Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-06-05

or merchandise, shall be found ON board, and not in
cludcd in the manifest the same shall be forfeited to
the of the United States; and II the value there
of shall exceed the of one thousand dollars, the
vessel shall be seized and contlscatcd
l3. The following goods, wares and merchandise
are exempted from duty, TO wit: machinery and ma
chimes to be used for mining purposes in the gold or
silver mines OF Mexico.
Quicksilver.
Al articles the sole property of the United States
army or navy, in American vessels owned chartered
or frcightcd by the government OF the United States
Whenever any goods imported by suffers, and
the duties paid by them, as is required by these re-
gation, and when the sutlcr shall first prove 10 inc
satisfaction of the commandment of the post, that SAID
sutcr has actually sold any OF said Identical goods so
imported by him any officer soldier, sailor or ma
rinc, for their own actual individual use ana con
SUMPTION and not merchandise, or Tor resale men,
and in that the duties actually paid on sad
goods sold to any officer, soldier alor or marine
rs aforesaid shall be refunded to said suffers; but,
before rcimding the monies collected II shall be
the duty of the council of administration which, I'M
der the direction of the commandment OF the post likes
the price Of suffers goods, in determining the price
of any of said goods Sold aforesaid, to deduct
the duty paid from the price, with view to avoid
imposing any of the burden of the duties herein pre-
scrbcd upon the army navy of the Union; and all
officers individual stores, introduced for their own
actual use and equipments required by law, arc OK
cmpt from duties.
IT, Upon the arrival of any vessel within the ports
aforesaid. a sentinel or scntines should be at once
placed board to prevent frauds upon the revenue
When the tonnage duty has been pad, passengers
can be permitted TO land with their baggage, pro
ydcd no dutiablc prohibited articles are found
therein. There will be required from the consignce
of any goods imported in each vessel an entry as per
form 3, to be deposited with the commandant Oh the
port, also invoice verified as herein before re-
quircd.
The commandant of the port will direct the pay
master, purscr, qnartcrmastcr, assistant quarermts
ter commissarv, assistant commissary, or other dis
If it,lS hO ma hf
ing at such port place, TO estimate the duties, and
upon the payment Of the cash to the commandment he
will grant Il permit of form H. which the paymaSter,
pursur, or ether officer will countcrSign, who Will
also keep a record of the amount received to be com
pared with a similar record 10 be kept by the COM
mandaut who receives the duties.
When the paymastcr, purscr or other officer IS
unable TO ascertain the amount of duties until the
goods are weighed, gua@cd, measured, the com
mandant will take deposit equal at least TO the cs-
mated duties: any amount which, when the duties
correctly aSccrtanrd, may appear TO be oVcpad,
he will return to the importer.
l5 W hcngvCr the cOmmandant paymastCr, pur-
SER or other officer has reason to suspect that any
goods frauducntly inyoiccd, he shall institute
such an examination in his opinion may be proper
and necessary.
All goods, which may remain on board at the OK
piration of ten days from the arrival of the vessel,
should be warahouscd ON shore under the directions OF
the commandment and, if the duties are not paid at
the expiration of thirty days after such arrival, they
must BE- sold under the regulations prescribed herein
The currcncics and weights, guage, and measures
of various countries, with their equivalent United
States standard, viii be found IN the table annexed
The COmmandant will require the paYmastCr, pur-
SER other officer, to transmit to the Secretary OF
War or Navy, on the first of each month, state
mrnt as per form ., showing the amounts received
by him, the vessel in which imported, and by whom
paid; also Il weekly statement OF the moneys re-
cciycd and statement of the goods sold at auction,
as per form b.
10. All government monopolics for revenue or in
come, and prohibitions except as herein mentioned,
o imports INTO any OF the sad ports OF McNlco and
all duties on exports. Or prohibitions of exports and
all interior transit duties, and all auction and retail
taxes or duties on imports on the sale thereof, any
law usage, custom of Mexico to the contrary not
wthstanding, arc hereby annullcd and abolished.
H. The commandment will use and occupy, for the
transaction Of business and for the storage OF imports
all public buildings in the ports aforesaid; and II such
buildings shall not be found sufficient for the purpose
Indicated he will require the Mexican authorities TO
furnish him with additional buildings free OF charge
to the United States.
Is Prior to the departure of vessels from the ports
aforesaid, the paymaster, purscr or other officer as
the case may be- will require the master to produce
to him manifest of the outward cargo of such yes
sci specifying the marks, numbers, description and
contents of packages, and the value thereof as per
form 7, copy of which, signed by the said paymas-
ter, purSCr other officer and cOuncrslgnCd by the
comnandant will be granted to the master, together
with clearance, 10 be endorsed thereon as per form
s. No clearance will be granted to any vessel of the
United States, to any other port or place IN Mexico
except such port be in the possession OF the United
States.
The expectation of goods from any port or place in
Mexico in possession the importation OF which IS
prohibited by these instructions, is also strictly pro-
hibtcd.
10. These regulations apply at once 10 Matamoras,
Tampico, St. Francisco, and Monterey, Gin Cator-
MAJ &c. &c. and such other ports or places as may,
from time to time come into our possession, IS taken
All goods brought into the United States from any
Of the said ports places in Mexico, will OF course
be chargcabc with duty in the United States, but no
drawback will be allowed exports from any OF the
said Mexican ports or places.
Moneys to be collected under these instructions to
be paid TO the paymaStcr, purscr or other OIL
GER be retained by him. under the directions OF the
commandment, a military contribution subject to the
order of the War and Navy Departments, but no
fees, charges, commission or compensation OF any
kind be paid allowed for the performance Of any
of the duties prescribed by these regulations.
30 All the duties directed in these regulations to
be performed by the commandant OF any post or place
in military possession may be dcvoycd by such
commandment on any subordinate officer, to be dcsig-
mated by him, who shall perform the same, subject
TO the supervision and control of such comnandant.
The apportonmcn and distribution OF the duties to be
performed by the officers of the army or navy should
be made with the approval Of the President OF the
United States, by the Secretaries OF War and oil the
Navy.
r. ]. WALKER,
Secretary of the Treasury
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March 30 1917.