522 Trrmu xxxrv.——COLLEC’1`ION OF DUTIES.-—Ch. 2. gauge, or measure of any merchandise laden, or to laden, on board any vessel for the benefit of drawback ulpon exportation, without having actually weighed gauged, or measured the same, as the case may require after such merchandise shall have been notified to the collector and entered for exportation, he shall be liable for the first offense to a penalty of fifty dollars, and for each subsequent offense to apenalty of two hundred dollars, and be discharged from the public service. And if any inspector or other omcer of the customs shall certify the shipment of any merchandise entitled to drawback on ex rtation without havin duly inspected and examined the same, after fg shall have received tge r- mit for lading such merchandise, or if the amount of such drawback slhhll be estimated accordingto weight, gauge, or measure, until such merchandisc shall be first weighed, gauged, or measured, as the case may require, lie shall be subject to the like penalties, and be discharged from the pubic service. [SM 5 5444-} Customscmcers, Sec. 2638. No person employed under the authority of the United &°·» **0* *0 °W¤ States, in the collection of duties on imports or tonnage, shall own, either §°§;l§0:,;u¥g:,g°g° in whole or in part, any vessel, or act as agent, attornev, or consignee -*4- for the owner or owners of any vessel, or of any cargo or ladin on board 222813*; 11g9g6g;- th; samp; nophshall any such pprsou 1mp¢;rt,(pr bp concerned dlireglytgii ’’’ ‘ ‘ in irect yin e importation o any merc an ise or sale intot e ni Sfatesé HEv:ry(pe1§o1n Hvho violates this section shall be liable to a pena t o ve un re dollars. [Sw 55 ill. l788· HN-] Collectoranaval Sec. 2639. Ever collector, naval officer, and surveyor shall keep accu- °m°°”· *:11 kB“*" rate accounts of allvfees and official emoluments received by him, and of
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- e';’d 8,, all expenditures, specifying expenditures for rent, fuel, stationery, and
mums clerk- ire, and shall annua ly, within ten days after the thirtieth da of "é` June, transmit the same, verified by oath, to the Commissioner of Cus- 23, s. 2, v.1.p. 708. toms, who shall annually lay an abstract of the same before Congress. mg gz"; Every collector, naval officer, or surveyor who omits or neglects to keep
suchlpccquntz or to ttlransfput lthedsrzgiq spa verified, shall be liable to a
2 _ ’ na y o no more an ve un o rs. [Sus 1780-1 dhgftigiyinre PESBC. 2640. Collectors, naval officers, and surveyors shall attend in Spwt iv ¤¢<=<>¤¤¢¤. person at the dports to which they are res ctively a pointed; and shall ?;‘1flOI;l:;i0g°““*Y eep fair an true accounts and record): of all their transactions, as
officers of the customs, in such manner and form as ma V from time to
221,_21,vf1,p_g43_ time directed by the Secretary of the Treasury; and shall at all times submit their books, papers, and accounts to the inspection of such persons as may be appointed for that purpose; and shall once in every month, or oftener if they shall be required, transmit their accounts for settlement to the officer or officers whose duty it shall be to make such settlement: And if any collector, naval officer, or surveyor shall omit to keep fair and true accounts, or shall refuse to submit forthwith his books, paplers, and accounts to inspection as required by law, or if any collector s all omit or refuse to render his accounts for settlement, for a term exceeding three months after the same shall have been required by the pgoper qlfltpelii, the tgellibnquent pggcer slhall be liable to a penalty of one thousand dollars, recove wit costs of suit. _ Armnnu must Sec. 2641. Every collector, naval officer, and surveyor shall account to ¤¤<‘l¤;d¤;l egylu- the Treasury for all his emoluments. and also for all the expenses incident
- ‘;°;‘e,‘;’m‘ " “ to his office. Such accounts, as well of expenses as of emoluments, shall
-- 7—Ki¤;-K2?:; be rendered on oath, at such times and in such forms, and shall be su - wy,S_1g;,»_3_p_6g5_ ported by such proofs, as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of tllle reasurv. Services of oc- Sec. 2642. The services rformed b occasional ins ctors shall be
- 3*:**:; ;”¤P‘€g:*d” particularly detailed in the Pabcouuts to llc transmitted tgc the Treasury.
. 2-Mi§;?$_99, and certified by the naval officer or surveyor of the district, if there be 23i,,£,,,%1’,{_ HE an§;:;.s;<(;4t3heI§necess1ty;`for· and perfoginance o§ such servictes. h .i. c c er s _ ._ ·. very co rec or, nava officer., an survevor s all to et er ¤;gd•¤§l¢;<;g::g;§: with his accounts of the expenses incident to his office, render adist of {mmm gw., to he the clerks employed by him, stating the rate of compensation allowed tv f,,_,.,,;,,;,,,d_ each, and the duties wh1ch_they severally perform; and also an account _ ._ . . of the sums paid for stationery, official or contingent expenses, fuel,
