Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-07-11
CUSTOM HOUSE REGULATIONS
Affecting Frontier and Maritime Custom
 Houses In the United States of Mexico.
SECIION V.

T
 " any articles subject to duty, they
 shall make it known in writing to said
 officer, with the necessary information
 m order il a tbey nay be rated.
 ART. lSi The baggage of person
 on winch no import duty shall bt
 charged, shall consist of: lst-Person
 al wearing apparel, provided it may moi
 be in excess, and which matter shall bt
 determined ny the judgment of the GUS,
 tom house officer and according to the
 circumstances of the passengers. 2d-
 The articles they may have on their per.
 sons. or for their own use, such as 6
 watch, chain, buttons, cane. etc, aud
 me or two firearms with their scces.
 sorIes, and one hundred loads. 3i-It
 The pas engers have auy profession or
 trade, they shall be allowed to import tree
 of duty, the instruments or tools need. or required tO carry on their trade or profession. 4sh In addition to tbe exemptions referred to ID the preceding sections, The custom house officer shall allow each passenger to import free of
 duty rinety-u ne cigars, forty packag, z of cigarettes and half a kilogramme O! snuff or chewing tobacco.
 ART. 1S5. If the passengers belong to some opera, comedy troupe or circus, besides the exemptions already men toned by the preceding sections, they shall be permitted to import free of du- ty, their costumes and scenery, provided chat they form part of their baggage. ani that they be used for the purposes
 intended. When the custom house off clals believe that there is any abuse in
 the introduction of such articles, they
 shall make out an invoice and shall charge the usual rates, but may make some deductions in proportion to their l crease n value bv reason of the worn 1jOdition of such articles.
 ART lS6. Any article that is consid- red Ly the custom house off ,er as not htying been worn, and winch may come under the tariff, shall be subj ect to duty al hough they oe brought with the bag gage of the passengers, end shall also bs subject to the provisions of this law II they Hra articles of commerce.
 ART. lS7. When the passengers bring with them any furniture, or any articles for furuishlng a house, and which may be considerably worn, the cu-tom house officers are hereby authorized to follow the usual prac ice in the case of dsm- aged goods, and shall make the deduc- ton according to the degree of use they may have had.
 ART. lSS Small articles which pass engers n ay carry with their baggage for their own use or intended as pres eats, need no. be included m a similar invoice. provided that upon their arrival at Mexican territory the passengers hall make verbal statement that they bring such articles with them; this must he dooe Def 're ,he inspection of the bag gage, but the custom house officers, up. DO ihe rsqrest of the passengers. may rx eud the time to them for 24 hours Fherein to make su,h statement on con- iition that the articles may be left st th- pl e. designated by the officers and to their own satisfaction.
 ART. lS9 When passengers have in their baggage any article which they do no, wish to have examined b. a man, it hall be allow d to be examined by female appointed by the cust 'm house officer. This person shall be paid from the fands Of ihs treasury and shsIl re- port any snug slinG that may me to her notice.
 ART. 190 4 person shsll only be In exceptional cases. especial Iy If the person be of the female SIX. Passengers shall be searched by prrsons pf their sex, but only on specified caae. Df information, or when there is a strong suspicion; but in none Of these cases shall aDy search be made without pr.- vious notice to the custom house officer
 ART l9l The numbers, m irks ano on pack ges, presented b. the pssseug-rs shall correspond to th, st presented by the captain of the ves- sels or railroad conductors; on the con- trary it will be presumed that they srt Smu Sgled, and the custom house officers shall proceed forthwith to make th, proper investigation.
 ART l92. Custom house officers shall make 1t known to passengers that they 10 not have to pay anything for the in- , ectipn of their baggage, with the ex- 'eption of the duties that the articles may have to pay, or for sealing whenev- .r it be authorized by law, and at their 
 ART. l93 The inspection of the bag yage shall be made Tn safe and con- '-nient place, gr .duslly, and one at 8 ims for each passenger, without any ,fenslve distinctions. and each in turn | all this the custom lonse officers shall take care to perform | heiI duty in this regard with due haste, n order not to delay passengers any onEer ;han it be necessary.
 ART l9i. When passengers from oreign country are coming to the cspi- al or to any other inteiior place of the Republic, where there Is any custom lOuse office of the government, they bal be allowed to reach those points 'e'ore having their baggage inspected; ,rovided the railroad companies, stage me companies or the passengers them elves give a bond to the satisfaction Of be custom house officers in order l. scurs Ihe payment Of the duties which nay have to be paid on said baggage.
 ART: l9J. The same privilge shall be ranted In the case of any express lines bat may be considered solvent by the ust, n house officers.
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