The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-26
IMPORTANT TO sHIPowNERS AND CAPTAINs-LAw
ESTABLISHING A CONTRIBUTION ON VESSELS.
L. L. Io..a

Tne -!ssently Of Me STATE Of Panama dis5oses
TONNAGE TAXES.
Art. l. Let n contribution be imposed on vessels which
contribution shall be divided into two classes -
LIST. or tonnage on certain vessels.
Cd. OF passengers ON other vessels.
Art q Vessels of large capacity which not except
ed entering any port in the State Of Panama from what
ever port they may PROCEED shall pay contribution in
st OF 90 cents per ton on sailing vessels and 20 cents
steamers.
Until the table ordered by article g. Is formed tn
contribution spoken of in the present article shall be
charged on the register tonnage.
Art 3. 10 ascertain the difference between foreign and
Granadian tonnage the Governor shall publish a table
showing the corresponding tonnage which table shall
embrace all the nations with which the State holds
mercial relations.
Art. 1. When vessel touches at several ports in the
State the tonnage dues shall be caused and shall be paid
in the first port Of arrival.
The captain, after having paid shall receive receipt
from the tax collector which he shall present successive
y at the different ports he arrives at afterwards without
which requisite he shall pay taxes in all of them.
Art. 8. Immediately after vessel anchors, the
poye charged with the collection of the tax vessels
accompanied by the captain of the port when there is
shall proceed board and notify the captain that
it is his duty TO pay the contribution tonnage
Art O. When the nation to which the vessel belongs
convention il is conceded that he shall retain in his pos
session the register and other documents of navigation
the not exact from the captain the delivery
Of these papers but simply statement TO note the data
necessary for The collection Of the impost.
Art 7. When the nation TO which the vessel belongs
i has no consul IN the port or BY treaty or convention
spoken Of in tho preceding article in their custody the
Collector shall claim them from the captain and return
them TO him when the vessel leaves tonnage dues have
been paid
Art. s. Immediately after returning to shore the Col
ecor shall proceed to quidate the impost, and within
twenty hours of the event shall present the account
TO The captain who is the person Immediately obliged to
make the payment, with, however, the right to be in
Identified by the owner supercargO.
The captain has other INVENT hours to pay.
ART me terms established in the foregoing articsare
granted TO the Collector or Captain in ordinary cases
is wi mn in lima
ings shall be commenced with the greatest activity that
the imposts may he recovered.
Art TO- When, from any motive, payment is not made
by Tie captain of the vessel the agent or consgnee shall
be obliged to make the payment.
Art H. When tonnage dues have been caused tho col.
hector shan exDc the same from the party responsible.
and If not paid in the act he shall proceed summary
by arresting the debtor and attaching his property,
which shall be sold according to law
The order Of execution shall be for the principal of the
debt the expenses and interest," at the rate of two per
cent per month.
previously paid in full after that term the execution only
against the property shall continue:
Art H. The Governor shall notify the Consuls gene
rally comprised in the of the sixth article TO retain
the ships papers until the Collector notify them that the
tonnage dues have been paid.
Art 10. The Consul who may fail in the duty spoken
OF in The foregoing article shall commit truly criminal
offence, shall be judged crninaly by the laws and be
fined from $500 to 81 ,0o0
When condemned, the fine shall be collected by attach
ing his property and should that be insufficient, the fine
shall he converted into arrest at the rate OF day
for each dollar.
The Governor shall likewise solicit the executive
power of the ration to withdraw the exequator of the
Consul believed necessary or solicit his government to
Art IA. If the Consul should prove during the suit
that in delivering up the vessels papers lie acted with
the express order If his government the nracton does
not make him res onsible and the Governor in view OF
the notification which the Judge ought to give him after
debating the abs diving sentence shall procure the
cure power Of New Granada TO establish the necessary
diplomatic claims
Art. Is. The captain commits a crime who fails to
deliver his Nesseis papers 70 the Collector in the
Of the seventh article, and shall be fined from 500 to
81 Coo
From the commencement Of suit he captain shall be
detained unless lie give sufficient security for the pay
ment OF the condemnation.
In Of The insolvency Of the party responsible for
the fine il may be converted into arrest, according to
the rule d the I'd incessory of tic 18th article.
Art. 1G. The suits treated Of IN the foregoing articles
Independent Of the steps which ought TO be taken by
tho collector collect The contribution from the data he
may have required
CONTRIBUTION OF PASSENGERS.
Art H. Large vessels entering any port In the state
exempted by treaties or privilege from payment of ton
mayo dues those excepted reerr ed in article "a
and shall pay other contribution than passengers
in csse they bring them.
Art is. The contribution referred to in the foregoing
article shall he dollar for each PEI son.
Art 49, When the Collector al lone, or accompanied by
the Of the Port passes the visit spoken of in
tioe 5h and happens the vessel Is sof those comprised
in this chapter, he shall exact from the captain
statement in writing of the number Of passengers intro
duced into the state likewise the papers Of the ship If in
ofaltice I.
Art 20 TIE statement referred to shall serve as basis
10 liquidote the passengers tax.
Art, Il. All the regulations, precautions and penal
tics established in the preceding chapter for the coe'
on Of tonnage dues are common TO that Of passengers
and shall be considered rs reproduced here.
Consequently the Collector shall proceed in the same
manner, and against The pcrsons, well as the
Governor and judicial Authorities in their respective
cases.
Dlspos111oSs COMMON TO TIE TWO PRECEDING.
Art - Vessels Of and vessels arriving in distress
exempted from the contribution established by this
law but the second from the fact of embarkng dis
embarkng merchandise. treasure passengers shall
cause tho respective contribution.
Art. 20. Vessels from ports in America shall be sub
mttd TO the dispositions Of this law in all ports of the
state from the 1t Of November next and those from
any other POINT The globe, from the LIST January 1856.
LATEST
AsriNwAiI, Aug. II 10 A. Mn. y. Rems one of the
most respected residents 81 Aspinwall died la light
August ~, \. M.-Sevcre thunder storm here last
night.
August 1G 10 \. M-Ihe British steamer Teviot has
just arrived General Mosquera was a passenger on
board from Carthagena, and sill 20 over tomorrow.
NEWS FROM SOUTH AMERICA.