Section 101
SEC. 101. Whenever a vessel from a foreign port is compelled by o stress of weather or other necessity to put into any other port than that of her destination, the master, or, in his absence or inability to act, the person next in command, within twenty-four hours after arrival, shall make protest in the usual form upon oath before a duly authorized person, setting forth the causes or circumstances of such necessity. This protest, if not made before the collector, must he produced to him and a copy thereof lodged with him. The master of such vessel shall make report to the collector within forty-eight hours after arrival, and if it appears to the collector by the certificate of the surveyor or acting surveyor, or if there be no such officers, by the certificate of two reputable merchants, to be named by the collector, that it is necessary to unlade the vessel, or the collector shall grant a permit and detail an inspector to supervise the unlading and the merchandise so unladen will be stored under custody of the collector. At the request of the master of the vessel, or of the owner thereof, the collector shall grant permission to enter and pay the duties on and dispose of such part of the cargo as may be of a perishable nature, or as may be necessary to defray the expenses attending the vessel. And, if the delivery of' the cargo do not agree with the master's report, and the difference be not satisfactorily explained, the master will become subject to the penalties provided in the case of ordinary importations. The cargo, or the residue thereof, may be reladen on board the vessel, under the inspection of an officer. and the vessel may proceed with the same to her destination, subject only to the charge for storing and safe-keeping of the merchandise and the fees for entrance and clearance.