The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-18
THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
y0ru,.,Ious Concerning the Collection
"'s of Certain Fees.

Tho following correspondence is OF import
ance 10 all parties having tr4nsacctiIinns WIZ
PHiLADKLPHIA, December ~, lo5S.-SI; nnv
undeTsis ned would beg Respectfully lo olesoN '
10 ou tbe fscts;-The Collector Of Customs a.
Ihis port (hssun,lng autnofitS under cironlAro
Custom House fees, dated December IL lS0Sl
requires 'he following fees To be paid:-
Fist For delivery of merchandise tro,m tro, ~
prsise,'s stores, after examination oy appr@ls
ers TO importers, ~ cents, 49,. ....,oor,.
Second, Transfer permit from appraiser
stores TO bonded warehouse, after EXAMINATION
by appraisers. 20 cents. - 81, ....o.on-
disc OF ali kinds, 20 cents. ,,
Nonrih Eniries OF merch an disc warehouset
re- wsi ehoused witnorew1s ra,6n 5o and expSrts-
ton, independent of all enalges '0' Pei'n''''
e.c., 25 conts. ,,, ,t
ipterrj O. alton vi your circular, And fespect
'uny calling your attention TO the fAct ina
animation by Custom House officials. and no.
at the request OF Importers. Same examine
ZION applying TO merchandise bonded, Trans
fer permits being required.
The charge OF 25c. on all entries under ware
house laws. while cash entries are exempt from
any charges other than the regular aud GUS
tomary fees for permit for delivery, invoices,
| and bonds
LAR2ELERE Il BUCHEY,
l.. IL. BAILEY,
Custom House Brokers
| To Hon. Hugh McCuloch. Secretary of the
| Trea, ury Washington, u. Q.
odREAsukY PEPAEdMsNT, @ ri s o. to
| the Collector 81 Philadelphia fot the decision ot
the Department on your application OF the "a
| uitimo relating to the collectlon OF certain
4 customs fee b AZ that port.
l am, very respectfully,
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
| To Messrs Lalzelere & Buchey, and others,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Jan. Is. lS89.-Sir:-
Your cummuD ioaJion Of the %tn ultiEso is re.
uiimo from Messfs Larzelere & Bnchey and
oihers, complaining OF your action. andeI
the I2 h uitImo' in requiring the following
speci1ed fees 10 be paid at your port. Wit
FlTsI For permit for delivery Of merSaandst ,l s
appraisers 10 importer, 20 cents. ,,
second: For trsasfer permitfrom Appraiser
Store 10 Bonded Warehouse. after examination
| by appraisers, ~ cents.
Third. For oaths attached to entries OF mer
Fourth Fer entries of merchandise, ware
. housed, rewarehoused, Withdrawals from ware
house Tor consumption, transportation, and ex
= poriation, Independent of all charges for per
. After duly considering the matter, 1 am O
opinion that, SO far RS the fees specihedltn tn
8 hrst and secOnd charges are concerned, you
action therein is not warranted by the pro
visions of the circular TO which you refer. tn
s orders for the delivery of examined package
rom me S rSr 1ney isse as
of course, and without any application therefor
|, being made by the importer, ana are merel
incidental to the examination OF the mercnau
disc. which is done entirely In the interests {
You VIII therefore discontinue the practic
of collecting the fees specified in said first an
secon charges.
The fee of twenty cents for the oath attache
to entries OF merchandise of all kinds, aslspec
fed in the third cnarge, is correct and pro
- aud Is In accordance win the requirements
~ the said circular. See the first paragraph on I'll
- third page thereof.
x In regard to the fee of % for entries of m e
Of cbandise warehoused, rewarehoused, etc.. sp
Gifted in the fourth charge, which you aiel
-, | yuu REQUIRE to be paid under the provisions
q. the fourth line from the bottom Of the first pas
~ OF said iIcular, you are informed that the sa
~ | line was inserted therein through a cleric
,n ~, error and that 1t will accordingly be con'
er dered by you as cancelled; and Of 4, no ehst
'n 'n be discontinued by you. 1 am. very res pee
fully, HUGH MCCuLLocR.
rd I'd To j. w. Cake, Esq, Collector of Custom
ts Philadelphia, Pa.