The New York herald., 1875-03-01
THE CENTENNIAL.
The Law Exempting from Duty Goods
for the Exhibition.
Ex-Governor Bigler's Earnest Appeal to the
Capitalists of the Country

by gentlemen representing European nrms In re-
gard to the duty on goods intended for the Phila-
dephia exhibition. II ts somewhat strange that
the impression should still so generally prevail
that goods sent TO the Exhibition would he liable
to the same duty as levied under the usual c!rcum.
stances Congress passed law expressly for tho
purpose OF admitting Tree OF duty articles that are
simply sent to be displayed at the Exposition OF
1876.
AS this matter is Of great Importance, and the
regulations prescribed by the Secretary OF the
Treasury concerning the tmpor tation OF goods 70.
quire to be fully understood. We give the full text
OF the law and the rules based upon 1t for the
guidance OF European senders. They are as fol.
lows:-
THE Law.
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Or ,ss ande snch M
nsa states or wlthara~n saasu%p.icn thersIs Elm
@ IN s S fi ~ Sss by @ asa er
% Is ss sS @ be U asS sO
required by law, an the penalties prescribed BY the
sna n
In pursuance Of The of shis act the following
regulations are prescribed prescribe I-c. -
|
TrTMo dsy Or customs fees or Sn,ages being re-
spTssssSsa; Shisa YIN g s%poYsd in ali s
RsSli%stSR sssssSsiSsa. slSis Fsis
folk New Orleans, and San FTancisco viii alone con.
Ct M 81 Be- sm # wnfa o uu tor said 1
articles designed sIs nc or such xa EnsiSop must
he numbers and
the united or massse Sf the
Wen nc M ney are PfSsuced or IRON WhSh they
ans %ues 4, viii be rsnsmitfed
& J.. e i. S;: %
e e @ @ ooy q S
be in
whS % by and S sa ans eaay RI c ye
soss 1% sHs
%i: s9a 1t'S Sa
xoaSsh Ali goods arriving 50 marked and represented
@aans IN the Custody Of the coectoy Of Customs At
such recognized agent or agents TO be by him them
Be SsqafS sS s
.Ss $ Es S mae s s e al pos
M rece sn5yy S 9s 20 % Be
@ entry n h hsynsa !; made
lsctor until the Exhihition building or some building
IN the custody q the officers controlling
warehouse under the authority Of the United States
aA Se o sn the s whS s
agents name representing the arioiss the country
u The The ssts at s o a
the General descripon and value Of goods and the
w Also sps Be $
Of S | R S bee to
and care or 2ackases pa @ 80 properly marked and
S s Sy s
house suitable for custody OF articles Intended
1y ST % Sonasd
tody of the Collector Of the Port Si Phi.aasphia se
said The torekeepsr of the port directing
tos
Of which permits shall be preserved by the said Store
a. s sGSai
Of or IN
n as TO- " % Ss fe M m a e
e n
live list correcting and completing it as the facts may
s y Ssfsc Ct Fl
fSS ss sssS a1f sss
c m on with the s
% sG sssd IL sSS s
Ss s @ asG By
the Treasury. to await proper claim and payment Of
N~S y OTHER CHARGES TO BE PAID.
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sclof 1f fnsaspSs p.ekases as s0
pSs or Sna NOT
sSss e So S. @ BE o hs
asvs' S the sRs RS5% sa sn
S y in
MERCHANDISE in G the public warehouse at The port Of
stored t ae tune q rscest to the time
CHARGED upon or AGAINST such until after their
during its continuance. '"'e' ''''' u
any time consistently with the regulations controlling
parties than the ,ss agsn.
ON o sCoa TO o. az the
the importat9n tncTeof and for the purpose
proper identiacat,on q ne articles an o!cer the
or sO yersns them the Of See
prepared such purpose the said and amount Of
ceive permit for their removal from the exhibition.
designed to be returned to the foreign
Ss%oysa rom the GniIsd states y 5s close the
o such be eeS g BY the n
Sies5 sSaIss ihs EE6Si,ion say
S 6
se % Be t e %
entries under which the goods were originally
ceived.
T,reJfhA special inspector customs WILL under the
direction of the Secretary OF the Treasury report mt
to the Collectors OF the ports OF Philadelphia ana
Of New YORK. or OF such other ports as he may be d.
o s ,SS H.
The financial agent was busy yesterday de.
spaching letters to all the principal capitalists
the country. The following Is specimen OF the
earnest style in which he seeks to impress upon
the minds OF our leading men the grandeur OF the
patriotic interests involved in the success OF the
enterprise
| THE APPEAL.
| CENTENNIAL HEADQUARTERS, !
| ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL. NEW York; =
| Sept. ~, 1875.
DEAR SIR-Although Q stranger to you'it is my
| duty to endeavor to impress upon yonr
| mind the pungent significance Of the coming
| Centennial celebration. Beyond all question:
1t Will pe the grandest display o mod
crn times, and It Will be In honor OF an