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Title 19 — Customs Duties

Part II · Chapter 4 — Tariff Act of 1930

§ 1457. Time for unlading

Statutory text

Whenever any merchandise remains on board any vessel or vehicle from a foreign port more than twenty-five days after the date on which report of said vessel or vehicle was made, the appropriate customs officer may take possession of such merchandise and cause the same to be unladen at the expense and risk of the owners thereof, or may place one or more inspectors or other customs officers on board of said vessel or vehicle to protect the revenue. The compensation and expenses of any such inspector or customs officer for subsistence while on board of such vessel or vehicle shall be reimbursed to the Government by the owner or master of such vessel or vehicle.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 71–497 · 46 Stat. 590

    Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 1457

    June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 457, 46 Stat. 716

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 457, 46 Stat. 716

  2. Pub. L. 91–271 title III § 301(b) · 84 Stat. 273

    Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1457

    Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Sections 311, 315, 432, 434. 438, 441, 443–447. 449–450, 452–455, 457, 485, 490, 492, 496, 521. 555, 562, 584, 586, 609, 613, and 614 (19 U.S.U 1311, 1315, 1432, 1434, 1438, 1441, 1443–1447, 1449–1450, 1452–1455, 1457, 1485, 1490, 1492, 1496, 1521, 1555, 1562, 1584, 1586, 1609, 1613, and 1614) are amended by striking the word “collector” wherever 67 Stat. 508; 49 Stat. 524. it appears in the sections and inserting hr lieu thereof “appropriate customs officer”.

    Effective date note
    For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 91–271, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in R.S. §§ 2879, 2880 and 2969 (as amended by act May 9, 1896, ch. 164, 29 Stat. 115), which were superseded by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 456, 42 Stat. 955, and were repealed by section 642 thereof. Section 456 of the 1922 act was superseded by section 457 of act , comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.

Amendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 91–271, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.

Credits

1930–1970 · 2 acts
  1. 1930June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 457, 46 Stat. 716
  2. 1970Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), , 84 Stat. 287.
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(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 457, 46 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), , 84 Stat. 287.)

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