The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-06
From the patnrshnry Fxnrnxa.

IHE TOBACCO 1NTEREsT.-Th following
suggestions, made by Major John D. Kei.
Icy, have been adopted by tho Secretary
of tho Treasury at Washington. We re.
publish them for the interest of those con
cerncd:
| A manufacturer desires to transfer from
his factory or a bonded warehouse in one
district, certain quantity of tobacco to
another district, say, for instance, New
York. lie makes en- entry with the Col
| cctor Of Internal Revenue for the distric,
in which is situated the factory or ware.
house, describing accurately brands. marks
weights, and numbers Of packages, the port
OF export and conveyance thereto on which
ne intends to transfer it, and gives the usual
bond for the faithful fulilment of the obi.
cations therein assumed. The collector
upon the acceptance of this bond. might
grant trIplicate permits for that transfer OF
the merchandise therein described as in
entries and bonds, under the supervision
OF an inspector Of tobacco, who would take
charge Of the tobacco at the warehouse or
factory ; and after a careful inspection
thereof and branding it "inSpected for ex-
port" ria New York, superintend its lading
on the conveyance for transfer to the New
ork district, taking duplicate receipts
rom the agents Of said conveyance, bind
ing themselves to deliver to the order OF
The superintendent of exports, or such
other officer as the Government might
elect. These receipts might be endorsed
on the collectors permits for the transfer,
one copy Of which would be forwarded to
the superintendent of exports in New York,
one copy to be kept on file in the collectors
Office where it originated, and the third
copy be given to the manufactures or ship.
per, to be forwarded by him to his con
>Igner. The consignee or agent at New
York, on the arrival Of the merchandise
1T that port, can make entries with the
collector of customs, describing in detail
as in the original transportation entry and
bond the tobacco, at the same time exc
cutting an export bond indicating the con-
veyance by which he intends to export
said merchandise, and asking permission
to have transferred Immediately under
the supervision of such inspector as the
collector might select from the domestic
conveyance to the foreign bound one the
collector might then notify the superin-
tcndent Of exports Of the execution and
acceptance Of the export bond, and direct
the delivery Of the herein described mer-
chandiSc to the officer or agent of the out
going vessel; thereby the Government
will have continuous control of the tobac-
co from the time it leaves the factory I'M
til it is placed on board the vessel for
export, and the inspector who receives
the tobacco on its arrival in New York
accompanies it and makes the final
inspection, as he delivers it to the
officers Of the outgoing ship from whom
he takes duplicate receipts therefor, one
to be filed with the superintendent Of ex-
ports and the other with the collector OF
customs as check or voucher, to be filed
in the support of the manifest Of the
foreign bound vessel. The internal rcve-
nue. department would have control and
supervision of the tobacco until it was
| landed on board the out going vessel there
| being no reason for the collector Of internal
revenue at the port of export having any
record of the tobacco exported merely in
transit through his district, he would by
the adoption Of this plan be relieved Of
voluminous records, and consequent COM
plications tending to invite fraud. In event
of the agent or consignee not being pre-
pared to transfer Immediately the tobacco
10 the exporting vessel or conveyance,
then the usual form of warehousing as
provided for would be necessary, but ii
seems that the advantages Of having the
merchandise tranShipped Immediately on
its arrival arc as apparent as are the de-
Slructive disadvantages Of tie contrary
practice.