#" throws, in the opinion of this chamber much heavier responsibilities upon the Captains and Owners of Vessels on board which cases of smuggling have occurred (often by persons entirely unconnected with the vessel) than was contemplated when the Treaty was framed.
According to their reading, the vessel is liable to heavy fining and to the still more serious penalty of being interdicted from trading for a breach of Customs laws with which neither the Captain nor the Crew may in any way have been connected, and which the utmost vigilance on their part might have failed to disclose.
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