Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-07


this Office, will alter this day, be received
here, unless the same be rendered IN pay
ments due to the United States.
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
LYNDE CATLlN, Cash'r.
Extract from a Law respecting Custom
House duties and exterior commerce OIL
the Republic of tlayti, translated tor the
New-York Columbian.
Import duties fixed at ten per cent. adva-
loren, on the merchandise or productions
of all countries except British-they are to
pay five. In addition TO the above the mer-
chandize or productions of all countries to
pay duty Of one and half per cent on
the invoice OF their caIgoes on their entry
into port. Foreign vessels topay duty Of
so centim es per ton on making entry. Fo-
reign vessels calling in any Of the port, OF
having put in by distress are not subject 10
tonnage duties unless they break bulk, or
receive goods---Guayaquil wood, coffee,
cotton, wool, rum, sugars, syrup or mo-
lasses, prohibited to contravene, subjects
the ship 10 condemnation--all warlike stores
prohibited 10 be exported-all goods and
merchandise subject 10 import duty, and
articles before paying export duty, which
shall be landed are to be seized and con6s-
Gated as well as the vessel and the cargo
on board a. the time of seizure-foreign
vessels to be subject TO port charges accord
ing to the annexed tariff, which are to be
paid anew in any port, provided they load
CT unload.
TARIFF,
Of port charges for weighing, guaging and
measuring foreign merchandise imported.
On all merchandise sold by weight at the
rate OF. per thousand pounds so cents. Lii
guilds Of every description, in casks, for
every 55 gallons land in proportion fol less)
SO cts; cases, bales, packages, panier, &c.
not exceeding feet 10; do do from 9 TO
feet So; where the length shall exceed a feet
so; each hal barrel Of -four or biscuit, &C.
121; each barrel Of do or sailed provisions
%.
Square timber, planks, sc. exempt from
the charges Of measurement.
PORT CHARGES ON EXPORTS.
On all goods sold by weight, per 100 lbs
SO cents.
On I'll liquids whether domestic or for
eign, the same charges as are paid on i'm
portations.
On all cases, bales, &c. Of foreign pro-
duce, the same rates a, on importations.
Wharfagc on Importation and Expectation.
Each bale Of cod fish, tobacco, hats, Ii
men, cloth, Dutch wares-each pipe of Ma
deira, or other wine, old iron and Goals so;
wine, vinegar and beer, in barrels, from
IS TO 60 gallons % cents; each cask or
case containing iron tools, salt provisions,
sweet meats, linen, &c. 10; each Dbl OF
flour, biscuit, rice, beef, pork, and gene
rally all casks OF the same size as -four bar
rcls l2i each half barrel Of the above 81
cases, bales, sc. whose volume exceeds 9
feet without respect to the contents f9t;
sugar cauldrons each l.; cordage (inclu-
ding cables( grapnels and anchors, per
quintal 1eI; bricks, tiles, &c per thousand
so; cabinets, bureaus, commodes, OR other
furniture whatsoever / working tools, not
in casks, copper, brass, per quintal ca;
Dutch ware in crates, each Sc horses,
horned cattle, mules and asses per head
25 sheep, kids, hogs, and other quadru-
peds, each le!; casks Of provisions, of
whatever quality, per quintal I2s; casks
and demijohns. full or empty CT 4; coffee,
sugar, cotton, cocoa, indigo, ginger, per
1000 lbs so; wood for building, planks,
Sc are exempt from wharfage.
All other articles not mentioned in the
present tariff are TO pay in proportion to
those which have been inserted.
Official Expenses Of Foreign Ttsseis.
Those Of 200 tons and upwards, pay
To the Administrator !
Treasurer
Commissary Of Marine 20 dole
Commandant of the place e,cb
Commandant Of the port ressat
Physician
Custom House Officers
Interpreter }
Vessels of 1879 tps S, and under, pay to
| the different persons above named, 8 dol
lars for each vessel.
! BY virtue of the law passed on the 4th Of
July, 1917, the territorial and communal
taxes were reduced, and from the lstofJa-