19 U.S.C. § 1599 — Officers not to be interested in vessels or cargo
submitted 96 years ago by ch. 497 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 100 words · no verdicts yet
This section bars people employed to collect import or tonnage duties from owning or representing vessels or cargo, or from importing merchandise for sale. A violator is liable for a $500 penalty.
No person employed under the authority of the United States, in the collection of duties on imports or tonnage, shall own, either in whole or in part, any vessel (other than a yacht or other pleasure boat), or act as agent, attorney, or consignee for the owner or owners of any vessel, or of any cargo or lading on board the same; nor shall any such person import, or be concerned directly or indirectly in the importation of, any merchandise for sale into the United States. Every person who violates this section shall be liable to a penalty of $500.
No person employed under the authority of the United States, in the collection of duties on imports or tonnage, shall own, either in whole or in part, any vessel (other than a yacht or other pleasure boat), or act as agent, attorney, or consignee for the owner or owners of any vessel, or of any cargo or lading on board the same; nor shall any such person import, or be concerned directly or indirectly in the importation of, any merchandise for sale into the United States. Every person who violates this section shall be liable to a penalty of $500.
Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 599, 46 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 95–410, title II, § 212, Oct. 3, 1978, 92 Stat. 904.)
- 1930Enacted · Act of June 17, 1930, ch. 497 · 46 Stat. 753
- 1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-410 · 92 Stat. 904
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 497 on 1930-06-17.
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