Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-05-31

FOR the benefit Of the travelling public we publish that portion of the Mexican Laws pertaining to passengers and their baggage, of which something IS being said in the newspapers. The law Is very plain. and if the traveller informs him. self there need be no overcharge or trouble, for be can defend himself should 1t be necessary:
 Each passenger arriving at ports in the Republic can disembark as soon as the vessel has anchored, bringing his baggage with him, and Tn case 1t be at night or at an hour, when the custom house is closed, he will be permitted to take with him any small package cor taining clothing for his personal use. The examination of baggage, wlll be made with hberality, prudence and moderation. Passengers will not be de- tained longer than the time absolutely necessary for the examination of their baggage. and should they be foreigners, who do not understand the language of the country, there will always be an interpreter, who can explain to them the different requisites and formalities, which
 
 with this tariff and other regulations relative thereto.
 The quantity and quality of clothing and iewelry of personal use, which ought to pay duty. will be left entirely at the option of the collectors of the custom-hOuses.
 Besides the clothing and iewelry for personal use referred to in the foregoing clause, passengers may import free of duty the following articles: One hundred cigars.
 Forty small paper packages ofcigaret- tes.
 Half kilogram snuff. Half a kiiogram smoking tobacco. One pair pistols and their accessorles with 200 cartridges. One sword.
 One rifle. gun or c8rbine and their accessories with 200 cartridges.
 One pair Musical-instruments, except | ing pianos or organs. All articles not included ln the exemp- tiou conceded i'll the foregoing clause and which the passengers may bring m small quantities with the intention Of making presents. will pay the duty pro vided m this tariff, it being necessary to nresent to the custom-house a manifest, expressing the number of packages and their contents. n,
 In case that used furniture should | come amongst the baggage Of the pas l serrers, the deterioration will be taken | into consideration m regulating the | duties. Should the passengers be artists, be- longing to any opera or theatrical com nany. etc. they will. in addition to the general exemptions conceded in the foregoing clauses, be permitted to Tn, troduce, free of duty, their theatrical wardrobe and scenery, provided the! form part of their baggage and are not in excessive quantity. When the col | Ia.tcr considers that abuse IS commit ted in the introduction, they will form an invoice and collect the tifty-five per cent on the value in the same manner, as is provided for goods which pay ad yalorem duty.
 The collector will attend to having this chapter printed in the Spanish, | French, English and German languages and distributed in loose sheets amongst the messengers before the dispatch Of their baggage. in order that they may be aware of the restrictions to which
 they are subject.
 The baggage of foreign ministers to
 the government of the Republic will
 not be inspected and are exempt from
 el the prescriptions referred to in art
 icle No. Su.