The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-07
Zefhas $500 per 0nnuns, iss adro1ce.

-; ;n distress, the custom-house officials keer-
nanta S q copy and returning the original to the
U%psalh mboua Tor him to deliver it at the port
WHERE ne IS destined to.
10th. All packages and o,1,o, o,oo,.
in the statement of the CARGO or In tba ,,,n,,;
fest will be contiscated, and the cantain f1ad
double the value of the same shonld ,ba
amount of duties to be paid on the contents y1e
not exceeding S400; but if the duties should
exceed the above sum and the goods be tbe
property of the owner, consignee, or captain
or supercargo of the vessel, then instead of a
fine the vessel, together with its freight or
other utilities, will be confscated.
11th. When the vessel is entirely dscharg-
ed if one or more packages OF The quantity
manifested should be understove, no invoice
having been delivered previously of the con-
tents, it will be understood that the captain
or supeIeargo has committed fraud towards
the custom-house and they will be fined 5000
Tor each package missing.
lZth. III the owner or consgnee of any
goods omitted by the captain in the manifest,
presents within forty-eioht hours the bill OF
lading or account OF said goods. he will not
incur in any penalty and the goods will be de-
livered to him, but the captain or supercargo
will pay fine equal to the value of the goods
so omitted in the manifest.
18th. Nothing whatever can be DISCHARGED
without the permission Of the Collector and
inspection of the commander of the custom
house officers in the service. For the mere
discharging of any article irrespective of its
value or even if it should enter free of duty,
the captain or supercargo will be fined $1,000
or else the goods will be confscated together
with the boats or lighters which may trans
port the same, should the amount of the du-
ties to be paid not exceed the sum of 5000,
but II they should exceed this sum the vessels
will be confiscated.
l4th. No goods, whatever be the quantity.
large or small can be transported from one
vessel to another within the bay unless the
necessary requisites of the custom-house have
been complied with; violation of this sub
jects the captains or supercargoes to the legal
penalty.
18th. Should vessel discharge merchan-
disc, be the quantity large or small, in a port
not open to general commerce, said merchan-
disc as well as the vessel and all her appurte-
nances will be confiscated.
10th. If in the outward dispatch in conse-
quence of the visit of the vessel by the CUSTOM
house officers, before the captain has received
his register, an excess of cargo should be de-
tected, such goods will be confiscated and the
captain will be fined in sum equal TO the
value of the excess.
18th. All goods, products, or any other ar
ticle seized in the act OF being traudulently
shipped, shall likewise incur in the penalty OF
a fine and confiscation.
18th. III the captain or supercargo should
be unable to pay the fines and costs imposed,
the vessel will be held responsible and seized
unless the consignee assumes the fines.
10Th. The captain who does not declare the
exact Spanish tonnage OF his vessel, will pay
the cost of measuring, if the excess is over
ten per cent.
10th. Passenger luggage must be presented
for inspection in the custom house depot, and
if there be found merchandise not exceeding
500 collars in value the passengers will pay
the usual duties presenting a note of contents
to the custom-house; if the value of said
goods is more than 500 and less than $500
they will pay double duty; but if the value is
more, the merchandise is liable to seizure un-
less in either case the person interested has
previously presented list of said goods, in
which case they will pay according to the
tariff.
21st. No manifest will be translated no
permits granted for dscharging unless tn,
captain or consignees have presented til,
register OF the vessel to the custom-house.