19 U.S.C. § 1457 — Time for unlading

submitted 96 years ago by ch. 497 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 116 words · no verdicts yet

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This section concerns time for unlading. It provides the rules and requirements stated in the section, including its conditions, exceptions, and limits. Whenever any merchandise remains on board any vessel or vehicle from a foreign port more than twenty-five days after the date on which report of said vessel or vehicle was made, the appropriate customs officer may take possession of such merchandise and cau...

Whenever any merchandise remains on board any vessel or vehicle from a foreign port more than twenty-five days after the date on which report of said vessel or vehicle was made, the appropriate customs officer may take possession of such merchandise and cause the same to be unladen at the expense and risk of the owners of it, or may place one or more inspectors or other customs officers on board of said vessel or vehicle to protect the revenue. The compensation and expenses of any such inspector or customs officer for subsistence while on board of such vessel or vehicle must be reimbursed to the Government by the owner or master of such vessel or vehicle.

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Whenever any merchandise remains on board any vessel or vehicle from a foreign port more than twenty-five days after the date on which report of said vessel or vehicle was made, the appropriate customs officer may take possession of such merchandise and cause the same to be unladen at the expense and risk of the owners thereof, or may place one or more inspectors or other customs officers on board of said vessel or vehicle to protect the revenue. The compensation and expenses of any such inspector or customs officer for subsistence while on board of such vessel or vehicle shall be reimbursed to the Government by the owner or master of such vessel or vehicle.

Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 457, 46 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 287.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1930Enacted · Act of June 17, 1930, ch. 497 · 46 Stat. 716
1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-271 · 84 Stat. 287

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 497 on 1930-06-17.

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