United States v. The Express

Proceedings to forfeit vessels and cigars on the ground that the cigars, exceeding $400 In value, were unloaded from the vessel without any permit from the collector, contrary to the fiftieth section of the collection act of March 2, 1799 [1 Stat 665]. The facts were, that when the vessel arrived she was detained at quarantine, and her cargo was ordered to be discharged into lighters—some cigars under special permit, and the rest of the cargo under a general order. All the •cargo of the vessel.was thus discharged from the Express into lighters, under the inspection of custom house officers,…