Section 313
SEC. 313. For the purposes of this Act, whenever any fine, penalty, seizure, confiscation, or forfeiture is herein prescribed, in respect to any person, beast, merchandise, vehicle, vessel, or article of any description, the collector of customs shall impose, collect, execute, and enforce the same in his official capacity without further process of law, unless otherwise specifically stated in this Act: Provided, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to prevent the arrest or seizure and temporary detention of any person, beast, merchandise, vehicle, vessel, or article, for the purpose of preventing the escape or removal thereof from customs surveillance or custody: And provided further, That any beast, merchandise, vehicle, vessel, or article, as to which any fine, penalty, seizure, confiscation, or forfeiture has been decreed as herein provided, either by the Collector of Customs or by the Court of Customs Appeals, shall be sold in the manner prescribed by this Act for the sale of seized or confiscated merchandise, and in cases of lines or penalties, or both, the amount of the fine, or, if so decreed, the equivalent of the penalty, or both, as the case may be, together with the expenses of sale and other proper charges, shall be deducted from the proceeds of the sale and the remainder shall be held subject to the claim of the owner, in the same way as in sales for customs dudes, and in cases of seizure, confiscation, or forfeiture the net proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the Insular Treasury as in such case prescribed by this Act.