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IsTHMUS OF PANAMA,

NEW GRANADA.-ISTHMU OF PANAMA
The Panama Star, of March 18th, contains law
Of the New GranadIan Congress, daled 81 OF APril
1918, makinglhe ports Of the Provinces OF Panan';
and Vcraguas free mercantile aud mail vessels
aud subject to no tonnage duty, however long they
NAV remain in port, either loaded or unoadcd. Tho
only duties which can be imposed, are those OF VlsI
tatron and potage, in those cases provided by the
law of June H. 1871.
Art. 3. All foreign merchandise products i'm
ported into the ports of the provinces Of Panama and
Ecraguas for internal consumption or for eNPorta-
ton shall pay only duty OF hvc per crhtlihcs OF
the real for each Granadian pound they contain
ART. 4. Goods destined in transitU from one ocean
10 the other, may be imported freely without paying
any duty, by the ports of Chagrcs and Panama; but
the cargocs will be weighed in the port OF imPorta-
ton and in that where they are rc-cmbarkcd In
case there be not presented in the last port the same
number of packages with the weight of pounds they
contained when rc-cmbarkcd with destination in
transitu, there will be recovered from the import
prs or consi2nccs duty of ivy Cntyiive ccntimcs OF
the real for each pound wanting, and which are to
be presented within the limit the Executive power
may establish, having considerable ion TO the distance
and state of the ways of communication.
EspeciGl Observation-Disclosures destined in
transit from one TO the other, may be weighed
board the vessels that introduce it, and passed TO the
vehicles ready contain 1t, without the necessity Of
carving il TO the custom house stores In the same
manner may be considered and weighed whatever is
dcstiacd Tor consumption or re-cXport.
ART 5. Brandy and liquors exported by the ports
Of the lshmus Of Panama, and destined for the con-
sumption of the provinces of Panama and Fcragnas,
shall pay the duty established in the tariff of the
18th Of June ls4S.
Art 8. Brandy and liquors will pay no duty if
they are imported TO be kept in deposit, with the
design Of exporting them The deposit IN such cases
will be made in the warehouses OF the custom house,
paying the correspondent rent or in those OF private
persons with the precautions the executive power
may determine.
ART I. The territory Of Daricn is embraced in
the dispositions OF this law, and in it may be freely
sold wnatcvcr goods and commodities that may have
been imported by the ports Of the provinces OF Pan
anna and FerguaS qualified for importation, aud that
may have paid the duties established in Tins law.
Art. 5. The deposits in the ports of the provinces
Of Panama and Fcragu4S limited only 10 the
goods mentioned in Article 9th.
ART 9. Vessels proceeding from the ISthmuS Of
Panama, and entering loaded unioadrd InIo any
other ports Of the Republic, will pay 40 Tonnage.
ART 10. Foreign merchandise proceeding from
the lslhmus Of Panama, and imported by other ports
of the Republic, shall pay the duty OF importation
as if they had proceeded from foreign countries.
ART II. 1t is prohibited the transit by the 18TH
mus OF Panama, OF leaf tobacco, scgars, sugar, cho-
coIatc, coffee, raw cotton, that are not OF Gfana-
dian protection When said goods are imported for
internal consumption there will BE- observed with
them the dispositions correspondent Of the law Of
the I4lh June, lsii, regulating the commit rec Of i'm
portltou. There will also o. observed the same
regulations with the goods prohibited by SAID law.
ART. II. When the company TO winch has hSrh
conceded the privilege Of opening communication
by railroad from one sea 10 another across the 18TH
mus OF Panama, enters, agreeable 10 the law CON
ccding the privilege, into the use and enjoyment Of
the ports Of the and the other extremity Of the
railroad, there will be observed in said ports the
dispositions contained in the privilege, and thus far
will be carried into effect iii those ports the DISPOSE.
tons of the present law.
The Government of Salvador, Guatemala, LA:
passed decree 10 the following effect:
Decree-Such steam vessels navigate the Paci
fc, belonging 10 the line between Panama and Cali
fornia, are free for the term Of five years from al
tonnage and other harbor ducs, provided they tJucE
in any of the ports Of the Union Libertad and Aca
Julia, aud shall! be received with all the attention
which is deserved by the flag under which they sail
This will be published and circulated By the Minis
ter and Secretary Of War.
Given in San Salvador, September G, 1913.