The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 211
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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overplus arising on such sale, and the residue of the goods so deposited,
if any there be, shall be delivered to the person or persons
by whomi such deposit was made, or to his, her or their legal representatives.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That within twenty-four hours
after the arrival of any ship or vessel, from any foreign port or
place, at any port of this Republic, where an officer of the custom
resides, or within any harbor, inlet or creek thereof, if the hours of
business will permit, at the office of of the principal officer of the
customs at such port, or as soon thereafter as the said hours will
permit, the master or other person having the charge or command
of such ship or vessel shall repair to the said office and shall make
report of the arrival of said ship or vessel, to the said chief officer
of the customs: and within forty eight hours after such arrival,
shall make a further report, in writing, to the Collector of the District,
which report shall contain all the particulars of a manifest,
and present the marks, numbers, and contents of all the different
packages or parcels of goods on board such ship or vessel, and the
particulars of such goods as are stowed loose to the best of his
knowledge, and of the place or places where such goods were respectively
taken on board, as also the name and burthen of such
vessel, and the names of the respective consignees: which written
report shall be made previous to discharging any part of the cargo
of such ship or vessel, and sworn to or affirmed by the master or
person in command before the Collector of such port; in default of
which, a penalty of five hundred dollars shall be enforced and collected
by said Collector, for the benefit of this Republic, and all
captains or masters of vessels wilfully making, or returning false
reports or manifests with an intent to defraud. shall, in addition to
a fine of one thousand dollars, to be exacted by the Collector, be
thereafter incompetent to enter or clear a vessel in any of the ports
of this Republic. and both master and vessel held accountable; and
all persons neglecting or evading, failing or refusing to comply with
the provisions of this section, whether citizen or alien, shall be
deemed as smusglers and treated accordingly.
See. 4. Be it further enacted, That each consignee shall
be required to make duplicate entries of all goods and merchandise
to him consigned, which entries shall contain at length the
marks and numbers of packages. together with their contents,
quantities and value; and it shall further be the duty of such
consignee6 to furnish and hand to the Collector, the original invoice
or invoices of goods and merchandise to him consigned, or(211)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6726/m1/215/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .