The times., 1898-12-14
FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES.
. Proclamation Issued by I'll
President.


President.
Just before the departure of President
Mckinley for tie South yesterday after
noon. he signed and issued the following
proclamation, which viii be promulgated
by the War Department:
Executive Mansion, Dec 0. 1898.
By virtue of the authority vested in me a.
commander in chief Of the army and navy of the
United States, | hereby order and direct thar
during the occupancy by the military authorities
OF the United States of the Island Of Cuba and
all islands in the West Indies west Of the sew
enty-fourth degree, west longitude, evacuated
by Spain. said Islands shall constitute collec-
tion district for customs purposes Havana shall
be the chief port Of entry An officer of the army
shall be assigned to such port who shall be the
collector of customs Of the islands and Of the
chief port, and shall have general jurisdiction
over the collection Of customs in the islands
The ports Matanzas, Cardenas. Cienfuegos,
Sagua, Caiharien Santiago Manzanillo, Nuevitas.
Guantanamo. Giba-a, and BaTacOa, in said island.
are hereby declared to be supports of entry, and
an oifeer of the army will be assigned to each OF
the supports, who will be the collector Of customs
OF a support, and shall have general jurisdiction
OF the collection Of customs at such port lie
shall make weekly reports to the collector Of
customs Of the Islands at the chief port Of all
Transactions at the SUPPORT over which he has
Jurisdiction. with copies Of all entries OF meT-
chandise. duly certified.
The secretary OF War shall appoint such ci-
william deputy collectors, inspectors. and other
employees may be found necessary.
The collectors OF the supports shall deposit all
moneys collected by them with the collector Of
the islands, and a receipt from the collector oi
the Islands must be taken in duplicate for all
such deposits.
There shall be appointed an auditor who shall
be stationed at the chief port, whose duty it
shall be to examine all entries OF merchandise.
and, il found correct, to certify 10 them. such
auditor shall the lst Of each month make a
null and complete report, duly certified 10 the
Secretary OF War of all duties collected at each
port. with itemized report OF all expenditures
made therefrOm, which shall be referred to the
auditor for the War Department for audit.
All questions arising in the administration Of
customs in the islands shall be referred to the
collector OF the Islands at the chief port for
decision, from which there shall be no appeal,
except in such cases a. may be referred by the
collector of the islands TO the Secretary OF War
for his decision.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Upon receipt Of this order by the officer in conf
mSnd Of the United States forces at any port
CT place in the Island of Cuba or any island in
the West Indies west of the seyenty.to fourth de-
gree. west longitude. evacuated by SPAIN in pos
session Of the United States said order will be
proclaimed and enforced
C. d. MEIKLEJOHN,
Acting Secretary of War.
a supplemental order issued by the
President modified the Spanish coastwise
trade laws of Cuba
Another order was issued constituting
the customs district of Porto Rico with
San Juan as the principal port of entry
and Ponce and. Mayaguez as supports.