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§ 14. Wrecked vessels

The Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for any vessel wrecked on the coasts of the United States or her possessions or adjacent waters, when purchased by a citizen or citizens of the United States and thereupon repaired in a shipyard in the United States or her possessions, if it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Transportation, if he deems it necessary, through a board of three appraisers appointed by him, that the said repairs put upon such vessels ¹ are equal to three times the appraised salved value of the vessel: Provided, That the expense of the appraisal provided for shall be borne by the owner of the vessel: Provided further, That if any of the material matters of fact sworn to or represented by the owner, or at his instance, to obtain the register of any vessel are not true, there shall be a forfeiture to the United States of the vessel in respect to which the oath shall have been made, together with tackle, apparel, and furniture thereof.
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¹ So in original. Probably should be "vessel".

(R.S. § 4136; Feb. 24, 1915, ch. 57, 38 Stat. 812; Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, § 686(a)(4), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2220.)

Codification

R.S. § 4136 derived from acts Dec. 23, 1852, ch. 4, 10 Stat. 149; July 23, 1866, ch. 213, 14 Stat. 212.

R.S. § 4136 was repealed by act Feb. 22, 1906, ch. 500, 34 Stat. 17, and was reenacted and revised by act Feb. 24, 1915.

1993--Pub. L. 103-182 substituted "The Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement" for "The Secretary of Commerce may issue a register or enrollment" and "Secretary of Transportation," for "Secretary of Commerce,".

This section is referred to in title 46 sections 3703a, 12106, 12108.

§ 42. Oath on entry as to ownership

Upon the entry of every vessel of the United States from any foreign port, if the same shall be at the port at which the owner or any of the part owners reside, such owner or part owner shall make oath that the register of such vessel contains the name or names of all the persons who are then owners of the vessel; or if any part of such vessel has been sold or transferred since the granting of such register, that such is the case, and that no foreign subject or citizen has, to the best of his knowledge and belief, any share, by way of trust, confidence, or otherwise, in such vessel. If the owner or any part owner does not reside at the port at which such vessel enters, the master shall make oath to the like effect. If the owner, or part owner, where there is one, or the master, where there is no owner, refuses so to swear, such vessel shall not be entitled to the privileges of a vessel of the United States.

(R.S. § 4173.)

Codification

R.S. § 4173 derived from act Dec. 31, 1792, ch. 1, § 17, 1 Stat. 295.

§ 57. Production of certificate on entry

The master or other person having the command or charge of any vessel, recorded in pursuance of title 48 of the Revised Statutes, shall, on entry of such vessel, produce the certificate of such record to the collector of the district where she is so entered; and in default thereof the vessel shall not be entitled to the privileges of a recorded vessel.

(R.S. § 4184.)

Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was in the original "this Title", meaning title 48 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. § 4131 to 4305. For complete classification of R.S. § 4131 to 4305 to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

R.S. § 4184 derived from act Dec. 31, 1792, ch. 1, § 24, 1 Stat. 297.

All offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs, surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchandise in Bureau of Customs of Department of the Treasury to which appointments were required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate ordered abolished with such offices to be terminated not later than Dec. 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1965, eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. All functions of offices eliminated were already vested in Secretary of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.

§ 59. Penalty for neglect by officers

If any person authorized and required by title 48 of the Revised Statutes to perform, as an officer, any act or thing, willfully neglects to do or perform the same according to the true intent and meaning of title 48 of the Revised Statutes, he shall, if not subject to the penalty and disqualification prescribed in section 4187 of the Revised Statutes, be punishable by a fine of $500 for the first offense, and by a like fine for the second offense, and shall thenceforth be rendered incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under the United States.

(R.S. § 4188.)

Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was in the original "this Title", meaning title 48 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. § 4131 to 4305. For complete classification of R.S. § 4131 to 4305 to the Code, see Tables.

Section 4187 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was classified to section 58 of former Title 46, Shipping, and was repealed by Pub. L. 96-594, title I, § 127, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3459.

Codification

R.S. § 4188 derived from act Dec. 31, 1792, ch. 1, § 26, 1 Stat. 298.