194 LEGISLATIVE ACTS, PROCLAMATIONS, ETC., 



and cargo, shall be seized and forfeited; and if the master or person 

 in charge refuses to comply with the lawful directions of such oflicer, 

 or docs not truly answer such questions as are put to him, respecting 

 such ship or vessel or her cargo, he shall incur a penalty of four hun- 

 dred dollars. 



119. The master of any vessel shall, if required, produce his mani- 

 fest to such revenue officer, and also deliver to him a copy thereof, 

 and such ollicer shall note on the original manifest, the date of pro- 

 duction, and return the same to the master; and if any such master 

 shall refuse to produce his manifest; or to deliver a copy thereof as 

 aforesaid he shall forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars. 



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121. If any vessel enters any place other than a port of entry, 

 unless from stress of weather or other unavoidable cause, any dutiable 

 goods on board thereof, except those of an innocent owner, shall be 

 seized and forfeited, and the vessel, if of less value than eight hun- 

 dred dollars, may be seized, and the master or person in charge thereof 

 shall incur a penalty not exceeding four hundred dollars, and the vessel 

 may be detained until such penalty is paid ; and unless payment is made 

 within thirty days, such vessel, may, after the expiration of such 

 delay, be sold to pay such penalty, and any expenses incurred in mak- 

 ing the seizure and in the safe keeping and sale of such vessel. 



122. If any vessel worth more than eight hundred dollars, enters 

 any place other than a port of entry, unless from stress of weather or 

 other unavoidable cause, any dutiable goods on board thereof except 

 those of an innocent owner, shall be seized and forfeited, and the ves- 

 sel may be seized, and the master or person in charge thereof shall 

 incur a penalty of eight hundred dollars; and the vessel may be 

 detained until such penalty is paid; and unless payment is made 

 within thirty days, such vessel may, after the expiration of such delay, 

 be sold to pay such penalty, and any expenses incurred in making the 

 seizure and in the safe keeping and sale of such vessel. 



POWERS ANT) DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 



147. Every officer and person who is employed under the authority 

 of any Act relating to the collection of the revenue, or under the direc- 

 tion of any officer of Customs, shall be deemed and taken to be duly 

 employed for the prevention of smuggling and for the enforcement of 

 this Act in every respect, whether such officer or person is or is not 

 the holder of a writ of assistance; and in any suit or information, the 

 averment that such person was so duly employed shall be prima facie 

 proof thereof. 



148. Every such officer or person as mentioned in the next pre- 

 ceding section, and every sheriff, justice of the peace, or person resid- 

 ing more than ten miles from the residence of any officer of Customs, 

 and thereunto authorized by any collector of Customs or justice of 

 the peace, may upon information, or upon reasonable grounds of sus- 

 picion, detain, open and examine any package suspected to contain 

 prohibited property or smuggled goods, or goods respecting which 

 there has been any violation of any of the requirements of this Act, 

 and may go on board of and enter into any vessel or vehicle of any 

 description whatsoever, and may stop and detain the same, whether 



