, 1871-05-04
THE WEEKLYfARGUs
THURSDAY, MAY. 8. 1871
Revenue Laws---The CONSEQUENCES q
DisIegarding Them. -


Tbs non-observance Of some of the rev.
enue laws by coasters, as well as other
vess Is entering Ills collection district,
in times past, has become so general that
their force, to some, has become a matter
Of question; but the time for allowing
these lille breaches, where by SO doing
the Government has not been actually de-
frauded by the straining Of a point of law,
has s'gone by, and very properly too, how
evef hard the reaction may appear to some.
In the past our commerce was unimport-
ant and, these things were matters of no
consequences and their observance would,
oftentimes have caused great Inconvenience
and delay now it is different, eur COM
merce is rapidly increasing, and it has be-
como necessary, in order TO preserve the
dignity Of and ensure due respect for the
revenue laws, that the same be enforced
to tie letter. The Collector Of Customs,
z Hon. MS. Drew, during the tine ho has
held the Office has carried out this idea,
and, though, in some instances, he has
been carped at by parties who could frd
no other vent for their petty spite, he has
been sus aimed in every particular by the
home department. 1
We have gone into this subject for the
lencGt of those concerned ship. masters
. and Ship owners, importers and others will
have to pay due regard to the laws govern
ing them or sand the conseIuences-no
lodging. r,f.. .-r, -....4 \ e.
Not long since the Deputy Special
Agent of the United States bOardrd the
bark Oregon (under licensc) in the Strait
aud on examining her papers found that
her license had expired. Tho orrSon's
home port is San Francisco. The Agent
called the captains attention to the fact
that Lis vessels license had run out and
informed him that twas necessary TO go
Immediately to the Custom House at this
place and take out temporary register to
serve uatil the vessel returned to San
Francisco. This the captain failed to do,
but passed by with hisTessel and went 10
Seab4ck and afterwards to Tacoma, and
still, after lapse of eleven days, not ap.
psaripg at the Custom House, the vessel
was fined in the sum of 1887 "a, accord
ingto an Act of Congress, passed in 1898,
the sixth section of which reads as follows:
.,Every ship or vessel Of twenty tons or
upward (others than such as are registered)
found trading between'district and district,
or between. different places in the same
district.,or carrying on the fishery business
without being enrol ed and licensed. such
ship, or vessel, if laden with goods the
growth and mqnufacture Of the United
States only, distilled spirits excepted)
or in ballast, shall pay the same fees and
tonnage in every port of the United States
at which she may arrive, as ships or ves>
sels not belonging to citizen or citizens
Of the United States, and if she. have on
bosrd any articles of foreign growth or
manufacture, or distilled spirits, other than
sea stores, the ship or vessel together with
her tackle, apparel and furniture, and the
lading found on board, shall be forfeited {:
Provided, however, if such ship or vessel
lie, at sea at the expiration of the time
for which the iceuse was given, and
tho mastet of such SLIP or vessel shall
swear or affirm such was the, case, and
shall, also, within forty eight hours after
lis arrival, deliver to the Collector of the
District, in which he shall first arrive, the
license which shall have expired, tho for
feitme aforesaid shall not be incurred, nor
shall the ship or vessel be liable to pay
the fees and tonnage aforesaid"
Vessels entering the district, whether
under register or licensed, must have
manifest, otherwise they are liable to
fine. 1t makes no difference whether the
vessel has freight or Motif only in bal
last the manifest must show it.
NTrD FSTUTT. GERUTCF!