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Collector or other proper officer, of the arrival and voyage of such 

 vessel, stating her name, country and tonnage, the port of registry, 

 the name of the master, the country of the owners, the number and 

 names of the passengers, if any, the number of the crew, and whether 

 the vessel is laden or in ballast, and if laden, the marks and numbers 

 of every package and parcel of goods on board, and of the sorts of 

 goods and the different kinds of each sort contained therein, and 

 where the same was laden, and the particulars of any goods stowed 

 loose, and where and to whom consigned, and where any, and what 

 goods, if any, have been laden or unladen, or bulk has been broken 

 during the voyage, what part of the cargo and the number and 

 names of the passengers which are intended to be landed at that 

 port, and what and whom at any other port in this Colony, and 

 what part of the cargo, if any, is intended to be exported in the 

 same vessel, and w T hat surplus stores remain on board, as far as any 

 of such particulars are or can be known to him. 



23. The master shall, at the time of making his report, if required 

 by the officer of Customs, produce to him the certificate of registry 

 of his vessel, the bills of lading of the cargo, or true copies thereof, 

 and shall make and subscribe an affidavit referring to his report and 

 declaring that all the statements made in the report are true; and 

 sh: I further answer all such questions concerning the vessel and 

 cargo, and the crew, and the voyage, as are demanded of him by 

 such officer, and shall, if required, make the substance of any such 

 answer part of his report. 



24. Ir any goods are unladen from any vessel before such report 

 is made, or if the master fails to make such report, or makes an 

 untrue report, or does not truly answer the questions demanded 

 of him, as provided in the next preceding section, he shall incur a 

 penalty of four hundred dollars, and the vessel may be detained 

 until such penalty is paid; and unless payment is made within thirty 

 da tch vessel may, alter the expiration of such delay, be sold 

 to pay such penalty and any expenses incurred in detaining, keeping 

 anil selling such vessel. 



25. All goods not reported found on board of any vessel or landed, 

 shall be seized and forfeited, unless it appears thai there was no 

 fraudulent intention, in which case the master shall be allowed to 

 amend his report; but the accessary discharging of am "nods for 

 the purpose of Lightening the vessel, in order to pass any shoal or 

 ot herwise for the safety of such vessel, shall not be deemed an unlaw- 

 ful landing or breaking of hulk. 



26. [f the contents of any package intended for importation into 

 another part, or for exportation, are unknown to the master, the 

 proper officer may open and examine it, and cause it for that pur- 

 pose I" be landed if he sees lit; ami if any prohibited goods are found 



therein all the goods m Buch package shall be seized and forfeited. 



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96. Except as provided by ection L12. the master of everj ve 



bound outward- from any porl in this Colony to any port or place 

 out of this Colony, or on any eoyage to any place mthin or without 



