New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-20
SHIPMENTS in Bond.

shipments i'm Bond.
| We invite the attention of our readers
especially such as are interested in the com
mercial prosperity of New Orleans, to the
subjoined petition to Secretary Boutwell, il
reference to the practical operation of the
recent regulations of the Treasury Depart
ment as to transportation in bond.
1t has come to pass that the Secretary o.
| the Treasury must either modify his regu
| lations, SO as not to discriminate against
New Orleans, or the Crescent City will lose
large portion of its importations. Already
shipments by way of Baltimore instead OF
by New Orleans, in consequence of the dis
| ordinations against their merchandise
shipped from New Orleans.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Boutwell, will give
the subject of this petition his early atten-
ton, and suspend the operation of the act
of March 2, 1881:
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Treasury:
The undersigned owners and agents OF
| steamboats,, duly licensed and enrolled, en-
gagged in trade between the ports of New
| Orleans, Louisiana, and st. Louis. Missouri,
and other ports on the Western rivers, re-
specttully present the following facts for
| your consideration and such action as you
may be pleased to take:
Under the regulations of May 9, 1871
merchandise forwarded under transpOrta-
ton bond to interior ports is required to be
laden on board of steamboats, under the su-
pervision of an inspector of customs, who
is required by sections sixteen and nineteen
nf lar lico IN
manifests of the merchandise laden under
his supervision, which the master, together
with himself, are required to sign. We are
still required to furnish the manifests and
obtain clearance required by sections two
and three of the act of March 9, 1881, thus
making four manifests, instead of two as
heretofore.
We have been in the habit of finding out
what merchandise was to be shipped in
bond on board of our steamboats, previous
to the close of CustOmhOuse Office hours on
day of shipment, making out manifests and
obtaining clearances, although the goods
might not at the time be laden on board
indeed. large proportion of merchandise
shipped sin bond' is taken on board after
the steamboat leaves her landing, either
from the bonded warehouse at Gretna, or
the elevator, distant from three to five
miles up the river.
late in the night taking on bonded goods
Now, if we are obliged to remain until A.
NJ of the following day to file our manifests,
required by the act of 1881, and obtain de-
parture permits, you can readily see that it
works greatly to our disadvantage, and
will compel us to decline receiving bonded
goods as freight.
The Collector of Customs holds that he
cannot clear the steamboats, until he re-
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the sixteenth and nineteenth sections of the
regulations of May 9, 1871, so that the
manifest produced by the master. under
the requirements of sections two and three
of the act of 1881, agree Herewith. We
admit the correctness of this decision,
for the reason that if clearance is granted
us previous to the receipt of the in
spector's returns, there may be dlscrepan-
cies between the manifests arising thus: A
steamboat might be expected to take on,
say 800 boxes of sugar at the elevator, but
after reaching there, find that she can take
only 600 boxes, there would then be a dis
crepaney of 200 boxes between our clear
ance manifests and the manifests prepared
by the inspector, under the regulations of
May 9, 1871.
We claim that a compliance with the
regulations last named is virtual compli-
ance with the requirements of the act of
lcOl, anu IL pTUleCtlOu W
the revenues, irrespective of the act of 1881. |
We therefore petition to be relieved of the |
act above named.
1t will be seen that by compliance with |
the act of 1881, and also the regulations of |
May 9, 1871, that common carriers are sub |
iected to the duplicated requirements that |
are not enforced at any other port in this |
the act of 1881 referring to mer-
shipped in bond from the port of |
New Orleans only. !
This is matter of the utmost interest |
not only to ourselves, but also to the entire |
community OF this and other |
cities.
We earnestly hope you will give it your
Early and favorable attention.
JOHN F. BOFINGER,
President st. Louis and New Orleans |
Packet Company.
j. r. BURDEAU,
Agent Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company.
ISAAC II. JONES,
Captain Steamer Dexter
JAMES T. TUCKER,
General Agent Illinois Central Railroad
THOMAS w. SHIELDS,
Captain Steamer Susie Silver.
A. A. WOODS,
gent st. Louis and New Orleans Packet
Company.
STEVENSON & VERLANDER,
gents Merchants Southern Packet Com
pany.
SINNOTT g. ADAMS,
Steamboat Agents.