The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-18


The rules and regulations to govern
the international exposition at Paris In
1900 have been issued by the French
commissioner general, NJ Alfred
Picard, and the French board of COM
missions.
They show that the entire space oc-
eupied by the exposition will be c@Ilsid-
cred as a bonded warehouse, and for
eign products forwarded to the exposi-
ton will enter France through all goods
traffic offices. The sender will be re-
quired to forward a statement which
must be Joined to the goods traffic re-
ceipt, and in which must be indicated
the nature. kind, weight and origin OF
the products. All shipments to the ex-
position VIII be subject to the conditions
of international goods traffic or ordin-
airy goods traffic. at the option of the
parties interested. Shipments made by
international or ordinary goods traffic
will not undergo examination at the
| frontier of France. Sealing will be
done free, and all shipments will be ex-
onerated from statistic charges.
Foreign products received into the
| exposition grounds will be taken charge
of by the special customs department OF
the exposition and subject to the gen.
eral rules of warehouses; any such pro-
ducts offered VIII not be taxed with
more than the tariff applicable to SINH
lar products of the most favored ma
ton Objects manufactured within the
limits of the exposition from materials
of foreign origin imported under the
customs regime viii not be liable to any
other duties than those pertaining to
the manufactured materials.
The management of the exposition
win take measures to protect against
danger all objects exhibited, but in no
case will the management be RESPONSE
BILE for loss by fire or other accidental
causes. Exhibitors will be expected TO
insure their products at their own ex-
pense. On the other hand, the man
agement will assume the responsibility
for damage done to objects exhibited
in the retrospective or centennial sec
tons, but only to the amount fixed by
mutual agreement between the man
agement and the exhibitors and entered
on the certificate of admission.
Exhibitors will have all the rights
and immunities granted by the French
law Of May 90, 1868, as to the guaran-
tee of inventions liable to be patented,
and also of manufacturing designs. No
exhibitor will be required to pay rent
for space occupied in any of the pail
aces, pavilions, or buildings erected by
the management OF the exposition, ana
all water, gas, steam, and motive pow
er necessary for working all apparatus
and machinery exhibited will be sup
piled free Of charge. Exhibitors, how
ever, will be required to furnish at their
own expense, the necessary piping for
receiving water, gas, or steam and also
| the intermediary transmissions re-
quired for the reception Of the motive
power on the driving bands.
Exhibitors will be required to pay
all expenses connected with packing,
shipping, unpacking, storage of cases,
| placing objects on exhibit, rcpacking
| and reshipping. No exhibitor will be
allowed to erect a private building I'M
| til the complete plans have been SUB
mitted to and approved by the man
agement of the exposition.
All industrial and agricultural prod
ucts admitted to the exposition must
be placed within the exposition in the
| period from Dec. /, 1899, and Feb %,
1900, and all works of art admitted
must be placed in the palace in which
they will be exhibited between Feb. Is
| and Feb. 90 1900.