Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-16
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NEW-YORK, May Is.
A mercantile friend has favore, q; vi,
/! tie following documents frcn St. Barrbs
iOmeWS
PROCLAMATION.
I We Berndt Robert Baron Stackelh,,,
governor in and over tie island OfS
Bartholomew, Colonel, Ills Maieyy'.
First Aid-de-camp, ku'ghtol the R6y,I
Order -fthe Sword.
Make known, that whereas tie wels,
Iof the colony requires taat some aItep.
jtion and reduction siiocll lie made 10 I'M
existing Gracious Custo House and O..
else regulations for this Island, We tsu
10y virtue OF the power ,raciously ,ssUi
T in us. thought proper until further to o..
der and decree as follows, to wit:
i. Besides the articles enumerated il
the 1st moment Of he 4Ih article in tn
Maesty's gracious custom house ord.
nance of the 18th March, 1878, rum aud
molasses, peas L Beans, potatoes, onion,
and all ground provisions Or gs,dsl
fruits are also hencetorth free from inpct
duty (: but wheat, rye and all other kin,
OF 'nea! pork, hams, lard, bu tier, shsss,,
timber, spars, masts, posts, deal, plalI,
slaves or shocks, sh nSles, iron and soI
EN- hoops, and every KIND Of wood cgn.
Ilns from what place or in what botta
Isoever, are to pay one cent Ofthcig "
Hue,
9. On all goods not excepted in .,
said gracious ordinance or in tle forg:t
ling paragraph, Imported IN Swedish y.
sells from Sweden, shall be paid as befu,
one per cent: IN Su ed.sh vessels taa
Iany foreign place tive, and IN iorsisi
vessels from wha1sgerplaee it mar b, |
three par cent of their value.
s, iRstesd Of the duties gracios!y fixed |
! in the 9Th article Of the said ordiuapt,
when goods are landed under such cp
1cumstances as are therein specified,
there shall henceforth be paid on sucha
casioRs one quarter part oftbe datiss.t
which the goods vsuid have been laa4
had they been landed Cor sale.
4. The stipuiations contained in tleif
moment OF the 10th article will ceasen
the present.
S. On ali Goods exported from ST. h.
itholomew in Swedish vessels for Sssda,
one per cent export duty is 10 be Pad,
On goods exported in Swedish vessskR
what foreign place soeser {eZcept ty
goods which remain free as heretoCr)g
we'll as on those exported in foreign va
|sels for any place soever. on vlith %
import duty has been paid, two, anaa
those exported in such vessels, ard sEc
are free from any import duty, threeF
lcent.
6. Weighing and gasging uoneym
|henceforth to be paid according 70 !.
ordinance Of the 2sd Dec. 1865 Az
chorage or port charges, manifest orff.f
lance are reduced twenty five per cea'p
what the existing gracious qrdIn''s
|stipulates.
7. The powder money duty lsnR
paid at the reduced rate Ct l.aIf aral~
ton.
8. The penalty incurred by cehtJa''D
'ers of the 18th article of me before I' "a
toned gracious ordinance Is IKEA wv
spanish dollars.
9. These alterations nov mace al.
begin the next day after the piOlNa~r,,
hereof, to which ali whom II eOl'''
have TO con orm-themselves. AZ.
Given, Government House, st 5 S'l ~,
lonen, the Goth das of APn,, w. 4,
thousand eight hundred , s1s !"
teen. STAChEhDp''1
Caylvcn TausWolf. ,.s,n
We nerndt Robert Rarcn s'ae1'igsb
governor in and over the IslsoI! ,. :,
Bartholomew. colohei. ~, n.y.! ,.p
first All De camp, hnioh o! 'Aei"
der Of the sword. .,fts r]
Make known. tb:t Or toe b:H, .,la,,
convenience. Of the trace Of t'IS !. MI
we have thongj' rrorer to Sa " 4,
henceiorth vessels ase a!i6weo ' s,ori q 81
and on the harbor Of this t'H , ~" Csp,;
rise to sun set provided that ~ -. anil
of the vessel Immediately Oh , n'' pLS
oii shore repairs to Tart uuSta~u audi
takes out permit irom The sg ;ds td
officer for which is 10 be pau . balG
two dollars for ship. one anu f',s tpg
ar for a brig, and one doilag' - Irisbl
schooner or toPsail si0oP' aho 90
a smaller vessel. :, ecf1',
Given at St Bartholomew M I'D
ment house, the goth d'' ~"
1876. srAcxsaDrp
Carl Won HauswolF. .,c; 90
We the governor and cea ate kDct
island of st. Bartholomew, hs sb,rst,
that in order to Tighten tue s u" tSc$