Section 180
SEC. 180. No person employed under the authority of the Government of the Philippine Islands in the collection of duties or imports, exports, or tonnage dues, shall own, either in whole or in part, any vessel, or act attorney, agent, or consignee for the owner of any vessel or of any cargo or lading on board the same; nor shall any such person import or be concerned, directly or indirectly, in the importation of any merchandise for sale into the Philippine Islands, or the exportation therefrom of any dutiable produce. Every person who violates this section shall be subject to dismissal and to a penalty of five hundred dollars, and all merchandise imported by such person shall be treated as unclaimed.