Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-06
COMMERCIAL LAW

VIC CoitOlS VI tuo O0ttHSOTC J1aeT1cuu an,
indebted for copy OF The following Gov
mercial law ofColomba. ''u''
.[1ranslased for the American.1
LAW
.Allo1ving a credit for the payment of dv,
ties Of Imports.
The Senate and House of Represents,
tives OF the Republic of Colombia, in Coo
gress assembled, considering
]. That the merchants are subjected "a
a great inconvenience from the practice Of
being obliged to pay the duties of impor.
tation On goods, previous to having effected
sales, and thereby procure the money n
satisfy the same duties.
2. That the laws of the republic ouch,
not only TO protect the merchants in tbs,,
persons and property but afford them eve,
~ facility TO execute their mercantile on,
eralons, and procure a greater incom. IN
the national treasury, which of course
will take place when large importatiops
will be made, and which must be The re-,
suit of liberal conduct on the part of 20,
yernment ia enac,ing the duties of inpor,
tation.
Decrees-Art. Any merchant import.
ing goods shall pay The duties, cash, o,
enter into bonds for the payment of the
same, with TWO securities residents at the
port of importation.
g. Those who may thus secure the du.
ties shall enjoy credit OF six months from
the day of importation to pay the same.
but must endeavor to make it convenient
10 pay one half in three months, and lbs
other half 10 three months tb hereafter.
5. those who may pay in whole or in
part the said duties before they becoms
due, shall obtain deduction OF one half
per cent on the amount thus paid, but
those who delay making payment when
due, will be charged one per cent per
month 10 advance to the other charges
determined by Law.
4, This law shall be put into eYecu,
ton in all the ports of the republic imme-
diately after its publication in said ports.
Given in Bogo,s the Cd of August 1894,
I4th of INTERCHANGEABLE President u
the Senate Joseph Raphael Morgusra.--
The Secretary OF the Senate, .anto J, Caro-
The Deputy Secretary OF the House If
Representatives, Jos. j. Sesare,.
Palace OF the Government, Bosota, Sd
OF August, 1924. Approved.
FRANcIsco Dis PULA SAsTAEDER.
By the Vice President Of the Republic,
entrusted with lne Executive power, lhs
Secretary OF the Treasury,
JOSEPH MARIA DEL CASTILLO.
Extracted from the Gazette of Bogora of
Sunday, 18th of September, lSa4--l4th
of the independence.
The official : abstract statement Of The
number OF Hindoo widows Who were
burnt or burned alive in Zetsb and Ci-
ties, between the years 1916 and 1872, is
as follows:
Grand total Tor I8l7-707 widows; for
1918, 639; for 1919, 605; for 1890, SGT;
for 1891, 654.
Three thousand four hundred and two
widows thus sacrificed in those FIVE coDse'
cutve year. within the British dominions!
One of The principal magistrates OBJ
serves in an official letter. For a lew
years more | cannot say how many ne
must be content TO permit continuance
OF this practice OF burning
A famous robber, named Jean Bodcby,
has lately been apprebended and con,
demned at Chalons in France. lie had
been the terror OF the country for the three
past years, committing numerous depre'
datiops and assassinations. with so much
secrecy and adroilness as never till lately
TO have been suspected, although be lived
in the neighborbood, and appeared open
~ and with confidence before The world
He is to suffer capital punishment!
The editor Of the New York Evening
Post subjoins the following remarks TO our
paragraph, in Which notice was taken OF
the conviction OF James Wsliangton, one
OF the murderers OF Dir. Bonsal. yelling,
ton had been pardoned by the Governor oil
New York, on condition OF bis leaving LIE
state. Philadelphia Gazette,
The pardoniDg power in this state bai
been most shameiully abused OF late. Il
is but tew days since. that young man
was tired and convicted 10 the Court O.
Sessions. OF swindIing John Is. Murray q
Son of between two and three THOUSAND
dollars. Before The Court pronounced SEN
tence, the prisoner and hi. friends 6ao u IuS
address 10 procure a pardon from e>Io
vernon, and be was Immediately sci -
large. How can we expect The laws 70 10
respected, when crimes like these are 50
easily compromised? What is the use o.
establishing Courts, paying Judges, aHl
and troubling juries, tor the trials OF cTIu4
nails. if the sentence which follows IS no'
intended to be executed II there Ha de-
tect in our criminal code, let it be RENE
died; but do not let US 90 on encouraging
crime, and rendering the laws contempt
BILE and useless, By practice which gIvss
immunity to vice. There is neither poileg
nor humanity in it. Our Courts oil IA"