19 USC 508: Persons making seizures pleading general issue and proving special matter
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19 USC 508: Persons making seizures pleading general issue and proving special matter Text contains those laws in effect on January 15, 2013
From Title 19-CUSTOMS DUTIESCHAPTER 3-THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONSSUBTITLE IV-CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONAdministrative Provisionspart 5-enforcement provisions
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§508. Persons making seizures pleading general issue and proving special matter

If any officer, or other person, executing or aiding or assisting in the seizure of goods, under any Act providing for or regulating the collection of duties on imports or tonnage, is sued for anything done in virtue of the powers given thereby, or by virtue of a warrant granted by any judge, or justice, pursuant to law, he may plead the general issue and give such Act and the special matter in evidence.

(R.S. §3073.)

Codification

R.S. §3073 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, §71, 1 Stat. 678 .