Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-03
OFFICIAL.
Depaxfment of State,
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washin gtea, Feb. 2, 1854
The falowins ordnance { the Prussian Minister
ofcommsrce, eoncerning declarations Of the value
&C goods ant tothe Unied ststesAa translation OF
vhich has been trsnsmittei 70 This department by
Isaac O Bates E.q Cnilsd ststes Consul at AK 10
ehaFelle, is published for general Information:
According to the existing rssenue laws CT the
United States of North Amefica, the value OF all Tor
eign mere andise imported into the United states
must be DECLARED on oath by the owner Thereof.
aft the merchandise be the property OF persons
residing in the United States, and is takes place
in tn. cases where German good are p2rchasedby
commissioners ageRts of North American COM
merc;ai houscs1 this oath is taken before Tue col
leetors OF customs in the ports of the United xtc
upon arrival of the mere handise. = II ~
III the merchandise belongs to persons who 20
not reside in the United atcs snd this will take
place in the care Of gods coosign.d TO North
Amsri, by subjects fDni Il is slde the invoice must
be sworn 70 by the owner, before consul or COM
mecial agent of The United States Of North America
or before public authority who is authorized TO
receive declarations on oath.
IAN exact compliance with these regu' atoms from
which many departures have taken II ce until new,
has been recently ordered l. circular Of the Urea
| sury Department Of the Omitted States Of North
| America. f-.- -.- ~. 49,. - 49,.
sanction to oaths in copmaio Of the value OF con-
sgnments Of goods sworn to be fore the cousus Of
state residing ia Prussia, nor even before any mag
| Is rat OF the country, negotauons are now prnu,
ing fur the substitution of the Affirmation, Tor Gee
ration contained in the 10th section Of the penal
code, in place of the formal oath required in yerf
cation of The yae Of m ehandise 10 be exported
it l. declared in the invoices. Aa
| "Meanwhie, in order 10 obviate sny interruption
of the very important commercial intercourse with
Nosth America it is necessary that the merchants
this side shal b. furnished with the Opportunity
vprifyin the value of consignments to tn. United
States according to the provisions of the l2eth
ton of the penal coie the magistrates, and FIR
chants living In the country the royal saudrAthe
therefore to be directed, upon the application OF
the owners Of merchandise 6esi ned Re be sent on
consignment to the Unttei States. to receive zf
frmation in the place Of an eat N regard 10 the
correctness OF the value dec area in the invoices
Upon the presentation Of the invoices Of merchan
disc designed to be sent on consignment, this Afr
nation in Place of the oath Il to be recorded in pro
toco: IL the necessary affirmation in place Of tn,
oath is already written beforehand upon the invoice
the protocol shall mention the acknow edgment o
this affirmation. A certificate of this transaction
furnished with the Official seal and signature, is t.
Be annexed to the invoice and handed back TO the
plicant as expeditiousiy as possible.
Before the reception or acknowledgment of an
affirmation, instead of oath, the rurport of section
29 of the penal code shall he explicitly stated to tn
per son making the dec.aratiou, and that this Ia
been done is to be noted in the protocol.
"The invoice of the merchandise furnished, will
the Official certificate must be sent by the consgn
ers, as heretofore for examination and suth mica
ton, to the consular authorities Of the United State
living neareft to their ace of re dence or, in cas-
ease there none to the consua.es of the Unite,
states in the port OF shipment.
az accordingly direct the Royal Regency t. fur
nish the authorities concerned herein with instru,
tons TO make it their eciai duty to give quick d.
spatch to applications which may he made, and {
bring the above stated arrangement TO the know
edge of~the merchants of their districts"