The appropriate customs officer within whose district any seizure shall be made or forfeiture incurred for any violation of the duty laws is authorized to receive from the court within which trial is had, or from the proper officer thereof, the sum recovered, after deducting all proper charges to be allowed by the court; and on receipt thereof he shall pay and distribute the same without delay, according to law.
June 17, 1930, ch. 49746 Stat. 754Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 31984 Stat. 293(R.S. § 3087; , title IV, § 604, ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 35642 Stat. 984section 511 of this titlesection 1604 of this titleThis section was derived from R.S. § 3087, which, however, contained a further provision requiring collectors to cause suits to be commenced without delay and prosecuted to effect. That provision was omitted as inconsistent with section 604 of , , constituting former . Act , was repealed by act , but section 604 of the latter Act, constituting , reenacted section 604 of the former Act.
Amendments
Pub. L. 91–2711970— substituted reference to the appropriate customs officer for reference to the collector.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Pub. L. 91–271section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271section 1500 of this titleFor effective date of amendment by , see , set out as a note under .
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
64 Stat. 1280Functions of all officers of Department of the Treasury and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions, by any of those officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 4935, , 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Customs officers, referred to in this section, are under Department of the Treasury.