Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
TOURISTS, PRIVILEGES

The United States government and the
officials in the Dominion Of Canada have
| reached an agreement which is favorable
to the cyclists of both countries who de-
sire to take tour from one country to the
other. The League of American Wheelmen
In this country and the Canadian Wheel
mems Association worked hand in hand to
accomplish this result and both have been
| successful.
The Canadian government took the in
itiative and permitted American riders.
members Of, the League of American
Wheelmen. to pass in and out of the coun-
try under the following privilege:
tourists. bona cfide members of the l..
A. w., who come into Canada with their
wheels mot new may be entitled to deliv-
cry thereat without making the deposit re-
ferred to in memo. No. ST. Il, if they will
produce and leave with the collector or
other officer of customs, at the place and
ume or entrance, the certificate or ticket
OF membership for the current year in said
league. and shall fill up and sign in tripli-
cate a collectors permission form g on
the face of which shall be written a full
description Of the bicycle stating the MAX
ers name the name or style and number
or the bicycle and whether it is a mans
Womans or boys, the retail value of the
bicycle, the full name and address of the
tourist with the number of the certificate
or ticket of membership, the date within
winch and the port where the bicycle will
be re-exported.
One copy of the collectors permission
shall be given to the tourist, SO that in
case the bicycle is exported at a port other
IMAM the port of entry, such copy shall be
delivered up to the collector, or other Off
Ger of customs, at the port of exit who
shall indorse thereon a certificate that
such bicycle has been delivered to him to
pe remanlIested out of Canada, or that the
same has been actually exported therefrom
and then forward said permission and GER
tincate to the collector of customs at the
port OF entry where the same was issued
I'm case said bicycle is expressed within
the specified time and the evidence thereof
Is furnished, in manner aforesaid to the
collector OF customs at the port Of en-
trance. he shall transmit to the tourists
address, by mail, the certificate or ticket
OF membership In the league, so lodged with
him; but In case such bicycle is not EXPORT
ed within the specified time. or the evil
dence OF such expectation is not furnished
to the collector of customs at the port of
entrance within fifteen days thereafter. q
collector should forward without delay to
this department one copy of the collectors
permission form G 81, together with the
certificate or ticket of membership of the
tourist lodged with him.
Wheels may be sent through by express
in bond, provided they be entered bv the
tourist at Canadian customs.
IF. E. KILVERT,
Acting Commissioner of Customs -
1t Is no more than fair to state that since
the PRONUNCIATION of the above order there
has not been a single instance of a wheel
man falling to make proper returns APP
preciating the lberality Of the Canadian
officials, the Treasury Department has
made a reciprocal order. which has Just
been issued. and which reads:
ANY tourist who is bona fide member
of the Canadian Wheelmen's Association
1ld who comes Into the United States over
the Canadian border with bicycle in use,
and not new, may be allowed to pass the
customs port without making entry of mis-
or her bicycle, provided he or she will file
with the collector of customs a ticket or
certificate of membership in the association
and statement setting forth his or her
respective name and residence, the dura-
ton of the proposed trip in this country
(Which, for the purpose of this proceeding
must not exceed thirty days., description
of the bicycle with makers name and num-
Der, and the place or port through which
return will be made to Canada.
This statement will be duplicate, one
copy duly certified to be kept by the tour
list to be delivered up to the collector Of the
port of exit into Canada. If such port of
exit be other than the port of entrance the
collector to whom the certificate is deliver
ed shall forward it to the collector of the
first port, and on duly receiving such state
ment the collector at the first port shall
surrender to the tourist or transmit to him
by mail, as the case may be, the certificate
or ticket Of membership deposited with
him.
I'm case no stat cement shall be returned
to the collector at the first port within a
reasonable time latter the expiration of
thirty days from its date. he will send to
this department for it's action the original
statement filed with him, with a report of
the circumstances Of the case"