The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04
EUROPEAN ToUnlsTs AND THE TARIFF.

TO THE IMPORTATION OF FoREIsS ARTICLES
IN THEIR BAeGAoE-rEE LAW cLEARLs
STATED.
wAsuIsGToS. August 8, 1873.
The following circular. relative to tourists effects
has Just been issucd:-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, d. g., July 70, ioISs
To COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS AND OTHERs:-
The attention OF the department. has been invited
to The TACT tnat tourists aud other persons wiring
ticles subject 10 duty.
such tourists are often uuder Inc erroneous impress
that all articles chased for their personal use.
or or tie use OF rends or intended az presents are
exempt from duty.
Officers OF the customs and United States consular
officers abroad are therefore instructed 10 inform
them lar as practicable OF the laws aud regulations
relali NJ such impOrtations, especially OF the
provsons the Revised Statutes impos ng penalties
Tor unlawful importation OF merchandise INTO the
An articles subject TO duty, whether utained In
baggage otherwise, must % reported 10 the Gus
toms officers arrival al port IN lnc United States
under me penalties oil section ,S02 OF lie Revised
Statues, which Is as foliows:-
Whenever anything 81 eject to duty Is found in the
baggage oi ANY person arriving within The United
States not al The time OF maAiag entry tor
sucn baggage mentioned 10 the collector before whom
sueh entrv WIS made by tue person MAKING entry,
sucn article shall forfeited and the persoa IN whose
baggage loud shall be liable TO penalty oil treble
the vnIue O such article.
Persons who arrive IN the Uni.ed States will be
CURED TO make due salry on banks 70 DO iuraisned
ncm bv The proper customs officer OF the arcles be.
uevcd TO DO eutled 10 Tree ADMISSION under the pro.
visions OF the law ABOVE re.errsd 10 ana 10 make
oath prov tor by section IVY Of the Revised
Statutes that the entry contains just aud true ac-
count OF the contents Of the package or packages
therein and that no sucn packages contain
any mel chandise whatever other Than tnc artlcies
specified. IN ....,...
Giles contained in the baggage. to which the oath Of
the passenger must alss be annexed such entry
must specify the name Of the article, the precise
ket value. IL VIII be tue dutJ ei the surveyor OF
Customs 500 that the baggage entry IS made oy
Htnt hA n
Blank forms vii, DO Iurnlshed by the customs officers
passengers, ana tho officers o. the steamers are
hereby respectfully requested to cooperate with this
depart meni IN It's efforts carry the law ny de-
Ivcrng each passenger one or more OF the blanks
the following articles are Tree Of duty
Articles the growth, produce and manufacture OF
the ones sa. oroof Of the identity Of
sucn articles shall be made under regulations TO be
prescribed by the Secretary OF the treasury ana u
expectation such tax shall be proved 70 have been
pad peiors expectation anu not refunded THESE reg
nations REQUIRE OF the following docu
ments on free cntry Of American gooos-
FIrst-Recard evidence from the tiles OF the Gus
tom House oil the TACT oil expectation.
Second--The oatn OF the party making entry tha
the woods are OF production or manufacture
n. H. mort of rsimportation countcrsigne by con-
sui OF tho Unted stases, showing that socn mercnan
dlse was imported into tnat country from 'ne United
Where tners IS ocer IT the Foreign port OF
rclmpor,aliou the oerlhCue Of tue ieresa recipient
OF tue GOODS countersgned by United Statcs consul
may accepted IN lieu thereof.
tsirus stuffed.
Birds. singing and other. and land and water fowls.
Hooks winch snail nave boon printed and manu-
featured than twenty years ~ Inc oate Oh I'M
portatlon
Books. professional, of persons arriving in the
Un,tcd states
Rooks nousehoid effects, or Libraries parts OF
ahrares IN use Of persons tamiss from ioretgn
conntries n used svrosd by not less than one
vesr and uot intended Tor any other person or per-
soma nor for sale.
Cseioe,s Of coins, medals and all other collectiona
Of Antiquities.
Coliectious ol Antiquity, specially imported and not
toe ale
. Dsmouds rough or uncut.
DRIED ana prepared flowers.
Fans 90 mmen palm ieaL
Fra,t pan,s tropical and ssms-sropical the pur.
posc Of propaeatiOn or cultivation.
Manuscripts
Msdsis of gold. silver or copper.
Mineral waters all not artificial.
Models of Inventions ana other improvements in
the arts INT no article or articles SHALL deemed
mn al or I'm prove unsnt which be fitted Tor