SEC. 366. Whenever the collector shall be duly notified in writing of a lien for freight or lighterage upon any imported merchandise in his custody, he shall refuse the delivery of such merchandise until satisfied that the freight or lighterage thereon has been paid or secured. The rights of the Government shall not be impaired, nor shall it be liable for any losses incurred by such refusal.
Freight or lighterage liens shall be paid from the proceeds of any sale of seized or unclaimed merchandise made by the collector, after the demands of the Government have been satisfied, in the same milliner as other charges and expenses are paid which are authorized by law.
If the amount of freight or lighterage depends upon the quantity or weight of the merchandise imported, and there is a disagreement between parties filing the lien and the importer as to the sum due, the collector may deliver the merchandise upon payment of the freight or lighterage due on the quantity or weight actually landed, is shown by the returns of the proper officer or otherwise to his satisfaction.
SEC. 367. The Insular Collector shall, by regulation, provide for expediting the entry, examination, and delivery of parcel packages and special-delivery packages imported by a common carrier containing articles not regular merchandise and not intended for sale and not exceeding one hundred dollars in value in any package intended for one person.
SEC. 368. All articles of foreign manufacture, such as are usually or ordinarily marked, stamped, branded, or labeled, and all packages containing such or other imported articles, must respectively be plainly marked, stamped, branded, or labeled in legible words in a conspicuous place, so as to indicate the country of their origin and the quantity of their contents; and until so marked, stamped, branded, or labeled they shall not be delivered to the importer. Should any article of imported merchandise be marked, stamped, branded, or labeled so as to indicate a quantity, number, or measurement not actually contained in such article, no delivery of the same shall he made to the importer until the mark, stamp, brand, or label, as the case may be, shall be changed so as to conform to the facts of the case.
SEC. 369. The Insular Collector shall prescribe regulations respecting the entrance of merchandise which by law shall be entitled a free entry subject to condition, or subject to the ascertainment or proof of certain facts respecting the same, or the entry of goods or articles imported for the United States or for the Government of the Philippine Islands.
