50 LAWS GOVERNING MARINE INSPECTION 



SUBCHAPTER IE.— GENERAL ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS, RULES, AND 



REGULATIONS 



Registry or enrollment denied to vessels not complying with 

 law 



46 U.S.C. 496 (R.S. 4498) 



A register, enrollment, or license shall not be granted, or other 

 papers be issued by any collector or other chief officer of customs to 

 any vessel subject by law to inspection under title 52 of the Revised 

 Statutes until all the pro\dsions of such title applicable to such vessel 

 have been fully complied with and until the copy of the certificate 

 of inspection required by such title for such vessel has been filed 

 with said collector or other chief officer of customs: Provided. That 

 the license granted to any vessel, if presented to any collector of 

 customs at any time within thirty calendar days prior to the date 

 of expiration shown thereon, may be renewed by the endorsement 

 by the collector of customs for a period of one year from the date 

 of expiration shown on the license, if there be on file in the office 

 of the collector at that time a copy of the certificate of inspection 

 required by title 52 of the Revised Statutes, which is in force on 

 the date renewal is made. 



Duties of customs officers 



46 U.S.C. 494 (R.S. 4496) 



All collectors, or other chief officers of the customs and all inspec- 

 tors within the several districts, shall enforce the provisions of title 

 52 of the Revised Statutes against all steamers arriving and departing. 



Penalty for omission of duty by customs officers 



46 U.S.C. 495 (R.S. 4497) 



Every collector, or other chief officer of the customs, or inspector, 

 who negligently, or intentionally omits any duty under the preced- 

 ing section, shall be liable to removal from office, and to a penalty 

 of $100 for each offense, to be sued for in an action of debt. 



Law Enforcement 



14 U.S.C. 89 



(a) The Coast Guard may make inquiries, examinations, inspec- 

 tions, searches, seizures, and arrests upon the high seas and waters 

 over which the United States has jurisdiction, for the prevention, 

 detection, and suppression of violations of laws of the United States. 

 For such purposes, commissioned, warrant, and petty officers may at 

 any time go on board of any vessel subject to the jurisdiction, or to the 

 operation of any law, of the Ignited States, address inquiries to those, 

 on board, examine the ship's documents and papers, and examine, 

 inspect, and search the vessel and use all necessary force to compel 

 compliance. When from such inquiries, examination, inspection, or 

 search it appears that a breach of the laws of the United States ren- 

 dering a person liable to arrest is being, or has been committed, by any 

 person, such person shall be arrested or, if escaping to shore, shall be 



