The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-20

The Tonnage Duties ON spanish vessels
Gene Al Instrsons 10 Collectors and otAe Officers Of Ms
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Spanish Vesses from Cuba and Porto Rico.
TREASURY DErARrxssI, June TO- lso .s;.,
The Department has had under consideration question
presented by his Excesncy the Minister Of 10 re-
ference to the liability TO tonnage dutss Of spanish YES
sells from the Islands Of Cuba and Porto hco ON arriving
in ports Of the United ststes
appearipr TO the satisfaction Of the Department that
no change on Inc a9s S .hs
Of the United states entering and departing from
ports Of the raid Inland Of Cuba mas taken place since the
the 18th june 1849 superseded by instructions of my
predecessor dated June 30 and August TO- 1852, il L.
spuistons and The laws Of the United States that the
said Circular Instructions Of 18th june 1s49 copy
which hereto annexed should be revived and continued
in full force with the additions and notifications which
follow, to wit -
The exemption from the liability to tonnage duty Of
Spanish vessels coming from ports IN the Island Cuba
TO extend to such arriving ports of the United
States either in ballast laden with molssses
at any Of the said ports together with such quantity Of
Iesh fruit. the production OF said Island may be
deemed by the Collector and Naval Ocer under pro
visions Of the forty 6fh section Of the act of I'd March,
Ivs to be sdmis able surplus stores Provided The
said vessels depart from the United States In ballast
with their Of moasses csrgoes of the staple
tanned in the third section of the of 30th June
1884 And provided further That the OF such
SCI produce to the Collector at the time Of entry
tcae from the chief officer of the customs at the port
in the Island of Cuba from which the last departed
certified by the American Consul sho wing the contiuu
in said leland of the exemption from tonnage du
ties Of American vessels under the circumstances above
stated
Ofacia information being in possession Of the Depart
that under reguls established In the Island OF
Porto Rico the 1st November 1851 no tonnage duty
is levied on vessels cf the United States entering The
ports Of raid Island and departing thence " baa
with cargoes Of molasses the privileges and
empons accorded to Spanish els arriving ports of
the United States from the Island of Cuba be
tended such vessels coming from the Island Of Porto
n and uirau, anta
entering ard departing from ports Of the United States
JAMES GUTHRIE, Secretary of the treasury
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. June IS 1s49
The particular attention Of the Department. has been
called to the operation of the acts of Cngre
1882 and Ju,e with especial reference to certain
privileges accorded the part Of the Spanish govern
mtn 10 vessels of the United States entering depart
ing from potts in the Island Of Cuba under certain
mentioned circumstances.
The privileges referred to are ascerained from
thenc to be of the following description to wit
LIST That American vessels entering ports in the Island
Of Cuba in baat not subject to the payment Of any
tonnage duty whatever.
I'd vessels entering the ports in the Island Of
Cuba with cargo Of any description of merchandise
whatsoever are exempted from any charge of tonnage
duty such vessels export convey theIerom cagoss
of mOasses tax en- In at said ports.
Tie laws Of 1882 and 1884, before mentioned, conem
plate ar require Spanish vessels coming from any port
or place in the islands Of Cuba or Porto Rico to pay in
the ports of the United states the Of duty
tonnage that shall be levied American vessels at the
shall have last departed and likewise suca further
mage dufy shall be equivalent to the amount Of dscr
mDatipg duty that would have been imposed the
goes imported in the vessels respectively il the
same had been exported from the port of Havana in
American bottoms It consequently follows that where
tonnage duty duty the cargoes Of
American vessels entering and departing from ports
places in the island Of Cuba, is imposed and collected
theeat Spanish vessels coming from such ports places
to he similarly treated regards tonnage duty in the
ports Of the United States.
The Collectors Of the Customs therefore nstructd
to abstain ON the exection of any tonnage duty
Spanish vessels coming from ports places in the Island
Of Cuba In ballast, when laden with cargoes Of
asses taken in at either Of sad ports Their clgoes of
course mu.t be subjected to the duties levied on the
rtice by the Tariff act Of Goth july 1S46 together with
the additional duty imposed by the eleventh ton
the Tariff act of 30th August 1912.
Where Spanish vessels about to depart from port
Of the United States with any goods, wares, mer.
chsndise for any destination other than port
place il the Island of Cuba, Porto Rico the bond and
security required by the third section Of the act Of 30
june 1884 must be exacted in all such before allow
ing clearance OF departure Of the vessels
To eDtitle Spansh sells coming fr ports in the
leland Of Cuba to the exemption from tonnage duties in
the contemplated in these instructions it is deemed
matter Of proper precauon in the event Of future
modification change the part Of the Spani III sutho
rites Of these privileges to require the master Of any
such Spanish vessels to produce to the Collector at the
time OF entry from the chief officer of the at the
pori the Island Of Cuba from which the vessel last de-
sui, stating what tonnage duty if any, il exaced
American vessels arriving at said port in ballast likewise
what dscr minatpg or other duty any, is charged
such ves sells when departing from said port with cargoe
of mo'asses. w. n. MEREDITH,
! Secretary Of the Treasury.