The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-17


DECREE oFrHs 7rH MARCH, 1907.
.Broring modification Of Jone dilesGtion, of t5e
Cg9om Royle Lasut in TIE colony during the
guar.
Louis Thomas Villare,-Joyeufe. Grand Gordon
cf the Legion OF Honour, Vice Admiral, Capt.
General and,
Pierre Clement Lauf'at, Member OF the Legion
ofIiouour, Colonial prefect of Martinique
and its dependencies.
Having feen the colonial decrees of the 1T of
jan and goth of June, 1903, relative to the Cuff
tom H"ufe duties;
Coulidering that it is become neceiTary, from
the effrtt of circumstances. to bring without de-
lay Tome notifications which i,a continue du-
ring the prefent war,
Have decreed,
/. Every foreign venel coming into the perts
ofthis illand with cargo, and who iha!l not
take one away equal in value to three four,hs
of the faid cargo, fball pay upon clearing out,
nine per cent upon the overplus. The remain
ing fourth part will be abandoned to the con-
eerned free of duty, and fha be confidered as
an Indemnity either for that part of their i'm
portations which may remain unfold at the time
oe their departure, or for the expences, of their
fay, port charges, charges of failing, and all
others.
2. This dsty of overpIus f,al be e per cent,
the faid vefiels leave the colony in baiIaft.
Thofe veiIsls !i,aIl he conGdered as failing in
ballat whole cargoes fhaIl not amount to, viz.
The fifth part of the value of their imported
cargo, when that cargo fhall not be more than
$4,000 Colonial livres, or under.
Fifteen thoufand colonial livres, when the i'm
ported cargo fha have been from so to ICE, 600
lyres.
Twenty thoufand lvres, if it has been from
200 to 100000.
And Iahly, $4,000 lvres, il it has exceeded
100000, whatever may have been the overplus
of the fun.
The value Of cargoes fubieet TO the duty of
I2 per cent. !ha'l not be determined but by de-
dueting, from the total amount fthe imported
Sareoes, the RENTED fourth part granted to
vehtls by the preceding article.
8. The duty per quinta upon fusar fhall in
future be as follows:
IS fous, colonial money, for brown fugar, and
IS f1us for clayed fugar; with ten fous per livre
in addition, as formerly.
q. Thc'addit;onaI duty on coffee, cotton and
cocoa, fhall be three and an half per cent.
s. Liquors fha be confdered and treated, for
ell the cufom houfe duties, in the fare manner
as the colonial produce mentioned in the pre-
cedinq article.
g. The accidental introduction OF merchan-
die particularly prohibited, fhall continue 10
be governedj when necenary, by fpecial excep-
tions.
Z. spanifb veffels remain defnitveIy sTmi.
lated TO French vefels, az IL refpeas the cuff
tom.houfe regulations within this colony.
8. The laws, ordinances, exiting DEGREES, and
tariffs, and all that whic h Is rot formally abro.
gated, niaIl, nevertheless, contnue.in force.
The Director general of Domain is charged
with the execution of this decree, &c.
Done at Martinique, &c. 9TH March, 1907.
DUTIES ON ENTRY.
Wet Goods, (eOmmsR Iie5) s per cent.-Dry
Gods q per cent.
DUTIES ON EXPORTS.
Coffee, cotton and cocoa, 3 per cent 4s yel.
Clayed Sugar, III do
additional Duties ~ % cd per quintal.
Brown Sugar Ia per cent ad SalsrR;0.
Additional ana Sd per qaintal.