The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-15

of The city of Phisdeipha and the Vessel and
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sxecioi upcn commerce, aud contrary to this oonsh
The Port WSdens claim The right to collect the tees,
at 1T eest s per o
rased the 2h day OF March, s0S and the several sup
By the several su pplereuts to the said of Assem-
& he fee for @ S Sr sS ne of over q Il
and BY tRe Of FeGtusry sl {: SISsG,sa M @
act and the various acts to which this is supplement
tain by the wsrdens Of toe Port e Philadephta, and
applied by them, in conjunoon WIN the ices noreu1
sRTiSa sRpohsss 0f 5G the the "' 'n0 ''0'
that the Pot wSrdeSs rfaro was endowed with i'm
me9se income ever witch hey had snd have nov ,ne
not suTp,nsp to nd 5hs ss the Ssb PST ssy
Of mnrcb d Is,s passed unanmousIy fesoiuton
that fr and after the ls q April 1886 the the Mater Mater
the p vessels arriving at the port Of Phis
snd '1GS in oH tho
acts Of Assembly of the commonwealth Of PennsyiVH-
While the Vessel p " ysES acting in & tSG5 1s5
lec,ing the iees but since The first Monday Of March
and aptsins, Association, the vessel owners have
stance wSere the opsson has been brought before tho
c.nrs Tor decision they have, without hesitation de-
Of Ss
power e suste commerce with foreign nations sHd
among the several States &c; and this clause o. the
Supreme Court in IS Howard, 4RI to mean every in
sbsi Saic
means by Which i can be csrrisd ON, whcEes BY the
free navigation Of tho Waters Of the several states or
passage becomes NECESSARY to tho commercial inter
Article section 10 Of the Cons.ityton Of the United
ports exports what may Be- a6.99tsly 1eess
nGs ri or or %
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philadelphia nor any Other State or corporation, 70
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maSiHs the onnssS Of the Vessels the ersrion tho
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duty shall laid on articles exported from any state
No preference shall be given by any regulation of
Ssen S to
regulate commerce conferred upon BY the CSnst1
SS ,Ss lsSs sh% eTsns P,visss
S s % sSs three dSnS
ago ago asked Congress tho privileges il denied By
tho the sn'
to
no easg to e in he s
parers scmes hat as follows '''
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before the Recorder Alde!man of Philadelphia,
lawful law possesses rsquir5g tho apprehension any
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ment rendered in such suit Provided such appeal be
sad
be approved of by such Recorder Alderman for the
yprep offs Ruch in
nS that the
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not have objected The Legislature also, we under
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paying these exactions, there are others;
not be paid is because burden upon
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the country abors under the dsad that attend
sci Is laid until she is lost AZ SEQ or broken
ss host lost S e na sSs
N the the 2a her sas
city and she has pay round sum for getting this
sS aSnDs Sr es
mate prey to be plueked whenever occasion offers
doing Gls thipss The Iis. port large
share Of the profits and when compared % With the rival
.i9ns which are powerful and ,l viii net 3 sIbmt 70 ndis
port Of Phiadeipha cannot afford to run the risk Of
losing her coal trade by continuing unnecessary
dered and which are contrary TO the Constitution,
in the nosRSorRood Of Staten Island now mailing
such exertions 20 undermine Philadelphia
coal trade and invite vessels to como there ree of all
Relief from this Port wardens fee to a coal vessel
that makes twenty trips year will be no small sdya9
from every needless expense The Pennsy Legisa
piotase fees In tho Delaware river and nowhere can
there be found good reason Tor collecting these War
alr
Illegal but collected for no ostensble service The
dSeha5gng his duties 81 is one 90, Of those
have never Of these mythical persooages One
vessel belonging TO the association has paid $3.50 in
in return For the many thousands OF dollars thus paid
the only return nee BE- ossn oo
vessels about berths az the wharyes dispute which
any So small and light are the duties
Of tRe chief ones being the collection of
cs feg sbors are suppemonted BY creature COM
forte-that late meeting OF the Board OF Wardens
Sne ~ & 5e year Arduous labors like these probably
ought to be paid the rate Of thousands Of
SIiation OF $500 salaries ust put into the general
appropriation bill at Harrisburg, by the kindness of
'iS We ask for no abolition Of this oHiee for admit
be 9ne s dS s s@Ss s@S
| and Wardens anywhere else, We do not object
hsyo sSs
ceiye pay that Of the President Of the United
charge Snz Il Is syed only on the Vessels not
not on nsignees or pilots or wharhngers
The weasel doTs Sn os rs P5sopba the periomng
thsm are paid of the public treasury not By exac
from Fec om sseS Market
parong that street H. Toqe ss em Pe wety s1sGrd @
shs sdeSSs sissr 6 but no % more more
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