the second section Of the act entitled Gan act
further to provide for the collection Of duties on
imports and tonnsge," approved March three
eighteen hundred and fifteen, to wit That il
shall be lawful for any collector, naval officer
surveyor or inspector Of the customs, as well in
any adjoining district as that to which he be-
| longs, TO etcp, search or examine any carriage
or vehicle of any kind whatsoever, and to stop
any person travelling on foot or beast Of burden
ou which he she'll suspect there are goods,
wares or merchandise which are subject TO duty,
or which shall have been introduced into the
United States in any manner contrary to Law /;
aud it such officer shall stop any goods, wares.
or merchandise on any snch carriage, vehicle.
person travelling on foot or beast Of burden,
which he shall have probable cause to believe
are subject to duty or have been unlaHfully in
troduced into the Uuited States, he shall seize
and secure the same for trial." be, aud the same
ia hereby, revived aud re-euacted; and every
such beast Of burden, carriage or vehicle, to-
I gelher with the teams or other motive power,
and all the appuEtenances used in conveying
such goods, wares, or merchandise, shall be
subject TO seizure and forfeiture in like manner
as is by LAW now provided in regard to such
goods, wares, and merchandise and all fines,
penalties, and forfeituTes recovered under this
act, or in consequence of such seizures, shall be
disposed Of as is provided in other oasea by the
ninety first section Of the act entited "An act
to regulate the collection OF duties on imports
and tonnege,' approved March second, seven
teen hundred and ninety nine ; and the last
proviso Of said ninety hrtt section is hereby
repeSled. 4e..-.
Sec. 9 And be it further enacted, That the
power aud authority given TO collectors, naval
officers, and surveyors by tue sixty eighth sec
tion Of the said last mentioned act be, and the
same are hereby, extended to Inspectors Of the
customs; and an officer or other person entitled
to or interested in a part or share of any fine,
penalty, or forfeiture incurred Under this Or any
other law Of the United States. may bs examined
as witness in any Of the proceedings for the
recovery Of such iine, penalty, or forfeiture by
either Of the parties thereto, sud such examina-
tion shall not deprive such witness Of his or her
share or intereSt In such ane, penalty, or tor
feiture. r .l4e.r
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That in
case any store, warehouse, or other building
shall be upon or near the boundary line between
the United States and any foreign country, and
there is reasonto believe that dutiable goods are
deposited or have been placed therein or carried
through or into the same without payment of
duties and In violation Of Law, and the collector
deputy collector, naval officer, or surveyor OF
customs, shall make cath before any magistrate
competent to administer tile same, that he has
reason to believe, and does believe, that such
offence has been therein committed, such officer
shall have the right to search such building and
the premises belonging thereto i and ifany such
goods shall be found therein, the same, together
with such building, shall he seized, forfeited,
aud disposed of according 10 law, and the said
building shall be forthwith taken down'or re-
moved. Aud any person or persons who shall
have received or deposited in such bnidiHg, or
carried through the same any goods as afors-
said, or shbll have aided therein, in violation Of
law, shall, upon due conviction before amy court
Of competent Jurisdiction, be punished by fine
not exceeding ten thousand dollArs, or BY i'm
prisonment not exceeding two years, or By both
such fHe aud imprisonment, y- ,H.|ti.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted That tue
first section Of the act Of April second, eighteen
hundred and forty four, enitled San act direct
ing the disposition Of certain unclAiiaed 90 Ills,
waIes, or merchandise, seized for being Illegally
imported into the Uniled States,n be 50 smend4
ed that in place Of the word " one" wherever
the same mny be found in said section, the word
g five shall be inserted
Approved February IS, 1866.