The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-08

Of its destination, and shall bind himself either by
bond with two sufficient surcities, or by deposit
ing such other security may be deemed by the
customs satisfactory, TO return within SIX months
fIom the da;e Of clearance, TO the collector at the
I. Opium will henceforth nay thirty tasls, per
lectl import duty. The importer viii sell 1t only
Ut the port 1t will be carried into the interior by
chinese only, and only Chinese property; the
foreign trader will not be allowed to accompany it,
The provisions of the treaty of fientsin comforting
privileges by virtue of the most favored clause,
lar as respects citizens of the United States going
into the interior TO trade or paying transit dutes
shall not extend TO the article of opium, the tran
sit dutea which will be arranged as the Chinese
Government see fit nor in future reyisi0ns OF the
tariff ia the same rule Of revision to be applied to
opium as to other goods.
port Of shipment, the Certificate issued by him,
with an acknowledgment thereon of the receipt Of
cash the port of destination by the collector at
that port, who shall thereto ax his seal; or fall
ing tho production of the Certificate, TO forfeit a
sum squai in value to -. cash shipped.
Cash will pay no duty inwards or outwards but a
freight, or part freight of cash, though no other
cargo be on board, will render the vessel carrying
| IL liable 30 tonnage du g.
g. The export of rice and all other grains what
soeyer native or foreign, no matter where grown,
| or whence imported, to ahy goreign port, is pro-
hibited; but these commodities may be carried by
citizens of the United states from one OF the open
| ports ofChana TO anott er, under the same condi-
lions in respect to security cash, payment at
he port of shipment of the duty specified in the
| tariff.
/
grain, but freight part freight of rice or grain
though other cargo re ON board, will render the
vess importing it liable to tonnage dues
/ 4. PVlse.-The export of pulse and bean cake
| from Tang Chau and Min Cowang under the Amer
can flag is prohibited, From any of the other
! open ports they may be shipped on payment OF
thet ri duty, either TO other ports OF China or to
| foreign countries
! s. Saltpetre sulphur, birthstone, and spelter,
| being deemed by the Chinese to be munitions OF
war shall not be imported by citizens of the Unit
| ID States save at the requistion of the Chinese
Government, or for sale to Chinese duly authorized
TO purcease them No permit to land them shall be
issued until the customs have proof that the neces
sary authority has been given to the purchas r
1t shall not b. lawful for citizens of the United
States 10 carry tn commodities up the Yang-tse-
| Kiang, or into any port other than those open on
the sea board nor to accompany them into the in.
terror on behalf of the Chinese. They must be old
the ports only, and Except atthe ports, they viii
| be regarded as Chinese property.
Infractions of the conditions, as above set forth
| under which trade in opium, cash, grain, pulse
| sulphur, birthstone, satlpetre, and spelter may be
henceforward carried OF, will be punishable by con
fscrtion of all the goods concerned.
RULE VI.
Liability of Vessels Entering Port.
| For the prevention of misund rstandin g, it il
| agreed that American vessels must be reported t.
Z e Consul within twenty-four hours, counting
from the time the We sci comes within the limits OF
the port and that the same rule be applied to tn
frty-eight hours allowed by tcle Is ofthe treat,
to remain in port without payment of Tonnage
dues.
The limits of the ports shall be defined by tn
customs, with all consideration for the convent
ence of trade, ompatible with due protection 0
the revenue; also, the limits of the anchorage
within which lading and discharging are permit
ted By the customs, and the same shall be notihe
to t he Consuls for public information.