New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-09
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WASHINGTON.
Spanish Customs Reguiations-Enorfs to
Remove the Galveston Postmaster
The Revenue Cutter John A. Dix Com.
Ing to New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, July S.-A dispatch re.
ccived at the State Department, from Hon.
Daniel E. Sickles, United States minister to
Spain. incloses the additional customs regu-
lations promulgated by the Spanish gov.
ernment for the PENN 'ula. The deere is
dated June 5. and will be enforced against
all vessels ,miug from the Atlantic ports
Of the United States after the expiration of
three months from the date of publication,
and four months after that date for all ves
fels coming from the Pacific ports. Minis.
ter Sickles, in his dispatch. says:
ut will be observed that this decree,
although containing provisions tending to
embarrass legitimate commerce with the
ports Of the esPeninsula. recognizes and
adopts several principles contended for in
my correspondence with this government
reapec ting the customs regulations"
In Cuba only one manifest is required,
instead of three. If the manifest agrees
with the bill of lading the fine incurred for
only an infraction Of the regulation in de-
scribing 4 consignment is imposed on the
consignee Of the goods and not on the YES.
sell and Spanish consuls are prohibited from
certifying manifests which are not properly
made ont. They are. besides. required to
note all mistakes and amendments. and to
report to the customs authorities OF the
port to which the vesse; is bound all the
manifests they certify.
The effort to remove General Clarke from
the Galveston pOstoffice is not progressing
favora bly. General Clarke represents that
his efforts to secure material aid for Texas
from the government are progressing favor
ably in the way OF hacOor and bay improve.
ments.
The revenue steamer John A. Dix. re.
Gently overbauled and refitted at New
York, sailed last night for New Orleans. al
which port she will be stationed.
The new Spanish customs regulations re.
ceved at the State department from Minister
S!ckles. mentioned in a previous dispatch.
are preceded by letter from the Spanish
Minister of Finance to the President OF the
republic, in which he says, the lamentable
state of the collection of revenues, and es-
peclally of those whose character more es.
Deciaily needs constant attention on the
part of the revenue officials, has attracted
the attention Of the undersigned ministry
to endeayOr to find a remedy. even though
to thi. end it be necessary to resort to
measures III 6Omo utSIco IcSCIlNsANSs ous
still demanded by public opinion.
The customs ordinances. approved by
decree of the Regent of the kingdom, July
II. 1870. were prepared with reference to
the principles proclaimed by the men who
most contributed to the resolution OF Sep
tenber, and the results of those ordinances
would doubtless have realized the desires
of their trainers, with perhaps some addl'
tional safeguards demanded by the needs
~. if ri yyJI 6iSrOrdR had mere
mitted their being put into operation and
maintained in force with the needtul
precision and regularity. but the necessity
| that has arisen for Withdrawing the revenue
| guard from our own special cruises TO ASSIST
| in the re-establishment of public order and
| to check the progress OF the Carllst lnsur.
| rec;ion have left the coast and frontier OF
many provinces unprotected, and this tact
| has been taken advantage of by smugglers
and others, who cripple legitimate COM
merce by ruinous competition which the
latter can not keep up, and at the same
time humiliate the lawful government by
| disparaging its prestige and diminishing Its
| revenues.
| The repeated yeciamations Of the trade OF
| various important cities'and the imperlous
| necessity of checking the evil by measures
| which will allow of the suppression of lille
| gitimate trade while protecting the interests
of commerce conducted in good faith. which
are as we'll the interests of the public treas
| ury. irapel the minister to submit the
decree. of which the following are the
main points. The decree prescrlbes that
! every captain OF a vessel LAGER
or in ballast coming from abroad. whether
he brings his cargo in transit for deposit
for transhipment or Tor immediate con
sumption. shall have with him the genera
manifest comprehending the cargo. provl
SONS and supplies carried by the vessel
etc, visaed by the Spanish consul at thu
port of departure. or by the local authorl
ties i: there be no Spanish consul. Cap
tains coming from the Spanish free ports
and from the Spanish colonies shall brinl
the manifest visaed by the snterrenclo" 0e
| -eGis'vo or by the d!spatcnlnE customhouse
respectively.
This manifest as general one shall III
ciUde all the cargo. venture. goods an
parcels winch the ship may bring and onl
one H,anifes.s can be visaed for eac
voyage.
Articl. second imposes fine OF $500 O
any vessel ot eighty tons or more, nc
having manifest drawn up wllt n enterin
| Spanish waters or port, OK not having th
manifest v;sacd according to article ont
! The absence of y visaed manlles
bv vessels under eighty tons shall be pur
isl,e.l br q fine Of from II Sc to ten times til
duty on the good, carried. ii the fault b
discovered within the customhouse 5ounf
arv, and tn. said absence shall be cOnslt
, cred "a smuggling or fraud, as the ease ma
be- If the discovery be made in Spans
waters The same fault. it The vess'
j. Of more than eighty tons burdel
| | and carries tobacco, woven goods or color
, ! lhl products. sugar, tea, coffee and spice;
she shall ne punished by fine of from ii y
to ten times the duty on those goods. Ihos
who put into port Dv reason OF some vi
| foreseen event duly proved and admitted
3 the custom, authorities are not liable to I'll
O ! penalties stabli-hed. When tobacco, w0ve
goods :and colonial products are declare
,. in he manifest a. consisting of other goo'
=. lH agreement with the statements III Il
s b lis OF lAuing. fine OF from five to Il
,, times the duties On the cargo will be IL
posed. fos thi. penalty the cnnsignees
| the good. are responsible and the captain
or masters shall only be- answerAbie wh1
in d1a4iny up their manifest they depa
= from uhat the shippers have stated in Il
' bills OF fading. To groas We: ~, declare
:. in the manifest shall s':ve as
basis for the cu.tomh"use operation
and the plus or minus differences, if tn
exceed ten per cent. shall b- punished as
x they occurred in the net weight. The &C
7, ,ignees of the goods shall pay these fines
b the bill of lading and manif- ct agree. q
. tho captain if he has departed frt
the Statements inOthe bills Of ladil
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