The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-23
OFFICIAL.
CIRCULAR INSTRUCTIONS TO COLLECTORS
AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS.

Treasury DEPARTMENT, Juno IL, 1851.
In pursuance Of authority vested in this Depart
ment, with the appreciation q the President of the
United States. by the act Oh hgress approved the
10th September, 1850, copy Of which Is hereto
nexed, entitled Gan act to authorize the Secretary
Of the Treasury to permit vessels from the British
North American provinces TO lads and unlsde at
such places in any collection disrict of the United
States rs he may desiguate,'' the following rcgu
lations and instructions issued for tho inforna
ton and government of tho proper officers Of the
customs, and others interested.
In consideration Of satisfactory assurances COM
municated by the British Minister in this city, that
privileges Of the kind contemplated by the before
mentioned act of Congress extended TO vessels
OF the United States in ports or places within the
British North American provinces Of "Canada,
New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia" it becomes
proper to state, that British vessels laden in the
ports, and with the products of Canada, New
Brunswick, or Nova Scotia, with the qualification
in regard to the latter hereinafter stated or either
of them will hereafter. or 30 long similar priv
leges may be extended to vessels of the United
States in said British provinces, be permitted to
Iade or unade their cargoes at any port place at
which vessels of the United States can lawfully
| lade or uRlade, upon the Same terms and condi-
| tons as to duties and customs charges.
The following regulations predicated upon the
provisions of existing laws, and equally applicable
to vessels of the United States are prescribed and
a strict compliance herewith snjoined:
LIST. Any British vessel laden with the products
Of the provinces aforesaid, either OF them, being
provided with duly authenticated manifest of the
articles composing her cargo, arriving in the Uni
ted States from sea-, due entry and yment of
the impost duties at port Of entry, will be per-
mitted to unlade the whole or any part of the
60 at such port Of entry, may proceed, proper
permit granted by the collector, to one or more
ports OF delivery within any collection district
the seaboard, and unlade thercat. Any such yes
sci will also be permitted to lade or take in cargo
at any port of entry or port Of delivery on the sea-
board to be carried out of the United States. Be-
fore clearance be granted to any such vessel,
the owners, shippers, or consignees of the cargo,
must deliver to the collector of the district prop
erly authenticated manifests Of the cargo or the
parts thereof shipped by them respectively, in
fornity with the terms ofthe 18th section OF the
of 10th February, 1870.
ID. Any such vessel, being provided with
proper manifests. entering either OF the collection
districts Of the Unitcd situated on the lake
frontiers, will be permitted to enter their cargoes
at any port or place whore collector or deputy
collector Of the customs may reside; and, on due
payment of the duties, may unlade cargo at any
port or place where United States vessels can law
fully unlade Such vessels can likewise. lade or
take in cargo at similar ports places to be con.
veyed to the provinces aforesaid. In making up
cargo, the vessels may proceed from one or more
ports places to another; but proper manifest
of the cargo must be prepared and delivered to the
officer Of the customs at the last port place in the
United States from whence clearance may DO taken
for port in tho adjoining British provinces.
It is to be distinctly understood that no foreign
vessel can engage in the coasting trade of the
United States; that is to say, foreign vessel
be permitted to take in goods, wares, or merchan-
disc at one port place of the United States, and
convey and land the same at another port or place
within the same. !.
Sd. No goods, wares, or merchandise can DO al
lowed the privileges accorded by the Warehous-
ing act Of the 9th August 1896 except at ports of
entry.
9TH. The British Minister, in announcing the ac-
ton of the authorities of Nova Scotia on the sub
ject, says that the only difference between Amcri
can and British vessels in that province will be
"that it's own vessels may discharge parts of their
cargoes at any port whilst the vessels of the United
States arc required to discharge at one port, in
order to prevent any interference with the coastng
trade"
The Department, in spirit of ibcrality and con-
fdence, would willingly have omitted taking any
action regards the above restriction upon Anne
rican vessels in Nova Scotia, and would have ad-
mitted British vessels from that province 10 the
same privilege as American, of dscharging their
inward and loading their outward cargocs at moro
than port, trusting to the existence Of similar
spirit on the part of the authorities Of that province
which would induce them promptly to rescind that
restriction upon the vessels Of the Union; but,
mir ntio n of tha w he
does not consider that it authorizes any privilege
to British vessels which is not reciprocated to Ame
rican vessels; and, consequently, in the privileges
which you arc authorized and instructed by this
circular to grant to British vessels, an exception
must be made in those laden with the productions
or coming from the ports of Nova Scotia, by con-
fnng thom to loading or unloading their cargocs
in the same voyage to one port; and you will, 80
far you do go, ascertain that this restriction
is not evaded by vessels laden in Nova Scotia
touching at port in another province, and obtain
ing clearance from the latter. The Department
will checrfully do away with this restriction on
British vessels from Nova Scotia so soon ms it as
certains it has been removed from American ves
sells visiting the ports ofthat province
Nothing, however, is to be construed in this cir
cular which will prevent British vessel from Nova
Scotia, after having landed her entire inward cargo
at one port, from proceeding In oarS' W one othe'
port for the purpose Of loading an outward cargo.
9th. Duties on merchandise that may be col
lected by tho deputies Of any of the collectors OF
districts on the lake frontiers must be punctually
accounted for TO the collector of tho district, 30 as
to enable said collector to dcposit from time to
time in compliance with the regulations of the
Department, all the public funds for which he il
responsible, whether collected by any of his depu-
ties or himself, and embrace the same in the peri
odical returns and accounts he is required to rem
der TO the Department.
The privileges contemplated by the act of 26th
September, 1850, will bo extended under the FORE
going regulations to British vessels laden with the
products Of Newfoundland and Prince Edwards
Island, whenever satisfactory assurances shall
have been received that similar privileges are cx
tended in those islnnds to vessels Of the United
States THO. CORWIN.
Secretary Of the Treasury.