The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-02-04
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N RECULAT1o,;
RESPECTING
VESSELS, HARBORs AND Crrsro,

law AVN IRREGULARITIES
RESPECTING
VESSELS, HARBORs AND Cusro,
poRryM THE ,S
-~r.srrs ARRIVING Ga
E1iry to make Che usual .usa marine sig Apo o.
at the Fore ~ =, . .n1rosch vessels on the windwaT @JAt
-, : ~ n health certificate to be signed by the capt MA u.
81 = = re from contagion, the captain will hoiSANuNv v.
s si r. lse &c will hoist the yellow dag, and ODE
OF the pilot and health Officer. ~
v rhe commanding officer of any merchant vessel, ir,,
.nsr her Arrival at either Of the legaiized ports q eng
make known to the collector OF customs the business qcs y
said vessel has come TO this port. furnish hum with ahs Is
r.r;est n the cargo with which said vessel is lad. ~
manifest shall contain an account o. the packages, With ~
msrrs plumber. contents and quantities, also the nan~
importers or consignees. When any such officer ~
perform any or all Of the acts above mentioned within
EIGHT bours after his arrival he shall he subject to a a. ~
cssd;nr one thousand dollars. He shall also, within, No.
above mentioned. deliver, under oa.n, q Inst o. all store1
= Masters of whaling vessels shall enter their vessels at the
1920 once within forty-eight hours after their arriv
either OF the ports Of entry, and previous to discharging OF
ming any seamen. or taking Of any supplies or stores, \
penalty Of not less than ten or u more n snsn ono n 1,rnIsn o3
ali wines and spirits on board as stores, ana 9 mannesI
cargo and freight, except the produce Of sne,r nsnsry
S,rss;s;nc ali such stores, cargo and freight as are not @
Of stores or manifest, and q hne OF one hundred doll
..; De.Is from the Collector and no permit can be ga
ranr;.,te messenger list has been furnished by the
n,; Msssv I'm he laws are subject to q nne Of Hveh
The collector, at his discretion. and at the expS
sci, may provide an officer to be present on oo1
discharge, to superintend the Decentralization, an
other or greater amount Of merchandise be landt
forth in the permit.
board, subject TO q duty exceeding five per cent
receiving such articles on board, are liable to =
board, who shall receive the sum of two dolia
per diem, and also food and lodging at the exp
The following are the only ports Of entry in en
Hi,o, Kealakeakua and Kawalhae. QIawaii) and
and for whaiers and vessels ofwar only, HanaleiJb
The port charges are as follows:
AT Honolulu-Plotag one dollar per foot cad
pilotage il no pilot is employed health cerfifcav
buoys, two dollars harbor master, three dollars Is
dollar /; pilot for anchoring q vessel outside, which
At Misunderstanding officer, i've dollars ;
lar canal, Gf usedD two dollars clearance, one
At Hao.-Pnotage, health certificate and clears
- at Honolulu.
At Kawaihae, (Hawaii) and Koloa, (KauaiJs
An charges for buoys and boarding officer, must u
collectors Office before lading. unlading or transhipf
60 or passengers, shipping or discharging any crew.
Hawaiian vessels, whether licensed as coasters or q
engaged In foreign trade, are liable to the same charged
strictions as foreign vessels.
Whale ships are allowed to land goods to the value ,,.s
Products OF the whale fishery may be transhipped free J
charge except for entry and permit. II sold or enterss
landed in bond for export. they are liable to duty o. ox }
cent. on value by estimate.
The permits granted to whalers do not include the sale n J
DOSlLIOu VI IItQ StQuOTt.
Any master OF a whaieship who shall fail 10 produces h. ]
nit when called for, shall be liable to a fine Of not less than
or more than fifty dollars, to be imposed by the collectors
Before obtaining a clearance for a vessel. the master i
quired to- Nnthe collector with a manifest Of all cars !
tended t6be exported, a manifest Of all stores taken IRON II
or transhipped from other vessels, a list Of the names and u
Of all passengers who are to leave the kingdom in his vess4. !
pay all legal charges at the harbor masters Office and The n
tector,s Office. |
Every captain Of a vessel who shall convey out Of this I'D
dom as a passenger, any person to whom the passpor; ss n
plies, who shall no. be provided with a passport from The nj
TER Of foreign relations or collector Of customs, shall. Far ~
such person, be liable to a fine OF fifty dollars. and fora n
debts and obigatians which such passengers NAV have IN u
paid in this kingdom, and the vessel shall be liable TO ausI
ment and sale to pay the same
Any vessel having cargo on board intended for a soreir, url
or spirits in cargo or stores, may not touch at a place nR nod
Of entry, without a permit from a collector.
Masters Of vessels are requested to leave their clearancs \
board with the officer in command, for the guidance Of the phl
Oil. whalebone,t or any other article OF merchandise, laDiei 4
transhipped without a permit, is liable to seizure and confsaaa
Vessels landing goods upon which the duties have not led
paid, are liable to seizure aud confscation.
If any person commit an ofense on shore, and escape q
board a vessel, it shall be the duty of the commanding Officer
such vessel to surrender the suspected or culprit person 10 a1
officer Of the police who demands his surrender on the praiud
All sailors found ashore at Lahaina after the beating Of al
drum, or at Honolulu after the ringing Of the ten ocockbR a
subject to apprehension and a fine of two dollars.
Shipmasters must give notice to the harbor master Of the a
sertion of any of their sailors within forty-eight hours, under
penalty Of one hundred dollars.
Foreign seamen are not allowed to he discharged at any Old
ports Of these Islands, except at Honolulu, Lahaina and Hi
and at these ports only with the written consent of the har.
master. 7
Honolulu, Lahaina and Hlo, are the only ports at which
tive seamen are allowed to be shipped and discharged, and
those places only before the agent for shipping native seamen.
No spirits or other merchandise shall be entered in bond eth
for consumption or re-exportation at any Of the ports II tn
Kingdom except Honolulu, Lahaina and Hilo, and no sphd.
wines liable to a duty higher than five per cent. ad valr1
shall be so entered at Hilo.
The rates of duties on merchandise landed in this kingdom 3
as follows
On brandy, gin, arrack. wines, ale, porter and all other d
titled or fermented spirituous LIQUORS OF any description. not {
dollars per gallon. Do. exceeding SIS per cent. Of alcohol, Il
ing p Der cent. of alcohol. one dollar ~ gallon DO not eyre
ing is per cent OF alcohol, five per cent. ad valorem.
On sugars, molasses, syrups Of sugars, and coffee, the prob
OF any country with which this government has no exist
treaty, as follows
Two cents per pound on sugars, ten cents per gallon on u
On all other merchandise five per cent. ad vaIorem.
On merchandise transhipped from one vessel to anOhr
Any vessel taking away a prisoner from the Islands, Is EL
to a fine of FIVE hundred dollars.
Any captain or other officer Of a foreign vessel who ar
without complying with the requirements Of the law, carry ss
out OF the Jurisdiction of this government. any native SUBJ
thereof, is liable to a fine OF five hundred dollars.
Rapid riding in the streets is prohibited under a penalty oil
The hours for landing goods or other articles. are betwee
o'clock, A. NJ, and 5 O'Clock, p. NJ. on all days except sunia
Once s. hour. at the custom Z house and other public Off
O'Clock, 4. NJ r,u until I o'cioss, 2. n. A''0' n0'a''' III"
Mails.
Vessels arriving from San Francisco, or other foreign pr
and having a mail for Honolulu, will hoist the national ensign
the fore, If a pilot is wanted but IL a pilot is not wanted, I've
sci having such a mail will hoist the ensign at the main.
Messrs. Morgan L Hathaway, San Francisco, are the auho
lied mail agents for the Hawaiian Government, and vss'
leaving that port for Honolulu, are requested to inform then
the time OF their departure.
HarbOr Regulations of Honolulu.
Vessels anchoring outside Of the reefof Honolulu. shall chan
their anchorage, when requested to do so by the harbor usstf
either OF the commissioned pilots. Vessels entering the hars
to be anchored in the place designated by the barbor master
his assistant, and moved from one anchorage 10 another as
may direct, and none except Hawaiian coasting vessels dks
than fifty tons burthen, and vessels under command Of pin
or officer for the purpose Of leaving port, to quit their anchors
without the , Ten permission Of the harbor master.
The hart0 master or his assistant, or any pilot, while remr
ing n vessel from one anchorage or mooring 70 another, MS
make fast to any other vessel or to any warp or wharf; and a9
person resisting the same, cutting away or casting of the sl
or fastening, is liable to the penalty stated below, and the nM'
ter is responsible for the same. All vessels within the hsr"
shall. when 50 requested by the harbor master or hisasslsai
slack down their stream cables and other fastenings. 4.
All vessels entering the harbor shall, If so requested o ut
harbor master, or either Of the pilots. rig in their Jill, fyins Y
and spanker booms, and top their lower and topsailyaris EfF
In twenty -four hours affer anchoring within the harboi 500 y
all cases before attempting to come alongside of, or maseh ~
either Of the docks or xharyes. and keen them rggei 10 an