Section 25
SEC. 25. The collector shall be the chief officer of his customs district. Every vessel on a rival from a foreign port shall be subject to his authority while within the jurisdiction of his port. He shall hold possession of all imported merchandise upon which duties have not been paid or secured to be paid, disposing of the same according to law. Merchandise must be entered in his office and duties paid to him only, or to his legally designated representative. He shall deposit his official receipts with a duly designated depository and shall transmit to the Insular Treasurer the written receipts for the same. He shall classify and appraise all imported or exported merchandise. He shall consider all protests against the duty assessed by him, and if he shall find that a manifest clerical error has been made in the assessment of duty he shall make the necessary corrections in liquidation, and report the facts to the Insular Collector. No collector shall be personally liable for losses occasioned by his official acts, except for the delivery of the merchandise to the proper consignee, in accordance with the regulations herein prescribed, nor for the laches of his subordinates. He shall act as the disbursing agent for the Government in his district, in respect to all matters pertaining to customs and other services, as provided by this Act, except as otherwise specially provided for by previous legislation, and shall be the custodian of the buildings, records, and property used for such purposes. He shall within his district enforce the entry of all merchandise and products intended for export, and shall assess and collect the proper duties and charges thereon, in such manner as the Insular Collector shall by regulation prescribe. He shall also within his district enforce the laws relating to commerce, navigation, and immigration under the regulation and direction of the Insular Collector.