The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-04
OUR INTERoCEANIC TRADE.

New and Important Regulations for the Cow
crnneat Of the Trade Between the Atlantic
and Pacific COasts-InspectOrs Withdrawn
from Panama and Deputy Collector and
Inspectors Of Customs to be Appointed for
the Ports Of New York and San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, Sept. g. 1858.
The following regulations are prescribed by the
Treasury Department to govern the transportation
OF merchandise coastwise between the Atlantic and
Pacific ports OF the United States by either of the
lsthmus routes:-
order to be entitled to privileges OF coaswise freight,
must, before shipment be recorded, sealed
and properly manifested In conformity to
the following Observation-Disclosures in bond
Will be continued recorded, sealed, sampled
and marked as hitherto required at the
respective bonded warehouses from which 1t is
taken for transportation. Domestic goods not In
bond under Internal Revenue laws and foreign
goods not dutiabe or on which duty has been paid,
may, II susceptible or 1t, be recorded. sealed, sample
manifested, &C., In a like manner at the dock OF the
receiving vessel before the shipment from the port
porter, on the payment by him OF the expense
charged at the rate hitherto applicable to bonded
goods. Goods I'm bulk and articles not capable OF
being sealed may be entered on the manifest with
statement OF reason why they are not sealed. Ship
owners transporting merchandise OF either descrip-
ton IN this manner must provide accommodation on
their respective docks at both ends Of the route for
the convenience OF officers for the execution OF these
provisions and for the safe keeping OF merchandise.
Special manifests will he prepared by the customs
Officers In charge OF the sealing I'm tripcate of all
goods so shipped coastwise accurately describing
the character ~ the packages, their marks and con-
tents, which will be certified by the Collector, under
his hand and Official seal This certificate must
ev0w the accuracy OF the manifest specify the par
tculars OF the recording and sealing and indicate
and describe such articles II any there be, necessa-
lily shipped sealed, as incapable of being thus Sc
cured. III there be wines or liquors In casks Tie
proof quantity ana quality must be indicated In the
receipt All copcs except that delivered TO accom-
PAM the goods VIII Indicate also the distinguishing
marks impressed upon the seal. Careful discrlina-
ton must he made between goods IN bond
and goods not in bond, ana they viii appear
upon separate manifesis These special manifests
are TO be prepared by customs Officers, and to be
additional To and independents Of the usual manifests
requr red Of masters one Of the triplcate copies
Will he retained on iiie az the Custom House at the
port OF departure and one viii he sent forthwith by
overland mall TO the Collector at the port OF destina-
ti0n and the third will be delivered to the master or
agent tn accompany the goods. ON arrival at the
port OF destination the articles Win be rlgidy checked
OH by the manllests and the cords, seals and pack
ages carefully scru'inizei. In of goods not in
bond the contents OF packages ma be subjected to
an examination. II necessary, suncient 10 satisfy
the officers ol their identity before delivery TO
svnee. Goods IN bona will he entered for the ware
house and examined aud trea'ci In ali respects a:
are goods transported In bond IN other cases
| IL there Ia any appearance of seals or packages
having been tainpered with, the fact VIII b.
promptly reported by the Collector OF the port OF
rival TO the Collector at the port OF departure
the department; and all goods not In bond upo
which such appearances are found, IA wel IA ell no
corresponding exactly with the manifest, Will D
| considered "a foreign ana dutiable. All goods Ike
wise not appearing on special nunifeslS VIII DO cor
sideTed, OF course. dutiabe. Foreign goods, ther,
fore arriving from abroad at New YORK destined ia
| Immediate traDSshipmcnt by way Of san FTancisc
to the United States foreign ports the Pacific
or at san Francsco destined In Ike manner for port
on the Atlantic, viii not ne subject 10 these rcgua
lions. Regulations formerly prescribed nv the de
partinent on that special subject val continue TO ID
enforced, except 81 much a. relates - an eXamina
ton on the lsthnns. Seals must I'm all be can
| Gel ed and removed before delivery OF the goods tC
| the conslgnce.
| Tue execution OF these provisions al New Yorl
| aud san Francisco vii be- placed In charge OF q
deputy collector az each port, ana inspectors not
ceeding the number hitherto employed Ia connection
with tins subj ci, VIII be assigned t. assist him M
IL is expected that this method II properly admins
| tered, will afford ample protection 10 the revenue
In such cases II Is thought proper 10 dispense will
| the examinations Hitherto midcpupOn the istllmus
| Passenger baggage may he secured m this manner
| by cards anu seals, and n arriving intact Will b,
| passed without examination Of the baggage ~
| treated. separate aanlicsts must Ice made IN ths
manner as above indicated and all baggage MT EN-
braced In the naniiest or bearing the appearance
having been opened or tampored win must bC
treated other baggage nom foreign coun.
| tries. Special records VIII be kept by the
collectors at the several ports OF all mer.
| chandise so shipped and received, distin-
| gushing such a. Is IN bond from that not In
| bond, and quarterly returns OF the same
will be rendered 10 the Bureau or Statistics IN aidi-
ton TO all other returns required t0 be made 90
other officers la the department Tue cords en-
crclng the packages should be placed with care, In
such a manner as TO protect every possible point
knotted in such manner as 10 prevent their being
slipped aside, and should be scaled at every point
where II would he possible 10 unite them, where
they have been cut The number Of seals on each
package Will be specified on the manifest,
Ii. MoCUllLOCH, Secretary Of the Treasury.