Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-10
OFFICIAL.
General Regulations. No SO.


To Collectors and otAe, Officers Of Customs.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, November 4, 1854.
1t Is deemed advisable to issue, In the form OF
General Regulations, the instructions forwarded to
the collectors of several Of several Of the principal
ports in the United States, under date OF the 10th
ulimo. as follows:
In consideration Of tn. privilege now enjoyed by
the citizens Of the United States well as OF the
probable exemption from duty, at an esrv dav, OF
" fish of all kinds the products Of fish, and Fl al
other creatures living in the water, In pursuance
of the stpulst:ons Of the reciprocity treaty Of he
5th of June last, entered into between the Unitsd
States and Great Britain, upon due compliance With
the requirements Of said treaty, respectively by the
Imperial Parliament and the Prov ncial Parlism en- Is
of the British North American Colonies, affected by
the treaty aforesaid and in order to faci ate and
promote csrtain arrangements and understandings
dependent upon the action Of Copgress) had b.
tween the Secretary Of State Of the Uni,ed States
and the British Minister, Mr. Champion, it bscom 8
necessary to issue the following instructions for
- government, to wit:
l. On entry at your rort for consumpti on, Of fish
Of the description mentioned, and due payment Of
the duties thereon, you will give the owner, jim.
porter, or agent, proper rece ther for, with the
custom house zeal attached, specifying The name
snd nation of the vessel or ether vehicle, the dale
of the entry, the place from whsncs arriving, with
the quantity and description of the fish
2. Should the parties desire to warehouse uudsr
bond, you will permit the sams 10 be done in &C.
cordance vi h existing proyisions Of law on the
transaction, in ths bond, snow the true object
of the obligation.
In consequence Of the scdsn o. Parlispent Ct
Canada in giving Ell CT, on The part Of that prov
ince, to the reciprocity tresty of the eth of June
isst and the orGer Of the csstous de tuent Of
canada in pursuance thereof, and sisil.r egi,ls-
tive action the part of the province OF New
Brunswick, # Viii h the department has received
satisfactory information, colscto's and other proper
officers Of the customs hereby fur hr insruci-
ed to apply the fore going regulations, Nos / and
to the impoI tatiops in'o he United States from
canada and Now Brunswick of the arEclrs IL the
products Of either of those hfovnoe' enumerated
IN the ach DUE annexed TO 4fticle third Of The
cprocity treaty Of the 5h # June last snd 10 the
first sect N OF the act of Congress OF the 5th OF
August lsst giving effect 10 rsit treaty, to wit:
Ora n, -four, and treaistnffs Of al kiuds; AMI
mails OF all kinds fire. b. smoked, and saltsd m at;
rotton wool; seeds and vegetables; undried fruits;
drid fiutt; fish of all KIM; products of fish suO
other eatures living in he er; poultry; egg;
hides, furs kns, or Ia Ia undressed; stone
BILE in its crude unwrought ttate; slate butter.
cheese, tallow; la d. horns; msnurss of metals
OF all kind; coal; pitch tar, turpentns; ashes; tim
Der and lumber of all kinds, round, hswed, and
sawe1, unmanufsc>ure3 in whole CT III part fte-
wood ants, shrubs, and tree pelts VOL; FIJI OIL
| rc.; broom corn ana lark; gypsum, greun or IN
ground; heWn or wrought unwrought burr
grind stones; d. e"tufs; fay, hemp, and tow,
| manufactured; unmanufsc.ured tobacco; rags.
JAMES GUTHRIE,