The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-07
Inaportant to Shipmnsiers in ihc Cnba


We print below translation of maritime
circular just issued by the revenue depart
ment of Cuba by order of the Spanish gov
ernment:
Rules and Regulations to be Obserued by the
Captains and Supercargoes of Spanish and
foreign uessels engaged in the import trade
TO the licensed ports of the island of Cuba
in conformity Nth the Royal order of july
1st, 1859, and the Royal Decree of March 1st
1865, and the Rules in JORGE of the existing
Customs Regulations aohich hare been dp-
proved by The Colonial Ministry in Norem-
Der 11th, 1868.
1st. All captains and supercargoes of YES
sells from foreign p2rts engaged in the import
trade trade to this Island are obliged, on be-
ing visited by the heath boat, which visit
takes place on the vessel coming to anchor. to
deliver the statement of the cargo, certified
by the Spanish Consul, and also the general
manifest of the aforesaid cargo, without any
corrections, containing the name Of the cap
tain and vessel, its nationality, number of
Spanish tons, the port from whence she sailed,
number OF bales, packages, and every other
article composing the cargo, with their re-
spective marks, numbers and the class of mer-
chandise, contents of packages, their gross
weight, whether intended for bond or transit,
it being absolutely prohibited to make any ad-
dition or alteration on the manifest or state
ment of cargo, nor shall it contain any mer-
chandse consigned to any order and any diff
ferences Resulting between the statement of
the cargo and the manifest will be punished
according to regulation.
If the whole or part of the cargo is COM
posed of iron in bars or in plates, metal in
pigs or ingots, timber, jeyked beet, salt, cocoa,
or any other article shipped in bulk, they are
to be manifested by decimal measure or
weight, adding at foot of each manifest the
stores, ammunition, arms, tools, instruments
and all other ships utensils, the same as the
quantity OF coal on board should the vessel
be steamer, and merchandise which the
ships crew may carry without being on the
| manifest to the value Of one hundred dollars
| for each individual. When the cargo pro-
ceeis from port where there is no Consul or
Vice-Consul and il the residents of these
agents be more than thirty kilometers distant
from the place of sailing, the captain or SUI
percargo will be exempted from presenting
said statement of cargo, but Notwithstanding
all this,all the cargo must be composed entire
ly OF one of the following articles, to wit:
raw hides, timber, shocks, dye woods, coal or
horns, provided that these articles are The
production of the country from whence the
vessel sailed, that the voyage has been direct,
and that the duties are paid on the whole of
said ooods.i
2nd. The captains and supercargoes of
vessels entering in distress, must also deliver
manifest of their cargo in the same manner
as those engaged in the exporting rade.
Sd. Captains and supercargoes of vessels
entering in ballast are subject to the same
rules and regulations of delivering the cargo
statement certified by the Spanish Consul
and the manifest.
4th. 1T the captain of vessel has been
obliged by stress of weather or any other un-
loreseen cause, to throw any portion of the
cargo overheard, he must state on his mani
fest the quantity OF cargo lost, specifying the
number OF packages, the class ard kind of
goods, being also obliged 10 present to the
custom-house his logbook to prove that his
deciarations are true and correct.
oth. All captains of vessels coming rom
Spanish ports with the register OF the respec'
tive custom house, are only oohSed 10 delVer
an additional manifest of such goods as they
NAV have taken on board after receiving said
REGISTER. not included in the same, and also of
ali the stores and ships utensils.
9th. Should the captain or supeIcareo not
present the statement certified by the Spanish
Consul and the manifest of being in ballast,
in the stated time, he will incur in the fine of
5000; if said manifest is not in accordance
with rule number one q fine of $25, and in
that OF hundred dollars il not certified by the
Spanish Consul
7th. If the captain when requested by the
superior custom house official does not imme-
diately present the statement OF the cargo and
the manifest or if these are not made out ac-
cording to the law, they will be subject to
fine OF $500, unless the vessel has entered in
distress. This fact viii be ascertained by
verbal process.
Sth. In case there should be any correc-
tions or alterations in said documents, the
captains or supercargoes are liable to be tried
by the competent tribunal on the charge of
forgery; those arriving in ballast, laying them
selves liable to the same punishment as those
arriving loaded.
9th. 1t is obligatory the presentation of
the statement and manifest and it will be
made at all the ports, entries or anchorage of
the island wherever the vessel may enter, even