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forfeited, unless it belongs to the master, owners, or a mariner-The Active, 7 Cranch, 100; The Two Friends, 1 Gall. 118; Desty S. & A. § 28.

§ 4379. Notice of seizure.-In every case where a forfeiture of any vessel or merchandise shall accrue, it shall be the duty of the collector or other proper officer, who shall give notice of the seizure of such vessel or of such merchandise, to insert in the same advertisement the name and the place of residence of the person to whom any such vessel and merchandise belonged or were consigned, at the time of such seizure, if the same be known to him.

§ 4380. Recovery of forfeitures and penalties. All penalties and forfeitures which shall be incurred by virtue of this Title may be sued for, prosecuted, and recovered as penalties and forfeitures incurred by virtue of the laws relating to the collection of duties, and shall be appropriated in like manner; except when otherwise expressly prescribed.

Keene v. U. S. 5 Cranch, 304. As to custody of goods seized, institu tion of suits, lien for violation of law, costs of prosecution, and distribution of forfeitures, see Rev. Stats. secs. 3086-3090.

§ 4381. Fees.-The following fees shall be levied and collected from the owners and masters of all vessels except those navigating the waters of the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers, otherwise than by

sea:

First. For measuring every vessel, in order to the enrollment or licensing and recording the same, the fees prescribed for like services in order to the registry of vessels.

Second. For every certificate of enrollment, fifty cents. Third. For every endorsement on a certificate of enrollment, twenty cents.

Fourth. For every license, and granting the same, including the bond, if not exceeding twenty tons, twentyfive cents; if above twenty and not more than one hundred tons, fifty cents; and if more than one hundred tons, one dollar.

Fifth. For every endorsement on a license, twenty cents.

Sixth. For certifying manifests, and granting a permit for a licensed vessel to proceed from district to district, twenty-five cents,* if less than fifty tons; and if above fifty tons, fifty cents.

Seventh. For receiving a certified manifest, and granting a permit, on the arrival of such vessel, twenty-five

cents, if less than fifty tons; and if above fifty tons, fifty

cents.

Eighth. For certifying manifests, and granting a permit for a registered vessel to proceed from district to district, one dollar and fifty cents.

Ninth. For receiving a certified manifest, and granting a permit on the arrival of such registered vessel, one dollar.

Tenth. For granting a permit for a vessel not belonging to a citizen or citizens of the United States, to proceed from district to district, and receiving the manifest, two dollars.

Eleventh. For receiving a manifest, and granting a perimit, to unload, for such last-mentioned vessel, on her arrival in one district from another district, two dollars. Twelfth. For granting a permit for a vessel carrying on the fishery to trade at a foreign port, twenty-five cents, and for the report and entry of any foreign goods imported in such vessel, twenty-five cents.

*Where a surveyor certifies a manifest, or grants a permit, or receives a certified manifest and grants a permit, the fees arising therefrom shall be received by him solely for his use; and all other fees arising by virtue of this section shall be received and accounted for by the collector, or, at his option, by the naval officer, where there is one, and where there is a collector, naval officer, and surveyor, shall be equally divided monthly between the said officers; and where there is no naval officer, twothirds to the collector and the other third to the surveyor; and where there is only a collector, he shall receive the whole amount thereof; and where there is more than one surveyor in any district, each of them shall receive his proportional part of such fees as shall arise at the port for which he is appointed; and in all cases where the tonnage of any ship or vessel shall be ascertained by any person appointed for that purpose, such person shall be paid a reasonable compensation therefor out of the fees aforesaid, before any distribution thereof as aforesaid.

*Added by amendment of February 27th, 1877, 19 U. S. Stats. 251. After the word "cents," in sixth paragraph, a comma inserted, and after the words "less than fifty tons" a semicolon inserted, and all after sub. twelve inserted-Amend. Act of Feb. 27th, 1877, 19 U. S. Stats. 251.

§ 4382. Fees on frontiers.-The following fees shall be levied and collected from the owners and masters of vessels navigating the waters of the northern, northeastern, and northwestern frontiers of the United States, otherwise than by sea:

First. For the measurement of any vessel, the fees prescribed in Title XLVIII, "REGULATION OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.'

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Second. For certificate of enrollment, including bond and oath, one dollar and ten cents.

Third. For granting license, including bond and oath, if not over twenty tons, forty-five cents.

Fourth. For granting license, including bond and oath, above twenty and not over one hundred tons, seventy cents.

Fifth. For granting license, including bond and oath, above one hundred tons, one dollar and twenty cents.

Sixth. For certifying manifest, including master's oath, and granting permit for vessel to go from district to district, under fifty tons, twenty-five cents.

Seventh. For certifying manifest, including master's oath, and granting permit for vessel to go from district to district, over fifty tons, fifty cents.

Eighth. For receiving manifest, including master's oath, on arrival of a vessel from one collection district to another, whether touching at foreign intermediate ports or not, under fifty tons, twenty-five cents.

Ninth. For receiving manifest, including master's oath, on arrival of a vessel from one collection-district to another, whether touching at foreign intermediate ports or not, over fifty tons, fifty cents.

Tenth. For certifying a manifest, including master's oath, and granting permit to a vessel under fifty tons, laden with a cargo destined for a port or place in another district at which there is no custom-house, twenty-five

cents.

Eleventh. For certifying a manifest, including master's oath, and granting permit to a vessel above fifty tons, laden with a cargo destined for a port or place in another district at which there is no custom-house, fifty cents.

Twelfth. For the entry of a vessel direct from a foreign port, fifty cents.

Thirteenth. For the clearance of a vessel direct to a foreign port, fifty cents.

Fourteenth. Vessels departing to or arriving from a port in one district to or from a port in an adjoining district, and touching at intermediate foreign ports, are exempted from the payment of the entry fees.

Fifteenth. For a port entry of such vessel, two dollars. Sixteenth. For permit to land and deliver goods, twenty cents.

Seventeenth. For a bond taken officially, not otherwise provided for, fifty cents.

Eighteenth. For permit to load goods for exportation entitled to drawback, thirty cents.

Nineteenth. For debenture or other official certificate not otherwise provided for, twenty cents.

Twentieth. For recording all bills of sale, mortgages, hypothecations, or conveyances of vessels, fifty cents. Twenty-first. For recording all certificates for discharging and canceling any such conveyances, fifty cents.

Twenty-second. For furnishing a certificate_setting forth the names of the owners of any registered or enrolled vessel, the parts or proportions owned by each, and also the material facts of any existing bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or other encumbrance; the date, amount of such encumbrance, and from and to whom made, one dollar.

Twenty-third. For furnishing copies of such records for each bill of sale, mortgage, or other conveyance, fifty

cents.

Twenty-fourth. For receiving manifest of each railroad car or other vehicle laden with goods, wares, or merchandise from a foreign contiguous territory, twenty-five cents. Twenty-fifth. For entry of goods, wares, or merchandise for consumption, warehouse, rewarehouse, transportation, or exportation, including oath and permit to land or deliver, fifty cents.

Twenty-sixth. For certificate of registry, including bond and oath, two dollars and twenty-five cents.

Twenty-seventh. For indorsement of change of masters on registry, one dollar.

§ 4383. Posting table of fees.-Every collector and naval officer, and every surveyor residing at a port where there is no collector, shall cause to be affixed and constantly kept in some conspicuous place in his office a fair table of the rates of fees demandable by this Title.

§ 4384. Vessels liable for fees for enrollment. All vessels subject to enrollment or license shall be liable to the payment of the fees established by law for services of customs officers incident thereto.

§ 4385. Lighters and boats.-Nothing in this Title shall be construed to extend to any boat or lighter not being masted, or if masted and not decked, employed in the harbor of any town or city.

§ 4386. Transportation of animals. -No railroad company within the United States whose road forms any part of a line of road over which cattle, sheep, swine, or

other animals are conveyed from one State to another, or the owners or masters of steam, sailing, or other vessels carrying or transporting cattle, sheep, swine, or other animals from one State to another, shall confine the same in cars, boats, or vessels of any description, for a longer period than twenty-eight consecutive hours, without unloading the same for rest, water, and feeding, for a period of at least five consecutive hours, unless prevented from so unloading by storm or other accidental causes. In estimating such confinement the time during which the animals have been confined without such rest on connecting roads from which they are received shall be included, it being the intent of this section to prohibit their continuous confinement beyond the period of twenty-eight hours, except upon contingencies hereinbefore stated.

§ 4387. Animals to be fed and watered-Lien. Animals so unloaded shall be properly fed and watered during such rest by the owner or person having the custody thereof, or in case of his default in so doing, then by the railroad company or owners or masters of boats or vessels transporting the same at the expense of the owner or person in custody thereof; and such company, owners, or masters shall in such case have a lien upon such animals for food, care, and custody furnished, and shall not be liable for any detention of such animals.

§ 4388. Penalty for neglect.-Any company, owner, or custodian of such animals who knowingly and willingly fails to comply with the provisions of the two preceding sections, shall, for every such failure, be liable for and forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars. But when animals are carried in cars, boats, or other vessels in which they can and do have proper food, water, space, and opportunity to rest, the provisions in regard to their being unloaded shall not apply.

§ 4389. Penalties, how recovered-Prosecutions. The penalty created by the preceding sections shall be recovered by civil action in the name of the United States, in the circuit or district court of the United States, holden within the district where the violation may have been committed, or the person or corporation resides or carries on its business; and it shall be the duty of all United States Marshals, their deputies and subordinates, to prosecute all violations which come to their notice or knowledge.

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