The limitation of time for unlading shall not extend to vessels laden exclusively with merchandise in bulk consigned to one consignee and arriving at a port for orders, but if the master of such vessel requests a longer time to discharge its cargo, the compensation of the inspectors or other customs officers whose services are required in connection with the unlading shall, for every day consumed in unlading in excess of twenty-five days from the date of the vessel’s entry, be reimbursed by the master or owner of such vessel.
June 17, 1930, ch. 497 46 Stat. 717 (, title IV, § 458, .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 458 42 Stat. 956 Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , . That section was superseded by section 458 of act , comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
act June 3, 1892, ch. 86, § 2 27 Stat. 41 act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 642 42 Stat. 989 Provisions somewhat similar to those in this section, but applicable only to vessels laden with specified articles, were contained in R.S. § 2881, as amended by , , prior to repeal by , .