Section 79
SEC. 79. The master of every vessel bound to a port of the Philippine Archipelago, on arrival within four leagues of the coast, or within the limits of any collection district in which the cargo, or any part thereof, is intended to be unladen, must produce all of his manifests for inspection to any officer of the customs who may first come on hoard the vessel, and if required by said officer, deliver to him a copy thereof, subscribed by said master. The officer, after the requisite examination and comparison of the originals and copies, shall certify on the originals to their production, and on the copies, if the same are required, to the fact of their agreement with the original, and shall forthwith transmit such copy or copies to the collector of the district to which the merchandise may he consigned.